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Peace Sunday 2021 – Liturgies for gathering and benediction
Call to Worship: Turning a cheek Strength is commanding the wind and sea to obey,Strength is wielding a slingshot in the face of a raging giant.Strength is accepting vulnerability from inside the boat,Strength is standing in solidarity with the powerless.Strength is turning a cheek,Strength is loving an enemy.We come to worshipa God who redefines our…
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Peace Sunday 2021 – Songs
Stand by Me When the storms of life are raging,Stand by me (stand by me); (2x)When the world is tossing meLike a ship upon the sea,Thou who rulest wind and water,Stand by me (stand by me). –Charles Albert Tindley (1851–1933) was a self-taught songwriter and Methodist Episcopal minister. Hymnary.org says: “Tindley was known for being…
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Peace Sunday 2021 – worship resource
Click below to download Theme: Finding hope and healing in crisis Why this theme was chosen: In these gospel passages, Jesus brings salvation in the midst of crisis. We desire and need this peace, especially after this year! And as followers of Jesus, we follow his example and work to bring peace in the midst…
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Peace Sunday letter 2020
19 June 2020 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, our Prince of Peace! We write to invite you and your congregation to observe Peace Sunday together with brothers and sisters in the global Anabaptist church family on 20 September 2020. Accompanying this letter, we…
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Peace Sunday 2020 – worship resource
Theme When one member suffers, all members suffer: Peace as accompaniment and solidarity If we are interested in embodying God’s peace and justice in this world, what happens to one affects and should also matter to others. Biblical text: 1 Corinthians 12:12–27Ruth 1:1–17Ephesians 4:1–6Galatians 6:1–5 Additional resources in this package Additional resources available online:…
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Statement of solidarity with Indigenous peoples
Mennonite World Conference Declaration of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples In the Christian Scriptures, we encounter God who hears the cries of the dispossessed and suffering, feels deep concern for their welfare, and moves to save. In the Gospels, Jesus Christ, the living example for the church, embodies God’s preferred presence with the neighbor who is…
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Peace Sunday 2018 – worship resource
A renewed peace church welcomes the stranger
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Peace Sunday 2016 – worship resource
Overcoming hatred, loving enemies(Matthew 5:43—48)
