Posts By: Grayden Daniels

Easter Sunday.

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  We met in the park on a bitterly cold Easter morning to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.     Our worship included contributions from most of those gathered, here are just a selection: Stand in a close circle Welcome friends to Third Space Jesus is risen All: He is risen indeed – Hallelujah Widened… Read more »

living peacefully on earth

Posted by & filed under Controversial Jesus, emerging church, Kingdom of God, stuff we like, Thanksgiving, Third Space.

Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation From the Center for Action and Contemplation Living Peacefully on Earth To live non-violently—both toward humans and nature—requires that we recognize God’s image in each living thing. We cannot be violent toward someone or something when we see the divine in them. My friend and nonviolent activist John Dear recently published… Read more »

Lenten Worship.

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We met in the park on a mild early spring morning. Our worship focused on Lent with help from Richard Rohr and Dale Ryan. Call to worship Lord God, early in the morning when the world was young, you made life in all its beauty you gave birth to all we know.   This morning,… Read more »

The Parable of the Wedding Banquet

Posted by & filed under bandstand, bread and wine, Controversial Jesus, emerging church, Fairtrade, Outdoor church, park, sharing coffee, Third Space.

Yesterday our opening worship in the park began with a welcome: welcome to what you cannot see to what you cannot control to what you cannot ignore to what you cannot hide from welcome the welcome is universal the entrance is free the invitation is open the hand is extended the time is now….. welcome… Read more »

Pigeons and Pentecost

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    This morning (28/5/17) we met in the park under a wonderful weeping beech tree just by the river. It was particularly lovely to welcome old friends and so our opening litany of thanksgiving (see previous post) was especially meaningful in giving thanks for reunions. The birdsong that accompanied our worship was just amazing! Because we are… Read more »

Fairtrade, Beatitudes and Sanctuary!

Posted by & filed under Band stand, bandstand, bread and wine, emerging church, Fairtrade, General, park, sharing coffee, Third Space, what we're up to.

We met together in the bandstand on a grey, wet Sunday morning, and began our worship with the following: God of the Universe, You made the heavens and the earth, So we do not call our home merely “planet earth.” We call it your Creation, a Divine Mystery, a Gift from Your Most Blessed Hand…. Read more »

The Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard.

Posted by & filed under book, Book discussion, Controversial Jesus, emerging church, General, stuff we like, Third Space.

At our Wednesday evening meeting we continued to look at the parables featured  in Amy-Jill Levine’s “Short Stories by Jesus”. In the parable, a landowner searching for workers for his vineyard continues to hire labourers throughout the day, and in the end, he pays all of the workers “whatever is right,” which results in every… Read more »