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Mothering Sunday Activities

by church news | Mar 20, 2020 | Front Page

Sadly we cannot meet in Church. We may be unable to visit our mums, whether because of advice not to travel, or because age makes them vulnerable. While we wait and pray for the current public health crisis to improve, here are some alternative ideas …

Light a candle on Sunday 22 March: a Day of Prayer and Action

https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2020/20-march/news/uk/day-of-prayer-and-action-light-a-candle-say-church-leaders

Image from: https://www.mothersunion.org/

Look out some poems about mothers & children (you will find all these online):

Sylvia Plath, ‘You’re’

George Barker, ‘To my mother’

Helena Nelson, ‘With my mother, missing the train’

Atilla József, ‘Mother’

Saradha Soobrayen, ‘As the child looks on’

Funny poems about mothers:

Louise Kevan, ‘Why the old woman lived in a shoe’

A.A. Milne, ‘Disobedience’

Do the Great Mothering Sunday Bake-off!

Try these ideas from BBC goodfood:

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/mothers-day-projects-kids

Decode these anagrams to find some fictional mothers:

OLD RHUBARB METHOD
SPARING MEMOS
YELLOWY MEALS
GUMMY IMP
CRADLE BLANKLY
DULY PLACATE

A Service of Prayer and Readings in the Home

by church news | Mar 20, 2020 | Front Page

Preparation

We meet in the name of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

O God, make speed to save us.

O Lord, make haste to help us.

Praise

We praise you, O God, we acclaim you as the Lord;

all creation worships you, the Father everlasting.

To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,

the cherubim and seraphim, sing in endless praise:

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,

heaven and earth are full of your glory.

from Te Deum Laudamus

The Word of God

Psalm The psalm for the day can be found at the ‘Morning Prayer tab’ at https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/joinus-daily-prayer

or make use of the following Psalms:

Psalm 19; Psalm 126; Psalm 17: 1-8; Psalm 48; Psalm 133; Psalm 23; Psalm 63: 1-8 3

Readings

The readings set for the day can be found at the ‘Morning Prayer tab’ at https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-andworship/join-us-daily-prayer

or select your own readings such as reading through a Gospel.

We affirm our faith in Jesus Christ the Son of God:

Though he was divine, he did not cling to equality with God, but made himself nothing.

Taking the form of a slave, he was born in human likeness.

He humbled himself and was obedient to death, even the death of the cross.

Therefore God has raised him on high, and given him the name above every name:

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,

and every voice proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.

cf Philippians 2.6-11

Prayers

Prayers may include these concerns: All who are in any kind of need; those serving and caring for others; the leaders of the nations; the natural world and the resources of the earth; the local and wider church.

The following prayer is said:

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,