Source of Life, we stand with the first disciples: watching and listening and wondering. What do we do next? Is this the time to act?We hear you tell them, and us, to wait, that you will fill them with the power of the Spirit. Then it will be the time to act. Waiting is hard. We see the need to act fast. We want to share Good News. We don’t think we can afford to wait.God who acts on your own time, God who calls us to listen for your voice, help us to listen and to wait. Open our eyes and ears and hearts so that we can follow where you lead rather than head off in our own direction.God who WIL ..read more

God who promises to be with us in life, in death, in life beyond death, you are with us in our times of triumph: singing and dancing and celebrating, you are with us in our time of disaster and devastation: sharing our grief, holding us up, carrying us forward. This week we join Christians from all over the world in a journey, we go from triumphant entry and waving palm branches to a special meal in an upper room to arrest, trial, conviction, execution. Disaster has come. And still you are there, even as Jesus the Christ takes his last breath. This night as we tell the story we remember the di ..read more

PRAYER FOR & ASSURANCE OF GRACE Source of Life, as people who seek to follow your Way, we echo the old song: Open our eyes that we may see, glimpses of truth...Sometimes we see clearly, sometimes our eyes are veiled, sometimes we only see the whirlwind, not the gift that lies hidden in its midst sometimes we only see the clay jar, not the treasure that it holds.Help us see beyond the obvious, help us see where you are active in our world, and forgive us for the times we are oblivious, when we choose not to see.In Grace-filled Love God continues to open our eyes, to help us see, to reveal G ..read more

God who does not faint or grow weary, Source of life and renewal and wholeness, we come together today, some of us full of energy and some of us full of weariness.As we sing, pray, listen, and eat together today, renew our strength, help us rise as on wings of eagles, energize us to be who you formed us to be.And when we leave this time of worship, may we carry the promise of healing and renewal to a world that is often tired and wounded.We pray in the name of Jesus, who brings healing and renewal to our lives. Amen ..read more

 God of Light and Darkness, you are present in both the shadows and the brightness. On this Christmas night may we hear your voice both in the laughter and singing and in the still silence. Source of Hope, in a world where many live with despair, a world where so many struggle to get by, remind us of the Hope for a world renewed and reborn. As we hear again the story of a baby in a manger, strengthen our souls with hope for what the future will bring May all those who have lost hope hear your voice bringing Good News. Builder of Peace, sometimes it seems that peace and justice are just wo ..read more

God we hear a rumour of good news for all of us. We come to see if it is true.As we sing the old songs and listen to the old story, awaken in our hearts the joy of Christmasgive us hope for the year that lies aheadmove us to share the promise of peace with all we meetfill our souls with love that overflows, spilling out into the world.God who meets us in the places where we are, God who shares our lives, on this Christmas night, remind us of the Good News of great joy. Help us wonder with shepherds, sing with angels, and bask in the glory of the new-born baby. Amen ..read more

Our service draws to a close. We go out with hope rising in our souls.In this season of shorter days and longer nights.may you see sparks of hope in the lights of the season, may you find hope simmering in the quietness of the night. we celebrate the gifts that both light and darkness have to offer.Go out secure that God who is made known in light and dark; who is revealed in Jesus, whose birth we await; and who works in us through the Holy Spirit is with you every step of the journey to the manger. Thanks be to God who brings us hope! Amen ..read more

CALL TO WORSHIP May the Peace of Christ be with you And also with you.God has invited us to gather together, for a time of singing, praying, and listening; a time of being in community.We come to be reminded what gives us life in abundance. We come to celebrate the presence of God, who holds all creation in their hands. OPENING PRAYER God of life, the ancient Psalmist writes: The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it As your beloved children, living in the world that you love, we open our hearts and souls to your presence. In this time of worship, move ..read more

God you invite us to the table, where we can eat and drink and experience a fellowship of hope and love.At this table you give us a foretaste of the Kingdom: where all will eat and drink together, where all will be fed as they need, where all are loved and accepted.You call us to make the table of Life and Love an open, welcoming place, and we try. But sometimes we fence some people out, some eat their fill and others go away hungry, sometimes we act in ways that are unworthy of your table of hope.God of Grace, who meets us at the table, we rejoice in the invitation, we lament those times we h ..read more

OPENING PRAYER Source of life, you catch our attention, you pique our curiosity. And we turn from our regular day, we step off the well-worn path, we investigate what is happening.Only to find ourselves on holy ground, standing in your presence. Creator God, who invites us to stand on holy ground, in this time together, Renew us, we pray, in body and soul. Open our ears and hearts and souls to hear your voice. Feed and strengthen us so that we can go from here refreshed and energized.Then lead us back out to live and serve. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen. PRAYER FOR & ASSURANCE OF GRACE God ..read more