Creative Ideas for Pastoral Liturgy

by Brind, Jan

• ISBN13: 9781853119507
• ISBN10: 1853119504
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-30
• Publisher: Canterbury Pr Norwich

Summary

This third and final volume in the Creative Ideas for Pastoral Liturgy series offers imaginative ideas for making baptism, confirmation and infant thanksgiving services extra special. It also includes service outlines for many more occasions along the Christian journey, including blessings for a house and a new building; thanksgiving liturgies for all who help to run the church; services of blessing for those moving away, for a student going travelling, for a group going on pilgrimage, for an ordinand starting training, for someone going to serve overseas. As with the companion volumes on marriage and funerals, this invaluable resource encourages local churches to bring imagination and creativity to the way they celebrate the authorised liturgies and engage with those who want to mark the big occasions in their lives with a service in church.

Author Biography

Jan Brind and Tessa Wilkinson's creative ideas for enriching worship and liturgy have gained them an avid following. Here, in this thrid volume in the Creative Pastoral Liturgy series, they offer practical and imaginative ideas for celebrating our Christian journey, for affirming all who belong to the family of God in the context of the local church, and rejoicing in the gifts that God has graciously given to each.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Holy Baptism	p. 1
Renewal of Baptismal Vows	p. 43
Thanksgiving for the Gift of a Child	p. 49
Confirmation	p. 61
Liturgies for the Journey	p. 77
Celebrating the Bell Ringers	p. 77
Celebrating the Bible Readers	p. 81
Celebrating the Chalice Assistants	p. 86
Celebrating the Children's Workers and Youth Workers	p. 89
Celebrating the Choir and Music Group	p. 92
Celebrating the Church Cleaners	p. 95
Celebrating the Churchwardens	p. 100
Celebrating the Church Sitters	p. 104
Celebrating the Gifts of the Flower Arrangers	p. 108
Celebrating the Intercessors	p. 111
Celebrating the Mission and Outreach Groups	p. 115
Celebrating the Parish Magazine Production Team	p. 120
Celebrating the Parish Secretary and Office Team	p. 123
Celebrating the Parochial Church Council	p. 126
Celebrating the Servers	p. 130
Celebrating the Sidespeople	p. 132
Celebrating the Social and Fellowship Group	p. 135
Celebrating the Treasurer and Stewardship Team	p. 139
Celebrating the Webmaster (and IT Team)	p. 142
Farewell to a Gap Year Student Going Travelling	p. 145
Farewell to a Group Going on Pilgrimage	p. 148
Farewell to a Significant Lay Person Leaving the Parish	p. 150
Farewell to a Student Departing for University	p. 153
Farewell to an Ordinand Starting Training	p. 156
Farewell to a Person Departing for a Mission Overseas	p. 160
Welcome and Commissioning of a New Pastoral Assistant	p. 164
Welcome to a New Curate	p. 167
Welcome to a New Vicar	p. 169
Welcome to an Ordinand or Reader in Training on Placement	p. 175
Blessing a House	p. 179
Thanksgiving and Dedication for a New Building or Re-Ordered Church	p. 183
Closing a Church	p. 187
How to Make	p. 195
Resources for Creating Services	p. 213
Hymns and Songs	p. 215
A Selection of Hymn Books and Song Books	p. 228
A Selection of Resource Books	p. 232
Acknowledgements	p. 235
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