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Sermon and Holy Communion for Trinity Sunday 2023

A service for Trinity Sunday

The birthday of the Church.

Living Stones

Good Shepherd Sunday

The walk to Emmaus

Thomas - doubting or honest?

A celebration of the resurrection

We celebrate Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem

Care for creation

4th Mark of Mission - transform

Loving service

2nd mark of mission - discipleship

Proclaim the Gospel

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With communion

Live the best possible life

Working together

Come and See

The coming of the Magi

We reflect on the dark side of the Christmas story.

Where there is love , there is room and welcome

Emmanuel - God with us

Advent hope.

We remember God's prophets speaking for justice and peace

A call to live differently

The reign of Christ transforms the world

A day to remember

We remember the saints letting the light of Christ shine.

The Pharisee and the tax collector.

What is our harvest?

We celebrate God's goodness to us, while conscious of our need to be generous to others.

God's love is new every morning

The parable of the rich man and Lazarus challenges us to notice what is around us.

Lost and Found

Not a slave, but a brother

All are welcome in the Kingdom.

Jesus heals a woman on the Sabbath

How the Presbytery Plan will affect Cheviot Churches.

God's intimate relationship with us

At the home of Martha and Mary

God equips us for the risks of life

Holy Communion is celebrated

Safeguarding Sunday

How does the Trinity portray God?

A service marking the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, as well as the birthday of the church.

A Thanksgiving for the birth of new lambs.

A call to mission

Christian Aid Sunday

Good Shepherd Sunday

A stranger on the Lakeshore.

Thomas's faith

Christ is risen!

Jesus's body is laid in the tomb. We wait.

Jesus on the Cross

Jesus lives out the life of service.

Judas betrays Jesus, but all of us fail him

Some Greeks want to see Jesus

Jesus in the Temple

Jesus walks with us as we carry our crosses

God works in the unexpected and seeks to do new things through us.

Mothering Sunday: exile and homecoming

God is a God of grace.

Jesus in the wilderness

We mark Fairtrade Fortnight as well as the transfiguration.

We are encouraged to love our enemies.

Jesus's topsy-turvy world

Jesus calls the disciples.

Jesus at Nazareth, Paul's hymn to Love - and Rabbie Burns!

Jesus's manifesto for his ministry.

Wedding at Cana - a sign of God's extravagant love.

Epiphany - clever people are stupid!

A service for New Year.

God says Yes to the world.

Elizabeth and Mary magnify God.

Rejoice with Hallelujah.

John prepares the way for the coming of Christ.

There is hope.

Behind each name there lies a story.

Two widows and climate change.

We remember and celebrate the saints - past and present!

Jesus gives sight to Bartimaeus

A communion service for Harvest tide.

Harvest Thanksgiving

We mark National Giving Day, encouraging gratitude for all God's blessings.

God works through people whoever and wherever they are.

Jesus teaches the disciples the importance of service.

Who do we say Jesus is?

As Christians we are to be responsible stewards of the earth

Jesus encourages us to look beyond the facade to the heart.

Look to Christ and imitate him.

Nathan the Prophet holds a mirror up for David to see how sinful he was.

God multiplies and blesses all that is offered.

An encouragement to 'find the quiet centre in the crowded lives we lead'

A kingdom of power and exploitation or a kingdom of compassion and grace?

Jesus is rejected at Nazareth, but responds by sending out the 12.

From the fringes to centre stage.

A service focusing on refugees

God of surprises

God's love is not exclusive

A service remembering the Trinity and celebrating holy communion.

The Spirit breaks down all barriers of communication, and the Church is born.

Jesus empowers the disciples - and us- to get on with the work.

We focus on the work of Christian Aid in their 75th year, empowering those on the margins.

We focus on Philip's encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch on the Gaza road.

We reflect on Jesus as the Good Shepherd.

As Jesus comes to the disciples,offering peace and forgiveness, so God comes to us.

We look at the story of Thomas

We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song

A service remembering the events of the Thursday of Holy Week and a sharing of communion.

Joseph of Arimathea

Pilate's Wife

Simon of Cyrene

The woman with the alabaster jar.

A celebration of the entry into Jerusalem by Jesus on a donkey.

The New Covenant

A celebration of Mothering Sunday.

We are called to build a society of love and compassion.

We remember Jesus' call to take up our cross and follow him.

Rainbows, animals and angels.

After the mountaintop experience, Jesus and the disciples come down the mountain to engage with suffering humanity.

Hope in troubled times.

Jesus at Capernaum

The book of Jonas encourages us to be more open to others.

We are encouraged to 'Come and See'.

We reflect on the baptism of Christ.

A service remembering the journey of the Magi.

We remember the story of Anna and Simeon, encountering Jesus in the Temple.

God is with us in the messiness of life.

Mary's Yes to God's greatness and her No to injustice.

Isaiah offers a message of comfort and hope.

An encouragement to be awake to what is happening in society and to be ready for Christ's coming.

The Kingship of Christ means reaching out to those on the margins of society.

God calls us to be faithful in using our gifts and resources for God's Kingdom of love and justice.

A service remembering the sacrifices of war and offering a commitment to peace.

A communion service, in which we are reminded that we are connected with the saints who have gone before us, but also those, around us today.

The challenge to love God and live neighbour leads to radical empathy.

We are all made in God's image.

A service marking Guild Sunday

We need determination to finish the race, following the example of Christ.

Harvest Thanksgiving

A service focusing on the parable of the workers in the vineyard and the generosity of God's grace.

A service focusing on forgiveness

A service marking Creation Time.

Moses' encounter with God at the Burning Bush.

Remembering the remarkable midwives of Exodus

God's love is for everyone, regardless of race or gender or ethnicity.

An encouragement to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and follow his example.

A service reflecting on Jacob's wrestling match and the Feeding of the 5000.

Reflecting on the parable of the Pearl of Great Price

A service reflecting on the parable of the wheat and the weeds.

We reflect on the seeds which we sow.

A service focusing on the reading from Song of Songs

A service reflecting on the value of the simple things of life.

A service for Refugee Sunday

A service for the second Sunday after Pentecost.

A service focusing on God as Trinity

A service to remember how the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples, transforming them to be the Church in the world.

We remember the Ascension of Jesus and the breadth of God's vision for the whole of creation.

A service of Praise and reflection on the Holy Spirit as Advocate.

Christian Aid Sunday

Good Shepherd Sunday

A service focusing on the story of the Road to Emmaus.

A service focusing on Thomas's encounter with the risen Christ.

A service of hope.

A Meditation for Good Friday.

A service for Maundy Thursday.

A reflection on Judas

A reflection on the anointing at Bethany.

A short reflection on the Cleansing of the Temple.

We enter Holy Week with a service for Palm Sunday

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