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The Most Unlikely Places

The Most Unlikely Places. Chaplaincy Sunday 2013 Queensland Synod Sunday 2 June 2013. Theme: The Most Unlikely Places.

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The Most Unlikely Places

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  1. The Most Unlikely Places Chaplaincy Sunday 2013 Queensland Synod Sunday 2 June 2013 Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  2. Theme: The Most Unlikely Places • The most unlikely places: Chaplaincy is part of the action of the church, in participating in God’s mission, that takes us into the most unlikely places. It takes us into places where joy, triumph, pleasure, delight are sometimes conspicuously absent. • Chaplaincy is about recognising the presence of God in every corner of life – even the dimly lit or unlikely places. In the same way as Chaplains take the church into unlikely places, looking for signs of the presence of God, how can you so shape your life to find yourself in unlikely places, recognising, declaring and demonstrating the reign of God in those places? How can you recognise, name and celebrate the reign of God in the unlikely places within your own life? Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  3. Call to Worship O sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvellous works among all the peoples. For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised. (Psalm 96:1-4a) This is God’s world and we are part of it. In God’s world there is wonderful diversity. The Church is made up of people from the north, south, east and west. In God’s family all are to be loved and accepted. May we reflect the hospitality of God. Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  4. Within us and amongst us the Spirit unites us, building bridges we cannot build alone. God has made us one. God has made us all different! Wherever we go we can meet God. There is nowhere we can go where God can not reach us. Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  5. Prayers of Adoration & Confession • O God all-powerful, true and incomparable, we adore you. • You are present in all things, yet limited by none, • untouched by place, unaged by time, • unhurried by the years, undeceived by words, • not subject to birth nor in need of protection; • you are above all corruption, • you are beyond all change, • living in light that none can approach, • invisible, yet you make yourself known to us; • and you are found by all who seek you with their whole heart. • You are the God of Israel and of all who hope in Christ. • You are God; we adore you. • , Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  6. …… • Merciful God, • who created us for life together: • we confess that we have turned from your way. • We have not loved you with all our heart; • we have not loved one another as you commanded. • We have been quick to claim our own rights, • but careless of the rights of others. • We have taken much and given little. • Holy God, whose compassion never ends, • we ask you to forgive us our sins, • and to blot out all our guilt, • that we may know again the joy of your Spirit; • through Jesus Christ our Lord. • Amen. • Sing Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  7. Declaration of Forgiveness • The good news of God’s grace • Is that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. • Here then the good news: Our sins are forgiven. • Thanks be to God. Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  8. Readings of the Word of God • 1 Kings 18:20-39 • Galatians 1:1-12 • Luke 7:1-10 Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  9. Theme Conversation • Conversation with the Kids Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  10. Preaching of the Word Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  11. Affirmation of Faith • We believe in God, • holy Source of all that is. • We believe in God, • who has spoken the eternal Word in Jesus Christ. • We believe in God, • ceaselessly breathing the Spirit into creation. • We trust in God’s love and wisdom: • fully revealed in the humanity of Jesus Christ, • present to us through the Spirit’s working • in the Church and beyond. Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  12. We believe that God is calling the whole creation • into a future of justice and peace. • We share in Christ’s risen life, • and commit ourselves today to receive • the coming reign of God. • To the only God, Three yet One, • be all honour and glory and praise • now and for ever. Amen. • The United Church of Canada, General Council 1968, alt.1998 Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  13. Offering Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  14. The Story Of Chaplaincy • (See resources attached) Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  15. Prayers Of The People • In community and compassion, • we pray to the risen Christ, • who comes to meet us, saying: • Risen Christ, • grant us peace. • For those who cling together in fear and anxiety: • refugees from political, economic and social oppression. • Risen Christ, • grant us peace. Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  16. For those who refuse to be satisfied with easy answers: • doubters and searchers, researchers and analysts. • workers for justice, compassion and reconciliation. • Risen Christ, • grant us peace. • For those who act boldly in faith and commitment: • givers and sharers, carers and seekers. • Risen Christ, • grant us peace. Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  17. For those who stand among us as signs of hope and compassion: • teachers and leaders, pastors and friends. • Risen Christ, • grant us peace. • For those who re-present Christ in the most unlikely places • the Chaplains and Pastoral Carers whose presence expresses hope; • whose actions express love and whose openness engages the conversations of faith. • Risen Christ, • grant us peace. Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  18. Risen Christ, wherever we are, • grant us the faith and courage • to recognise you in our midst. • Risen Christ, • grant us peace. • Amen. Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  19. Holy Communion • Invitation • Rejoice before God you and your children. • Rejoice with the stranger, • the widowed, the orphan. • Rejoice, you who were once enslaved. • Break the bread of freedom. • Drink deep from laughter’s cup. • Rejoice, for God has blessed us • in all we produce, • in all we undertake. • Together, let us celebrate Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  20. Prayer Of Thanksgiving • The Lord be with you. • And also with you. • Lift up your hearts. • We lift them to the Lord. • Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. • It is right to give our thanks and praise. • Holy God, we praise you. • Let the heavens be joyful, • and the earth be glad. Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  21. We bless you for creating the whole world, • for your promises to your people Israel, • and for the life we know in Jesus Christ your Son. • Born of Mary, he shares our life. • Eating with sinners, he welcomes us. • Leading his followers, he guides us. • Dying on the cross, he rescues us. • Risen from the dead, he gives new life. • And so we praise you with the faithful of every time and place, • joining with choirs of angels and the whole creation • in the eternal hymn: Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  22. Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, • heaven and earth are full of your glory. • Hosanna in the highest. • Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. • Hosanna in the highest. • With thanksgiving we take this bread and this cup • and proclaim his death and resurrection. • Receive our sacrifice of praise. Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  23. Send to us the Holy Spirit, • that this meal may be holy • and your people may become one. • Unite us in faith, inspire us to love, • encourage us with hope, • that we may receive Christ • as he comes to us in this holy banquet. • We praise you, almighty Father, • through Christ your Son, in the Holy Spirit. • Amen. Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  24. The Lord’s Prayer • Rejoicing in the presence of God here among us, • let us pray with confidence: • Our Father in heaven, • hallowed be your name, • your kingdom come, • your will be done, • on earth as in heaven. • Give us today our daily bread. • Forgive us our sins • as we forgive those who sin against us. Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  25. Save us from the time of trial • and deliver us from evil. Matthew 6:9-13 • For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours • now and forever. • Amen. Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  26. Breaking Of The Bread • Christ is the bread of life, • food for healing and wholeness. • Christ is the cup of hope, • wellspring of resurrection life. • The gifts of God for the people of God. • May we who share these gifts • be found in Christ • and Christ in us. Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  27. Prayer After Communion • Gracious God, • may your gifts of love transform and enliven us • that we may live lives of thanksgiving. • May your presence among us • provoke such longing for your realm, • that we will never be satisfied • until the whole earth knows • your justice, your peace, and your love. • In Christ’s name, we pray. Amen. Uniting Church Chaplaincy

  28. Blessing • God who meets us in the most unlikely places • Take us now and put our feet on the road • that leads to the horizons of your unfolding future • the future to which the Spirit draws us • and from which the Risen One comes to meet us. • Amen • All prayers taken from Uniting in Worship 2, except for Blessing which is adapted from Be Our Freedom Lord (T. Falla, 242). Uniting Church Chaplaincy

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