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Today the church celebrates St Hilda, Abbess of Whitby, a visionary leader of the church in the 7th century.
We give thanks for the faithful example of Hilda, and pray for all women in positions of leadership in the church today.
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27th-30th April is OFM online:
exploring what it means to be sacramental and Spirit-filled at home!
7 - 8pm. Streaming on YouTube
(search ‘On Fire Mission’)
8-9:30pm. Join us in the Zoom bar
#OFMonline
#SacramentalSpiritfilled
O Adonai, and leader of the House of Israel,
who appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush
and gave him the law on Sinai:
Come and redeem us with an outstretched arm.
Happy
#Pentecost
!
Come Holy Spirit...
Spirit of truth
whom the world can never grasp,
touch our hearts
with the shock of your coming;
fill us with desire
for your disturbing peace;
and fire us with longing
to speak your uncontainable word.
[text: Janet Morley
image: Jen Norton]
"We rightly celebrate Christ being present in the sacrament, but have you ever considered that he might celebrate you being present too?" -
@H_R_Cartwright
#OFMonsite2022
#AsYouAre
A blessing for Pentecost, by Janet Morley.
'May the God who dances in creation,
who embraces us with human love,
who shakes our lives like thunder,
bless us and drive us out with power
to fill the world with her justice. Amen.'
Did you know: there are lots of Franciscans involved in On Fire Mission! Today we thank God for them, and all that they bring to our work and life together, as well as for the life and example of St Francis.
#StFrancisofAssisi
#OFM
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!!
Happy Easter everyone.
Image: “Missing scene”
@ReverendAlly
, 2019
The newly resurrected Jesus comes down from seeing his friends in the upper room, and finds his mum at the bottom of the stairs.
"It's easy to preach the magnificat on an estate. But how can we preach good news for the poor when the first churches we close when money gets tight are our estate churches?" Vital challenge from
@changingworship
#OFMonsite2023
#JusticeAndFreedom
A blessing for
#TrinitySunday
, by Jan Richardson:
In this new season
may you know
the presence of the God
who dwells within your days,
the mystery of the Christ
who drenches you in love,
the blessing of the Spirit
who bears you into life anew.
(image: Trinity by Kelly Latimore)
Sister Helen Julian CSF
We are saddened to share the death of Sister Helen Julian, an astonishing woman of God and former Trustee, COG member and long-standing friend of On Fire Mission:
Happy Pentecost!
#ComeHolySpirit
#PentecostSunday
"Earth's crammed with heaven,
And every common bush afire with God,
But only he who sees takes off his shoes"
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Where will you encounter God today?
"Can we stop talking about a church *for* the poor and start talking about a church *of* the poor? If our approach to mission excludes the poor we will never see renewal." -
@changingworship
#OFMonsite2023
#JusticeAndFreedom
THE PROGRAMME IS OUT for
#OFMonline
#SacramentalSpiritfilled
Mon 27th - Thu 30th exploring what it means to be sacramental and Spirit-filled at home!
7-8pm Streaming on YOUTUBE:
(search ‘On Fire Mission’)
Today the church celebrates the feast of St Teresa of Avila - mystic, writer, theologian, and Doctor of the Church.
"Let nothing trouble you.
Let nothing make you afraid.
All things pass away.
God never changes.
Patience obtains everything.
God alone is enough."
#TeresaofAvila
Gemma leads our opening worship, reflecting on glass-blowing as a metaphor for God's creation and re-creation: "in the glass you can see the breath of the creator... I pray that people may see my creator's breath in me."
This is what prayer ministry looks like at OFM: safe, hospitable, consensual, trauma-informed. We know that (sadly) hasn't always been people's past experience. If you want to ask anything or have a conversation about this, you can message in advance or ask the team at
#OFM2023
Great to attend
@onfiremission
prayer ministry briefing tonight ahead of
#OFM2023
.
@Debbieorriss
reminding us of the importance of creating safe, hospitable, consensual, trauma-informed space, and allowing the Spirit to move. Including a safeguarding refresher, of course.
Are we seeing renewal in prayer? In the daily office, and in networks of prayer - "can you pray for my neighbour's friend?" People praying for and with each other in new ways and situations.
#OFMonline
#SacramentalSpiritfilled
On this feast of Christ the King we pray for all who have power and authority, for the wisdom to use their power in ways that lead to justice and peace.
#ComeHolySpirit
Tim reflects on vulnerability and disability: "as we are, we can meet Jesus, and live and serve and be transformed, as disabled people."
#OFMonsite2024
#FollowMe
Lots of animated conversation about word and sacrament, and charismatic gifts (and also tea and coffee!). And now on to sharing some of our joys and sorrows arising out of the last couple of pandemic years.
#OFMonsite2022
#AsYouAre
In 24hrs
#OFMonsite2023
will be beginning! For those not able to be with us on site, we will be livestreaming the first eucharist of the conference on our Facebook page: gathering worship from 7.45pm, eucharist starting at 8.00pm.
Thank you so much to all who have made
#OFMonline
#SacramentalSpiritfilled
happen and joined us in the bar!
It’s been so special to all connect with everyone and a special shout out to the technical team.
Don’t forget to join us again tomorrow at 7pm on Facebook and YouTube!
Missing
#OFMonsite2023
already? Or watching the tweets this week and thinking you might like to give it a go? Bookings for
#OFMonsite2024
are now open! And we are delighted to have
@RevRachelMann
as a keynote speaker.
#FollowMe
Book here:
Today
@tweet_too_woo
is preaching on the parable of the unjust judge and the persistent widow, and the importance of not sanitising scripture or glossing over the messy and uncomfortable bits.
#OFMonsite2023
#JusticeAndFreedom
SAVE THE DATE:
24-27th April 2023
#OFMonsite2023
@YarnfieldPark1
4 days of Spirit-filled, sacramental worship, inspiring teaching, practical workshops and so much more. Gather as part of an open, diverse, creative community to be
#renewed
,
#refreshed
and equipped for
#mission
.
"No particular tradition has a hotline to authentic Christian identity... We challenge one another in love." And
@AnthonyGReddie
is doing just that at
#OFMonsite2023
this morning, and has the whole room captivated.
#JusticeAndFreedom
"The church at its best should be the place that attends to the people who have been told they don't matter." Which is incompatible with models of church growth based on middle-class consumerism. A helpful challenge from
@AnthonyGReddie
#OFMonsite2023
#JusticeAndFreedom
Please do keep
#OFMonsite2023
in your prayers as we prepare to gather, and especially the Trustees and Mission Enabling Group as they finish preparing for conference, and our speakers, preachers, and workshop leaders as they prepare what they will share with us.
At Queen's College Birmingham the cross on the altar is a gift from the church in Sri Lanka; on one side is 'Hope' and on the other 'Grace'. Pray for these two gifts for the people of Sri Lanka as they continue to mourn their dead, and care for the injured and bereaved.
Happy
#AscensionDay
!
O God,
you withdraw from our sight
that you may be known by our love;
help us to enter the cloud
where you are hidden,
and surrender all our certainty
to the darkness of faith
in Jesus Christ.
Amen.
[text: Janet Morley
image: Miki De Goodaboom]
.
@RevRachelMann
concludes her stunning keynote talk with a reading from her book 'Love's Mysteries', about the Holy Spirit: "As fire she sets the faithful alive with God."
#OFMonsite2024
#FollowMe
O Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the peoples;
before you kings will shut their mouths,
to you the nations will make their prayer:
Come and deliver us, and delay no longer.
A very well-deserved round of applause for our wonderful band at the start of our final Eucharist. If we weren't already standing for worship, there would have been a standing ovation.
#OFMonsite2024
#FollowMe
Good morning and welcome to day 2 of
#OFMonsite2023
#JusticeAndFreedom
! The sun is shining, the breakfast is smelling amazing, and we're looking forward to hearing from
@AnthonyGReddie
today, and excited to see more of what God is doing among us this week.
Please pray for our Trustees and members of the Conference Organising Group as we meet today and tomorrow to plan for
#OFMonsite2022
. Make sure you've got the date in your diary - 16-19th May at Yarnfield Park - and watch this space for further information!
Looking for an inclusive, creative and welcoming space in which to explore renewal in the Holy Spirit? Interested in experiencing a unique blend sacramental and spirit-filled worship, alongside inspiring teaching?
#OFMonsite2023
still has places available!
Today's the day!
#OFMMidlands
Day of Celebration and Renewal at St Matthew's, Perry Beeches, 10am-3.30pm. Excited to have over 50 people booked in, but there's still room for more on the door. All welcome. Sacramental, spirit-filled worship. Diverse, creative community.
We’re so excited to be gathering around the altar on-site again soon: Mon 16-19 May in a new, bigger venue Yarnfield Park (ST15 0NL) for
#OFMonsite2022
#AsYouAre
BOOKING NOW OPEN
£350pp and bursary funding/discounts available info
@onfiremission
.org
Oh my goodness, I so SO love being chaplain for
#OFMOnsite2023
.
That thing about vocation as the place where the heart's deep joy and the world's need meet is gloriously true for me here.
Thanks be to God.
If you're missing
#OFMonsite2022
already, wanting to share it with others, or wondering what it's all about, don't forget you can catch up on the livestreams over on our Facebook page.
Booking for
#OFMonline2021
is now open!
Join us 26th-29th April for worship, teaching, workshops and more, as we explore what it means to be
#AgentsOfRenewal
within and beyond the church.
With keynote speakers
@revdbev
and
@frsimon
.
Prayers please for the On Fire Mission trustees and Conference Organising Group, meeting today in London. We'll be reflecting on this year's conference, and planning next year's, as well as doing some of the necessary admin of being a charity these days.
Our serving team are a vital part of worship at
#OFMonsite2023
. Anyone is welcome to have a go at serving during the conference. Some are experienced in the role and some are trying it for the first time and discovering new gifts.
“God looks at you and sings for joy but the only way you will truly accept this is if you can look at the truth of yourself; to be reconciled to your own reality, frailty and disappointment to yourself and let God’s love truly embrace you as you are”
@CoventryCanon
#OFMMidlands19
O God our deliverer,
you cast down the mighty
and lift up those of no account;
as Elizabeth and Mary embraced
with songs of liberation,
so may we also be pregnant with your Spirit,
and affirm one another in hope for the world.
#Visitation
[text: Janet Morley
image:
@ReverendAlly
]
Exciting times as the
#OFMNorth
planning group met this week.
A beautiful and moving Eucharist and many ideas on the table for future events and meets including trialling an online community as we develop our regional work.
Watch this space for more as it develops...!
#renewal
Thank you to all who have joined us for
#OFMAdvent
.
May the joy of the angels,
the eagerness of the shepherds,
the perseverance of the wise men,
the obedience of Joseph and Mary,
and the peace of the Christ-child
be yours this Christmas and always.
#FollowTheStar
Workshops at 11:30am:
Neurodiversity with
@MollyBoot1
in Main worship space
Race with Monica Bolley in Cedar suite
Benediction with Michael Bolley in Howden B
Prayer Ministry with
@H_R_Cartwright
in Howden A
#OFMonsite2022
#AsYouAre
‘We need to mind our own business - by which I mean - we need to mind our anointing. We spend so much time trying to live the lives of others, and compare ourselves to others and their anointing …’
@levisantanaUK
#OFMonsite2022
#AsYouAre
"Theology is human speech about God. God doesn't do theology. God already knows Godself."
@AnthonyGReddie
reminds us all theology comes from a particular position, and the importance of being honest about what shapes our understanding of God.
#OFMonsite2023
#JusticeAndFreedom
Morning everyone! I’m Kate, a priest serving in London’s St John’s Wood.
Huge thanks to
@MollyBoot1
for last week’s wonderful content. I’ll be seeing them later at
#OFMOnsite2024
(normal life has 6 degrees of separation. CofE has 2 max!)
More about me soon but for now, packing
"What is God doing here?" Our Chair of Trustees
@RevLeahVS
preaches at our final eucharist of
#OFMonsite2023
, emphasising our expectation that God is present and active within the community of OFM.
#JusticeAndFreedom
And that’s a wrap!
Thank you so so much to everyone who made this wonderful, Spirit-filled, creative community of
#OFMonsite2022
#AsYouAre
.
God has worked wonders and we leave knowing our own belovedness and ready to share the love we have received.
ANNOUNCEMENT: David Picken (
@PickenDavid
) steps down as Chair of On Fire Mission.
We thank God for David's wise and creative leadership. Please pray for On Fire Mission as we continue to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit for this next phase of our life together.
Don't forget - this morning our very own
@RevLeahVS
and her family will be leading the
@churchofengland
national service at 9am. Tune in! (Or catch up later.)
A family from Wakefield will lead the Low Sunday national virtual service from their living room.
The service will premiere on our Facebook page at 9am on Sunday.
“We are a church of sinners led by other sinners but that’s the good news! It’s when we try and bypass the reality of our own fragility that we are in trouble” - Sister Gemma Simmonds CJ
#OFM2019
This time next week I will be at a conference of charismatic Anglo-Catholics. Think high mass, benediction, incense, contemporary worship music, prayer ministry, careful, joyful and inclusive celebration of the gifts of the Spirit. Yep, that combination exists. 🔥 1/3
Bookings are now open for
#OFMonsite2024
!
We will be exploring Jesus' call to
#FollowMe
with
@RevRachelMann
and others speakers.
Sacramental, spirit-filled worship.
Inclusive and friendly community.
Inspiring teaching and workshops.
Book here:
We often unintentionally give people the impression we believe Jesus is a multi-purpose antibiotic. We need to give permission for people to be in the dark times. It’s not a failure.
#ResilientDiscipleship
#ofm2018
If you’re missing
#OFMonline
already, we’ve got some very exciting news...
We’ve just launched two more regional OFM Facebook groups! Which means you can now connect, network and share resources and ideas with other OFM folk in your area.
(Links in thread)
Exciting times ahead with planning for
#OFM2020
and beyond underway. Thank you to everyone for your feedback, ideas and inspiration - we’re hugely encouraged by how the Spirit is speaking and how this
#missional
network can resource local and national church!
#cofe
#renewal
And another feast! Today we celebrate the Visitation, and here is a sonnet to help your reflection on this event.
'Two women on the very edge of things
Unnoticed and unknown to men of power'
The picture is by Corby Eisbacher.
Alleuia, Christ is risen!
#OFMonline
#EasterSunday
For many of us, it has been a very 'different' sort of Easter this year.
How has it been for you?
How have you celebrated?
What, or who, has helped you connect with the joy and hope of the resurrection?
O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High,
reaching from one end to the other,
mightily and sweetly ordering all things:
Come and teach us the way of prudence.
Today is Palm Sunday, when we remember Jesus riding into Jerusalem. It is the start of a very different sort of Holy Week this year. How are you marking this Palm Sunday at home? Please do share any photos!
#PalmSunday
#HolyWeekAtHome
#OFMonline
After Benediction (which your OFM tweeter was too engrossed in to tweet, sorry) it's time for Open Mic night. Singing, playing, storytelling, poetry, and more... many gifts within the one body!
#OFMonsite2024
#FollowMe
A question about how we take the renewal we experience at
@onfiremission
beyond this space.
@JonnieParkin
responds: "We need to pray, we need to abide in the vine, we need to make time to be with God who is the source of all joy."
#OFMonsite2024
#FollowMe