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Trinity C
June 3, 2007
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Click on Scripture
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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"Organic Theology," Malinda Elizabeth Berry, "Sacred Ordinariness,"
Living the Word, Sojourners Online, 2007. |
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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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Tuesday Lectionary Leanings,
2007, RevGalBlogPals lectionary
discussion. |
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This Sunday's Readings,
Trinity Sunday, John Pridmore,
Church Times, 2007. |
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Daily Reflection,
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Larry Gillick, S.J., Creighton University, 2007. |
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"The
Beginning and the End," Living the Word by Michaela Bruzzese.
Lectionary commentary from Sojourners Online March/April 2001. |
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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. |
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Living the Word by Joyce
Hollyday. Lectionary-based scripture commentary from
Sojourners
OnLine, 1995. |
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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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"Homeless Wanderer Becomes Homeroom Hero,"
Faith Lens, a weekly Bible study/discussion for youth, linking a current news story and
lectionary texts. ELCA, 2007. |
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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 Extravagance of Trinitarian Faith,"
Dean William Willimon, Duke Chapel, 1999. |
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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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