KILRENNY PARISH CHURCH

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Kilrenny Parish Church

Sunday 30^th March 2025

4^th Sunday in Lent

Mothering Sunday

 

Welcome

 

 

Call to Worship

Leader: Loving God, You run towards us, eager to be close to us

ALL: Help us to draw near to You with confidence.

 

Leader: Loving Father, You desire to forgive us and lavish us with love and mercy

ALL: Help us to accept and find joy in Your forgiveness.

 

Leader: Mothering God, You hold us in our frailty, and love us unconditionally

ALL: Help us to open our hearts to Your empowering love.

Amen

 

 

Hymn CH 213                                  Every new morning

 

 

Opening Prayer & Lord’s Prayer

 

 

Hymn CH 686                                  How happy are all they who hear

 

 

Reading:       2 Corinthians 5: 16 – 21                

 

 

Hymn CH 555                                  Amazing grace!  How sweet the sound

 

 

Reading:       St Luke 15: 1 – 3 & 11b – 32   

 

 

Prayers for Peace

 

 

Hymn CH 490                                  Jesus, lover of my soul

 

 

Reflection:   ‘The God of second chances’

 

 

Hymn CH 513                                  Courage brother!  Do not stumble

 

Prayers of Dedication & Intercession

 

 

Hymn CH 352                                  O for a thousand tongues, to sing

 

 

Blessing

 

 

Sung Amen.