Please join us on YouTube again for this fifth Sunday of Easter:
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Junior Church: In my fathers house are many rooms
Miriam and Billy tell us another story about Jesus and show us how to make our own ring toss game at home!
#stayconnected: Who would you like us to pray for?
As many of you know, we have been offering Compline/Evening Prayer on Zoom since the lockdown started and continue to do so every Saturday at 7pm. If you haven’t joined us yet, you can do so any time, simply by getting in touch with Yotin.
But, we are also aware that meeting on Zoom is not something for everyone. If you cannot join us online, but would still like to offer a prayer (for example for a specific person in your life or for a group of people or anything really you’d like to pray for), we are happy to include it on your behalf during the shared prayers part of our Evening Prayer.
Simply contact Yotin and Arwen at music@anglican-church-hamburg.de and they’ll make sure your prayer request gets included.
Fourth Sunday of Easter – Virtual Service
Please join us on YouTube again for this fourth Sunday of Easter:
Junior Church: The Good Shepherd
JUNIOR CHURCH: Miriam and Billy tell us the story of the good shepherd and teach us another simple but fun game – enjoy! 🙂
#stayconnected: Do you have a favourite spot for praying?
We were told already when we were kids: You can pray anywhere. And at the same time people have their favourite spot and also their favourite time to spend some moments in prayer.
When I had a phase where the Daily Office was very important to me I had of course a corner in my bedroom with a candle and an icon. That was my spot for Morning and Evening Prayer. Setting apart a time and a place helped me stay in a healthy rhythm. Now I am rather unstructured. I have suggested reading (or praying or singing) through the psalms. And honestly these days I would just read them lying in bed before sleep. That’s my time and place. And that’s it at the moment.
What about you? Do you have a favourite spot for prayer? Is it at your kitchen table? Is it somewhere in a park? Or do you have a little corner for a candle, or a cross, an icon or some other symbols? Easiest way would be to send in a picture. We’d collect and share them next week!
Yotin Tiewtrakul, Choirmaster
Arts Society from your own home
The Arts Society London are running a series of free lectures – one every two weeks – accessible anytime during the two-week period via this link.
The current lecture is by Sarah Dunant on “Venice: Dressed and Undressed” and is available from 21 April. Thanks to Pat Pledger of the Arts Society Hamburg for sharing this news with us.
Third Sunday of Easter – Virtual Service
Please join us on YouTube again, for this third Sunday of Easter:
Junior Church: How two pilgrims met the risen Jesus
Miriam tells us the story of what happened when two pilgrims met Jesus after the resurrection. Also, she and Billy show us a simple way to put together your own “table football” game – give it a try! 🙂
Corona Hardship Fund Appeal
Dear Website Visitor
We are aware of a number in our community who are experiencing extreme financial hardship at this time. We are appealing to those who can, to make a special donation to the church account so that some financial support for the purchase of basic necessities can be provided.
Donations made to the church account marked ‘Spende – Hardship Fund’ will be used to provide provisions for those in very urgent need.
For anyone who donates regularly to the church, this amount will be added to the annual donation for the annual tax (Spende) certificate. For others, a Spende certificate can be provided for amounts >€100 if name and address is provided.
Questions about this appeal can be sent to covid@anglican-church-hamburg.de.
Thank you for your generosity.
The Wardens and Council of St Thomas à Becket Church