On Celebrate the Gifts of Women Sunday, February 27, 2011, we celebrate the beautiful women in the household of God who regularly do beautiful things in love and faithfulness to Jesus Christ. There are women in scripture and women in our congregations who regularly do beautiful things and are remarkable saints in the faith.
The Celebrate the Gifts of Women resource, written by Rhashell Hunter, includes a worship service with a call to worship, prayer of confession, assurance of pardon, suggested hymns, suggested scripture readings and a litany celebrating the gifts of women; sermon starters and program suggestions; and recommended …
On Celebrate the Gifts of Women Sunday, March 4, 2012, we honor women who contribute their gifts to the church and community. In 2012, the Presbyterian Planning Calendar designates March 4, 2012 as Celebrate the Gifts of Women Sunday. International Women’s Day is March 8 and many congregations choose the Sunday closest to that date for their annual celebration. However, this resource may be used whenever your congregation or women’s group chooses to celebrate women.
The Celebrate the Gifts of Women resource, written by Frances Taylor Gench, includes a worship service with a call to worship, prayer of confession, suggested …
This set of readings for lighting the Advent candles is based on the Old Testament lessons in the Revised Common Lectionary for Year A.
See related pages: Season of Advent, Presbyterian Worship
HIV and AIDS continue to impact the lives of millions of people here in the United States and around the world. We
are all touched by the AIDS pandemic. The church is called to speak a message of truth, hope, care and challenge; what
better place then in the context of worship.
Worship is central to the Reformed tradition. Engage your congregation in the issues related to HIV and AIDS through the prayer of confession/assurance of pardon, the lighting of the Advent candle, the children’s moment, the sermon, a minute for mission (see the entry for December 1, World AIDS Day, in the 2010 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study), the prayers of the people and a work of art or a bulletin insert. Here are some descriptions and examples.
Believe it or not, it is possible to talk about AIDS with children, even in a worship service. Use these guidelines for planning the discussion in your congregation.
For assistance in preparation for a service lifting up HIV and AIDS. These worship resources can be used for World AIDS Day (December 1), or any time throughout the year. AIDS is an important issue that impacts people in your congregation, community and around the world. The resource packet includes:
The traditional themes of the Sundays of Advent are hope, peace, joy and love. Many congregations light a candle each week and focus part of the liturgy on the concept for that week. Each of these words has unique meaning in a world where an estimated 33 million people are living with HIV or AIDS and an estimated 2.7 million more people are being infected with HIV annually. Since World AIDS Day usually falls between the first and second Sundays in Advent, we will focus on the themes of hope and peace. If you are incorporating these themes into your …
This Great Prayer of Thanksgiving is especially intended for use during a Thanksgiving celebration.
Use this collection of Thanksgiving litanies as you prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving.