Care Home Ministry

A service in a care home with leaders singing and playing keyboard. — Members from The Good Shepherd leading a service in a local care home

Centre piece of blue cloth with paper boats and candles — Jesus calms the storm

We take regular services in our local care home with a number of members from the congregation going along to help to lead the services and provide music. These are short services of familiar traditional hymns, readings and prayers. We find a number of the residents know quite a few of the words of the prayers and hymns by heart!

We also enjoy the opportunity to chat with the residents before and after the service.

Our Weekly Services

Come and join us for worship you will be given a warm welcome.

Our Church services are:

Sunday at 10am & Wednesday at 11am

If you are unable to attend in person you are invited to join in with the service at home by following the material in the Spiritual Communion booklet:

Praying At Home Booklet

Praying At Home (short version)

Praying at Home - Lectionary Year A Advent I 2022 - Trinity Sunday 2023

LECTIONARY YEAR C

Advent Sunday 2024 - Trinity Sunday 2025

2025
BEFORE LENT

Sunday 9th February Epiphany V
Sunday 16th February Epiphany VI

Almighty God, grant that with our minds set always on your wisdom and love, we may pursue both in word and deed those things that are pleasing in your sight; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

Jeremiah 17:5-10; 1Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26

Sunday 23rd February Epiphany VII 2 Before Lent

Hear the prayers of your people, O Lord: that we, who are weighed down by our sins, may be delivered for the glory of your name; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

Ecclesiasticus 27:4-7; 1Corinthians 15:51-58; Luke 6:39-49

Sunday 2nd March Next before Lent

Almighty and eternal God: direct our lives according to your gracious will; that in the name of your beloved Son we may be strengthened to abound in good works; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

1Kings 8:22-23 & 41-43; Galatians 1:1-12; Luke 7:1b-10

LENT

Wednesday 5th March Ash Wednesday

Collect - said throughout Lent

God of mercy and giver of comfort, you hate nothing that you have made and forgive the sins of all those who are penitent. Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that, lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, we may receive from you, the God of all mercy, perfect forgiveness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Joel 2:12-17; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Sunday 9th March Lent I

Almighty God, whose Son fasted forty days in the wilderness, and was tempted as we are, yet did not sin: give us grace to discipline ourselves in submission to your Spirit, that, as you know our weakness, so we may know your power to save: through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13

Sunday 16th March Lent II

O God, you see that we lack the strength to help ourselves; protect us both inwardly and outwardly; that our bodies may be guarded from all adversity, and our minds be defended from such thoughts as assault and harm the soul; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, word without end. Amen.

Genesis 15:1-12 & 17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:28b-36

Sunday 23rd March Lent III

Merciful Father, we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: when we are discouraged by our weakness, give us strength to follow Christ, our pattern and our hope; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

Isaiah 55:1-9; 1Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9

Sunday 30th March Lent IV

Mothering Sunday

God of compassion, whose Son Jesus Christ, the child of Mary, shared the life of a home in Nazareth, and drew the whole human family to himself: strengthen us in our daily living that in joy and in sorrow we may know the power of your presence to bring together and to heal; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Exodus 2:1-10; 2Corinthians 1:3-7; Luke 2:33-35

Collect for the Week

Almighty God, grant that we, who are weighed down by our sins, may be relived and encouraged by your grace; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, word without end. Amen.

Sunday 6th April Lent V

Passion Sunday

Almighty God, your Son came into the world to free us all from sin and death. Breathe upon us with the power of your Spirit, that we may be raised to new life in Christ and serve you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.

Isaiah 43:16-21; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8

Next Event

St.George's Alumni visit and Thanksgiving Service

The Church of the Good Shepherd

A short service of thanksgiving will be offered during the reunion of St.George's alumni in the Church of the Good Shepherd, formally often used as the School Chapel.

The Good Shepherd