Liturgy for the Whole Church: Resources for Multigenerational Worship

This fresh collection of group readings and simple dramas based on stories from Scripture, together with meditations, story-telling methodology and an instructed Eucharist, will help church leaders design liturgy for children and grownups who worship together.

1. Introductory Material: practical background and instruction about organizing and arranging intergenerational worship, with special emphasis on children's needs.

2. Seasonal Introductions: Themes and ideas for each liturgical season including collects, confessions, etc.

3. Congregational Readings: simple group readings of Scripture that engage both reader and people.

4. Meditations: Quiet, imaginative reflections on scripture, or water, or fire, that lead listeners deep inside themselves, even at worship.

5. Simple Dramas: Biblical stories in which characters speak for themselves (martha and Mar, Mary and Elizabeth, Elijah and Elisha, etc.) to the worshipers; some are quite playful and some are more serious.

6. Stories: biblical stories told very colorfully and simply, sometimes in the first person of a character in the story.

7. Simple Sermons: simple, colorful, soulful, short sermons that even grownups can sit still for.

8. Tableauxs Vivants: Living Pictures- how to do them, and several pieces written and staged.

9 Appendices: Methods of storytelling and An instructed Eucharist

Author: Susan K. Bock
Publisher: Church Publishing
Published: 09/01/2008
Pages: 198
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 10.87h x 8.43w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780898696028

About the Author
Bock, Susan K.: - The Rev. Susan Bock has spent much of her more than twenty years as an Episcopal priest advocating for children in the church and working towards their enfranchisement as fully baptized members. As a specialist in Christian formation, she has helped integrate children into the worship life of several parishes and has planned and led many worship gatherings and national conferences. She is currently rector of St. Gabriels Episcopal Church in Eastpointe, Michigan.