CHURCH OF MARY IMMACULATE, REFUGE OF SINNERS RATHMINES 15th of March 2020 Theme: When we have true reconciliation between us as individuals and people of all nationalities and beliefs only then can we really be free.

Entrance: HARVEST FOR THE WORLD Offertory: LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE

All babies together, everyone a seed I’d gladly walk across the desert with no shoes upon Half of us are satisfied, half of us in need my feet And love's beautiful in us, tarnished by our greed To share with you the last bite of bread I had to eat Oh, when will there be a harvest for the world I would swim out to save you in your sea of broken Harvest for the world dreams When all your hopes are sinking, let me show you what A nation planted so concerned with gain love means As the seasons come and go, greater grows the pain And far too many are feeling the strain Love can build a bridge, between your heart and mine Oh, when will there be a harvest for the world Love can build a bridge, don’t you think it’s time Harvest for the world Don’t you think it’s time?

Gather every man, gather every woman I would whisper love so loudly every heart could Celebrate your lives, give thanks for your children understand Gather every one, gather all together That love, and only love, can join the tribes of man Overlooking none, hoping life gets better I would give my heart’s desire so everyone might see The first step is to realise that it all begins with you and Dress me up for battle, when all I want is peace me Those of us who pay the price, come home with the least Love can build a bridge, between your heart and And nation after nation are turning into beasts mine Oh, when will there be a harvest for the world Love can build a bridge, don’t you think it’s time Don’t you think it’s time? When will there be (Harvest for the world) When we stand together, it’s our finest hour I wanna know right now We can do anything (anything), anything (anything), if we’re living in the power (of love)

Love can build a bridge, between your heart and mine Love can build a bridge, don’t you think it’s time Don’t you think it’s time?

Love can build a bridge, between your heart and mine Love can build a bridge, don’t you think it’s time Don’t you think it’s time, don’t you think it’s time

PSALM: WELLS OF SALVATION Acclamation: LIFE SO FULL I GIVE TO YOU

Your Spirit within me fills me with love Life so full I give to you Your love opens wide my closed heart and flows As the Father sent me, so I send you through me Spread my light throughout all life Peace be with you Ch: Therefore, with joy shall ye draw water, Out of the wells of salvation Your Spirit within me breaks through me with power Your power constrains my fragile will and holds me

Chorus:

Your Spirit within me flows through me with life Your life gently breathes, bringing peace, freeing me Communion :COME AS YOU ARE Come out of sadness from wherever you’ve been Come broken-hearted, let rescue begin Come find your mercy, oh brother, come kneel Earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t heal

So lay down your burdens. Lay down your pain All who are broken lift up your face Oh wanderer, come home, you’re not too far So lay down your hurt, lay down your heart. Come as Recessional: WE SHALL BE FREE you are When the last child cries There’s hope for the hopeless and all those who’ve For a crust of bread strayed When the last man dies for just words that he said Come sit at the table, come taste the grace When there's shelter over the poorest head There’s rest for the weary, rest that endures We shall be free Earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t cure When the last thing we notice So lay down your burdens. Lay down your pain Is the colour of skin All who are broken lift up your face And the first thing we look for Oh wanderer, come home, you’re not too far Is the beauty within So lay down your hurt, lay down your heart When the skies and the oceans are clean again Come as you are, Come as you are Then we shall be free Fall in his arms, Come as you are We shall be free, We shall be free, Stand straight, Walk There’s joy for the morning, oh sister, be still proud, Cos we shall be free Earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t heal Earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t heal When we're free to love anyone we choose When this world's big enough for all different views So lay down your burdens. Lay down your pain When we all can worship from our own kind of pews All who are broken lift up your face Then we shall be free Oh wanderer, come home, you’re not too far So lay down your hurt, lay down your heart. Come as We shall be free, We shall be free, Have a little faith, you are Hold out, Cos we shall be free So lay down your hurt, lay down your heart. Come as you are And when money talks for the very last time Reflection: And nobody walks a step behind Most wars are caused by aggressive When there's only one race And that's mankind fundamentalist religious beliefs, extreme Then we shall be free nationalist or the lust for power by dictatorial maniacs. We as individuals may not be able to We shall be free, We shall be free, affect these happenings but collectively we should Stand straight (Walk proud) strive to bring as much peace to the world as we Have a little faith (Hold out) can. We shall be free

Poem for peace We shall be free, We shall be free I offer you peace (Stand straight) Stand straight I offer you love (Have a little faith) Walk proud I offer you friendship We shall be free I see your beauty I hear your need Stand straight, walk proud, we shall be free I feel your feelings My wisdom flows from the highest source I salute that source in you Let us work together for dignity and peace

Mahatma Gandhi's