Suggestion: ’Refresh’ each page before reading to make sure to get my latest edition
‘The Other Lectionary’ is a suggested ‘southern hemisphere’ Lectionary (with a few Resources added) offered in parallel to,
or even replacement of, the RCL which is in standard use by many.
A GATHERING LITURGY FOR THE
CELEBRATION OF LIFE
“...in the end the universe can only be explained in terms of celebration.
It is all an exuberant expression of existence itself”
7 September 2025. Season of Creation1/Pentecost 13C. (Green).
Celebrating Community: The Jesus Banquet
Ocean Sunday
Some Words on Spring…
"Perhaps no other season feels as welcome to us as does spring. The winter months are beautiful, but they are a time of rest and quietude, a time when Nature slows down. We associate winter with short days, low temperatures, and snow or rain, and we relish the coziness of home. But as the days start to lengthen and the Sun starts to feel warm on the skin, we feel ourselves drawn outside. The snow disappears. Subtle, fresh colors appear on the plants. And the birds, many of them arriving from faraway lands, announce their presence with song, the males establishing territories and courting females. Spring is here!”
(John Palka. “The Wonder that a Feather is”. Natures Depth, 2 June 2019)
Acknowledgement of Country/First Peoples
(An act towards reconciliation)
For thousands of years Indigenous people have walked
in this land, on their own country.
Their relationship with the land is at the centre of their lives.
We acknowledge the (NN) People of the (NN) Nation, past, present, and emerging leaders,
and their stewardship of this land throughout the ages.
First Peoples Statement to the Nation 2017 is called “Uluru Statement from the Heart”
A Response from Common Dreams5 Conference of Religious Progressives,
Australia/South Pacific 2019
Both available in Affirmations/Manifestoes
And we recognise and give thanks that we humans
are creatures of the Earth living in the ecosystem
—flowers, trees and insects; land, waters and mountain range—
that is unique to (NN).
May we honour one another and honour life itself.
(NN) is a safe place for all people to worship regardless of
race, creed, age, cultural background or sexual orientation
GATHERING
Rich and Striking Visuals
“The function of beauty… is to make us aware of a reality which is richer and deeper
and more marvellous than anything we can dream or conceive.” (Henry N. Wieman)
Artwork OR Floral/Symbols display (cloths, candles, stones, wood, leaves, flowers, earth, water) OR projection of Film/Video
Gathering Music
Silence
The gong is sounded three times
Lighting of the Community Candle
The Community Candle is lit
This flame is warm as the companionship of friends is warm.
Let us celebrate the richness and diversity of life.
OR
If also celebrating Father’s Day…
For sleepless nights awaiting the curfew-breakers
For anxious hours as a driving instructor
For hours spent on sidelines, cheering
And watching school plays, sometimes “resting our eyes,”
For the pressures of bread-winning
And “wait ‘til your father gets home.”
For teaching moments and mentoring moments,
For making up answers when you just don’t know,
But are expected to because you know everything
For scrapes and boo-boo kisses and bandaids,
For hugs and kisses and silliness and play
For bedtime stories and early morning ice time
For all the after-shave and ties received as gifts
For handing over car keys and waves good-bye
For father-daughter wedding dances.
And cradling grandchildren for the first time
For all the moments and all the meaning in the role of a lifetime,
We light [this flame] for fathers and for fatherhood. (Peter Friedrichs)
Entry into the Celebration
v2 Fountain of life…Pulse of life…Breath of life…
All Earth is filled with the presentness of God.
v1 Holy! Holy! Holy!
The oceans are filled with the presentness of God.
All Holy! Holy! Holy!
Earth is filled with the presentness of God.
v2 Together this day, let us sense
the face of God in all creativity. (Norman Habel/soc)
Note: Check out 'Special Liturgies’ (this site) for the following:
(i) A suggested process for introducing new hymns is called Hymn of the Month
(ii) Additional Special Purpose Hymns cover major international events or themes. They include the categories: 1. Bush (Brush) Fire, 2. Tsunami, Storms/Cyclones, 3. Earthquakes, 4. War/Remembrance, 5. Caregiving, 6. God as Mother, 7. Human Trafficking, 8. Disabled, 9. Migration/Refugees, 10. Terrorist Attacks, 11. Science/Cosmology
(iii) Some specific resources on Terrorism
(iv) On Wonder, Awe, and Nature
Hymn/Song People stand as they are able, to sing
“Song of the Waters” (Tune: “Praise my Soul”, 87.87.87) 4(v1-3) HH
Watch once more the windswept storm clouds;
Suddenly the sky has wings!
God has come to rain among us,
Giving hope to all dry things.
Sing a song of splashing waters,
Pulsing through the veins of Earth.
Taste the moisture of the morning,
Smoother than the best red wine;
Toast the lifeblood of the planet:
Here's to God's wild wet design!
Sing a song of flowing waters,
Pulsing through the veins of Earth.
View anew the dark blue ocean,
Whales cavorting, spraying foam;
God at play with deep sea monsters,
Feeling very much at home.
Sing a song of laughing waters,
Pulsing through the veins of Earth.
Remain standing
Opening Sentences
The spirit of Creativity God has hovered over the waters…
We invite the oceans to gather with us:
All The deep sea currents and coral reefs,
the mountain peaks on the ocean floor.
We call the swirling seas to celebrate with us:
All The icebergs that break off from the South/North Pole,
the calm waters that caress the Equator.
We join all ocean life in songs of praise:
All Whales and dolphins dancing on the surface,
and choirs of angel fish assembled below.
We summon the seashore kissed by the breath of God:
All The pelican, the stingray, the silver gull,
the white caps and waves that splash in praise.
Oceans, seas and watery deeps,
All Celebrate, with all that lives within you,
and roar in praise with us today.
Roar, ocean, roar!
All Roar, roar in praise! (Norman Habel)
(Silence)
Words of Awareness
We gather before the transforming mystery of life:
The flux of the whirling cosmos;
The brilliance of universal change.
May we dance with light, love, and energy.
May we dance with one another,
Not only to move by our own will,
But hoping—living—the wonder
And wholeness which await us
Just beyond finite imagination.
—"Thoughts from a Gentle Atheist”, Dennis McCarty
OR
We pray:
As we reflect on the mysteries of the ocean depths,
we celebrate the wondrous seas that surround us.
May we empathise with the groaning of creation beneath us.
May we sense the presentness of God in the tides and currents.
May we care for the oceans and all our waterways.
May it be so.
Hymn/Song (Cont.) “Song of the Waters” (Tune: “Praise my soul”, 87.87.87) 4(v4) HH
Feel the breath of God move softly,
Gentle mists that brush the skin;
Earth is breathing God's own spirit,
Life renewed from deep within.
Sing a song of living waters,
Pulsing through the veins of Earth. (Norman Habel)
The people sit after the hymn
Welcome
Or in your own words
A warm welcome is extended to all.
Especially those who are gathering at (NN) for the first time
or who have returned after an absence.
Your presence both enriches us and this time of celebration together.
Refer to printed liturgy.
Fellowship hour following the Gathering.
Those visiting, please sign our Visitors book
OR
A warm welcome is extended to all.
Especially those who may be joining us for a first time.
Your presence enriches this gathering and contributes to
the creative evolution of community.
Thanks for the gift of you! (Central United, Moncton, Canada)
Remembering
This morning we begin the Season of Creation.
And the commencement theme is Ocean Sunday.
Some bowls/files of salt water are being passed among you.
Dip your fingers in the water, taste it,
and share with the person next to you
a memory of times at the seashore or in the ocean
that stirred your sense of wonder.
Conversation
Centering Silence
Centering prayer and meditation are age-old techniques to put us in touch with what Jesus called ruah in Aramaic, the holy breath, a living and animating field that gives birth to the self, seed, storm and stellar nebulae…
We remember our excitement when waves washed on our feet,
and sand oozed between our toes.
All We remember and rejoice.
Now away from the busyness of life
and in the silence of this sacred place,
let us give thanks for the gift of water,
and the mystery of an endless horizon
stretching out across the ocean.
(Silence)
Roar, ocean, roar!
All We give thanks for living waters so much
a part of who we are!
Music of Celebration
EXPLORING
Wisdom from the World/Religious Traditions
“Wisdom is not just special knowledge about something. Wisdom is a way of being, a way of inhabiting the world.
The beauty of wisdom is harmony, belonging and illumination of thought, action, heart and mind.” (John O’Donohue)
Reader: May we open ourselves to the seeds of wisdom
that lies dormant in this reading.
All And may our minds be fertile soil
in which it may grow strong and true. (Gretta Vosper/ab)
• A Psalm:
An ‘unnamed modern psalm' quoted in Bernard E. Meland’s article Praise and Relinquishment (1938)
God of the early spring!
Thou who art infinite we praise
for tender almond blossoms
and the bloom of peach;
For greening hills and buds
upon the aging branch of sycamore;
For grasses that are young,
For blue delphiniums in regiments of pink;
For gentle sun that filters
through the haze, for stillness,
And for windless days.
For silent growing underneath
the earth, and for the rising stem;
For creatures nestled where
a fallen leaf has wintered undisturbed;
For all that wakens, God, for death,
for birth, for perishing that brings new life,
Thou who art infinite we praise,
God of the early spring!
• Luke 14: 25-33 (Inclusive Text)
Great crowds accompanied Jesus on the way and turning,
Jesus spoke to them.
‘If any of you come to me without turning your back
on your father, mother, wife, husband, children, brothers, sisters,
yes, and your own life too; you cannot be my disciple.
Anyone who does not take up the cross and
follow me cannot be my disciple.’
‘And indeed, which of you here, intending to build a tower,
would not first sit clown and work out the cost
to see if there was enough to complete it?
Otherwise, if the foundation was laid and then the work could not be finished,
the onlookers would all start making fun saying,
”Here is a builder who started to build and was unable to finish.“
'Or again, if a nation is about to engage another in battle,
will they not sit down first and consider whether with ten thousand soldiers
they could stand up to the enemy coming with twenty thousand?
If not, then while the enemy was still a long way off,
they will send envoys to sue for peace.
'So in the same way, none of you can be my disciple
unless you give up all your possessions.’
OR
• “The Restless Beauty of the Ocean” (Edited)
By John O’Donohue. Divine Beauty 115-16
The words ‘sea’ and ‘ocean’ are too small to image such wild divinity. The ocean is beyond language. The flow of the ocean presents a most beautiful dance. She is eternally restless and delights the eye most with the structured rhythm of waves.
The seashore is a fascinating threshold. With sublime elegance, the ocean approaches and embraces the landscape and each wave has a unique grace and rhythm. The grandeur of ocean movement is consistently enthralling yet there is consolation and consistency in the faithfulness of the ocean.
Water stirs something very deep and ancient in the human heart. It satisfies us in a more intimate way than the other elements. Our eyes and hearts follow its rhythm as if the flow of water were the mirror where time becomes obliquely visible. The image of water can hold such longing. The faraway force of the moon that draws the tides to dance is a vivid metaphor for the passionate kinship of the elements that stirs across infinite distance.
The ocean often puts on a display of beauty that is charged with danger. When the ocean becomes angry the fury of its charge against the cliffs makes powerful drama. It fills the heart with awe and makes us understand how the ancient Greeks could believe that the ocean was the God Poseidon…
Within a wave, tons of water blast into the cliff and rise into the sky in white fury as though some caged force has broken free in the depths and wants revenge on the silence and impassive stillness of the watching island. Yet, even in its wildest passion, the ocean still holds dignity; it builds in every form of wave. The ocean surface is incessantly restless with every conceivable crest and blister of water. Yet the ocean maintains poise… It can spread and scatter every which way, yet it is always held within the shelter of the one rhythm.
OR
Season of Creation1 Gospel:
• Luke 5: 1-11 (Open English Bible/A New New Testament)
Once, when the people were pressing around Jesus as they listened to God's message,
he happened to be standing by the shore of the Lake of Gennesaret,
and saw two boats close to the shore.
The fishermen had gone away from them and were washing the nets.
So, getting into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon,
Jesus asked him to push off a little way from the shore,
and then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon:
"Push off into deep water,
and throw out your nets for a haul."
"We have been hard at work all night, sir," answered Simon,
"and have not caught anything, but if you say so, I will throw out the nets."
They did so, and enclosed such a great shoal of fish
that their nets began to break.
So they signaled to their partners in the other boat
to come and help them; and they came
and filled both the boats so full of fish tat they were almost sinking.
When Simon Peter saw this, he threw himself sown at Jesus's knees, exclaiming:
"Master, leave me, for I am a sinful man!"
For he and all who were with him were lost in amazement
at the haul of fish which they had made;
and so too, were James and John, Zebedee's sons, who were Simon's partners.
"Do not be afraid." Jesus said to Simon; "from today you will catch people."
And when they had brought their boats to shore,
they left everything, and followed him.
Contemporary Exploration
Silence for Personal Reflection
AFFIRMING
An Affirmation of Faith (Optional)
In response to the word reflected on, and in solidarity
with the Oceans of the world, let us stand and share together an affirmation of faith.
The people stand as they are able
All We affirm that the oceans and their resources
are a necessary element of life on this planet.
We believe that the health of the oceans,
and the wise, safe and sustainable use of the ocean resources,
should be protected for the long term benefit
and existence of all peoples.
We support the acquisition of the knowledge necessary
for the understanding and stewardship of the oceans;
that such knowledge should be used
for the adoption of policies, standards and regulations
to protect the ocean environment and resources.
We stand in solidarity with all who recognise
the wisdom of acting in unison to protect the oceans. (Author/source unknown)
OR
Maritime Circle Statement (Canada)
All We are grounded in a deep awareness of the holy within and around.
We are challenged and committed to living the way of Jesus.
We recognise the acred interconnected and interdependent nature of all life.
We are open to the wisdom of prophetic voices ancient and new.
We seek to embody and proclaim that which is life affirming within our faith tradition.
We are responding to the present global calling of all creation for love, respect and justice
by evoking positive change collectively..
Sharing 'The Peace’
Let us take a moment to celebrate each other.
May a heart of peace rest with you.
All And also with you. (David Galston/q)
You are invited to share the peace with your neighbours.
OR
Namaste
Facing the person with right hand on your heart and a slight bow of the head…
The Divine in me honours the Divine in you.
OR
The Light in me recognises the Light in you.
OR
The spirit within me sees the spirit within you.
Hymn/Song May be sung more than once. People remain seated to sing
“Spirit of Life” (Tune: ‘Spirit of Life’, 8.12.8.12.8.10) 123 SLT
Spirit of Life, come unto me.
Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion.
Blow in the wind, rise in the sea;
move in the hand, giving life the shape of justice.
Roots hold me close; wings set me free;
Spirit of life, come to me, come to me. (Carolyn McDade)
OR
"Song for Planet Earth" (Tune: ‘Bunessan’)
Mystery and wonder greet Your creation;
out of the chaos galaxies grow:
may we discern Your purpose emerging –
inter-connections in all we know.
Kangaroos bounding through ancient fern gullies,
whales in the oceans, birds in the air:
we are a part of all this profusion,
may we yet grasp how stewards should care.
We are a nation of droughts and downpours,
yet blighting our world by a consumerist urge:
may we have grace to repent of our folly,
move with Your rhythm, conserve Your earth.
You have endowed us with wisdom and foresight,
minds that can focus, dreams that bring life:
may we have wills to embrace all creation,
to faithfully serve You doing the right. (Neil Wilkinson, 2007)
In Solidarity
Care Candle:
We are people of all ages who enter this space
bringing our joys and concerns.
Joys and Celebrations; Griefs and Concerns shared
Focused Thoughts:
Listening Response:
Creation thrums with Being
and peals the Word - 'I am’.
All We sometimes remember
to whisper the antiphon, 'We are'. (V Arnold/Eureka Street eZine 20, 23. 23/11/10)
And so we take a flame and light our special Care Candle…
The Care Candle is lit
For ourselves, for those named or remembered, and in solidarity with those
who have not the freedom to express their concern or celebration
for fear of discrimination or condemnation.
In all our joys and in all our concerns, may we be ever mindful
of the presentness of the sacred among us,
and to see the new possibilities of the now.
The 'Abba' Prayer: (Optional)
You are invited to pray in the spirit of the Abba/Lord's Prayer, and in your original language, as that is appropriate
All Loving Presence, luminous in all creation,
hallowed be your name.
Thy kin-dom come.
May we reflect on earth
the yielding perfection of the heavens.
Help us to receive an illumined measure from the earth this day.
Forgive us when we trespass against others,
human and other than human,
as we forgive others who trespass against us.
Keep us on the path of wisdom
when we are tempted to take the selfish path.
May it be your rule we follow,
your power we exercise,
and your radiance that allures.
May this be the truth that guides our lives,
the ground from which our future will grow,
until we meet again. (Bruce Sanguin/dddc)
CELEBRATING
With the Children
Children gather on the conversation mat
Conversation:
"Somewhere someone:"
The kingdom of love is coming because:
All somewhere someone is kind when others are unkind,
somewhere someone shares with another in need,
somewhere someone refuses to hate, while others hate,
somewhere someone is patient - and waits in love,
somewhere someone returns good for evil,
somewhere someone serves another, in love,
somewhere someone is calm in a storm,
somewhere someone is loving everybody.
Is that someone you? (Binkley & McKeel/jke)
CELEBRATING COMMUNITY: THE JESUS BANQUET
Offerings
Presentation
May our hearts be opened, our hands unclenched,
and our ears unclogged, that we may
feel and touch and taste and see
the breath and play of Creativity God around us.
Introduction (Optional)
Members of the Jesus movements regularly ate a meal together
when they met as a community.
It was a characteristic that they had in common
with virtually every other social group in their world.
It was considered primary to the early developments
in the movements’ meal liturgy.
These meal traditions were not about personal salvation or payment for sin.
Instead, they were about actions and offering hospitality, social identity,
and being in solidarity with those around us.
The liturgical movements centred on celebration, presence, and joy.
I invite you into the spirit of those meals…
Centering Words
The earth has gone the round of seasons:
from the vibrant green of spring's new life
to the lush richness of warm summer,
to the brilliant fulfillment of riotous autumn,
to the generosity and self-giving of winter.
Now we stand again, touched by the promise
of new life in early spring.
Thus it is fitting that as we celebrate the renewal of life and hope,
we also celebrate the presentness
of the Spirit of Life and Hope and Creativity,
everywhere around and within us.
Silence
Words of Inclusion
No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey,
you are welcome at this table
with it's symbols of God's Creative Presence.
All In company with all who seek nourishment at this table,
we come to celebrate community,
and to share these life-giving symbols. (Jerry Stinson/adapted)
Thanksgiving
It is right and our joy to give thanks
world-gazing, hope-cheering God, our cherisher.
We celebrate the changing mood of nature:
for sunshine and showers of an early spring day.
for the nesting and cheerfulness of birds,
and the flowers of bush and garden…wattle, heath, and bottle brush. (Bruce Prewer)
We who hold all such good things in trust,
in the company of each other,
and in company with people throughout the world
declare as generations before us have declared:
All Holy, holy, holy, hope-breathing God,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of God.
All Hosanna in the highest.
And we celebrate our knowledge of the one called Jesus,
who taught all to care for the birds of the air,
and the grass of the paddock;
living expressions of the Spirit of Life in our midst.
Through his sayings and parables,
he broke down existing biases and opened a way
for more humane ways of living.
Jesus at supper is a demonstration of this teaching.
He urged his followers to include a wide variety of people
in what he called the realm of God,
and he encouraged them to be open
to the insights and understandings
that come from honest and respectful dialogue among
those who seek a worthy way of life.
We are here to carry on this tradition
of seeking for truth and recognizing goodness
wherever they may be found.
Bread and White Wine
Bread is broken, White Wine poured out
So we take and break this bread, and pour out this wine
mindful of the Spirit at work in our lives,
making our living a source of renewal and hope.
Communion
Bread and White Wine served in small groups around the Table
PARTING
Hymn/Song The people stand as they are able, to sing
“God Who Carved... Landscape” (Tune: ‘Dansey’). 31(v1-2) FFS
God who carved this timeless landscape,
snow-clad ridge to valley plain,
power of surging race and river,
limestone crag and scarred terrain;
maker still of earth, fire, water,
artistry of sight and sound,
Southern lights and sunset splendour,
raise our eyes and you are found.
Calendar of nature's balance,
rhythms of the farming year,
shearing, milking, ploughing, pruning,
manger setting ever near!
lonely struggle in the byways,
nor'west dust or snow and flood,
fellowship of tears and laughter:
Lord, with you, we're understood.
Remain standing
Parting Words
Time has now come for us to leave this sacred place.
As we do, may we embrace the challenges of our lives and our world…
The Community Candle is extinguished
Remembering again the smell and the caress of the Ocean…
Will you care for Planet Earth?
All We will empathise with the Oceans.
We will be sensitive to the cries of creation
and the songs of our kin.
We will celebrate life!
Words of Blessing
As the sun in its shining brings glory
As the stars in the night scatter dark
As the moon gives us hope in its radiance
So may the light of Creativity God
fill your heart and your mind and your life.
All Amen! May it be so!
Hymn/Song (Cont) “God Who Carved... Landscape” (Tune: ‘Dansey’). 31(v3) FFS
Giving thanks for those before us,
village life and tussock track,
as we turn to face the future,
history's wind upon our back;
scattered are our congregations,
each now shares in ministry,
bonding strength of work together:
spirit of community. (Doug Grierson)
The people sit after the hymn
'This Week' at (NN)
Notices
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Significant Events
Journey Candles
Music
Fellowship
Morning tea is now served.
You are invited to share in this time of fellowship
Special: Connecting With Nature
Some hints from Kai Siedenburg. Poems of Earth and Spirit
1. In the early morning…
Greet the day. Notice the sunrise, sky, and weather. Take a few deep breaths and perhaps give thanks
Step outside, breathe in the air, and take in the sights and sounds. Notice if birds or other natural neighbours are out and about
If you have a garden, visit your plants and see what they’re up to, and maybe water or tend them a bit
Go for a walk or exercise outdoors
2. While walking outside…
Turn off your device (mobile phone) or leave it behind and notice your surroundings
Open your senses and awareness and explore the world around you. Look up, down, and all around
Try on different routes to your usual spots - make it a mini adventure
Spot beauty, even in small things or unlikely places. Pause to appreciate a flower, plant, or butterfly
Marvel at everyday wonders of the world
3. While you’re driving or travelling…
Choose routes with more plants, trees, or water, ideally without increasing your carbon footprint
While you’re at a red light or stuck in traffic, see if you can find something natural or beautiful to look at. (Give those median-strip plants some love)
When you arrive somewhere, take in your surroundings, noticing the presence of the natural world
4. At mealtimes…
Before you enjoy a meal, pause to notice the food on your plate and the abundance it represents.
As you eat, appreciate the flavours, textures, and aromas
Speak words of thanksgiving for your meal, your day, and your companions
5. Near the end of the day…
Notice the sunset, the moon, the night sky. Sit outside to observe them and feel the night air
Remember some of the gifts you received from the Earth that day
Read a few poems that invite you into the natural world
Share with a loved one something you’re grateful for, or a nature experience from your day
You are invited to keep this copy of the liturgy and take it home with you
to share with another member of your family, or with a friend
Please include any reproduction of hymns/songs for local church use
on your Music Licence returns, as appropriate
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