It is important to capture something of Gods love, as well as the celebration of human love, at the start of the service. that we should be called the children of God. May God, who gave birth to all creation, Using either silence or soft music, allow ample time for personal reflection and prayer. If appropriate, and possible, something that symbolizes the event might be brought in and placed on or near the Holy Table, or in some other appropriate place, during the opening hymn. Instead I directed folks to bigger churches that were doing pre-recorded services or livestreams. Over the centuries his feast day has been an opportunity for the Church to focus on its healing ministry, so following this tradition an opportunity for the thanksgiving for the healing ministry of the Church has been incorporated into the service. Last year on the Fourth Sunday of Lent we were under a lockdown, but had not yet begun to do services on Zoom. The resources are gathered from a variety of sources and, while assembled mainly for The Anglican Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Kefalas, on the island of Crete in Greece, others may find them useful. This might include the Song of Saint Anselm, the Affirmation of Faith and the Prayers of Intercession; This Gospel Acclamation could be used before the Gospel reading: Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory. Each saint is different. We pray that all may find in her their true home; that the lonely, the marginalized, the rejected may be welcomed and loved in the name of Jesus. Non-eucharistic, with suggestions for combining with Holy Communion; A good deal will depend on whether this service is intended to be the main Sunday service for the Fourth Sunday of Lent or a special service at some other time on that day. Further words of welcome and introduction follow. Of your own flesh, you fed us, saying this is my body, broken for you. As God's children, and heirs with It is intended that prayer for healing takes place within the wider context of the prayer of the people for other things. Of course local custom and architecture may suggest another arrangement. Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 4Jesus, by your dying, we are born to new life;. We are who we are.