Dreamers and Stargazers
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Dreamers and Stargazers

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 23 Dec |Learn more

Dreamers and Stargazers

About this book

This book is an imaginative and original collection of liturgical worship material for Advent, Christmas, Epiphany and Candlemas, presenting a wealth of new words and inspiration for that time of the year.

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Candlemas
Presentation of Christ in the Temple
A sample service sheet for the service on page 185.
COMFORT AND CHALLENGE IN OUR DARKNESS
Gathering Chant
The kingdom of God is justice and peace
and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Come, Lord, and open in us
the gates of your kingdom. (Taizé)
Opening Prayer
Child of our longing,
hope of ancient days,
comfort for the lowly,
challenge for the proud,
you come to challenge our established structures of power,
you come for the falling and rising of many.
Come now and open our hearts
to your presence in our midst.
Amen.
Prayers of Preparation
Mary and Joseph brought the sacrifice of the poor,
a pair of turtle doves,
all they could afford,
to give thanks for the birth of their son.
Lord Jesus, what shall we bring?
(Silence)
We come with empty hands.
Fill us with your grace.
Simeon and Anna waited patiently in the Temple,
hoping and longing
for God’s promises to be fulfilled.
Lord Jesus, what shall we hope for?
(Silence)
We come with empty hands.
Fill us with your grace.
We come to this place, to this moment,
offering all that we are,
all that we have,
all that we hope to become.
Lord Jesus, we come to you.
(Silence)
We come with empty hands.
Fill us with your grace.
Prayers of Confession
The Lord whom you seek
will suddenly come to his temple.
The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight,
indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.
But who can endure the day of his coming,
and who can stand when he appears?
For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap;
he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.
(Malachi 3.1−3)
We hold a time of silence as we remember how much God loves us
Chant
Kyrie, kyrie, kyrie eleison (Taizé)
(We sing the chant after each prayer)
Loving God, refining fire,
you know us through and through;
nothing is hidden from your gaze.
You look for the best in us,
you look beyond our faults and failings,
you look into our hearts.
Lord, have mercy on ...

Table of contents

  1. Copyright information
  2. Contents
  3. Dedication
  4. Introduction: What is Incarnational Worship?
  5. ADVENT
  6. Waiting and Hoping
  7. ADVENT SUNDAY
  8. ADVENT 2
  9. ADVENT 3
  10. ADVENT 4
  11. CHRISTMAS DAY
  12. Let There Be Greening
  13. ADVENT SUNDAY
  14. GREENING OUR WORLD
  15. GREENING OUR COMMUNITY
  16. GREENING OUR FAMILY AND OUR CHURCH FAMILY
  17. GREENING IN ME
  18. The Child Who is to Come
  19. A CELEBRATION OF ADVENT
  20. FIRST STATION
  21. SECOND STATION
  22. THIRD STATION
  23. FOURTH STATION
  24. Locusts and Wild Honey
  25. A CELEBRATION OF PROPHETIC COURAGE FOR ADVENT
  26. WELCOME THE STRANGER
  27. FEED THE HUNGRY
  28. CLOTHE THE NAKED
  29. VISIT THE PRISONER
  30. CHRISTMAS
  31. Down to Earth
  32. IMAGE OF THE INVISIBLE GOD
  33. DELIGHTING IN THE HUMAN RACE
  34. A CHILD HAS BEEN BORN FOR US
  35. EMPTIED HIMSELF
  36. LET IT BE WITH ME
  37. MESS AND MUDDLE
  38. GOOD NEWS OF GREAT JOY
  39. SEEING WHO WE REALLY ARE
  40. THE WORD BECAME FLESH
  41. We’re Included
  42. MARY IS INCLUDED
  43. JOSEPH IS INCLUDED
  44. SHEPHERDS ARE INCLUDED
  45. THE WISE MEN ARE INCLUDED
  46. YOU ARE INCLUDED
  47. Martyr, Exile, Victim
  48. STEPHEN
  49. JOHN
  50. HOLY INNOCENT
  51. NEW YEAR
  52. Ring out the Old
  53. BECOMING AWARE OF GOD’S PRESENCE
  54. REVIEWING THE PAST YEAR WITH GRATITUDE
  55. PAYING ATTENTION TO OUR EMOTIONS
  56. LOOKING TOWARDS TOMORROW
  57. EPIPHANY
  58. Returning by Another Road
  59. ONE OF US?
  60. WHO ARE YOU?
  61. WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
  62. WHAT ARE YOU HERE FOR?
  63. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
  64. Abundance
  65. AM I NEEDED?
  66. WILL THERE BE ENOUGH FOR ME?
  67. HAVE I MISSED OUT?
  68. Becoming Good News
  69. CUSTOM
  70. CHANGE
  71. BECOMING A BLESSING
  72. Candlemas − Presentation of Christ in the Temple
  73. SAMPLE SERVICE SHEETS
  74. The Child Who is to Come
  75. HOPING
  76. WAITING
  77. FEARING
  78. PREPARING
  79. Candlemas
  80. Resources
  81. List of Illustrations