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During the CoronaVirus pandemic we will offer free of charge worship resources for folk to worship at home. Please do not use these for corporate worship. The full resoucres for corporate worship are also available.

Easter Season Resources for worship at home

Maundy Thursday

We offer a resource to lead a Passover at home on Maundy Thursday. There is a pamphlet with all the words you need on the evening that you can download and print along with a set of instructions and recipes.
Download Pamphlet - Download Instructions

Good Friday Video

We offer a full service for Good Friday based on the Stations of the Cross. All the images are taken from a community art project in Upwell and Outwell in the Fens Circuit of the Methodist Church and put together with a service led by Ann Bossingham to give a rich visual experience - Download and watch

Easter Sunday Videos

A complete communion service from the Methodist Service Book (page 160) using the lovely "At the Breaking of the Bread" slides so that you can join in the responses. Put together with our resources from IDEAS to make a rich visual experience led by Ann Bossingham. The Methodist Conference says that you shouldn't share in the communion by taking bread and wine at home. We provide a pause for reflection after the distribution - Download and watch

We are also presenting a lively session for children featuring a John Hardwick Bibie-Bop, the MiracleMaker version of the Resurrection and an animated version of Paul Field's "Roll the Stone Away" - Download and watch

Other Easter Sunday resources

These resources are for Easter Sunday

The main reading is Matthew 28:1-10

	Call to Worship, prayers of Approach, Praise and Confession - Download
	He has risen - Download - Sample PRS Licence LE-0017937The backing track is distributed using . The words are copyright: Graham Kendrick, © 1986 Thankyou Music and used with permission. Please do not pass it on outside the IDEAS scheme and declare its use on your CCLI report.
	An Address - Download
	Christ the Lord is risen today - Download - Sample The words are by Charles Wesley. The backing track is distributed using PRS Licence LE-0017937. Please do not pass it on outside the IDEAS scheme.
	Prayers of Intercession, Commitment and a blessing - Download
	See what a morning, - Download - Sample PRS Licence LE-0017937The backing track is distributed using . The words are copyright: Keith Getty, Stuart Townend, © 2003 Thankyou Music and used with permission. Please do not pass it on outside the IDEAS scheme and declare its use on your CCLI report.

Previous Weeks' Services

Mothering Sunday - Download and watch

Passion Sunday - Download and watch - Children's resources

Palm Sunday - Download and watch - Chidren's resources

Current Resources

Year A (Quarter 2)

CoronaVirus
A service each week for use of those who cannot get to church
Now includes a video of the complete service and resources for children<

Tea Time Church
April (Year 1) - The two builders

Maundy Thursday
April 9th - What's on the table

Good Friday
April 10th - Following the way

Easter Sunday
April 12th - He's Alive & Mary and the Gardener

Easter 2
April 19th - Touching Jesus & Daniel in the lion's den

Easter 3
April 26th - Walking with Jesus & The Temple and the Tables

Tea Time Church
May (Year 1) - Who is accepted

Easter 4
May 2nd - Trusting Jesus & Jesus' journey to the temple

Easter 5
May 9th - Following Jesus & Simeon and the Spirit