Do we even speak of pancakes?

Is there a place for this discussion in our contemporary homes and worship groups?

What excess, what fat do we find in our homes to feast upon today and abstain from tomorrow?

What words of celebration and festivity mark the transition from abundance to self-imposed scarcity?

How do we speak of traditions or from within traditions such as Pancake Tuesday?

 Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
or
Isaiah 58:1-12
Psalm 51:1-17
2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Ash Wednesday worship resources:

Hopeful brokenness, in response to a bombing — Ana Gobledale, UK

Invocation: Drum-beat Prayer for Divine Rhythm

Isaiah 58:1-12, Why fast? — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson

Temptation Lent Drama — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Lent worship resources — appropriate for any time during Lent:

Earth Care, Lenten weekly resource, Year A, God Provides Enough for All — Earth Care, USA

From where I stand, hymn — Sam Goodman, UK

Lent, hymns for the season — George Stuart, Australia

Let me walk in love beside you, hymn — Ray Stanyon, UK

Never let go — Sam Goodman, UK

Prayer for Lent — Cara Heafey, UK

Prayer for Lent — Christian Aid UK

Samuel (1) 3:1-10, Called — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Softly and tenderly, lyrics for today — Jim Burklo

Temptation Lent Drama — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Vestry Prayer for Lent — Fiona Crowther, UK

We were wrong, a confession — Lauren Mallaby, Australia

Genesis 9:8-17
Psalm 25:1-10
1 Peter 3:18-22
Mark 1:9-15

Worship resources for this Sunday:

Earth Care Lenten weekly resource, Year B — Presbyterians for Earth Care, USA

Psalm 25, Call to worship — Ana Gobledale, UK

Psalm for the 100,000 — Zach Ford, UK

Other Lent worship resources — appropriate for any time during Lent:

Earth Care, Lenten weekly resource, Year A, God Provides Enough for All — Earth Care, USA

From where I stand, hymn — Sam Goodman, UK

Lent, hymns for the season — George Stuart, Australia

Let me walk in love beside you, hymn — Ray Stanyon, UK

Never let go — Sam Goodman, UK

Prayer for Lent — Cara Heafey, UK

Prayer for Lent — Christian Aid UK

Samuel (1) 3:1-10, Called — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Softly and tenderly, lyrics for today — Jim Burklo

Temptation Lent Drama — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Vestry Prayer for Lent — Fiona Crowther, UK

We were wrong, a confession — Lauren Mallaby, Australia

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
Psalm 22:23-31
Romans 4:13-25
Mark 8:31-38
or
Mark 9:2-9

Worship resources for this Sunday:

Earth Care Lenten weekly resource, Year B — Presbyterians for Earth Care, USA

From where I stand, hymn — Sam Goodman, UK

Psalm 22, a lament — Jim Burklo, US

Other Lent worship resources — appropriate for any time during Lent

Earth Care, Lenten weekly resource, Year A, God Provides Enough for All — Earth Care, USA

From where I stand, hymn — Sam Goodman, UK

Lent, hymns for the season — George Stuart, Australia

Let me walk in love beside you, hymn — Ray Stanyon, UK

Never let go — Sam Goodman, UK

Prayer for Lent — Cara Heafey, UK

Prayer for Lent — Christian Aid UK

Samuel (1) 3:1-10, Called — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Softly and tenderly, lyrics for today — Jim Burklo

Temptation Lent Drama — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Vestry Prayer for Lent — Fiona Crowther, UK

We were wrong, a confession — Lauren Mallaby, Australia

Exodus 20:1-17
Psalm 19
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
John 2:13-22

Worship resources for this Sunday  – appropriate for any time during Lent:

Earth Care Lenten weekly resource, Year B — Presbyterians for Earth Care, USA

Exodus 20 Prayer — Merryl Blair, Australia

Psalm 19 Collect — Merryl Blair, Australia

The Ten Amendments — Jim Burklo, USA

Other Lent worship resources:

Earth Care, Lenten weekly resource, Year A, God Provides Enough for All — Earth Care, USA

From where I stand, hymn — Sam Goodman, UK

Lent, hymns for the season — George Stuart, Australia

Let me walk in love beside you, hymn — Ray Stanyon, UK

Never let go — Sam Goodman, UK

Prayer for Lent — Cara Heafey, UK

Prayer for Lent — Christian Aid UK

Samuel (1) 3:1-10, Called — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Softly and tenderly, lyrics for today — Jim Burklo

Temptation Lent Drama — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Vestry Prayer for Lent — Fiona Crowther, UK

We were wrong, a confession — Lauren Mallaby, Australia

Numbers 21:4-9
Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
Ephesians 2:1-10
John 3:14-21

Resources for Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year B:

Earth Care Lenten weekly resource, Year B — Presbyterians for Earth Care, USA

Psalm 107 Prayer — Merryl Blair, Australia

Mothering Sunday resources:

Birthing Prayer (Inspired by 2 Timothy 1:5) — Kevin Goldenbogen, USA

Blessing for parents — Lauren Mallaby, Australia

Inclusive Benediction — Jann Aldridge-Clanton, USA

Life’s connecting strands — Liz Grant, Salisbury, United Kingdom

Litany for Mothers — Janice Hill, USA

Mothering God — Cara Heafey, UK

Mothering Love, a hymn — George Stuart, Australia

Mothering Sunday Call to Worship, Proverbs 3 – Jann Aldridge Clanton

Mothers: a responsive prayer — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Mother’s Day is complicated — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Open Table service — Mothering Sunday

Our Mother Creator, Responsive Reading, Genesis 1 —  Jann Aldridge-Clanton, USA

Psalm 23, Call to Worship — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson

Thanksgiving Hymn — George Stuart, Australia

Other Lent worship resources  – appropriate for any time during Lent:

Earth Care, Lenten weekly resource, Year A, God Provides Enough for All — Earth Care, USA

From where I stand, hymn — Sam Goodman, UK

Lent, hymns for the season — George Stuart, Australia

Let me walk in love beside you, hymn — Ray Stanyon, UK

Never let go — Sam Goodman, UK

Prayer for Lent — Cara Heafey, UK

Prayer for Lent — Christian Aid UK

Samuel (1) 3:1-10, Called — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Softly and tenderly, lyrics for today — Jim Burklo

Temptation Lent Drama — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Vestry Prayer for Lent — Fiona Crowther, UK

We were wrong, a confession — Lauren Mallaby, Australia

Jeremiah 31:31-34
Psalm 51:1-12
or
Psalm 119:9-16
Hebrews 5:5-10
John 12:20-33

Worship resources for this Sunday:

Burial Bandages, a confession — Earl Roberts, USA

Earth Care Lenten weekly resource, Year B — Presbyterians for Earth Care, USA

Psalm 19 Collect — Merryl Blair, Australia

There you are — Sam Goodman, UK

Other Lent worship resources – appropriate for any time during Lent:

Earth Care, Lenten weekly resource, Year A, God Provides Enough for All — Earth Care, USA

From where I stand, hymn — Sam Goodman, UK

Lent, hymns for the season — George Stuart, Australia

Let me walk in love beside you, hymn — Ray Stanyon, UK

Never let go — Sam Goodman, UK

Prayer for Lent — Cara Heafey, UK

Prayer for Lent — Christian Aid UK

Samuel (1) 3:1-10, Called — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Softly and tenderly, lyrics for today — Jim Burklo

Temptation Lent Drama — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Vestry Prayer for Lent — Fiona Crowther, UK

We were wrong, a confession — Lauren Mallaby, Australia