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Tag Archives: Prayer
Prayer after Communion – During Covid Pandemic
I have been conscious that at Communion we are not all able to share in the cup due to the Covid restrictions – not able to receive the wine. It is only the president who does this ‘on behalf of … Continue reading
Lent 4: Live-stream – Let there be lights in the sky, awe and wonder
Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic all public worship across the Church of England has been suspended. Worship has therefore moved to online live-streaming. Below is the text of the simple service I live-streamed from Peterborough Parish Church on Sunday 22nd … Continue reading
Posted in Live-Stream Worship, Sermons
Tagged Awe and Wonder, Coronavirus, Lent 4, Live-stream, Prayer, Stars and Lights
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RESPECT – Prayer for Good Debate
A prayer based on the Simple Charter for Good Debate. God of truth and trust, as we pray for parliament* and the agenda before it, pour your grace upon its members to debate with respect, honouring each person, especially where … Continue reading
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Tagged Charter for Good Debate, Intergrity, Prayer, RESPECT, Trust, Truth
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Prayer for a city centre church – Patronal Festival Sermon
Over the past few years I have written a number of prayers for various special occasions and moments when something specific has been needed – moments of celebration, moments of public grief, anniversaries and to accompany events or reflect significant … Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged John the Baptist, Peterborough Parish Church, Prayer, Public Square Ministry
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Stronger, wider, keener: Praying for the Holy Spirit with ‘Thy Kingdom Come’
Over the last few years we have been encouraged to use this time between Ascension Day (which was on Thursday) and next Sunday, the Day of Pentecost, as a time to pray. It goes under the banner of ‘Thy Kingdom … Continue reading
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Tagged Enlarge and Wider Hearts, Holy Spirit, Keener, Prayer, Stronger, Thy Kingdom Come, Wider
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Sharing Faith – 7 Disciplines of Evangelism
This past week the Church of England’s General Synod has been meeting in London. The theme of this session has been broadly around evangelism. As a word this does not always excite everyone, in fact it can turn people off, … Continue reading
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Tagged Evangelism, Living Faith, Prayer, Revelation, Vision of God
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Prayers for Armistice 100
This weekend, as I lead prayers at the War Memorial in the centre of Peterborough on the 100th anniversary of the Armistice, I will use two prayers which I wrote at the beginning of this commemoration in 2014. The first … Continue reading
Space and the Cosmic Christ
We gather this morning within eyesight of an amazing object. In the north transept is Tim Peake’s spacecraft, in which he returned to earth in 2016 from 6 months on board the International Space Station. It is quite something and … Continue reading
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Tagged Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin, Communion on Moon, Prayer, Soyuz Space Capsule, Space, Tim Peake
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A Space-Inspired Prayer
Tim Peake’s Soyuz Space Capsule has landed in Peterborough Cathedral and is proving to be a phenomenal draw. People are coming to see it in their thousands each day and the cathedral is alive with their excitement and wonder. To … Continue reading
A Pilgrim’s Prayer
I have been working on the new souvenir guidebook for Peterborough Cathedral – writing copy and ensuring that there is a common voice for the whole text. It is a truly collaborative effort and I think we have produced an … Continue reading