Invitation to the TableGod sends us outbut before that,God gathers us inaround this tableone last mealto fuel up for the road ahead.
Category Archives: Liturgy
A Prayer for New Elders
This prayer is appropriate for an ordination/installation service of elders or for the opening of a session meeting. God of grace,pour out your Holy Spirit on [names],that they may be your faithful elders in this church. Give them creativity and sound judgment,wisdom and courageto order the life of the churchin obedience to your Word. HelpContinue reading “A Prayer for New Elders”
Second Chances (Communion Liturgy for Easter 3C)
Invitation to the Table See what God has done: what we thought would be the Last Supper God has turned into the Everlasting Supper
Burn Down to Embers (Ash Wednesday Prayer of Confession)
Holy One, burn down to embers the fires that rage within us of anger, jealousy, self-righteousness.
Confession Cycle: Walking the Hard Road
These unison confessional prayers were created to accompany the Lenten sermon series “Walking the Hard Road: When Faith is Challenged.” 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: “When We are OfferedContinue reading “Confession Cycle: Walking the Hard Road”
Call to Worship Cycle: Walking the Hard Road
These opening words for worship were created to accompany the Lenten sermon series “Walking the Hard Road: When Faith is Challenged.” 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: Walking the Hard Road”
Affirmation: Scripture (Confession of 1967)
Our affirmation of faith is excerpted from the Confession of 1967, the first contemporary American creed. The Confession of 1967 draws heavily on the idea of reconciliation as it aims to address the role of the church in the modern world. This is an excerpt from the longer confession.
Affirmation: Gospel (Second Helvetic Confession)
The Second Helvetic Confession is one of twelve statements of faith from our Book of Confessions, composed in 1561 by Heinrich Bullinger, a Reformed minister serving in Zurich, Switzerland during the emergence of Swiss-German Reformed Protestantism. The following is excerpted from the longer confession.
Affirmation: Sanctification (Shorter Westminster Catechism
The Westminster Confession of Faith, one of twelve statements of faith from our Book of Confessions, was developed between 1643 and 1649 to settle theological disputes between the English government and the Church of England. These questions come from the Shorter Catechism, designed by a prominent Cambridge mathematician for children to memorize and repeat. TheContinue reading “Affirmation: Sanctification (Shorter Westminster Catechism”
Promises: Advent Candlelighting Liturgies
These liturgies, which highlight the preparatory nature of Advent, were designed to accompany the “Promises” series. They are paired with verses from O Come, O Come Emmanuel. The pieces of the liturgy may be split as desired among readers.
Confession Cycle: Promises
These confessional prayers were created to accompany the Advent sermon series “Promises: Awaiting Christ in a Weary World.” The bold text is spoken by the whole 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 HolbrookContinue reading “Confession Cycle: Promises”
Call to Worship Cycle: Promises
These opening words for worship were created to accompany the Advent sermon series “Promises: Awaiting Christ in a Weary World.” 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. CarolContinue reading “Call to Worship Cycle: Promises”
Promises: Affirmations of Faith
These affirmations of faith are adapted from the PC(USA) confessional statements found in the Book of Confessions. They were designed to be paired with the “Promises” series. The bolded words are spoken by the congregation.
A Wedding Blessing: Stubborn Love
This wedding blessing reflects Paul’s description of love in 1 Corinthians 13, which “bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
Affirmation: Jesus (Brief Statement of Faith)
The Brief Statement of Faith, one of twelve statements of faith from our Book of Confessions, is the product of the two major branches of the Presbyterian church reuniting in 1983. The Brief Statement was designed for use in worship and employs modern language to express our storied faith. The below is an excerpt fromContinue reading “Affirmation: Jesus (Brief Statement of Faith)”
Confession Cycle: Where Our Treasure Is
These unison confessional prayers were created to accompany the stewardship sermon series Where Our Treasure Is. 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: “Worshipping God” Gracious Lord, we confessthat sometimes weContinue reading “Confession Cycle: Where Our Treasure Is”
Where Our Treasure Is: Call to Worship Cycle
These Calls to Worship were created to serve alongside the stewardship sermon series, Where Our Treasure Is.
Affirmation: God (Confession of 1967)
This affirmation of faith is excerpted from the Confession of 1967, the first contemporary American creed. The Confession of 1967 draws heavily on the idea of reconciliation as it aims to address the role of the church in the modern world.
Affirmation: Holy Spirit (Westminster Confession)
The Westminster Confession of Faith, one of twelve statements of faith from our Book of Confessions, was developed between 1643 and 1649 to settle theological disputes between the English government and the Church of England. The confession below is adapted from the ninth chapter, “Of the Holy Spirit.”
Prayers of the People: A Widening Circle
Prayers of the People Holy God, we pray in ever-widening circles extending the love we feel for those closest to us out into our communities, our nation, and our whole world.
Deep Well Worship 