The Church of Christ the Cornerstone
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Prelude: Harpsichord Prelude in C major (J.S. Bach) Played by Adrian Boynton Introit for Ascensiontide: Eternal Monarch, King most high (plainchant) Sung and played by Adrian Boynton Hymn: We sing the praise of Jesus, of our ascending Lord We sing the praise of Jesus, of our ascending Lord; the triumph of our Saviour, of Christ the Son...
Good morning, everyone. Peace to you and all those you are concerned about this morning. Please click on the link below for our opening music to set the theme for this morning, which I hope many of you will remember our own choir singing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAFCY_4mrWM I will begin with a passage from Isaiah 26: Our city...
Draw on the Promises of God Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, ‘Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.’ And God granted his request. 1 Chronicles 4: 10 NIV® The Life Application...
Jesus told his disciples, ‘It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by His own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’...
Greetings Good morning fellow pilgrims? God is good? All the time. And all the time? God is good. Welcome to this morning’s prayers. Here are opening words Hail to the Lord of Life, who animates and inspires us through the wind of the Spirit. Alleluia! God is good. Hail to the Lord of Life, who turns...
The Lord is my light and my Salvation Alleluia to the Risen Christ! Welcome to the quiet side of the day, when the wind subsides, when the birds depart to the trees, when we prepare for darkness and refreshing sleep. Join with me in the Evening Responses: The world belongs to God: the earth and all...
Prelude: 3rd movement of Telemann’s Viola Sonata in G Played by Louise Boynton (viola) and Adrian Boynton (piano) Welcome Welcome in the name of Christ. God’s grace, mercy and peace be with you. Good morning and welcome to our Holy Communion Service on this Sixth Sunday of Easter. We begin with the Prayer of the Week....
Faithful God, who loves us in Christ Jesus, send your Spirit of truth to the world within us that we may always reject what is false, live by the commands of Christ and be true to the love you have shown us. Grant this through Jesus Christ, the Resurrection and the Life, who lives and reigns...
A reading from John’s Gospel: 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. 28 ‘You heard me say, “I am going away and I am coming back to you.” If you loved me,...
A reading from the book of Genesis: 13 By the first day of the first month of Noah’s six hundred and first year, the water had dried up from the earth. Noah then removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry. 14 By the twenty-seventh day of the second month...
God is our hope and strength, a very present help in trouble. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Psalm 46: 1 & 7 Heavenly Father, on this special weekend when we mark the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, we give thanks for the sacrifice of thousands of men...
Postlude: Crown Imperial [Text of Service starts here:] Welcome Welcome in the name of Christ. God’s grace, mercy and peace be with you. Good morning and welcome to our Holy Communion Service on this Fifth Sunday of Easter. We begin with the Prayer of the Week. Prayer of the Week Let us pray Gracious God, even...
By Revd Canon John Robertson Director of Ecumenical Mission, Milton Keynes Mission Partnership Bible readings: Micah 4: 1–4 & Revelation 22: 1–5 Lord God, in whom is our healing and our hope, grant us courage and faithfulness that we may follow the way of the cross marked out by Jesus and so join the joyous triumph...
Gracious God,
even as we find ourselves in the upheaval caused by the devastating virus,
we pledge to serve you and all humanity
and to strive to bring peace, justice and the relief of want and suffering,
through the Grace of your son and our Lord.
Guide us by your Spirit;
give us wisdom;
give us courage;
give us hope;
and keep us faithful now and all the days of lives.
Amen
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