Ash Wednesday Liturgy
Ash Wednesday Liturgy
by John Birch
A liturgy for use on Ash Wednesday or as part of Lent worship, with responsive prayer and scope for several voices to be involved. Into your presence we come, Lord a few moments of quietness in a busy world that demands our attention Breathe on us now that we might know your pres…
Lent Liturgy 1
Lent Liturgy 1
by John Birch
A liturgy for the first Sunday in Lent (or simply as part of the Lent season) with responsive prayer and a reading for up to 3 people. Love has its source in you Creator God Flows from you like an ocean into a world as unyielding as any shoreline cliff And like the ocean which ba…
Lent Liturgy 2
Lent Liturgy 2
by John Birch
A Liturgy for the 2nd Sunday in Lent (or throughout the Lent Season) which includes responsive prayer and a reading for 2 or 3 people. Thank you Lord God for the opportunity of worship for the freedom to be amongst your family meeting together in your house and in the warmth of y…
Lent Liturgy 5
Lent Liturgy 5
by John Birch
A liturgy of prayer for the fifth Sunday in Lent (or throughout the Lent season), with responsive prayer and a reading for two or three readers. In our waking and arising be the first thought that enters our head In our eating and drinking be the first thought that enters our hea…
Lent Liturgy 3
Lent Liturgy 3
by John Birch
A liturgy and prayers for the third Sunday in Lent (or throughout the Lent season) with responsive prayer and a reading for 2 or 3 people. (Use all or part, add hymns, readings etc as you see fit) This item will download as 15011001324022.doc Extract: A Liturgy for the 3rd Sunday…
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Confessions Psalm 27
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Confessions Psalm 27
by John Birch
Opening prayers to help the leader of worship. A Scripture verse, a prayer of thanksgiving and one of confession. Prayers - One thing I ask of the Lord Format: Consider these words from Psalm 27 A Responsive Prayer (see extract below) A Prayer of Confession Lord's Prayer Short E…
Poem - The day we climbed the mountain
Poem - The day we climbed the mountain
by Colin Smith
The Day we climbed the mountain. This poem was written as a bit of fun to support an All Age worship service. Although the mountain which is referred to is Kinder Scout, in the Peak District of Derbyshire, the name of any local mountain can be used instead. The theme was “Finding…
Poem - Worry (Going to the toilet)
Poem - Worry (Going to the toilet)
by Colin Smith
This comic poem was originally written for children, who are about to leave play school in order to go to “big” school. It deals with an anxiety that they often have. It was subsequently used in All age worship to introduce the points that: No person or matter is too small to be …
Mothering Sunday Gathering and Opening Prayers
Mothering Sunday Gathering and Opening Prayers
by Christine Dutton
Gathering and Opening Prayers for Mothering Sunday Gathering God, We thank you for bringing us together this Mothering Sunday. We thank you that you gather us as your children, We thank you that you provide for us, We thank you that you feed us and nurture us, We thank you that y…
Acts for Everyone part 1 - The New Family
Acts for Everyone part 1 - The New Family
by SPCK - N T Wright
A couple of years ago I took part in a charity walk. It was a sunny day, there were thousands of people taking part, and we went through some breathtaking scenery. We were put in several groups, with a few hundred setting off every few minutes. I was in the first group, and it wa…
Acts for Everyone part 1 - More than He Bargained for