Together for a Season

Together for aSeason is a practical travelling companion for the journey through the Church'syear. Aimed at all those planning and leading worship and those working withchildren and adults in groups, it offers a rich array of creative materialdesigned to bring to life the seasonal liturgy of Lent, Holy Week and Easter,including Pentecost.

Drawing on the material offered in Common Worship: Times and Seasons, this bookincludes:

• An introductionto each of the seasons of Lent, Holy Week and Easter;
• Fully worked-outall-age services for all the key dates, including the start of Lent, PalmSunday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Ascension and Pentecost;
• Creativesuggestions for incorporating multi-sensory elements into seasonal worship toencourage active participation and involvement from the whole church;
• A wealth ofadditional practical resources for use with groups of children and adults, athome and in outreach activities. 

There are threepathways through the material: the Lenten tree, Head, hands and heart andStations of the cross. The book includes information on the origins of thesesymbols and suggestions as to how they might become a unifying thread in theworship of the whole congregation as they journey through Lent, Holy Week andEaster.

Woven throughoutare suggestions for how to lift the liturgical texts off the page to produceengaging, multi-sensory worship that encourages the participation of the wholepeople of God.

The material is supported by a free CD-ROM, which includes illustrations andtemplates, the texts of services, and full-colour photographs to inspire yourown worship.

'This book goes much further than a "how-to" guide. By providing a liturgical theology for all-age worship, it does the Church a great and much-needed service. Churches and worship planners up and down the land, when inspired by the informed creativity of this resource, will be better equipped to construct multi-dimensional, meaningful and engaging times of all-age worship.' - Tim Lomax, worship leader, author of "Liquid worship" and member of the Church of England's Liturgical Commission 'With service outlines, clear and accessible liturgy, talks and craft ideas, this is simply a really great resource.' - Nick Harding, Children's Mission Support Officer for the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham

Gill Ambrose is the editor of ROOTS Worship and a member of the Church of England's Liturgical Commission. She is the former Children's Adviser for the Diocese of Ely. Peter Craig-Wild is a parish priest in West Yorkshire and a member of the Church of England's Liturgical Commission. Diane Craven is Children's Adviser for the Diocese of Southwark. She is also a Reader and working towards a PhD in theology. Peter Moger is National Worship Development Officer for the Church of England. He was previously in parish and cathedral ministry in the Diocese of Ely.

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