this year during Lent, I'm leading a brief weekly communion service. The service is short, and casual, and the traditional Great Thanksgiving from our UM Book of Worship doesn't feel right for the service. I'm looking for something different to use - anyone have some good suggestions? What kinds of alternate liturgies have you used for communion?
Sermon 2/18/18 Mark 1:1-4, 9-15 Jesus in the Wilderness You’ve heard me say before that the gospel of Mark is my favorite gospel. Part of the reason I love it is because of Mark’s brevity. I don’t love that he’s short on details, exactly. I love that he seems practically breathless in getting the good news of Jesus to us, and that he seems to believe that the news is so good it isn’t even going to take very many words to convince you of his message! His frantic style strikes me as showing both how important and how convincing he believes Jesus’s message to be. But, then we arrive at a Sunday like today, and I find myself a little frustrated perhaps, or at least a little challenged by Mark. In the lectionary, the series of the first Sunday in the season of Lent always focuses on the temptation of Jesus – his time in the wilderness, where he confronts Satan, and commits to God’s path rather than the flashy alternative Satan presents. This is the fo
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Communion liturgy from A Wee Worship Book- from Wild Goose Resources and Iona Community
Worship Feast: 50 Complete Services for Postmodern Youth; from Abingdon Press. I was actually a co-author for this one and it's great!!!
I hope that is helpful.
Cheers,
Jonathon
I would love if you would check out Light into the World at www.kentgustavson.com/lightintotheworld.shtml -- there are free soundclips there from the service.
I'll send a promotional copy if you like it...
Peace,
Kent
Its 7:30pm Sat Evening and I am doing the same thing (looking for a creative communion liturgy!) Check out this link. I really like this one. Let me know what you find!
http://www.cindik.com/spirituality/communion/03032002.php
-Harold
At my early service, I've been using this one:
http://www.seekerschurch.org/liturgies/communio.htm
with some modifications.
Harold, I'm a little stunned that you linked to the liturgy on my page. In March 2002, I was still working on my bachelor's degree to get into seminary.
I'm glad you found it helpful!