{"id":19204,"date":"2022-05-01T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/urc\/urc-daily-devotions-sunday-service-for-1st-may-2022-the-revd-nicola-furley-smith"},"modified":"2022-05-03T15:51:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-03T14:51:42","slug":"urc-daily-devotions-sunday-service-for-1st-may-2022-the-revd-nicola-furley-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trinitywimbledon.org\/index.php\/urc-daily-devotions-sunday-service-for-1st-may-2022-the-revd-nicola-furley-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"URC Daily Devotions Sunday Service for 1st May 2022 – The Revd. Nicola Furley-Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"
Daily Devotions from the United Reformed Church<\/strong>
\nWorship for Sunday 1st<\/sup> May 2022<\/strong>
\nThe Third Sunday of Easter
\n<\/strong>
\nPhoto Credit Jakub Kapusnak\/unsplash<\/p>\n

The Rev\u2019d Nicola Furley Smith
\nURC Secretary for Ministries<\/strong><\/div>\n


\nIntroduction <\/strong><\/p>\n

Good morning, my name is Nicola Furley-Smith and I am the Secretary for Ministries.\u00a0 This morning\u2019s service comes from Purley.<\/p>\n

Call To Worship<\/strong><\/p>\n

One:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alleluia! Christ is Risen!<\/p>\n

Many:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He is Risen indeed! Alleluia!<\/strong>
\nOne:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rejoice, heavenly powers!\u00a0\u00a0 Sing, choirs of angels!\u00a0 Exult, all creation around God\u2019s throne!\u00a0 Jesus, our King, is risen! Sound the trumpet of salvation!
\nMany:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rejoice, heavenly powers! Sing, choirs of angels!<\/strong><\/p>\n

One:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rejoice, O Earth, in shining splendour, radiant in the brightness of our King! Jesus has conquered! Glory fills you! Darkness vanishes for ever!<\/p>\n

Many:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rejoice, heavenly powers!\u00a0 Sing, choirs of angels!<\/strong><\/p>\n

One:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rejoice, O holy Church! Exult in glory! The risen Saviour shines upon you! Let this place resound with joy,\u00a0 as we sing, echoing the mighty song\u00a0 of all God\u2019s people!<\/p>\n

Hymn<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Will You Come And Follow Me<\/em>
\nJohn L. Bell (b. 1949) and Graham Maule (b. 1958)<\/p>\n

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\n

Will you come and follow me
\nif I but call your name?
\nWill you go where you don\u2019t know
\nand never be the same?
\nWill you let my love be shown,
\nwill you let my name be known,
\nwill you let my life be grown
\nin you and you in me?<\/p>\n

2 Will you leave yourself behind
\nif I but call your name?
\nWill you care for cruel and kind
\nand never be the same?
\nWill you risk the hostile stare
\nshould your life attract or scare?
\nWill you let me answer prayer
\nin you and you in me?<\/p>\n

3 Will you let the blinded see
\nif I but call your name?
\nWill you set the prisoners free
\nand never be the same?
\nWill you kiss the leper clean,
\nand do such as this unseen,
\nand admit to what I mean
\nin you and you in me?<\/p>\n

4 Will you love the \u2018you\u2019 you hide
\nif I but call your name?
\nWill you quell the fear inside
\nand never be the same?
\nWill you use the faith you\u2019ve found
\nto reshape the world around,
\nthrough my sight & touch & sound
\nyou and you in me?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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5 Lord, your summons echoes true
\nwhen you but call my name.
\nLet me turn and follow you
\nand never be the same.
\nIn your company I\u2019ll go
\nwhere your love and footsteps show.
\nThus I\u2019ll move and live and grow
\nin you and you in me.<\/p>\n

Prayers of Approach, Confession and Declaration of Forgiveness<\/strong><\/p>\n

Creating God,
\nyou are present in all things and surround us with your love,
\ngive us grace to know that you are near us
\nand strengthen our resolve to share the good news of Jesus Christ
\nthrough all the actions of our daily lives.<\/p>\n

Loving God, forgive us our betrayals when we fail to speak for you,
\nwhen we fail to share your love with others,
\nwhen we live our lives as if you did not exist.
\nInspiring God, fill us now with your lifegiving breath.
\nGrant us the vision to see the world through loving eyes
\nand the energy to work for your peace and your healing justice. Amen.<\/p>\n

Jesus continues to meet us where we are, He is beside us as we toil and as we rest.\u00a0 His mercy and forgiveness are as vast as the ocean and as numerous as the fish in the sea!\u00a0 Your sins are forgiven!<\/p>\n

Prayer of Illumination<\/strong><\/p>\n

God, source of all light, by your Word you give light to the soul. Pour out on us the spirit of wisdom and understanding that our hearts and minds may be opened. Amen.<\/p>\n

Reading<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Revelation 5.11-14<\/em><\/p>\n

Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, singing with full voice, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honour, glory and blessing!”<\/p>\n

Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, singing, “To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honour and glory and might forever and ever!”\u00a0 And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the elders fell down and worshiped.<\/p>\n

Hymn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hark How the Adoring Hosts Above<\/em>
\nScottish Paraphrases 1781 based on Rev 5: 11-14
\nHark how the adoring hosts above,
\nwith songs surround the throne!
\nTen thousand, thousand
\nare their tongues;
\nbut all their hearts are one.<\/p>\n

2 Worthy the Lamb
\nthat died, they cry,
\nto be exalted thus;
\nworthy the Lamb, let us reply;
\nfor he was slain for us.<\/p>\n

3 Thou hast redeemed us
\nwith thy blood,
\nand set the prisoners free;
\nthou mad’st us kings
\nand priests to God,
\nand we shall reign with thee.<\/p>\n

4 To him who sits upon the throne,
\nthe God whom we adore,
\nand to the Lamb
\nthat once was slain,
\nbe glory evermore.<\/p>\n

Reading <\/strong>\u00a0 St John 21.1-19<\/em><\/p>\n

After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way.\u00a0 Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, you have no fish, have you?” They answered him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish.<\/p>\n

That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea.\u00a0 But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off. When they had gone ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three of them; and though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.”<\/p>\n

Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.” A second time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.<\/p>\n

Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go.”\u00a0 (He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he would glorify God.) After this he said to him, “Follow me.”<\/p>\n

Hymn<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesus Calls us! O\u2019er the tumult<\/em>
\nCecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) (alt.)<\/em>
\nJesus calls us!\u00a0 o\u2019er the tumult
\nof our life\u2019s wild restless sea,
\nday by day his voice is sounding,
\nsaying, \u2018Christian, follow me\u2019.<\/p>\n

2 As, of old, Saint Andrew heard it
\nby the Galilean lake,
\nturned from home & toil & kindred,
\nleaving all for his dear sake.<\/p>\n

3 Jesus calls us from the worship
\nof the vain world\u2019s golden store,
\nfrom each idol that would keep us,
\nsaying, \u2018Christian, love me more\u2019.<\/p>\n

4 In our joys and in our sorrows,
\ndays of toil and hours of ease,
\nstill he calls, in cares and pleasures,
\n\u2018Christian, love me more than these\u2019.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n

5 Jesus calls us!\u00a0 By thy mercy,
\nSaviour, make us hear thy call,
\ngive our hearts to thine obedience,
\nserve and love thee best of all.<\/p>\n

Sermon<\/strong><\/p>\n

The disciples have returned to their previous vocation and head back to shore with empty nets after fishing all night. And in the light of the resurrection here stands Jesus.<\/p>\n

His call to them is to go back out and try again and he gives them instructions as to the next step. He tells them to put the nets out on the right side of the boat. They follow his instructions and the result is the miraculous catch.<\/p>\n

Whereas Luke\u2019s gospel also contains this story right at the very beginning of his gospel in that call of the first disciples as they are commissioned when he says\u00a0 \u2013 come and follow me – John tells this story here as part of the resurrection appearances of Jesus where we experience a re-commissioning of sorts \u2013 come and follow me says Jesus..<\/p>\n

What were they thinking? They had fished through the darkness of the night but their nets were empty. Nothing. That\u2019s when Jesus, still unrecognized by the disciples, shows himself and says, \u201cChildren, you have no fish, have you?\u201d That\u2019s not so much a question as it is a statement. Empty nets. no fish, no life. That\u2019s when Jesus shows himself.<\/p>\n

In the same way, the empty net is not only descriptive of their fishing efforts it\u2019s descriptive of the disciples themselves. They are as empty as their nets.<\/p>\n

Who here hasn\u2019t experienced that darkness and emptiness? You know what that\u2019s like. You fish, you work, you do your best but you still come up empty. On a bad day, welcome to my world! In those times we have come to the limits of our own self-sufficiency. We have nothing to show for our efforts and nothing left to give. We\u2019re empty. Nets cannot be filled unless they are first emptied. In the same way we can never be filled with Jesus until we come to recognize the limits of our own self-sufficiency. The emptiness is not the end or a failure but a beginning.<\/p>\n

The amazing thing to me is that the disciples who do not know who he is at first go back out. Is it their desperation for a catch, a love of task, a desire for success, a sense of the specialness of the stranger calling them to return to their task, or something else? I think it\u2019s the something else: Jesus shows up when the nets are empty. They believe but they don\u2019t see.<\/p>\n

Whatever it was, they venture back out and find huge success. Their nets are overflowing. 153 fish seems a very specific number.\u00a0 Many have guessed what the significance of the 153 might be but it may simply imply all of the community of believers. In other words many were caught.<\/p>\n

They have breakfast with the man they now recognise as Jesus. It is a Eucharistic event despite the lack of wine and there\u2019s fish rather than bread. But, more importantly, it is at this meal that they receive a recommissioning for the task ahead. They are reminded of who they are and what they were originally called to be. They are challenged to get back in the boat and try again \u2014 in more ways than one. Following the call of Jesus means putting your nets back into the sea even though you may be tired and wonder what it has all been for. You believe even though you may not see.<\/p>\n

For Simon Peter, the change is clear. A new day and a new name. Jesus wants Peter to start again. Simon, son of John, do you love me?<\/em>\u00a0 Three times over. As if to undo, to erase, the three times that he denied Jesus. The memory does not need to be voiced; it just needs to be acknowledged and put away with the opportunity to move on. No longer will Peter be defined by his worst mistake.<\/p>\n

So let me ask you this. What are your empty nets today? And when you have answered that question don\u2019t abandon your nets. They are the very places Jesus is showing himself to you. They will be places of resurrection nets filled with large fish, all 153 of them; to nourish your life.<\/p>\n

One more thing. Do you notice that all this happens at daybreak? The light always overcomes the darkness. In the light of this new day, in the light of the full burst net in the light of the 153 fish it isn\u2019t just about the rising of the sun (S-U-N) but the rising of the Son (S-O-N). Jesus will show himself to you in the context for your resurrection and the raw material from which new life will be fashioned. The last supper has become the first breakfast and the charcoal fire of denial has become a charcoal fire of welcome and invitation. What looked like endings will become new beginnings.<\/p>\n

This is the kind of text that allows for some creative discussions of what church and ministry might look like if we dropped our nets on the other side and if we really followed Jesus. And that excites me! You\u2019re probably thinking \u2013 well it should you are, after all, the Secretary for Ministries. But it also terrifies me Because it will take us into paces which make us uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

But what if, in our jubilee year, we thought of the church in our context
\nin terms of a recognition that our nets are empty and we need a change of plans? For many, and not just in our denomination, there is much talk of<\/p>\n

    \n
  • declining numbers<\/li>\n
  • a lack of ministers<\/li>\n
  • the burden of necessary compliance issues<\/li>\n
  • a general tiredness as we emerge from the pandemic into what new church looks like<\/li>\n
  • the fear that the church as we know it will not be here much longer<\/li>\n
  • shall I go on?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    But what if, what if, we allow the presence of Jesus to unleash a creativity in us which allows us to realise the gifts God has given us to craft newly accredited ministries where we see need which is not about plugging gaps but genuinely and intentionally trying to find out what God is calling his Church to be and do.<\/p>\n

    For Peter, the call is to fish, then tend and feed. It is the same for us. But how?<\/p>\n

    Revelation chapter 5 might help us here. In verse 9 it asks us the question: Where can we hear the Lamb\u2019s \u201cnew song\u201d being sung in the world today? It proclaims that, when all is said and done, of the considerable noises we human beings are capable of, it is the Lamb\u2019s new song that will endure. We need to listen for that song in our midst. I find this a cause for hope.<\/p>\n

    I\u2019m a great fan of Marie Kondo\u2019s art of decluttering. Her question is always what sparks joy for you?\u00a0 What gives you energy? If it sparks joy, hold on to it.\u00a0 If not, thank God for it and lay it to one side.\u00a0 When Jesus comes into our midst perhaps we need to risk what we have held onto the past 50 years that we may see clearly.<\/p>\n

    Whatever God calls us to in the next 50 years needs to bring joy and energy as we walk his Way. Amen.<\/p>\n

    Hymn\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Lord You Have Come To the Seashore<\/em>
    \nCes\u00e1reo Gabar\u00e1in (1936-1991) translated<\/em> Robert Trupia\n<\/div>\n

    \n

    Lord,
    \nyou have come to the seashore,
    \nneither searching
    \nfor the rich nor the wise,
    \ndesiring only that I should follow.<\/p>\n

    O Lord, <\/em>
    \nwith your eyes set upon me,
    \ngently smiling, <\/em>
    \nyou have spoken my name.
    \nAll I longed for <\/em>
    \nI have found by the water,
    \nat your side <\/em>
    \nI will seek other shores.<\/em><\/p>\n

    2: Lord,
    \nsee my goods, my possessions;
    \nin my boat you find
    \nno power, no wealth.
    \nWill you accept, then,
    \nmy nets and labour?<\/p>\n

    3 Lord,
    \ntake my hands, and direct them.
    \nHelp me spend myself
    \nin seeking the lost,
    \nreturning love for
    \nthe love you gave me.<\/p>\n

    4 Lord, as I drift on the waters,
    \nbe the resting-place
    \nof my restless heart,
    \nmy life’s companion,
    \nmy friend and refuge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

     <\/p>\n

    \n

    A Statement of Faith With Room for Creation<\/strong><\/p>\n

    We trust in God beyond us\u00a0 before us and after us;
    \nCreator and Companion of All: decisive, collaborative,<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Shaper of Earth, Breather of Life at work from the Beginning;
    \nBy choice, for justice,\u00a0 assigning work for Creatures too.<\/p>\n

    We trust in Christ our God who shares our being;
    \nGod who Spoke Flesh <\/strong>
    \nbefriending us in Jesus;<\/strong>
    \nFlesh, blood, and birth <\/strong>
    \nin common with all life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Jesus loved, healed, warned
    \nturned tables, spoke for the poor
    \nsaw Wisdom in Creatures.
    \nWelcomed with branches but nailed to the Tree.<\/strong>
    \nAbandoned to Death,\u00a0 Earth alone received him.<\/p>\n

    On the third Day he rose to New Life
    \nto be with us as the Sky above us;
    \nconstant, present, Companion still.<\/p>\n

    We trust the Breath of Life, our God
    \nThe Wind that blows where they will;
    \nInterpreter of Scriptures
    \nGifted like fire to the Church<\/strong>
    \nseen in healing, peace, forgiveness<\/strong>
    \nGod in us and beyond us too.<\/strong>

    \nIntercessions<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Jesus called Peter to fish, tend and feed.<\/p>\n

    Lord, You know us better than we do.\u00a0 You know that we love youand we know that we can show you that love by loving one another and all the world. \u00a0We pray for humility, wisdom and insight as we seek to meet the needs of world.<\/p>\n

    In a world that cannot hear your new song because of the boisterous voices of the strong over the weak we pray for those who hunger after justice, who long for freedom, who yearn for peace.\u00a0 We pray especially for areas of our world where intentional injustice has made the innocent hungry, homeless or destitute.\u00a0 We pray for the leaders of nations and all in authority that they may use their skills and the power entrusted to them responsibly and for the good of all people.<\/p>\n

    Lord, in your love and mercy, help us to tend and feed those in need.<\/p>\n

    We pray for all those whose spirit is crushed that they may know your healing and be restored in faith and confidence in God\u2019s love.\u00a0 We pray especially for those who are ill in body or mind, anxious and afraid, for those who are grieving, lonely, abused. \u00a0We pray for all the people we meet in our daily lives that we may recognise and serve Christ in each other and hear God speaking in the voice of friends and strangers.<\/p>\n

    Lord, in your love and mercy, help us to tend and feed those in need.<\/p>\n

    Heavenly Father, you reached out to Simon Peter despite his past failure and appointed him to be a shepherd of your flock. With faith in your compassion and mercy we commit ourselves and those for whom we have prayed into your care. We ask that our lives may be renewed and directed by your loving wisdom so that we may follow Christ, not in our own strength but by your grace and blessing. Amen.<\/p>\n

    Offertory <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Accept, O God, our gifts and our giving as tokens of your love, and grant that they may be used wisely for the extension of your kingdom in and through this place and for the greater glory of your holy name; through christ our Lord.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n

    Hymn<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eternal God, Your Love\u2019s Tremendous Glory<\/em>
    \nThe Rev\u2019d Alan Gaunt\n<\/div>\n

    Eternal God,
    \nyour love’s tremendous glory
    \ncascades through life
    \nin overflowing grace,
    \nto tell creation’s
    \nmeaning in the story
    \nof love evolving love
    \nfrom time and space.<\/p>\n

    2: Eternal Son of God,
    \nuniquely precious,
    \nin you, deserted,
    \nscorned, crucified,
    \nGod’s love has fathomed
    \nsin and death’s deep darkness,
    \nand flawed humanity
    \nis glorified.<\/p>\n

    3: Eternal Spirit,
    \nwith us like a mother,
    \nembracing us in
    \nlove serene and pure:
    \nyou nurture strength
    \nto follow Christ our brother,
    \nas full-grown children,
    \nconfident and sure.<\/p>\n

    4: Love’s trinity,
    \nself-perfect, self-sustaining;
    \nlove which commands,
    \nenables, and obeys:
    \nyou give yourself,
    \nin boundless joy, creating
    \none vast increasing
    \nharmony of praise.<\/p>\n


    5: We ask you now,
    \ncomplete your image in us;
    \nthis love of yours,
    \nour source and guide and goal.
    \nMay love in us
    \nseek love and serve love’s purpose,
    \ntill we ascend with Christ
    \nand find love whole.<\/p>\n

    Blessing<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Go now in the name of Christ
    \nto walk his way, to feed, and care for all God\u2019s people.<\/p>\n

    And the blessing of God Almighty
    \nFather, Son and Holy Spirit
    \nBe amongst us and remain with us
    \nThis day and for evermore. Amen.<\/p>\n

    Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Call to Worship adapted by Andy Braunston from the Exultset.\u00a0 Affirmation of Faith written by the Rev\u2019d David Coleman.\u00a0 All other liturgical material by the Rev\u2019d Nicola Furley Smith.<\/p>\n

    Will You Come And Follow Me<\/em> – John L. Bell (b. 1949) and Graham Maule (b. 1958) \u00a9 WGRG, Iona Community, Glasgow G2 3DH Scotland.\u00a0 Everingham Music used with their kind permission
    \nHark How the Adoring Hosts Above<\/em> – Scottish Paraphrases 1781 based on Rev 5: 11-14 sung by the Scottish Philharmonic Singers
    \nJesus Calls us! O\u2019er the tumult – Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) (alt.) Sung by members of the Church of the Advocate, Chapel Hill, North Carolina and used with their kind permission.
    \nLord You Have Come To the Seashore<\/em> – Ces\u00e1reo Gabar\u00e1in (1936-1991) translated<\/em> Robert Trupia \u00a9 1979, Ces\u00e1reo Gabar\u00e1in.\u00a0 Translation: \u00a9 1987, OCP Publications sung by Hannah & Emily Beimesch, with Song Hun Nam on the piano from Immaculate Heart of Mary Music Ministry, Burlington, Kentucky used with their kind permission.
    \nEternal God, Your Love\u2019s Tremendous Glory<\/em> – The Rev\u2019d Alan Gaunt Hope Publishing Co. Sung by the Rev\u2019d Paul Robinson<\/p>\n

    Opening Organ Piece: Ein Feste Burg<\/strong> (\u201cA mighty fortress\u201d) by Max Reger
    \n(organ of Basilica Santo Spirito, Florence, Italy \u2013 2016)
    \nClosing Organ Piece: Nun Danket Alle Gott \u2013 Marche Triomphale<\/strong> (\u201cNow thank we all our God\u201d) by Sigfrid Karg-Elert (organ of All Saints\u2019, Odiham \u2013 2020)<\/p>\n

    Both pieces played by and received, with thanks, from Brian Cotterill http:\/\/briancotterill.webs.com<\/a><\/p>\n

    Thanks to Christopher Whitehead, John Young, Sylvia nutt, Graham Handscomb, Hilary Eveleigh and Diana Cullum-Hall for reading various spoken parts of the service.
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