Suitable for worship leaders of various backgrounds and responsibilities, this book provides ideas, stories, prayers and other forms of worship that can be used as they are presented or readers can adapt them easily for their own needs. It is intended for all but with a particular perspective of women.

S. Craggs

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Part One PRACTICAL RESOURCES

Section 1 Sacraments

A Silent Communion Margaret Stein

A Communion Liturgy Jane Denniston

The Ironing-Board Communion Eleanor Macalister

Communion Circle Prayer Rachel Dobie

The Guild and the Kitchen Table Alison Mehigan

A Baptismal Hymn Lezley Kennedy

The Baptism Liturgy Gayle Taylor

Thanksgiving for the Gift of a Child Evie Young

Section 2 Weddings

A Wedding Talk on Trust Shirley Fraser

Marriage was Invented by God Marjory MacLean

A Silver Wedding Ceremony Lynn Brady

Section 3 Loss and Remembrance

My Miscarriage Rosie Frew

A Funeral for a Baby Girl Liz Crumlish

Resting Place Gillean Maclean

Loss, Love and Growth Alison Hutchison

The Rainbow Tree Catriona Ogilvie

RAF Remembrance Day Service Caroline Taylor

Memorial Stones Dorothy Anderson

Closure of Deerness West Church Joan Craig

Section 4 Pastoral Care

Home but Not Forgotten Jill Clancy

Preparing for God? Liz Crumlish

Free to Belong Rosemary Legge

The Wise Woman in My Soul Jenny Williams

The Good Partner Carol Ford

Acting on Impulse Rosie Frew

Standing on Holy Ground Jean Montgomerie

Plan Be Mary Haddow

The Power of Words Anne Attenburrow

Consider the Lilies Joan Craig

A Fragile Peace Gillean Maclean

A Cord that Must be Broken Pauline Steenbergen

Section 5 Biblical Characters

Martha Lindsay Schluter

Doubting Mary and the Camomile Tissues Yvonne Hendrie

Colourful Characters Sarah Ross

Eve Moyna McGlynn

The Parable of the Prodigal Daughter Anne Logan

Section 6 All-Age Worship

The Big Red Bike Jill Clancy

If the Hat Fits! Christine Creegan

Kids in Kirk Christine Sime

The Other Duckling Mary Henderson

Who Loves Ya, Baby? Elsie Fortune

29,000 Plastic Ducks Alison Jack

In the Grip of Fear Edith McMillan

Water, Wine and Chocolate Fountains Karen Harbison

Section 7 Holy Week, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost

Holy Week Prayer Liz Gibson

Love Can Give No More Anne Lithgow

The Good Friday Worship Walk Susan Anderson

A Good Friday Meditation Elspeth Dougall

Today is your Dancing Day Carleen Robertson

Easter in North India Mary Wilson

Believe One Impossible Thing Julie Woods

Ascension Dialogue Shirley Thomas

Ascension Sermon Evelyn Hope

Sowing in the Field of the Spirit Caroline Taylor

Section 8 Advent and Christmas

A Blue Christmas Prayer Sheila Craggs

Art for Advent Sandra Black

Dark Enough to See the Stars Maureen Leitch

Christmas Colours Dorothy Anderson

The Word is Out Tina Kemp

Section 9 Prayers

Two Introits Mary Henderson

Assembly Week Prayers 2007 Sheilagh Kesting

Prayer of Thanksgiving Wendy Drake

Prayer of Intercession Sheila Craggs

Offertory Prayer Wendy Drake

General Intercessions Pauline Steenbergen

Introit and Dismissal for Family Service Mary Henderson

Part Two THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE WORSHIP ANTHOLOGY

Breaking the Mould Kathy Galloway

The Last Word Margaret Forrester

The Story of This Book Sheila Craggs, Eleanor Macalister, Alison Mehigan and Pauline Steenbergen

Acknowledgements

Contributors’ Biographies

Bibliography

General Index

Index of Biblical References

A unique range of useful, modern, relevant worship material for everyone and for every occasion This absorbing collection provides a wealth of inspiration to use both for personal reflection and in leading worship. Detailed indexing helps you to find the right material for any occasion. All of the resources can be used by everyone directly, or again and again as inspiration for the creation of your own, new material. An exceptionally wide range of contributions offers a perspective that is different, ecumenical and highly versatile. Subjects covered by prayer, parables, poems and stories include: Sacraments Weddings Loss and Remembrance Pastoral Care Biblical Characters All-Age Worship Holy Week, Easter, Acension and Pentecost Advent and Christmas

The Good Book Stall

I would give this anthology to most of the women clergy whom I know and to quite a few male colleagues as well. An invaluable tool for the hard times such as the death/funeral of a child and also for the good, funny or momentous times. Well written and wide-ranging.  
An added bonus (for those of us ordained into the C of E) is the section called ‘Breaking the Mould’ by the Revd Kathy Galloway, which charts the ordination of women in the Church of Scotland…a very different road has been and is still being travelled by those ‘North of the Border’.

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