Lenten Congregational Resources
Richard J. Hull, II
The sacrificial life of Christ is a major focus of Lent. Symbols Of Sacrifice provides the congregations with opportunities to create visual worship aids representing Christ’s life during worship.

Each weekly presentation builds a grow

Worship Resources For Lent And Easter
Gary Houston
Here is a fresh library of resources to help the busy pastor or worship planner prepare for the season of Lent and for Easter Day. Included are orders of worship, model homilies, scripture and hymn suggestions, and historical and theological reflecti

Choral Readings For Good Friday And Easter Day
Lynda Pujado
These two dramatic choral readings will place a permanent imprint on the conscience of all who speak and hear them. They won't be heard as much as they will be felt. The pain and the anguish, the emptiness and hatred of that Friday long ago will fill

Lenten Season Sermon Outlines And Program Ideas
Karen Helsel
Prepare everyone in your congregation for a meaningful Lenten season with this collection of six sermon outlines, accompanied by program suggestions, worship aids, and a dramatic reading based on Mark's passion narrative. The resources all stress the

A Good Friday Tenebrae Service
Stephen V. Doughty
On this most solemn of all Christian holy days the worship area is in semi-darkness. On the alter or table burn eight candles. As the service progresses readers share scripture from the Passion story according to Saint Mark, impart brief meditations

Lenten Congregational Resources
Betty Lynn Schwab
Visions of Lent Year 2 -- Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) offers congregations a weekly presentation to be included in the regular Lenten worship service. This follow-up to Volume 1 (which concentrated on the Feast of Passover) focuses on the Pa...

Lenten Congregational Resources
Betty Lynn Schwab
A new and unusual service for Lent...!

At the beginning of Lent each family in the congregation is invited to lend a plant from home (silk or live), following a Jewish Shavuot custom. The following Sundays in Lent build on this focal point as

A Maundy Thursday Reconciliation Service
Maxine Dudley
As women claim the scriptures as a basis for their faith, resources such as Maxine Dudley's The Prodigal Daughter become very important. It is highly effective.
Sister Dorothy Folliard, OP
St. Mary of the Lake University
Mundelein, I

Worship Resources For Lent And Easter
CSS Publishing
Alive For Evermore is a collection of seven worship services compiled by CSS. It recognizes the need of pastors to have in one volume, orders of service for important celebrations of the church during Lent and Easter.

You will find in

A Service For The Celebration Of Easter
Ruthanne Kelchner Cochran
Organs, choirs, hand bells, trumpets -- even a brass quartet -- are all possibilities with this versatile service for Easter morning.

Appropriate for use as a sunrise service or regular Sunday worship, this celebration of Easter joy will leav...