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Worship Notes

Worship Notes is a free resource for anyone who leads and plans worship. We offer prayers for Sunday Services, thoughts on the readings, and hymn suggestions.

Each issue of Worship Notes includes:

  • A call to worship
  • Prayers of approach, confession and a declaration/assurance of forgiveness
  • A prayer for illumination
  • An all-age activity or introduction
  • Readings and notes on these readings that could be built into a sermon
  • Prayers of intercessions
  • An offertory Introduction and prayer
  • A blessing
  • Hymn suggestions for local churches sourced from Rejoice and Sing, Church Hymnary 4, Singing the Faith and Combined Mission Praise.
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Every month there will be at least one Holy Communion prayer and an Affirmation of Faith.

Worship Notes for March

The Revd Lisa Moore Wilson prepared the prayers and hymn choices for Lent 3, Andy Braunston wrote the exegetical notes.

 

 

Emma Howarth prepared these notes for Lent 4

 

 

The Revd Jenny Mills prepared these notes for the 5th Sunday in Lent.

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Worship notes for Palm Sunday have been prepared by the Revd Dr Micheal Hopkins

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Worship Notes for April

The Revd Andy Braunston, Minister for Digital Worship, has compiled these hymn suggestions for every Sunday of Eastertide.

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The Revd Neil Thorogood, Moderator Elect of General Assembly prepared these notes.

 

 

The Revd Andy Braunston prepared these notes for the Second Sunday of Easter

 

 

The Revd Dr Nick Jones prepared these notes for the Third Sunday of Easter

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These notes have been prepared by the Revd Nicola Furley-Smith, Deputy General Secretary for Ministries

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Worship Notes for May

These notes have been prepared by the Revd Andy Braunston, Minister for Digital Worship

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The Revd Matt Stone, prepared these notes.

 

 

The Revd Dr Sarah Hall prepared these notes

 

 

The Rev’d Jessica Ashcroft-Townsley prepared these notes

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The Revd Phil Nevard prepared these notes

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Worship Notes for June

The Revd Jonnie Hill, prepared these notes.

 

 

The Revd Ruth Whitehead prepared these notes

 

 

The Rev’d Nicky Gilbert prepared these notes

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Worship Notes for July

The Revd Andy Braunston, Minister for Digital Worship, prepared these notes.

 

 

The Revd Jenny Mills, Deputy General Secretary (Faith in Action) prepared these notes.

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These notes for Proper 11 | Ordinary 16 have been prepared by the Revd Ruth Armstrong

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These notes for Proper 12 | Ordinary 17 have been prepared by the Revd Dr Seoyoung Kim

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Worship Notes for August

The Revd Andy Braunston, Minister for Digital Worship, prepared these notes.

 

 

The Revd Catherine McFie produced these notes.Ìý

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These notes for Proper 15 | Ordinary 20 have been prepared by the Revd Dr Susan Durber

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These notes for Proper 16 | Ordinary 21 Ìýhave been prepared by the Revd Tafadzwa Kasere

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Prayers and hymn suggestions for Proper 17 |Ìý Ordinary 22Ìýhave been prepared by the Revd Ruth Watson; sermon notes were written by Andy Braunston.

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Useful websites

Talking Absolute Worship

Talking Absolute Worship is a weekly panel discussion about how the week’s lectionary readings can inspire our preaching and worship-leading

Politics in the Pulpit is a lively discussion linking justice, current affairs and the Lectionary readings for the coming Sunday. Available as a podcast or video

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