Wild Goose Big Book of Liturgies

Full communion services and shorts acts of worship; liturgies for small groups and all-age gatherings; worship rooted in church life and the Iona Community’s resident group on Iona, in social justice and pastoral work. So – as always with the Iona Community – worship which is contextual, with a strong justice and peace edge.

Also see the second Big Book of Liturgies, available separately.

Contents include:

A Wee Word for Advent

• 1 Opening Words
• 1 Bible Reading
• 1 Prayer
• 1 Song
• 1 Closing Words

God's Family first All-age Worship for the first Sunday of Advent

• 4 Worship Leader Intro and reflections
• 1 Song
• 1 Prayer
• 2 Scripture
• 1 Advent story of Fergie the Frog
• 1 Prayer/Litany

What are you waiting for? A service for Advent

• 1 Opening Responses
• 2 Prayer
• 1 Reflection/Litany
• 1 Blessing
• 1 Introduction to Symbolic action

Waiting in Darkness: An Advent liturgy

• 1 Evening Liturgy with Candles
• 1 Blessing

Bread of Life: An all-age Communion or Lent

• 2 Prayers
• 1 Leader's Worship Call
• 1 Words from God
• 1 Word about bread
• 3 Scripture Reading
• 1 Drama: Breaking Bread
• 1 Child Friendly Service of Communion

A liturgy for the Feast of the Transfiguration: Hiroshima Day, 6th August

• 1 Opening Response
• 1 Reflection
• 1 Affirmation of Faith
• 1 Prayer
• 1 Closing Words

A lament for Jesus & for the crucified of our time: A liturgy for the evening of Good Friday

• 1 Setting and Opening
• 1 Opening Prayer
• 2 Eulogies
• 2 Laments
• 1 Prayer/Litany
• 1 Amnesty International banned radio advertisement
• 1 Ending

A Good Friday liturgy of Bible Readings and prayers (John 17-19)

• 12 Scripture Readings
• 11 Prayers
• 7 Songs
• 1 Blessing

What does it mean to be obedient to God? Worship and drama for Good Friday

• 1 Introduction
• 1 Opening Prayer
• 1 Welcome
• 1 Drama
• 1 Bible Reading
• 1 Affirmation of Faith
• 2 Prayers

Living Easter: An all-age Communion for Easter

• 1 Song
• 4 Scripture Readings
• 1 Reflection
• 4 Prayers
• 1 Drama: The Rooster's Story
• 1 Object Lesson on planting
• 1 Invitation to the Table
• 1 story of our Easter Table
• 2 Sung responses
• 1 Breaking the bread and pouring the cup
• 1 Closing Response

That all my dance: A simple liturgy for Pentecost to Trinity Sunday

• 2 Prayers
• 1 Circling Prayer
• 1 Intercession
• 1 Closing Response
• 1 Blessing

Bell, book and candle: A liturgy for St Columbia's Day

• 1 Order of Service with Blessings and Story telling

Beyond the baggage of Fatherhood: A liturgy for Father's Day

• 1 Welcome
• 1 Prayer
• 1 Litany
• 1 Action
• 1 Prayer of Intercession
• 1 Blessing
• 1 Song

In the Beginning: A liturgy for Harvest Festival

• 1 Opening Responses
• 2 Reading for 3 people
• 1 Poem
• 5 Prayers

Saints Alive! An all-age service for All Saints

• 1 Welcome
• 3 Prayers
• 1 Conversations about saints
• 2 Song
• 1 Bible Story
• 1 Action
• 1 Offering
• 1 Blessing

The saints of God are down our street: A liturgy for All Saints

• 1 Opening
• 3 Prayers
• 4 Scripture Readings
• 4 Hymns
• 1 Meditation

A shorty liturgy of hospitality

• 2 Bible readings
• 1 Litany of confession
• 1 Litany of hospitality
• 1 Hospitality of Christ - sharing bread and wine
• 1 the Lord's Prayer
• 2 Music

A world full of shelter: A short act of worship

• 1 Proverb
• 3 Poems
• 1 Prayer
• 1 Song

Swords into ploughshares: A short liturgy

• 1 Reading
• 1 Prayer of confession
• 1 Closing Prayer
• 1 Benediction

Now come two hearts: A blessing liturgy for a marriage or partnership

• 1 Opening words
• 1 Declaration of Intent
• 1 Affirmation of the families
• 1 Prayer
• 1 Speaking Promises to each other
• 1 Blessing of the rings
• 1 Concluding Prayer
• 1 Benediction

The blessed path: A wedding/partnership ceremony

• 1 Planning Guidance
• 1 Suggested Hymns
• 1 Suggested Readings
• 1 Ceremony
• 1 Invocation Prayer
• 1 Introduction to Readings
• 1 Readings suggestion
• 1 Declaration of commitment
• 1 Marriage Vows
• 1 Blessing
• 1 Concluding Prayers

An invocation and celebration of love

• 1 Preparation Notes
• 1 Liturgy
• 1 Reflection
• 1 Active Participation
• 1 Closing prayer

Friends of the Lord: An all-age service about Friendship

• 1 Introduction
• 1 Opening Words
• 4 Prayers
• 3 Reflections
• 1 Reading: Fergie's best friend
• 4 Songs suggestions
• 2 Stories
• 1 Prayer Litany

Companions ont he journey: A blessing of pets and animals who are a part of our lives

• 1 Opening Sentences
• 1 Suggested Bible Readings
• 1 Story
• 1 Litany of Blessing
• 1 Blessing of pets
• 1 Closing prayer

Hunger for Justice: What's for dinner tonight, mum?

• 1 Opening Responses
• 2 Song suggestion
• 2 Scripture Reading
• 2 Chants
• 2 Stories
• 1 Symbolic Action
• 1 Prayer Litany
• 1 Closing Prayer

What is valuable and true: A liturgy for economic witness

• 1 Gathering Words
• 3 Song suggestion
• 2 Prayers
• 1 Contemporary Adaptation of Psalm 72
• 1 Bible Readings
• 1 Litany
• 1 Action
• 1 Closing Response

God of the Tipping Point: A service of sorrowing, defiance and commitment

• 1 Opening Responses
• 2 Scriptures
• 1 Reflection
• 1 Invitation to commitment
• 1 Prayer
• 1 Symbolic action
• 1 Affirmation from South Africa
• 1 Closing Responses

A Framework for a memorial event

• 1 Purpose
• 1 Content and Style
• 1 Religious or not?
• 1 Music
• 1 Readings
• 1 A Memorial Action
• 1 Following the event
• 1 The framework - a complete event

A liturgy for setting out on a pilgrimage and a prayer for the journey

• 1 Opening quote
• 1 Call to worship
• 1 Opening Response
• 1 The discipline of letting go
• 1 Dreaming and not looking back
• 1 Costs and rewards of walking Christ's way
• 1 Prayer action
• 1 Final gathering
• 1 Prayer for the journey