Call to worship

Welcome and introduction

Children

Activity Sheet

Hymn

With gladness we worship, rejoice as we sing,free hearts and free voices, how blessèd to bring;the old, thankful story shall scale thine abode,thou King of all glory, most bountiful God!

Thy right would we give thee, true homage thy due,and honour eternal, the universe through,with all thy creation, earth, heaven and sea,in one acclamation we celebrate thee.

Renewed by thy Spirit, redeemed by thy Son,thy children revere thee for all Thou hast done.O Father! Returning to love and to light,thy children are yearning to praise Thee aright.

We join with the angels, and so there is given,From earth alleluia, in answer to heav’n.Amen! Be thou glorious below and above,redeeming, victorious, and infinite Love!

George Rawson

Joys and Concerns

Readings Shall we read them together?

1 Peter 4 vv 12-14

12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. 14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

John 17 : vv 1-11

Jesus Prays to Be Glorified

17 After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. 2 For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. 4 I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.

Jesus Prays for His Disciples6 “I have revealed you to those whom you gave me out of the world. They were yours; you

gave them to me and they have obeyed your word. 7 Now they know that everything you have given me comes from you. 8 For I gave them the words you gave me and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. 9 I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. 10 All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them. 11 I will remain in the world no longer, but they are

Christ Church Stocksbridge

Together at Home

Sunday 25th May 2020

Our Lord prays for us

Sea of Bluebells

Bluebell you of purple true.Sail on sea of blue.Carpet of amethyst deepest of hue.Truly I’m taken by you.Wave never ending sweeping the woods,Blue gems from heaven,Immortal goods.Bluebell I spy you,Lost in a glaze,Enhanced in a picture,Blue shimmering haze.Touching our senses,Emerging from darkest night.Once more for a season,To grace with delight.Sprung from earth’s mould,Gently unfold.Lifting your bellflowers,Treasures untold.Push back the greyness,Winter’s shutters.Welcome the butterfly,On feeble wing flutters.Awaken the moment,Lost amidst stress.Colour the woodlands,In purple flowing dress.

Ken Windle May 2020.

still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one.

Hymn

Baptise us with your Spirit,majestic, humble Christ,to overcome temptation:assailed, but not enticed.Baptise us with your Spirit,that in each other’s eyeswe may discern your purpose,and cast away disguise.

Baptise us with your Spiritto careful, patient, thought,and habit-forming virtuesaspired to, copied, taught,till clothed with new creation,self-critical, reformed,we demonstrate the gospel,to you alone conformed.

Baptise us with your Spiritin unrestricted waysthat move us, mind and body,to laugh and shout your praise.Send us to clear the rubbleof each defensive wall,inviting to your tableour neighbours, one and all.

Brian Wren

Word

Prayers

We bring before our Lord our concerns for our world; where there is war we pray for peace; where there is sickness we pray for health; where there is despair we pray for hope. Cast all your anxiety on him,because he cares for you.

We pray that you would be active in health care;in the work of doctors and dentists, psychiatrists and psychologists, nurses and administrators, pharmacists and researchers.Cast all your anxiety on him,because he cares for you.

Guide our activity in the church;may we find ways to grow; may we always honour you; may we serve our communities.Cast all your anxiety on him,because he cares for you.

We hold in your love those whom we love;those who are sick;those who are sorrowful; those who need guidance and direction.Cast all your anxiety on him,because he cares for you.

Come to us, Lord of glory.Hear us, heal us and shine through our lives.Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Hymn

Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son:endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won;angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,kept the folded grave-clothes where thy body lay:

Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son;endless is the victory thou o’er death hast won.

Lo, Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;lovingly he greets us, scatters fear and gloom;let the Church with gladness, hymns of triumph sing,for her Lord now liveth, death hath lost its sting:

No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of Life;life is naught without thee: aid us in our strife;make us more than conquerors, thro' thy deathless love:bring us safe through Jordan to thy home above.

Edmund Budry

The Grace

Vesper Take, oh take me as I am;summon out what I shall be;set your seal upon my heartand live in me. Repeat

John Bell

Now let’s all enjoy a coffee or tea together.