Service Structure 1 (prayer)

Sentences
Call to Worship
[Light the chalice]

Hymn 1

Confessional prayers
Lord's Prayer (or faith alternative)
General Prayers

Responsive Reading

Hymn 2

Candle/s: Reflective on our condition

Meditation process

Music

Hymn 3 (reflective)

Prayers of Intercession
Prayers of Loving Kindness
Prayers of thanks

Sermon (on strongly spiritual theme)

Collection
Notices

Hymn 4

Benediction

Service Structure 2 (thought)

Call to Worship
[Light the chalice]

Hymn 1

Confessional Prayers
Prayers of thanksgiving
Lord's Prayer (or faith alternative)

Hymn 2

Reading 1

Responsive reading

Hymn 3

Prayers of Intercession

Reading 2

Hymn 4

Sermon

Collection
Notices

Hymn 5

Benediction

Service Structure 3A (communion)

Opening sentences
Call to worship
[Light the chalice]

Hymn 1

Prayers of Confessions
Prayers of Thanksgiving
(use bell, lighting or other visual effect)
Lord's Prayer (or faith alternative)

Reading 1

Hymn 2

Reading 2

Prayers of Intercession

Candles: Past, present and future
(or two/ three/ four candles alternative)

Sermon (shorter)

Collection
Notices

Hymn 3

Communion

Hymn 4 (uplifting)

Dismissal

Service Structure 3B (communion)

Opening sentences
Call to worship
[Light the chalice]

Hymn 1

Prayers of Preparation
Prayers of Penitence

Reading 1

Hymn 2

Reading 2

Sermon (shorter)

Collection
Notices

Prayers of Intercession

Sign of Peace

Hymn 3

Prayers of Thanksgiving

Communion

Hymn 4 (uplifting)

Dismissal

Service Structure 4 (nature/ science)

Opening sentences
Call to worship
[Light the chalice]

Hymn 1

Prayers of Confessions
Prayers of Thanksgiving
(use bell, lighting or other visual effect)

Reading 1

Hymn 2

Meditation process

Music

Hymn 3

Candles: Past, present and future
(or two/ three/ four candles alternative)

Sermon (shorter)

Collection
Notices

Hymn 4

Four Elements celebration

Hymn 5

Benediction

Service Structure 5 (short)

Opening sentences
Call to worship
[Light the chalice]

Hymn 1

Prayers of Confessions
Prayers of Thanksgiving
(use bell, lighting or other visual effect)

Reading 1

Hymn 2

General Prayers/ Meditation

Candles: Past, present and future
(or two/ three/ four candles alternative)

Reading 2

Hymn 3

Sermon (shorter)

Collection
Notices

Hymn 4

Benediction

Notes:

Sermons should never exceed 20 minutes and should be 15 minutes.

Responsive readings are in fact particpatory prayers or reflections. This does not mean other prayers exclude participation. A psalm or faith equivalent can be counted as a responsive reading.

The Lord's Prayer can be to music, said or rewritten.

Confessional prayers can be general in approach. The idea is to recognise and clear the bad before moving on.

Readings should be brief and to the point. Where there are two or more readings, one should be from a faith scriptural or worship source.

Meditation means a programme of breathing or visualisation, a minute's silence is different and is optionally built into other prayers.

The services structures can reflect different theological stances: more or less theism, faith variations, more or less magical superstition, more or less naturalism/ supernaturalism.