Together For A Season All Age Seasonal Resources For Lent Holy Week And Easter

A practical companion through the Church's year for all those planning and leading all-age worship. It offers an array of creative material designed to bring to life the seasonal liturgy of Lent, Holy Week and Easter, including Pentecost.

The third volume of the Together for a Season series, helping church leaders use the Common Worship seasonal liturgy in an all-age context. This volume provides all-age service resources for the Agricultural Year, All Saints, Remembrance Sunday and major saints' days.

Offers guidance from the Liturgical Commission on best practice in using Times and Seasons from Lent to Embertide. It uses practical tips and illuminating case studies to encourage creative use of the Common Worship liturgy in your church.

Worship 4 Today is a three-part course specially designed to train and equip all who lead worship in the local church. Part 1 explores the basic ingredients of worship, our understanding of God, worship in the Old Testament, and basic leadership skills. It blends theology, history and practice in a dynamic, transformative programme.

Sunday worship, baptisms, weddings and funerals are the shop window of the church and there is nothing more important for mission than getting them right. How do we help congregations and occasional visitors encounter God through them? This practical guide draws upon the treasury of the church's tradition and experience to establish good practice and enrich understanding. Part One explores the changing landscape in which we live and the place of worship within it. Part Two asks how our churches can be more welcoming and provides a handy 'worship audit'. Part Three focuses on the main services (CW & BCP Communion, Evensong and the pastoral services) and how to bring these liturgies to life. Part Four helps us to maximise the opportunities offered by the seasons of the Christian year. Part Five focuses on using the non-verbal elements of worship well - liturgical colours, candles, oil, incense, icons etc Part Six is an extensive glossary designed to answer every question you might ever ask about worship and liturgy.

How do you share the deep mysteries of Lent, Easter, and Resurrection with children? Parents, guardians, teachers, and ministers will find dozens of fun and easy practices for celebrating the Easter season with our kids. The practices and seasonal prayers are grouped into chapters titled Ash Wednesday, Symbols, Lenten Prayers, Lenten Refraining, Lenten Acts of Service, Holy Week, Easter Vigil and Easter Day, and the Season of Resurrection. Smith also offers theological notes guiding parents on addressing the violence of the crucifixion and the meaning of Jesus’ death.

The second 'book of bits' for worship produced by the Wild Goose Worship Group, which has been received with great enthusiasm by clergy and laity alike. Tracing Jesus's road to the cross through Lent, Holy Week and Easter, its prime purpose is to resource worship that enables people to sense the hope, apprehension and joy of Easter as felt by Jesus's friends. The range and diversity offer a unique source of elements for lay and clergy worship planners and enablers.