A Special Praise Party for Hallowe’en
Calling all children (whether you are five, 35 or 95): Join the Cheeky Pandas today at 6pm for a special “Pandamonium Praise Party” – not to be missed!
Sunday Worship 25 October: Bible Sunday
Today is Bible Sunday and we will reflect on how the Bible can speak to us at this particular time. Find all the links below.
Church Coffee Online at 11.15am…
Open the Book Story: The Big Party…
Activity Sheet for Children and Families…
Andrew Ollerton’s book “The Bible – A Story That Makes Sense of Life”…
St Mary’s Festival 13 Sep, 10.30am: Sunday Worship
A bumper service for St Mary’s Festival! All about boats, sailing and the storms of life. With a scientific quiz (Sink or Swim) an interview with Meyrick Beebee about his life and faith, photos and videos from the children who started school last week and … our virtual choir with a new version of Amazing Grace! Find all links below this video.
A Virtual Tour of the White House Gardens…
Family Service on Sunday 2 August 2020
Join us for our Family Service today, which is all about fellowship (also known as community, family, togetherness). We’ll here from a whole range of people what they love about their church group and we have a family service quiz for you. Find all the links mentioned in the service below this video.
LINKS:
Cherish | Connect | Collaborate | Commit
In August, Christoph and Edda are inviting couples to four “marriage sessions” online. Find out more in this short video…
Join Edda and Christoph Lindner for four sessions on building strong marriages. Edda and Christoph have been married for 26 years and believe more than ever that marriage is a great gift – a gift that needs looking after. Under the four headings “Cherish | Connect | Collaborate | Commit” we will watch excellent videos provided by Care for the Family with lots of ideas to spark off a great conversation between couples afterwards.
Make August your ‘date night month’ and join us!
The Marriage Sessions are designed for couples who are married or engaged to be married.
All materials will be provided. There is no fee.
Family Service 5 July 2020
It’s a family service for all ages today and Winnie the Pooh, Michelangelo and of course Ian Jennings are helping us to explore the adventure of becoming fully human. Also today: we cheer on all the children who are soon starting nursery, school or secondary school. Find all the links mentioned in the service below this video.
VIRTUAL COFFEE:
ACTIVITY SHEET for children and families:
Please complete our short SURVEY on restarting services at St Mary’s:
Saying Grace
Sung Grace:
All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above. Then thank the Lord, oh thank the Lord for all his love.
Thank you Lord for giving us food, right where we are. Amen!
Thank you for the world so sweet, thank you for the food we eat, thank you for the birds that sing, thank you, God for everything.
For health and strength and daily food, we praise your name, O God. (may be sung as a round)
Said Grace:
For what we are about to receive may the Lord make us truly thankful.
Bless us oh Lord for these thy gifts that we’re about to receive from thy bounty through Christ our Lord, Amen.
Lord, bless those that sit at this table, the food that is on it, and those who prepared it. Amen.
God we thank you for our food, for work and play and all that’s good, for wind and rain and sun above, but most of all for your great love.
Thou who has given so much to me, give one thing more, a grateful heart. (George Herbert)
Come Lord Jesus, be our guest, and may our meal by you be blest.
Give thanks to the LORD,a for he is good; his love endures forever. (Psalm 107.1)
Humorous Graces:
God, bless this bunch as they munch their lunch.
For well filled plate and brimming cup and freedom from the washing up, we thank you, Lord.
Rub-a-dub-dub, thanks for the grub.
Down head, up paws, thank God we’ve jaws.
AND … ACTION!
Here is a great all-age song about prayer. Can you video yourself doing the actions of the chorus or maybe come up with your own actions or dance? Send your video to rector@denhamparish.church by the end of Friday so we can include it in our Sunday service!