Theme “Friendship”

Never again

By Rev. Celia Cartwright

Never again, I said
It hurts too much to lose.
But then time passes and
My arms reach out
And take another
Rescued dog
With wide and worried eyes
To heal and hold
To love and nurture
To laugh at and with
To cry with
Share joy with and
Be comforted by.
I count the

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Friends, draw close

By Dr Andrew Usher

Friends, draw close, 
And let no one be a stranger 
under the roof of this place 
where we gather in fellowship, 
in friendship, 
in joy and in sorrow, 
and with love. 

Sharing time and sharing thoughts 
sharing quietude 
(and sharing too in the happy noise of Hymn number …) 

Adapted from words of Keith Gilley 

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Come in to the circle of community

By Rev. Andrew Pakula 

Come into this circle of community. Come into this sacred space.
Come into this circle of community. Come into this sacred space.
Be not tentative. Bring your whole self!
Bring the joy that makes your heart sing.
Bring your kindness and your compassion.
Bring also your sorrow, your pain.
Bring your brokenness and your disappointments. 

Spirit

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Closing words

By Rev. Ant Howe

Our meeting draws to a close –

But the love and friendship remain:

The joy of having met together,

The connections,

And the spiritual nourishment we have received will stay with us,

And will continue to bless us, this day and in the days to come.

Amen and Blessed Be.

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A regular Sunday

By Rev. Jeffrey Bowes

Here we have gathered to make another link in the chain of days that binds our lives in fellowship.

We bring our whole self to worship, with all the pleasures and the pains of our daily lives. All our hopes and dreams and fears are here with us. Our remembrance of days past and of people

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Chalice lighting 

By Rev. Dr Linda Hart

 We light this chalice as a symbol of the spark of life which abides within us and around us.

May it be as a light in a dark night, a light in a window that welcomes the weary traveller home.

May it be as a light in the hand of a trusted friend, that guides us along

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I look around this chapel today

By Rev. Ant Howe

 I look around this chapel today and I’m glad to see you.
 I can only guess how each of you is feeling today. 
 Some of you are happy to be here. 
 Some of you have had a rough week and almost didn’t come.
 Some of you have sorrow in your hearts.
 Others are celebrating a

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