Worship at home - 29 November 2020 - Advent Sunday

 

Introduction:

Traditionally, Advent Sunday is the first Sunday in the Church’s calendar and it is the point when Gospel readings chosen for Sundays change from one to the next.  This year we enter lectionary Year B and most of the readings will be from Mark’s Gospel.  Mark is sometimes described as a Gospel-writer in a hurry since in, what is the shortest of the books telling the story of Jesus’ life, there is very rarely any time for extra detail.  Mark gets straight to the point and leaving us to work out why things are important enough for him to include! 

So even though the lectionary will take us on a leisurely year long walk through Mark’s story – you may want to set yourself the challenge of making the time to sit down and read or listen to the whole Gospel in one or two sittings.  David Suchet would be more than happy to read it to you!  His recordings can be found here: https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/suchet/nivuk/Mark.1 and you can listen to the whole Gospel in about an hour and a half. 

(Image with thanks to Revd. Elaine Hall - Supernumerary Minister in Ceredigion Circuit)

Worship at Home 22 November 2020 - Trinity MC, Biggleswade - Church Anniversary

 

Worship at Home – Sunday 22^nd November 2020

Trinity Methodist Church Anniversary

this service will be led by Revd. Richard Barrett via Zoom (login details are available from Church stewards of Trinity, Sandy and Beeston) and will be streamed via YouTube (at https://youtu.be/piThJx2_b3o)

Worship at Home - 15th November 2020

Worship at Home – Sunday November 15^th 2020

Introduction:

This service will make use of Taizè chants.  If you wish to participate in the service as a ‘live’ event then it will take place via Zoom at 10:30am on 15^th November.   For details of how to log-in to the service please contact a steward at Trinity, Sandy or Beeston who will be able to provide you with the Meeting ID and Passcode.)

Worship at Home - 8th November 2020 - Remembrance Sunday

 

Worship at Home – 8^th November 2020 – Remembrance Sunday

 

Introduction

I am grateful that this morning's service is a service of hymns, reflections and prayers for Remembrance Sunday prepared for Local Worship at Sharnbrook.

 

Please remember that there is a National Service of Remembrance taking place at the Cenotaph in London which is being broadcast by BBC Television.

 

The Biggleswade Chronicle also reports that a local service from HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire Helen Nellis will be available from her webpage at https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/lord-lieutenant on Sunday morning.

Worship at Home - 1 November 2020 - All Saints Day

 

Introduction

Today is All-Saints’ Day, which in times gone by was kept as a more prominent festival than it is today.  In his journal, John Wesley describes All-Saints’ Day as one that, ‘I peculiarly love’ (Journal for 1789.  (As an aside, it seems that in 1788 and 1789 immediately after All-Saints’ day he came to Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, where he reports attending services at Hinxworth, Wreslingworth and Bedford!)

Together with All-Souls’ Day on 2^nd November, All-Saints’ day offers the Church the opportunity to remember and give thanks for God’s work of grace in all Christians throughout time.  More particularly, perhaps, we use it as an opportunity to remember those who have recently died.

The Seven Martyrs statues - St Albans Cathedral (image from https://www.stalbans.anglican.org/wp-content/uploads/NicheStatuesweb800.jpg)

Worship at Home for 25 October 2020

 

Worship at Home Sheet

Sunday October 25^th 2020 – 10:30am

 

Setting the Scene – Bible Sunday

This Sunday is set aside as Bible Week.  This service combines the suggested reading for Bible Sunday, from Nehemiah and the Gospel reading set for this Sunday as it includes Jesus’ response to the Pharisees’ question about the Greatest Commandment.

Worship at Home for 18 October 2020 - Based on worship taking place at Trinity MC (Biggleswade)

 

Worship at Home – 18 October 2020 – Trinity Methodist Church 10:30am

Gathering:

Blessed be the Lord God heaven and earth, for he has visited and redeemed his people.  He has raised up a mighty salvation for us in Christ Jesus our Lord.