Worship Resources
Service orders, Lessons & Carols, pastoral prayers, and other liturgical materials — available for use, adaptation, and gathering.
December 19, 2025
Reflections for Lessons and Carols - Year A 2025
A Lessons and Carols liturgy for Advent 2025, offering reflections on the scriptural arc from Genesis through the Nativity. Each reflection invites the congregation into the story of Creation, covenant, and the gift of Emmanuel.
December 14, 2025
Lessons and Carols 2025 Year A
A Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols liturgy for 2025 (Year A) opening with creation in Genesis and proceeding through the traditional sequence of readings and carols. The service includes the Lord's Prayer, lighting of the Christ candle, 'Joy to the World,' and a welcome to all at the Lord's table.
December 14, 2024
Lessons and Carols - Christmas Eve - Year C
A full Christmas Eve 'Lessons and Carols' liturgy for Year C, structured around scripture readings from Genesis, Micah, and Luke interspersed with classic carols. The service moves from Creation and Covenant through the Nativity, welcoming all on life's journey in the UCC tradition.
March 25, 2024
Maundy Thursday Service and Tenebrae - Year B
A complete Maundy Thursday and Tenebrae service order for Year B, drawing on Exodus 12:14, Psalm 116, and Mark 14. The liturgy moves through call to worship, confession, gathering hymns, and the darkening of lights in the Tenebrae tradition.
December 23, 2023
Lessons and Carols (with Reflections) - Christmas - Year B
A Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols service for Year B, coinciding with the Fourth Sunday of Advent. The liturgy weaves Mary's Magnificat, opening prayer, and reflections into a full service order welcoming the Love of God amid trials and hope.
December 18, 2023
Lessons and Carols - Christmas - Year B
A full Lessons and Carols service for Christmas Year B, tracing the arc of salvation from Creation in Genesis through the Nativity. The liturgy weaves scripture readings, reflections, and classic Advent and Christmas hymns into a complete seasonal worship order.
April 5, 2023
Service of Tenebrae (Matthew Year A) - Maundy Thursday
A Tenebrae service for Maundy Thursday traces the final hours of Jesus through Matthew 26–27, from betrayal and denial to crucifixion and death. Each shadow is marked by responsive prayer and the gradual extinguishing of candles, culminating in the Paschal Candle.
December 21, 2022
Reflections for Lessons and Carols 2022 (Year A)
Reflections written for a Lessons and Carols service in Advent 2022, drawing on Genesis, covenant, and creation. Each reflection invites worshipers into the gifts of relationship with God and the call to stewardship of creation.
December 9, 2022
Lessons and Carols - Year A (Matthew)
A Christmas Eve 'Lessons and Carols' service order for Year A (Matthew cycle), dated December 24, 2022. The full liturgy moves from Creation in Genesis through the nativity, weaving Scripture readings with hymns and prayers.
December 23, 2021
Reflections for Lessons and Carols - Dec 2021
A Lessons and Carols service reflection from December 2021 moving through Genesis, covenant, and the nativity. Each section invites worshippers to receive creation, relationship, and the gift of Christ as expressions of God's enduring presence.
December 21, 2021
Lessons and Carols 2021 - Year C (Luke)
A Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols service order from St. John UCC in Melbourne, IA, for December 24, 2021. The liturgy includes opening prayer, Christ candle lighting, hymns, and scripture lessons guiding worshipers through the story of incarnation.
December 22, 2020
Lessons and Carols 2020
A Lessons and Carols service with reflections for Christmas Eve 2020, written by Tony E. Dillon Hansen. The liturgy weaves opening prayer, confession, and scripture readings through the trials of a difficult year toward the hope of the Incarnation.
August 1, 2020
Worship Service: Wrestling with Truth
Complete worship service order for August 2, 2020. Features a responsive call to worship from Psalm 17, scripture from Genesis 32:22–31 (Jacob wrestling the angel), a reflection on wrestling with truth, full communion liturgy, and closing prayer entrusting past, present, and future to God.
July 25, 2020
Sunday Program for July 26, 2020
Sunday worship program for July 26, 2020 from an Open and Affirming interfaith ministry. The service order includes a call to praise adapted from Psalm 105, meditation, and liturgical elements drawn from the day's lectionary readings.
December 14, 2019
Lessons and Carols with Reflections
A complete Lessons and Carols liturgy for Advent 2019, including opening prayer, Lord's Prayer, assurance, and reflections. The service weaves confession, praise, and anticipation through the season of waiting and preparation.
September 10, 2016
Pastoral Prayer 11 Sep 2016
A pastoral prayer offered on the fifteenth anniversary of September 11, 2001, lifting up grief, healing, and gratitude for first responders. The prayer calls the congregation to redeem tragedy through service, forgiveness, and trust in God's guidance.