On Sunday, 31st May at 4pm (GMT) we will gather on Facebook Live (or on YouTube) with interactive discussions afterwards in Zoom. You can follow along with the running order below and find any links that you need.

We’ll be doing an online worship gathering every Sunday at 4pm we are also meeting for a weekly online prayer gathering Wednesdays at 7:30 via Zoom. If you would like to ALSO connect with one of our mid-week Zoom Community Groups email newchurchbirmingham@gmail.com.

Welcome (Danielle)

Song (Ellie & Ali) – Holy Spirit, You Are Welcome Here

Prayer (David)
Ever-present God,
be with us in our isolation,
be close to us in our distancing,
be healing in our sickness,
be joy in our sadness,
be light in our darkness,
be wisdom in our confusion,
be all that is familiar when all is unfamiliar,
that when the doors reopen
we may with the zeal of Pentecost
inhabit our communities
and speak of your goodness
to an emerging world.
For Jesus’ sake.
(A prayer by Andrew Nunn, Dean of Southwark)

Question for Sharing (Katherine): Do you have a favourite place that you like to go to? A place that gives you a sense of peace or rest … or that just makes you feel happier?

Short Film: The Bible Project – The Holy Spirit

Scripture Reading (Molly):
“When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.  Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.  They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven.  When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken…” (Acts 2:1-6 … part of the story of the early church that emerged after Jesus left the earth)

Reflection – Danielle & Joel chat about the Holy Spirit

Story – Julia

Song (Ali & Danielle) – This is the Air I Breathe

Love Feast (Tom)

Song (Ali & Ellie): Mighty to Save

What’s Coming up (Danielle) *

Blessing: “May we live fully, love wastefully and have the courage to be all that God has created us to be.”

*If you are part of our community and would like to make a gift toward Inclusive Gathering Birmingham, you can do that here. Anything you give helps to support the costs of making church happen and allows us to be generous as a community. There’s no pressure to give!

After our Worship Gathering, at 5:15 we will move over to Zoom to chat about how we’re doing and discuss some of the themes from today. If you are in a regular Inclusive Gathering Community Group, please join your regular group. If you are not, please pop in to any of the groups below by clicking the link. If you enjoy the chat, you are very welcome to meet up with your group again, later in the week. If there isn’t a group near you, that’s okay – join whichever one. You can read more about Community Groups here:

Edgbaston Community Group (Pete & Eunice – also meets Mondays – FULL)

Coventry Community Group(Ali & Ellie – also meets Mondays)

Moseley Community Group(Danielle & Joel – also meets Tuesdays)

West Brum Community Group – (Adam & Rachel – also meets Thursdays)

(Our Summerfield/ Winson Green group meets on Tuesdays and our Worcester Community Group meets on monthly Saturdays – but neither gather on a Sunday evening. So if you are in one of those groups usually, join the West Brum group tonight.)

Here’s the questions the groups will be discussing this evening:

• Where have you seen glimpses of beauty this week?
• If you feel comfortable sharing, what have been the difficult moments this week?
• Was there anything that stood out to you from the reflections today? What challenged you? What encouraged you?