Resources for individual reflection and for preparing to lead worship
Prayer Resources online
Prayer Apps
Epray daily (Morning, Evening Prayer from A Prayer Book of Australia, as well as Compline and a Service of the Light. Epray daily conveniently has the readings and psalms for the day included in the free app.
Each Anglican ministry unit has a code which you will need to activate it. Contact your priest for the code.
Time to Pray (from Church of England can be downloaded also on this site http://www.anglicannews.org/
The Church of England has daily prayer available under Prayer and worship tab on its home page
https://www.churchofengland.org/
Laudate – (Available as an app to download from Appstore) The full seven services (Hours of the Day) from the Catholic Office of the Day, plus much more
Universalis has the Hours of the Day and other readings http://www.universalis.com/
Pray as You Go available as an app or go to https://pray-as-you-go.org/ to bookmark it on your computer.
Websites for Contemplative Prayer
Centring Prayer – a simple, still prayer necessary in this time of crisis
http://www.centeringprayer.com/
Christian Meditation https://www.wccm.org/
Children’s Christian Meditation http://www.cominghome.org.au/
Online Retreats
Ignatian Spirituality has some online retreats (some charge a small fee, and some are free. For examples the Taste and See online retreat to explore the lived experience of God through the 5 senses
There are many other retreats available on this site, and it is worth a browse around for other ways to discern the presence of God to become more self aware and to grow closer to God.
Home page : https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/
Children and Worship
Worshipping with Children http://worshipingwithchildren.blogspot.com/
Music and Worship Ideas
https://www.messychurch.org.uk/resources/prayer-and-music-ideas
Finding Music for Worship Services
Singing from the Lectionary
Caroline Gillette
Worshipping with Children
Scripture Resources online
The Bible Project
Resources for Home Worship
Preparing Reflections Resources
This has an amazingly extensive collection of articles about the Sunday readings. It is a little difficult at first to navigate.
- Go to the home page.
- Go to left hand side and see where it says Calendars.
- Click on Year A.
- Scroll down to the Sunday of the year you want and click on that.
An extensive page will open which includes many links to the following areas: translations, images and movies, commentary, Exegesis and Sermon preparation, lectionary reflections and discussions, sermons, group discussions, liturgies, music suggestions, children’s worship, graphics and drama.
Weekly reflections on the Sunday Readings
The Church Times – go to Faith and click on Sunday Readings (you should be able to read this weekly although most things are behind a pay wall.
Working Preacher
Church of Scotland weekly reflections on the lectionary readings for Sunday
https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/worship/weekly-worship