Busy clergy and worship leaders will appreciate this dip-in collection of tried-and-tested creative material to enliven services throughout the Church year. Material includes: • Reflective readings with visuals and music for Christmas and Epiphany • A meditative Good Friday service • An Easter Day vigil • A reflection for Pentecost • A twenty-first century celebration of Harvest • Humorous drama sketches on the teachings of Jesus and fair-trade issues

Mark Geldard

Cover

Title page

Imprint

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1 Seasonal material

Advent revisited

Christmas and Epiphany tableau

Christmas: One of us

Drama for Lent: The Pharisee and the tax collector

Palm Sunday procession

Good Friday meditation: To the foot of the cross

Easter Day vigil: He is risen!

Pentecost: The Spirit of Jesus

Harvest: A twenty-first-century celebration of the Creator, creation and creativity

Remembrance Sunday: Lord, are you tempted to intervene?

Part 2 Other material

Upside-down people, Drama 1: Material possessions and happiness

Upside-down people, Drama 2: Reconciliation and peace

Your kingdom come

The problem of suffering

Gazumped! A drama in celebration of the Fairtrade movement

A service for the local community

Complex lives A meditation

References

Dip-in collection of creative material to enliven services throughout the Church year. For busy clergy and worship leaders. Includes a wide range of material from humorous drama sketches to reflective meditations that may be used in the sermon slot or at other points in the service. Covers all the major seasons and festivals of the Church year.

Tried-and-tested collection of creative resources for the Church's year. Includes a wide range of material from humorous drama sketches to reflective meditations that may be used in the sermon slot or at other points in the service. Covers all the major seasons and festivals of the Church year. Busy clergy and worship leaders will appreciate this dip-in collection of tried-and-tested creative material to enliven services throughout the Church year. Material includes: Reflective readings with visuals and music for Christmas and Epiphany A meditative Good Friday service An Easter Day vigil A reflection for Pentecost A twenty-first century celebration of Harvest Humorous drama sketches on the teachings of Jesus and fair-trade issues.

Revd Prebendary Mark Geldard is a Prebendary Emeritus of Lichfield Cathedral and is a former Diocesan Director of Ordinands for Lichfield Diocese. He has been a Church of England minister for 37 years and has served in parishes in Liverpool and the West Midlands. He has also taught Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at Trinity College, Bristol.

"Possibly the most important gift we can bring to the design and offering of worship today is imagination. Mark Geldard brings exactly that in this lively feast of scripts, meditations, reflections and dramas."  
JOHN PRITCHARD, BISHOP OF OXFORD  
  
"This is the book of resources we've all been waiting for!"  
JONATHAN GLEDHILL, BISHOP OF LICHFIELD

Creative resources for all the seasons and festivals of your church's year - reliable mix of music, meditation and more

\["For anyone planning Church services","This resources includes tried-and-tested ideas for the Church year","You'll be equipped for the whole year"\]

From Advent to Harvest

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