Moving Liturgy

Moving Liturgy
Author: Jane C. Wellford
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498230067

What does it mean to be a visual aid in worship? Moving Liturgy: Dance in Christian Worship provides readers with powerful ideas to bring prayers, parables, hymns, and scripture passages to life in the most direct way--storytelling in dance and movement through the body--the best visual aid! This book offers practical and artistic information for anyone interested in learning about, or re-affirming, the use of dance and movement in worship. Jane Wellford has worked extensively in the arts of liturgical dance and drama in collaboration with clergy, musicians, conductors, visual artists, dancers, and entire congregations. Successful ideas for worship, as well as creative possibilities, are all included in this book. I believe that worship should be made multi-sensory, exciting, and as connected to real life experiences as possible. The more senses that are involved in worship, the more likely the message will be received. When we hear the word of God shared through words or music, see it come to life through dance, drama, or other visual arts, experience it through speaking the prayers, confessions, or creeds, and sing it through hymns or chants, we are more actively engaged in the experience of worship.

Every Moment Holy, Volume Two

Every Moment Holy, Volume Two
Author: Douglas Kaine McKelvey
Publisher: Every Moment Holy
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-02-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781951872052

EVERY MOMENT HOLY, Vol. 2: DEATH, GRIEF, & HOPE, is a book of liturgies for seasons of dying and grieving--liturgies such as "A Liturgy for the Scattering of Ashes" or "A Liturgy for the Loss of a Spouse" or "A Liturgy for the Wake of a National Tragedy" or "A Liturgy for the Weighing of Last-Stage Medical Options." These are ways of reminding us that our lives are shot through with sacred purpose and eternal hopes even when, especially when, suffering and pain threaten to overwhelm us. -over 100 liturgies for seasons of dying and grieving -beautiful leather-bound hardcover -over 20 illustrations by Ned Bustard -silk bookmark -gilded edges

Moving Subjects

Moving Subjects
Author: Kathleen Ashley
Publisher: Rodopi
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2001
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9789042012554

Procession, arguably the most ubiquitous and versatile public performance mode until the seventeenth century, has received little scholarly or theoretical attention. Yet, this form of social behaviour has been so thoroughly naturalised in our accounts of western European history that it merited little comment as a cultural performance choice over many centuries until recently, when a generation of cultural historians using explanatory models from anthropology called attention to the processional mode as a privileged vehicle for articulation in its society. Their analyses, however, tended to focus on the issue of whether processions produced social harmony or reinforced social distinctions, potentially leading to conflict. While such questions are not ignored in this collection of essays, its primary purpose is to reflect upon salient theatrical aspects of processions that may help us understand how in the performance of "moving subjects" they accomplished their often transformative cultural work.

To Light Their Way

To Light Their Way
Author: Kayla Craig
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2021-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1496454006

Prayers to guide your journey of raising kids in a complicated world. In an age of distraction and overwhelm, finding the words to meaningfully pray for our children--and for our journey as parents--can feel impossible. Written with warmth and welcome, To Light Their Way gives voice to your prayers when words won't come. Filled with more than 100 modern liturgies, this book guides you into an intentional conversation with God for your children and the world they live in. From everyday struggles like helping your child find friends or thrive in school to larger issues like praying for a brighter world rooted in peace and truth, these pleas and petitions act as a gentle guide, reminding us that while our words may fail, God never does. At the core of To Light Their Way is the deepest of prayers: that our children will experience the love of God so deeply that their lives will be an outpouring of love that lights up the world.

Liturgy with Style and Grace

Liturgy with Style and Grace
Author: Gabe Huck
Publisher: LiturgyTrainingPublications
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1998
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781568541860

This beautifully written, classic book teaches about those things that belong to all Catholics: the Mass, the sacraments, the seasons of the church's year. Brief, two-page articles are grouped into units on central topics. Discussion questions and helpful quotations from a variety of sources involve the individual reader, the classroom or a study group in a lively dialogue.

New SCM Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship

New SCM Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship
Author: Paul F. Bradshaw
Publisher: Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Total Pages: 509
Release: 2013
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0334049326

This reference work incorporates the insights and expertise of leading liturgists and scholars of liturgy at work today, comprising 200 entries on important topics in the field, from vestments and offertories to ordination and divine unction. It is systematically organized and alphabetically arranged for ease of use. It also includes comprehensive bibliographies and reading lists, to bring the work fully up to date and to encourage further reading and research.

The Church at Worship

The Church at Worship
Author:
Publisher: LiturgyTrainingPublications
Total Pages: 212
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1618330624

This book is written in short, readable sections that contain discussion questions and suggestions for further reading. Written in such a way, it accommodates both the classroom and the parish. Parishes will find The Church at Worship helpful in the formation of the parish liturgy committee and for deepening the understanding of the liturgy among parish staff. As the material deals with the general and specific aspects of celebrating ritual, it is immediately relevant to the life of the parish. Suggested reading refers the audience to the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, other documents of the Second Vatican Council, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.