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Invergowrie and Carse churches
Великобритания
Добавлен 19 мар 2020
Celebrating Christian faith, joy and hope.
A 'broad church', locally rooted, we love also online community with anyone anywhere, we think of you.
Inclusive:
When we meet in person, we give an inclusive welcome. We are a happily mixed bunch, ready to give each other a hand, and to serve our community and the world. We always include children, too! None of us are perfect.
Local:
Most of us live locally. As 'parish churches' (area churches) we have a special care for anyone in the area of the east of the Carse of Gowrie: Abernyte, Inchture & Kinnaird, Longforgan, Invergowrie, Dykes of Gray.
Christian:
Christ is our inspiration, Christ makes us one, a local & worldwide family of faith. We are raised in hope because Christ has risen. We're in the Reformed tradition of Christianity, part of the Church of Scotland, part of worldwide Christianity.
A 'broad church', locally rooted, we love also online community with anyone anywhere, we think of you.
Inclusive:
When we meet in person, we give an inclusive welcome. We are a happily mixed bunch, ready to give each other a hand, and to serve our community and the world. We always include children, too! None of us are perfect.
Local:
Most of us live locally. As 'parish churches' (area churches) we have a special care for anyone in the area of the east of the Carse of Gowrie: Abernyte, Inchture & Kinnaird, Longforgan, Invergowrie, Dykes of Gray.
Christian:
Christ is our inspiration, Christ makes us one, a local & worldwide family of faith. We are raised in hope because Christ has risen. We're in the Reformed tradition of Christianity, part of the Church of Scotland, part of worldwide Christianity.
Interruption nativity 22 Dec 2024
Nothing going to plan: these annoying interruptions?! Here’s a humorous nativity play of sorts.
The story of Christ’s birth is full of set-backs, interruptions, hardship and improvising, and yet: this coming of God-among-us is so good and real because it is as interrupted as our lives and plans. It turns out: this is God’s way of love; to come to be with us in our messy lives.
This is number 4 of ‘God breaks in’ series.
Our script is based on Karen Reeves’ play “Follow the star!”, published in ‘Hay & Stardust’ (ed. Ruth Burgess), Wild Goose Publications www.ionabooks.com
Read / listen here:
Jesus is born - Gospel of Luke, chapter 2: verses 7-15
Shine like the sun - prophet Isaiah, chapter 60: ...
The story of Christ’s birth is full of set-backs, interruptions, hardship and improvising, and yet: this coming of God-among-us is so good and real because it is as interrupted as our lives and plans. It turns out: this is God’s way of love; to come to be with us in our messy lives.
This is number 4 of ‘God breaks in’ series.
Our script is based on Karen Reeves’ play “Follow the star!”, published in ‘Hay & Stardust’ (ed. Ruth Burgess), Wild Goose Publications www.ionabooks.com
Read / listen here:
Jesus is born - Gospel of Luke, chapter 2: verses 7-15
Shine like the sun - prophet Isaiah, chapter 60: ...
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Breaking news 15 Dec 2024
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The Christmas story tells how God came to live as a fellow human being: out of love God came in Jesus, to rescue, to save, to love. Here we tell and sing that story - with some wider context: for it did not happen out of nowhere, and Jesus' whole life has enormous impact beyond. Read / listen here: breaking clay pots - Jeremiah 18:1-10 broken and forgiven - Psalm 51:7-12 an angel breaks in - Lu...
Strange things 8 Dec 2024
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Some people call Jesus ‘king’ but is he announced with fanfares? no, but by one John whose birth also comes about in a strange way: an angel, a mute father, … strange things are going on … Open your eyes and minds - this is a VERY different ‘king’. It is God our creator, redeemer and inspirer ‘breaking in’ / coming down to earth, living beside us. No wonder some happenings are ‘strange’. This i...
Nearly broken 1 Dec 2024
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Mary’s surprise pregnancy nearly breaks her engagement with Joseph: God coming into the world in Jesus is disruptive. It is God ‘breaking into’ the world. As disruptive as change and new approaches - Jesus is God’s mission, God’s mission is to come into the world as human being. This is number 1 of a series of ‘God breaking in’. Read / listen here: An orderly ancestors list - Gospel of Matthew,...
Hope resilient 24 Nov 2024
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Seeking a hope that can endure through bitter disappointment - we find it on the road, honestly talking with a stranger (the Emmaus story). Here we re-post a video we have created in April 2023. If anything, the list of disappointments has become longer! Endurance and courage for every day is needed. And also, in all honesty, sharing our disappointment. Going through the unavoidable pain (rathe...
Remembrance today 10 Nov 2024
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War is back, an 'unspeakable' nightmare. "Religion causes war!" some moan, but really the vision of our faith is: "Nations will never again go to war, never prepare for battle again. Everyone will live in peace" (Micah 4:3) Here is a call for both justice and peace: no nation must invade their neighbour. War makes poor; war makes no power, but instead grows hate. Here we mention the novel ‘Pari...
Shine 3 Nov 2024
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Don't hide your light inside - instead brighten up your surroundings. Don't hide your treasure under internal dealings - instead share it with people hardly encountered before. Don't expect people to come to you - find them and go to them. That is the calling of Jesus' followers: "your light must shine before people, so that they will see...". God calls us to light and to shine with the light o...
Around the table 27 Oct 2024
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We're sitting at the table today, as guests of God and God as our guest. Here we share communion together, so, if you want, press pause and go and get yourself something to eat and drink which for you can represent the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ - the meal we share together as Jesus' followers: sitting around the table with Jesus. Read here: ‘Abraham and Sarah welcome three guests ...
Older people 6 Oct 2024
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Encouragement goes two ways, given and received. The generations need each other. What can you bring or pass on? Every older person has once been young, brought change to their parents ways. 1st Oct. is International Day of Older People. Read here: ‘don't bring more worries to each day’ - Gospel of Matthew, chapter 6: verses 31-34 Paul encourages young Timothy - 2nd Timothy (letter), chapter 1:...
Harvest Thanks 29 Sept 2024
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Giving thanks - here are stories when people felt moved to give thanks: for food, for danger survived, for life, for arriving to safety. When you give thanks, you do not take things for granted. “Thank you” makes people feel good, appreciated, it motivates. “Thank you God” makes us deeper persons, richer as aware of a wider horizon to life. Texts from the bible in this: Psalm 67: verses 1-7 - ‘...
Through the roof 22 Sept 2024
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A vision on Disability Awareness Sunday: a friendship of seeing each other eye to eye, as equals, regardless of wheels, regardless of the way we speak or communicate, regardless of looks, energy levels, regardless of how our mind works … : a friendship where everyone is equally valued; so much more than ramps for wheelchairs, but far wider: eye-level friendship. Full of thanks for ‘Through the ...
Beginnings 15 Sept 2024
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Some moments seem unremarkable, but looking back you know that was a very special moment: a turning points, a new beginning - unnoticed in normal everyday living, occasionally these happen! New beginnings happen, even if we’re unaware at the time how radically new they are. In hindsight we say: that was the time, that was when it turned, that’s when a new beginning made all the difference. Text...
Wrestling with God 8 Sept 2024
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A story at the heart of it: a person seeking a way through life - there is cheating, running away, working hard, being taken advantage of, reunion. Through all of it the seeker of life, Jacob, wrestling with God. Wrestling is all: a fight, a very close embrace, a test both frightening and elating, an adventurous challenge and a blessing. Texts from the bible in this: Genesis, chapter 32: verses...
An Olympic sing 1 Sep 2024
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Plenty to sing … Olympic motto and values, Paralympic values. Jesus is ‘wide open’ to people of all nationalities, all abilities. Did you know the Olympic values were inspired by Jesus (a follower of Jesus)? And Jesus listens and praises a woman’s courage, determination, inspiration and search for equality … the Paralympic values. Texts from the bible in this: Ephesians 3: 14-21 Paul’s prayer f...
Welcome 25 Aug 2024
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New life is given when a refugee (Elijah) and a widow in poverty share welcome. Despite being ‘at the end’, welcome is given and that welcome is received with thanks and new life blossoms. God’s welcome is un-divided, it is one big welcome for everyone. Jesus lives that: Jesus caused great scandal accepting and giving welcome to all kinds of people; scandal did not scare Jesus; Jesus gave new l...