I have long been passionate about having children in church. One of the chapters in my book Celebrating Eucharist is Chapter 18 – Children at the Eucharist. At a recent synod I attended, our church’s national youth adviser stood up and declared that our years of segregating youth from the worshipping community have failed. Many
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Let us pray (in silence) [that we rejoice in the Spirit guiding our lives] pause O God, on this day you taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of your Holy Spirit, may we, by the same Spirit, be truly wise and ever rejoice in your consolation; through Jesus Christ who is alive
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Early every morning, at around four o’clock, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is unlocked. This is one of the holiest sites of Christianity, where tradition has Jesus was executed, buried, and where he rose – so a primary focus, particularly during the Easter Season. Who do you think has the key and is trusted
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A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the pastor decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his pastor’s visit, the man welcomed him, led
Predictions that using hand sanitizer as a significant ritual actual would become unmovable have, thankfully, proved incorrect. The distracting, grand, highly-visible ritual of the sanitising of hands (in the sanctuary) by those who will distribute communion seems to be decreasing. The reduction of the practice is helped by increasing awareness of the mounting data suggesting
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In a recent comment in response to the Old Testament not being used during the Easter Season, there was a pointing to the plenty of psalms in the lectionary. This made me wonder – how do different individuals and communities understand the psalms? Do you think of the psalms as readings? Certainly, the psalms (for
Let us pray (in silence) [that the God who entices us may also enable us to be transformed] pause Almighty and everliving God, conform our wills freely to yours, and direct our hearts to share your glory by our undivided service; through Jesus Christ who is alive with you, in the unity of the Holy
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Many will be wondering, on Sundays (and even on weekdays at the Daily Eucharist), why is there no reading from the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible? This tradition can be traced back to Augustine of Hippo, and through him back to Cyril of Jerusalem. I reblog Mike Hayes’ information about this: The Old Testament has (almost) never
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