Sunday Reflections Archive

Sunday Reflections

The Flourish programme recently rolled out across the Circuit.
New resources have been produced including a complete service for each week's theme (see below). Whether or not you've been able to share in services in church, you can read, pray and even sing these services at home and share fully in Flourish.

Service for week 1
Service for week 2
Service for week 3
Service for week 4

Christchurch Ilkley shared their service materials they use each Sunday.

23rd May 2021 Filled to overflowing
9th May 2021 Friends
2nd May 2021 Stay Connected
25th April 2021 The Cost of Care
18th April 2021 Open Minds
March 28th 2021 Caught up in Celebration
March 14th 2021 Mothering Sunday
March 7th 2021 Under construction
February 28th 2021 Who is this Jesus?
February 21st 2021 Beloved
February 14th 2021 "Wow!"
February 7th 2021 The first 100 days
January 24th 2021 Covenant in a time of pandemic
January 17th 2021 God calls us to be ourselves
January 10th 2021 'New Beginnings'
Christmas Day 25th December Different Gifts, Different Christmas
20th December God's ridiculous plan?
13th December 'Is the Messiah here?'
6th December What Happens in the Wilderness...?
29th November "Longing for the light"
22nd November: How well do you know your sheep and goats?
15th November: Expectations, risks, and faithfulness
Sunday 8th November 2020 Remembrance Sunday Being Prepared!
Download the service sheet True Teacher part 2 Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk! for Sunday 1st November 2020
Download the service sheet "True teaching and teacher?"A service sheet to guide reflections on and around Sunday 25th October 2020
Download the service sheet 'Change begins with a Bicycle'A service sheet to guide reflections for Harvest Festival October 18th 2020
Download the service sheet "The wedding feast: joy and judgement"A service sheet to guide reflections on and around Sunday 11th October 2020
Download the service sheet "God's Vineyard" A service sheet to guide reflections on and around Sunday 4th October 2020
Download the service sheet How do we know when something is right? A service sheet to guide reflections on and around Sunday 27th September 2020
Download the service sheet It's Not Fair! A service sheet to guide reflections on and around Sunday 20th September 2020
Download the service sheet How many times? A service sheet to guide reflections on and around Sunday 13th September 2020
Download the service sheet "Held Together"to guide reflections on and around Sunday 6th September 2020

Thought for the week – a spiritual smorgasbord

Our preachers have brought you an eclectic mix of reflections, poems or prayers as a thought for the week.

22nd February – Feast or Famine: Contemplating Food During Lentby Matthew Burland

15th February – John 8 : 12 – Are we being a light in the darkness? – by Pauline Tate

8th February – Transfiguration by Brian Herring

1st February – Thank God for Zoom by Margaret Cook

25th January – On the Damascus Road from Joan Bosomworth

18th January – we kick off with a poem: January Prayer from Viv Pitts

Sunday 30th August – download Rev Roger Smith's reflection 'Take up your Cross' here

Sunday 16th August – Read Rev Tim Perkin's reflection here, or download it here

Sunday 9th August – Read Deacon Jenny Parnell's reflection – Feeling at home with God here or download it here

Sunday 2nd August – Read Rev Dr Roberta Topham's reflection here, or download it here

Sunday 26th July – Read Deacon Jenny Parnell's reflection "Controlling what you can when things feel out of control" here, or download it here

Sunday 19th July – Read Rev Shannon DeLaureal's reflection "Pass it on" here, or download it here

Sunday 12th July – Read Rev Roger Smith's reflection 'Dying in Christ' hereor download it here

Sunday 5th July – Read Deacon Liz Day's reflection: A Living Hope here. Or download it here

Sunday 28th June – Read Rev Tim Perkin's reflection: Clothed in Immortality! here. Or download it here

Sunday 21st June – Read Rev Leonora Wassell's reflection Reflections on the Resurrection Body

Sunday 14th June – A short talk based on a Bible reading found in 1 Corinthians 15, 35-58 produced by Christchurch Ilkley

Sunday 7th June – Read Rev Lesley Taylor's reflection for Trinity Sunday "The place where we dance with God" here, or download it here

Sunday 31st May – Read Rev Dr Roberta Topham's reflection for Sunday 31st here. Or download it here.

Sunday 24th May – Read Deacon Liz Day's reflection: Right Relationships here

Sunday 17th May – Read Rev Dr Roberta Topham's reflection: Living in Christ: Living the Christian Life here, or download it here

Sunday 10th May – View Rev Roger Smith's reflection for Sunday 10th of May here, or download it here

Sunday 3rd May – download Rev Shannon Delaureal's reflection for Sunday 3rd May "The Ministry of Reconciliation" by clicking here

26th April – download Deacon Jenny Parnell's reflection for Sunday 26th April here

19th April – download Rev Leonora's reflection for Sunday 19th April here

Download Easter Day Service Sheet and reflection From Rev Tim Perkins here

5th April -- Reador downloadRev Shannon Delaureal'a reflection for Palm Sunday

29th March 2020 – Reador downloadRev Roger Smith's reflection for this week

Deacon Jenny Parnell has written a reflection for Mothering Sunday. View it
here, or download here