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Prayers for Southern People - Print.
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Prayers for Southern People: Poems and Prayers for Christian Worship and Devotions
By Joy Kingsbury-Aitken
Revitalise your worship services with this extensive collection of responsive prayers and liturgies tailored for the Southern Hemisphere, perfect for engaging congregations throughout the liturgical year.
This book will help you to:
- Access new prayers and liturgies that breathe life into your services.
- Enjoy liturgical resources that honour Southern Hemisphere seasons.
- Explore a wide variety of liturgical forms, including intercessions and meditations.
- Foster congregational participation with responsive prayers.
- Easily locate prayers with a detailed Table of Contents and Scripture Index.
- Find enriching materials suitable for individual reflection and prayer.
- Address contemporary social justice issues relevant to today’s church context.
Features
- 326 Entries: A substantial collection covering various liturgical themes and seasons.
- Three-Part Structure: Organised into sections for the Liturgical Year, the Season of Creation, and Social Themes.
- Designed to resonate with diverse congregational backgrounds while being mindful of gendered language.
- Features poems alongside prayers, enriching the worship experience.
- Each entry includes scripture references for deeper engagement with the text.
Published: March 2023
Language: English
Words: 63,020
B/W text, 286pp, 6″ x 9″
Softcover
ISBN 9781991027405
[25+ in stock 21 Nov 2024]
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Add a copy of Joy's 2019 book Prayers for Southern Seasons and save a $5.00 off the usual total retail price for both books.
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Description
Prayers for Southern People by Joy Kingsbury-Aitken is a vital resource for lay preachers, clergy, and worship leaders seeking to invigorate their worship services with new and engaging prayers.
This extensive collection of 326 liturgical entries is designed specifically for the Southern Hemisphere, honouring its unique seasons and rhythms.
The book is thoughtfully organised into three sections: the Liturgical Year, the Season of Creation, and Social Themes, making it easy to find relevant materials for every occasion.
Readers will discover a rich variety of liturgical forms, including prayers for opening, intercession, confession, and blessings, as well as responsive prayers that foster congregational participation. Each entry is accompanied by scripture references, connecting the prayers to the broader biblical narrative.
In addition to enhancing communal worship, many entries are suitable for personal devotions and meetings, providing a wealth of material for spiritual reflection.
With its comprehensive Table of Contents and full Scripture Index, this anthology is a practical tool for revitalising worship experiences.
Whether addressing themes of environmental stewardship or social justice, Prayers for Southern People invites all Christians to deepen their connection with the divine and their commitment to the world around them.
Reader feedback
Click here for: Samples from the Season of Lent
Contents
- Advent
- Christmas
- New Year
- Epiphany
- Transfiguration
- Lent
- Palm Sunday
- Maundy Thursday
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
- Good Shepherd Sunday
- Ascension
- Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
- Day of Pentecost
- Trinity Sunday
- Ordinary Time
- Creation Day
- Spring Flower Sunday
- Blessing of the Animals
- All Saints Day
- Reign of Christ Sunday
- Forest Sunday
- Land Sunday
- Wilderness Sunday
- River Sunday
- Earth Sunday
- Humanity Sunday
- Sky Sunday
- Mountain Sunday
- Ocean Sunday
- Fauna Sunday
- Storm Sunday
- Cosmos Sunday
- Climate Sunday
- Solar Sunday
- Atmosphere Sunday
- Rainbow Sunday
- Volcano Sunday
- Earthquake / Tsunami Sunday
- Flood Sunday
- Wildfire Sunday
- Waitangi Day (February)
- Interfaith Harmony Week (February)
- Race Relations Day (March)
- Harvest Festival (Autumn)
- Children’s Day (March)
- International Women’s Day (March)
- ANZAC Day
- Mothers’ Day (May)
- World Press Freedom Day (May)
- Disability Sunday (June)
- Day of the Seafarer (June)
- Refugee and Migrant Sunday (June)
- Bible Month (July)
- Lay Worship Sunday (August)
- Peace Sunday (August)
- Youth Sunday (August)
- Fathers’ Day (September)
- Older People’s Day (October)
- World Homeless Day (October)
- Rural Life and International Rural Women’s Day (October)
- Industrial Sunday (October)
- Elimination of Violence Against Women Day (November)
- World Day against Trafficking in Persons (July) and International Day for Abolishing Modern Slavery (December)
- International Universal Health Coverage Day (December)
About the author
Joy brings to her writing a love of literature and of scripture. She holds an honours degree in English from the University of Canterbury, and in 2004 gained a Bachelor of Theology degree from the University of Otago.
Soon after Joy began to be asked to lead worship for her home congregation and then for other congregations, learning how to do so by trial and error and with helpful advice offered by those sitting in the pews. This experience convinced her of the importance of resourcing lay worship leaders for the task they are requested to undertake.
Joy has served on the executive committee of the New Zealand Lay Preachers Association, including in the role of President. She is a member of the Village Presbyterian Church in Christchurch. Joy is now retired after a 31 year career with the Christchurch City Council, in the discipline of road safety education.
She is married to David Aitken, without whose support her lay preaching ministry could not happen.
Her first book Prayers for Southern Seasons was published in 2019.
