WELCOME TO ST ANDREW’S ON THE TERRACE
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GATHERING
Voice 1: We gather to remember those imprisoned without just cause,
Voice 2: Those who fight for the good but who can be forgotten,
All: We do not forget them today:
Voice 1: We consider what it means to be faithful companions,
Voice 2 Of those who fight for good but who can be forgotten,
All: We would be faithful too.
PROCESSIONAL HYMN AA 85 ‘Let justice roll down like a river’
Words and Music: Colin Gibson ©1994 Hope Publishing
Let justice roll down like a river,
let justice flow down to the sea;
let justice roll down like a river
let justice begin through me.
Justice for all who go hungry,
crying to God to be fed,
left in a world of abundance
to beg for a morsel of bread. Refrain
Justice for those who are homeless,
victims of war or of need,
trapped on the borders of nowhere,
lost in the canyons of greed. Refrain
Justice for all who are powerless,
yearning for freedom in vain,
plundered and robbed of their birth-right,
silently bearing their pain. Refrain
WELCOME
Kia ora tatou.
Kia ora.
RESPONSIVE PRAYER
This day we ask for the gift of remembrance
As we consider the work of Amnesty International.
We celebrate the right to protest,
The right to a fair trial,
The right to have a say in one’s own government.
Today we stand with those who have fought these battles
and against those who would shut down fairness and prevent justice.
We ask for clear minds, open hearts and listening ears
so we can hear what we need to hear this day.
So may it be
AMEN
JESUS’ PRAYER Jim Cotter paraphrase on card
LIGHTING THE RAINBOW ROOM CANDLE
TIME WITH CHILDREN Cameron Smart
BLESSING THE CHILDREN (All stand)
We send you to the Rainbow Room programme to hear stories, ask questions
and have fun together. We bless you. Amen.
PASSING THE PEACE
Feel free to pass the peace with those nearby or move to greet others further away. Passing the peace consists of shaking hands and saying “Peace be with you.” The response is “Peace be with you” or just “And with you.” Or, simply saying “Hello” is a good idea. Also feel free to simply observe if you wish!
People reading the Declaration of Human Rights, please move to your places after passing the Peace
THE WORD IN TEXTS
Gospel (with introduction) Luke 4: 16-24
Contemporary reading Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Introduced by Mike Wespel Rose and read by members of the congregation as candles are lit,
one for each Article. We sing the refrain of ‘We Shall Overcome’ where it is written
Article 1: We are all born free. We all have our own thoughts and ideas and we should all be treated the same way.
Article 2: The rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights belong to everyone, no matter who we are, where we’re from, or whatever we believe.
Article 3: We all have the right to life, and to live in freedom and safety.
Article 4: No one should be held as a slave, and no one has the right to treat anyone else as their slave.
Article 5: No one has the right to inflict torture, or to subject anyone else to cruel or inhuman treatment.
Article 6: We should all have the same level of legal protection whoever we are, and wherever in the world we are.
Article 7: The law is the same for everyone, and must treat us all equally.
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe we shall overcome some day
Article 8: We should all have the right to legal support if we are treated unfairly.
Article 9: Nobody should be arrested, put in prison, or sent away from our country unless there is good reason to do so.
Article 10: Everyone accused of a crime has the right to a fair and public trial, and those that try us should be independent and not influenced by others.
Article 11: Everyone accused of a crime has the right to be considered innocent until they have fairly been proven to be guilty.
Article 12: Nobody has the right to enter our home, open our mail, or intrude on our families without good reason. We also have the right to be protected if someone tries to unfairly damage our reputation.
Article 13: We all have the right to move freely within our country, and to visit and leave other countries when we wish.
Article 14: If we are at risk of harm we have the right to go to another country to seek protection.
Article 15: We all have the right to be a citizen of a country and nobody should prevent us, without good reason, from being a citizen of another country if we wish.
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe we shall overcome some day
Article 16: We should have the right to marry and have a family as soon as we’re legally old enough. Our ethnicity, nationality and religion should not stop us from being able to do this. Men and women have the same rights when they are married and also when they’re separated. We should never be forced to marry. The government has a responsibility to protect us and our family.
Article 17: Everyone has the right to own property, and no one has the right to take this away from us without a fair reason.
Article 18: Everyone has the freedom to think or believe what they want, including the right to religious belief. We have the right to change our beliefs or religion at any time, and the right to publicly or privately practise our chosen religion, alone or with others.
Article 19: Everyone has the right to their own opinions, and to be able to express them freely. We should have the right to share our ideas with who we want, and in whichever way we choose.
Article 20: We should all have the right to form groups and organise peaceful meetings. Nobody should be forced to belong to a group if they don’t want to.
Article 21: We all have the right to take part in our country’s political affairs either by freely choosing politicians to represent us, or by belonging to the government ourselves. Governments should be voted for by the public on a regular basis, and every person’s individual vote should be secret. Every individual vote should be worth the same.
Article 22: The society we live in should help every person develop to their best ability through access to work, involvement in cultural activity, and the right to social welfare. Every person in society should have the freedom to develop their personality with the support of the resources available in that country.
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe we shall overcome some day
Article 23: We all have the right to employment, to be free to choose our work, and to be paid a fair salary that allows us to live and support our family. Everyone who does the same work should have the right to equal pay, without discrimination. We have the right to come together and form trade union groups to defend our interests as workers.
Article 24: Everyone has the right to rest and leisure time. There should be limits on working hours, and people should be able to take holidays with pay.
Article 25: We all have the right to enough food, clothing, housing and healthcare for ourselves and our families. We should have access to support if we are out of work, ill, elderly, disabled, widowed, or can’t earn a living for reasons outside of our control. An expectant mother and her baby should both receive extra care and support. All children should have the same rights when they are born.
Article 26: Everyone has the right to education. Primary schooling should be free. We should all be able to continue our studies as far as we wish. At school we should be helped to develop our talents, and be taught an understanding and respect for everyone’s human rights. We should also be taught to get on with others whatever their ethnicity, religion, or country they come from. Our parents have the right to choose what kind of school we go to.
Article 27: We all have the right to get involved in our community’s arts, music, literature and sciences, and the benefits they bring. If we are an artist, a musician, a writer or a scientist, our works should be protected and we should be able to benefit from them.
Article 28: We all have the right to live in a peaceful and orderly society so that these rights and freedoms can be protected, and these rights can be enjoyed in all other countries around the world.
Article 29: We have duties to the community we live in that should allow us to develop as fully as possible. The law should guarantee human rights and should allow everyone to enjoy the same mutual respect.
Article 30: No government, group or individual should act in a way that would destroy the rights and freedoms of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe we shall overcome some day
RESPONSE Mike Wespel Rose
For the Word in scripture,
for the Word among us,
for the Word within us,
we give thanks
VIDEO ‘Amnesty International’
REFLECTION Annaliese Johnson
Wellington Amnesty international Coordinator
OFFERING
We sing together as the offering is being received
We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome, some day
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe
We shall overcome, some day
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand, some day
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe
We shall overcome, some day
We shall live in peace
We shall live in peace
We shall live in peace, some day
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome, some day
We are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid, today.
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome, some day
OFFERING PRAYER Mike Wespel Rose
We are thankful for all we have
today we bring some of it to give away;
Money for the church’s work, food for the foodbank,
May these gifts be used well,
as we, too, use well
the food and money we have retained for our own use
So may it be
Amen
We recognise and bless the gifts brought to the table, and those which wing
their way electronically from our banks to the church’s account.
LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY OF ST ANDREW’S
People share notices and visitors are welcomed. If you have a notice, please move to the front row, ready to speak briefly from the lectern.
For the benefit of newcomers, please introduce yourself before you begin.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE John Morgan
CIRCLE OF PRAYER
We think today of the people of Pakistan and the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan. In New Zealand, we remember those in Parliament, and today we name Chris Penk (Helensville electorate) and Shane Reti (Whangarei electorate). Here in the Central Presbytery, we pray for the leaders and people of St Luke's Uniting Church, Rongotea.
PRAYER FOR ST ANDREW’S on card
HYMN ‘We shall go out with hope of resurrection’
Words: June Boyce-Tillman. Tune: Londonderry Air CH4 729
Words & Music © 1993 Stainer & Bell Ltd
We shall go out with hope of resurrection;
we shall go out, from strength to strength go on;
we shall go out and tell our stories boldly;
tales of a love that will not let us go.
We'll sing our songs of wrongs that can be righted;
we'll dream our dream of hurts that can be healed;
we'll weave a cloth of all the world united
within the vision of new life who sets us free.
We'll give a voice to those who have not spoken;
we'll find the words for those whose lips are sealed;
we'll make the tunes for those who sing no longer,
expressive love alive in every heart.
We'll share our joy with those who are still weeping,
raise hymns of strength for hearts that break in grief,
we'll leap and dance the resurrection story
including all within the circles of our love.
BLESSING
SUNG AMEN
THANK YOU Vivien Chiu
Our Musician today
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