Author Archives: carolhprickett

Confession Cycle: Let’s Party

These unison confessional prayers were created to accompany the sermon series “Let’s Party: A Tour through the Bible’s Best Celebrations.” You are welcome to use or adapt these liturgies for worship, with credit. When printing these liturgies, please use the following credit line: “Prayer by Rev. Carol Holbrook Prickett.” Week 1: “Let’s Party” Wild Spirit,Continue reading “Confession Cycle: Let’s Party”

Call to Worship Cycle: Let’s Party

These opening words for worship were created to accompany the sermon series “Let’s Party: A Tour through the Bible’s Best Celebrations.” The bolded words are spoken by the congregation. You are welcome to use or adapt these liturgies for worship, with credit. When printing these liturgies, please use the following credit line: “Prayer by Rev.Continue reading “Call to Worship Cycle: Let’s Party”

Holy and Whole: A Communion Liturgy for World Communion Sunday

This communion liturgy was written to honor World Communion Sunday, which celebrates Christian diversity and unity across the globe. It is interspersed with Eres Santo by Per Harling, which is a Sanctus (a tradition developed in Antioch) written by a Swedish composer and translated into Spanish and English.

Affirmation of Faith: The Lord’s Prayer

These affirmations of faith were selected to accompany the Lenten sermon series “The Lord’s Prayer.” They are from The Heidelberg Catechism, 400th Anniversary Edition, 1563–1963, Copyright © 1962 United Church Press, reprinted in the PC(USA) Book of Confessions. The Heidelberg Catechism was written in 1562 to reconcile different theological perspectives within various groups of theContinue reading “Affirmation of Faith: The Lord’s Prayer”

The Lord’s Prayer

This straightforward sermon series takes the Lord’s Prayer line by line, offering those of us who can rattle it off without thinking a chance to reconnect with the powerful simplicity of the prayer Jesus gave us. While this sermon series was designed for the six weeks of Lent and Easter Sunday, it could also beContinue reading “The Lord’s Prayer”

Confession Cycle: The Lord’s Prayer

These unison confessional prayers were created to accompany the Lenten sermon series “The Lord’s Prayer.” You are welcome to use or adapt these liturgies for worship, with credit. When printing these liturgies, please use the following credit line: “Prayer by Rev. Carol Holbrook Prickett.” Week 1 Lord, we are sorryfor all the times our prayerswereContinue reading “Confession Cycle: The Lord’s Prayer”

Call to Worship Cycle: The Lord’s Prayer

These opening words for worship were created to accompany the Lenten sermon series “The Lord’s Prayer.” The bolded words are spoken by the congregation. You are welcome to use or adapt these liturgies for worship, with credit. When printing these liturgies, please use the following credit line: “Prayer by Rev. Carol Holbrook Prickett.” Week 1Continue reading “Call to Worship Cycle: The Lord’s Prayer”

Confession Cycle: Servant

These confessional prayers were created to accompany the Epiphany sermon series “Servant.” The bolded words are spoken by the congregation. You are welcome to use or adapt these liturgies for worship, with credit. When printing these liturgies, please use the following credit line: “Prayer by Rev. Carol Holbrook Prickett.” Week 1 Saving God, we confess to carelessnessthatContinue reading “Confession Cycle: Servant”

Call to Worship Cycle: Servant

These opening words for worship were created to accompany the Epiphany sermon series, “Servant.” The bolded words are spoken by the congregation. You are welcome to use or adapt these liturgies for worship, with credit. When printing these liturgies, please use the following credit line: “Prayer by Rev. Carol Holbrook Prickett.” Week 1 (adapted fromContinue reading “Call to Worship Cycle: Servant”

Send the Light: An Advent Devotional Pack

These simple devotionals are perfect for Christians of all ages, featuring a brief scripture reading and prompt for reflection or action each day. They can be used by an individual or as conversation starters within households. There are enough cards for a full four week Advent season, which make them adaptable and reusable for any year.

Church in Progress

Stewardship comes around every year, and it’s easy to feel we’re just spinning our wheels. This four week stewardship sermon series reminds us that stewardship is a vital part of how we continue to progress as God’s church. Using a stretch from the RCL Year A (Proper 20-24), the series skims through Paul’s letter toContinue reading “Church in Progress”

Church in Progress: Confession Cycle

These unison confessional prayers were created to accompany the stewardship sermon series Church in Progress. You are welcome to use or adapt these liturgies for worship, with credit. When printing these liturgies, please use the following credit line: “Prayer by Rev. Carol Holbrook Prickett.” Week 1: “Work in Progress” God of grace and mercy, weContinue reading “Church in Progress: Confession Cycle”