Fire and Bread: Resources for Easter Day to Trinity Sunday

This book of Eastertide resources covering the period from Easter Sunday to Trinity Sunday is a follow-up to Ruth Burgess's previous popular collections of material, such as Eggs and Ashes, Candles and Conifers and Hay and Stardust. It offers prayers, responses, liturgies, songs, poems, reflections, meditations, sermons and stories, written by Iona Community members, associates, friends and others, and is suitable for use by groups and individuals. The resources cover the weeks from Easter Day to Trinity Sunday, including Ascension Day, Pentecost, Saints’ days, Rogation days, environmental days and many more.

Contents include:

Easter Day

• 2 responses, 4 songs, 2 liturgies, 3 prayers, 1 reading, 1 sermon

Resurrection, laughter and new life

• 3 songs, 1 liturgy, 1 response, 1 Biblical reflection, 2 stories, 5 prayers, 11 readings, 1 drama

Resurrection appearances

• 4 readings, 5 Biblical reflections, 4 prayers, 2 dramas, 3 songs, 1 liturgy, 1 sermon

Opening and closing responses for Eastertide

• 37 responses

Ascension Day

• 1 response, 1 Biblical reflection, 3 prayers, 1 reading

Pentecost

• 3 responses, 1 Biblical reflection, 6 prayers, 3 readings, 2 songs, 2 meditations

Holy Spirit

• 4 songs, 5 readings, 1 prayer, 1 liturgy

Saints' days

• 6 readings, 3 songs, 2 liturgies, 1 story

Trinity

• 1 response, 4 prayers, 1 song, 2 readings, 1 sermon

Environmental days

• 2 prayers. 6 practical activities, 1 liturgy

Joining church

• 3 stories, 2 readings, 2 songs

Making and keeping promises

• 3 prayers, 1 song, 1 reading

Being church

• 3 prayers, 2 stories, 3 songs, 5 readings

I am

• 5 songs, 3 readings, 1 prayer, 1 liturgy

Eucharist, feasting and celebration

• 4 songs, 1 liturgy, 6 readings, 1 story, 1 meditation

Community

• 3 songs, 4 stories, 3 readings, 2 prayers, 1 liturgy

Creation and new life

• 6 readings, 4 prayers, 1 meditation, 1 response, 1 song

The Bible in about an hour

• 1 drama

Songs and prayers for the journey

• 2 songs, 1 reading, 4 prayers