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Index:
 
  Pr8/OT13/P+4
   (June 28)
  Sts Peter & Paul
   (June 29)
  Pr 9/OT14/P+5
   (July 5)
  Pr10/OT15/P+6
   (July 12)
  Pr11/OT16/P+7
   (July 19)
  Ste. M Magdalene
   (July 22)
  St James Elder
   (July 25)
  Pr12/OT17/P+8
   (July 26)
  Pr13/OT18/P+9
   (Aug 2)
  Transfiguration
   (Aug 6)
  Pr14/OT19/P+10
   (Aug 9)
  Assumption Mary
   (Aug 15)
  St Mary
   (Aug 15)
  Pr15/OT20/P+11
   (Aug 16)
  Pr16/OT21/P+12
   (Aug 23)
  St Bartholomew
   (Aug 24)
  Pr17/OT22/P+13
   (Aug 30)
  Pr18/OT23/P+14
   (Sept 6)
  Pr19/OT24/P+15
   (Sept 13)
  Holy Cross Day
   (Sept 13/14)
  Pr20/OT25/P+16
   (Sept 20)
  St Matthew
   (Sept 21)
  Pr21/OT26/P+17
   (Sept 27)
  Michael/Angels
   (Sept 29)
  Pr22/OT27/P+18
   (Oct 4)
  World Communion
   (Oct 4)
 
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FOR USE IN TIMES OF NATURAL DISASTER
 
 
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  Lent
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  Easter
  Pentecost
 

 

 

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Responses to 9/11

bullet Anniversary/Commemoration Resources
bulletOrders of Worship, Services, Collected Worship Resources:
bullet A Service of Light, Robin L. Thomas.
bulletOrder of Worship, Prayer Service, Epiphany Community Church, Unitarian Universalist.
bullet Community Prayer Service, Nevada, Iowa.
bullet A Service of Prayer, Epworth United Methodist Church, Elgin, IL.
bullet A Service of Prayer, Sanctuary, Support, The Federated Church of Sandwich, Center Sandwich, NH
bullet Interfaith Service of Word and Prayer, John Dornheim, ELCA.
bullet Prayer Service, September 11, 2001, The Rev. Dr. JoAnne C. Juett, Northminster Church, Monroe, LA.
bullet "We Will Not Forget," Community Yellow-Ribbon Service, Osceola, Iowa.
bullet A Service of Remembrance and Hope, The Rev. Robert B. Oliphant, Minister of Worship, Eglinton St. George’s United Church, Toronto, Ontario.
bulletLitanies:
bullet Call to Worship and Prayer Litany, Rev. Dixie Brachlow, Ashland Presbyterian Church, Ashland, VA
bullet Opening Ritual, Rev. Virginia Ann McDaniel, Christ Church United in Lowell, MA
bulletPrayers:
bullet Prayers of the People, R. Jane Williams, M.Div., Ph.D., Priest Associate, Christ Church, Reading, PA.
bullet Prayer Responses, Pastor Paul Geisler, Living Waters Lutheran Church, Mansfield, Texas.
bullet Prayers for Peace, Heartland Presbyterian Church, Clive, IA.
bullet Prayer of Blessing and Peace, by Ann Knight.
bullet Seven Days of Prayer, Neale Donald Walsch, Marianne Williamson, James Twyman, James Redfield and Doreen Virtue.
bullet Prayer of Confession, K Chamis.
bullet Prayers for the Early Evening, Charlie Barton+ Saint James, Monkton, Md.
bullet A Prayer after the Oklahoma City Bombing, Margaret Bullitt-Jonas.
bullet "A Prayer to Father God for Mother Liberty," by Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos, Mainstay Ministries.
bulletChildren:
bullet "What Do You Tell Your Kids?" Helping Kids through a National Crisis, Jean Fitzpatrick at Beliefnet.
bulletSpecial Worship Material at childrenatworship.org.
bulletHymns:
bullet"O God, Our Words Cannot Express," A new hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette to the Tune of "O God, Our Help in Ages Past."
bullet"I've taken a look at the new hymn, "O God, Our Words Cannot Express" and would like to suggest a minor key tune which works well, Cheshire, CM. (Rev. Diane Hoppe Hugo)
bullet"O God, Our Words Cannot Express" is a hymn that Carolyn wrote in response to September 11th (posted on The Text This Week) that has been sung by churches throughout the United States, Canada, England, Scotland, Netherlands, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Australia as well as being on the BBC and PBS-TV.  Church World Service (CWS) is offering a free video of this hymn to support relief efforts related to September 11th.  The hymn is sung by Noel Paul Stookey of "Peter, Paul and Mary," and the Northfield Mount Herman School Choir and the video produced by Emmy-winner Pete Staman.  This video uses the video footage of Stookey and the choir, along with a moving collection of photos and videos related to September 11 and afterwards, to make a 2 minute "music video" that can be used as a "minute for mission."  You can listen and/or view this video on the CWS web site:  View video of September 11 hymn from Church World Service
bullet "God, How Can We Comprehend?" Carolyn Winfrey Gillette wrote this hymn to help ecumenical relief efforts for the refugees from the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia.  Church World Service has the original hymn posted on its web site.  Carolyn has revised the hymn's wording for use by churches who want to support the relief efforts for the Afghan refugees in 2001.
bullet "God, You Wrap Your Love Around Us" is a hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette written for use to support Church World Service’s Blanket Sunday.  The hymn is to the well-known tune of CONVERSE 8.7.8.7 D  "What A Friend We Have in Jesus" UMH #526, PH #403  You can find the text at the CWS web site.
bullet "God Who Weeps When We Are Weeping," Marnie Barrell, Auckland, New Zealand.
bulletHymn Suggestions from Rev. Diane Hoppe Hugo: From the New Presbyterian Hymnal: 526  For All the Saints; 349  Let All Who Pray the Prayer Christ Taught; 452  O Day of God, Draw Nigh; 436  We Are Your People; 450  O Day of Peace; 437  Our Cities Cry to You, O God.
bulletHymn Suggestions for Episcopalians from the Rev. Beth Maynard, Rector at Good Shepherd, Fairhaven MA. Hymns from the Hymnal 1982: 579 - Almighty Father Strong to Save; 596 - Judge eternal throned in splendor; 719 - O Beautiful for spacious skies; 712 - Dona nobis pacem; 607- O God of every nation; 609- Where cross the crowded ways of life; 593 - Lord make us servants of your peace; 597- O Day of peace.
bulletHymn Suggestions from Robin Lostetter, PC(USA), Pleasant Beach, NJ: 170-174 (settings of Ps. 23), 210 "Our God, Our Help", 248 "You Are Before Me, Lord" (Ps. 139),  289 "O God of Every Nation", 291 "O God of Earth and Altar", 295 "O God of Love, O God of Peace" (to tune Duke Street), 317 "Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness" (alternate tune, Hyfrydol), 420 "God of Grace and God of Glory", 457 "I Greet Thee", 562 "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" (with additional verses from WWII), as well as various Taize choruses - "Jesus, Remember Me" (#599), "Wait for the Lord", and "Ubi Caritas" (from GIA Publ.).
bulletResponses, Sermons, Reflections, etc
bullet "Muslim Americans Fear Backlash," Rachel Zoll, AP Religion Writer.
bullet "Is Islam the Enemy?" Charles Kimball, at Sojourners Online.
bulletCommentary on the crisis by Nobel Peace Prize winners.
bullet"Overcoming Evil with Good in the Light of the Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon," Robert Waldrop, OKC. Justpeace.org
bullet "Where Does This Violence Come From? A Response to Today's Terror Attacks on American Soil," Michael Lerner.
bullet "In Response to Terror," Sermon, Dr. Robert G. Stoddard, Bluewell United Methodist Church, Bluefield, WV.
bullet "A New World Order?" Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, September 14, 2001.
bullet "Loving Your Enemies," Martin Luther King, Jr.
bullet The Towers of Hell, reflections by William Loader, Murdoch University.
bullet "For the Living of These Days," sermon by Mark Henderson, The Federated Church of Sandwich, Center Sandwich, NH.
bullet "Reflection on the Tragedy That Is Today," John Thornburg, Adjunct Instructor in Preaching, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.
bullet"Terror's Aftermath: Wide-Scale Stress Symptoms," an article about Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome from WebMD.
bullet "Anguished Hope," A Sermon on Psalm 137, Jeremiah 32:1-15 With Allusions to Romans 12:14-21 and Mark 15:31-37, By Mary Harris Todd, Pastor, Morton Memorial Presbyterian Church
bullet "Peace in a Troubled World", a sermon on 16 September 2001 by Rev Peter J Blackburn, Ayr, Queensland, Australia
bullet "The Dark Night of the Soul," sermon by Rev. Hans Poetschner on Jeremiah 8 and Psalm 23.
bullet "Comfort Within the Boundaries: Finding Ones Voice Regarding Evil," resources for pastors and others who minister to others during these days, by Robert Pyne, Professor of Systematic Theology, Dallas Theological Seminary.
bullet "Where Was God on September 11?" A reflection by Rev. Nancy Rockwell, First Congregational Church UCC, Melrose, MA.
bullet "The Devastation of September 11," a reflection by Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson.
bullet "How Then Shall We Live?" and "A Transient Smile". Sermons by Dr. Todd A. Collier, Pastor, Bentwood Trail Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Texas.
bullet After the Attacks: The Spiritual Challenge, a series of articles and responses at BeliefNet.
bullet Tragedy Sunday, Sept 16, sermon by The Rev. Steve Keplinger, St. David's Episcopal Church, Page, AZ.
bulletThe Easter Letter to New York City, Redaction by Bob Waldrop, October 2001. A redaction of passages from Paul's epistles in the New Testament, arranged as though he were writing a letter to New York City following the attacks of September 11th.
bullet"In Remembrance of September 11, 2001," homily by Father Brian Cavanaugh, TOR.