Worship: All Saints Sunday

This Sunday we will be celebrating 'All Saints Day', based around the readings from the Revised Common Lectionary for year c of all saints saints day

Around our parish we will be singing:
At 324 Saints of all time (A. Kitson)
At 95 Make me a channel of your peace
LHS 191 The church’s one foundation (SJ Stone)
At 493 Follow the saviour (C Buchanan)
At 276 Into your death (R Mann)
SCE 118 Give thanks with a grateful heart (H Smith)

AT: Altogether Series
LHS: Lutheran Hymnal with Supplement
SCE: The Source compiled by Graham Kendrick

As part of the service:
we renewed our baptismal vows
we thanked God for the saints (both living and dead) in our lives
lit candles from the Christ candle to reflect the light (goodness) we see in saints comes from the light of Christ.

Children's sermon:
Using cellophane paper, and the Christ candle we introduced Children to the idea that saints are people that God shine through, and this is what makes them look good.

This year's sermon: Recognising Saints http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=113693
Last Year's sermon: Death is not the end. http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=113419

Worship: Reformation Sunday

Our theme for this Sunday was: Living God's dream, freed from the unneccessary!!

Songs/hymns sung around our parish
AT 311 Be still and know that I am God (the Iona community)
LHS 195 A mighty fortress (Martin Luther)
At 31 freely freely (Lexicon Music)
AT 389 Light of the nations (Robin Mann)
At 288 Take and eat (Tim Tscharke)
LHS 851 Amazing Grace (John Newton)
AT 481 Free to Dance (Darlene Zschech)

AT refers to songs from the Alltogether series. These are available from http://www.acresources.com.au/, http://www.robinmann.com/
LHS refers to songs from Lutheran Hymnal with supplement. These are available from http://www.acresources.com.au/

This years reformation sermon: What is essential for freedom: http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=113412
Last year's reformation sermon: Free from!! Freed For!!! http://sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=113145