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Planning Worship

Contents

A Service of the Word: Authorized Text and Notes

Planning and Preparing a Service of the Word
How to put a service together
Example 1: A block structure
Example 2: A conversation structure
Themes
Guidelines

Planning and Preparing Holy Communion
How it works

Planning and Preparing in General
Stories from the four churches
Worship Planning Group: terms of reference
St Christopher's service form: 10.30 a.m. Parish Eucharist
Discussion starter/Away Day agenda: our worship
Discussion handout: What is worship?
Discussion handout: Service structures - some historical background
Additions and insertions
Interviews
Notices
Questions to ask when putting something different into the service
Structures and 'specials'

Music in Worship
Stories from the four churches
Teaching the congregation new music
Why use music in worship?
How to use music in worship
Where to use music in worship
Questions to ask when choosing music

Children in Worship
Stories from the four churches
Ideas for visual accompaniment to readings
Worship theme table
Preambles before the Eucharistic Prayer
Discussion starter: All-Age Worship

Space and Colour
Stories from the four churches
St Ann's checklist
How St Christopher's moved
Small groups

Common Prayer and the Law
Stories from the four churches
Canon B 11.1
Common prayer in the Church of England
The doctrine of the Church of England
Discussion starter: Common prayer

 

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