some fragments of liturgy you might find useful

(one way or another.)

There are few things more likely to make someone feel uncomfortable than the feeling that they are expected to do or know things that they don't know anything about. This often happens in church! (Words fail, don't they?) So if you are using any of these, unless you are completely confident that everyone knows them, give them a lead. Print it in the order of service, or announce it, or do something to make sure that everyone knows what to do and say.

But not everyone will do this. Sigh. So come here from time to time too, and bone up on what other people might throw at you!

Feel free to use these in your own liturgy. They are the property of the whole church, Praise God! But...

...but please, please, PLEASE read the first paragraph above, and make sure people know what is expected of them. Everyone is important to God. If they aren't important to you too, then maybe you shouldn't be leading public worship.

The leader or first speaker's words are in plain text, the responses in bold, any other instructions such as the context in which the fragment occurs in italic. Each box contains an independent fragment. If no context is indicated, it might happen anytime!