Worship Notes
Worship Notes is a free resource for anyone who leads and plans worship. We offer prayers for Sunday Services, thoughts on the readings, and hymn suggestions.
Each issue of Worship Notes includes:
- A call to worship
- Prayers of approach, confession and a declaration/assurance of forgiveness
- A prayer for illumination
- An all-age activity or introduction
- Readings and notes on these readings that could be built into a sermon
- Prayers of intercessions
- An offertory Introduction and prayer
- A blessing
- Hymn suggestions for local churches sourced from Rejoice and Sing, Church Hymnary 4, Singing the Faith and Combined Mission Praise.
Every month there will be at least one Holy Communion prayer and an Affirmation of Faith.
Each week we publish Weekly Intercessions which can be used in public worship, small groups and for personal prayers. Intercessions for Sunday 12th May, Ascension, can be found here in Word format and here in PDF format.ÌýÌý
Worship Notes for May 2024
Pentecost Sunday 19th May 2024
Worship Notes for Pentecost Sunday 19th May were prepared by the Revd Cara Heafey
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Overview
Cara suggests having a party theme for the younger folk celebrating Pentecost as the Birthday of the Church, offers a very wide selection of hymns, prayers and some ideas on how to approach the readings. Andy Braunston added some ideas for Plainsong to start the service and a rock-style hymn to end it!
Trinity Sunday 26th May
Worship Notes for Trinity Sunday 26th May were prepared by the Revd Dr Sarah Hall
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- Download Worship Notes for Sunday 26th May 2024 (Word)
- Download Worship Notes for Sunday 26th May 2024Â (PDF)
Overview
Sarah offers a range of prayers, an all age activity, and extensive notes on the readings along with a wide range of hymns for Trinity Sunday.
Sunday 5th May 2024
Worship notes for Sunday 5th May, have been prepared by the Revd Andy Braunston, the ¹ú²úÎÞÂë's Minister for Digital Worship.
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Overview
Andy explores the concept of love discussed by the writers of 1 John and John's Gospel and how love is seen in our wider culture. He suggests using songs from Tina Turner and the Beetles as incidental music, includes a Communion Prayer by Colin Thompson, and suggests some young people's activities devised by the Children and Youth Work team. Andy suggests some Easter hymns given that we're still in the 50 days of Easter as well as some other hymns relevant to his theme.
Worship Notes for June 2024
Sunday 9th June 2024
Worship notes for Sunday 9th June, have been prepared by the Revd Dr John McNeil Scott, Principal of the Scottish College.
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Overview
John explores Jesus' words about family.
Sunday 16th June 2024
The worship notes for Sunday 16th were written by the Revd Dr Elizabeth Welch.
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Overview
Elizabeth offers a range of prayers, an all age activity, notes on the readings and a range of hymns exploring the idea of Christ the sower.
Sunday 23rd June 2024
Worship Notes for Sunday 23rd June were prepared by the Revd Dr Nick Jones
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Overview
Nick explores the David and Goliath story alongside a story of Jesus calming a storm. He offers a wide range of hymns alongside all the prayers you'd expect and some excellent sermon notes and all age activities.
Sunday 30th June
Worship Notes for Sunday 30th June were prepared by the Revd Ruth Whitehead
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- Download Worship Notes for Sunday 30th June 2024 (Word)
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Overview
Ruth offers the normal range of prayers, hymn suggestions, notes on the readings and all age activity helping us wonder about how the key figures in the Gospel passage felt.
Useful websites
Talking Absolute Worship is a weekly panel discussion about how the week’s lectionary readings can inspire our preaching and worship-leading
Politics in the Pulpit is a lively discussion linking justice, current affairs and the Lectionary readings for the coming Sunday. Available as a podcast or video