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Together for a Season is a practical travelling companion for the journey through the Church year. Aimed at all those planning and leading worship and those working with children and adults in groups, it offers a rich array of creative material designed to bring to life the seasonal liturgy of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. Drawing on the material offered in Common Worship: Times and Seasons, it includes: - an introduction to each of the seasons of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany; - fully worked-out all-age services for key dates such as Advent Sunday, Christmas, the Feast of the Epiphany and Candlemas; - creative suggestions for incorporating light, sound, images and other multi-sensory elements into seasonal worship to encourage active participation and involvement from the whole church; - a wealth of additional practical resources for use with groups of children and adults, at home and in outreach activities.There are three pathways through the material: Advent wreath, Crib and Jesse Tree. The book includes information on the origins of these symbols and suggestions as to how they might become a unifying thread in the worship of the whole congregation as they journey through the three seasons. Woven throughout are suggestions for how you can lift the liturgical texts off the page to produce engaging, multi-sensory worship which encourages the participation of the whole people of God.

This inspiring and practical handbook draws on the wisdom of a wide variety of practitioners in ten key areas that enable village churches to flourish: 1 Extending a warm welcome 2 Making the most of Life Events 3 Using buildings creatively 4 Caring for God''s Acre 5 Being the heartbeat of the community 6 Celebrating our heritage 7 Cultivating fruitful festivals 8 Welcoming more children 9 Reaching the isolated and lonely 10 Communicating effectively Packed with practical advice and inspiring case studies, How Village Churches Thrive will encourage and increase confidence in all who work or worship in a village church. All the contributors are active in supporting the growth of rural churches through their roles in the Church of England or through organizations such as the Arthur Rank Centre, the Churches Conservation Trust, Caring for God’s Acre and Praxis.

Prayer and Prayer Activities offers a versatile collection of prayers from the ROOTS archive to help you customise your worship for adults, children, and all-age. For every Sunday in Years A, B & C, it provides themed prayers based on the lectionary readings, plus an activity to help everyone engage in prayer more deeply.The prayers include:• Calls to Worship • Prayers of Confession• Seasonal prayers of thanksgiving• Creative prayer responses to the day’s readings• Imaginative ideas for intercessions• Prayer activities, including many appropriate for children• Prayers for all ages• Blessings and sending out prayers