Acts 2:1-21
or
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b
Romans 8:22-27
or
Acts 2:1-21
John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

Pentecost Images – free to use with acknowledgement

Resources for Pentecost (Whitsunday) worship:

Acts 2, Pentecost Live from Jerusalem, Drama — Ana Gobledale, UK

Acts 2:1-21, Pentecost drama — Ana Gobledale, UK

And they all understood, Pentecost reflection — Ana Gobledale, UK

Cafe Church, Open Table service — Pentecost

Come Holy Spirit, a Pentecost prayer — Ana Gobledale, UK

Jesus comes again in Love — George Stuart, Australia

Our Pentecost — Joyce Dent, UK

Pentecost — Steve Garnaas-Holmes, USA

Pentecost Images

Pentecost opening words — Rex Hunt, Australia

Pentecost Prayer — David Allen, Australia

Poem For Pentecost Sunday (Year C) — Andrew King, Canada

Wind and fire — Duncan Wilson, UK

Isaiah 6:1-8
Psalm 29               
Romans 8:12-17
John 3:1-17

Worship resources for Trinity Sunday:

God of Creation (Genesis 1) — Merryl Blair, Australia

Mothering God — Cara Heafey, UK

Now there’s the Three of us – Duncan Wilson, UK

Prayer arising from 1 Samuel 3:1-10 — Cara Heafey, UK

Spirit of Unity, hear our prayer — Ana Gobledale, UK

What we believe, responsive reading — by Jim Burklo, adapted

You could have…, a prayer of thanks — Lawrence Moore, UK

 1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20)
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18
Deuteronomy 5:12-15
Psalm 81:1-10
2 Corinthians 4:5-12
Mark 2:23-3:6

Worship resources:

Confession arising from 1 Samuel 3:1-10 — Cara Heafey, UK

Prayer arising from 1 Samuel 3:1-10 — Cara Heafey, UK

Psalm 139 Call to Worship — Mark Manterfield

Psalm 139 retold — Cara Heafey, Oxford UK

Psalm 81, Call to Worship — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Samuel (1) 3:1-10 drama, Call Waiting — Ana & Tod Gobledale

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

1 Samuel 8:4-11, (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15)
Psalm 138
Genesis 3:8-15
Psalm 130
2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1
Mark 3:20-35

Worship resources:

Genesis 3.8-15 Drama, in the garden — Ana Gobledale

Psalm 138 — Ana Gobledale, UK

Psalm 138 Praise — Duncan Wilson, UK

Psalm 138 renewed – Ana Gobledale UK

Psalm 138, Call to Worship — Ana Gobledale, UK

We wait, litany – Simon Cross, UK

1 Samuel 15:34 – 16:13
Psalm 20
Ezekiel 17:22-24
Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15
2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17
Mark 4:26-34

Worship resources:

Psalm 92 Renewed — Duncan Wilson, UK

Sowing Seeds, Mark 4 prayer — Ana Gobledale, UK

1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49
Psalm 9:9-20
or 1 Samuel 17:57-18:5, 18:10-16
Psalm 133 
Job 38:1-11
Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32 
2 Corinthians 6:1-13 
Mark 4:35-41

Worship resources:

Mark 4:35-41 dramatised — Jesus stills the storm

Psalm 107, Call to worship — Ana Gobledale, UK

Psalm 107, Call to Worship — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Psalm 9 Renewed — Duncan Wilson, UK

Stilling the storms of life, Mark 4:35-41 — Ana Gobledale, UK

2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27
Psalm 130
Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15, 2:23-24
or
Lamentations 3:22-33
Psalm 30
2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Mark 5:21-43

Worship resources:

Contacting God, Children’s Message — Tod & Ana Gobledale, UK

Divine Lover — John van de Laar, South Africa

Mark 5:21-43  dramatised — A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed

Mark 6.1-13 Drama — Ana Gobledale, UK

Prayers, Mark 5 — Ana Gobledale, UK

Psalm 123 for Today – Ana Gobledale, UK

Psalm 30 Renewed — Duncan Wilson, UK

Summer Blossoming – David Long-Higgins, USA

We wait, litany – Simon Cross, UK

2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10
Psalm 48
Ezekiel 2:1-5
Psalm 123
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Mark 6:1-13

Worship resources:

Mark 6.1-13 Drama — Ana Gobledale, UK

Mark 6.1-13, Resilience — Ana Gobledale, UK

Psalm 123 for Today – Ana Gobledale, UK

Psalm 48 renewed — Duncan Wilson, UK

Psalm 48, Longing for Justice — Merryl Blair, Australia

Summer Blossoming – David Long-Higgins, USA

Worship resources related to USA Independence Day:

Interdependence Day – David Long-Higgins, USA

Independence from what? for what? a confession — Ana Gobledale

Umbilical Creation: celebrating dependence — Steve Garnaas-Holmes, USA

Reparations, a hymn — Raymond Stanyon, UK

2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19
Psalm 24
Amos 7:7-15
Psalm 85:8-13
Ephesians 1:3-14
Mark 6:14-29

Worship resources:

Amos 7:7-15 drama, Plumb-line — Ana Gobledale, UK

Gathering prayer to pause — Ana Gobledale, UK

Prayers arising from Amos 7 — Ana Gobledale, UK

Psalm 85.8-13, responsive reading — Ana Gobledale, UK

2 Samuel 7:1-14a
Psalm 89:20-37
Jeremiah 23:1-6
Psalm 23
Ephesians 2:11-22
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

Worship resources:

Divine Spirit, prayer — John van de Laar, South Africa

God is my Personal Consultant, Psalms 23 Interpreted — Jim Burklo, USA

Psalm 23 for today — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, UK

Psalm 23 for worship — Duncan Wilson, UK

Psalm 23, Call to Worship — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson

Psalm 23, Loving Shepherd — Lynne Roberts, Australia

Walking through the valley — Ana Gobledale, UK

2 Samuel 11:1-15
Psalm 14
2 Kings 4:42-44
Psalm 145:10-18
Ephesians 3:14-21
John 6:1-21

Worship resources:

Psalm 145 Renewed — Duncan Wilson, UK

Sharing, Children’s message — Ana Gobledale, UK

2 Samuel 11:26 – 12:13a
Psalm 51:1-12
Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15
Psalm 78:23-29
Ephesians 4:1-16
John 6:24-35

Worship resources:

Welcome: I come in peace, a Zimbabwe greeting — Tod Gobledale, UK

Psalm 78 Call to Worship — Graeme Blair, Australia

2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33
Psalm 130
1 Kings 19:4-8
Psalm 34:1-8
Ephesians 4:25-5:2
John 6:35, 41-51

Worship resources:

The Way (Act as If), drama Ephesians 4 — Tod Gobledale, UK

We wait, litany – Simon Cross, UK

Psalm 130 for today – Ana Gobledale, UK

1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14
Psalm 111
Proverbs 9:1-6
Psalm 34:9-14
Ephesians 5:15-20
John 6:51-58

Worship resources:

Joyful Wisdom, a Psalm — Ana Gobledale, UK

Psalm 111, Call to Worship — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, UK

Psalm 111, My heart swells — Ana Gobledale, UK

1 Kings 8:(1,6,10-11), 22-30, 41-43
Psalm 84
Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18
Psalm 34:15-22
Ephesians 6:10-20
John 6:56-69

Worship resources:

Cafe Church, Open Table service — Standing firm in our faith

Communion, Children’s Message – Tod Gobledale, UK

Contacting God, Children’s Message — Tod & Ana Gobledale, UK

Psalm 84 Renewed — Duncan Wilson, UK

Song of Solomon 2:8-13
Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9
Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9
Psalm 15
James 1:17-27
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Worship resources:

God of righteous anger, a prayer — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Worship Resources for the Season of Creation (Creation Time)
1 September – 4 October

Call to worship for Endangered Species — Creation Justice, USA

Creation Care poem — Susan Brecht, USA

Earth Day – 22 April

Earth Prayer — Manitoba Buddhist Temple, Canada

Eco-crisis Images

Genesis 1-2, a choral reading, Heaven and Earth – Scott Ward

Genesis 1:26-31a, In Our Hands, an Earth Day drama

God’s Garden — Alice Robson, USA

Golden Ball, reflections at sunset–Joyce Dent, UK

Litany of Hope for Earth Day — Eco-Justice Ministries, USA

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

Question for God — Kennedy Chisompola, Zambia

Season of Creation – Ecumenical Resources

What will it take to renew the earth? A Litany — Jane Blewet, USA (adapted)

Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23
Psalm 125
Isaiah 35:4-7a
Psalm 146
James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17
Mark 7:24-37

Worship resources:

God of righteous anger, a prayer — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Prayer for Today — Louise Gough, UK

Spirit, Call to Worship — John van de Laar, South Africa

Proverbs 1:20-33
Psalm 19
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 116:1-9
or
Wisdom of Solomon 7:26 – 8:1
James 3:1-12
Mark 8:27-38

Worship resources:

Psalm 19 for Today — Ana Gobledale, UK

Witness, hymn — Sam Goodman, UK

Proverbs 31:10-31
Psalm 1
Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1, 12-22
or
Jeremiah 11:18-20
Psalm 54
James 3:13 – 4:3, 7-8a
Mark 9:30-37

Worship resources:

First Responder Blessing — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Mark 9:30-37, dramatised — Pentecost 18, Year B — Tod Gobledale, UK

Psalm 1 Renewed — Duncan Wilson, UK

Season of Creation – Ecumenical Resources

Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22
Psalm 124
Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29
Psalm 19:7-14
James 5:13-20
Mark 9:38-50

Worship Resources:

Contacting God, Children’s Message — Tod & Ana Gobledale, UK

First Responder Blessing — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Healing wisdom and flower kissing — Anna Blaedel, USA

Resources for Blessing the Animals
4 October is St Francis Day, often celebrated with a service of blessing of the animals.

Blessing God’s Creatures — Woodland Hills Community Church, USA

Blessing of the Animals, Children’s Message — Ana Gobledale, UK

Cafe Church, Open Table Service — Blessing the Animals

Call to worship for Endangered Species — Creation Justice, USA

Children’s hymn, God is inside — George Stuart, Australia

Endangered Species Day, 3rd Friday of May

Genesis 1:26-31a, In Our Hands, an Earth Day drama

God’s Garden — Alice Robson, USA

Franciscan resources might be used to highlight the ministry of St Francis.

Blessing God’s Creatures — Woodland Hills Community Church, USA

Blessing the Animals, St Francis Day 4 Oct

Franciscan Benediction

Job 1:1, 2:1-10
Psalm 26
Genesis 2:18-24
Psalm 8
Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12
Mark 10:2-16

Worship resources:

Franciscan Benediction

Peace Sunday

Psalm 8 for a Quantum World– Heather Whyte, UK

Psalm 8 Interpreted — Jim Burklo, USA

Job 23:1-9, 16-17
Psalm 22:1-15
Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
Psalm 90:12-17
Hebrews 4:12-16
Mark 10:17-31

Worship resources:

Forward sight, hymn — Heather Whyte, UK

Hey God, Wanna Play? — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson

Mark 10:17-31, Rich Ruler, a modern drama — Gobledales, UK

Peace Sunday

Psalm 22, a lament — Jim Burklo, US

Job 38:1-7, (34-41)
Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c
Isaiah 53:4-12
Psalm 91:9-16
Hebrews 5:1-10
Mark 10:35-45

Worship resources:

Divine Mystery, prayer — John van de Laar, South Africa

First Responder Blessing — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Prayers in a Pandemic — Karen Jazowski, USA

Psalm 104 for a Quantum World — Heather Whyte, UK

Psalm 104 for Today — Operation Noah, UK

Psalm 104, Cool waters — Ana Gobledale, UK

Job 42:1-6, 10-17
Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22)
Jeremiah 31:7-9
Psalm 126
Hebrews 7:23-28
Mark 10:46-52

Worship resources:

Call to Worship, Responsive — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson

Celebration of All Saints — Lynne Roberts, Australia

Praise God in Colour!, Children’s Message — Tod Gobledale, UK

Ruth 1:1-18
Psalm 146
Deuteronomy 6:1-9
Psalm 119:1-8
Hebrews 9:11-14
Mark 12:28-34

Worship resources:

Celebration of All Saints — Lynne Roberts, Australia

Mark 12, Jesus sat by the temple door, hymn — George Stuart, Australia

Refugee Prayer, Ruth 1 — Nicola Robinson, UK

Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
Psalm 127
1 Kings 17:8-16
Psalm 146
Hebrews 9:24-28
Mark 12:38-44

Worship resources:

Mark 12, Jesus sat by the temple door, hymn — George Stuart, Australia

Remembrance Sunday, United Kingdom

A Prayer for ANZAC Day — The Community of Aidan and Hilda in Australia

ANZAC Day hymn, Remembering — George Stuart, Australia

ANZAC Day, 25 April

ANZAC Prayer — Brisbane Roman Catholic Church, Australia

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day – 24 April

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, 24 April

Cafe Church, Open Table service — Remembrance Sunday

Hiroshima Day, 6 August

Kohima Epitaph & Last Post Service, UK

Prayer — ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee

Prayer for Remembrance Sunday — Joint Liturgical Group, UK

Prayer for victims of atrocities — Armenian Genocide Recognition Committee, Ireland

Praying on Memorial Day (USA) — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, USA

Remembering past & future — Ana Gobledale

Remembrance Images

Remembrance Sunday Prayers — Cara Heafey, UK

Spirit of Peace, a Remembrance Day Prayer — Ana Gobledale, UK

The Ode — Laurence Binon, UK

Click here for all Worship Words Remembrance Day resources.

1 Samuel 1:4-20
1 Samuel 2:1-10
Daniel 12:1-3
Psalm 16
Hebrews 10:11-14, (15-18), 19-25
Mark 13:1-8

Worship resources:

Call to Worship, Responsive — Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson

Gathering Prayer, Mark 13

Psalm 16 renewed – Duncan Wilson, UK

Psalm 16, Call to Worship – Ana Gobledale, UK

Psalm 93 renewed – Duncan Wilson, UK

Reign of Christ Sunday
2 Samuel 23:1-7
Psalm 132:1-12, (13-18)
Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14
Psalm 93
Revelation 1:4b-8
John 18:33-37

Last Sunday of Lectionary Year B

Worship Words resources:

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

Reign of Christ Sunday Intercessory Prayer — Tod Gobledale, UK

Reign of Christ Sunday resources:

Christ the ‘King’ — Cara Heafey, UK

Confession, Reign of Christ Sunday — Cara Heafey, UK

His were the hands — Duncan Wilson, UK

Psalm 93 Anew — Duncan Wilson, UK

Rebellious Love, Intercessions — Cara Heafey, UK

Reign of Christ Sunday Intercessory Prayer — Tod Gobledale, UK

Reign of Christ, Call to worship — Cara Heafey, UK

Stitched — David Long-Higgins, USA

Wild God, talking to Jesus – John van de Laar, South Africa

Hosea 2:14-20
Psalm 103:1-13, 22            
2 Corinthians 3:1-6
Mark 2:13-22

Worship resources: