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This week we look at Psalm 40

1 I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,
and he turned to me and heard my cry.
2 He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along.
3 He has given me a new song to sing,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see what he has done and be amazed.
They will put their trust in the Lord.

By God’s grace are we willing to help to lift the people in our lives; in the networks of our family, friends and work/volunteering colleagues, OUT of the miry bog today and help them to find a better place?

This may require us to reach out to others when they are suffering, to offer to pray for and with them, re-kindling or sowing seeds of HOPE.

If you want to download a doodle sheet to use during the service it can be found here.

The service will be available as usual at 10.30 on Sunday here:
https://youtu.be/pBoWasARy6M Please join us.

As usual we will have Zoom coffee at 11.30 after the service. A good time to catch up and chat. All the usual links are found here:

https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

This week we are looking at Psalms of Faith – Psalm 27 shows up that though we might be surrounded by evil, we need not be afraid because the Lord is with us.
We can be confident in Him.
The service will be available as usual at 10.30 on Sunday here:
https://youtu.be/mFjUyycy1f0

Please join us.

As usual we will have Zoom coffee at 11.30 after the service. A good time to catch up and chat. All the usual links are found here:

https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

This Sunday we will look at the topic of forgiveness. The service will be available as usual at 10.30 on Sunday here: https://youtu.be/zyHrgaiyV44
Please join us.
We are focusing on the words from Psalm 103. Is it enough to forgive and forget? Or should we make a conscious decision daily to remember that we are a forgiving people?

As usual we will have Zoom coffee at 11.30 after the service. A good time to catch up and chat. All the usual links are found here:
https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

This Sunday we will join with New Wine for their morning service at 11am.
Links as usual are here: https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM

In the evening the main speaker is the Archbishop of Canterbury so you may want to watch that too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0XWDpl85b8

We will NOT be having Zoom Coffee to give you time for the next thing!

From 1pm will have a socially distanced Picnic at St Martin’s. The new guidance still allows us to meet inside the building for worship, so outside is certainly within the guidelines.

We will share in Communion together before we leave.

This week on Sunday there is a lot going on!

1. We are not meeting online till 11am
2. We will be joining in with the National New Wine Conference – see below
3. No zoom coffee after church because…..
4. We’re meeting in real life with a Picnic followed by communion from 1-3pm at St Martin’s

New Wine Breaks Out

New Wine starts on Thursday 30th July at 8pm. Sessions continue over a long weekend – please take advantage of this great opportunity.

Clicking on this link takes you to all the content: https://breaksout.new-wine.org/programme/

Arena and Impact are for adults, you can choose! When we go as a church we usually go to Impact – but no pressure.

Luminosity is for teenagers, 11-18. There are also Kids sessions

We are continuing our service on Sunday at 10.30 in front of a screen with Psalm 25 – another honest Psalm, looking at how God can take away our shame, and can free us from fear of shame going forward.
Afterwards we’ll meet and chat over Zoom at 11.30

All the links you need for Sunday services and Zoom Coffee are here:

https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM – feel free to bookmark it.

Next Sunday – 2 August 2020

Many of us would have been at the New Wine camp next Sunday. We will join with many others at the New Wine Youtube service next week.

We’ll emulate camping by having a picnic together on the grass behind St Martin’s. Please bring everything you need with you.
Picnic 1-3pm
We’ll end with a short communion service to celebrate our first real life meet up!

I hope you can join us on Sunday at 10.30 in front of a screen. Afterwards we’ll meet and chat over Zoom at 11.30

All the links you need for Sunday services and Zoom Coffee are here:

https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM – feel free to bookmark it.

We are continuing our series on the Psalms and this third week the theme is ‘Despair’. Over one third of the psalms are passionate expressions of grief or despair – we’ll look at Psalm 31 to find out what the psalmist does when overwhelmed with distress and how others have found their footing again.

This Sunday we continue our series on Psalms – our theme is "Fear". Psalm 142

All the links you need for Sunday services and Zoom Coffee are here:

https://linktr.ee/ParishofGHM – feel free to bookmark it.

Last week after our introduction to the Psalms we split into three groups and wrote a Psalm together in our Zoom coffee.

Here are the results. When the new Archbishop of York visits Bradford we’ll propose them to the powers that be with the following names!

Psalm 151

God you are looking after me constantly at this difficult time – but I sometimes feel you are not answering me. In my life you have supported me and held me. You’ve opened my eyes

Help me to tell others about you, to love them and be patient. Help me to know what you want me to do and to understand your ways.

I struggle with putting you first. I struggle with the confusion at the moment.

I trust that you are always at work in the world and in control.

Psalm 152

God you are Gracious and Patient. You are Kind and Loving. Why are you losing followers?

In my life you have guided and protected me. You have been faithful and provided abundantly, give me faith and courage to overcome.

Help me to trust you and to know the right steps for me today. Help me to pray for Iran.

I struggle when I am feeling disconnected with you and others. I struggle with grief and trusting you through the chaos

I trust that you are working even when I cannot see it. I trust that you are faithful and in control of my life.

Psalm 153

God you are Everything! A glorious certainty to me and the strength that keeps me grounded.

In my life you have always been there. You have never failed to amaze me. You have placed peace and hope on my heart. You have been my refuge

Help me to share your goodness with others and to find my rest in You.

Help me to never wander away from You, I want to see Your glory and to be at peace.

I struggle with my loss of independence; with the hostility and division I see around me. Everything in me wants to shout: LISTEN! Get a grip!!

I trust that you are working out your purposes in me and those around me. Guide us on the right path.

You are bigger than I can ever understand.

As usual our service on Sunday will be going live at 10.30am on Our Youtube Channel – We begin to look at the Psalms in our new series “Honest to God”

How do we call out to GOD and share our joy, anger, lament with him – Does he even want to hear? Do we dare to be honest about how we feel?

The Psalms are exactly that – honest conversation – from us to God and back again. Join us as we start a new series looking at why the Psalms are important and some of the major themes we can all identify with.

This week we will be introducing the series and spending some time looking at Psalms and how they are part of our worship and form Honest conversations to God.

We will have space for us to write our own version of a Psalm. Please join us for coffee afterwards as our breakout groups will include space and time with facilitators to create a Psalm together.

All you need is a A4 piece of paper or a print out of this document.

See you on Sunday..

Coffee time link here: https://zoom.us/j/91925093710?pwd=Y3FaQ3RsUUxLRkY4U0ZCalNRaVBWZz09

Meeting ID: 919 2509 3710 Password: 206671

Giving

Many of you have asked about continued giving to the Church.

The short answer is “Yes Please!”. If you use envelopes – keep going – we’ll collect them one day! If you want to give in other ways including online this page has some encouragement and some options.

As usual our service tomorrow will be live at 10.30am on Our Youtube Channel

Coffee time link here: https://zoom.us/j/91925093710?pwd=Y3FaQ3RsUUxLRkY4U0ZCalNRaVBWZz09

Meeting ID: 919 2509 3710 Password: 206671

These are the same each week until further notice.