Lenten Lectionary and Worship Materials from Cathy Lawrence

Websites:

UnitedChurch of Christ- Samuel and Worship Ways

  Textweek.com

Resource and Liturgy Books: Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter by Orbis Books

Wendy Wright, The Rising, Living the Mysteries of Lent, Easter, and Pentecost

Robert E. Stowe, Anne McKinstry, Janet E. Powers, Donna Shaper, ed. Breathing New Life into Lent: A Collection of Creative Worship Resource

Ruth C. Duck, ed. Bread for the Journey, Resources for Worship

Ruth C. Duck, Maren C. Tirabassi, ed. Touch Holiness, Resources for Worship.

Blair Gilmer Meeks, Season of Ash and Fire, Prayers and Liturgies for Lent and Easter.

Maren C. Tirabassi, and Joan Jordan Grant, The Improbable Gift of Blessing, Prayers and Affirmations to Nurture the Spirit.

Maren C. Tirabassi &Maria I. Tirabassi, ed. Before the Amen, Creative Resources for Worship.

Dorothea McEwan, Pat Pinsent, Ianthe Pratt, Veronica Seddon, Ed. Making Liturgy, Creating Rituals for Worship and Life. There are sample liturgies for Maunday Thursday, The oils of suffering, The Seder Meal, and Easter.

Prayers: The Awkward Season: Prayers for Lent, Pamela C. Harris

Edward Hays , Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim, A Personal Manual for Prayer and Ritual

Ted Loder, Guerillas of Grace

Walter Brueggemann, Great Prayers of the Old Testament—
................................. Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth
..……………………Prayers for a Privileged People Praying the Psalms, Engaging Scripture and the Life of the Spirit

Elizabeth Robers & Elias Amidon, Life Prayers from Around the World.

Daily Devotionals Martin and Micah Marty, Our Hope for Years to Come- A page for each day that combines book of phenomenal photography of churches -intermingled with the words of familiar hymns.

Martin and Micah Marty, The Promise of Winter, Places Along the Way- A page for each day that also includes phenomenal photography of winter with scripture and words of reflection.

Martin and Micah Marty, Places Along the Way, Meditations on the Journey of Faith- a page for each day for fellow pilgrims of faith that also includes phenomenal photography, scripture and reflection.

Nouwen, Henri J.M., Show Me the Way

40-Day Journey with Joan Chittister, Beverly Lanzetta, Ed.

40-Day Journey with Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Ron Klug, Ed.

40-Day Journey with Martin Luthe, Gracis M. Grindal, Ed.

40-Day Journey with Kathleen Norris, Kathryn Haueisen, Ed.

40-Day Journey with Parker J. Palmer, Harry F. French, Ed.
Poetry- These also provide great seeds for further meditation:
Ann Weems, Kneeling in Jerusalem

Ann Weems, From Advent’s Alleluia to Easter’s Morning Light

Additional Ideas for Lenten Programming

What Matters to You, Matters to Us, Engaging the Six Vital Themes of Our Faith, Sydney D.Fowler. This great book incorporates the history of the UCC throughout its vital themes.

Philip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew also includes a study guide. You can purchase a CD that includes very old movie clips that depict the life of Jesus. This is great for seniors because the clips are quite dated.