LENT 2021 RESOURCES – ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
A variety of listings of events, recordings, activity guides, daily or weekly reflections, bible study and study guides, and more! New items added regularly. ACC - Lent 2021
WOW! Word On Wednesdays
Grab some gospel and go! A Lenten lunch-time opportunity to explore a scripture passage about Jesus in a relaxed Zoom gathering. TIME: 12:10 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. DATES: Feb. 17 to March 31. WHO: Anglicans from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Each week join Lisa Vaughn (Nova Scotia & PEI) and Shawn Branch (Fredericton) as they lead a 'gospel-based discipleship' conversation. Learn how to put the gospel stories at the centre of our lives. Invite a friend! REGISTER for FREE! WOW Sign-up
* Devotions and Studies for 'REVIVE LENT' COVID - Devotions and Studies
BUILDING FAITH - LENT
A Ministry of Virginia Theological Seminary, the Building Faith website offers a variety of Lent resources for at-home, online and in-person gatherings. See articles for Ash Wednesday, Lent-in-a-Bag, calendars and more! Build Faith - Lent
DIOCESE OF FREDERICTON - Lent Resources
A variety of studies, videos, devotions, etc. NB Anglican Lent
DIOCESE OF NEW WESTMINSTER - Lent 2021 Resources - A Selected Menu
Daily e-mail devotionals, calendars, prayer videos, studies, etc. Vancouver Anglican Lent 2021
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 A. Worshiping With Children - lectionary
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 site
WORSHIP RESOURCES - Includes Orders of Service for Home, Liturgies for online worship, Holy Week ideas 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
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
FREE AUDIO FILES - ADVENT, CHRISTMAS MUSIC
Advent & Christmas Music on Piano by Evan Thomas, Music Director at St. Matthias' Edmonton; Christmas Music Recordings on Guitar by the Rev. Tim Chesterton, Rector of St. Margaret's Edmonton; PLUS ‘It Begins in Bethlehem’ Christmas Story Video. From the Diocese of Edmonton. Edmonton Anglican - Video, Audio Recordings
ENGAGE WORSHIP
Use these Christmas Carol videos in any worship services, whether in-person or online (or any other non-profit setting). Scroll down for a variety of styles - contemporary, traditional, lyric videos and live films. Engage Worship - Christmas Carol Videos
GOCHATTERVIDEOS.COM
GoChatter Videos have over 90 quality Christmas video resources for churches to use in their Christmas services this year! These include customisable videos, Nativity service packs and carol lyric videos. GoChatterVideos.com
SALVATION ARMY MUSIC INDEX
Christmas at Home. Free resources for your virtual Carol services, including sheet music, backing tracks and performance videos. Salvation Army Music - Christmas at Home
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
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