Worship

PRAYERS AND LITURGIES

Liturgies for Mission Celebrations

Introduction to Mission Sunday

Call to Worship on Mission Sunday

Meditation in the Context of Mission with Confession and Assurance

Prayer of Thanksgiving for Mission (2 voices)

Prayer of Dedication

Prayer of Intercession

Word of Mission and Blessing

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Australian Academy of Liturgy [Online Conference 2022]

Keynote Presentation Contextual Liturgy (Video) - 19th January 2022 (postponed from the previous year due to COVID) - Text version

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Essay   Becoming We: exploring liminality

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Dispersed Community Resources

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Music

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Collection of Affirmations and Covenants

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Postal Prayers - The Collection

Prayers written during the Australian Postal Plebiscite on marriage.
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A Gathering Prayer: We gather, hoping...  https://vimeo.com/517136257

by Craig Mitchell  from 'Deeper Water' (2021) available from Mediacom

Special Days and Special Services

Royal Commission into Institutional Child Abuse

Service to mark the telling of stories of Institutional Child Abuse

https://ameliakoh-butler.blogspot.com.au/p/1.html

International Women's Day

http://ameliakoh-butler.blogspot.com.au/2017/03/international-womens-day-2017.html

Earth-Hour

http://ameliakoh-butler.blogspot.com.au/2017/03/earth-hour-childrens-prayer.html 

Chinese New Year

http://ameliakoh-butler.blogspot.com/2017/04/sermon-chinese-new-year-2017-darkness.html

Multicultural Communion Service

http://ameliakoh-butler.blogspot.com.au/p/the-euchrist-at-transforming-worship.html

Three-language Communion (Chinese, Korean, English)

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Life Overflowing

Liturgical Resources published in Wide and Deep (click for link to shop at MediaCom) 
The first four of these were written for the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) National Assembly meeting in 2012 in Adelaide. The further pieces reflect areas of public and prophetic concern in the world.
For more summary notes: Life overflowing

1. A Spirit Psalm of Confession
2. A Prayer of Confession
3. A Meditation of Thanksgiving
4. An Affirmation of our Life
5. Seeking refuge – wondering from afar…
6. Prayer of Repair (i)
7. Prayer of Repair (ii)
8. Renewal Celebration
9. Volunteers
10. Volunteer Prayer
11. Preparation for Prophetic work
12. Sanctuary – offering holy places
13. Keeping vigil for peace
14. Day’s End

Intergeneration and Children 

Stolen Innocence 
This liturgy is for marking the telling of stories of institutional child abuse. In Australia, the work of a Royal Commission has led to the uncovering of stories of violence, abuse and unresolved pain. It is a core work of the Church to engage in, and facilitate others to engage in, Confession and Acknowledgement of the pain and brokenness in our own lives and in the world around us.

Earth Hour - Children's Prayer
At KCO (Kids' Camp Out) in 2017, around 800 children and adults gathered for a discipleship camp. It was also the weekend of Earth Hour and we would celebrate during a 'Glow Party'. This simple liturgy was used in a most amazing moment of pause as the smallest among us prayed powerfully and committed their hopes to God.

Short Prayers for Women

Prayer for women who nurse
Prayer for women negotiating households of violence
Prayer for the female line
Prayer for the cast-offs
Prayer for dislocation
Prayer for my sister
Dancing prayer
Prayer for women behind walls
Prayer for widows
Blessing for confinement

Three Prayers for a National Church

These three prayers were written for the occasion of the 40th Birthday of the inauguration of the Uniting Church in Australia. They are easily adapted as Prayers of Intercession for regional or wider groups.

1. The Prophetic Voice
2. Acts of Courage
3. Righteousness

Fire Season Resources

These were written as a response to the terrible Australian fire season of 2019-2020.

1  On Beaches
2  Homeless
3  Droplets
4  For bats and other creatures
5  Rest
6  Water
7  Homecoming Litany
8  Heat