Worship Resources

If you have ever wondered how you can help the very youngest children in our churches to connect with the story of Holy Communion, then We All Share is what you have been looking for! Children under 5 have an amazing capacity for worship and connection with God, yet they are often one of the most overlooked groups within our congregations. 'We All Share' introduces Holy Communion to under 5's.

Marble-run prayers, milkshake prayers, paper boat prayers and teapot prayers – there’s something for everyone in this fun, thought-provoking and creative book. With a focus on peace, respect, care for others, and the world around us.

Each year they come round: readings for Advent, Christmas, Harvest, Easter and every other holy day. And the question is, ‘How do I make them fresh? How do I help my church hear with new ears the readings they have heard a hundred times before?’ This collection of scripture retellings is meant to do just that, with passages relating to holidays and holy days from Years A, B and C of the Revised

Saying Goodbye is a resource book for anyone who is planning a funeral. You may be a family member or a friend of someone who has died. You may be planning your own funeral. You may arrange and conduct funerals professionally. Here you will find an abundance of words and ideas for celebrating a life in ways that are personal and honest.

Moments of Our Nights and Days is a resource book for planning baptisms, naming ceremonies, weddings and civil partnerships and marking the many other significant moments of our nights and days.

The fifth edition of 'A Wee Worship Book' is not a revision of any of the previous incarnations. The vast majority of the material included here has never been published before, but it has passed through the minds and lips of people on both sides of the Atlantic and in continental Europe.

Another great collection of seasonal resources from Ruth Burgess. 'Winter' is a liturgical resource book that covers the months of November, December and January.

The services and resources in the Iona Abbey Worship Book reflect the Iona Community's commitment to the belief that worship is all that we are and all that we do, both inside and outside the church, with no division into the sacred and the secular.

Bible readings, reflections and prayers for the days of Holy Week, and a large section of resources, including ‘Prayers on the seven words from the Cross’, ‘A service of lamentation to liberate us for action’, poems, meditations, and reflections.

A wide-ranging collection of resources for Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Transfiguration, Harvest, Holocaust Memorial Day, Mothering Sunday, and other special days, and on areas of concern, like refugees and peacemaking.

Liturgies for Advent and Christmas, Lent and Easter, Transfiguration, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, All Saints’, St Columba’s Day, Father’s Day; on hunger, economic witness, peacemaking, the environment, pilgrimage, welcome, hospitality and friendship. Includes a blessing liturgy for a marriage or partnership, a wedding/partnership ceremony and resources for a memorial event.

Liturgies and liturgical resources for New Year, Epiphany, Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, Advent and Christmas. A liturgy for an ‘ordinary day’, and resources for special days like the UN International Day of Friendship and World AIDS Day.

Wild Goose Big Book of Worship Resources 2. Another wide-ranging collection of resources, including material for Advent, Christmas, Lent and Holy Week.

The traditional approach to Christmas has been to coalesce the different biblical traditions into one harmony.

We are surrounded by an idea of beauty as physical perfection, success as material prosperity, and human existence as competition. As a result, we fail to see ourselves as God sees us and so struggle to receive his grace.

With the baby boomer generation of post-war Britain came the first post-modern values and new attitudes. Forty years on, these 'first teenagers' are becoming known as the 'Saga generation.'

What, if anything, can the church, through its physical presence, contribute to contemporary culture? Our church buildings are preaching all the time, but their message rarely matches our theology.

What is the 'Big Society', and is it a good thing? This engaging study traces the origins of the idea and discovers its connections with Chritian Theology and ethics.

Maintaining good morale can be a challenge in all walks of life, but there are particular challenges for Christian leaders. Whether in paid ministry or balancing voluntary leadership with other life demands, we all have moments when our morale slips.

This liturgical resource has now been expanded to include forms of intercession for numerous extra occasions.