Category Archives: COCU Year C

COCU59C

Posted on August 30, 2019 by admin

Readings: Lamentations 1: 1-6Psalm 1372 Timothy 1: 1-14Luke 17: 5-10 Call to Worship:Gathering God, joined as one familywe come to worship you today,mindful of the breathingof the life that you have called into beingacross countries and climates;all creatures and all … Continue reading →

Posted in COCU Year C | Comments Off on COCU59C

COCU46C

Posted on July 17, 2019 by admin

(work in progress) Readings: 2 Kings 5: 1-14, Psalm 30, Galatians 6: (1-6), 7-16, Luke 1-11, 16-20. Prayer of Dedication/Offertory In the offering of our gifts, as well as the living of our days, may we not grow weary of … Continue reading →

Posted in COCU Year C | Comments Off on COCU46C

Lent

Posted on February 3, 2019 by admin

Lent begins after Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday. Lent takes us on a journey towards Holy Week and Easter. It is a time of preparation and it is a time of fasting and restraint, so not so much a time of … Continue reading →

Posted in COCU Year C, Lent | Comments Off on Lent

Shrove Tuesday

Posted on January 23, 2019 by admin

(The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday) Rev Bosco Peters on his Liturgy website writes: “Shrove” is the past tense of the verb “shrive” – “to obtain absolution for oneself by confessing and doing penance”. In French this is Mardi Gras – … Continue reading →

Posted in COCU Year C | Tagged | Comments Off on Shrove Tuesday

COCU66C

Posted on December 7, 2018 by admin

Readings: Isaiah 65:17-25: The prophet tells of the promise of a new heaven and new earth, with peace and security and ample provision for all. Isaiah 12: A psalm of praise and thanksgiving for God’s help. 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13: The Christians in Thessalonica are … Continue reading →

Posted in COCU Year C | Comments Off on COCU66C

COCU65C

Posted on December 1, 2018 by admin

Readings Haggai 1:15b-2:9: God comforts the returning exiles as they grieve the loss of former glory, and face the reality of a new, simpler, less prosperous and glamorous life. God’s presence is assured, and a promise of future glory is … Continue reading →

Posted in COCU Year C | Comments Off on COCU65C

COCU67C.Reign of ChristC

Posted on November 8, 2016 by admin

Readings Jeremiah 23:1-6: A prophecy of judgement on the unrighteous rulers of God’s people, and a promise of a new, righteous leader from David’s line. Luke 1:68-79: Zechariah’s song proclaiming God’s fulfiment of the promise tt send a righteous ruler … Continue reading →

Posted in COCU Year C, Uncategorized | Comments Off on COCU67C.Reign of ChristC