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Responses to 9/11
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Anniversary/Commemoration Resources |
| Orders of Worship, Services, Collected Worship Resources:
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A Service
of Light, Robin L. Thomas. |
| Order of Worship, Prayer Service,
Epiphany Community
Church, Unitarian Universalist. |
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Community Prayer Service, Nevada, Iowa. |
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A Service
of Prayer, Epworth United Methodist Church, Elgin, IL. |
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Service of Prayer, Sanctuary, Support, The Federated Church of Sandwich,
Center Sandwich, NH |
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Interfaith Service of Word and Prayer, John Dornheim, ELCA. |
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Prayer
Service, September 11, 2001, The Rev. Dr. JoAnne C. Juett, Northminster Church, Monroe,
LA. |
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"We Will Not
Forget," Community Yellow-Ribbon Service, Osceola, Iowa. |
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A
Service of Remembrance and Hope, The Rev. Robert B. Oliphant, Minister
of Worship, Eglinton St. George’s United Church, Toronto, Ontario. |
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| Litanies:
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| Prayers:
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Prayers
of the People, R. Jane Williams, M.Div., Ph.D., Priest Associate, Christ
Church, Reading, PA. |
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Prayer Responses, Pastor Paul
Geisler, Living Waters Lutheran Church, Mansfield, Texas. |
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Prayers for Peace, Heartland
Presbyterian Church, Clive, IA. |
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Prayer of Blessing and Peace, by
Ann Knight. |
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Seven Days of Prayer, Neale Donald
Walsch, Marianne Williamson, James Twyman, James Redfield and Doreen Virtue. |
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Prayer
of Confession, K Chamis. |
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Prayers for the Early Evening, Charlie Barton+ Saint James, Monkton, Md. |
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A Prayer after the Oklahoma City Bombing, Margaret Bullitt-Jonas. |
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"A Prayer to Father God for Mother Liberty," by Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos,
Mainstay Ministries. |
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| Children:
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| Hymns:
| "O God, Our Words Cannot Express," A new hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
to the Tune of "O God, Our Help in Ages Past."
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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) |
| "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 |
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"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. |
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"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. |
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"God Who Weeps When We Are Weeping," Marnie Barrell, Auckland, New
Zealand. |
| Hymn 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. |
| Hymn 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. |
| Hymn 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.). |
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| Responses, Sermons, Reflections, etc
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"Muslim
Americans Fear Backlash," Rachel Zoll, AP Religion Writer. |
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"Is Islam the Enemy?" Charles Kimball, at
Sojourners Online. |
| Commentary on the crisis by
Nobel Peace Prize
winners. |
| "Overcoming
Evil with Good in the Light of the Attacks on the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon," Robert Waldrop, OKC. Justpeace.org |
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"Where Does
This Violence Come From? A Response to Today's Terror Attacks on American
Soil," Michael Lerner. |
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"In
Response to Terror," Sermon, Dr. Robert G. Stoddard, Bluewell United
Methodist Church, Bluefield, WV. |
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"A New World
Order?" Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, September
14, 2001. |
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"Loving Your Enemies," Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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The
Towers of Hell, reflections by William Loader, Murdoch University. |
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"For the Living of These Days," sermon by Mark Henderson, The
Federated Church of Sandwich, Center Sandwich, NH. |
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"Reflection on the Tragedy That Is Today," John Thornburg, Adjunct
Instructor in Preaching, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist
University, Dallas, TX. |
| "Terror's
Aftermath: Wide-Scale Stress Symptoms," an article about
Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome from WebMD. |
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"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 |
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"Peace in a
Troubled World", a sermon on 16 September 2001 by Rev Peter J
Blackburn, Ayr, Queensland, Australia |
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"The
Dark Night of the Soul," sermon by Rev. Hans Poetschner on Jeremiah 8
and Psalm 23. |
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"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. |
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"Where Was God on September 11?" A reflection by
Rev. Nancy Rockwell, First
Congregational Church UCC, Melrose, MA. |
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"The Devastation of September 11," a reflection by
Pastor Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson. |
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"How
Then Shall We Live?" and
"A
Transient Smile". Sermons by Dr. Todd A. Collier, Pastor,
Bentwood Trail Presbyterian Church, Dallas, Texas. |
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After the
Attacks: The Spiritual Challenge, a series of articles and responses
at BeliefNet. |
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Tragedy
Sunday, Sept 16, sermon by The Rev.
Steve Keplinger, St. David's Episcopal Church, Page, AZ. |
| The
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. |
| "In Remembrance of September 11, 2001," homily by Father Brian
Cavanaugh, TOR. |
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