We want to continue our online church, as a fresh expression of church. We’d really like your help with this. In particular, we’d like to draw together a team who are passionate about our online church, and who want to continue worshipping together online. Would you like to join us as we explore these ideas forward?
Our newest BCM candidate, Jane, leads from the lady chapel at St Mark’s today, whilst St Thomas bring the music, sermon and prayers. Today, we think about a prayerful community – as we look forward to Thy Kingdom Come.
The Pascal candle is a symbol of Jesus light, here on Earth. George talks on Ascension Day about the meaning of the candle – and how it’s extinguishing means we must carry the light instead. The ascension marks the end of one story – but the start of another: the birth of the Christian church, empowered by the Holy Spirit.
Remaining mostly dry, Peter leads from the vicarage garden in Lymington – whilst St Mark’s bring the sermon and prayers. Today, we think about a fundamental truth from Jesus last supper with his followers: friendship is key.
We’re leading once more from St Mark’s, where one of our BCM Worship team tie together the hymns, prayer and sermon from our friends at St Thomas. Our focus today is on a Jesus centred community – as Peter gets to task on vines in the vicarage!
As part of our APCM (that’s the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, if you didn’t know but were too afraid to ask!), we’ve put together a video version too. Where so much of the past twelve months was turned upside down and went online because of pandemic lockdowns and restrictions, it felt especially right to be able to recollect on what we’ve achieved in the past year.
Today, and it’s all from St Mark’s – as we celebrate St Mark and our patronal festival! A chance to look back over the last year as our sermon today gives way to a look at all we’ve achieved with our friends at St Thomas over the past twelve months.
Today, St Thomas lead and our focus is on bearing witness. St Mark’s bring the sermon, prayers and music, with our BCM worship team members taking the reigns for our talk and intercessions today.
As restrictions imposed to keep us all safe from the risk of Covid-19 across the country are slowly relaxed, we’ve been reviewing how we can better offer Communion during a service too. In line with recommendations from The Church of England, we’ve details here of how you will be able to receive communion within the service.
As we enter the Easter period, we continue our celebration of the risen Lord – and today, St Mark’s lead and St Thomas bring the sermon, prayers and music.
