Dec2020
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 11 – Collect and Blessing
Collect and Blessing
Image Credit: Thomas Krahling 2020
Dec2020
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 10 – Ninth Reading John 1: 1-4,14
Ninth Reading: John 1:1-4, 14
St John describes the mystery of the incarnation.
Image Credit: Faye Lienert, used with permission from visualarts.lca.org.au
Dec2020
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 9 – Eighth Reading
Eighth Reading: Matthew 2:1-11
The wise men are led by the star to Jesus.
Image Credit: Brett Stafford, Dorothy Turner and Faye Lienert, used with permission from visualarts.lca.org.au
Dec2020
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 7 – Sixth Reading Luke 2: 8-12
Sixth Reading: Luke 2:8-12
The shepherds are told of the birth of Jesus.
Image Credit: Leanne Stahl and Robyn Pfeiffer (dec), adapted with permission from visualarts.lca.org.au
Dec2020
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 6 – Fifth Reading Luke 2: 1-7
Fifth Reading: Luke 2:1-7
Luke tells of the birth of the Christ child.
Image Credit: Leanne Stahl and Robyn Pfeiffer (dec), adapted with permission from visualarts.lca.org.au
Dec2020
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 5 – Fourth Reading Matthew 1: 18-25
Fourth Reading: Matthew 1:18-25
St Matthew tells of the birth of Jesus.
Image Credit: late 11th-century illumination from l’abbaye Saint-Pierre de Salzbourg (Public Domain)
Dec2020
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 4 – Third Reading Micah 5: 2-5a
Third Reading: Micah 5:2-5a
The prophet announces the birth-place of the Saviour.
Image Credit: Ward and Hughes, 1886. Photographed by Andrewrabbott 2015 (Wikimedia Commons). Adapted under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.
Dec2020
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 3 – Second Reading Isaiah 9:2, 6-7.
Second Reading: Isaiah 9:2,6,7
The prophet Isaiah foretells Christ’s birth and kingdom.
Image Credit: Sarah Moller, adapted with permission from visualarts.lca.org.au
Dec2020
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 2 – First Reading Genesis 3:8-15
First Reading: Genesis 3:8-15
God announces in the Garden of Eden that the offspring of the woman will crush the serpent’s head.
Image Credit: John Faed, Expulsion of Adam and Eve (circa 1880) (Public Domain)
Oct2020
NAIDOC Week, 8-15 November 2020
NAIDOC Week is observed each year as a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their histories and cultures. The LCA Reconciliation Action Plan office has produced a whole range of resources for worship in support of this important occasion. They are endorsed by the Commission on Worship. Service Order Resource for NAIDOC Week … Read more
