St Paul's
Beaconsfield

Anglican Church near Fremantle, Western Australia

First Sunday of Lent 21 February 2010

Our parish is a community that seeks God and the fullness of creation by finding ourselves in relation to others. Our giving to the common, to the other, our sharing of ourselves is our commitment to this endeavour.

May the Christ who walks on wounded feet
walk with you on the road.
May the Christ who serves with wounded hands
stretch out your hands to serve.
May the Christ who loves with a wounded heart
open your hearts to love.
May you see the face of Christ in everyone you meet,
and may everyone you meet
see the face of Christ in you.

Traditional Celtic prayer from V U #349

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Deep peace of the shining star to you
Deep peace of the running wave to you
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you
Deep joy of the leaping fire to you
Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you.
Celtic tradition.

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Collect
Eternal Love, my God, in whom I trust,
we know the Divine Word is near on our lips and in our hearts.
We rejoice in the abundance of God’s giving, for we live
in a land flowing with milk and honey.
Christ reveals Love in the wilderness of temptation.
We seek to walk that same path of trust.
Coming together to share the fruits of our lives
we celebrate with all the bounty that the LORD our God has given to us
and to this house of divine communion....Amen

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Pray that as we share together the journey of Lent we may find each other in the Wilderness of the everyday and strengthen each other as temptations draw us into the fears that cloud God’s abundant love. Give thanks for each other as we seek to build to build a new foundation for the future and give of ourselves to those who will come after us.

Pray that we may honour our heritage, the conversation that has gone before, and that we find our words to create a dialogue for tomorrow. Give thanks for those whose lips and hearts echo the Divine Word, those who bring Light into the darkness of our wilderness; for all who nurture and make real in acts of love the call of our community.

Pray that we may know ourselves as the Word seeking to be made fully alive. Give thanks for all that we share in common with all people and with all faiths; pray that we may hear when others speak of truth for our children and for all who will continue the journey that we are on - and build on the foundations we lay. Pray that we might feed others and nurture within ourselves a spirit of compassion. Pray for all refugees and for hospitality in the hearts of all. Give thanks for the Divine fullness that we glimpse as we share together in worship

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A Sesquicentenary Prayer

Lord of all generations
Bless our celebration of 150 years of ministry with the Diocese of Perth.
We give thanks for those whose dedication and vision enabled the foundation and development of this diocese.
Guide those of us now entrusted with this responsibility.
Encourage us and give us the commitment, enthusiasm and inspiration we need.
May we have breadth of vision and generosity that will enable us to provide a solid foundation of faith for future generations.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Daily Prayer from Perth Anglican Diocese See left hand column

Prayer in the tradition of St Paul

Creator of Life, of light and all Love, we pray thee
to fill this house with thy Spirit.
Here may the strong renew their strength and seek
for their working lives a noble consecration.
Here may the poor find succour and the friendless
friendship.
Here may the tempted find power, the sorrowing
comfort and the bereaved find the truth that death
hath no dominion over their beloved.
Here let the fearing find a new courage and the
doubting have their faith and hope confirmed.
Here may the careless be awakened and all that are
oppressed be freed.
Hither may many be drawn by thy love and go
hence, their doubts resolved and faith renewed,
their sins forgiven and their hearts aflame with thy
love.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

From the Chapel porch, Pleshey Retreat House, with amended
divine address.

The Creed

We believe that in the Child of Bethlehem
all love and grace
is gathered for the world.
Here God entered our life
in a way which honoured forever
our struggle to survive
our possibilities for newness
and our ordinary human journey
Here we see our God
in a surprising way
a God who travels with us
a God who loves us to the death
and a God who comes among us
as a small and vulnerable child
This God we Praise
This God we welcome into our life
This God we celebrate today.

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Gâyatrî Mantra

We meditate on the glory of the Creator;
Who has created the Universe;
Who is worthy of Worship;
Who is the embodiment of Knowledge and Light;
Who is the remover of all Sin and Ignorance;
May the Divine enlighten our Intellect.

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May creatures all abound in wealth and peace;
May all be blessed with peace always;
All creatures weak or strong,
All creatures great and small;
Creatures seen or unseen,
Dwelling afar or near.
born or awaiting birth,
May all be blessed with peace!

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We meditate on the glory of the Creator;
Who has created the Universe;
Who is worthy of Worship;
Who is the embodiment of Knowledge and Light;
Who is the remover of all Sin and Ignorance;
May The Divine enlighten our Intellect.