Wild Goose Big Book of Liturgies 2

Liturgies and liturgical resources for New Year, Epiphany, Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, Advent and Christmas. A liturgy for an ‘ordinary day’, and resources for special days like the UN International Day of Friendship and World AIDS Day.

Full communion services and shorts acts of worship; liturgies for small groups and all-age gatherings; collections of resources that could be used to help shape liturgies, or at special events and gatherings.

Services rooted in church, community, home and school life. So – as always with the Iona Community – worship which is contextual, with a strong justice and peace edge.

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

Contents include:

The Same old way? A liturgy for a new year

• 1 Call to Worship
• 1 Prayer
• 1 Call to reconciliation
• 1 Prayer of Forgiveness
• 1 Assurance of Pardon
• 1 Prayer of dedication
• 1 Suggested Bible readings
• 2 Reflections
• 1 Prayer of Thanksgiving
• 1 Sending

The best gift ever. An all-age service for worshiping with the Magi

• 1 Opening Responses
• 3 Suggested Songs
• 3 Prayers
• 3 Worship Leader Reflections
• 1 Bible reading
• 1 Story
• 1 Action
• 1 Offering

One for the baptiser. All-age resources for baptisms and Baptismas (the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus)

• 1 Baptismal Play
• 4 Baptismal Blessings
• 1 Blessing
• 1 Song
• 1 Story/reflection on Baptism
• 1 Poem

God of desert places: An Ash Wednesday service of taking on and letting go

• 1 Introduction
• 1 Worship Preparation
• 1 Opening responses
• 1 prayer of preparation
• 1 Bible Reading
• 2 Reflection
• 1 Invitation to Lenten Journey
• 1 Thanksgiving over the ashes
• 1 Imposition of ashes
• 1 Psalm of confession
• 1 Act of reconciliation
• 1 Reception of forgiveness
• 1 Prayer
• 1 Suggested Song
• 1 Poem

With intuition, imagination and love. A Maundy Thursday service of anointing

• 1 Welcome/Introduction
• 1 Gathering Words
• 3 Litanies
• 2 Scripture Readings
• 1 Suggested song

Seven actions. A service of prayer & Holy Communion for Maundy Thursday

• 1 Opening Prayer
• 1 Prayer
• 1 Intro to 7 candle lightings with the Gospel of John 13 and meditations
• 1 Holy Communion
• 1 Prayer after Communion
• 1 Closing Words

Seven moments. A service prayer and reflection for Good Friday

• 1 Gathering Words
• 1 Introduction and Prayer
• 1 Liturgy with 7 candle extinguished with prayers and reflections
• 1 Closing reading
• 1 Final prayer and departure

Pentecost is now. A short act of worship

• 1 Bible Reading
• 1 Reflection
• 1 Prayer

Draw us into the dance. A liturgy for Trinity Sunday

• 1 Call to Worship
• 1 Prayer
• 1 Call to reconciliation
• 1 Prayer for forgiveness
• 1 Assurance of pardon
• 1 Prayer of dedication/offering
• 1 Bible Readings
• 2 Reflections
• 1 Prayer of Thanksgiving
• 1 Sending and Benediction

As you come and go. Readings, prayers and poems for World Oceans Day (June 8th)

• 3 Poem
• 1 Reading
• 2 Reflections
• 1 Litany
• 2 Stories

Every day is a day of joy. An all-age communion for summertime on the theme of play

• 1 Opening Response
• 1 Prayer
• 1 Call to Reconciliation
• 1 Prayer of Forgiveness
• 1 Assurance of pardon
• 1 Prayer of Thanksgiving

Where you go, I will go. Reading and reflections for the UN International Day of Friendship (July 30)

• 1 Blessing
• 4 Readings
• 3 Poems

An ordinary day

• 3 Poems
• 2 Prayers
• 1 Blessing and going out
• 1 Reflection

Moving house. A basic liturgy for saying goodbye

• 1 Prayer

The heart of things. An all-age exploration of the Prodigal Son

• 1 Introduction
• 1 Welcome
• 2 Prayers
• 1 Activity/Story
• 1 Drama
• 1 Talking about the Stories
• 1 Symbolic action

The colour of love. Resources for World AIDS Day (December 1st)

• 2 Reflections
• 4 Readings
• 1 Mediation
• 1 Prayer of Awareness
• 1 Prayer

Coming in from the cold. Advent & Christmas resources for remembering the BIble with children and young people

• 1 Introduction
• 1 Resources for Advent
• 2 Advent Prayer
• 2 Advent Poems
• 1 Advent Reading
• 2 Advent Meditations
• 2 Advent Sketches
• 1 Advent challenge
• 9 Christmas Poems
• 1 Christmas Litany
• 1 Christmas Prayer
• 1 Christmas reading