| HYMN 634 Lord, help us to relax.� Take from us the tension that makes peace impossible; Take from us the fears that do not allow venture; Take from us the worries that blind our sight; Take from us the distress that hides your joy. Help us to know that we are with you: that we are in your care: that we are in your love; that you and we are one. CONFESSION Gracious God, we confess our shortcomings and our sins. How slow we are to do good! In your mercy.., Lord , forgive us. How easily we are deceived by passing values of the world! In your mercy..., Lord, forgive us. How glibly we blame and criticise others, and how slow we are to blame ourselves! In your mercy.., Lord, Forgive us. Give us your pardon; give us liberty; help us not to be slaves to insecurity, doubt, guilt; Help us to claim your promises as we confess our sins, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen. The Lord deliver you from your sins and shelter you in all temptation; the Lord make his face shine upon you and save you in his unfailing love. Amen. PSALM Your love, O Lord, reaches the heavens. Your faithfulness extends to the skies. Your righteousness is towering like the mountains. Your justice is like the great deep. How precious is your love, O God. We find shelter beneath your wings! We feast on food you provide. We drink from the river of your goodness. For with you is the fountain of life. In your light, we see light. Amen. Before reading You are our lamp, O Lord; You turn our darkness into light. READING: Romans 12. 1 - 21. Response. Father in the awareness of your presence, Beneath the shadow of your wings, in the closeness of your love, May we abide. Jesus, in the fellowship of your saints, In the communion of the faithful, in the church called to mision, May we Abide. Spirit, in the power of your love, In the faithfulness of your gifts, in the guidance of your wisdom, May we abide. SILENCE Prayer of Thanksgiving We thank you God for our unity in diversity. There are different kinds of gifts: But the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service; But the same Lord. There are different kinds of working; But the same God. Praise to God Almighty, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Who works in us in all these ways. Amen. INTERCESSIONS After the bidding "Lord in your mercy", the response is "Hear our prayer". |
| Reflection:������� Canon T. P. S. Wood |
| Blessing: Hymn: 659 |
| Canon TPS Wood 1919 - 2005 |
| The Reunion Service Calry Parish Church |
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| Canon Wood celebrated 60 years in the ordained ministry in 2002. |
| The Lord bless you all of your life,may your community prosper, may your families flourish: Peace be upon the Lord's people. The blessing of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, be with you always. Amen. |
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