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Good Friday
April 10, 2009
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Click on Scripture
Lessons below for study links and resources for each individual pericope:
Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12
Psalm 22
Roman
Catholic reading:
Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25
Hebrews 10:16-25
or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
Roman Catholic reading:
Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
United Methodist reading:
Hebrews 10:16-25
John 18:1 - 19:42
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| Images and Movies:
 | Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art
Concordance, with the following themes:
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| Movies/scenes listed at The Text This Week's Movie
Concordance, with the following themes:
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| Special Day Resources:
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Commentary, Exegesis & Sermon Preparation (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
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Preaching This Week at
WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary,
2009. Commentaries on lectionary readings by Charles L. Aaron, Jr., Dwight
Peterson, Audrey West. |
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Commentary and Spiritual Perspectives,
Triduum (Easter), 2009. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings.
Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. |
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Sermon Brainwave.
Lectionary podcast featuring Profs. Karoline Lewis, David Lose and Rolf
Jacobson, discussing the week's passages in light of current events. At
Luther Seminary's WorkingPreacher.org, 2009. |
| Crossing into
Holy Week,
Jan
Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook,
2009. |
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Process and Faith Lectionary Commentary,
Good Friday, 2009, Russell Pregeant,
"...bringing process-relational thought to people of faith." |
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"The Walk,"
Barbara Crafton, The Almost Daily Emo, The Geranium Farm, 2009. |
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"Looking Toward Easter: The Meaning Behind the Words of Good Friday,"
the Rev. Dr. Barbara Brown Taylor, explorefaith.org. |
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Lectionary Commentary, Debra J. Mumford,
Cultural Resource, Christine Y. Wiley,
The African American
Lectionary, 2009.
2008 Lectionary Commentary.
2008 Cultural Resource. |
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Lectionary Haikus,
Good Friday, 2009, Christopher Gudger-Raines. |
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"Love / Ai," reflection on Chinese
calligraphy for Lent by Rev. Elyn MacInnis in Shanghai, China. ECUSA
Anglican and Global Relations. |
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Liberal Lectionary Analysis,
Good Friday, 2009,
Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada. |
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Preaching Helps (Good
Friday, 2009). United Methodist Church
General Board of Discipleship. |
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An
Exploration of the Meaning of Kenosis, Friday of Holy Week,
Sea Raven, Liberal
Christian Commentary, 2008. |
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Girardian
Reflections on the Lectionary, Good Friday, by Paul Nuechterlein &
Friends. |
| Lectionary Study,
Good Friday, Dr. Robert Linthicum, Partners in
Urban Transformation, 2009. |
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Dylan's Lectionary Blog,
Good Friday, 2007. Biblical Scholar
Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary
of the Episcopal Church. |
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"Loving Provocateurs," Reid Hamilton,
"Proclaiming Gospel Justice: Reflections on the Scriptures and Progressive
Spirituality," The Witness,
2006. |
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"God of
the Mountain, A Reflection on the Meaning of the Cross,"
"Forgiveness: A Reflection on Two Words from the Cross,"
"The
Unrepentant Brigand,"
"'Father, Forgive Them!'" William R.G. Loader. |
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Jesus Now,
Good Friday. Lectionary, study and worship resources from Faith Futures
Jesus Then & Now. |
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Good Friday 2008, Lectionary Haikus,
Among the Hills. |
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Lectionary Notes,
Good Friday, Rev. Beth Quick and the Lectionary Chat
Group Bible Study of St. Paul's UMC, Oneida, NY. |
| "Transformations in Telling the
Passion Story," Lloyd Gaston, Jewish-Christian Relations. |
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Preaching Peace commentary,
Good Friday, Jeff Krantz & Michael
Hardin. |
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Social Justice Lectionary,
Good Friday, list of links by Rev. Dr. Bruce
Sweet, United Church of Canada. |
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Agonía y contemplación: Las últimas siete lecciones del Crucificado,
Aquiles Ernesto Martínez. United Methodist Church GBOD. |
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"Jesus Is a King,"
The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand, 2009. |
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Wellspring of
the Gospel, Good Friday, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn
Turner, Weekly Wellsprings. |
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SAMUEL,
Good Friday, 2009, at ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary
and bulletin back page. |
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Private Meditations for Good Friday,
The Triduum: Good
Friday, Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel,
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. |
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Banquet of the Word, Bible Study Based on the Sunday Readings, by Rev. Thomas Welbers. |
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| Sermons:
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Selected Sermon,
Good Friday, Katerina Whitely, in Worship
that Works, ECUSA, 2009. |
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"It is Finished," Rev. Paul Tinker, St Luke's Burlington, 2009. |
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"God of the
Mountain, A Reflection on the Meaning of the Cross," William R.G.
Loader. |
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"The
Man for Others," Joshua V. Schneider,
from
2006 Lenten Sermon Series celebrating the 100th anniversary of Dietrich
Bonhoeffer's birth, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday Sermons based on the
RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. Texts for the sermons are
supported by background writings from Bonhoeffer's Letters and Papers from
Prison. |
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The Seven Last Words Sermon Series, Pastor Edward F.
Markquart, Sermons from Seattle:
Golgotha,
Father Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do,
Today You Will Be With Me In Paradise,
Here is Your Son - Here is Your Mother,
My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?
I
Thirst,
It Is Finished,
Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit,
The Seven Last Words. |
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"The Ones at
the Foot of the Cross," The Rev. Dr. I. Carter Heyward, Episcopal
Divinity School, 2003. |
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"For Us," John Jewell, 2000. |
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Good Friday, the Rev. Dr. A.K.M. Adam, Flesh and Bones, 2001.
(Entire book of sermons is one long pdf file. Slow connections will require
long download times.) |
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A Good
Friday Sermon on How to Contemplate Christ's Holy Sufferings, Martin
Luther, c. 1519. |
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| A list of links to on-line Bibles
and general Bible study resources. |
| A list of links to scholarly and preaching discussion
groups and their homepages. |
| A list of links to other
lectionary-based preaching and worship resources. |
| Resources and Images on The Text
This Week's Holy Week Resources page. |
| Complete Liturgies and General Worship Planning Resources:
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Worship Planning Helps (Good
Friday, 2009): Worship & Preaching
Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship Resources from the United Methodist
Church General Board of Discipleship. |
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Gathering,
Good Friday, 2009, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon
seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral
suggestions etc. |
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Worship Resources,
A
Service of Tenebrae, Good Friday, 2009, Free Resources, Cokesbury
Worship Connection. |
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Good Friday Worship Service: Sights, Sounds and Smells of Good Friday,
Richard Schwedes, North Tasmania Lutheran Parish. 2008. |
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LCA Worship Resources,
Good Friday, includes liturgy, hymn
suggestions, notes on the readings, visuals, drama, "Talking with
Children," etc. Lutheran Church of Australia. |
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Mustard Seeds,
Good Friday, 2009. A
lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann
Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
2008.
2007. |
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Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley: A Tenebrae Service for Maundy
Thursday or Good Friday, the Rev. Dr. Margie R. Crawford, United
Methodist Church GBOD, 2009. |
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"Mystery and Mercy in Suffering," Good Friday, Metropolitan
Community Churches, 2008. |
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A Time of Reflection on Good Friday,
2009.
Liturgies from a Progressive/Post-Liberal Theology, Revd Rex A.E. Hunt,
The Uniting Church of St James Curtin, ACT. |
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Good Friday Service, Process and Faith. |
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Good
Friday Worship Service, Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand. |
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"Reach Out to Those with No Hope,"
Where the Wild One
Leads, Lent, 2007. Metropolitan Community Churches. |
| Good Friday liturgy from The Church
of England in An Anglican
Liturgical Library. |
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Worship
and Liturgy Resources, Good Friday, by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in
Australia.
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"Pieta,"
a hymn for Good Friday by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in
Australia. |
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"The Cross As Throne,"
The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand, 2009. |
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Lectionary Liturgies,
Good Friday, Thom M. Shuman, Greenhills Community
Church, Presbyterian, Cincinnati, OH. |
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Tenebrae
- A Service of Shadows, Theresa P. Coleman, reverend mommy's random
thoughts. |
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Good
Friday Tenebrae, Lisa Frenz, Mt Carmel Lutheran Church, 2005. |
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Liturgies
Online, Good Friday, by Rev Moira Laidlaw, Uniting Church in Australia. |
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The Triduum:
Good Friday
Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel,
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. |
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Resources for Good Friday at Bass Mitchell's
Special Days and
Services site includes several liturgies, including Tenebrae. |
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| Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:
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Liturgical
Planning and Music Suggestions, Good Friday, CanticaNova
Publications. |
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Lector's Notes,
Good Friday, Gregory Warnusz, Saint Jerome Parish,
Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO. Notes and commentary for those reading this
week's lectionary texts to the congregation. |
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Prayers
of the People, Good Friday. General intercessions for Sundays
and Feasts, by Ormonde Plater, Archdeacon of the [Anglican/Episcopal]
Diocese of Louisiana. |
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Invocation and Poem for Good Friday, Theresa Coleman, reverend mommy's
random thoughts. |
| Laughing Bird
Liturgical Resources by Nathan Nettleton, South Yarra
Community Baptist Church, Melbourne, Australia. Prayers, blessings,
Eucharistic prefaces and scripture paraphrases. |
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Resources:
Based on the Revised Common Lectionary. Prayers, Collects and Litanies
by Bruce Prewer, Uniting Church in Australia. |
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Prayers - My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me, Mental Health & Disabilities
Program, Mennonite Central Committee, Canada. |
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"Forgive Us Lord, and Remember Us," Prayer for Good Friday, 2008.
Worship Ways, United Church of Christ. |
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Worship Resources, Good Friday, John Paarlberg, Reformed Church in
America. |
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Prayers for Good Friday, John van de Laar, Sacredise. |
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21st Century Africana
Liturgical Resources, Good Friday, 2009, the Rev. Dr. Valerie
Bridgeman Davis, United
Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship. |
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Prayer of the Church,
Good Friday Bidding Prayer, 2008,
Let Us Pray,
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. |
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Music & Worship Resources, W. Patrick Alston, Sr.,
Cultural Resource, Christine Y. Wiley, The African American
Lectionary, 2009.
2008 Cultural Resource.
2008 Music & Worship Resources. |
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Offertory Prayers for
April, 2009, David S. Bell, United Methodist Church GBOD. |
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A
Prayer for Good Friday (Isaiah),
A
Prayer for Good Friday (John), Rev. Stephen Brown, A Place for
Prayer, 2009. |
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Prayers and Musical Ideas,
Triduum (Easter), 2009. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings.
Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. |
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| Graphics, Multimedia and Bulletin Materials:
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Good Friday,
Holy Week and
Easter Clip Art, Hermanoleon Clip Art. |
| Holy Week
Clip Art (Free), United Methodist Church General Board of Global
Ministries. |
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Passion Sunday/Good Friday at
Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration.
Follows Latin American Roman Catholic gospel reading, though most gospels
texts/themes are found in the index. Liberation emphasis. |
| Images for this week's readings,
Year B, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive. |
| Bulletin
Covers, www.scholia.net. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Emmett, Idaho.
Scroll down for Year A index. |
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SAMUEL,
Good Friday, 2009, at ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary
and bulletin back page. |
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Lectionary
Puzzles, Holy Week Friday. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain
text, by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough,
Ontario. |
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Scripture
Introduction for Bulletin Insert, Good Friday, 2009,
Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada. |
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CHURCH PowerPoint,
Good Friday, Rev. Dorothy Okray. Free PowerPoint
slides for Worship Services. |
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Mustard Seeds,
Good Friday, 2009. A
lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of contemporary worship, Ann
Scull, Gippsland, Australia.
2008.
2007. |
| "On the Road to
Calvary," video, prayzym5, Christian Rock. |
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Crossing into Holy Week,
Jan
Richardson, The Painted Prayerbook,
2009. |
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"Not That Kind of King,"
reflection by Dorette Saunders,
eBulletins reflections, prayer reminders, activity corner, American Bible Society Bible Resource Center. |
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Hymns and Music:
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"We Stand before the Cross": Hymn for Good Friday, F. Richard Garland,
2008. Tune: Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott. |
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"Pieta," a hymn for Good Friday by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in
Australia. |
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"The Desolate Messiah Dies," a hymn for Holy Week, Gareth Hill and Len
Olds. United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship. |
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"Lift High the Cross,"
TEXT: Mark Ryman (2005) based on John 18:1 - 19:42. Refrain by George
William Kitchen. TUNE: "Crucifer." New Hymns for the Lectionary. |
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Liturgical
Planning and Music Suggestions, Good Friday, CanticaNova
Publications. |
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Gathering,
Good Friday, 2009, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon
seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral
suggestions etc. |
| Hymn selections (United Methodist)
and more from Hymnsite.com. |
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Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary (with
lyrics and sound files) from the Oremus Hymnal. (Click "Hymn Suggestions for
the Sunday Lectionary.") |
| The
Billabong, by Rev Jeff Shrowder, Uniting Church in
Australia: Hymn suggestions and paraphrases of lectionary Psalms. |
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Worship
Resource Manual, The Moravian Church, Southern Province. Worksheets for
planning music in worship: hymns, anthems, solos, organ repertoire
suggestions for RCL texts. |
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Hymns of
the Spirit Three, Good Friday, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National
Memorial Church. |
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Classical Music playlist for Holy Week & Easter, Revgalblogpals. |
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Lectionary
Hymns, Good Friday, National Association of Pastoral Musicians. |
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Music & Worship Resources, W. Patrick Alston, Sr., The African
American Lectionary, 2009.
2008. |
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Together
to Celebrate, Good Friday, 2009, David MacGregor, Uniting Church in Australia.
Contemporary Christian Music resources. |
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Prayers and Musical Ideas,
Triduum (Easter), 2009. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings.
Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. |
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Hymn and Song Suggestions,
Triduum part two - Good Friday, 2009, annotated suggestions from Natalie Sims, Singing from the Lectionary. |
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| With Children:
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Gathering,
Good Friday, 2009, from the United Church of Canada. Includes sermon
seeds, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, choral
suggestions etc. |
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Lectionary Puzzles, Holy Week Friday. Word search puzzles in RTF or
plain text, by Reg McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough,
Ontario. |
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| Drama:
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| A list of links to other
lectionary-based preaching and worship resources. |
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