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2022 Bestsellers
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Worship For Lent To Easter
There is a city with a river of life, a radiant place, a place where God resides, a city of peace, where all can live in harmony, where all, from all directions, can come and live in peace.'Annie Heppenstall - a professed Franciscan tertiary drawn to expressions of Earth Spirituality and of the Feminine Divine, and the bestselling author of The Book of Uncommon Prayer - provides in Worship for Lent and Easter a truly rich and remarkable weekly liturgy, the underlying theme throughout being that of place and inclusivity.Beginning with Ash Wednesday's location in the wilderness of Christ's temptation, then moving through the desert and onto village, city, family home, temple, execution site, and finally garden, Annie's biblically rich, comprehensive and creative new liturgy includes Celtic Christian options throughout, reflective and informative introductions for worship leaders, and provision for children.Written with a deep respect of tradition, yet also with a vivid awareness of contemporary concerns, Worship for Lent and Easter will engage all who yearn for fresh inspiration, energy and insight into this most holy of Christian seasons.Contents Section 1: Lent and Easter 'traditional' liturgical prayersAn Easter thanksgiving to God, Source of all lightLent invitations to confession and 'mercy' confessionsEaster invitations to reconciliationPsalm-inspired prayersCollect-form prayers related to themed Sunday servicesGospel acclamationsIntercessionsIntroduction to The PeacePrayers at the preparation of the tablePrefacesExtended preface to Eucharistic prayerA simple ritual of bread and winePrayers after communionSection 2: Themed services from Ash Wednesday to Palm SundayAsh Wednesday: into the wildernessThe Exodus (all-age): walking with God through the wildernessHagar: water in the desertElijah: ups and downs, desolation and consolation'Teshuva' and Mothering Sunday (all-age): exile and homecoming, flowering in the wildernessJohn the Baptist and the Desert Fathers and Mothers:choosing to live in the desertPalm Sunday (all-age): into the citySection 3: Holy Week and EasterMonday: safe space in BethanyTuesdaythe temple and safety of the crowd(child-friendly/all-age option)Wednesday: a perfumed homeMaundy Thursday: the upper room and GethsemaneGood Friday vigil: GolgothaSaturday vigilEaster morning: the GardenSection 4: Mary, Celtic saints and the natural cycle in LentThe Annunciation to Mary and the spring equinoxCeltic saints
£18.99
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Pictures Of The Early Church
Welcome to the New TestamentThis book is an invitation to read the 27 documents that make up the library we call 'the New Testament'. They come in different shapes and sizes; there are the five (yes, five) narratives that we call 'gospels'. And there are other documents that we call 'letters', though not many of them are the kind of thing you might receive in today's post.All of them have something to do with, indeed each of them sheds a different light on, the remarkable person whom we call Jesus of Nazareth, who was put to death because the political authorities could not cope with him, and whom God raised from that appalling death.This book will tell you how the New Testament works, and how it could change your life.Contents 1. Starting with Paul (because he came first): the letter to the Galatians2. Paul's earliest letter and his shortest: 1 Thessalonians and Philemon3. Romans: an attempt to be diplomatic4. 1 Corinthians: dealing with a divided church5. 2 Corinthians and Philippians: rather different challenges6. The disputed Pauline letters7. The pastoral letters8. Mark: the inventor of the Gospel form9. The Marcan sandwich10. Mark's Passion story11. Questions and counter-questions in Mark12. Matthew: something of a schoolmaster?13. Matthew's beginning and ending 9114. Matthew and the Church15. Is Matthew's Gospel anti-Jewish?16. Luke: the supreme artist17. The Lucan journey18. Luke: The Gospel of the Holy Spirit, of prayer and of joy19. Luke and Judaism20. John's Gospel: the prologue, and 'trying on hats'21. John's Gospel: who is Jesus?22. John's Gospel: the Passion Narrative23. The Resurrection in John's Gospel24. The first, second and third letters of John25. Hebrews: a great theologian talks about Jesus26. The first and second letters of Peter27. The letter of James: sharp social satire?28. Acts of the Apostles: the Gospel of the Holy Spirit29. Acts part 2: the word spreads to the Gentiles30. Acts part 3: 'To the ends of the earth'31. The Book of Revelation: introduction32. Revelation part 233. Who needs the Old Testament?34. What about inspiration, then?35. Did the Resurrection really happen?
£26.99
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Reflective Services For Lent
How can you do justice to an approaching church season, such as Lent, when the cupboard seems bare and work pressures are high?As a parish priest, free church minister and principal liturgist for the Community of Aidan and Hilda, Ray Simpson understands this dilemma well. His reflective services provide a rich and relevant resource, with practical tools. There are complete services from Ash Wednesday to Easter which include meditations, Scripture readings, suggestions for hymns and music to listen to, dialogues and creative activities.This book will be a breath of fresh air to many a worship leader and will hopefully bring a whiff of heaven.
£10.99 - £11.99
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Prayers For Your Baby's Baptism
This beautifully printed hardback book features heart warming prayers and charming full colour illustrations- ideal as a token gift for a Baptism.
£7.99
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Light Shines
Nick Fawcett's reflective writings have for many years offered a valued resource for worship and personal devotion, providing a powerful and imaginative way of communicating the gospel message across the Christian seasons.In this comprehensive compilation, drawn from several of his most successful publications, Nick provides a hundred carefully revised meditations on Lenten themes, each linked to a reading of Scripture and rounded off by a short prayer.Here, then, is a perfect tool for offering fresh insights into this special season of prayer, contemplation, confession and recommitment.Contents The themes covered are:Testing and temptationGrace and mercyCostly commitmentExamining ourselvesFaith and worksTime and space for GodNew beginningsJesus transfiguredMothering Sunday
£22.99
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All-Sorts Prayer 2
All-Sorts Prayer 2 offers an imaginative and often surprising collection of prayer ideas. Who would have thought that feathers, mirrors, ping pong balls, sand and After Eight mints could be used in prayer? All these and more are arranged in different sections to help worship leaders vary the prayers they offer. Here are prayers which use music, gesture, action, the senses, creative responses, mark-making, silence or tangible objects. By popular demand, the biggest section ('Prayers where we are') contains interactive prayers for those people who physically can't get up easily during a service -and for those congregations who simply won't! All-Sorts Prayer 2 also offers a fresh collection of seasonal prayers for the Church's special occasions. Have you ever found yourself thinking, 'Help! I've got to produce informal intercessions for this week's Harvest Festival'? If so, then this is definitely the book you need.
£22.99
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Death Funerals And Heaven
Adults often think that death is a grown-up subject from which young people should be protected, but this can make the youngest members of the family feel very lost and alone in their grief. This book will help young people to seek guidance about death, funerals, life after death and heaven. It will also help adults to include young members of their family in preparing the funeral and talking about how loss affects everyone. There are drawing and writing exercises throughout to enable young people to express what they are thinking and feeling as they cope with the death of a loved one.
£9.99 - £17.99
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Not That Man! - Restoring St Paul's Reputation
If you think you don't like St Paul then this book is for you. It covers controversial topics such as Paul's attitudes to women, slavery and sex; it also asks 'What changed Paul?', 'Did Paul think that Jesus was God?', and many other questions. Key passages have been included to illustrate that you must keep revisiting Paul if you are to go deeper into the mystery of this extraordinary character. The translations are always Nicholas King's own and will help you to get to know Paul better - which is what this book is all about.
£18.99
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Trouble With Church?
What does it mean to be a churchgoing Christian in modern Britain? Lucy Berry, formerly poet-in-residence of the Jeremy Vine Show, has wrestled with the essential meaning of the Christian life and Church for many years and expresses her anguish in poetry which is vivid, passionate and sometimes angry. Trouble with Church? invites churchgoers to face difficult issues and make genuine Christian responses. Its unusual yet imaginative form and approach make it excellent material for study groups and many poems are suitable for church worship.
£14.99
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Meditations In The Desert
A group study course exploring the story of Moses by Patrick Coghlan.These six group study courses are each focused on the spiritual messages of a biblical story and group discussion, background research and prayer. The material is imaginative, often humorous, but also challenging, encouraging each group member to seek prayerfully what God is saying to them through Scripture - and then to apply it.
£8.99
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The Little Book Of Bird Prayers
If pictures tell a story they can equally inspire prayer, as Nick Fawcett shows in this delightful collection of gift books. They will not only warm your heart but nurture your spirit.
£7.99
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Complete Primary Prayers
The prayers can be used in assembly or class and are written to enable children to build relationships with God by talking to him about things that concern them, such as creation and the world, themselves, other people, school life and situations they face. Complete Primary Prayers also helps raise pupils' awareness of the Bible through prayers based on selected Psalms and other parts of Scripture. There's also a special section with ideas to inspire children to pray their own prayers as groups and as individuals.
£9.99
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Contemporary Reflections For Prayer & Worship - Year B
An outstanding book of reflections from Sheila Walker who has an easy, contemporary style full of memorable images pushing for attention. Preachers will find this book a constant source of ideas, images and insights to enliven their preaching.
£18.99
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The Year In Colour: Assemblies
Key Stage 1 - 2Primary Assemblies for Christian Festivals and Seasons.The aim of this book is to make it as easy as possible to present creative and satisfying assemblies for primary-age children. The book follows the pattern of the festivals and seasons of the Christian Year, while being divided into autumn, spring and summer for easy reference to the school terms. At the heart of each assembly is a story that can be used individually or with others to build up a theme throughout a season.Suitable for Key Stage 1-2Contents AUTUMNThe beginning of the year - a story from JeremiahThe colours of the Christian yearHarvestMichaelmasSaint FrancisThe healing of BartimaeusAll Saints' DaySaint AndrewThe Festival of Christ the KingFirst assembly for AdventSaint NicholasSecond assembly for AdventSaint LucyThird assembly for AdventChristmasSPRINGEpiphanySecond assembly for EpiphanyThe healing of the man with leprosyZacchaeusCandlemasSaint CuthbertFirst assembly for LentSecond assembly for LentSaint DavidSaint PatrickThird assembly for LentPalm SundayGood Friday and Easter SundaySUMMERSaint GeorgeSecond assembly for EasterAscension DayThe Day of PentecostTrinity SundayThe parable of the Pharisee and the PublicanThe healing of the paralyticThe parable of the Pearl of Great PriceThe parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost CoinSaint ColumbaSaint AidanAn assembly for the end of the school year - Saint Mary Magdalene
£17.99
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My Bible Colouring Book 2
The imaginative drawings in My Bible Colouring Books will capture children's attention and make learning Bible stories fun and creative. There are 44 stories from the Old and New Testaments in each, with photocopiable colouring sheets for group or individual use.ContentsThe Creation - Genesis 1-2:3Noah's Ark - Genesis 6:11-9:17Jacob and Esau - Genesis 25:19-28Baby Moses - Exodus 2:1-10God makes the rules - Exodus 19:1-25; 31:18Samson and Delilah - Judges 16:1-31The furnace - Daniel 3:13-30The catch of fish - Luke 5:4-11The lost son - Luke 15:11-32Let the children come - Mark 10:13-16Water into wine - John 2:1-11
£5.99
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The Psalms
A fabulous collection of new hymns - each of the 150 psalms inspiring an accessible, modern text to be sung to a well-known hymn tune. Martin Leckebusch has produced texts of beauty and depth for today's Church.
£15.99 - £17.99
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Passing The Test
Passing The Test is a lent course based on the Church's ancient tradition of prayer and reading scripture called 'Lectio Divina' or 'Holy Reading'. It is a course which helps us to reach our full potential and move towards being the people God calls us to be. The CD (sold separately) contains David's spoken words from the book together with gentle music.
£9.99
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Unsung Gifts - The Spirit At Work In The New Testament
A series of eight stimulating and challenging Bible studies for groups. Each study has six sessions/themes with an easy-to-follow structure including:Contents The six weekly themes are: • prayers • an introduction to the theme • an ice-breaking activity • Bible readings • comment on the theme • discussion questions • meditation • suggestions for actionUnsung GiftsFocusing on six individuals whose life and witness made a significant contribution to the early Church. The gifts they exhibited were not those we would automatically describe as spiritual, nor were they necessarily the only gifts they had, but they each played a part in furthering the cause of Christ. The six weekly themes are:• Ananias: ready to say 'yes' • Barnabas: ready to encourage • James: ready to listen • Epaphras: ready to pray • Epaphroditus: ready to drop • Luke: ready to be thereDiscipleshipAn exploration of how we all are pilgrims, for every one of us is called to follow the way of Christ. Becoming a Christian is not an end in itself but the start of a lifetime's pilgrimage, and the path of discipleship calls for perseverance, trust and courage. The six weekly themes are:• Called to a journey • A personal journey • Equipped for the journey • A journey of discovery • Completing the journey • The God who journeys with usLiving with QuestionsA study containing wisdom, insight and sound guidance for anyone wrestling with questions of faith and doubt. It recognises that honest questioning can be a sign of strength rather than weakness, and a significant step in an unfolding journey of discipleship. The six weekly themes are:• Learning through questions • Disturbing questions • The faith in question • Ultimate questions • Living with questions • Beyond questionPaulExploring the major aspects of Paul's life, teaching and mission, and making the great Apostle accessible and meaningful to the lives and faith journeys of modern Christians. The six weekly themes are:• Admitting we're wrong • By the grace of God • Pressing on • The one thing needed • True contentment • So much more to saySomething To ShareLooking at the importance of sharing our faith with others in an indifferent and even hostile world; how to do it - and how not to do it. The six themes are:• No one told me • Keep it simple • Practising what we preach • Speaking their language • Words from the heart • Don't push itPrayerExploring the subject of prayer, raising the kinds of questions many people ask, and offering helpful answers. The six weekly themes are:• The ingredients of prayer • Honest prayer • Asking in prayer • Unanswered prayer • Persistence in prayer • Rediscovering prayerLoveLooking at love as the key which unlocks the door of faith. It begins by exploring a statement of faith at its simplest - God is love - and then moves on to our response in terms of loving God and loving others. The six weekly themes are:• God is love • Love God • Love one another • Love your enemies • Love your neighbour • Love yourselfWomen of FaithFocusing on six women - from the Old and New Testaments. Each of them tells a remarkable story and offers a distinctive example of faith. The six weekly themes are:• Ruth: voice of the outsider • Esther: voice for the persecuted • Mary, sister of Martha: voice of the heart • The woman who touched Jesus' cloak: voice for the sick • The woman of Samaria: voice of the despised • Lydia: voice of commitment
£9.99
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All-Age Talks For Special Sundays
Photocopy: PermittedAll-age Talks for Special Sundays contains eighteen fully worked-out all-age talks for Mothering Sunday, Christian Aid Week, Father's Day, Church Anniversary, Harvest, One World Week, All Saints' Day and Remembrance Day. Each talk is set out according to a basic framework: a suggested Bible passage to be read prior to the talk, a statement of the aim of the talk, details of preparation needed beforehand, and the talk itself.The talks are:Mothering Sunday • Mothers • Scent with loveChristian Aid Week • Fair sharesFather's Day • Our Father • A special dayChurch Anniversary • Past, present and future • Representing Christ • Back to the future • The unchanging GodHarvest • Gifts to every nation • Sowing in tears, reaping in joy • Any order?One World Week • Belonging • Handle with careAll Saints' Day • All Saints? • All the same in God's eyesRemembrance day • Worth remembering • Lest we forgetEverything is provided to make your presentation both enjoyable and memorable. A godsend for the busy preacher! All-age Talks for Special Sundays is drawn from Nick Fawcett's Getting It Across.
£10.99
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Come Holy Spirit (Paperback)
A beautiful new edition of our perennial favourite Confirmation gift, illustrated in full colour throughout.There are scriptures, prayers and poems to celebrate Confirmation, a lasting memento of the day and an ideal gift from the parish.
£7.99
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Time Together
'Relationships deepen through meaningful communication, and our relationship with the living God who created us will only develop and grow if we are in frequent communication with him.' Thus Susan Sayers offers her prayers with the hope that they will become the starting point which enables you to carry on praying in your own words, pouring out to God who both loves and listens whatever is on your mind or in your heart. There are acts of praise and wonder, thanksgiving and love, springing from ordinary, everyday work and relationships, and the real world we all inhabit. There are expressions of grief and pain, confusion and disappointment, which are just as important to bring to God as the good times and the moments of spiritual uplift. And there are frameworks for intercession which you can use daily as you pray for your church, your community, and the needs of the world. Specifications Format: Paperback - Perfect Bound Size: 125 x 200 mm Publication date: 1998 Page count: 192 pages ISBN: 9781840031577 Contents Part 1: Personal Devotional Prayers of Invocation and Approach Prayers for Grace Prayers of Joy, Praise and Thanksgiving Prayers of Trust and Hope Prayers of Repentance and Forgiveness Prayers of Faith and Commitment Prayers in Time of Trouble Part 2: World, Church and People God Our Creator and Redeemer God with Us New Life in Christ Faith, Trust, Hope Worship, Discipleship, Mission
£15.99
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Favourite Sacred Solos
Here is a new collection of many of the best-loved sacred solos. The voice part is intended primarily for sopranos or tenors, but many of the settings lie in the middle range of these voices and can equally well be sung by altos or basses.The music has been arranged so that it may be played on the piano, organ or any keyboard.ContentsChrist be with me - Johann PachelbelCome, Holy Ghost Thomas - AttwoodCome, prepare the way - Jeremiah ClarkeComfort, O Lord, the soul of thy servant - William CrotchFrom all that dwell below the skies - Thomas Attwood WalmisleyFrom the rising of the sun - Frederick Arthur Gore OuseleyGladness, sadness, joy and sorrow - Edward MacDowellGlory to God in the highest - Franz SchubertGod be in my head - Henry Walford DaviesGod is a spirit - Henry SmartGod so loved the world - John StainerHide not thou thy face - Richard FarrantHoly, holy, holy - Franz SchubertIncline thine ear - Friedrich Heinrich HimmelJesu, joy of man's desiring - Johann Sebastian BachJesus, you died for me - Wolfgang Amadeus MozartLead me, Lord - Samuel Sebastian WesleyLord, I lift my hands to you - Ludwig Van BeethovenO for the wings of a dove - Felix MendelssohnO King, and Desire of all nations - John StainerO rest in the Lord - Felix MendelssohnO Saviour of the world - John GossO taste, and see - John GossProclaim the story - Marc-Antoine CharpentierSing aloud, the day is breaking - Ludwig van BeethovenThe heavens are telling - Franz Joseph HaydnThou knowest, Lord - Henry PurcellTurn thy face from my sins - Thomas Attwood
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Five Modern Anthems Set 2
As publishers and musicians ourselves, we understand the financial restraints faced by many choir directors. Even if you use just one of the pieces in the set you are paying only the usual price of a single choral piece. If you use two you're getting doContentsRejoice, the Lord is King - Malcolm ArcherPraise to God - Stanley VannGod of peace - Richard LloydJesus Christ, the apple tree - Colin MawbyWhen I survey - Malcolm Archer
£5.99 - £6.99
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50 More Warm-Up Rounds
Many choir rehearsals begin with a 'warm-up' to bring new life to voices that have often lain dormant all week.The 50 rounds such sessions, serving to settle the voices through controlling breathing, open throats, clear vowel sounds and expressive phrasing. And they are easily memorable.Please note made to order items are non-returnableContentsRequiemDing-a-dongDona nobis pacemAmenSanctusAdoramus teGaudeamusA new sixpence!LullabyGlory be to GodSanctusMiserere meiOsannaRejoice and singCredo in unum DeumSinging by numbers (1)Singing by numbers (2)Ding dong dingLaudate DominumKyrie EleisenAmenLaudateLacrimosaSanctusMagnificatA humming round (3-part)A humming round (8-part)A humming round (4-part)Dona nobis pacemWordlessSing lullabyDolorosaWordlessHallelujahTongue twister no. 1Tongue twister no. 2AlleluiaThe clockSteady now!have you got rhythm?Come, dance with meAmen
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