Beloved God,![]()
we give you thanks for sending Archbishop Sarah as a shepherd to guide your people.![]()
Gift her with wisdom and fill her with the Holy Spirit;![]()
help her to listen well, bring people together and serve as Jesus served.![]()
And we pray for ourselves:![]()
strengthen us in faith, and grant us a heart like Christ’s,![]()
gentle, humble and devoted to the truth,![]()
so that we may share the Gospel with joy.![]()
In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
The Anglican Communion Office invites prayer for the Archbishop of Canterbury, as she sets off on an 87-mile pilgrimage today. ![]()
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Walking from St Paul's in London to Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, the pilgrimage is part of her spiritual preparation for her Installation service on 25 March.![]()
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A short service was held at St Paul’s Cathedral, before the Archbishop, with her husband Eamonn and other pilgrims, walked across the Thames and began their exciting journey.![]()
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Speaking from the steps of St Paul's, Archbishop Sarah said: 'Thank you so much for coming to be here today... Do join with me in praying over the next five to six days as I walk to Canterbury.... Do pray for me and I will continue to pray for you, that together we journey with God and into God, but most importantly with each other.'![]()
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Read more on Anglican News: bit.ly/4rEQwKy![]()
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Archbishop of Canterbury
On the Fourth Sunday of Lent, we make a pause, some flowers are present as well as we use the color Rose. In the midst of our travails it is always important to take a breather, a space to rest and rejoice. The Gospel will present us with the story of the blind man healed by spit and mud... how can this story illuminate you? Come and hear Fr. Hugh preaching.![]()
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Emmanuel's Movie Night Thursday, March 12 at 7PM in the Parish Hall: My Name is Pauli Murray.![]()
NFL halftime show and discussion Saturday, March 14 at 5:30pm in the Parish Hall.![]()
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3nd Sunday in Lent: Jesus and the woman at the well and the promise of living waters. ![]()
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