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Wednesday break reflection   27 May 2020

​A thought to start our reflection this morning.

Then the disciples returned to Jerusalem, a sabbath's day journey.
The disciples constantly devoted themselves to prayer
Then Peter standing with the eleven addressed the crowd
                                       Acts of the Apostles:1:12, 14 and 2:14

Let us pray 

Ascended God
We would have lingered on the mountain of transfiguration
clung to the Easter garden
been saddened by your Emmaus departure
and begged the ascension skies never to close
But you have taught us deeper truth
you are not absent,
we give thanks that you travel with us
and we praise you and worship you,
our God
who showed love to world through your son, Jesus Christ,
Amen.​ 


                                                based on a prayer by Donald Hilton                                      

The first verse of a well known poem
written in 1815 by William Wordsworth. 

​I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Click here for a you tube audio version of this famous poem

A few verses from the book of Acts

Then the disciples returned to Jerusalem which was a sabbath day's journey away.
There the disciples devoted themselves to prayer.
Alan reflects on travelling a sabbath days journey in prayer as we ease ourselves into life beyond the front door..
Click for text of Alan's talk
Click for the text of Lynn Ungar's prayer- Pandemic

Ruth plays for as as we pause and imagine...
walking out taking God's love back into the world.
What do you see?
​How do you feel?

We bow our heads for a moment in prayer

Click for text of Alan's prayer

​And after we pray, we go and prepare.

 One more step along the world we go.
One more step along the world we go.
From the old things to the new
keep me traveling along with you.

And it's from the old I travel to the new.
Keep me traveling along with you.

A hymn to finish with

Thine Be The Glory (with lyrics) from sonderseen on Vimeo.

​May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you,
Amen

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Our church building in Spring

At the end of last year, Leonard said to me one Sunday that I should look forward to a surprise outside the church in late spring. Is this the surprise? Since we can't go into the building I thought you might like to see some pictures.
What thoughts of church and friends come to mind as you look at them?
Thank you Leonard and helpers.
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​Bible reading plan
 oHere's a simple bible reading plan for the next few weeks taken from Janie Stuart's favourite Bible commentator-Dale Bruner. He calls it making a home with Jesus. (John 15). His suggestion is that we read a a book a month, reading a chapter a day and think about what we have read and what is happening in our lives. Since some books are have fewer chapters than days in the month, then you either get to have a few days holiday or spend time chewing over passages that caught your attention in that particular book.
His scheme for the next few months would be:
March: Luke 1-24
April: John 1-21
May: Acts 1-28
June: Romans: 1-16
We are part way through the gospel of Luke in the church so I would suggest the following:
March 22 to April 12 Luke 10 -24
April 13 to May 3: John 1-21
May: Acts 1-28 which would gets us back onto Dale's plan but let us read and reflect on the Easter story at Easter.

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Banchory Ternan East Parish Church of Scotland
Station Road
Banchory
AB31 5YP

Minister: Rev Alan Murray
AJSmurray@churchofscotland.org.uk

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    • The East Church Guild
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    • KANDY PLUS
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  • Advent & Christmas 2020
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    • nine lessons and carols
    • Christingle
    • Christmas day
    • 27 December 2020
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