Today we are invited into the depths of love and mystery which Christians know as God in Holy Trinity.
We warmly invite everyone to share in prayer and reflection as we travel through these unusual days.
Here are some resources to assist.
They can be used all in one go, bit by bit, or selectively, as suits your needs (privately, or with others).
May God bless us all as we continue to affirm the love of God
in the midst of personal, local, and global challenges and opportunities.
We warmly invite everyone to share in prayer and reflection as we travel through these unusual days.
Here are some resources to assist.
They can be used all in one go, bit by bit, or selectively, as suits your needs (privately, or with others).
May God bless us all as we continue to affirm the love of God
in the midst of personal, local, and global challenges and opportunities.
Acknowledgement of Country
Firstly, as we gather in God's presence, we acknowledge the land which is covered by the Milton parish, its traditional custodians, elders past present and emerging, and all Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people in our communities. May we honour and share more deeply the wisdom of all, and walk in paths of just reconciliation and renewal of all Creation
Firstly, as we gather in God's presence, we acknowledge the land which is covered by the Milton parish, its traditional custodians, elders past present and emerging, and all Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people in our communities. May we honour and share more deeply the wisdom of all, and walk in paths of just reconciliation and renewal of all Creation
Opening Reflections
Take a moment or two to breathe in God's peace
as we open ourselves to new life in Christ
in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Let God's grace touch and embrace you.
Let us seek to renter more deeply into the mystery of God,
opening ourselves to God's love in this time of worship,
remembering that God's Spirit is offered to us all...
Take a moment or two to breathe in God's peace
as we open ourselves to new life in Christ
in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Let God's grace touch and embrace you.
Let us seek to renter more deeply into the mystery of God,
opening ourselves to God's love in this time of worship,
remembering that God's Spirit is offered to us all...
You may like to join in this opening hymn - with the Royal Garrison Church, Aldershot
Opening to New Life
you may like to say this prayer as a blessing, letting go into God's hands all that is hurtful,
or cup the palms of your own hands as you read it and ask for God's merciful blessing
God of infinite love and mystery,
we lament the hurts and harms in our own lives,
and those of our wider world.
Take away the power of the past to bind us,
and set us free to walk more compassionately
into the joyful promises of your open future:
that we may dance with you,
in the dance of eternal loving relationship,
Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier. Amen.
(Jo Inkpin)
you may like to listen and/or join in with this classic song to the Holy Trinity...
A Reading from the Resurrection narratives - in the Gospel of Matthew 28.16-20
Please join in by reading this passage in your own Bible, or online here.
Reflections (by Penny Jones)
Mystery, Manifestation, Mission...
reflecting on the meaning of the Holy Trinity for us today ...
click here to read more
and/or click on the YouTube link below for Penny's reflection for today...
Mystery, Manifestation, Mission...
reflecting on the meaning of the Holy Trinity for us today ...
click here to read more
and/or click on the YouTube link below for Penny's reflection for today...
Prayers of Intercession
Holy God, Maker and Mystery,
we thank you for all that is,
for the beauty of the cosmos,
the intricacy of creation and
the wonder of our fellow human beings.
We pray for all who seek you,
for religious leaders, theologians, artists and poets.
Guide and inspire them we pray.
God of mercy
Hear our prayer
Holy God, made manifest in Jesus the Christ,
we thank you for all who seek truth and justice,
for every act of compassion and every word of kindness.
We pray for our political and social leaders,
praying especially today for the people of the United States
in a time of civil injustice and unrest.
Lead them in paths of truth we pray
God of mercy
Hear our prayer
Holy God, who sends us out to share your presence in the world
we thank you for all who love us and all whom we love.
We pray especially for those in need at this time,
for those in sickness or sorrow and especially for those
suffering as a result of the COVID19 pandemic.
Surround them with your love and compassion
that they may know your presence with them every hour.
God of mercy
Hear our prayer
(Penny Jones)
Holy God, Maker and Mystery,
we thank you for all that is,
for the beauty of the cosmos,
the intricacy of creation and
the wonder of our fellow human beings.
We pray for all who seek you,
for religious leaders, theologians, artists and poets.
Guide and inspire them we pray.
God of mercy
Hear our prayer
Holy God, made manifest in Jesus the Christ,
we thank you for all who seek truth and justice,
for every act of compassion and every word of kindness.
We pray for our political and social leaders,
praying especially today for the people of the United States
in a time of civil injustice and unrest.
Lead them in paths of truth we pray
God of mercy
Hear our prayer
Holy God, who sends us out to share your presence in the world
we thank you for all who love us and all whom we love.
We pray especially for those in need at this time,
for those in sickness or sorrow and especially for those
suffering as a result of the COVID19 pandemic.
Surround them with your love and compassion
that they may know your presence with them every hour.
God of mercy
Hear our prayer
(Penny Jones)
The Lord's Prayer
Please use whatever form seems best to you - or check out the NRSV version here
You may like to share in this beautiful traditional hymn - sung by Down Cathedral, Downpatrick...
Please use whatever form seems best to you - or check out the NRSV version here
You may like to share in this beautiful traditional hymn - sung by Down Cathedral, Downpatrick...
Giving Thanks (Eucharist)
The word eucharist means thanksgiving, and when we share bread and wine together as the body and blood of Christ, we use one of the Great Thanksgiving prayers in our authorised prayer book .
(see photo here from our worship in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at St Francis College in Milton).
When we have no opportunity to gather in this way with an ordained priest to lead us, we may still take time to give thanks for God's blessing to us, and especially the gift of love in Jesus Christ.
Perhaps you may like to read one of the Gospel versions of the Last Supper and Jesus' words at this point? - click here for Mark's Gospel chapter 14, 22-25
If you have an Anglican Prayer Book, you can also read one of the authorised prayers.
As you share food today, you may also like to remember God present with us whenever we take bread and wine, or anything else to eat.
Prayer of Commendation
(from St Patrick's Breastplate)
I bind unto myself today
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same,
The Three in One and One in Three.
Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
I bind unto myself the Name,
The strong Name of the Trinity;
By invocation of the same.
The Three in One, and One in Three,
Of Whom all nature hath creation,
Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
Praise to the Lord of my salvation.
(from St Patrick's Breastplate)
I bind unto myself today
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same,
The Three in One and One in Three.
Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
I bind unto myself the Name,
The strong Name of the Trinity;
By invocation of the same.
The Three in One, and One in Three,
Of Whom all nature hath creation,
Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
Praise to the Lord of my salvation.
A Blessing for this Trinity Sunday
May the God of mystery increase your longing for understanding,
May the God made manifest in Jesus the Christ increase your compassion,
May the God of mission increase your zeal for truth and justice,
And may God the Holy Trinity, bless, preserve and keep you, today and always. Amen
(Penny Jones)
May the God of mystery increase your longing for understanding,
May the God made manifest in Jesus the Christ increase your compassion,
May the God of mission increase your zeal for truth and justice,
And may God the Holy Trinity, bless, preserve and keep you, today and always. Amen
(Penny Jones)
one more hymn for today - with the choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Offertory
In our usual worship, we include an opportunity to offer monetary and/or other gifts to God.
If you would like to contribute to the work of Milton Anglicans during the COVID-19 crisis, please feel to do so via electronic means -
via BPoint
or by contacting the parish office
In our usual worship, we include an opportunity to offer monetary and/or other gifts to God.
If you would like to contribute to the work of Milton Anglicans during the COVID-19 crisis, please feel to do so via electronic means -
via BPoint
or by contacting the parish office