WORSHIP AND MUSIC

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Why we worship: We are the children of the living God, who loves us and has pursued us over all of history - and who came to us in the form of humanity - as Jesus the Christ, the Messiah.  We gather to worship and give praise to our God, not just because we will "get something out of it" or "it makes us feel good" but because God is God and is to be praised! 

 Our style of worship: Our worship service is perhaps best described as a "blended" style. 

• Our music blends many elements - our 8:30am service is mostly modern praise and worship music, the 11:00am service music is predominantly traditional hymns
• Both services include elements of traditional liturgy that have been handed down over centuries with elements of modern relevance in a church that is always reforming.  We cherish elements that ground us solidly and that we share with the wider church and history, and things that express who we are, today, and how we understand God working in our lives, in this time and place. 
• We encourage involvement - worship is a ministry of the people, all the children of God, all ages. So our worship includes children, youth and adults, and all may be involved in our prayers, readings, music, communion celebration, etc.