When We Don’t Feel Alive: A Prayer of the People
Leader: Friends, we come together in chaotic times, holding out hope for resurrection. Just as Jesus cried out “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”, we too may […]
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A Ministry of Ending
Would we close? Or could we keep going? It was the question that occupied my mind as I drove to meet with a denominational leader about my congregation. And it […]
We are Three
“But they are dead; those two are dead! Their spirits are in heaven!” ’Twas throwing words away; for still The little Maid would have her will, And said, “Nay, we […]
A Geek’s Guide to Holy Week
A Geek’s Guide to Holy Week “This day shall be a day of remembrance for you. You shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord; throughout your generations you […]
Ask a Young Clergy Woman: Holy Week Pro Tips Edition
Dear Askie, It’s Holy Week in my first call! I’m a solo pastor at a small UCC church, and I’m trying to gear up, but I’m not really sure what […]
Homesick for Holy Week
Ah, Holy Week. Slightly odd worship services most churches only do once a year, complete with lots of minuatie and logistical details that easily lead to long “notes for next […]
Good Friday: A Service of Shadows and Stones
Our congregation has used Taizé, Tenebrae, and narratives of the Passion in past Good Friday services. I grew up in a congregation that often used the 7 last words of […]
