What's New, April 2026

Hope springs eternal…

At least in the kitchen, where my dad always has something growing that was never meant to survive a Canadian winter. Currently a Jamaican yam vine is climbing the wall of my kitchen, a resilient and persistent sign of hope springing in cold places!

As you witness to hope in a world that continues to feel uncertain and unprecedented, here are some resources to help (hopefully). 

There are many Easter Resources on the website, including these two complete Easter Vigil services:

• The Easter Vigil, beginning with a Time of Sombre Reflection and Grieving is another complete worship service that includes communion and renewal of baptism faith.
• The Easter Vigil: The First Service of Easter is a complete worship service that includes baptism and renewal of faith.

Have you tried the Lord’s Prayer for Ukulele Church? It is an accessible new setting of the Lord’s Prayer. Although it is designed for uke, you can feel free to play it on any instrument.

Here are some other resources you might want to bookmark:

• Emmaus Road and the Art of Breaking Bread: A Monologue by Cathy Gradante 
• Loved into Wholeness: A Communion Prayer by Gord Dunbar 
• As a Good Shepherd with Their Flock of Sheep by David Sparks 
• The Road: Dramatic Reading of John 14:1–14 by Jessica Knoyle 
• All You Need Is Love! A Reflection for Christian Family Sunday by Anna Constantin 

What are you doing for Earth Sunday? Search Earth Sunday on GatheringWorship.ca, and you will find hundreds of prayers and multiple sparks and service ideas to assist your planning. Here are some to get you started:

• Rain Comes After Drought by Cheryl Stenson; or in French: La pluie suit la sécheresse translated by Nicola De Narzo 
• You Can Be the Voice of Justice, words and music by Valerie Kingsbury and Christopher Bowman
• Responding Responsibly to the Gifts of the Earth: A Reader’s Theatre by Edna Miller
• The Un-Creation by Kim Inglis 
• Tikkun Olam – The Repair of the Earth by David Robertson and Susan Lukey 

Please consider submitting your own original worship content to Gathering. Just send them as is, and we will do the editing! Gathering works best when we share our resources and inspiration!

As always, thank you for all that you do to support the ministry of worship.

Sincerely,

Alydia