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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 April

The Revd Dr Susan Durber, President from Europe of the World Council of Churches prepared these notes

 

 

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

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These notes have been prepared by the Revd Ruth Whitehead, Minster of the Landsker Pastorate in Pembrokeshire

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Worship notes for Low Sunday, 30th April,  have been prepared by the Revd Dr Michael Hopkins, Moderator of the Wessex Synod.

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Worship Notes for May

The Revd Dr Nick Jones of Mersey Synod prepared these notes

 

 

The Revd Catherine McFie of the Mersey Synod prepared these notes

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These notes have been prepared by the Revd Fiona Bennett, minister of Augustine United Church in Edinburgh

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Worship Notes for June 

The Revd Dr Elaine Colechin, Minister of Bromley URC, prepared these notes.

 

 

The Revd Cara Healey, Hospital Chaplain and minister in Oxfordshire prepared these notes.

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These notes have been prepared by the Revd Andy Braunston, Minister for Digital Worship.

Coming Soon.

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  • Worship Notes for Sunday 22nd June 2025 (Word)
  • Worship Notes for Sunday 22nd June 2025  (PDF)

 

These notes for Proper 8 | Ordinary 12 have been prepared by the Revd Ruth Watson, Special Category minister in MediaCity, Salford.

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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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