Online guided prayer. Meeting Christ in a place we call home – 14th January 2021

On Thursday, 14th January 2021 at 12noon, we will offer a guided prayer via our Facebook live. You can find our Facebook page here: facebook.com/CMHIreland/.

Jesus said, “All who love me will do what I say.
My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them”.

Dr Iva Beranek will facilitate the prayer.

We hope you can join us.

Online Healing Service, 17th December 2020

CMH:I Online Healing Service this Advent will take place via our Facebook live on
Thursday, 17th December 2020 at 12 noon.
Rev Lesley Robinson will be the celebrant.
You can find our Facebook page here: facebook.com/CMHIreland/.
 

If you would like us to pray for someone during the service, please send us their first name by Wednesday 16th December. You can do so by sending us a message on Facebook.

We invite you to join us this Advent as we pray for healing.
Be free to let others know.

Online Healing Service – 12th November

While we again cannot gather in our churches, we can gather virtually and pray together that way.
We will have an Online Healing Service on Thursday, 12th November at 12noon via our Facebook live. You can find CMH:I Facebook page here: facebook.com/CMHIreland/.

The service will be led by Rev Lesley Robinson, rector of Clontarf and our Board member.

If you would like us to pray for someone during the service, please send us their first name. You can email iva@ministryofhealing.ie or send us a message on Facebook by Wednesday 11th November.

Know that we keep you in our prayer.
Keep safe.

Online prayer and intercessions – 22nd October

On Thursday, 22nd October at 12noon, our Ministry Facilitator Dr Iva Beranek will come on Facebook live to check in how people are doing as we start Level 5 lockdown countrywide. We will take some time to pray for those in need.

Keep safe.

Saviour in Storm

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Jesus, Saviour in storm when the waters of the deep are broken up, when the landmarks are washed away or drowned, come to us across the water.

Blessing of Healing

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May the Spirit of the Living God, present with us now, heal you of all that harms you in body, mind, or spirit in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen

Online guided prayer – 15th October

On Thursday, 15th October at 12noon, we will offer a guided prayer with Matthew 11:25-30 via our Facebook live. You can find our Facebook page here: facebook.com/CMHIreland/.

“Come to me all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest”.
Dr Iva Beranek will facilitate the prayer.

We hope you can join us.

Online Healing Service – 1st October

We will have Online Service of Wholeness & Healing on Thursday, 1st October, at 12 noon via our Facebook live. You can find CMH:I Facebook page here:
The service will be led by Rev Lesley Robinson, rector of Clontarf.
If you would like us to pray for someone during the service, please send us their first name. You can email iva@ministryofhealing.ie or send us a message on Facebook by Wednesday 30th September. 
 
We hope you will be able to join us to pray together virtually. 

CMH:I Healing Service on RTÉ – 9th August

On Sunday 9th August 2020 at 11am CMH:I Healing Service will be broadcasted on RTÉ 1 television and RTÉ Radio 1 Extra (long wave). It will also be available on RTÉ player the next day for two weeks.

The service is a celebration of Wholeness and Healing from the Book of Common Prayer. The celebrant is Rev Lesley Robinson, rector of Clontarf parish and a CMH:I Board member. Dr Iva Beranek will lead a prayerful reflection based on the Gospel reading. We will have some input from the Chapel of Christ the Healer in Cork University Hospital, where the Chairman of CMH:I, the Rev Dr Daniel Nuzum is a Healthcare Chaplain.

We are delighted that David O’Shea and a small number of singers from the Sandford & St Philip’s Choral Scholars are doing the music for us. You will see some familiar faces in the congregation, a limited number due to importance to maintain social distancing.

If you have enjoyed taking part in our online Healing Services and praying with us through a guided prayer on Scripture readings over the last months, this broadcast will combine both.

We invite you to participate in the service virtually and to join us as we pray for healing trusting in Christ the healer who loves us all. Be free to let others know.

Reaching out

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What a time it’s been these past few months of needing to live differently, for our own safety and for that of others. How counter-intuitive it has been having to pull back from family and friends, with some of us having to cocoon or even self-isolate in order to ensure community health and well-being.

We are designed to be relational, both with one another and with our Creator. While some have found the enforced period of slowing down and reduced activity to be refreshing, many have found that the pressures inherent in the sudden adaptations required have increased stress, anxiety and ongoing troubles.

As Christians we sometimes find it difficult to reach out for help, berating ourselves for needing to depend on others since all our hope is founded on God.

How good it is to remember that as our loving Father draws us to himself He reaches us in a myriad of ways. Sometimes He touches us through prayer, the Scriptures, through worship and often through the beauty of nature. Other times He cares for us through the words, deeds, kind gestures or simply coming alongside us of other people when we are experiencing a particular need or difficulty.

‘God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble’ (Psalm 46:1) reminds us of His provision. ‘For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, do not fear; I will help you’ (Isaiah 41:13) reassures us of his concern for our wellbeing. Jesus met people where they were at, longing to bring healing and hope into their lives.

One of the many supports available to us in these times is the charity Aware. Aware runs a Support Line 365 days a year, from 10am till 10pm (1800804848). Callers receive support and information about coping with stress, anxiety, depression or bipolar disorder. All calls are confidential within normal limits. A range of beneficial resources and programmes are available through www.aware.ie.

It may take courage to ask for help, but when we do it, we are grateful for taking that step.

 

Jeanne Salter
Jeanne Salter is a Board member of CMH:I & an Aware volunteer