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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.

Thursday, December 06, 2012

Collect 6 December: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (Children's Reboot)

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God, you give us good things.

Thank you for Nicholas.

He gave many gifts.

Nicholas shared your love too.

Help us enjoy all good gifts around us.

Amen.

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

6 December Collection of 3 prayers.

The project began Advent 2012.

Here's an Index of Prayers.

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.

Saturday, December 01, 2012

6 December: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (Redubbed)

Collect for 6 December: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (Redub)
Collect for 6 December: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (Children's Reboot)

Post Communion for 6 December: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (Redub)

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.

Post Communion for 6 December: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (Redub)

God, shepherd of your people,

your servant Nicholas helped share your love.

He looked after and encouraged many people.

As we have broken bread and received your blessing,

warm us with your love and encourage us.

Help us learn to follow you and share your love.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 6.31 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 29.19 years.

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

6 December Collection

Index of Prayers (writing project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013).

Collect for 6 December: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (Redub)

God of love,

you love each of us for what we are

and what we are becoming.

You chose your servant Nicholas

to be a bishop in the Church, 

to help him share your love with others.

Thank you that you care about what we need.

Help us to learn what other people need,

and help us to share your love with them.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 5.82 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 33.5 years.

The information on how this prayer is a redub is here:

Collects and Post Communion (Redub)

6 December Collection

Index of Prayers (writing project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013).

Friday, November 30, 2012

Carol Service Collects: alternative All Age prayers (Redubbed / Rebooted)

Here are some of my alternative prayers that could work as Carol Service 'Collects' (prayers that gather together or sum things up) and may fit straight after a bible reading in the 'lessons and carols' format. All of them have been written, keeping children in mind, with 'Waiting for Christmas' and 'Jesus Light of the World' being the simplest.

Patience in the Waiting (Redub): Longing for freedom and liberty
(Isaiah 9.2, 6, 7; Isaiah 40.3-11; Romans 8.18-25)

Waiting for Christmas: (Children's Reboot):
(Isaiah 40.3-11; Mark 1.1-13; Luke 2.1-7; Luke 3.1-6)

Annunciation: (Redub): Mary bearing Jesus / us becoming like Christ;
(Luke 1.26-38; Luke 1.46-55).

Why Christ Was Born (Redub)
(Luke 2.1-7; John 1.1-14; John 3.16-18)

Human and Divine: (Redub): Christ shares our human life and transforms us;
(John 1.1-14; Philippians 2.5-11).

Jesus Light of the World (Children's Reboot): Jesus is like the brightest sun
(Luke 2.8-20; John 1.1-14;)

God coming to us now (Redub): God's embrace, the world's liberation (John 1.1-14; 2 Thessalonians 1.1-12; Romans 8.18-25)

Hope of Christ coming to us (Redub): Jesus leads us to the new creation
(2 Thessalonians 1.1-12; Revelation 22.12-21)

Hope for a new creation: Clothing ourselves in Christ, letting go of all that diminishes;
(Isaiah 40.3-11; Mark 1.1-13; Luke 3.1-6; Romans 13.11-12, Colossians 3.12-17).

The project began Advent 2012.

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.