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.
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
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.
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.
Communion
PowerPoint download: An Easter Sunday Communion service celebrating not only the resurrection but also the transforming power of love and life. A call to embrace new, vibrant possibilities and radical living. 26 slides. Also available in PDF format and combined PDF+PPT.
Communion
Combined PDF and PowerPoint download: An Easter Sunday Communion service celebrating not only the resurrection but also the transforming power of love and life. A call to embrace new, vibrant possibilities and radical living. 8 pages / 26 slides. Also available in separate PDF and PowerPoint formats.
Communion
Digital download: An Easter Sunday Communion service celebrating not only the resurrection but also the transforming power of love and life. A call to embrace new, vibrant possibilities and radical living. 8 pages.
Digital download: A song about the suffering of Jesus, for use on Good Friday. Words only, to be sung to the tune 'Iste confessor', Poitiers Antiphoner, 1746. 1 page (6 verses)
E- Liturgies & Prayers
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).
E- Liturgies & Prayers
Digital download: Two hymns for Holy Week (words only) to be sung to traditional tunes: The Way: A hymn for Maundy Thursday and Easter Windows: A hymn for Easter Sunday Eve.
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.