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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 September

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

The notes for the First Sunday of Creationtide use the same readings and were prepared by EcoCongregations, Scotland and Andy Braunston.

 

The Revd Ryan Sirmons produced these notes. 

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The notes for the Second Sunday of Creationtide use the same readings and were prepared by EcoCongregations, Scotland and Andy Braunston

 

 

 

These notes for Sunday 21st September have been prepared by the Revd Lisa Moore Wilson

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The notes for the Third Sunday of Creationtide use the same readings and were prepared by EcoCongregations, Scotland and Andy Braunston

These notes for Sunday 28th September have been prepared by the Revd Nicola Furley-Smith

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Worship Notes for October

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

 

 

Students from Northern College prepared these notes. 

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These notes for Sunday 19th October have been prepared by the Revd Phil Nevard.

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These notes for Sunday 26th October have been prepared by the Revd Adam Payne

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Worship Notes for November

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

 

 

The Revd Ruth Armstrong, minister of The Vale URC in Broadstairs, prepared these notes. 

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These notes for Sunday 16th November have been prepared by Jo Patterson, a Church Related Community Worker currently serving as the Mission and Discipleship Officer for the Southern Synod

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These notes for Sunday 23rd November, Christ the King, have been prepared by the Revd Andy Braunston, Minister for Digital Worship

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  • Worship Notes for Sunday 23rd November 2025 (Word)
  • Worship Notes for Sunday 23rd November 2025  (PDF)

 

These notes for Sunday 30th November, the First Sunday of Advent, have been prepared by the Revd Jenny Mills, Deputy General Secretary (Faith in Action)

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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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