Communication and Worship
ECCT Resources
- Live Streaming Parishes (updated 9.16.2020)
- PHASE 3: Living with Covid - 19: Protocols and Directions for Clergy and Vestries in ECCT (PDF) Revised
- En Español (PDF)
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PHASE 1: Living with Covid-19: Protocols and Directions for Clergy and Vestries in ECCT (PDF)
- En Español (PDF)
- Effective Leadership in times of Anxiety and Pandemic
Archived ECCT Zoom Discussions
Wednesday Morning Bishops & Lay Leader Zoom discussions: Click Here. For archived chat files of these calls, Go Here.
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- December 2, Opening Prayers
- November 25, Opening Prayers
- November 18, Opening Prayers
- Faithful Futures Webinars: Click Here
Worship Resources
Litany and Prayers
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- Bishop Laura Ahrens' Sermon from Holy Spirit, West Haven on June 7, 2020 (PDF)
- A Liturgy Affirming Our Commitment to Racial Justice and the Black Lives Matter Movement (July 4, 2020)
- Alternate Prayer for Spiritual Communion
- An Act of Spiritual Communion
- A Service for a Time of Healing (This service may be adapted as needed for use in a variety of settings)
- A Litany in the face of Coronavirus
- A Litany of Healing
- Book of Common Prayer - online .pdf
- Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet
- Morning at the Office - a daily prayer podcast
- Prayer for a Pandemic
- Prayers for these difficult times - from Valley Interfaith Council
- Resources and reflections from Bethany House of Prayer
- Ritual at home after death
- Stations of the Cross booklet and audio
- The Daily Office from The Mission of St. Clare
- The Daily Office app
Music Resources
- Bishops Coordination Call (links to worship music studies and timelines) (June 29, 2020)
- American Choir Directors Association - COVID-19 RESPONSE COMMITTEE REPORT (June 15, 2020)
- CHURCH MUSIC IN THE AGE OF COVID-19 - Wisconsin Council of Churches
- CT Office of the Arts (May 27, 2020)
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NATS Panel of Experts Lays Out Sobering Future for Singers: "No Vaccine, No Safe Public Singing" (link to presentation) (May 6)
- U.S. Copyright Issues Related to Live Streaming Music
- OneLicense Copyright Music
- Public Domain Hymns
Resources for Home Worship
- Bible Study Tools
- Book of Occasional Services - Stations of the Cross (ECCT Holy Week Services)
- An Act of Spiritual Communion (when you can't go to church)
- Day 1 (Sermons, blogs, video and audio resources)
- Forward Movement Prayer and Worship in Our Homes
- Prayer and Worship in Our Homes - Free Course from ChurchNext
- Prayer service on Alexa
- Pray-as-you-go
- The Way of Love - Resources for a Jesus-Centered Life
- Ways to pray when you can't go to church
Resources for Christian Formation
- Building Faith
- Noticing God in Creation -- At Home VBS for Families
- Grow Christians
- Wendy Claire Barrie
- Rows of Sharon
- Faith @ Home
- Virginia Theological Seminary - they have been offering (and recorded) lots of webinars, including a two-parter on offering Holy Week and Easter services online
- The Forma Facebook Group
- Lesson Plans That Work
Community Resources
- Virtual AA Meetings (directory) (by phone) (Zoom Meetings) - Alcoholics Anonymous Information
- National Domestic Violence Hotline - 1-800-799-7233
- Social media worship gatherings:
- From The Episcopal Church
- Habits of Grace - a weekly meditation from The Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
- Facebook pages and groups:
- From The Episcopal Church
Resources for Families
- 'Home is Already Holy' Drawing Faith During the Pandemic.. (Episcopal News Service)
- At Home Resources for Family with Children
- Godly Play Online! from St. Stephen's, East Haddam
- Talking to Children about COVID-19 (NASP - National Association of School Psychologists)
- National Homeschool Association - $10/year membership for families
Communication Resources
Livestream Resources
- Avoid ZoomBombing Screensharing
- Best Practices for Zoom Meetings
- Hosting Zoom Meetings with a lot of people
- How to Livestream your church service in 4 easy steps
- How to use Facebook Live
- How to Zoom -- ECCT style!
- Linking Zoom to Facebook Live
- Live-streaming Basics (from the Diocese of Oregon)
- Polling on Zoom
- Recording Digital Worship views on Facebook (from Diocese of Upper South Carolina)
- Zoom Worship Preparations
- Zoom requires passwords now for free and single Pro users
More Helpful Articles and News Resources
- Letter from TEC Regarding Digital Worship Tracking for Parochial Report
- COVID-19 Impact on Faith Community Q & A, from the City of New Haven (In English) (En Español)
- Messages from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, The Episcopal Church
- 10 Guidelines for Pastoral Care During the Coronavirus Outbreak
- The Episcopal Church COVID-19 Resources
- Commonsense Coronavirus Preparations (from Diocese of Vermont)
- ENS - Coronavirus Archive
- Episcopal Relief and Development - Faith-Based Response to Epidemics
- Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices COVID-19 Resources
- HOWReady: House of Worship Ready Tip Sheet
- Keeping Congregations Connected in the Face of the COVID Crisis When You Can’t Pass the Offering Plate…
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