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COVID-19 and Worship: Resources for Churches Adapting to Social IsolationAs containment of COVID-19 forces your worshiping community to implement "shelter-in-place" worship and practice social isolation, we offer these resources to help you plan and cope in ways that encourage and support your community. These resources?were?initially created from events and in response to different situations?and can be adapted?for worship that encourages prayer and Christian community during this time of social distancing necessary to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.? INCLUDEPICTURE "/var/folders/x7/5qztfj5n2dj2_35403n68vm80000gp/T/com.microsoft.Word/WebArchiveCopyPasteTempFiles/Favicon_150x150_white_web_outlines.png?language_id=1" \* MERGEFORMATINET ?:?The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship supports and collaborates with .?Visit that site for more than 150+ resources that are tagged COVID-19--resources from and reports about a wide range of Christian worshiping communities, updated daily.?PrayersA Prayer to God in Anxious Times?by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.God Go Before You: A Family, Care Home, or Small Group Blessing to Learn and Practice?by Barbara J. NewmanPrayer for a Pandemic?by Cameron BellmA Blessing for Healthcare Workers in a Time of Pandemic?by Kate Williams?Seeking God's Face, a daily prayer book: here is a link to the?free download of Lent section.COVID-19 Prayer Calendars?by Dominique GilliardA Prayer During Times of COVID-19?by?Richard BottGuidelines for Prayer from the Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Southern AfricaConsult?The Worship Sourcebook?for additional prayer texts and outlines.Sung PrayersGod Go Before You?Pelas Dores Deste?Mundo/For the Troubles and the Sufferings of the World?(Brazilian Kyrie) sung in?Portuguese, Spanish, and EnglishJehovah Sabaoth (God of Angel Armies)?sung by The Aeolians of Oakwood University???Don’t Be Afraid?(Scotland) by John BellWashing our Hands and Forever in God's Hands?(Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow)Come, Holy GhostChrist Our Hope in Life and Death?by Keith and Kristyn GettyCongregational SongSmall Church Music?from .?These are mp3 recordings that are suitable for congregational singing. All of the tunes are public domain and free to use.Services?to Watch OnlineMy Soul Finds Rest in God?led by Sandra McCracken with Bruce Benedict and musiciansDo Not Be Afraid?based on Isaiah 43, Mary Hulst preachingThe Good News for the HurtingThe Comfort of God?based on 2 Corinthians 1, Tim Blackmon preachingJourneying to the Light?based on Psalms 15-24Lectio Divina?Lectio Divina:?A Morning Prayer ServiceService Outlines and IdeasHoly Week in Uncertain Times?by John D. WitvlietThe Wings of God: A Service based on Psalm 91A Liturgy During A Pandemic?by Porter C. TaylorPeace Surpassing UnderstandingA Liturgy in the Wake of the Coronavirus?by?Todd Atkins-WhitleyPrayers for HealingThe Lord's Supper LiturgyHistorical, Theological, and Pastoral Reflections"Biblical Quarantines: A Survey,"?The Reformed Journal,?by Debra RienstraPandemics and Public Worship Throughout HistoryReflections on Online SacramentsChris Ganski and Benj Petroelje (Christian Reformed)Dirk Lange (Lutheran)Jonathan Warren Pagán (Anglican)Carolyn Pirtle (Roman Catholic)Fr. Jim Sabak, OFM (Roman Catholic)Mark Stamm (Methodist)United Methodist ChurchCynthia Wilson, Derek Weber, and Diana Sanchez-Bushong (Methodist)Resources for Children and FamiliesTogether for a Meal: A Mealtime Liturgy for a Family Unit or Small GroupAll Night, All Day: Nighttime Prayer with Children in Time of Uncertainty?God Welcomes Our “Why” QuestionsTeach Us To Pray: Scripture-Centered Family Worship through the Year,?plus?a free?download?of the Lent section.?Don’t Be Afraid?(Scotland)Washing our Hands and Forever in God's Hands?(Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow)Ideas for Creating a Routine, including the rhythm of morning prayerEn la escuela de los Salmos?/ At Psalms School, book to purchase plus?free guide for adultsDenominational ResourcesAME Zion ChurchChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaChurch of EnglandChurch of the BrethrenCovenant Order of PresbyteriansEvangelical Covenant ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in North AmericaFaithward (Reformed Church in America)Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Mennonite Church USAMethodist Church (United Kingdom)Moravian ChurchNational Baptist ConventionPresbyterian Church USAUnited Church of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchAdditional ResourcesWorship Resources in Times of Natural DisastersWorship Resources in Times of Crisis and TraumaBack to God Ministries InternationalTrauma, Culture Care, and Public WorshipWorship in Difficult TimesWorship that Ministers to the AfflictedHow To Lead Online Worship Without Losing Your Soul--Or BodyFuneral Practices during COVID-19: Praying for Wisdom in Pastoral and Liturgical AdaptationsOneLicense Gratis LicensesThe Super Basic, Low-Budget Guide to Livestreaming for ChurchesFacebook LiveFree art download:?Uncertain Waters?by Betsy Steele HalsteadA Prayer to God in Anxious TimesGracious God, Champion of the Universe, we so often fluff ourselves up. Aren’t we the only creatures who compose masterpieces of music and art? Don’t we govern ourselves, enrich ourselves, promote ourselves? Can’t we dunk basketballs, bat baseballs, spike volleyballs? Aren’t some of us masters of comic irony? Other creatures don’t practice rocket science. We do.?And yet. Here we are, frightened by a thing so small it can’t be seen under most microscopes. It’s not even an animal or a plant. It’s a virus, a mere parasite, dependent on our own living cells to replicate. And yet it has shuttered our schools, cancelled our flights, and emptied our churches. It has consumed the attention of our leading scientists, wrenched our politics out of shape, dominated our conversations, and scared the daylights out of us.?We don’t want to get sick. And we don’t want to die.?We are afraid, O God. Afraid of a microorganism. Afraid of each other.?Great and quiet source of peace, quiet our fears. We are wary, uncertain, strung tight. Quiet our fears. We have no idea what the future will bring, but we do know you will be in our future to hold us there. We cannot quiet ourselves, O God. We cannot comfort ourselves, cannot heal ourselves, cannot help ourselves. All we can do is wash our hands and keep our distance. Our rocket science is no good to us for this threat.?O God, great and quiet source of peace, quiet us, your anxious ones, and let us cling for comfort to your suffering Son, Jesus Christ. Gather us under his wings. Remind us that he suffers with us, but he’s also the great physician. In him, let us not be afraid. Please, let us not be afraid. Amen.?Written by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.March 2020A Blessing for Healthcare Workers in a Time of Pandemic INCLUDEPICTURE "/var/folders/x7/5qztfj5n2dj2_35403n68vm80000gp/T/com.microsoft.Word/WebArchiveCopyPasteTempFiles/prayer.jpg?language_id=1" \* MERGEFORMATINET ................
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