We are called to pay attention: a responsive reading Many: This morning/afternoon/evening and all mornings/afternoons/evenings, we are called to pay attention. One: We are called to pay attention to our individual lives, to our delights and pains. We are called to understand and cherish ourselves, to take good care of ourselves, to know ourselves as […]
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A candle might be lit after the three readers, or three candles might be lit, one by each reader. Leader: We come together to remember and give thanks for the dear and holy dead, for those whose influence has shaped our lives and who surround us like a great cloud of witnesses, making the mysterious […]
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Questions for the teacher By Gerardo Oberman, Argentina Re-interpretation of Matthew 25:1-13 (the foolish maidens), lection for Proper 27 (usually 23rd Sunday after Pentecost), Year A Translated from Spanish by Katie Fiegenbaum Ready-to-download: Questions for the teacher PDF Questions for the teacher WORD Perhaps you are asking me, teacher to be numb to the needs […]
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For the lyrics, music and a power point, click here. Tune: Repton AHB 519(ii) TiS 598 Title: The Unexpected Proper 27, Year A The stories of the long ago Can lead to rich insight; The unexpectedness of life Can lead to happiness or strife, To sadness or delight; To sadness or delight. The opportunities that […]
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Re-interpretation of Matthew 25:1-13 Translated from Spanish by Katie Fiegenbaum Perhaps you are asking me, teacher to be numb to the needs of those who have been mistaken in life? Perhaps you expect me to continue on my path without consideration for who is by my side, who asks me for something that I can […]
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We come to worship and remember you. We come to hear and to learn more of your word. Your word is unchanging. From earliest time, to now, you have spoken things into being, and they are good. You are mindful of your people. Teach us to be similarly mindful of you. Give us the message […]
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