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Worship Notes

Worship Notes is a free resource for anyone who leads and plans worship. We offer prayers for Sunday Services, thoughts on the readings, and hymn suggestions.

Each issue of Worship Notes includes:

  • A call to worship
  • Prayers of approach, confession and a declaration/assurance of forgiveness
  • A prayer for illumination
  • An all-age activity or introduction
  • Readings and notes on these readings that could be built into a sermon
  • Prayers of intercessions
  • An offertory Introduction and prayer
  • A blessing
  • Hymn suggestions for local churches sourced from Rejoice and Sing, Church Hymnary 4, Singing the Faith and Combined Mission Praise.
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Every month there will be at least one Holy Communion prayer and an Affirmation of Faith.

Worship Notes for February

The Revd Nicola Furley-Smith, Deputy General Secretary (Ministries) prepared these notes.

 

 

The Worship Notes, prepared by Andy Braunston three years ago, are different to the digital service which has gone off Lectionary and is a series of reflections on the history of the Waledensian Evangelical Church in Italy.  These notes, for Transfiguration, accord to the Lectionary readings of the day.

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Worship notes for Ash Wednesday have been prepared by the Revd Walt Johnson.

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Worship notes for Sunday 22nd February, the First Sunday of Lent, have been prepared by the Revd Dr Lance Stone

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Worship Notes for March

The Revd Lisa Moore Wilson prepared these notes for Lent 3

  • Worship Notes for Lent 3, 8th March 2025 (Word)
  • Worship Notes for Lent 3, 8th March 2025 (Pdf)

 

 

Emma Howarth prepared these notes for Lent 4

 

 

The Revd Jenny Mills prepared these notes for the 5th Sunday in Lent.

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Worship notes for Palm Sunday have been prepared by the Revd Dr Micheal Hopkins

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Worship Notes for April

The Revd Andy Braunston, Minister for Digital Worship, has compiled these hymn suggestions for every Sunday of Eastertide.

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The Revd Neil Thorogood, Moderator Elect of General Assembly prepared these notes.

 

 

The Revd Andy Braunston prepared these notes for the Second Sunday of Easter

 

 

The Revd Dr Nick Jones prepared these notes for the Third Sunday of Easter

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These notes have been prepared by the Revd Nicola Furley-Smith, Deputy General Secretary for Ministries

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Worship Notes for May

The Revd Andy Braunston, URC Minister for Digital Worship, prepared these notes.

 

 

The Revd Dr Sarah Hall prepared these notes

 

 

The Rev’d Jessica Ashcroft-Townsley prepared these notes

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The Revd Phil Nevard prepared these notes

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    • Worship Notes for Sunday 31st May 2026 (Word)
    • Worship Notes for Sunday 31st May 2026 (PDF)

 

 

Useful websites

Talking Absolute Worship

Talking Absolute Worship

Talking Absolute Worship is a weekly panel discussion about how the week’s lectionary readings can inspire our preaching and worship-leading

Politics in the pulpit

Politics in the Pulpit podcast

Politics in the Pulpit is a lively discussion linking justice, current affairs and the Lectionary readings for the coming Sunday. Available as a podcast or video

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