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'Taste and See' Meditation
This meditation leads well into the communion meal. Set up: Platters of fruit, paper plates and markers for the kids. Our senses are such a gift to us. The way we experience the world and our creator God. A big part of worship for our ancestors was offering food to God, the best of what…
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A Few Opening Meditations
A Sunday Prayer Now is surely the moment! the time – on this first day of a new week – to worship. And as we come to be together to worship our God – let’s not miss this moment! pass it by – sit waiting for the next thing to happen – Let’s worship! Let’s…
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NAIDOC Dinner Service 2016 – Songlines
For those of us who were unable to be with us, here are some moments from our dinner service last night as requested. Welcome and Introduction Theme for NAIDOC week 2016: Songlines In traditional Aboriginal society Songlines cris-crossed the whole Australian landscape linking important sites and locations. Songlines are intricate maps of land, sea and…
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Opening Prayers or Personal Meditations from the Seven Seasons of the Kulin people.
Written by Emma Morgan using information from the Museum of Victoria. https://museumvictoria.com.au/forest/climate/kulin.html Every Season Has Its Beauty Every season has its beauty, Fresh from the hand of God. Look for it. Listen to it. Savour its goodness. Every season has its beauty. Remember what is past, With joy and not regret. Anticipate what is to…
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A Prayer on Australia Day
O God, you created all people in your image.We thank you for the stories that fill this country. The ancient and the new. Stories that change usstories that save us stories that bring us together. Enrich our lives by giving us ears to hear and hearts to share. Reveal to us your presence in these stories until…
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A Right of Passage Blessing for Grade Six Graduates
In our annual ‘Blessing of the Kids’ celebration we have incorporated a special moment to bless the grade six kids as they move to a new stage in their lives. This idea involves giving strawberry plants as a gift and inviting the grade sixers to hand out the communion meal. Grade six Graduates Right of…
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A prayer from the Baptism service at Warrandyte
The Yarra river is a special place. It has always been a place of ceremony, rest, food, meeting and reconciliation. What a perfect place for us to celebrate the ancient ceremony of baptism. One that takes us under the water and into the fresh air of a new life in Jesus. We are thrilled to be…
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World Communion Sunday Communion Liturgy
Prayers we shared yesterday at our World Communion service. Today is world communion Sunday. On this first Sunday of October, we celebrate with churches all around the world our family of faith in all it’s rich diversity. We celebrate our oneness – our communion – in Christ, in the midst of a world still in…
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Spring Prayers & Music
Prayers of Worship & Intercession from our Spring Clean Service Emerging Prayer A sleeping world emerges to new possibilities, For the cycle of life Which brings death and rebirth A. We rejoice in the promise of Spring For lengthening days, for time to play after dinner And sunlight’s warmth upon the soil and our faces…
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Membership Liturgy
Here is our new liturgy that we have borrowed and adapted to use at Eastern Hills. We enjoyed our first ‘Welcome to membership’ lunch on Sunday. Image from http://cdn.weddingbells.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/diywedding-confetti-free.jpg Before this liturgy is shared each new member shares briefly their story on why they are becoming a member. Membership Liturgy We now welcome you who wish…
