Holy Week
Digital download: A reflection and a meditation on drinking the bittersweet cup of life. 5 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.
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.
E- Liturgies & Prayers
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.
E- Liturgies & Prayers
Wednesday of Holy Week – An extravagant gift of love (PDF download)
Digital download: A Bible reading, a reflection and a prayer for the Wednesday of Holy Week, with an emphasis on one woman's gesture of love for Jesus and what that means for all of us. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises. 6 pages.
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Tuesday of Holy Week – Peace will grow from the ground up (PDF download)
Digital download: A reading, a reflection and a prayer for Tuesday of Holy Week on working for a peaceful solution within a situation of conflict. From the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 4 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.
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.