On this page you'll find a simple toolkit to help you when, for example, the person who was going to be leading your service, falls ill, and you can't find a replacement. First, here's a short video introducing the toolkit.
And here are the files (all PDF format) described in the video for you to download.
A "Matins" pattern booklet.
- Download the Matins booklet in normal page order.
- Download the Matins booklet with double facing pages set up in the right order for printing congregational copies.
A "Liturgy of the Word" pattern booklet.
- Download the Liturgy of the Word booklet in normal page order.
- Download the Liturgy of the Word booklet with double facing pages set up in the right order for printing congregational copies.
The Leader's Guide.
The leader's guide contains links to further resources, hints and tips on how to use the service booklets, guidelines for choosing hymns, and suggestions for what to do instead of a sermon. You can download this in any of three versions depending on how you want to read it, but you will probably want one of the facing page options, as the order of service is on right hand pages, and hints, tips and suggestions are on left hand pages.
- Download a version in normal (single) page order.
- Download a version for on screen viewing of facing page spreads.
- Download a version with facing pages set up in the right order for printing.
Other helpful links.
Don't forget that we provide a weekly sermon podcast here, which forms another strand of our support.
The main resource pages for "Word services" from the Church of England are here.