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Festivals Together - Looking back, moving on
Festivals Together - Looking back, moving on
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
Looking back, moving on Candlemas (2 February) Candlemas is a festival full of Christian symbolism, folk tradition and church history, which means there is a wealth of images and themes to explore. It marks a turning point in three ways – within the Church it is the moment we tak…
Worship Together - Universal Stories
Worship Together - Universal Stories
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
Universal stories – it happens to us all Creating all-age worship: the key components Part 1: Worship Together Creating worship that has the potential to engage everyone present needs structure and pattern, it needs to be multi-sensory, it needs to have moments of mystery, but pe…
Worship Together - Mystery and Wonder
Worship Together - Mystery and Wonder
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
Mystery and wonder Creating all-age worship: the key components Part 1: Worship Together It may seem strange to include mystery and wonder as key components of good all-age worship. Yet the sharing of moments of awe and astonishment is one of the things that help cross-generation…
Worship Together - Putting it all together
Worship Together - Putting it all together
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
Putting it all together Creating all-age worship: the key components Part 1: Worship Together I recently attended a very ordinary church service. There were probably around 40 people there, ranging from age 3 to 90, but with the overwhelming majority in the over-55s age range. No…
Worship Together - March - A journey for everyone
Worship Together - March - A journey for everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
March- A journey for everyone This outline uses as its key texts the story of Jesus’ temptations and the classic Ash Wednesday readings as a starting point. The journey is that made by Jesus out into the wilderness but also the journey we make through the weeks of Lent. During th…
Worship Together - January -a gift for everyone
Worship Together - January -a gift for everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
January-A Gift for everyone This outline uses the Epiphany readings as a starting point, but could be used on any Sunday in January. Throughout the season of Epiphany the readings are always widening the vision of who Jesus is and widening the scope of his mission and ministry...…
Worship Together - February - Love for everyone
Worship Together - February - Love for everyone
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
February- Love for everyone This outline uses the Ordinary Time after Epiphany as a starting point, but could be used on any Sunday in February. At this time of year, the readings focus on Jesus’ relationship with the disciples and their growing understanding of his full identity…
Worship Together - How to use the service outlines
Worship Together - How to use the service outlines
by SPCK - Sandra Millar
How to use the service outlines The service outlines Part 2: Worship Together The outlines that follow are ready to be used. They are designed to fit into a traditional Sunday morning worship slot and build on the principles outlined. They are not dependent on the presence of chi…
A morning prayer of praise
A morning prayer of praise
by Christopher Collins
A prayer of adoration and praise for a morning service or morning prayer. A morning prayer of praise Let us pray, Sunlight shatters night Action breaks out day stretches forth possibilities, fears, dangers and joys wait to meet us. Let us savour a moment immersed in peace, myster…
Monologue/Drama: Standards
Monologue/Drama: Standards
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue/Drama: Standards Have you ever noticed her down the road at number six? And have you seen the state of her net curtains/ Absolutely disgraceful. She ought to be ashamed of herself, She has no self-respect. And her kids are always rolling around and getting themselves di…
Poem: In praise of the King