Upcoming Themes
Does one of these things capture your interest? Do you find yourself considering worship materials you have that would connect with these themes? If so, this is your invitation. Please send your thoughts, worship materials, or anything that seems to connect with these themes. Thank you!
What Is Your Favourite Liturgical Word?
Gathering Pentecost 2 2024. Submit contributions through GatheringWorship.ca by January 15, 2024.
Gathering Editor Susan Lukey says, “Mine is asperges, not to be confused with asparagus.” Let us know your favourite word or phrase from liturgy or scripture, one that people might not readily be able to define. Give us a definition, a story, and why you love to and need to use the word or phrase.
The United Church at 100 years
Gathering Advent/Christmas/Epiphany 2024–25. Submit contributions through GatheringWorship.ca by March 1, 2024.
How has worship changed in The United Church of Canada over the past 100 years and why? What traditions are unique to the United Church and not universal? What is relatively new, even though we think it is a long-practised “tradition”? Where have we blown it in worship practice and where have we grown? What defines United Church worship? When you attend a different United Church, the liturgical practices may not be exactly the same as in your home church, but you still know you are in a United Church. What makes this so? If you are part of another denomination, perhaps in another country, how do you perceive the United Church and its worship? Send in your contributions to join in this year of reflecting on The United Church of Canada at 100 years.
The United Church at 100 Years (continued)
Gathering Lent/Easter 2025. Submit contributions through GatheringWorship.ca by May 31, 2024.
We will continue our exploration of our 10 decades of worshipping together. Each decade has brought new insights, new concerns, and new perspectives. How has worship shaped and changed The United Church of Canada over the past 100 years? We’ll mark 100 years of worshipping as a denomination. Send in your contributions to join in this year of reflecting on The United Church of Canada at 100 years.
The Purpose of Worship Teams and Committees
Gathering Pentecost 1 2025. Submit contributions through GatheringWorship.ca by September 1, 2024.
Who is responsible for worship in your congregation? Is it a shared endeavour or a solo venture? It all depends upon the context. Who reviews or evaluates worship? What are the best practices for reviewing the worship service? How do power, privilege, and vulnerability play into the review of worship? Share your experiences (good and difficult) as well as your best practices for the role of worship teams and committees in your community of faith.
Does God Need Our Worship in the Year 2025?
Gathering Pentecost 2 2025. Submit contributions through GatheringWorship.ca by November 30, 2024.
Why do we worship? Does it make a difference to God if we worship and if The United Church of Canada worships? Does it make a difference to us and to the world if we worship? What is being born through our worship? What is the Spirit doing through our gatherings of prayer and praise? How are we being born again as a denomination through the act of worshipping God? Share your reflections on what worship means to your life and to your congregation.
Please share your experiences and worship materials. Your contributions create the richness of the Gathering worship resource. Submit through GatheringWorship.ca or by emailing to @email.
