Alternative Worship

On Tuesday mornings Form.Groups take it in turns to lead Alternative Worship which can be anything you want it to be much like ours (or even the same as!) on Wednesday evenings at Cuddesdon.

Alternative Worship doesnt start until well into the first term when all are settled+so we've only been to 2 as we missed 1 while at Q'town. I'm sorry not to have experienced more of these. Personally I think it's a wonderful idea for several reasons: it enables some people to worship in a style they are more comfortable with which isn't currently offered at COTT, it makes people work in a group, it shows others new/different ways of worshiping, +so on.

The first 1 we attended was led by 2 students Vernon+Monde. Though some felt it was V. different to usual morning prayer,I felt it was quite similar. There were set prayers+Bible readings, though in addition there were more songs which we sang with even more energy+life than usual!

The second 1 was led by my Form.Group +though we'd hoped to do it on listening we mixed up too many ideas+so the point in the end wasn't that clear! Basically there was a song,then a short drama where we all came in carrying V. heavy bags+ no-one would help one another as there own bag was too heavy. Finally Fungayi came back in with no bag+encouraged others to open their bags too. There was then a talk from Fungayi about opening up our bags,i.e. our thoughts,concerns, worries,etc. This lead into prayer where all prayed at once in their own language,then a time of silence +then another song.