Alpha & Omega, Children’s Message — Tod Gobledale, UK

Revelations 1:8, 21:6, 22:13 — Lectionary reading for Christmas and New Year A,B,C; Easter 2C, 5C and 7C, All Saints Day Year B, Pentecost 27B (Proper 29B) Alpha & Omega: Introducing the symbols of the church to children   This message offers children the opportunity to look around the sanctuary or worship room and discover […]

C: Pentecost & Ordinary Time

Pentecost readings & resources for Year C… Season after Pentecost, Ordinary Time — readings and resources for Year C  

Matariki – Māori New Year & Harvest — New Zealand (Aotearoa)

Traditionally for the Maori, Ngā Mata o te Ariki, more commonly known as Matariki, is a time to remember those who have died in the last year.  The Progressive Christianity Aotearoa website provides the outline of a service that may be used for Matariki, All Hallows Eve or All Saints Day. Matariki is the Māori […]

Words Matter

God speaks the universe into creation. Words of kindness create goodness; words of cruelty create hurt. Our words matter. Liturgy and Language resources: Jump to… Creative and Refreshing liturgy for today’s church Liberated Liturgy Academic reflections – thoughts on liturgy Liturgical Studies at Notre Dame University, Indiana USA Joseph Ratzinger’s (Pope Benedict XVI) Consideration of inclusive […]

Royal Platinum Jubilee service 2022, UK

How does one mark the Platinum Jubilee (70th anniversary) of the reign of a monarch? What words do we use to honour the loyalists, the republicans, members of the broader Commonwealth, and those who threw off the mantle of royal rule hundreds of years ago?   How does one honour the victims of Empire? In April […]

Marriage Service for any two persons — Methodist Church, UK

Provided by the Methodist Church, United Kingdom Also available, in full, on the Methodist Church UK website From Worship Words Editor – While I want to make same-sex wedding services accessible, they do not always include inclusive language.  I have attempted to bracket language that is not inclusive; make substitutions as you deem important. Ready-to-print […]

Worship Words – an introduction

Worship Words networks writers and users across time and space and provides a place to share progressive prayers, songs and liturgies with others.   Worship Words strives to provide free worship material which is: Inclusive:  avoiding gender-exclusive language and imagery for people and God Thoughtful:  attending to word-craft, selecting each word and phrase with purpose.  Avoiding cliché and […]

The Revised Common Lectionary – What’s in and what’s out? — ELLC

This paper was prepared for the English Language Liturgical Consultation (ELLC) for its meeting in Leuven (Be) August 2017 and is also posted on ELLC’s website . Tables are provided for each Gospel, presenting the readings in biblical order. Each reading is matched to the corresponding Sunday and/or holy day on which it arises in the […]

Prayers of Intercession — Caren Clarke, UK

Originally written for the fifth Sunday of Lent – Year A Eternal One, thank you for this opportunity to worship together. Please help everyone here today, to learn something new about you… We pray for peace throughout the world and for everyone’s heart to be filled with love, so that we can all live together […]

Worship Words – an introduction

Worship Words networks writers and users across time and space and provides a place to share progressive prayers, songs and liturgies with others. Worship Words strives to provide free worship material which is: Inclusive*:  avoiding gender-exclusive language and imagery for people and God, and other forms of exclusive language. Thoughtful:  attending to word-craft, selecting each word and phrase […]