Today's Readings

First Reading Zechariah 9:9-12
In words that Matthew quotes when recording Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, God’s people are promised a rescuer who will be a king and yet humble. We need only return to him, our stronghold, and our hope.

Second Reading Ro...

Introduction and Call to Worship
In today’s Gospel Jesus tells us of our need to receive the people whom God sends to us. If we are open to what they bring to us, we will be blessed. Let us then open our hearts to God and seek to be receptive as we worship today.

Toda...

Introduction and Call to Worship
Today we recall the story of the good shepherd and Jesus as the gateway to eternal life. May he give us the ability to welcome that life in all its abundance for ourselves and have the confidence to share the message of faith with other...

Introduction and Call to Worship

Alleluia! Christ is risen! We may be struggling, in isolation, to find the meaning of Easter, the hope of new life, light and spring. But we are called by the angel to declare that Jesus has risen, even in the face of challenging and cha...

Introduction and Call to Worship
On this Easter Eve in anticipation of the new dawn light of the risen Lord we gather virtually to witness light overcoming darkness. Alleluia! Christ is risen!

Tonight’s Readings
First Reading     Genesis 1:1 - 2:4a
An account of...

Introduction and Call to Worship
This Good Friday we gather together virtually to tell a love story: a story of God’s great love for each and every one of us revealed in the life and death of Jesus. Today, may we grasp something of the depth of that love and respond i...

Introduction and Call to Worship
Tonight, we join together in worship from our own homes to recall Jesus and his disciples sharing Passover; His Last Supper, and how He taught them to love, washing their feet and then offering them His eternal presence in broken bread...

Introduction and Call to Worship
On Palm Sunday, we praise Christ as King and come into his presence in wonder and worship as we celebrate his love for us – separated now by social distancing but one body of Christ gathered in our own homes for worship as one corporate...

Introduction and Call to Worship
Allow yourself to meet with the presence of the Lord through his words to us, the Scriptures and by participating in worship from home using our LIVE streaming on Facebook or downloading worship from our website: www.stmaryschurchthorpe...

Today’s Readings

First Reading Exodus 17:1-7
Despite all the mighty deeds that God has performed in bringing the people of Israel out of Egypt, they still doubt and complain whenever things seem uncertain.

Second Reading Romans 5:1-11
God does not demand that we chan...