United Reformed Church

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 Neil Thorogood prepared these notes.

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Worship notes for the 16th February have been prepared by the Revd Dr Sarah Hall

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Worship notes for 23rd February, Epiphany 7, have been prepared by the Revd Sue McCoan

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Worship Notes for March

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

 

 

The Revd Walt Johnson prepared these notes.

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Worship notes for the 16th March have been prepared by the Revd Fiona Bennett,  Minister of Augustine United Church in Edinburgh

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Worship notes for 23rd March, Lent 3, have been prepared by the Revd Lance Stone

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Worship notes for 30th March, Lent 4, are coming soon.

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  • Worship Notes for Lent 4 30th March 2025 (Word)
  • Worship Notes for Lent 4 30th March 2025 (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 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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