When many of us take a step outside, it’s impossible to miss the signs of springtime. In some places the trees are flowering, the air feels warm and fresh, and signs of life are emerging from the cold, once-frozen ground. Just as some of our physical surroundings are bringing forth new life, we hope that all of us see the beginning signs of new life budding within your churches as well. As we look towards the hope of Easter, how might we extend that Easter joy to others? How might we celebrate new life, new hope in Jesus Christ, and from that allow a new or renewed vision for worship to emerge? In this enewsletter you will find several worship resources for Eastertide whose goal is to extend the celebration of Easter for the “great 50 days” leading up to Pentecost. May this season be one filled with new life and new hope. | | |  | | | Ideas for a Series from Easter to Ascension This series follows Lectionary Year C texts. It includes 7 services with Scripture, sermon notes and worship resources that can be adjusted to fit your context. The series focuses around the concept of being “new” and might be a particularly nice series as many churches are dropping Covid restictions and returning to normal. | | | | | |  | | | Seven service plans from Easter to Ascension Here is a full series for Eastertide that extends the Easter celebration beyond a week or two and all the way to Pentecost. After 6 weeks of solemn Lent, consider extending your Easter joy this year with the wonderful worship resources in this series. | | | | |  | | | A Series on Creation This 8 week series on creation could be adapted for use between Easter and Pentecost, giving your church an opportunity to celebrate the newness of life and the newness of God’s creation. There are multiple options for Scripture passages as well as ideas for intergenerational responses.  | | | | |  | | | | | | The icon denotes premium content for Reformed Worship subscribers only. Discover content that inspires preachers and worship planners alike. Access Biblically-based resources for a multitude of worship topics. To access premium content on the Reformed Worship website and our digital library, please subscribe today. | | | | | Worship planning Resources | | | | | Reformed Worship has rich resources for preachers and worship planners whose worship services follow the Lectionary. Check out this chart for Year C resources for the rest of the liturgical year. | | | Don’t forget the most current issue of Reformed Worship (Issue 143, March 2022) filled with resources and ideas for Ascension and Pentecost. Read more » | | | This is a Lessons and Hymns service for use the Sunday after Easter or in early Eastertide. There are 7 Scripture lessons with a lot of flexibility for all those beautiful Easter hymns that you haven’t had a chance to sing yet. It’s a full service which would not need to include a sermon. Read more » | | | Looking for some good ways to practice spiritual disciplines during Eastertide? This article gives some interesting ideas for ways to keep good habits and rhythms through the Easter season and beyond. Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | | As you pack up all your Ash Wednesday and Lent supplies in the closet to keep until next year, read this blog which makes a case for continuing with anointing not just on Ash Wednesday, but all year long. | | | | | | | | | | | | “Taking a break really matters. It matters for worship directors so you can go worship in other churches where you are not in charge, you didn’t plan the liturgy, and you do not even have to show up on time.” | | | | | | | | | | | | “In our own churches, we are likely to be the best trained musician or the most experienced worship planner. We need to put ourselves in positions where we are the least experienced person in the room. Yes, this is terrifying, but a frightening challenge is the surest way to grow.” | | | | | | | | Subscribe to our award-winning quarterly worship journal and be able to read articles with this symbol:
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