A Prayer Before Worship
O Gracious God, whose mercies are new every morning; we thank you
for the blessing of your sanctuary. Open our hands and ears and mouths
that we might praise you. Open our hearts and minds and souls that
we may be fed by both word and sacrament, through Christ our Lord,
we pray. Amen.
(From "The Anglican Family Prayer Book" by Anne E. Kitch)
Curriculum Resources for Formation and Instruction
- Baptism
- Eucharist
- Seasonal
Worship as Formation Links
- Children and Worship
- Congregations in
Bloom offers many creative ideas for preaching, creative
arts and intergenerational worship
- Awake
My Soul is a compilation of stories, hymns and processes
for developing creative liturgy for all ages developed at the 1998
National Church Children's Ministries Conference held at Camp Allen
in Navasota, Texas.
- Candle Press publishes
inexpensive and easy to understand booklets for children on topics
such as Lent, Advent, Eucharist and Baptism.
- Authority
of Generations is a useful tool for including all ages in
parish decision making processes
- Network of Biblical Storytellers
(NOBS)
- Friends of the Groom
is a Christian Theater Group that tries to bring the truth of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ alive through drama and comedy.
- Laughing
Bird Liturgical Resources is from the South Yarra Community
Baptist Church in Melbourne, Australia. Most of these resources
are designed for use with the weekly scripture readings set in the
Revised Common Lectionary and build on phrases, ideas and images
from them.
- World Prayers
is an interactive website of the great prayers written by the spiritual
visionaries of our planet in an online database representing all
life affirming traditions. Many of these prayers have been used
for hundreds if not thousands of years. Others are from spiritual
contemporaries in today's intricate global fabric.
- The Christian
Calendar subverts the twelve months of the secular calendar
to the distinctive rhythm of the seven seasons of the Christian
year. It is an invitation to allow the rhythm of our life in Christ
to form us over time into 'salty' communities for the sake of the
world God loves.
- Revised
Common Lectionary downloads for parish trial use
- Glossary
of Liturgical Terms used in the Episcopal Church
- Prayers
of the People - intercessions developed to correspond with
the calendar year and lectionary
- Liturgy
as Formation developed in conjunction with "Will Our
Faith Have Children? Christian Formation Generation to Generation"
held in February 2003. This resource is a compilation of worship
resources and essays on how to engage all of the community in liturgy.
- The Worship Well
is a collaboration among the Office of Liturgy and Music, Episcopal
Church and Visual Arts, All Saints Company (affiliated with Saint
Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco), and Church
Publishing. The site features sections devoted to various aspects
of liturgy and liturgical planning - Word, Image, Sound, & Wisdom
- and highlights particular resources for the current liturgical
season. Materials include: liturgical texts, including collects,
blessings, Eucharistic prayers, other prayers and worship materials;
ecumenical worship resources and worship resources for non-English
speakers; liturgies for home and civic life; tools for scripture
interpretation and sermon preparation (including links); suggestions
for dramatic and/or creative use of scripture and other texts in
liturgy; pictures suitable for use in children's chapel services;
graphics for service bulletins and leaflets; Powerpoint or multi-media
presentations for use with sanctuary projection systems; hymns and
worship songs in any language; music selections relevant to particular
cultures, communities, or events; music selections relevant to particular
cultures, communities, seasons or events (provide a list of songs
and publishers); basic principles for designing lively, relevant
liturgy well for your context; forming a worship-planning team;
introducing and incorporating new materials and voices; worship
and evangelism; worship and congregational development; worship
and social transformation; liturgical history, theology, and politics;
general thoughts on increasing liturgical literacy and engagement.
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