Posts Tagged: Outdoor worship

Cathedral of Trees

Posted June 6th, 2023 by barbara & filed under General.

At our meeting after the Coronation of King Charles 111 we discussed the merits of meeting outdoors as opposed to indoors. We used a Celtic monastic tradition to consider. Wandering… Read more »

Mysteries and Miracles

Posted May 29th, 2021 by barbara & filed under bandstand, General, Pentecost.

With the ending of some of the Covid restrictions we could once more meet in the Bandstand our spiritual home since September 2009. Not since March 2020 had we all… Read more »

What’s in a Name?

Posted October 3rd, 2020 by barbara & filed under bread and wine, Controversial Jesus, General, Kingdom of God, Outdoor church, park.

Sitting under the weeping beech beside the river on this fine autumn morning we split into small groups in order to keep to the rule of six. The people leading… Read more »

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 »

Touch.

Posted March 8th, 2020 by Grayden Daniels & filed under bandstand, bread and wine, Controversial Jesus, Kingdom of God, Outdoor church, park, sharing coffee, Third Space.

On a lovely, sunny but fresh March Sunday morning we met in the bandstand in Hall Leys Park.   ..be silent be still alone empty before your god say nothing… 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 »

Francis and the Wolf

Posted October 13th, 2019 by barbara & filed under Franciscan Incarnational Theology, Outdoor church.

Inspired by last weeks Franciscan Benediction that Paul shared with us from Work of the People * and Richard Rohr Centre for Action and Contemplation* talking about St Francis of… Read more »

Hymns, Psalms and Poetry

Posted July 22nd, 2019 by barbara & filed under Alternative prayer activities, Band stand, Outdoor church.

I was at a friends funeral recently and we sang the song “How Great Thou Art”. Whilst singing the second verse I was reminded of how brilliant it is to… 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 »