34A - Easter 4A — 36A - Easter 6A
See also my posts from 2014, 2017 …
Psalm 31:1-5,15-16
In you, O LORD, I have sought protection
do not let me be humiliated, in your faithfulness, deliver me.
Turn your ear toward me, rescue me quickly, O LORD.
Be a mountain of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me.
You are my rock and my stronghold.
For the honour of your name you will lead me and guide me.
Deliver me from the net which they hide for me
for you are my refuge.
Into your hands I entrust my life;
pay the price for my safety, O LORD God.
My future is in your hands —
rescue me from the hands of my enemies and my pursuers.
Let your face shine upon your servant
save me in your lovingkindness.
OFFERING
Holy presence and mystery we name God,
whose steadfast love is for ever.
In the risen Word of life
you have acted to put things right
and shown that death does not have the last word.
In gratitude for your faithfulness and generosity
we bring our praise and our thanks;
our lives and symbols of our daily living.
By your Breath of life inspire us
to be responsible witnesses
to your grace. Amen
A CREATIVE MOMENT – Acts 7:55-60
Continue to use the swathe of white and/or gold/yellow cloth flowing over the front of the worship/communion table and onto the floor as a basis for creativity and symbols during the Easter season.
OR
Remember the martyrs of the church. On the floor, next to the flowing cloth (above), have a pile of garments and a small pile of stones. On a wall in the church/worship space hang a large sheet of newsprint which contains a list of some of the modern martyrs of the church.
Click here for some ideas for worship in Lent and Easter gleaned from the pages of “On the Move” (now out of print), originally published by the Joint Board of Christian Education, Melbourne, Australia.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
(A prayer, usually with connection to one or more of the lections for the day, to gather the spoken and silent concerns/joys/thanks expressed by the congregation and lead into a more structured Intercession. Sometimes this prayer also borrows lightly from other sources e.g. Uniting in Worship 2 or publications of the Iona Community.)
Householder God,
healer and bringer of wholeness,
rejoice with those who rejoice and give thanks today
and strengthen the weak and the lonely.
Pour out your Spirit of mystery and grace
on all who are weighed down with grief,
and those whose troubles are known only to you;
that all may know your peace …
(The Prayers of the People continue)
Looking for contemporary music and song resources?
Try David MacGregor’s Together to Celebrate
Or metrical psalms? Try Dale A. Schoening’s Sing the Psalms
| HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR EASTER 5A |
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| Acts 7:55-60 |
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| God of grace and God of glory | TIS 611 | AHB 543 |
| I’ll praise my Maker while I’ve breath | TIS 90 | AHB 44 |
| Psalm 31:1-5,15-16 |
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| By your saving power deliver me | TIS 19 | |
| Great God, we sing that mighty hand | TIS 124 | AHB 52 |
| Have faith in God, my heart | TIS 619 | AHB 552 |
| Put all your trust in God | TIS 555 | AHB 464 |
| We praise, we worship you, O God | TIS 98 | AHB 1 |
| You are my hiding-place | TIS 754 | |
| 1 Peter 2:2-10 |
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| Christ is our corner-stone | TIS 433 | AHB 344 |
| Christ is made the sure foundation | TIS 432 | AHB 343 |
| Fairest Lord Jesus | TIS 203 | AHB 131 |
| God of all power, and truth, and grace | TIS 567 | AHB 477 |
| Hark! a herald voice is calling | TIS 264 | AHB 192 |
| I come with joy to meet my Lord | TIS 533 | AHB 452 |
| Lord, your word abiding | TIS 427 | AHB 333 |
| Nature with open volume stands | TIS 343 | AHB 259 |
| The church’s one foundation | TIS 457 | AHB 385 |
| The royal banners forward go | TIS 332 | AHB 251 |
| What shall we offer our good Lord | TIS 439 | AHB 362 |
| John 14:1-14 |
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| Alleluia, Christ is risen | TIS 395 | |
| Christ be my leader by night as by day | TIS 624 | SA 17 |
| Christ is the world’s light, he and none other | TIS 246 | AHB 191 |
| Christ is alive! Let Christians sing | TIS 387 | SA 18 |
| Hail the day that sees him rise | TIS 369 | AHB 291 |
| Holy Spirit, go before us | TIS 420 | |
| I know that my Redeemer | TIS 202 | AHB 132 |
| I know that my Redeemer lives | TIS 376 | AHB 299 |
| I want to walk as a child of the light | TIS 643 | |
| In faith and hope and love | TIS 628 | AHB 555 |
| Jesus, my Redeemer, lives | TIS 366 | |
| Lord Jesus, think on me | TIS 546 | AHB 122 |
| O breath of God, breathe on us now | TIS 408 | AHB 321 |
| O changeless Christ, for ever new | TIS 254 | SA 69 |
| Praise our God, the great creator | TIS 165 | AHB 110 |
| Praise the God who changes places | TIS 178 | |
| Sing a new song to the Lord | TIS 95 | AHB 88 |
| The church’s one foundation | TIS 457 | AHB 385 |
| This is the truth we hold | TIS 469 |
Thank you Jeff for the information re Libby Allen songs. I was lucky enough
to order sheet music and c.d. which included Don’t cry for me. very
satisfactory! regards Gordon.