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Trinity C
June 3, 2007
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Lessons below for study links and resources:
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Roman
Catholic reading: Proverbs 8:22-31
Psalm 8
Roman Catholic reading: Psalm 8:4-9
Episcopal reading (RCL): Psalm 8
or
Canticle 2 or 13
Romans 5:1-5
John 16:12-15
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| Images and Movies:
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Concordance, with the following themes:
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| Movies Linked at The Text This Week's Movie
Concordance, with the following themes:
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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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Comments (commentary) and
Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Commentary and Spiritual Perspectives,
Trinity, 2007. Commentary,
historical background, poems and readings. Center for Liturgy, St Louis
University. |
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Girardian
Reflections on the Lectionary, Trinity, by Paul Nuechterlein &
Friends. |
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Preaching Peace commentary, Jeff Krantz & Michael
Hardin. |
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Preaching Helps (Trinity
Sunday, 2007). Safiyah Fosua, United Methodist Church
General Board of Discipleship. |
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Process and Faith Lectionary Commentary,
Trinity Sunday, 2007, Bruce G. Epperly,
"...bringing process-relational thought to people of faith." |
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Sermon
Nuggets, Trinity Sunday, 2007, Lindy Black. Illustrations, humor,
questions, quotations. |
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Jesus Now,
Trinity Sunday. Lectionary, study and worship resources from Faith Futures
Jesus Then & Now. |
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Social Justice Lectionary,
Trinity C, list of links by Rev. Dr. Bruce
Sweet, United Church of Canada. |
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Exegesis,
Trinity, 2007, Betty Jane Lillie, S.C., The Pastoral Preaching Web Site. Sponsored by the Athenaeum, Mount St. Mary's
Seminary. |
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"In the
Cement Mixer," Anecdotes, Stories & Humor, Trinity Sunday, Steve Goodier,
Christ United Methodist Church, Salt Lake City, UT. |
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Text
Studies, Trinity Sunday, Dan Nelson. (Lutheran) |
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Readings, Analysis of
Texts and Preaching Paths, Dennis Bratcher, Christian Resource Institute. (Church
of the Nazarene.) |
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Liberal
Lectionary Analysis,
Trinity Sunday,
Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada. |
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"The Holy Trinity,"
The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand. |
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Starters for Sunday,
3 June 2007. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers &
Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church
of Scotland. |
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SAMUEL at
ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary
and bulletin back page. |
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"The Holy Trinity: June 6, 2004," Currents in Theology and Mission. |
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| Lists of recommended
articles are available with
ATLAS subscription for these texts:
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| Lectionary Reflections, Discussions & Weblogs:
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"Upside-down and Backward: Finding Faith to Read Reality,"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with
Jesus Foundation. |
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"Out and Loud,"
Mona West, David Wynn, Irene Monroe, Out In Scripture: An Honest Encounter Between Our
Lives and the Bible, Human Rights Campaign. (LGBT persective) |
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Blogging toward Sunday,
Theolog:
The Blog of The Christian Century. Current lectionary comments are by
Debbie Blue. |
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"God's Arms," Michael Lindvall, The Christian Century, 2004. |
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"Between the Lines," Peter S. Hawkins.
The Christian Century,
2001. Religion Online. |
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"So
Explain It To Me," Mary W. Anderson, The Christian Century, 1998. |
| Sojourners "Living the Word," archives:
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Desperate Preacher's Site: sermons, discussions, liturgical material and other
resources. |
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Sunday by Sunday, Reflections on
Stewardship based on the RCL Gospels, Year C. Prepared by the Reverend
Michael Pollesel, Stewardship Education Coordinator, Diocese of Ontario. |
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| Sermons (see also listings at individual scripture pages, linked
in listings at top of page):
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"Dancing
with the Trinity," the Rev. Dr. Kim Buchanan, Day 1, 2007. |
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Selected Sermon,
Trinity (RCL), by the Rev. Dr. Frank Hegedus, in Worship
that Works, ECUSA, 2007. |
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Trinity,
Pastor Edward F.
Markquart, Grace
Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. |
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"Difficult Things," The Festival of the Holy Trinity, 3 June 2007, Luke
Bouman,
Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday
Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"Difficult Things," The Festival of the Holy Trinity, 6 June 2004, Walter W. Harms, Goettinger Predigten: Every Sunday
Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors. |
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"I Believe in God," Dianne Bergant, CSA,
America: The
National Catholic Weekly, 2004. |
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Selected sermon,
Trinity Sunday C, the Very Rev. Charles Hoffacker, in Sermons
That Work, ECUSA, 2004. |
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"God For Us," John R Donahue, SJ,
America: The
National Catholic Weekly, 2001. |
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| Group Studies & Discussion/Reflection Questions:
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Lectionary Notes,
Trinity Sunday, Rev. Beth Quick and the Lectionary Chat
Group Bible Study of St. Paul's UMC, Oneida, NY. |
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Banquet of the Word, Bible Study Based on the Sunday Readings, by Rev. Thomas Welbers. |
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"Wisdom Transformed by Love,"
study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at)
"Where Wisdom is Found," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2009. (Proverbs 8) Focus article,
"Wisdom Transformed by Love," Thomas S. Hibbs. |
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"A Finite Person's Story,"
John and Robin McCullough-Bade, Daily
Discipleship Bible Study, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 2007. |
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Lesson Plans
for Small Congregations, Adults, Year C, The Episcopal Church,
2007. |
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Proclaiming
Faith, Trinity - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day readings -
reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing. |
| Light on the
Lessons, Lutheran Bible Ministries. .doc file leaders guide and
participant guide for group study of the weekly lectionary readings. |
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| Special Day Resources:
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"Trinity Sunday," Daniel T. Benedict, Jr., United Methodist Church
General Board of Discipleship. |
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"The
Trinity as a Clue to Community," David H.C. Read at The Living
Pulpit. |
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"So
Explain It to Me," Mary W. Anderson. Commentary from The
Christian Century, May, 1999. At Religion Online. |
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"Gender
and the Trinity," Rebecca Oxford-Carpenter, Theology Today,
1984. |
| Trinity,
Wikipedia. |
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Trinity Sunday and
The Blessed Trinity (with
information about the development of the doctrine of the Trinity) from The Catholic
Encyclopedia (1913). |
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"Trinity
and Women's Experience," Barbara Brown Zikmund, at
Religion OnLine. |
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"Trinitarian
Thoughts While Descending into the Grand Canyon," W. Paul Jones,
Saint Paul School of Theology. Theology Today, 1992. |
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"Praising the
Triune God: Beyond Gender?" by Ruth C. Duck. Review of Speaking the Christian
God: The Holy Trinity and the Challenge of Feminism, ed Alvin F. Kimel. At
Religion OnLine. |
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"The
Wild Bird Who Heals: Recovering the Spirit in Nature,"
Mark I.
Wallace, Swarthmore College. Theology Today, 1993. |
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"The
Triune God: Rich in Relationships," Jürgen Moltmann, The Living
Pulpit. |
| "The Mystery of the Trinity,"
by David Bruce at Hollywood Jesus.
Insights from symbolic representations of Christian trinity in Hollywood movies. |
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The Trinity: A Muslim Perspective.
Text from Oxford Research Fellow Abdal Hakim Murad's lecture to Christians at Oxford. |
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"Three is Not Enough: Jewish
Reflections on Trinitarian Thinking," by Dr. David R. Blumenthal, Professor of
Judaic Studies, Emory University. |
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"The Trinity: A Model for Belonging in Contemporary Society," Thomas J.
Scirghi, The Ecumenical Review, 2002. |
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"The Tripersonal God: Understanding and Interpreting the Trinity," book
review. Book by Gerald O'Collins, S.J. Review by Lawrence S. Cunningham, in
Commonweal, 2002. |
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"Popular Representations of the Trinity in England, 990-1300," Ursula
Rowlatt, Folklore, 2001. |
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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. |
| The Text This Week's
Pentecost Resources Page. |
| Complete Liturgies (including hymns & prayers):
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Worship Planning Helps
(Trinity Sunday, 2007): Worship & Preaching Notes, Hymn Suggestions and Worship
Resources from the United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship. |
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Gathering,
Trinity Sunday, 2007, from the United Church of Canada. Includes homiletical
suggestions, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, etc. |
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Liturgies Online, Trinity, by Rev Moira Laidlaw, Uniting Church in Australia. |
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Mustard Seeds,
"We ARE Worth It!" Trinity, 2007. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of
contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia. |
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Liturgy
for the Celebration of Life, Trinity, 2007. Liturgies from a Progressive/Post-Liberal
Theology, Revd Rex A.E. Hunt, The Uniting Church of St James Curtin, ACT. |
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Worship
and Liturgy Resources, Trinity, by Rev David Beswick, Uniting Church in
Australia. |
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Liturgy Alive,
Trinity, Claretian Publications, Inc., Philippines. |
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Lectionary Liturgies,
Trinity Sunday, Thom M. Shuman, Greenhills Community
Church, Presbyterian, Cincinnati, OH. |
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"Sharing the
Task: Building a New World,"
The Practice of Jesus, Bill Fletcher, Aotearoa-New Zealand. |
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Worship Well
Liturgy Online:
Liturgy for
Ordinary Time, Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand. |
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Sermons
and Liturgies for Year C, Richard J. Fairchild, United Church of Canada. |
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Liturgy for Holy Trinity (with Blessing of Travelers), Rev. Thomas L.
Weitzel, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. |
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| Prayers, Prefaces, Litanies, etc:
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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
of the People, Year C - Trinity Sunday. General intercessions for
Sundays and Feasts, by Ormonde Plater, Archdeacon of the
[Anglican/Episcopal] Diocese of Louisiana. |
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Lector's
Notes, Trinity, 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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Outside the Box,
litanies, poems and prayers written for the local church, by
Katherine Hawker. |
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Sample
Prayer, Trinity Sunday, from Prayers of the People,
Richard J. Einerson, available for purchase online also through this link. |
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Starters for Sunday,
3 June 2007. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers &
Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church
of Scotland. |
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Offertory Prayers for
June, 2007, Herb Mather, Director of the
Center for Christian Stewardship, the General Board of Discipleship of The
United Methodist Church. |
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"Liturgy: prayer reflection", reflections on the collect at the Eucharist,
Rev. Bosco Peters, New Zealand.
Reflections for
the week following Trinity Sunday. |
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Prayer of the Church,
Trinity, 2007, Let Us Pray, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. |
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21st Century Africana
Liturgical Resources, Trinity Sunday, 2007, the Rev. Dr. Kwasi I.
Kena, United
Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship. |
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Prayers and Musical Ideas,
Trinity. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings.
Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. |
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| Graphics and Multimedia (see also listings at individual
scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
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Clip Art,
Trinity, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
| Clip Art Images:
Trinity C, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú. |
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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. |
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Mustard Seeds,
"We ARE Worth It!" Trinity, 2007. A lectionary-based ideas resource for leaders of
contemporary worship, Ann Scull, Gippsland, Australia. |
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The Dig
Tree Project, Trinity C, co-operative bank of multimedia worship resources based on
the lectionary and other occasions. Kippax Uniting Church in Canberra. |
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| Bulletin Inserts (see also Children's Bulletins,
below):
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Taking Faith Home,
June 3, 2007, Greg Priebbenow, formingfaith.com. A free
intergenerational take-home insert for integrating lectionary readings with
at-home prayers, family time, table grace, devotions, ritual and suggestions
for service. |
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SAMUEL at
ucc.org: lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, commentary
and bulletin back page. |
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Scripture
Introduction for Bulletin Insert,
Trinity Sunday,
Rev. John Shearman, Oakville, ON, Canada. |
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| Hymns and Music:
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Lectionary Hymns, United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship. |
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"A
Grand and Gracious Feast," hymn by Paul Janssen.
.pdf file of words & music. Please contact the author for permission for
use through the church website:
Pascack Reformed
Church, Park Ridge, New Jersey. |
| The
Billabong, Trinity, 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. Direct link to
Trinity
Sunday. |
| Hymn Suggestions for the Sunday Lectionary (with
lyrics and sound files) from the Oremus Hymnal. (Click "Hymn Suggestions for
the Sunday Lectionary.") |
| Original Hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette:
I Believe Tune:
AUSTRIAN HYMN 8.7.8.7 D "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken" |
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Hymn
selections (United Methodist) and more from
Hymnsite.com. |
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Hymns of
the Spirit Three, Thanksgiving C, Richard E. Hurst, Universalist National
Memorial Church. |
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Starters for Sunday,
3 June 2007. Thoughts on Readings, Prayers &
Hymn Suggestions. Office for Worship, Doctrine and Artistic Matters, Church
of Scotland. |
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Together
to Celebrate, Trinity, 2007, David MacGregor, Uniting Church in Australia.
Contemporary Christian Music resources. |
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Prayers and Musical Ideas,
Trinity. Commentary, historical background, poems and readings.
Center for Liturgy, St Louis University. |
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| With Children (see also listings at individual
scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page):
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Gathering,
Trinity Sunday, 2007, from the United Church of Canada. Includes homiletical
suggestions, liturgical ideas, "with children," hymn suggestions, etc. |
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Lesson Plans
for Small Congregations, Younger Children / Older Children,
Year C, The Episcopal Church, 2007. |
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Talks
to Children, Trinity. Object lessons by Rev Donald McCorkindale,
Church of Scotland, et al. |
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Proclaiming
Faith, Trinity - exploring the Sunday and Holy Day readings -
reflections and young people's activities. Sadlier Publishing. |
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Story for
Children's Worship and Family Activity, Trinity, at word-sunday.com:
A Catholic Resource for the Lectionary by Larry Broding. |
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| Children's Bulletins (see also listings at individual
scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page)
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Lectionary Puzzles, Trinity. Word search puzzles in RTF or plain text, by Reg
McMillan, St.Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough, Ontario. |
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| Drama (see listings at individual scripture pages, linked in listings at top of page) |
| A list of links to
other
lectionary-based preaching and worship resources. |
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