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All-age
All-age
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About to Receive Book
Ed: Diane Craven, Mark Stafford Southwark Diocese 2005
'Resources for exploring the Eucharist.' A series of essays by different authors on different aspects of the Eucharist. Each essay is accompanied by reflective material and questions for discussion, making them usable for group sessions.
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Children in the Church Book
Betty Pedley & John Muir Church House Publishing 1997
Practival advice on involving children in worship including how to plan all-age services, sample services throughout year, involving children in communion service. With photocopiable discussion sheets.
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Come to the Feast Book
Stuart Thomas Kevin Mayhew 2002
'All-age services for Common Worship.' Each outline includes readings for years A , B & C, suggested hymns, confession, absolution, prayers & up to three suggested all-age addresses.
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Count us in Book

NCEC
'Creating an all-age church.' explores worshipping as an individual and as a community, & how to plan. Provides material for 6 sessions with all age groups, suggestions for worship and group activities.
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I can Join in Common Worship Booklet
Tony Kershaw SPCK 2003
Designed in a lively illustrated format, for children to use within the communion service, with red type showing what is happening, black type for the priest's words and bold black for responses.
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Launchpad Book - photocopiable
Neil Pugmire, Mark Rodel Barnabas - BRF 2004
17 child-centred service outlines for all- age worship, aimed primarily at 5-11 year olds, with songs (inc music), drama (for humans and puppets), and photocopiable visual resources
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Living Stones - Complete Resource Book Year B Book
Susan Sayers Kevin Mayhew 1999
For every Sunday in Year B: thought for day, reflection on readings, discussion starters, material for all-age talk, all age ideas, intercessions, suggested music, children's programmes.
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Living Stones Complete Resource Book Year C Book
Susan Sayers Kevin Mayhew 2000
Material for every Sunday of the year based on lectionary readings for Year C. Includes: thought for the day, discussion starters, suggested music, intercessions, all age ideas etc
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New Sermon Slot, The - Year C Book
Sharon Swain SPCK 2000
Lectionary-linked ideas for talks (plus activities, visual aids) for all-age worship for Year C.
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New Sermon Slot, The - Year A Book
Sharon Swain SPCK 2001
Lectionary-linked ideas for talks (plus activities and visual aids) for all age worship for Year A.
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New Sermon Slot, The - Year B Book
Sharon Swain SPCK 1999
Lectionary-linked ideas for talks (plus activities and visual aids) for all age worship for Year B.
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Roots Worship Journal

Roots
Lectionary linked resource published 6 times per year with Sunday by Sunday materials: talk outlines, Bible notes, prayers, music & visual suggestions, creative activities etc (See also Roots - children & young people.)
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Searchlights - All Age Resources - Year B Book
David Adam Kevin Mayhew 2005
Year's all-age outlines for Common Worship by author known for Celtic perspective. Each outline includes opening activity, readings, intercessions, thought for day, illustration etc. Also available: linked books for 3-5s, 6-10s, 11+.
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Searchlights Complete Resource Book Year C Book
David Adam Kevin Mayhew 2006
Materials for every Sunday based on Year C lectionary readings, Opening activity, reflection, illustration, questions, intercessions activities, suggested songs etc.
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Telling Tales Booklet
Dave & Lynn Hopwood CPAS 1997
43 retellings of Old & New Testament stories with congregational responses - ie: when certain words are spoken, audience has to do action, make sound effect etc. Plus 4 other theme stories.
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Top Tips on All-Age Worship Booklet
Nick Harding Scripture Union 2005
Why all-age worship is important & how it is achievable. Looking at different components, planning, leadership, creativity etc
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Under Construction - All Age Year A Part 1 Pack - photocopiable

CPAS
Service outlines, introductory activities, talk outline and some photocopiable visual resources on basic themes of Promise and Belonging, such as bread, water, light, chosen people etc. Card system a bit confusing at first.
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Worship Audit Booklet
Mark Earey Grove Books 1995
'Making good worship better.' Introduces concept, shows process, sample questionnaire for worshippers and suggested evaluation procedure.
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Worship Through the Christian Year - B Book
Diana Murrie, Hamish Bruce Church House Publishing 1999
'All age resources for the Common Worship lectionary' year B. Each outline includes readings, talk, group activities, story, prayers & suggested songs.
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Worship Through the Christian Year - C Book
Diana Murrie, Hamish Bruce Church House Publishing 1997
'All age resources for the Common Worship lectionary' year C. Each outline includes readings, talk, group activities, story, prayers & suggested songs.
Alternative worship
Alternative worship
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Alternative Worship Book & CD-Rom
Jonny Baker, Doug Gay, Jenny Brown SPCK 2004
Liturgy, prayers, innovative ritual etc for Advent, Lent, Easter & Pentecost, with CD-Rom containing music, images, video loops, animations.
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Book of Uncommon Prayer, The Book & CD-Rom
Steven L Case Youth Specialties
'Contemplative & Celebratory prayers & worship services for youth ministry' - but with much wider application & on wide variety of themes. Inc: 'Eucharist' CD-Rom with 'ancient-post-modern' music & accompanying abstract visuals.
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From Shore to Shore Book
Ed: Kate Wyles SPCK 2003
Liturgies, litanies and prayers from around the world. Subjects include women, Aids, liberation, creation, Celtic liturgies.
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Labyrinth Pack Pack

Proost/YFC
Instructions for setting up labyrinth, 2 videos of material for stations, 1 CD of meditations for individual headphone use & 1 CD of ambient background music. Lots of creative ideas, but needs time & other materials.
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Labyrinths & Prayer Stations Booklet
Ian Tarrant, Sally Dakin Grove Books 2004
Enabling & encouraging readers to design and set up prayer journeys & other prayer activities of their own, as well as tried & tested examples that can be copied & adapted.
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Liquid Worship Booklet
Tim Lomax, Michael Moynagh Grove Books 2004
Outlines style of worship where participants are free to move round various 'zones' for prayer, worship & teaching etc.
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Multi-sensory Church Booklet - photocopiable
Sue Wallace Scripture Union 2002
Over 30 tried and tested innovative ideas based on biblical themes. Includes dramatic readings, meditations, visual aids, interactive, labyrinths, prayers etc.
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Multi-sensory Prayer Booklet - photocopiable
Sue Wallace Scripture Union 2000
Over 60 tried and tested creative ideas for engaging in prayer. For worship services, youth groups and small groups - using movement, visual aids etc
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Multi-sensory Scripture Book
Sue Wallace Scripture Union 2005
'50 innovative ideas for exploring Bible in churches & small groups' Confessions, intercessions, teaching, prayers, meditations using visual symbols & related scripts.
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One Bread, One Body Book
C Michael Hawn Alban Institute 2003
'Exploring cultural diversity in worship.' Written from US perspective, includes case studies of 4 white/hispanic/afro-american congregations around Dallas & explores use of other languages, music styles & movement.
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Prodigal Project, The Book + CD-Rom
M Riddell, M Pierson, C Kirkpatrick SPCK 2001
Descriptions of various alternative ventures by people who have become disillusioned with standard worship services. CD-Rom is a little disappointing - repetition of book text with funky background.
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Rediscovering Communion Booklet
Jonathan Robinson Grail Trust
'Sacred presence and sacred time - combining traditional wisdom and contemporary understanding.' Alternative communion liturgy drawing on a broadly creation spirituality approach. Also morning & evening prayer.
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Scripture-based Liturgies Booklet
Ian Tarrant Grove Books 2003
Looks at liturgies based on Bible passages. 5 examples: Easter communion - road to Emmaus, Communion - feeding 5000, Affirmation of Baptismal vows - Ethiopian eunuch, Office - Philippians, Morning Prayer - Hebrews
Festivals & Seasons
Festivals & Seasons
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Advent for the Whole Church Community Booklet
Susan Sayers Kevin Mayhew
Includes: All-age Sunday worship, Day and night prayers for Advent, Carol service, 'Away day' for Advent, 'Open Church' days in Advent, Making an Advent wreath
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All-age Advent - Christmas Booklet
Nick Harding Kevin Mayhew
'Ideas, talks and games for services.' Also prayers and activity ideas.
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Along the Advent Road Booklet
Nick Harding Kevin Mayhew
Suitable for all-age worship, assemblies, school classes (Key Stage 1 & 2) and children's groups and including talks, prayers, games & activities, uses the theme of journey - Mary & Joseph's, the Wise Men's and the Shepherds'.
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Beyond our Tears Book

Churches Together 2004
'Resources for times of remembrance.' Includes worship material, prayers, poems and readings suitable for remembering past conflicts and looking forward in hope, and for commemorations of local and national tragedies.
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Candles & Conifers Book
Ruth Burgess Wild Goose 2005
Prayers, readings, reflections, liturgy, responses, songs, stories, drama etc for All Saints day, World Aids day, and throughout Advent, including Jesse Tree, Christingle & Christmas Eve.
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Chain Reaction - Bible Sunday Resources 06 Pack + CD-Rom

Bible Society 2006
Theme for this year is how Bible has power to make society change -eg: Wilberforce & slavery. Includes youth & group discussion material, 2 drama sketches, powerpoint presentation, sermon notes, prayers.
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Christmas Wrapped Up Book

Scripture Union 2003
Christmas talks, all age worship ideas, songs, plays, Christingle, Advent, Christmas quiz, assembly outlines, craft ideas etc etc.
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Cloth for the Cradle Book
Wild Goose Worship Group Wild Goose 1997
'Worship resources & readings for Advent, Christmas & Epiphany.' litanies, meditations, monologues, poems, prayers, drama scripts, symbolic actions etc
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Drama of the Bible, The Folder & CD-Rom

Bible Society
Material for Bible Sunday 2005 including drama sketch, all age ideas, quiz, poster etc.
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Eggs and Ashes Book
Ruth Burgess & Chris Polhill Wild Goose 2004
'Practical & liturgical resources for Lent & Holy Week.' Prayers, readings, reflections, liturgy, songs, stories for Shrove Tues, Ash Wed, throughout Lent, Mothering Sun, Holy Week, Good Fri, Easter Day.
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Festival Praise Booklet

Administry 1993
Survey of how churches use special occasions throughout the church year.
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Guided Meditations for Lent, Holy Week, Easter… Booklet
Jane E Ayer St Mary's Press 1998
…also for Pentecost. Scripts for 4 guided meditations, with questions for individual reflection & suggestions for related art activities. (Suggests reflective music, but no accompanying disc).
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Hay & Stardust Book
Ruth Burgess Wild Goose 2005
Prayers, readings, reflections, liturgy, songs, stories, dramas (8 for Christmas) for Christmas day, Holy Innocents, New Year, Epiphany, Baptism of Jesus, Christian Unity, Homelessness sun, Candlemas.
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It's a Boy! DVD

Breakout Trust 2005
30min cartoon on nativity, voiced by Steven Berkoff, Joe Pasquale, Cannon & Ball. From viewpoint of three quails who somehow manage to observe the whole thing. Well done, good fun for kids. (1 copy )
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Lent for the Whole Church Community Book - photocopiable
Susan Sayers Kevin Mayhew
A mix of all-age teaching materials and activity suggestions for Lent and Holy Week, including: Shrove Tuesday party, 'Open Church' days, kite-making, prayer trail.
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Lion Easter Book Book
Mary Batchelor Lion 1987
'Stories, features and activities for all the family to enjoy.' Loads of illustrations which manage not to look too dated despite the age of the book. Related stories & readings include Narnia, bridge over river Kwai, Pilgrim's Progress etc
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Making the Most of Harvest Booklet

CPAS 1994
Miscellany for different seasonal festivals inc: Jewish harvest tradition (Succoth), Lammastide (first fruits), Green Harvest, Halloween, All Saints, All Souls, Remembrance. Also inc all-age talk, banner designs, under-5s ideas.
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Reflective Services for Advent & Christmas Book
Nick Fawcett Kevin Mayhew
14 complete service outlines for innovative and reflective worship at Advent and Christmas, consisting of suggested visual material & music, introduction, hymns, prayers, meditations (Characters from nativity narrative telling their story)
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Sharing Life through Advent Book - photocopiable
Jenny Hyson, David Winter BRF
'Ideas for the Advent journey for church, home and collective worship based on the three-year lectionary'. Mainly for children with lots of practival craft activities, ideas for visual focus, theme talks and prayers.
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Shine on Star of Bethlehem Book
Ed: Geoffrey Duncan Canterbury Press
'Worship resource for Advent, Christmas & Epiphany.'Anthology of readings, prayers, poems, liturgy etc.
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Stages on the Way Book
Wild Goose Worship Group Wild Goose Publications 1998
'Worship resources for Lent, Holy Week & Easter.' Liturgical material, prayers, readings, meditations, scripts, symbolic actions Creative & innovative materials from the Iona Community.
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Take, Bless, Break, Give Book
Vaughan Jones Granary Press 2003
Prayers & liturgy, with some musical settings, drawn from ecumenical Eucharistic traditions & inner-city perspective. Mainly for church festivals inc: Lent, Easter, Advent , Christmas. Some for ordinary time, inc Celtic style.
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Together for a Season Book + CD-Rom
Ed: Gill Ambrose Church House Publishing 2007
'All age resources for Lent, Holy Week & Easter' Fully worked out services, multi-sensory suggestion,s activities, practical activities for adults & children. With illustrations, templates, colour images etc.
Inter-faith
Inter-faith
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All in Good Faith Book
Ed: Jean Potter, Marcus Braybrooke World Congress of Faiths 1997
'Resource book for mult-faith prayer.' Introductory section on worship in different faiths, anthology of multi-faith prayers and quotes on different subjects and some liturgies for inter-faith services.
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Can we Pray Together? Booklet

British Council of Churches 1983
'Guidelines on worship in a multi-faith society.' Rather old now, but still a useful basic introduction to the subject.
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Multi-Faith Worship Booklet

Church House Publishing 1992
'Questions & suggestions from the Inter-faith consultative group.' Includes visiting places of worship of other faiths, Christian services attended by people of other faiths and multi-faith services.
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Promised Land Booklet
Minority Ethnic Concerns Committee Southwark Diocese 2006
'Creating a space for diversity to thrive' Perhaps 'multi-cultural' is a better description of this short booklet which looks at how our churches can welcome cultural diversity in worship.
Liturgy
Liturgy
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Celtic Resource Book, The Book
Martin Wallace Church House Publishing 1998
Includes liturgies, prayers, stories of Celtic saints, outline talks on Celtic spirituality, art and craft activities for all ages & skill levels. Illustrated with Celtic line drawings.
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Common Worship Book

Church House Publishing
Basic Anglican Liturgy, first published in 2000, brings together services from Book of Common Prayer, and newer liturgies in both traditional and contemporary style.
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Common Worship Today Book
Ed: Mark Earey, Gilly Myers Harper Collins 2001
Glossily illustrated guide to contemporary liturgy in the Anglican church. Includes looking at the history of prayer book worship and the use of the various types of services and varieties of liturgical resources.
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Communion in Common Worship Booklet
Jeremy Fletcher Grove Books 2000
'The shape of orders 1 and 2' - explaining the process that led to the reshaping of the liturgy
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Creating Uncommon Worship Book
Richard Giles Canterbury Press 2004
'Transforming the liturgy of the Eucharist - From the author of 'Repitching the Tent', now Dean of Philadelphia Cathedral, this book suggests innovative liturgy and ritual to fill an innovative worship space.
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Eucharistic Prayers of Order One, The Booklet
Colin Buchanan, Charles Read Grove Books 2000
Commentary on changes at the heart of the Communion service of Common Worship, exploring pastoral and theological issues arising.
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Freedom within a Framework Book - photocopiable
Tim Lomax Kevin Mayhew 2001
'Breathing new life into liturgy.' 8 common worship liturgies for different Sundays in church year (not main festivals) with suggested songs, prayers & other creative elements. Bit more framework than freedom!
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Holy Ground Book
Neil Paynter, Helen Boothroyd Wild Goose Publications 2005
'Liturgies and worship resources for an engaged spirituality.' Liturgies & worshop resources on subjects inc: globalisation, food, water, HIV/Aids, environment, interfaith dialogue, arms trade etc.
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In this Hour Book
Dorothy McRae-McMahon SPCK 2001
'Liturgies for pausing.' (advent, memories) .. and for celebrating (unity, leadership, a child), grieving (loss, closure of a ministry), finding God (barriers, openness) , facing challenges (taking on leadership) etc.
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Iona Community Worship Book, The Book

Wild Goose 1988
A variety of liturgies for morning and evening worship, plus special circumstances including: welcome, blessing a house, hallowing, peace etc. with collects, affirmations of faith, chants etc.
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Learning through Liturgy Book
J Westerhoff, G Kennedy Neville Seabury 1978
Classic on subject, explores interplay between liturgy & learning for children & adults, from USA professors of Anthropology of Religion and Religion & Education. .
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Liturgies for Daily Life Book
Dorothy McRae-McMahon SPCK 2004
Innovative & moving liturgies on usual topics: festivals, gospel passages; + more unusual: funeral for suicide or baby, committal of ashes, marriage for divorcees, weeknight meetings, honouring organ donor, faith diversity etc.
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Mission and Liturgical Worship Booklet
Mark Earey, Carolyn Headley Grove Books 2002
Exploring whether liturgical worship is compatible with mission, challenging assumptions that 'dumbing down' is necessarily the answer, and offering a checklist of ways in which liturgical worship can be attractive.
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More Freedom within a Framework Book + CD-Rom
Tim Lomax Kevin Mayhew 2002
'Breathing new life into liturgy.' 17 common worship liturgies with suggested songs, prayers & other creative elements, + 2 Powerpoint presentations on CD-Rom.
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More Prayers for Sundays Book
Ed: Michael Counsell Harper Collins 1997
Assembled under topics such as the aged, the arts. the city, the sea, etc as well as seasonal subjects, each includes confession, intercession, thanksgiving, affirmation of faith plus scripture passages.,
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New Patterns for Worship Book

Church House Publishing 2002
Starting from the framework of 'A Service of the Word', offering 'pick and mix' material for each section, sample services for different festivals and themes, & a section on planning worship, with 'case histories' from different church styles.
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Present on Earth Book
Wild Goose Worship Group Wild Goose Publications 2002
'Worship resources on the life of Jesus.' Liturgical material, prayers, readings, meditations, scripts, symbolic actions covering the 3 years of Christ's earthly ministry. Creative & innovative materials from Iona..
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Services for Wholeness and Healing Booklet
Colin Buchanan Grove Books 2000
Looking specifically at the new Common Worship orders: exploring the theological and pastoral questions surrounding healing, how it relates to the provision in these services, and what pastoral practice may result.
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Understanding Anglican Worship Booklet
David Kennedy Grove Books
Subtitled 'a parish study guide' , with each chapter ending with questions for discussion. Looking at the basic principles behind Anglican worship, style and meaning of the words, worship in the context of community etc.
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Visual Liturgy CD-Rom

Church House Publishing
Demo disc only - showing contents of Visual Liturgy - software for planning and preparing worship. Full version includes all Common Worship materials & 5000 hymns.
Music
Music
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No Music Group? No Problem! CDs

Kevin Mayhew
Musical accompaniment for 200 of the most popular worship songs and choruses.
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No Organist? No Problem! CDs

Kevin Mayhew
7 CDs offering a range of 140 popular hymn accompaniments for congregational singing, traditional with organ, modern with music group instruments.
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Sing it Again Booklet
Anne Harrison Grove Books 2003
'The place of short songs in worship.' This booklet explores how musical repetition works, its benefits and problems and the cultural factors involved. With specific sections on Taize and Iona music.
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Songs of Taize - Vol 2 'I lift up my soul' CD
Scottish Festival Singers Kingsway Music 2003
25 Taize chants on 2 CD set.
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Summons, The: Spiritual Jazz CD
Barb Catlin Living the Questions 2005
Background music for meditations, designed for use with the 'Living the Question' course, but usable for other situations.
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Taize Instrumental CD

Naïve
Instrumental accompaniment for 19 songs of Taize worship on guitar with melody played on flute, oboe or clarinet.
Prayers
Prayers