The communion meal is a service we have held at Holy Nativity for the last three years. It is a communion service in reverse. It is a place for all ages to gather together around God’s table, to share bread and wine together, to eat together, to explore the bible together and to pray together.
There is something wonderful about the way George Guiver CR embodies his vocation as a monk in a way that enables him to speak so freely about the nature of The Church TM. I’m currently reading his new book Vision upon Vision: Processes of Change and Renewal in Christian Worship. I was so struck by
One of the many things I need to do now that I am back online is sort through all of the tasks that have been backing up. Here is one of the clips of The Rock Mass that I’ve managed to get off my computer and up to YouTube. Thanks to Trash II Treasure for
As you probably know, Ruth and I are involved in a couple of services at Greenbelt this year. We’ve had details confirmed about when the U2charist will be happening. It is going to be in the “InSense” venue at 5pm on Monday. The worship is being organised by Luminous in Lincoln. Metanoia will be leading the musical aspects of
From the “Paradise City” cam Changing worship blogs are like busses. You wait for over a week and then they all turn up at once. I want to say a few words of thanks for the Rock Mass at Dewsbury Minster last Saturday night. The event was great to be part of. In the six years
I have just realised that in the business of the last two weeks I have forgotten to mention this!! Burton Road Methodist Churchis holding a Rock Communion service in Lincoln. Metanoia are going to be there two weeks on Sunday at 6pm. Graeme, Ali, Ruth and I were all at college together with their minister, The Sten (The Reverend
I humbly perform before you an act of contrition. Dr Ruth pointed out that for the last few years she has wanted to play this song in church, probably at a Rock Mass and that she told me about it a long time ago. I have to admit that I may have heard her say
This is a video of the Blesséd Alt:Worship Mass at Greenbelt last Friday night. Unfortunately the battery ran out before the end but you get the idea. I wish we had someone operating a roving camera as well so that you could get the full effect of being there as the bubbles filled the whole
I’m really excited to announce that Fr Simon from Blessed asked us to collaborate with their team for a service at Greenbelt. It will be in the The Big Top on Friday night at 6pm. From the way things have progressed it will be a blending of Blessed with the live music aspects of The Rock Mass. It
The Rock Mass just got big!! Time for ‘Metanoia’ to ROCK Dewsbury Minster! Wakefield Diocese are having a huge celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Authorised Version of the bible called Biblefresh Wakefield. There are all sorts of activities going on during the day. In the evening we will be holding a Rock Mass. It