| Bringing you relevant inspiration, right for this moment. |  | | october 2023 | For readers in Canada and the USA, October and November including particular days for thanksgiving. In addition, though many of us do not commemorate it, the Christian calendar marks November 1 as All Saints Day, when the Saints who have gone before us are recognized. In this issue of the enews we wanted to bring those two things together by giving thanks for the gifts of wisdom from individuals who are no longer with us on earth. These individuals continue to teach us through their writing for which we are so grateful. | | |  | | The Lord’s Supper as Soul-Care
by Howard Vanderwell “I plead for a new look at the sacrament and a recognition of it as part of the pastoral care ministry of the church. Here too the worship ministry and the pastoral care ministry of the church overlap. The Table is for soul-care!” | | |  | | | by Robert Webber “It is significant, I think, to note that both the liturgical and contemporary movements, out of opposite histories, recognized the need to prioritize worship as the first thing—or at least, one of the firsts among several equals—that the church must be about. Worship is a first, because it is a source from which the mission of the church in the world proceeds.” | | | |  | | | by Barbara Newman “What would it look like if churches considered universal design as we planned our worship times together? Can we plan expecting persons of varied abilities and disabilities to be part of the conversation with God?…How might those changes make room for more people to join the worshiping community?” | | | |  | | | | | Discover resources and planning tools that inform and inspire. Subscribe today to access premium content on the Reformed Worship website or in our digital library. This content includes ideas for how to include children in Advent and Christmas worship services, Advent candle lighting readings, Advent worship series and so much more! | | | | | worship planning resources | | | | | by Bert Polman by Donald VanBeek Year A and Year B | | | | | | | | | | We fear saying the wrong thing, being judged, or labeled. We wonder if we shouldn’t know more, have some sort of expertise before praying. But as those given the priestly task of leading our people in prayer it is so important that we courageously step into the space of the both/and. | | | | | | | | | | | | The Liberty of the Law (Exodus 20: 1-4, 7-9, 12-20), The Fun at the Feast (Exodus 32:1-14), and The Courage of Conversation (Exodus 33:12-23) are the themes explored in this blog which includes liturgical elements and sermon notes prepared by Kate Kroondyk. They are the last three stops on our journey through Exodus and correspond with the Revised Common Lectionary. | | | | | | | | | | | | If you haven’t recently taken the time to inspect the elements and tools that you use for communion, consider this an invitation to go back to these mundane items which take up significant meaning when we use them in communion. What meanings are you communicating in your choices? | | | | | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship | | | | | Sign up here to receive the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship’s month Web Highlighter and updates regarding various events and programs. |  | | | | Subscribe to our award-winning quarterly worship journal and be able to read articles with this symbol: 
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