Lectionary Readings -This site, put together by Vanderbilt Library, offers a look at the lectionary passages for the liturgical year. A link provides easy accessibiliy to Bible verses from the lectionary passages that week (the New Revised Standard Version). At the bottom of this site is a link to the listing of colors for the liturgical year. Also associated with the home page for this lectionary is a link to a weekly commentary on the lectionary passages for the week. The site, Lectionary Commentary, is supplied by an Anglican minister named Alan T Perry.
The Book of Confessions Here lies all the confessions of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in an electronic format. The format is well done, though the author is still working with the Second Helvetic Confession because of its size. You can still dowload it as a zip file if you wish.
The Theology and Worship Ministry Unit for the Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Book of Common Worship. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster/ John Knox Press, 1993.
UR 87 P928 B. A well thought out book which combines the theology and liturgy of our church into a format for ministers to use. Though we have had a "Worship Book" for years. This book brings us to the next level of understanding the liturgy pastorally and theologically.
________. Book of Common Worship: Pastoral Edition. Lousiville, Kentucky: Westminster/ John Knox Press, 1993.
UR 87 P928 BP. A smaller edition which is easier to use during funerals and weddings.
The Office of Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The Service for the Lord's Day. Supplemental Liturgical Resource 1. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1984.
UR 87 P928 The first in a series of six. The Presbyterian Church has performed a great service for its ministers with these guides for Christian worship. This series combined with the book of Common Worship are the source for ministers in the PC (USA).
________. Holy Baptism and Services for the Renewal of Baptism: The Worship of God. Supplemental Liturgical Resource 2. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1987.
UR 87 P928 H Continues the above series. This resource focuses on the Sacrament of Holy Baptism.
________. Christian Marriage: The Worship of God. Supplemental Liturgical Resource 3. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1986.
UR 87 P928 C Continues the above series. This resource is for pastors leading services of Christian Marriage.
________. The Funeral: A Service of Witness to the Resurrectioon. Supplemental Liturgical Resource 4. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1986.
UR 87 P928 F. Number four in the above series. Useful for pastors performing funeral rites.
________. Daily Prayer: The Worship of God. Supplemental Liturgical Resources 5. Philedelphia: Westminster Press, 1987.
UR 87 P928 D. The largest volume continuing the above series. This resource provides daily prayer services for morning, evening, and night, as well as a complete lectionary listing.
The Ministry Unit on Theology and Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Services for Occassions of Pastoral Care: The Worship of God. Supplemental Liturgical Resource 6. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1990.
UR 87 P928 Pa The last in this helpful series, this resource provides prayers for many different pastoral situations as well as the theology behind those situations.
Hickman, Hoyt L., et al. The New Handbook of the Christian Year. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992.
USM H236 1995. This United Methodist book is an excellent resource based upon the Revised Common Lectionary. Saliers, Stookey, and White all participated in the formation of this handbook for ministers. Each section contains brief theological statements which are then followed by liturgy and prayers for worship.
Jasper, R.C.D. and G.J.Cuming trans and ed. Prayers of the Eucharist: Early and Reformed. Glasgow: Collins, 1975.
UH 90 P921. A resource for using some earlier prayers of the early church and the reformers of the protestant reformation.
The Iona Community Worship Book. Glasgow: Wild Goose Publications [The Publishing Division of The Iona Community], 1991.
LX 43.6 I64 W. Combines issues of justice and peace in a liturgical form. These services are the actual ones used in the Iona Community of Scotland for daily worship and prayer services.
Weems, Ann. Reaching for Rainbows: Resources for Creative Worship. Philadelphia: Westminister Press, 1980.
UT 2 W397. An older but useful resource that challenges how we do worship. The author uses poetry, drama, and creative thought to share the Christian message..
________. Searching for Shalom: Resources for Creative Worship. Louisville, Kentucky, Westminster/ John Knox Press, 1991.
UT W397. Focusing on peace and reconciliation, Weems gives us another look at how we can be the artist in worship. Used as a resource mainly, but can also challenge us to recreate our own way of doing worship.
Culwee Liturgy Page This collection of prayers is from sites for the Orthodox Church. These prayers might be helpful in building the Lord's Day service or special services. Orthodox Prayers - This site offers a list of prayers ranging from some of the early fathers to prayers for services. Prayers and Thanksgiving - This site is a collection of many small prayers that could be used for building the "Prayers of the People." The Great Litany - is comprehensive prayer for the world and its people. You might want to use this for one of your own services. Daily Morning Prayer, Daily Evening Prayer - A list of orthodox morning and evening prayers.
The Presbyterian Hymnal: Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Songs. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1990
VQP U.S.A. 1990. This hymnal is the most recent in the Presbyterian Church (USA). It includes old favorites as well as new words to old tunes. The biggist improvement in this resource is the diversity of material. Hymns and spiritual songs from African, Asain, and Hispanic culture have been added to better represent the community in the PC(USA).
Cyber Hymnal - A list of the most popular hymns for both seeing and hearing. You need to have the Midi file plug-in for your browser to hear these hymns, but don't let that stop you. You can get that through with the real audio plug-in. This is a well done page where you can get a brief overview of the hymn and and use use the words.
Directory of Hymns- A list of hymns and hymn writers exist in this gopher file. You can search for the hymn you want electronically or scan throught the alphabetical listing. A special advantage of this file is that once you have chosen a hymn you can see the words of the hymn or hear the hymn sung if you have downloaded the software called Real Audio.
United Methodist Hymnal - You can chose to see or hear the hymns. Of course you must have a Midi file player such as Real Audio to hear the hymns and you must have QuickScore to see the hymns.
Baptist Hymnal - The coloring format is imediately distasteful to view, but this is still a nice collection of Midi files that need Real Audio so that you can hear the hymns.
Luthern Hymnal - A collection of almost 700 hymns that can be downloaded as zip files. This collection is also "Midi files" that need Real Audio.
Hymns by John Wesley - A Collection of Hymns, For the Use of the people called Methodist. By the Rev. John Wesley, 1889. This online version of his hymns is a large file (1187k) that is not placed into individual folders. Be prepared for a long download while you are viewing the text. The advantage of the online version is the option to search for words electronically. Hymns by Charles_Wesley - This is a list of the some of the hymns by Charles Wesley.
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