Black Anglicans of Canada - Black Anglicans
Lutherans, Eastern Synod - Anti-Black Racism resources
African Nova Scotian Affairs - Gov. of Nova Scotia - African Heritage Month - NS
African Heritage Month - Black Cultural Centre - African Heritage Month
Black History Month - Black Cultural Society, Prince Edward Island - Black History Month - PE
Building Faith, Virginia Theological Seminary - Black History Month 2023
United Church of Canada - Black History Month - Black History Month - UCC
LGBTQ PRIDE LITURGY - Saint Mary's Episcopal Ch., Saint Paul, MN
Includes Collect, Prayers of the People, Eucharistic Prayer and Prayer After Communion. LGBTQ PRIDE Liturgy
PRIDE SUNDAY - United Church of Canada
Features worship resources, music, other materials. PRIDE Sunday - UCC
LGBTQ WORSHIP RESOURCES - The Religious Institute
This multi-faith organization offers worship resources to assist clergy in speaking out in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens and young adults. LGBTQ WORSHIP - Religious Inst.
Church Participation in Pride Events: Why and How to Show Up
A variety of guides and ideas from Build Faith, Virginia Theological Seminary. Church Participates in PRIDE
Living into our Anglican commitments to work towards reconciliation with First Peoples in Canada means being intentional in our relationship-building, advocacy, education and inclusive worship. Several important days provide an opportune time to emphasize this ministry.
+ June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day
+ Month of June is National Indigenous History Month.
+ September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
+ October 1 is Treaty Day, marking the beginning of Mi’kmaq History Month (PEI & NS)+ .
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS DAY OF PRAYER - JUNE 21
Special litanies, orders of service, specific prayers using the colours of the medicine wheel, video, slide show and more. NIDP - Anglican Church of Canada
INDIGENOUS MINISTRIES RESOURCES – ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
A variety of listings including: A Covenant and our Journey of Spiritual Renewal, A Disciples Prayer Book, A Litany for the Healing and Restoration of our Church, Gospel-Based Discipleship, New Agape Project, Our Story of Self-Determination, Sacred Circle Videos, and more! Indigenous Ministries - Anglican Church of Canada
INDIGENOUS DAY OF PRAYER – UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
Includes worship ideas, prayers, stories, etc. Indigenous Day - United Ch. of Canada
INDIGENOUS RIGHTS Resources
From KAIROS Canada. Kairos - Indigenous Rights
CELEBRATION: A SERVICE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
ELCA American Indian/Alaska Native Lutheran Association Liturgy. ELCA - Indigenous People Celebration service
Mi'kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island -www.mcpei.ca
Mi’kmawe’l Tan Teli-kina’muemk / Teaching About the Mi’kmaq (Debert, NS)- https://www.mikmaweydebert.ca/sharing-our-stories/education-and-outreach/school-curriculum/
WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
Includes order of service, prayers, verses and sermon starters, songs and litanies. From Christian Reformed Church in North America. Native American Heritage Month resources
NATIVE AMERICAN/ALASKA NATIVE AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN LITURGIES
Prepared for the 76th General Convention of the Episcopal Church - July 2009. Liturgy sampler. Native American Liturgy - Episcopal Church
PRAYING FOR PEACE - Anglican Church of Canada Pray for Peace
PRAYING FOR THE PEACE OF THE WORLD - The Church of England CofE - Ukraine & Peace
PRAYERS IN A TIME OF WAR IN UKRAINE - Anglican Church in Ireland Prayers in a Time of War
PRAYER FOR UKRAINE - Engage Worship Prayer
PRAYING FOR PEACE: STANDING AGAINST WAR - The Iona Community Prayers for Peace
LET US PRAY TODAY FOR PEACE - The Scottish Episcopal Church Pray Today for Peace
WORSHIPPING WITH CHILDREN
There are posts for each Sunday of the lectionary year and many of the Holy Days that do not fall on Sundays. Includes simple orders of worship, activities, printables, links and more. We are in Lectionary Year B. Worshiping with Children
TOGETHER FOR A MEAL
A mealtime liturgy for a family or small group, written by Kat Olson, a Religion PhD student at Vanderbilt University. Includes specific options for children. While this liturgy is in no way a sacrament, it mimics the patterns and themes as we gather around a table together. Together for a Meal link
Church of England - Lent Liturgical Resources CofE - Worship Texts & Resources - Lent
Anglicans Online - Lent and Easter Resources Anglicans Online - Lent
Building Faith, Virginia Theological Seminary, VA Build Faith - Lent Worship
Virtual Preaching Monks - The Brothers of the Society of Saint John the Evangelist in Cambridge, Massachusetts are providing a series of free recorded sermons for congregations this Lenten season. VirtualPreachingMonks.org.
Liturgical Resources for Lent, Holy Week & Easter - Anglican Church of Austrailia Seasonal Liturgy Resources - AU
The Way of the Cross: New Ideas for Lenten Prayer and Devotion
Virginia Theological Seminary produced a 40-minute video for Lenten worship. The Way of the Cross
WORSHIP RESOURCES - Includes Orders of Service for Home, Liturgies for online worship and Music. The Download links below are all PRINTABLE and can be saved to your device. Got questions? Want to share an idea? E-mail lvaughn@nspeidiocese.ca
How to Livestream Your Church Service in 4 Easy Steps
Facebook Live - Using a cellphone and a tripod. (From The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego) Livestream in 4 Easy Steps
Worship Gatherings Via Zoom
Sign up for a basic free account. Host a meeting for 40 minutes for up to 100 participants. Zoom allows you to see other participants in addition to the presider. Others may lead parts of the worship like readings, prayers, hymns, etc. Participants may join a Zoom meeting either using their web-based platform, or by downloading the Zoom software. Those without access to high speed internet may call in using a cell or landline phone. Those calling in will only have audio, so worship planners and leaders should be mindful of that. The two links below are for Zoom Sign-Up and for the Getting Started page.
FACEBOOK LIVE - A Video Primer and PDF Guide
The Rev. Greg Johnston of St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Lincoln, MA has created a useful video primer as well as a PDF guide to Facebook Live for churches. Links below are to a YouTube tutorial for churches and a 6-page step-by-step instruction guide.
How to Live-Stream Church - pdf
HOW TO RECORD YOURSELF FOR YOUTUBE
Grant Vissers’ 36 minute video to share the "how" and a bit of the "why" of recording video for your ministry. How to Record for YouTube
HOW TO HOST A ZOOM MEETING
Zoom Meetings - Best Practices, a teaching video sponsored by Lifelong Learning, Virginia Theological Seminary. Hosted by Sarah Stonesifer and Chris Decatur. Zoom Meetings - Best Practices
OTHER WEB PLATFORMS
Skype - https://www.skype.com/en/
Google Hangouts - https://hangouts.google.com/
GoToMeeting - https://www.gotomeeting.com/en-ca
SoundCloud - record AUDIO messages, music for free -https://soundcloud.com/
iMovie - editing software for macOS, iOS devices (Apple) -iMovie
Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) - OBS Studio
INVITE WELCOME CONNECT IN VIRTUAL CHURCH
How can we get parishioners and others to engage beyond being just spectators? In this Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices article by Greg Syler, examine the some of the straightforward, helpful principles of Invite Welcome Connect. Invite Welcome Connect - EFC
RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITIES – ONLINE
A webpage chocked with helps related to online worship best practices. This is from eFormation, supported by Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary. https://eformationvts.org/community-online/
HOW TO LIVE-STREAM WORSHIP WITH KIDS
Participating in live-streamed worship with children can be tricky; watching worship on a screen is far less engaging than worshiping in person. Here are a few tips to help you get started. By Rachel Doboney Benton on the Building Faith page, Virginia Theological Seminary. https://buildfaith.org/how-to-live-stream-worship-with-kids/
Liturgical Texts Online
The Anglican Church of Canada's page for Book of Common Prayer, The Book of Alternative Services, and a whole variety of Collects, Morning and Evening services, etc.
https://www.anglican.ca/about/liturgicaltexts/
Online Lectionary - Daily
Bible readings for each day for the BAS and BCP, from the Anglican Church of Canada’s adaptation of the Revised Common Lectionary.
https://lectionary.anglican.ca/
Online Lectionary - Sundays
From Vanderbilt Divinity Library, a division of the Jean and Alexander Heard Library.
https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/
Faith@Home Daily
Lectionary-based readings and reflections by Forma and Forward Movement. Read, pray, watch, listen, and activities to do.
https://www.dofaithathome.org/
COVID-19 LITURGY AND PRAYER RESOURCES - CofE
Includes prayers about the outbreak, prayers with children and worship at home. From the Church of England. https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-liturgy-and-prayer-resources
PRAYERS FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY COVID-19
Prayers written or adapted by chaplains from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in response to the Covid-19 crisis. This is a 22-page pdf. COVID-19 Prayers - Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Chaplains
LIVE-STREAM WORSHIP - Anglican Churches Across Canada
Socially-, yet never spiritually-distanced site, by General Synod Communications. Livestream videos and recordings from the weekend, along with a list of upcoming live worship times you can join. Socially Yet Never Spiritually Distanced
A FRAMEWORK FOR INTERGENERATIONAL WORSHIP
Practical tips, ideas and an outline for Family Worship Online. Published by Building Faith, a ministry of Virginia Theological Seminary. Authors are: The Rev. Miranda Hassett and Sarah Bentley Allred, from the Episcopal Church. Framework for Intergenerational Worship
DOWNLOADABLE VIDEOS FOR ONLINE CHURCH
Free-for-use downloadable music videos on the EmuMusic website. Be sure to show the copyright details provided. EmuMusic - Video Music
GOCHATTERVIDEOS.COM
GoChatter Videos has music video resources for churches to use in their online worship. There are a number of children's music resources too. GoChatterVideos.com
CHET VALLEY CHURCHES YOUTUBE
The channel of the Chet Valley Churches in South Norfolk, UK. Lots of congregation-friendly videos of hymns and songs, free to use. Chet Valley Churches YouTube
CRAIG DOWNES YouTube
Craig Downes Pastor, Ordained Baptist Minister and ex Opera Singer offers these free music videos. Craig Downes YouTube
EVERINGHAM MUSIC YouTube
Hymns recorded by Ruth and Joy Everingham for use in public worship. These hymns are mainly from the Singing the Faith Methodist Hymnbook. No permissions needed for use in worship. Everingham Music YouTube
HYMN AUDIO TRACKS & LYRICS - Using familiar tunes, free
LNWhymns.com LNWhymns
NEW IDEAS FOR MUSIC-MAKING
A variety of options for expressing music from The Hymn Society. Includes ideas for percussion and other instruments, American Sign Langage, hand expressions, etc. Music-making ideas - The Hymn Society
THE SMALL CHURCH MUSIC SITE
Rev. Clyde McLennan, a trained pipe organist, offers free recordings suitable for congregational singing. All files in MP3 format. Also includes piano and piano with organ versions. There are links to Home/Music, Alphabetical song lists, also by meter and tune name. https://hymnary.org/hymnal/scm