Reformed Worship - March 2020

March 2020 View this email in your browser Reformed Worship is a collection of resources available through social media, monthly e-newsletters, a website, and a growing digital library, all based on a quarterly print magazine providing practical help and support to worship planners that is biblically-based with a Reformed accent. To learn more or subscribe go to: ReformedWorship.org The Lord Is My Shepherd: A Service of Song on Psalm 23 for Good Friday A Good Friday service that includes all of Psalm 23 along with related readings, choral music, and congregational singing. The service is intergenerational and may optionally involve youth readers and dancers. Note: This password-protected article is available for free access until  March 22, 2020. Easter Baptism The late Harvey Smit, executive director of Reformed Worship and editor-in-chief of CRC Publications, traces the origins of Easter baptism and its implication today. The Great Fifty Days Seven service plans from Easter to Ascension based on the understanding and practices of the early church. Weekly Lord's Supper is encouraged. No password is required to view these articles; however, please note that if you are not an RW subscriber you will be asked to provide your name and email address. For subscribers please sign in on the website for unlimited access. Easter Vigil This resource provides ideas for a multisensory Easter Virgil service, involving various art forms and engaging people physically and mentally. Carols for Easter Easter is a perfect time for caroling! This article explains what Easter carols are and provides suggestions for using them in Easter services. Inspiration, Illustration, and Integration Need visual ideas for projection, weekly service bulletins, or banner? This article provides several web resources for visual artists. Beyond Anything We Could Ask or Imagine By Rev. Dr. Paul E. Detterman The array of worship services during the Holy Week is meant to be, as described by some Millennials, an "embodied practice of faith—a liturgy that shapes our stance toward heaven more than our intellect about heaven." Worship That Loves and Cares By Kathryn Roelofs Lent and Holy Week are busy times. It doesn't matter how many beautiful and well put together worship services you've crafted. What truly matters is how you've chosen to love and care for those whom God has entrusted in your worshiping congregation. Pulling Out All the Stops By Barbara J. Newman Easter services with sound and light excite our God-created sensory systems. While some worshipers welcome them, they could make others feel uncomfortable. Barb Newman shares some ideas on "sensory friendly" worship environments. Subscribe to the Print and/or E-Version Journal Today! Reformed Worship is an award winning quarterly worship journal. Renew or manage your Reformed Worship subscription here. Call (800.333.8300) or email us at info@reformedworship.org if you have any questions regarding your Reformed Worship subscription. Copyright © 2020 Worship Ministries, Christian Reformed Church in North America. All rights reserved. You are receiving Reformed Worship updates because you are a current or past subscriber to our print magazine, signed up on the website, or talked with a customer service representative, asking to be subscribed to the mailing list. Our mailing address is: CRC Worship Ministries 1700 28th Street SE Grand Rapids, MI 49508-1407 Add us to your address book Update E-Newsletter Subscription Preferences | Unsubscribe