Wild Goose Big Book of Worship Resources
Also see the second Big Book of Worship Resources, available separately.
A wide-ranging collection of resources for Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Transfiguration, Harvest, Holocaust Memorial Day, Mothering Sunday, and other special days, and on areas of concern, like refugees and peacemaking.
Worship rooted in city and country, in work and in schools, in peacemaking and the eradication of poverty, in churches and the Iona Community resident group … So – as always with the Iona Community – worship which is contextual, prophetic, with a strong justice and peace edge.
Contents include:
An infinity of stars: daily prayers for Advent
- four weeks of short daily prayers
- five more prayers based on Christmas readings
Advent Signs
- a series of prayers, reflections and symbolic actions that can be used as one service or separated into three services
Here is a cross, a meditation for Advent
Christ in the time of strife; Mary's memories. Each week contains songs, bible readings, Mary's reflection, prayer, and blessing
- week 1: Temple times
- week 2: The terror times
- week 3: The house of bread
- week 4: The answer
Readings for Holocaust Memorial Day
- 1 reading
- 7 poems
Prayers for lighting candles
- 18 prayers
Love has many faces
- a meditative prayer for Valentine's Day
A Lenten and Easter cycle
- 14 readings
Come Dancing
- a Bible study and reflection for Lent
Mothering God
- 6 poems reflecting on Motherhood
Prayers for Holy Week
- 6 scripture readings with accompanying prayers
These are the friends
- a song for Maundy Thursday or Good Friday
At the foot of the cross
- 1 Good Friday meditation for several voices
Good Friday and Holy Saturday
- 3 reflections based on scripture
It wasn't the nails
- 1 reflection
- 7 prayers
Pentecost as a template
- a Bible study
Journey towards Pentecost; a nine day devotional
Each day has:
- daily short reading from the Gospel
- followed by a few questions relating to that reading
- guided contemplation of the given scripture
- some thoughts and questions relating to the reading
- and a prayer
The day of the vision, based on Acts 10
- 1 dramatic reading
- 3 prayers
A reflection on the story of the Transfiguration
Ruth's harvest
- 1 poem
- 1 responsive opening
- 5 prayers
- 1 reading for several voices
- 1 drams
- 1 blessing
- 5 questions for discussion
Live in the light: reflections on peacemaking and reconciliation
- 5 reflections
Unexpected blessings, a dialogue and reflection on Genesis 18:1-15
- 1 reader's theater
- 1 reflection
The Prodigal Son returns
- 1 reader's theater
- 1 activity
- 1 reflection
Called to be an innkeeper (Luke 10:25-37)
- 1 reflection
Jesus was a refugee
- 4 reflections
- UN mission statement
- 2 prayers
- 2 songs
- 2 poems
- further listing of websites
Living water, some worship resources
- 1 opening
- 1 prayer
- 7 suggested Bible readings
- 1 reflection
- 1 reader's theater
- 1 affirmation
- 4 responses
- 1 blessing
Type | |
Genre | Worship Anthology |
Expression | General Writing/Recording |
Topic | Jesus' Parables, Reconciliation, Refugees |
Season | Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Lent Season, Advent Season, Thanksgiving, Pentecost, Christmas Season, Transfiguration Sunday, Palm Sunday, Holy Saturday, Ash Wednesday, All Church Seasons |
Event | World Refugee Day, Valentine's Day, Holocaust Memorial Day, Mother's Day |
Audience | Adults, Leaders |
Language | English |
Publisher | Wild Goose Publications |
ISBN | 9781849525312 |

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