This, below, is a liturgy which took its reference point liturgically from the Act of Remembrance of 11 November. It aims to give expression to recognising and lamenting the extinction of species on 30 November each year –Lost Species Day. It’s written as a spiritually non-specific act so God is implied but not explicitly mentioned. I […]
liturgicalia
Post constituting my ‘liturgical scrapbook’ or portfolio of items exemplifying the kind of thing that might be collected in a portfolio for ‘Leading Worship’ reflection.
An environmentally-attentive liturgy for learning together
This is imagined to be used with online learning events and potentially at IRL events where concern for the climate emergency is in mind. It is envisaged that the first section of the order of prayer is used at the beginning and then the majority of the session takes place and in the last five […]
Litany of climate grieving
This litany is intended for use in services or on occasions relating to grieving or lamenting climate change and environmental degradation. Feel free to use some or all of it with credits (see the end of this post) and to adapt it. I’d appreciate it if you do adapt it, if you’d email to me […]
A musing about candles, liturgy and culture
I’ve recently been musing about candles. A couple of reasons, I think. One is the increasing use of LED candles (mainly because of concerns about setting things alight and also they work outdoors in a breeze) and the other reason for me is noting that they are being used with particular cultural significances attached or […]
Consecrating Bishops: the IERE rite
¶ The consecration of a Bishop takes place during the Service of Holy Communion, following the order below. The Bishop Dean, or some other commissioner of the Council of Bishops will preside and officiate. Consecration of Bishops The Office of Holy Communion will begin, and for the Prophetic reading the following is read PROPHECY. – […]
IERE rite for presbyteral ordination
See the previous post relating to the ordaining of deacons in the Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church (IERE) many of the phrases are the same -it’s possible I have not always translated them identically. —————————————————————– ¶ The ordination of priests takes place during the Service of Holy Communion, using the following order. The Bishop occupies his […]
Worship Through a Child’s Eyes
This left me wanting to see more and/or to have a go at getting a child to do similarly with other services. The basic exercise is simply to get children to attend worship services and to report back what the saw and noticed. It’s very interesting and revealing. Here’s Skye Jethani’s daughter’s report and his […]
Liturgy and the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I’d not particularly thought about the difference between ceremony and liturgy before, but I find this helpful. Liturgies should not be confused with “ceremonies.” Liturgies are not “events”–one-off bedazzling spectacles rife with ritualistic symbol. I don’t deny that the Olympic opening ceremonies were an affective, symbolic enactment of a story. But while that is a […]
How Important Might It Be for Religious Leaders to Wear Symbolic Garments? – Science and Religion Today
It has been fashionable to decry cermonial garb; however, we might be a bit more alert to some simple wisdom enshrined in the tradition… Enclothed cognition means that clothes can exert influence on the way the wearer feels, thinks, and behaves through the symbolic meaning associated with the clothes. Many pieces of clothing carry a […]
The Order of Christian Worship
I found this article helpful in identifying the genealogy of the Vineyard styles of service so popular in current Evangelical and Charismatic circles. This order for church services grows out of historic “revivalism,” a movement that finds its primary roots in the awakenings of the early 19th century. Often, its “father” is deemed to be […]