Good Friday
Digital download: An outdoor service for Good Friday. 10 pages.
All-age resources
Digital download: A lively all-age service for Palm Sunday, including a dialogue between the pebbles on the road that Jesus travelled, an exploration of what it means to be a king, and an opportunity to make a crown of thorns from pipe cleaners. 10 pages.
E- Liturgies & Prayers
Digital download: Feminist poet and theologian Nicola Slee reflects on the implications of the Resurrection for Mary Magdelene and all of us, with reference to a personal 'near-death' experience in her own family. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 5 pages.
E- Liturgies & Prayers
Digital download: A dramatic and poetic telling of the road to Emmaus story, for two actors and a narrator. 6 pages.
All-age resources
Digital download: Another of Nancy's lively communion services for all ages, this time for Easter Sunday and incorporating a rooster's view of the Resurrection. The author is a former Deputy Warden of Iona Abbey. 13 pages.
E- Liturgies & Prayers
Digital download: 14 vignettes (in words & pictures) that can be used in personal meditation, in group reflection, at church, at work, viewed on a home computer or on a mobile device - to draw participants into the Passion narrative, and accompany Jesus Christ on his journey from Gethsemane to the tomb.
E- Liturgies & Prayers
Digital download: A contemplation/reflection in the voice of the rock that sealed Jesus's tomb. Taken from the book Dirt, Mess and Danger, by Glendon Macaulay. 1 page.
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Digital download: A guided meditation for the night before the crucifixion, leading directly into Holy Communion. Taken from the book Dirt, Mess and Danger, by Glendon Macaulay. 3 pages.
E- Liturgies & Prayers
Digital download: A service of prayers, responses, readings and symbolic actions etc for a communal meal in the style of a Jewish Passover seder, leading into a celebration of Holy Communion. Taken from the book Dirt, Mess and Danger, by Glendon Macaulay. 6 pages.
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Digital download: A guided exercise for reflecting on death and the fruits of death during Holy Week, taken from the book Dirt, Mess and Danger, by Glendon Macaulay. 1 page.
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Digital download: A reflection for two voices - and with reference to Elvis Presley - on empty graves, theories about what happened to Jesus's body, and a true understanding of resurrection. Taken from the book Dirt, Mess and Danger, by Glendon Macaulay. 4 pages.
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Digital download: Stories for four voices of the resurrection of Jesus (read from the Gospels) and the resurrections that took place in the lives of three other people that he encountered during his life. Taken from the book Dirt, Mess and Danger, by Glendon Macaulay. 3 pages.
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Digital download: Actions which can be used to complete Good Friday worship. A flower, a small glass of wine mixed with vinegar, and a twig are placed by each person's seat prior to the service. Taken from the book Dirt, Mess and Danger, by Glendon Macaulay. 6 pages.
E- Liturgies & Prayers
Digital download: A contemplation on the death of Jesus, for two voices. Taken from the book Dirt, Mess and Danger, by Glendon Macaulay. 2 pages.
E- Liturgies & Prayers
Digital download: A guided meditation on the entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, taken from the book Dirt, Mess and Danger, by Glendon Macaulay. 2 pages.