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Music and Worship
It’s the “most wonderful time of the year” ... unless you’re frantically trying to assemble worship services and music programs. We’re here to help. The resources on this page will offer you ideas and inspiration as you plan and prepare for worship this season. |
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Advent, Christmas and Epiphany
Liturgies and Prayers for Public Worship
Brian Wren
 Preeminent hymn writer and liturist Brian Wren offers this new collection of worship resources suitable for use in a variety of worship traditions. These theologically sound and creative worship resources include orders of worship and worship elements such as litanies, calls to worship, thanksgivings and affirmations of faith, all crafted to encourage rhythmic public responses during worship.
Item # 978-0664233099 • $29.95
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The choice of music both for congregation and for choir during the Christmas “cycle” is profoundly important if we are going to get the “whole” story. Pastor and musician should begin by reading together in one sitting all of the lectionary texts from the beginning of Advent through Epiphany — yes, Epiphany, the oldest part of the Christmas tradition and the end of the Advent-Christmas cycle. One quickly discovers how impoverished our celebrations have become when held up against the grand scope of the readings. Learn more.
Frequently over the season of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany we find ourselves singing or caroling with others. Enjoy some of the songs we all love to sing — download this pdf file to print and share. It can be folded into a booklet. All the songs are in public domain.
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Eucharistic Prayers for Advent, Year C
These brief eucharistic prayers are drawn from the themes and imagery of the lectionary texts for the season of Advent, Year C. Note that there are four options in each of the three sections that make up the body of the prayer; these are to be used as indicated on the appropriate Sunday in Advent. In this format, the Words of Institution should be used at the Invitation to the Table or the Breaking of the Bread.
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Let Call to Worship guide your preparation for Advent
Call to Worship: Liturgy, Music, Preaching, and the Arts, provides lectionary based resources for every Sunday and festival, including calls to worship, prayers of confession, hymn suggestions, psalm settings, ideas for praise and global music, anthems for large and small choirs, children’s anthems, handbell music and organ literature. Visit the Call to Worship Web site to order a subscription for a whole year of invaluable resources and insightful articles. See a sample of lectionary aids for the First Sunday of Advent, Year B.
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Readings for Lighting the Advent Candles
The Presbyterian Book of Common Worship provides a sequence of readings from the prophet Isaiah for use during the lighting of the Advent candles. This adaptation of that resource suggests a division of parts for responsive reading. The “leader” parts can be spoken by the pastor, or better yet, designated to families or others who are responsible for lighting the Advent candles each week.
These alternate readings for the lighting of the Advent candles are based on the pattern provided in the Book of Common Worship (165-166), but substitute other texts and themes from the Revised Common Lectionary for the verses from Isaiah. The first is intended for general use, the second follows the gospel lessons in year B, the third is drawn from the epistle lessons and the fourth uses the Magnificat or Canticle of Mary from the Book of Common Worship (575).
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Advent reflections from Campaign for Fair Food
The Campaign for Fair Food is an ongoing effort of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), in partnership with farmworkers from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), to establish purchasing practices within the retail food industry that ensure and advance fair wages and other human rights of tomato pickers who labor at the base of these corporate supply chains.
Week One: Candle of Faith  , by the Rev. Noelle Damico, PC(USA)
Week Two: Candle of Peace , by Kathleen Mitchell, Interfaith Action
Week Three: Candle of Love , by Francisca Cortez, Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Week Four and Christmas: Candle of Joy and Christ Candle , by the Rev. Jim Boler, Associate Pastor Sanibel Island UCC and Board Member of Interfaith Action |
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We Believe
We Believe Workshop is written by Presbyterians for Presbyterians. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations can be confident that this Workshop Rotation Model™ curriculum is based on the tenets of Reformed faith.
We Believe Workshop offers the following workshops in every unit: Art, Audiovisual, Computer, Drama/ Storytelling, Games and Puzzles, and Music and Worship. A seventh Bonus workshop varies.
As winter approaches and you prepare for the season of Advent, reserve one Sunday morning for an all-church multigenerational event. The unit “Advent: The Angels Announce God’s Message” can be used for this event by setting up seven stations corresponding to the seven workshops. Begin the event with the whole group gathered together and tell the Bible story. After the story has been shared, divide the group among the seven stations. Participants may engage in one or more of the workshops by traveling between the areas.
“Advent: The Angels Announce God’s Word” looks at Matthew’s Gospel, which offers the story from Joseph’s perspective, and Luke’s account, which tells what happens from Mary’s point of view.
Advent: The Shepherds explores Luke 2:8–20. |
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Litanies for Advent from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance provides several liturgies for download, including one translated into Korean and Spanish. |
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A Service of Lessons and Carols
This Service of Lessons and Carols is adapted from the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols that has been celebrated annually at King's College, Cambridge, for almost a century. The nine Scripture lessons are those traditionally used at the festival, while the carols provided to accompany each passage have been selected from the Presbyterian Hymnal. Pastors and church musicians are encouraged to consider other hymns or appropriate spiritual songs, taking into account the cultural context and worship style of the congregation. The multiple readings present an opportunity to involve a number of different people from the congregation in the leadership of worship. Near the conclusion of the service, a time is set aside for prayers of thanksgiving and intercessions for the church and the world.
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