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And With All Your Mind: Communion Liturgy

This Communion Liturgy was written to accompany the sermon series “And With All Your Mind: A Series on Faith and Mental Health.”

Confession Cycle: And With All Your Mind

These unison confessional prayers were created to accompany the sermon series “And With All Your Mind: A Series on Faith and Mental Health.” 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 GraciousContinue reading “Confession Cycle: And With All Your Mind”

Call to Worship Cycle: And With All Your Mind

These opening words for worship were created to accompany the sermon series “And With All Your Mind: A Series on Faith and Mental Health.” Each Call to Worship adapts different pieces of Psalm 42, an ancient poem that includes the full interweaving of depression, anxiety, faithfulness, and hope. The bolded words are spoken by theContinue reading “Call to Worship Cycle: And With All Your Mind”

And With All Your Mind: A Series on Faith and Mental Health

Caring for our minds is a spiritual practice. Yet many of us neglect mental health care as part of giving our whole selves to God. This sermon series is designed as an introduction to thinking of mental health as part of our lives of faith. Each week explores a different way mental health struggles can presentContinue reading “And With All Your Mind: A Series on Faith and Mental Health”

A Legacy of Faith: Reformation Lessons and Carols

This service of worship celebrates the long tradition of Christian faithfulness showcased in the PC(USA) Book of Confessions. Featuring excerpts from (almost) all the confessions, intermixed with hymns from each era, this service of statement and song lifts up both the steadfastness and transformation of God’s church. The service was created as the culmination forContinue reading “A Legacy of Faith: Reformation Lessons and Carols”

Legacy: Litany of Commitment

The suggested Litany of Commitment for the Legacy series is this responsive reading of The Romero Prayer, written by Bishop Ken Untener of Saginaw in 1979. Please attribute the prayer to Bishop Untener.

Legacy: Confession Cycle

These unison confessional prayers were created to accompany the stewardship sermon series Legacy. 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: “A Future Not Our Own” Merciful Lord,upon whom we build ourContinue reading “Legacy: Confession Cycle”

Legacy: Call to Worship Cycle

These Calls to Worship were created to serve alongside the stewardship sermon series, Legacy.

Legacy: Preparing for a Future Not Our Own

Too often, stewardship campaigns get bogged down in a need to “make this year’s budget.” This four week stewardship sermon series encourages us to take the long view of God’s mission instead, celebrating our chapter in the everlasting story of God’s vision for the church and the world. Legacy: Series Outline Week 1: A Future NotContinue reading “Legacy: Preparing for a Future Not Our Own”

Grace Again

For wisdom from someone I discounted, and for cool breezes in August, and for the right song on the radio, and for the very existence of dancing, thank you, God. For laughter that dares to bubble through tears, and unclenched fists making room for someone’s hand in mine thank you, God. For kind words whenContinue reading “Grace Again”

Call to Worship Cycle: The Apostles’ Creed

These opening words for worship were created to accompany the sermon series The Apostles’ Creed: Ancient Words, Fresh Faith. 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: “God” Creator God, we believeContinue reading “Call to Worship Cycle: The Apostles’ Creed”

Confession Cycle: The Gifts of Faith

These confessional prayers were created to accompany the Epiphany sermon series “The Gifts of Faith.” 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: “Gift Exchange” HolyContinue reading “Confession Cycle: The Gifts of Faith”

Call to Worship Cycle: The Gifts of Faith

These opening words for worship were created to accompany the Epiphany sermon series “The Gifts of Faith.” 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: “TheContinue reading “Call to Worship Cycle: The Gifts of Faith”

The Gifts of Faith

Following on the heels of Christmas, this sermon series offers us a chance to open up the presents that our faith gives us–some we love, some that confuse us, and some we might never have put on our wish list! Following the Revised Common Lectionary for Epiphany Year C, this nine-week sermon series highlights theContinue reading “The Gifts of Faith”

Confession Cycle: It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

These unison confessional prayers were created to accompany the sermon series “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: Spiritual Wisdom from Fred Rogers.” 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: “Won’tContinue reading “Confession Cycle: It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”

Call to Worship Cycle: Finding God in the Flames

These opening words for worship were created to accompany the sermon series “Finding God in the Flames: Campfire Stories from the Bible.” 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 byContinue reading “Call to Worship Cycle: Finding God in the Flames”

The Creed: Ancient Words, Fresh Faith

Christians have been proclaiming-and wrestling with-the language of the Apostles’ Creed since the second century. This seven-week sermon series breaks down each section of the creed and encourages us to see how it affects what we believe and how we live today. Week 1: “God”Scripture: Psalm 146 and Matthew 6:25-33To most confessional Christians these days,Continue reading “The Creed: Ancient Words, Fresh Faith”

Communion Liturgy: I Wonder as I Wander

This communion liturgy is set to I Wonder as I Wander, composed by John Jacob Niles based on a melody he heard sung by a young girl named Annie Morgan in the Appalachian region of North Carolina. The tune and lyrics are in the public domain. The italicized verse is verbatim from the original song,Continue reading “Communion Liturgy: I Wonder as I Wander”

An Unintended Prayer

I did not mean to pray I was only thinking about the softness of the rain and the warmth of this blanket and the mercy of the morning. I did not mean to pray. I was only thinking about my friend’s cousin and someone in the hospital and a few headlines from yesterday’s news. IContinue reading “An Unintended Prayer”

Finding God in the Flames: Campfire Stories from the Bible

This six week sermon series offers a light-hearted tour of some of the great fire stories of the Bible. It would be particularly appropriate anchored to Pentecost Sunday, or paired with support for a camping ministry. From the burning bush to the breakfast on the beach, each story reveals a bit more of the live-givingContinue reading “Finding God in the Flames: Campfire Stories from the Bible”