Holy Week
Digital download: A reflection and a meditation on drinking the bittersweet cup of life. 5 pages.
Digital download: A Bible reading, a reflection and a prayer for Holy Saturday. A world of justice and peace is not yet here, but we build it every time we speak up for justice, every time we act to change the system. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 4 pages.
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Digital download: A reflection, a poem and a prayer for Good Friday on the hope beyond the despair of the day and the mystery of the torn veil of the temple. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 6 pages.
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Monday of Holy Week – The courage to be the only voice (PDF download)
Digital download: A Bible reading and a reflection for the Monday of Holy Week on having courage to stand up and speak out for what is right, with an emphasis on asylum seekers. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 9 pages.
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Digital download: A service of prayer and reflection recalling seven moments during the day of the death of Jesus. After each reading, one of seven candles lit at the start of the service is extinguished. 14 pages.
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Digital download: A dramatic and poetic telling of the road to Emmaus story, for two actors and a narrator. 6 pages.
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Digital download: A reflective service for Maundy Thursday, leading into Holy Communion. Seven candles are lit during the service in response to seven actions in the narrative from John 13. 14 pages.
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Digital download: A thoughtful service for Good Friday featuring seven voices dispersed among the congregation. 7 pages.
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Digital download: Worship resources for Good Friday, including drama scripts, with some reflections/prayers for other days of Holy Week. The author is currently Head of Policy and Research at the Fairtrade Foundation. 15 pages.
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Digital download: A moving liturgy for Good Friday, alternating Bible readings and prayers, with some suggested songs. Jan is a former Warden of Iona Abbey. 6 pages.
Digital download: Words of a song for Maundy Thursday or Good Friday, to be sung to the tune 'Waly Waly'. 1 page (7 verses).