or… the unending cycle of preach, prepare, preach, prepare…
This is the end of October – Sunday is November 1st – are you honouring the Saints? Following the Lectionary? Doing you own thing? Here- where I live, we will continue our journey through Holy Week that has been the RCL gospel for the past weeks; I have a kids talk title: “Don’t Show Off”. I thought my student would preach – he was rostered to do so; but the look of panic on is face, and knowing he had deadlines this week, made me choose to take it myself. I need to write something in the next 24 hours so it can be recorded for online Sunday; précised for the Worship at Home sheet to get delivered Friday and so I can take time off. If you are looking for liturgies have a look here, for some lovely ideas; for the NL have a look here and see what Jean has to share. And, for RCL you will find some reflections here.
It is Wednesday evening where I am – that’s Scotland by the way! So I will leave this and I will check back in on Thursday in my time zone. Don’t you just love all the variations in where we live and the times of day we all share? I am minded of the evening hymn: The Day Thou Gavest – as my day is closing off another one begins…
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Julie Rennick is a Church of Scotland minister, serving a parish in the Central Region of Scotland. She blogs at A Country Girl – and has recently been sharing her experience of Covid and its after effects.
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