[vimeo 62688787 Kinetic Typography by Fr. S Music: Rapture by iiO; Valtare by Sigur Ros Created using Adobe AfterEffects CS4 and Sony Vegas 12. Text: The Lord be with you and also with you Bow your heads and pray for God's blessing. May almighty God bless you on this solemn feast of Easter, and may he…
In the rush and noise of life, as you have intervals, step within yourselves and be still. Wait upon God and feel his good presence; this will carry you through your day's business. William Penn (1644-1718) Dear Lord and Father of mankind, Forgive our foolish ways! Reclothe us in our rightful mind; In purer lives…
Jesus is standing in front of the temple in Jerusalem the massive gleaming brick and stone and gold house of God and he says destroy this temple and I’ll rebuild it in three days the people listening to him said how are you going to do that? it took 46 years to build this temple!…
A Multimedia Eucharist for Holy Week 2013 Theme: Lent and Holy Week As people come into the sacred space, acting as a sort of gatekeeper, the celebrant is on the floor in the centre with a bowl and towels. Feet are washed as people enter as a rite of preparation and they are given a…
Our Holy Week in School begins this Friday with this act of Collective Worship and is continued into more whole school worship on Monday and Tuesday, taking them from Palm Sunday to Resurrection day by day. [slideshow ids="4401,4402,4403,4404,4405,4406,4407,4408,4409,4410,4411,4412,4413,4414,4415,4416,4417,4418,4419,4420,4421,4422,4423,4424,4425,4426,4427,4428,4429,4430,4431,4432,4433" Gathering: Video from the Miracle Maker, music "Theme from American Beauty" The path of Holy Week: Palm…
[slideshow ids="4365,4366,4367,4368,4369,4370,4371,4372,4373,4374,4375,4376,4377,4378,4379,4396,4381,4382,4383,4384,4385,4386,4387,4388,4389,4390,4391,4392,4393,4394" I think this slideshow explains pretty clearly what I am going to say. Thank you to Mother Julia and Katy for pointing out the damn obvious when I was stuck. My error about Xavier is now corrected.
Joi Ito, head of the MIT Media Lab has published some thinking about Principles for 21st Century thinking, which has brought me to think more carefully about the way in which I am trying and failing in parish ministry and most importantly missional practice. Some of these principles map directly into ways in which I/we…
If you can't see the graphic: Palm Sunday 24th March Parish Mass with Reading of the Passion In each church at usual times Silver Service 1600 S. Anne Blessed: Holy Week 1900 S. Anne Holy Mon 25th March Mass with Stations of the Cross 1900 S. Anne Holy Tues 26th March Mass with Compline 1900…
from http://www.theassemblyline.co.uk/#/mothering-sunday/4547999818 [slideshow ids="4331,4332,4333,4334,4335,4336,4337,4338,4339,4340,4341,4342,4343,4344,4345,4346,4347,4348,4349,4350,4351,4352,4353,4354,4355" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ojomTUt0X4 The Impersonal Touch Petrol Pumps, doors, elevators, recorded messages, everything is impersonal—difficult to speak to a real person. Having recorded voices and interactive messages may, at times, make it more efficient, but it certainly isn’t personal! We can’t replace personal interaction with recorded messages, we can’t replace electronic communication with face…
School Mass Gathering: All Are Welcome (Marty Haugen) Let us build a house where love can dwell And all can safely live, A place where saints and children tell How hearts learn to forgive. Built of hopes and dreams and visions, Rock of faith and vault of grace; Here the love of Christ shall end…
