Holy Week
Digital download: A reflection and a meditation on drinking the bittersweet cup of life. 5 pages.
Good Friday
Digital download: An outdoor service for Good Friday. 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.
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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.
All-age resources
Digital download: Prayers, responses, reflections, blessings for each day of Holy Week. Includes an all-age service for Good Friday with an activity. 23 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 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: Poet Richard Skinner refashions the Easter story as a lyrical ballad in the tradition of of works such as 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. It provides a different and very readable way of approaching the events of the first Easter. 31 pages.
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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.
E- Liturgies & Prayers
Digital download: Bible readings, poems, prayers and reflections for Good Friday. 15 pages.
Easter Sunday
Digital download: Biblical reflections, readings, songs, drama scripts, a sermon and prayers all relating to Jesus' appearances to his disciples after his resurrection, taken from the book Fire and Bread, by Ruth Burgess. 38 pages.
Lent & Easter
Digital download: Readings, songs, liturgy, a story and a meditation, taken from the book Fire and Bread, by Ruth Burgess. 19 pages.
Easter Sunday
Digital download: Songs, readings, prayers, biblical reflections, a drama script and more on the themes of springtime, Easter, rebirth and joy, taken from the book Fire and Bread, by Ruth Burgess. 31 pages.
Easter Sunday
Digital download: Responses, songs, prayers, readings, liturgies and a sermon, taken from the book Fire and Bread, by Ruth Burgess. 26 pages.