Assembly Working Group on Worship
Guidelines for preparation of worship resources
relating to the 40th Anniversary of Uniting Church – 22 June, 2017
The Assembly Working Group on Worship will be preparing worshipresources relating to the 40th Anniversary of the Uniting Church (22 June 2017).
The Working Group invites submission of resources that can be used from Easter to Pentecost and beyond in the gathered worship of congregations, presbyteries and synods,
The 40thAnniversary falls early in the season of Pentecost in the Church’s year(following the celebration of Easter), and the closest Sunday is either 18 or 25 June. The resources may be seasonal, not only for 18 or 25 June.
The aim is to invite people to celebrate God’s grace and goodness. This can also include other aspects of worship including confession, lament, intercession.
We are seeking resources that will
- look to the future of the Church as well as to our heritage
- linkthe anniversary to the lectionary readings
- besuitable for a range of generations
- include some interactive involvement
- include a range of images for God and for people
- affirm that the Uniting Churchacknowledges the First Peoples both in the Preamble to the Constitution and in the Covenant with the Uniting Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress
- affirm the nature of the Church as multicultural
- be inclusive of diversity (theological, ethnic, socio-economic)
- affirm the Uniting Church as part of the whole people of God – part of the one holy, catholic and apostolic church.
The Working Group is seeking resources for all elements of worship – prayers, words, songs, images, movement. All contributions must be original. We will seek a copyright agreement with authors for non-exclusive use of the material with acknowledgement of the author(s), and with permission for users to adapt what is provided for local use only.
Please submit written material to
Graham Vawser, 5 Cathcart Tce, Seacliff Park SA 5049,
The following are guidelines about photo/illustration, video and music formats for submission:
Images - 1920 x 1280 pixels at 72 ppi, TIFF or full quality JPG or PNG files. Vector images can be submitted as Adobe Illustrator or EPS files.
Video - HD at least 1280 x 720 pixels, H246, high profile preferred
Audio - AIF or WAV, 16 bit, 44.1 khz
If music is provided the Working Group will need a demo sent to us by the end of August.
Please submit media on disk and send to this address:
Craig Mitchell, PO Box 1585, Mount Barker SA 5251
To submit files electronically, email r an upload link.