An act of worship at home Reading 1 Peter 1: 17-23 If you invoke as Father the one who judges all people impartially according to their deeds, live in reverent fear during the time of your exile. You know that …
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Residential Care in Barnstaple
List of nursing and care homes in and around Barnstaple. This is not a complete list of all premises but highlights those places where Christ Church has some connection. Clayfield Villas Edenmore Fremington Manor Harriet Nanscawen (Braunton) Hatchmoor (Torrington) Heanton …
Read MoreReport in April Messenger from our two Christian Aid Representatives.
Report in April Messenger from Carolyn and Ronnie our two Christian Aid Representatives. Christian Aid Lenten Lunch: Thank-you very much from Carolyn and me for all the support in coming to the Lenten lunch on Saturday 14th March, it was …
Read MorePrayers at a time of pandemic and coronavirus
Prepared by Jen Pollock Michel in Toronto The crisis is urgent, and I feel powerless. But perhaps feeling small is the best reminder to pray. Prayer is how we actively practice believing, so simply, so confidently, that God has the …
Read MoreFocus Prayers 19th April 2020
Stand among us Risen Christ, when we find ourselves behind closed doors come and stand among us. Where there is fear and anxiety…….. Where there is violence and distress……. Where there is anger and hurt……… Where there is loss and …
Read MoreSunday 19th April 2020
An act of worship at home 19th April 2020 Reading John 20 vv 19-29 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus …
Read MoreEaster Day 2020
An act of worship at home for Easter Day 12th April 2020 Father God, we come to you because you turn doubt into hope, tears into laughter and fear into fearlessness. We come to you because on Easter Sunday and …
Read MoreEarly Easter Morning
Christ is risen. Hallelujah! Jesus Christ, we greet you! Your hands still have holes in them, your feet are wet from the dew;and with the memory of our names undimmed by three days of death you meet us, risen from …
Read MoreGood Friday
Worship for Good Friday Jesus, despised and rejected, mocked and abused, crucified like a common criminal. A day of darkness and despair, yet a day of infinite hope: the mystery to ponder that ‘by his wounds we are healed’ – …
Read MoreMaundy Thursday
Service for Maundy Thursday 9th April 2020 Introduction Maundy Thursday marks the beginning of the three-day observance of the death and resurrection of Jesus. This is the first part of a continuous rite which encompasses the Liturgy of the Lord’s …
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