Worship Ideas
2021 Pentecost in Asian Voices: A beautiful worship service for Pentecost and personal reflection conducted by United Church ministers for Asian Heritage Month. Presented in Bunun, Korean, Cantonese, Japanese, Tagalog, and English, reflecting the Pentecost vision of a common story. Subtitles in English.
Gathering Lectionary for Pentecost 1, May 23-September 5, 2021 (181.45 KB): Includes suggested readings, hymns, worship sparks, children's time ideas, sermon starters, etc.
Gathering Lectionary for Pentecost 1, May 31-September 6, 2020 (443.89 KB): Includes suggested readings, hymns, worship sparks, children's time ideas, sermon starters, etc.
Minute for Mission
Our Generation: The Mission & Service Music Video!: United Church youth present a vision for the future of their church and their place in it with the song “Our Generation.”
Related Material
Acknowledging the Territory in Worship (170.12 KB): A brief guide to help congregations and bodies of the church incorporate an Acknowledgement of Territory into their gatherings.
Moderator's Pentecost 2019 video message: Moderator Richard Bott reflects on the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Moderator's Pentecost Message 2019: Transcript (23.77 KB): Transcript of video message
Prayer for Times of Change: A New Way of Being Church (24.06 KB): A prayer and other worship ideas that might be used during times of being a church with new relationships, during other times of change, for the Day of Pentecost, or for Union Sunday.