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Welcome!
The liturgical resources are organized using the Liturgical Calendar and listed by week in the Current Seasons. A Scripture Index is available from Textweek. Many of these resources are also listed by form as noted below. You may also choose to search this site by topic.
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Please use freely, giving credit and letting me know how they were used. Thanks! Katherine HawkerSelf. -
Recent Blog Posts
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Categories on Blog
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Quirky Bits
- UCC Story a worship service exploring the rich and varied traditions which have flowed into what we now call the United Church of Christ.
- Children's Lit a handout which explores a variety of ways to use children's lit in worhsip and also provides a bibliography.
- Rainbow Fish Tree- Our Rainbow Fish Tree is an Epiphany tradition for our congregation. The link provides the story and a selection of detailed prayers addressing the "isms" of our day.
- Forgotten Women, Biblical Reflections, Poems, Comments, Etc., Links
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My Fav Haunts
Blog: The ponderings of a parish pastor at the intersection of faith, family and politics
Examples: Weekly bulletins used in our local church show how we put art, music and liturgy together. Each season we move a wee bit so earlier years may have a different ethos. In 2011, for instance, we began to include (weekly) texts from parallel traditions.
Liturgy by Season
Rites and Rituals:
- New Members - reception of New Members in progressive community.
- Baptism- unapologetically progressive baptism.
- Communion
- a progressive liturgy (that we use weekly), Table Prayer
- and a more familiar Communion liturgy (that was our standard)
Holidays:
- Graduation
- Mother's Day- for non-Hallmark families
- World Communion- Presentation of the Breads
- Totenfest - All Saints
- Thanksgiving (Holiday)
- Christmas Pageant - This "walk on" pageant is written for congregations who embrace the wonder of the story, the delight of children, and also the nuance of midrash
Litanies by Subject:
- Gathering - Litanies of Call, Invocations and Collects
- Centering - Confession and Assurance
- Closing - Prayers of Dedication
- Hymn Verses - new words for old favorites.
- Healing
- Biblical Reference
- Stewardship
- Music Appreciation
Theology/Writings
- Church: The Missing Manual - Downloadable manuscript for members and friends of EUCC who are new or returning to organized religion. Chapters include: Theology, Calendar (Church Year), Program Guide (Annotated Bulletin), Definitions (ABC's), Questions of Membership.
- Tasting Tradition - Addressing basic theological topics, this pdf is the first in a series of guides (Church: The Missing Manual) for folk new (or returning) to the church. Although free use is welcome, please do not make copies without noting source.