On Saturday 2nd Feb, Revd Tim Watson of Leesland Neighbourhood Church, Gosport and author of BeatLiturgist blog, lead a workshop on Community Liturgy for members from RDCC and our sister congregation at Bonny Downs. We looked at how we can incorporate creative writing and liturgy more in our worship.
It was a really insightful and fun session that challenged us to expand our perception of liturgy and how we can utilise it to reflect our specific community and share our heart for God.
Here are some examples of liturgy we wrote to and for our own RDCC community:
Welcome Home
It's good to be back
Feel free to be who you are
We are all Royal Docks Community Church
We are royalty and dockers
We are the haves and have-nots
We are evolving and growing
On different stages of our journey
But we are united
Because blood is thicker than water
Water is fluid, it flows and changes
But blood holds the DNA of who we are
Our DNA is Christ
Christ is community, hope, redemption, inclusion, shelter and truth
Our door is always open
There's lots of coming and going
Sometimes it might get a little messy
But if you need to rest or be fed
It's always good to have you back
Welcome home.
Let's go
We have more than enough
Let's share what we have been given
Our community needs the cohesion found in Christ,
The healing found in hope
The respite of redemption
The investment of being included
The stability of shelter
And the trust we find in God's truth
However long it takes, however far you go
Don't be a stranger
Remember you are always welcome home