Seasons – Summer, Harvest and Remembrance
In preparation for the autumn, here are a number of resources for Harvest and Remembrance. Summer resources are further down the page.
Harvest
Agape Meal prayer
Download HarvestRememb-agape meal prayer.pdf
Fresh Prayerful Harvest
The aim of this piece is to restore integrity to prayer in the context of harvest thanksgiving and to save it from being either a guilt flavoured extension to Christian Aid week or a warm-up for One World week later in the Autumn.
Download HarvestRememb-fresh prayerful harvest.pdf
Green Pastures meditation
This provides a meditation that can be used by individuals or groups at any time
Download HarvestRememb-green pastures.pdf
Harvest Resources from the Arthur Rank Centre
The Arthur Rank Centre at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire supports Rural Mission. Here are some of their resources for Harvest that you might find useful. They can also be downloaded from http://www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk
Download HarvestRememb-harvest resources from ARC.pdf
Receiving and Sharing God
To provide a simple liturgy for corporate use as an Approach to God during worship.
Download HarvestRememb-Receiving and Sharing God.pdf
Remembrance
National Memorial Arboretum
This provides some material about the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, that might be useful for Remembrance.
Download HarvestRememb-national memorial arboretum.pdf
Worship for All Saints
This material provides some ideas for prayer in worship for All Saints (1st November)
Download HarvestRememb-all saints.pdf
For All the Saints
Some stories, meditations, poems and prayer that could be used during All Saints-tide.
Download HarvestRememb-for all the saints.pdf
Dark and Light
To provide some resources for meditation and prayer on the theme darkness and light
Download HarvestRememb-dark and light.pdf
Summer
Here are a number of resources specially suited to summer, but could be used anytime.
Awareness Trails
This document describes Awareness Trails as an opportunity for prayer and reflection in your local context and gives an example from one in Suffolk.
View an on line video to go with this awareness trail here
Football themed Camp
This provides some ideas for those taking part in summer camps who are looking for material with a football theme.
Download football theme for a camp.pdf
Seeking Sanctuary
Some ideas for praying with and for those who have come to Britain to seek sanctuary.
Download seeking sanctuary.pdf
This material can also be found at the EQUIP website where you can explore more about this issue www.equipnetwork.org.uk
Just Breathing
Explores the themes of breathing and relaxation in prayer.
Download summer just breathing.pdf
Pathway of peace
This provides some reflective bible based meditations on the theme of ‘walking in God’s ways of peace’ for individual use. It can also be used with small groups.
Download Summer pathway of peace.pdf
Pilgrimage
Discusses the opportunities for making pilgrimage as part of our faith journey.
Download summer pilgrimage.pdf
Prayer Labyrinth
Explore praying with labyrinths.
Download Summer prayer labyrinth.pdf
Prayers on the move
This material aims to provide some suggestions for praying on the move; places you can go to, people you might meet, situations you can explore, with prayer.
Download Summer prayer on the move.pdf
Prayers for healing
To open up more of ourselves and our situations to the healing presence of God.
Download summer prayers for healing.pdf
A service of healing
This is a service of prayer for healing which can be adapted it to your local situation.
Download Summer service for healing.pdf
Step out of the box
A simple sketch for two people exploring the challenge of stepping away from those things that restrict or burden us.
