Posts Categorized: emerging church

Hidden Beauty and God’s Bounty

Posted September 16th, 2020 by barbara & filed under emerging church, Environment, Kingdom of God.

We gathered under the twisted beach tree beside the river on this glorious sunny morning Psalms 8, 19 & 50 selection The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work… Read more »

Return to the Park!

Posted August 2nd, 2020 by Grayden Daniels & filed under bandstand, bread and wine, emerging church, General, Kingdom of God, Outdoor church, park, Thanksgiving.

On a beautiful sunny morning we met once again at the bandstand in the park. After meeting on Zoom for over 4 months it was wonderful to meet up in… Read more »

Epiphany 2020

Posted January 12th, 2020 by Grayden Daniels & filed under bandstand, bread and wine, Controversial Jesus, emerging church, Environment, Epiphany, Outdoor church, park, seasons, Third Space.

Epiphany means to be revealed, it is associated with the visit of the Magi (wise men) to the infant Jesus when God revealed himself to the world through the incarnation…. Read more »

10th Anniversary and God comes to the Bandstand!

Posted September 30th, 2019 by wendy & filed under bandstand, emerging church, General, Third Space.

So… We had the most marvellous time this Sunday celebrating ten years of meeting at the bandstand. We could hardly believe it but the evidence is there on the website!… Read more »

God is not like that!

Posted June 23rd, 2019 by Grayden Daniels & filed under bandstand, bread and wine, Controversial Jesus, emerging church, Outdoor church, parables, park, Third Space.

We met in the park on a dull but warm summer’s morning accompanied by beautiful bird song. Our began worship with: We gather this morning in the name of the… Read more »

The Divine Dance

Posted May 19th, 2019 by barbara & filed under bandstand, bread and wine, emerging church, Environment, General, Outdoor church, park, Thanksgiving, Third Space, views of the park.

Following last weeks Third Space I tried to use as few words as possible and allow some time for contemplation. We were also going to be very Franciscan so we… Read more »

Incarnation

Posted December 26th, 2018 by Grayden Daniels & filed under bandstand, Christmas, emerging church, Outdoor church, park, Third Space.

Christmas morning at the bandstand was accompanied by the most beautiful festive birdsong. May we… Liturgy for Christmas Day………. As the light begins to shift and a crack appears in… Read more »

Arrival

Posted December 23rd, 2018 by Grayden Daniels & filed under advent, bandstand, bread and wine, emerging church, Outdoor church, park, sharing coffee, Third Space.

This morning as the rain poured down on a very grey day we were glad to be meeting in the bandstand. Advent which means “arrival” is the beginning of the… Read more »

Advent Hope

Posted December 16th, 2018 by Grayden Daniels & filed under advent, bread and wine, emerging church, Franciscan Incarnational Theology, General, Kingdom of God, Outdoor church, park, Third Space, what we're up to.

On a beautiful but chilly Sunday morning we met by the river in the park. Lighter of lights – illumine us  Fire of fires – thaw us  Power of powers… Read more »

The Wonder of Fungi

Posted October 28th, 2018 by Grayden Daniels & filed under Band stand, bandstand, bread and wine, emerging church, Environment, Kingdom of God, Outdoor church, park, Science, seasons, Thanksgiving, Third Space, third space prayers, what we're up to.

On a beautiful, but cold autumnal Sunday morning we met in the park for worship: In the fading of the summer sun, the shortening of days, cooling breeze, swallows’ flight… Read more »