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An idea for making large-group prayer more meaningful.
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A brief philosophy and some suggested steps for starting a worship-shaped youth ministry
A service for the fifth Sunday of the Easter season based on 1 Kings 3 intended to honor those who are graduating, giving encouragement to them from God's Word, and praying for God's blessing on them.
A service for Epiphany Sunday built around Isaiah 60 and Revelation 22.
Vatican II called worshipers to "full, conscious, and active participation," which leads us from the doing to being the body of Christ, fully conscious of our encounter with the Divine and open to and receptive of the action the Divine takes on our behalf.
A worship service for the fourth Sunday of the Easter season based on 2 Peter 1. This service explores the way our lives serve as a reflection of Christ's transforming power in a broken world.
A weekday chapel service plan to celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas based on Luke 2.
A service for the third Sunday of the Easter season intended to be a service of prayer for the new growing season and for the welfare of the nation.
An article encouraging teachers to introduce their students to a lifetime of worship through healthy, thoughtful worship practices in the classroom.
Some reflections and suggestions for remembering the elderly in worshiping communities.
In worship, especially in the sacraments, we make Christ's paschal mystery present in the here and now; we do the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and we are transformed into being more perfect members of Christ's body.
A plan for a weekday service of prayer for healing.
A service for Epiphany Sunday based on Isaiah 60, Matthew 2 and John 8. We come to worship the Christ who brings his light into the darkness of this world. "
