Well, if your weeks are anything like mine, the bulletin is done, but the liturgy is not. I wait until later in the week to write the parts that don't have to be typed on a page. (Maybe some of you lucky worship planners work with words on a screen … [Continue reading] about But Wait! There’s More
looking ahead: advent candles
Often coming up with liturgy for the lighting of the Advent Candle is the most difficult part of preparing for Advent--finding or writing something that connects to the text, the theme, and carries week to week in some way (whether format, theme, … [Continue reading] about looking ahead: advent candles
dedication: for a stewardship sunday
Submitted by the Rev. Teri Peterson, Ridgefield Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church, Crystal Lake IL. A prayer of dedication, used for Stewardship Sunday / parable of the talents. One: Creator of all, the earth is yours, the world and all who live in … [Continue reading] about dedication: for a stewardship sunday
confession: a closet of unused tools
Submitted by the Rev. Teri Peterson, Ridgefield Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church, Crystal Lake IL. A confession about our talents...parable and otherwise. One: Generous God, giver of every good gift, you have offered us abundance and yet we do not … [Continue reading] about confession: a closet of unused tools
confession: in it together
Written by a confirmation class reflecting on the combination of Deuteronomy 6 and 1 Corinthians 12. Submitted by Rev. Teri Peterson, Ridgefield-Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church One: God, for running from you and your love, All: forgive us. One: For … [Continue reading] about confession: in it together
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