Author: Robin.Kyd

Prayer of the Week 22 December 2024

Holy God,
Give us the courage to be ourselves, as we prepare for Christ’s second coming,
so that, like the Magi, we can take a different path, seek help from unlikely places,
and, like all of the people who have followed the star, own and love our part in Christ’s story.
Help us to be ourselves, as we prepare.
Amen

Christmas Services at Cornerstone

Sunday, 22 December 2024
6.00 pm – Christmas Carol Service
Christmas Eve (Tuesday, 24 December 2024)
9.00 pm – Catholic Vigil Mass of Christmas
11.00 pm – Christmas Eve Holy Communion
Christmas Day (Wednesday, 25 December 2024)
10.00 am – Christmas Family Worship with Holy Communion
New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, 31 December 2024)
10.00 pm – Watch Night Service, followed by Catholic Mass
Sunday, 5 January 2025
6.00 pm – Epiphany Carol Service

All these services, apart from those on Christmas Eve, will be live-streamed from the church.

Holy Communion – Live Streamed – Sunday, 15 December 2024

Preacher: Grace Hunting LLM Celebrant: Revd Ernesto Lozada-Uzuriaga Gathering Music Welcome Gathering Prayer Come, let us rejoice as we prepare to celebrate the Messiah’s birth. Let us put Jesus in the spotlight with our worship and praise. Amen Hymn: Rejoice! The Lord is King! Rejoice! The Lord is King! Your Lord and King adore; mortals give...

Prayer of the Week 15 December 2024

Father God, thank you for your presence here today.
Thank you that you speak to us through our worship.
Thank you that you speak to us through your Word.
Thank you that you speak to us through each other.
Help us to listen to your voice as we worship.
Help us to listen to your voice as Scripture is read.
Help us to listen to your voice as we seek your truth.
Amen

Service of the Word – Live Streamed – Sunday, 8 December 2024

Led by Revd George Mwaura Preacher: Revd Sonia Hicks, Chair of Northampton Methodist District Gathering Music Call to Worship In a world torn apart by conflict and fear, we come to you seeking peace, O Prince of Peace. As we enter this Advent season, let the promise of your coming reign of peace bring calm to our...

Prayer of the Week 8 December 2024

God of all seasons, as we journey through this second week of Advent,
we reflect on the words of the prophet Isaiah as spoken by John the Baptist:
Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.
In a world filled with darkness and inequality, we yearn for the light of your presence
and the levelling of the rough places in our lives and in the lives of those around us.
Help us to be like John, a voice crying out in the wilderness, calling others to repentance and baptism.
Give us the courage to stand up against injustice
and to point others to the hope that is to come in Jesus Christ
Amen

Prayer of the Week 1 December 2024

Loving God, as we enter this season of Advent, our hearts are conflicted:
Yes, we are joyful in the anticipation of celebrating the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ,
yet we cannot help but feel the weight of the turmoil and uncertainty
that surrounds us in our world today.
In the midst of chaos and fear, we turn to you, our Rock and our Redeemer.
We find comfort in your Word, which reminds us that you are our only true source
of hope and peace in the current darkness.
As we light the first candle of hope, we pray that you would ignite a flame of hope in our hearts.
May we be reminded that our hope is not in the stability of our circumstances,
but in the unchanging nature of your character and the promises you have made to us.
Amen

Prayer of the Week 24 November 2024

Loving God, we acknowledge and celebrate the kingship of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He is the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords,
the one to whom all authority in heaven and earth has been given.
We thank you for his perfect life, his atoning death, and his triumphant resurrection.
As we await his return, help us to live as loyal subjects of our King.
Amen

Holy Communion – Live Streamed – Sunday, 17 November 2024

Celebrant: Revd Ernesto Lozada-Uzuriaga Visiting Preacher: Revd Dr Terry Boyle, Regional Pastor, Insight for Living UK Gathering Music Welcome Father God, whether our hearts are full of songs of joy, or songs of sadness, we come before you this day, offering you all that we are, that our whole lives may become a song of praise...