Worship

Worship is shared and personal, traditional and experimental.

Published patterns of worship embody a dialogue between inherited forms and wisdom, the passing passions of this age, and the longing of the ages to come. In all our worship we place ourselves before God in praise, in hope, in the company of others, and always open to love.

You will find here:

• Four Hymns and a Prayer of Praise, Nick Jowett
• Gathered in celebration, a hymn by Alan Race
• Celebrating the Light (a form for Eucharist, Morning and Evening Prayer), Jonathan Robinson
• Eucharistic Prayer, Philip Tyers
• Handwashing Liturgy, Marie Pattison
• A rite for use at the cremation of unborn children, Will Baynes
• Worship resources, Michael Thistlewood
• In the Wilderness (Poem) Audrey Theodosia Bryant
• Epiphany prayer and trialogue, Paul Bagshaw

A sermon by Jonathan Clatworthy

• Authority in the balance of Scripture, reason and tradition

You are welcome to use or adapt these writings for occasional worship as you see fit, though please always credit the author. No authority is given for reproducing these works for general publication without the explicit permission of the author.

We hope to develop this section further and welcome new forms of liturgy, new hymns and prayers, new ways of worship - please email us your offering to the website.

Books on worship and spirituality are available through the MCU Bookshop

Some other worship sites are here.

Fra Angelico, Anunciation, 1439-1443 [source]

Solvitur ambulando - it is solved by walking.

Saint Augustine

We make our paths by walking

Proverb