2 November 2025
Bible readings for todayRCL Liturgical colour: GREEN
All Saints Day (1 November) readings may also be used |
CollectE te Ariki o te Hāhi,
nāu mātou i karanga ki te kauhau ki ngā iwi katoa. Meingia mātou kia mahi i tāu e hiahia ana me te pīkau i tōu rīpeka, e tatari ana mō tōu wā kia kite i tōu korōria. E īnoi ana mātou i runga i te ingoa o Īhu Karaiti tō mātou Kaiwhakaora. Āmine. Lord of the Church, you have called us to witness in every nation. May we do your work and bear your cross, await your time and see your glory. We make this prayer in the name of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. |
Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10)
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Sermon - Rev. David RoweExtra collectBanqueting God,
unworthy though we are you call us to your table; may we rejoice in your presence, and share your bounty abundantly with others; through Jesus, the Bread of Life, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. |
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Sermon on the Mount (Luke 6:17-31)
IntroductionThe Sermon on the mount is one of the most enduring and most loved teachings of Jesus' ministry. This radical teaching went against the popular rhetoric that said our 'good deeds' were enough for God. However, this series of 9 truths point to a God who cares about our internal transformation and personal relationship with our Creator, more than the acts we can do for Him.
Teaching curriculumIf you're looking for a longer teaching series on the Beatitudes for children, then have a look at the Kid's Travel Guide to the Beatitudes by Group Publishing. It has 13 sessions, and provides some fun object lessons and activities for each of the beatitudes.
ActivitiesJigsaw Puzzle (Sunday school Zone)
The Beatitudes Poster (Sunday school Zone) Beatitude bookmarks (Sunday school Zone) Colouring pages (The Colouring Pages) Folding paper activity (Etsy - pay to download resource) What are the beatitudes? (Children's Ministry Deals) "Bee-Attitudes" Poster (Biblewise) |
Visio LectioA beautiful image from the Visio Lectio project, created by the Anglican Diocese of Auckland. © Sarah West. All Rights reserved, shared with permission.
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All Saints Day
People are always curious about who we are, and where we come from. In Maori culture, knowing and understanding your whakapapa (your place in your geneology) has been an important part of identity. All Saints day is a day in the Christian calendar that reminds us of some important Christian brothers and sisters whose lives have been acclaimed by others over the years. We remember the fathers of the faith, the prophets, Mary and Jospeh, the apostles and so many other biblical saints. We also commemorate the saints of the Christian Church including martyrs like Perpetua, teachers like Augustine, and mystics like St. Teresa of Avila.
Later, All Souls Day was added to the church calendar on November 2nd, as a way to acknowledge all believers in the church who have died, and it provides a time to give thanks to God for those men and women of faith in our lives.
Later, All Souls Day was added to the church calendar on November 2nd, as a way to acknowledge all believers in the church who have died, and it provides a time to give thanks to God for those men and women of faith in our lives.
Chalk WindowsIf you have any clear windows in your church, you can use liquid chalk markers to write on them. Invite people to write the names of those who are the saints of your community, or whose lives exemplify the beatitudes. It can be a way to surround ourselves with the cloud of witnesses. (These will wipe off very easily with a damp cloth).
RememberingIf part of your tradition is to remember those who have died during the year on All Saints/All Souls you could:
The courage to live eternally“If Easter is when Christianity celebrates the resurrection of Christ, All Saints’ is when Christianity celebrates the resurrection of the rest of us. The focus of Easter is the victory of Jesus over death and the grave. The focus of All Saints’ is resurrection and life eternal for the rest of us.
I think it can be an act of courage to believe in eternal life and to strive to live lives consistent with this belief. It takes courage to live as though our lives matter eternally — even if they seem to us very ordinary, even frustrating and disappointing. It takes courage to believe that our lives matter beyond this lifetime, or even the earthly memory of it, when so much of what we do seems trivial and even pointless. It takes courage to choose to do the good and just thing in terms of eternity, rather than what is easiest, even when it will cost us something in the short-term and nobody will much notice or care anyway” Reverend Dean Snyder. Read the rest here |
Gospel ConversationsAll Saints' Day! One of the great feasts of the Church. We hear Jesus in Luke's Gospel describing what the "blessed" ones are in God's Kingdom, and it's not what anyone hearing it for the first time would ever have expected! Join Alec, Jenny and Lisa as they overcome some technical glitches (you'll notice that our team magically rearrange themselves at one point on the screen) to talk over with Michael some life-changing ideas.
Easter and All SaintsIf you had special decorations, like an Alleluia banner, in your church for Easter, today is a great day to bring them back out. Drawing on the Rev. Dean Snyder’s perspective, if Easter celebrates Christ’s resurrection, then All Saints is when we celebrate the resurrection of the rest of us.
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