Order of Service 18th May 2025

 

Family Service

for the 5th Sunday of Easter

at Bawdeswell  18th May 2025 

 

Theme: Our relationship with Jesus

the shepherd

 


Gathering music:  Music Group

 

1. Peace, perfect peace
2. Love is his word

 

As we are gathered, Jesus is here,
one with each other, Jesus is here,
 joined by the Spirit, washed in the blood,
part of the body, the Church of God.

As we are gathered, Jesus is here,
one with each other, Jesus is here,

 

Welcome & Opening prayer   

God, in your great love you have created us. With that same love you redeem us and abide with us. Lord may we rejoice this day in your love and seek to serve you all our days. Amen

 

Hymn  422  Praise my soul my soul the King of heaven

Penitence

God is good, and forgives us our sins

Let us ask him to meet our sorrow with love.

– please kneel or sit

Sometimes we have known what is wrong and done it.

Father forgive us

Sometimes we have known what was right, and not done it

Father forgive us

Sometimes we were too afraid, or too proud

Father forgive us

 

 

 

Sometimes we were too selfish or too unkind

Father forgive us

May God remind us of his great love

may we know that he has put all our sins behind us

may we feel free to follow Christ

may we be forgiven      Amen.

 

First Reading:  Acts 9. 36-end   Peter in Joppa

Hymn  90  Come down, O love divine

             Dear Lord and Father of mankind
Second ReadingJohn 21. 1-19

 

Reflection

 

Music Group:   A new Commandment

                          

Hymn  425   Praise the Lord, ye heavens adore Him

 

Prayers:   Collect; Family prayers and the Lord’s Prayer
      Response is a Taize chant “O Lord hear our prayer”

Hymn   33  Angel voices, ever singing
(collection presented during this hymn)

Closing prayer: Come, Holy Spirit of God, fill our lives with your presence, strengthen us through your power and guide us in your goodness. May our lives show that you are with us and within us always.

Blessing

Music Group:  Let us praise God together

The next 10:30 Family Service is on Sunday 15th June.

With thanks today to James Lilwall  and  Jane Ewing

 

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