Prayer of the Week 20 March 2015: Palm Sunday
Lord God, we commit ourselves to you.
Fill us with the confidence
and faith to obey your call
and to answer your challenges.
May our Hosannas ring true
today and always.
Amen
Author: Robin.Kyd
Week 5: The hope beyond brokenness
The Mystery of Everything – a Lent course based around the film ‘The Theory of Everything’ Week 5: The hope beyond brokenness It’s not easy to give reflections without having seen the film, ‘The Theory of Everything’, based on a book by Jane Hawking with her story of hers and Stephen’s life together, but for those of...
Prayer of the Week 13 March 2016
Gracious God,
may the fragrance of your love fill our hearts
and inspire us to be people
who are extravagant in our giving and
generous in your serving,
to the glory of your name.
Amen
Week 4: The encounter with frailty
The Mystery of Everything – a Lent course based around the film ‘The Theory of Everything’ Week 4: The encounter with frailty It’s not easy to give reflections without having seen the film, ‘The Theory of Everything’, based on a book by Jane Hawking with her story of hers and Stephen’s life together, but for those of...
Prayer of the Week 6 March 2016
God, your heart is:
big enough to go on loving those who have hurt you;
generous enough to forgive those who turn back to you;
understanding enough to reason with those
who feel hard done by.
So we rejoice, for we are those people,
loved, forgiven and understood.
Amen
Week 3: The complexity of relationships
The Mystery of Everything – a Lent course based around the film ‘The Theory of Everything’ Week 3: The complexity of relationships It’s not easy to give reflections without having the film, ‘The Theory of Everything’, based on a book by Jane Hawking with her story of hers and Stephen’s life together, but for those of...
Prayer of the Week 28 February 2016
Dear God, you love every piece of your world’s jigsaw.
Help us to look through your eyes at your creation
and to love it with your heart,
that no piece of the puzzle may be missing and no part of the picture be marred.
We ask this in Jesus’ name.
Amen
Week 2: The enigma of weakness
The Mystery of Everything – a Lent course based around the film ‘The Theory of Everything’ Week 2: The enigma of weakness It’s not easy to give reflections without having the film, ‘The Theory of Everything’, based on a book by Jane Hawking with her story of hers and Stephen’s life together, but for those of...
Prayer of the Week 21 February 2016
God of all ages and all people,
we give thanks that we can always trust you,
rely on you, count on you,
and know that you are always on our side;
even when we are not trustworthy,
even when we are not reliable,
even when you cannot count on us.
We thank you and we praise you.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen
Week 1 The experience of wonder
The Mystery of Everything – a Lent course based around the film ‘The Theory of Everything’ Week 1: The experience of Wonder It’s not easy to give reflections without having the film, ‘The Theory of Everything’, based on a book by Jane Hawking with her story of hers and Stephen’s life together, but for those of...
Prayer of the Week 14 February 2016
Thank you, loving God,
For giving us an identity that is precious and eternal.
When the world calls us fools, you call us friends.
When the world calls us poor, you call us blessed.
When the world calls us failures, you call us faithful.
When the world calls us lost, you call us home.
We thank you in Jesus’ name.
Amen
GOLD Bible Study Course: ‘The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles’
Trinity College Bristol have re-branded their Open Learning bible study programme as Group-based Open Learning Discipleship project (GOLD project).
Our small, sociable group at Cornerstone has just completed a study of the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, and in March we shall begin a new study: ‘The Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles’. We meet in the Café at Cornerstone 6.00–8.00 pm on Thursday evenings: 3, 17 & 31 March, 14 & 28 April, 12 May and 9 & 23 June 2016.
If you are interested, contact Glynne Gordon-Carter or Pat Kyd (whose contact details are available to church members on the This and That website), or contact the Cornerstone Office.
Lent Study: ‘The Mystery of Everything’
‘The Mystery of Everything’ is a new and original Lent course by Hilary Brand, which takes the multi-award winning film about Stephen Hawking, ‘The Theory of Everything’, as its starting point. The course explores ways in which the mysteries of the universe and of everyday life – and the acceptance that we have more questions than answers – can reinvigorate our faith and spiritual journey. The course is based around five weekly group sessions entitled: ‘The experience of wonder’, ‘The enigma of weakness’, ‘The complexity of relationships’, ‘The encounter with frailty’ and ‘The hope beyond brokenness’.
We shall run two sessions:
Tuesdays, 7.30–9.00 pm, starting on Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Wednesdays, 1.00–2.30 pm, starting on Wednesday, 24 February 2016
Everybody welcome
Prayer of the Week 7 February 2016
Dear God,
thank you for mountain tops and valley bottoms,
days full of sunshine and joy, and days which seem dull and drab.
Thank you for the dying days of winter,
and the promise of spring to come.
Thank you that you are present with us
always and everywhere.
Amen
Prayer of the Week 31 January 2016
Starmaker God,
Lightener of the world,
bless us
and warm us
into light and loving.
Bring us to the light of Jesus
all the length and breadth
of our nights and days.
Amen
