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Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Index to Collects and Post Communions: Redub / Children's Reboot

This is the index of my Green Prayers which I introduce here. The prayers are either my redubs or my reboots of Church of England prayers that are called "Collects" or "Post Communions".

Below is a week by week list of all of my Collects and Post Communions published for each Sunday of the Church year and principal feast days. The prayers for August to November are still being written.

This alternative prayers project was begun at the start of December 2012 and is continuing.

Up and coming prayers (2nd Dec 2018 – 2 Feb 2019)
Advent
First Sunday of Advent (2–8 Dec '18)
Second Sunday of Advent (9–15 Dec '18)
Third Sunday of Advent (16–22 Dec '18)
Fourth Sunday of Advent (23 Dec '18)

Christmas
Christmas Eve (24 Dec '18)
Christmas Night (24 Dec '18)
Christmas Day (25 Dec '18)
First Sunday of Christmas (30 Dec '18)

Epiphany
The Epiphany, 6 January (06 Jan '19)
Baptism of Christ (1st Sunday of Epiphany) (06–12 Jan '19)
Second Sunday of Epiphany (13–19 Jan '19)
Third Sunday of Epiphany (20–26 Jan '19)
Fourth Sunday of Epiphany (27 Jan–02 Feb '19)
Candlemas: Presentation of Christ in the Temple (02 Feb '19)

Introduction: Redubbing and Rebooting Collects for a Year

Welcome to my redubbed and rebooted Collects and Post Communion prayers.

I am redubbing existing Collects and Post Communions.

I am rebooting by starting again for children.

I always start with Common Worship.

I build an index as I go along.

There are many existing prayers in the category "Collects and Post Communions" that are inaccessible or unintelligible to some or many for a variety of reasons (note my January 2017 letter to the Church Times on that topic).

I've been writing 5 prayers for each Sunday. I'm going to also write 4 or 5 prayers for Principal Feasts and Holy Days. I've done two-thirds of the Church year, with prayers left to be written for August to November. The project began in December 2012 and after I have written five prayers for all Sundays and Principal Feasts—that's about 70 sets of five prayers that run across the year—I also hope to write 2 prayers for some Lesser Festivals too.

I have a pre-occupation with liberation theologies. I'm particularly concerned about environment, women and children. I wrote a PhD on ecotheology and Common Worship: here.

If you want to use the prayers,
an acknowledgement of myself as author
and, if there's space, the url to my blog
would be much appreciated.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

First Sunday of Christmas Collection (Redubbed / Rebooted)

Here are my five Collects and Post Communions for the First Sunday of Christmas:

Collect (Redub);
Additional Collect (Redub);
Post Communion (Redub);

Collect (Children's Reboot);
Post Communion (Children's Reboot).

The project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013.

Here's an Index of Prayers.

Here's the information on how a prayer is redubbed.

Here's the information on how a prayer is a rebooted.

If you want to use the prayers, an acknowledgement of myself as author and, if there's space, the url to my blog would be much appreciated.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Christmas Day Collection (Redub / Reboot)

Here are my five Collects and Post Communions for Christmas Eve:

Collect (Redub);
Additional Collect (Redub);
Post Communion (Redub);

Collect (Children's Reboot);
Post Communion (Children's Reboot).

The project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013.

Here's an Index of Prayers.

Here's the information on how a prayer is redubbed.

Here's the information on how a prayer is a rebooted.

If you want to use the prayers, an acknowledgement of myself as author and, if there's space, the url to my blog would be much appreciated.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Fourth Sunday of Advent Collection (Redub / Reboot)

Here are my five Collects and Post Communions for the Fourth Sunday of Advent:

Collect (Redub);
Additional Collect (Redub);
Post Communion (Redub);

Collect (Children's Reboot);
Post Communion (Children's Reboot).

The project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013.

Here's an Index of Prayers.

Here's the information on how a prayer is redubbed.

Here's the information on how a prayer is a rebooted.

If you want to use the prayers, an acknowledgement of myself as author and, if there's space, the url to my blog would be much appreciated.

Monday, December 10, 2012

Post Communion, Third Sunday of Advent (Children's Reboot)

God you love the world.

Bread and wine remind us of your love.

Help us find your love all around us.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 2.08 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading.

Here's the information on how this prayer is a reboot.

3rd Sunday of Advent Collection of 5 prayers is here.

You can also look at the full Index of Prayers.

The project began Advent 2012.

If you want to use the prayers, an acknowledgement of myself as author and, if there's space, the url to my blog would be much appreciated.

Additional Collect, Third Sunday of Advent (Redub)

God it is you we watch for, you we wait for.

You sent John the Baptist

to prepare the way for Jesus, the Christ.

Like John, give us courage to hunger for justice.

May we desire your freedom.

Help us to bring the liberty of heaven to earth.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 4.08 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 8.8 years.

Here's the information on how this prayer is a redub.

3rd Sunday of Advent Collection of 5 prayers is here.

You can also look at the full Index of Prayers.

The project began Advent 2012.

If you want to use the prayers, an acknowledgement of myself as author and, if there's space, the url to my blog would be much appreciated.

Sunday, December 02, 2012

Collect, Second Sunday of Advent (Redub)

God of love you are strong,

even when we are weak.

We are travelling towards you,

but you are rushing towards us,

and racing to rescue the earth.

Even when your freedom

seems a long way off, remind us that

your love is stronger than anything.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 4.7 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 32.49 years.

Here's the information on how this prayer is a redub.

2nd Sunday of Advent Collection of 5 prayers is here.

You can also look at the full Index of Prayers.

The project began Advent 2012.

If you want to use the prayers, an acknowledgement of myself as author and, if there's space, the url to my blog would be much appreciated.

Friday, November 30, 2012

Carol Service Collects: Hope of Christ coming to us (Redub)

God of all things,

we sense your sunrise coming after the dark of night.

Help us get ready for your love,

that meets us here and take us to the new Creation,

in Jesus Christ, who loves and leads us.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 5.47 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 16.84 years.

This is a redub of the Additional Collect for 'The First Sunday of Christmas'.
It may be suitable for use after the relevant reading/s at a Carol Service.

Carol Service Collection

Index of Prayers

Monday, November 26, 2012

Post Communion, First Sunday of Advent (Redub)

O God, our God, help us be patient

as we hunger for your freedom.

Keep us hoping for the joy we cannot see or feel

as we wait for this Christmas

and long for the arrival of your new creation.

While it is still night, sustain our wait for liberty,

so that, as soon as the love of Jesus dawns on us,

we will be ready to receive you.
Help us be ready too, to bring your love to the world,

both now and forever. Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 8.28 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 21.57 years.

The information on how this prayer is a redub is here:
Collects and Post Communion (Redub)

First Sunday of Advent Collection

Index of Prayers