Authors: Ivan Gregan


A Celtic Christmas

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Runic Prayer God our Creator, God of Surprises, shaping the sea, the stars, and the planets, gather us into your circle of love. God our Redeemer, Icon of Caring, gurgling, crying, a Bethlehem babe, gather us into your circle of love. God our Inspirer, the Breather of Life, flickering, dancing...

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Ivan Gregan
Theme(s)
Biblical Characters
Birth
Cross
Dance
Death
God - images of
Jesus - life and ministry
Love of God or Christ
Redemption
Resurrection
Trinity
Prayer

The Easter Vigil: The First Service of Easter

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Call to Worship Christ of God, you have descended into the depths of death to search for those who are in the grips of the grave. Encircled by the many forms of chaos that there are in this world, we cry out to you, “Lord, save your people!” Introit (Tune...

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Ivan Gregan
Theme(s)
Angels
Death
Despair
Evil; Satan; Devil
Hope
Jesus - images of
Jesus - life and ministry
Life
Light
Resurrection
Trinity
Complete Service
November 17, 2023

Bread Recipes of All Sorts for Communion

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Why We Don't Have a Food and Wine Column Sylvia Dunstan (1955–1993) served as Editor of Gathering from 1985–1988. In the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany 1986 issue, she writes: “The editor’s mother (a restaurateur/food and wine writer) was visiting recently and looked through Gathering . She was of the opinion that Gathering is...

Author(s)
Ivan Gregan
Glen Warren
Charlotte Caron
Matt Emery
Angela Dienhart Hancock
Theme(s)
Bread; Bread of Life
Feast
Worship Column
April 09, 2022

Retreats, Nature, and Liturgies

Some of the most memorable moments I’ve spent with musicians of various churches where I’ve worked has been away from the church itself—on tour or at a retreat. Don’t get me wrong, the time spent at the church is really valuable in many ways, but you sure get to know...

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Tammy-Jo Mortensen
Ivan Gregan
Blog
February 15, 2021

Held in the Womb

The womb is a place of nurture and growth, yet it is not a place that is free from danger and death. We know at the end of nine months, a baby’s time there has come to an end.

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Ivan Gregan
Blog
Service Date

Lent 1 – Year C

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The words “My father was a wandering Aramean” are central to the Passover Haggadah and, when recited, immediately involve the speaker in the unfolding narrative. In Hebrew, the word for wandering implies more than a nomadic movement; it carries the sense of being lost or about to perish. Jesus enters...

Author(s)
Ivan Gregan
Theme(s)
Contemplative Prayer
Eagle
Evil; Satan; Devil
Fasting
Humility
Weekly Service
November 15, 2018

Celtic Christmas

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Ivan Gregan at Port Wallis U.C., Dartmouth, N.S., has created a beautiful Celtic Christmas service. It includes some essential elements of Celtic worship: first, the theology that Christ is our light and comes to be with us; second, the rhyming form of the liturgy, designed to bring us into rhythm with...

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Ivan Gregan
Theme(s)
Music and Singing
Worship Column

The Night Is Dark

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Lord, it is night—a time for stillness and rest. Quiet my soul and let me rest in the thoughts of your Presence. The day has been long but it is gone. Help me to let it go. The night is dark and I am far from home, but I am...

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Ivan Gregan
Theme(s)
Night
Peace - inner calmness
Rest and Quiet
Prayer

As the Sun Rises

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As the sun rises to be the light of this physical world, so you rise before me to be the light for my spiritual path. Give me the assurance that you have placed along the path all that I will need to meet the challenges of this day. In expectation...

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Ivan Gregan
Theme(s)
Assurance
Creation
Guidance
Light
Prayer