All Saints Day 2008

Theme: Saints are not perfect, but forgiven and generous

Bible Readings for the week
Revelation 7:9–17
Psalm 34:1–10, 22
1 John 3:1–3
Matthew 5:1–12

Hymns and Songs
At 292 Because we bear your name
AT 31 Freely Freely
AT 95 Make me a channel of your eace
LHS 164 Love divine
AT 93 pass my love around
Give thanks with a grateful heart

Sermon for the week: http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermon.asp?SermonID=128637

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