Common Worship: Pastoral Services


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Offers liturgical material for the journey of each individual through life. For each key element of this journey (birth, marriage, healing, death), it provides both material for key ‘public’ events and resources for ‘private’ pastoral care.




Common Worship


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The Common Worship Main Volume is the primary worship and service book for the Church of England. It contains material used on Sundays by most churches: a variety of Communion services and non-eucharistic forms of worship, as well as the basic Baptism service and the Psalms. Full contents: The Declaration of Assent The Calendar A Service of the Word Morning and Evening Prayer on Sunday Morning and Evening Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer Night Prayer (Compline) Night Prayer (Compline) in Traditional Language Prayers for Various Occasions The Litany The Litany from the Book of Common Prayer Authorized Forms of Confession and Absolution Creeds and Authorized Affirmations of Faith Holy Communion including A Form of Preparation, Order One, Order One in Traditional Language, Order Two, Order Two in Contemporary Language, Supplementary Texts, Seasonal Provisions Thanksgiving for the Gift of a Child Holy Baptism Collects and Post Communions Collects and Post Communions in Traditional Language Rules Lectionary The Psalter Canticles




New Patterns for Worship (paperback)


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This versatile collection provides a wealth of supplementary material to help you customize Common Worship services for any locality, age group, special occasion or festival. It offers: • Advice and guidance on planning, preparing and structuring services. • Over 250 pages of prayers and liturgy, conveniently organised by function, e.g. Gathering and Greeting, Praise and Thanksgiving, Action and Movement. • 22 easy-to-adapt sample services for eucharistic, non-eucharistic, all-age worship and seasonal services.




Common Worship: Collects and Post Communions


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This hardback volume contains all the contemporary language Collects and the prayers to be said after Communion, for every Sunday and every major and lesser festival in the year. It provides both the original collects from the Common Worship Main Volume and the Additional Collects.




A Companion to Common Worship


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To complement the popular 'how to do it' publications, which give guidance on the move to Common Worship, a serious and scholarly commentary on the whole range of Common Worship texts is offered here. There is an historical survey of the origins and development of each rite from New Testament times, through the Middle Ages, the Reformation, and up to the present day. This is followed by a detailed commentary on the rite as a whole, and on each part of it, including a comparison with the ASB and other contemporary liturgies, and a short list of books for further reading.




Finding Your Way Around Common Worship 2nd edition


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Are you confident in using the varied resources that Common Worship offers, or do you sometimes feel simply baffled by the choices rather than excited by the potential? If the sheer size and complexity of Common Worship is sometimes confusing, then this book for you. This new edition of Mark Earey’s user-friendly and confidence-building guide to the Common Worship library of resources is the ultimate companion for all seeking to ‘grow into the expansive possibilities of preparing and leading good worship’ as Christopher Cocksworth writes in his Foreword. This essential handbook includes: • A simple guide to every Common Worship book - what’s in it and what you might need it for. • Things you can change in liturgy – and things you probably shouldn’t! • Quick Tips that take you straight to the practical things you need to know. • Frequently Asked Questions which tackle some of the most common issues. • A glossary of liturgical terms to help you know your paten from your pall. Now brought fully up to date, this companion includes details of all recent Common Worship publications in print, online and in apps, including new authorized texts in accessible language and for use with children.




Common Worship


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Common Worship: Public Worship with Communion by Extension


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This is the authorized provision for Communion by Extension, using the Common Worship liturgical material for the Church of England.Following permission from the Bishop, worshippers may receive communion ´by extension´ from a church where Holy Communion has been celebrated earlier.The practice has some similarities with the communion of the sick. The main differences concern the public nature of Communion by Extension, and the resulting need for care to be taken with the overall shape and content of the service. The booklet contains sections on: Notes to Public Worship with Communion by Extension General Notes Order One Order Two Guidelines issued by the House of Bishops A Form of Preparation General Rules of Regulating Authorized Forms of Service.




Finding Your Way Around Common Worship


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The ultimate beginner's guide to Common Worship, with explanations of every book in the series, all the services in use, and what you should use when.




The Book of Common Worship


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