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 – strengthen us Lover of lovers – warm us Teller of tales – encourage us Destroyer of darkness – save us Touchstone of truth –… Read more »
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The Wonder of Fungi
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 and moonlight rays WE SEE THE CREATOR’S HAND In the browning of leaves once green, morning mists, autumn chill, fruit that falls, frost’s first kiss… Read more »
Constantine the Great
On Wednesday, 6th of June we met at Moca. Since it was a pleasant evening we sat outside to look at the life of Constantine and how his conversion to Christianity changed both the history of the world and the history of the church. The World of Constantine – power and empire. Constantine was born… Read more »
Fairtrade, Beatitudes and Sanctuary!
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 Talents
On Wednesday, 19th October we met at Holly House to discuss various interpretations of the parable of the talents, with help from Amy-Jill Levine’s book: Short Stories by Jesus – the enigmatic parables of a controversial rabbi. She writes: “Parables are Jesus’s way of teaching…………they continue to provoke, challenge, and inspire.” “Jesus’s God is a generous… Read more »
Harry’s baptism
What a joyful, joy-filled day! ThirdSpace’s first baptism: a momentous day for us all but particularly for Harry of course! Almost 30 of us met at the bandstand where we began with these words: We gather this morning in the name of the Creator, who creates time and space, galaxies and stars and planets. In the… Read more »
The Wonder of the Periodic Table.
On a very mild and dry Sunday morning Third Space met as usual at the Bandstand in the park in Matlock. The topic for our worship was the Periodic Table of the Elements. Most people I think will have a sense of wonder and awe at the scale and beauty of the Universe, and a feeling… Read more »
Travelling Light
Travelling Light Because sometimes we travel heavy and those heady times we can barely imagine the freebody movement of dance. Because sometimes we travel dark and from those hard paths we can’t even conjure an image of sunrise or moonrise or starlight or fire. Because sometimes we travel solo and those lonely times we forget… Read more »
Busy Memorable Times
The month leading up to Christmas is busy time for all of us. We all want some figgy pudding So here are some of our Third Space memories God’s generosity to us abundant, gracious, extravagant, generous gift giving – pay it forward! Making a prayer paper chain… Read more »
Inspired!
We met on another lovely late summer morning and started our time of worship by listening to “He was Despised” from the Young Messiah by the New London Chorale. We were asked to think about the times of difficulty that Jesus experienced in his life and how that correlates with our lives. Whatever we experience… Read more »
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