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.
Every month there will be at least one Holy Communion prayer and an Affirmation of Faith.
Worship Notes for February
Sunday 9th February 2025, Epiphany 5
The Revd Neil Thorogood prepared these notes.
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Sunday 16th February 2025, Epiphany 6
Worship notes for the 16th February have been prepared by the Revd Dr Sarah Hall
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Sunday 23rd February 2025, Epiphany 7
Worship notes for 23rd February, Epiphany 7, have been prepared by the Revd Sue McCoan
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Worship Notes for March
Ash Wednesday, 5 March 2025
The Revd Andy Braunston, URC Minister for Digital Worship, prepared these notes.
- Worship Notes for Ash Wednesday 5th March 2025 (Word)
- Worship Notes for Ash Wednesday 5th March 2025 (Pdf)
Sunday 9th March 2025, Lent 1
The Revd Walt Johnson prepared these notes.
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Sunday 16th March 2025, Lent 2
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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Sunday 23rd March 2025, Lent 3
Worship notes for 23rd March, Lent 3, have been prepared by the Revd Lance Stone
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Sunday 30th March 2025, Lent 4
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 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