Collect for the First Sunday of Advent
Come Lord Jesus
Praise and honour to you living God;
your coming will be like a thief in the night,
like lightning flashing across the sky.
Grant that we may be ready,
and our hearts answer, Come Lord Jesus.
Hear this prayer for your love’s sake.
Amen.
Te whakamoemiti te hōnore ki a koe, e te Atua ora tonu;
tō haerenga mai ōrite ki tā te whānako haere pō,
anō he hihiko uira i te rangi.
Meatia mātou kia tūmau
kia whakautu ai o mātou ngākau,
Haere mai e Īhu te Ariki.
Whakarongo ki tēnei īnoi i runga i tōu aroha.
Āmine.
Recent Collects
God of Israel old and new, write in our hearts the lesson of your law…
We praise you, God, that the light of Christ shines in our darkness and is never overcome…
Teach us, Jesus, how to live and worship without being worldly or greedy…
Services this week
8am & 10am Holy Communion Service
Noteworthy
We continue to cry out for a cessation of violence in Gaza
Upcoming events
Community Fair bringing affordable toys, books, china, vintage clothes and more from the Opawa - St Martins Parish.