Worship
Worship Resources
Live Streaming Parishes (updated 04.30.2021)
Resources for Holy Week and Easter
- Holy Week booklet from St. Aidan's Episcopal Church and Campus Ministry, Boulder, CO
- Tenebrae Service
- Holy Week and Easter Resources from the Liturgical Commission
- Stations of the Cross Anywhere from St. John's, West Hartford
Litany and Prayers
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- Ash Wednesday 2021: Recommendations and Guidance from ECCT's Liturgical Commission
- A Note on Ash Wednesday and the Imposition of Ashes in a Time of Pandemic by The Rt Rev’d J. Neil Alexander
- 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
Social media worship gatherings:
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- From The Episcopal Church
- Habits of Grace - a weekly meditation from The Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
- Facebook pages and groups:
- From The Episcopal Church