The United Methodist Book of Worship : Regular Edition Black.

Cover -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Terms, Abbreviations, and Symbols -- I. General Services -- The Basic Pattern of Worship -- Introduction -- The Basic Pattern of Worship -- An Order of Sunday Worship Using the Basic Pattern -- Services of Word and Table -- A Service of Word and Table I -- Introduction to A Service of Word and Table II -- Introduction to A Service of Word and Table III -- Introduction to The Great Thanksgiving: Musical Settings -- A Service of Word and Table IV (Traditional Methodist and E.U.B.) -- A Service of Word and Table V with Persons Who Are Sick or Homebound -- The Great Thanksgiving for Advent -- The Great Thanksgiving for Christmas Eve, Day, or Season -- The Great Thanksgiving for New Year, Epiphany, Baptism of the Lord, or Covenant Reaffirmation -- The Great Thanksgiving for Early in Lent -- The Great Thanksgiving for Later in Lent -- The Great Thanksgiving for Holy Thursday Evening -- The Great Thanksgiving for Easter Day or Season -- The Great Thanksgiving for the Day of Pentecost -- The Great Thanksgiving for the Season After Pentecost -- The Great Thanksgiving for World Communion Sunday -- The Great Thanksgiving for All Saints and Memorial Occasions -- The Great Thanksgiving for Thanksgiving Day or for the Gift of Food -- An Alternative Great Thanksgiving for General Use -- A Brief Great Thanksgiving for General Use -- Services of the Baptismal Covenant -- Introduction -- The Baptismal Covenant I (Holy Baptism, Confirmation, Reaffirmation of Faith, Reception of Members) -- The Baptismal Covenant II (Baptism for Children) -- The Baptismal Covenant II-A (Brief Order of Baptism for Children) -- The Baptismal Covenant II-B (Traditional Methodist and E.U.B. for Children) -- The Baptismal Covenant III (Traditional Methodist and E.U.B. for Adults) -- The Baptismal Covenant IV (Congregational Reaffirmation).

Services of Christian Marriage -- A Service of Christian Marriage I -- A Service of Christian Marriage II (Traditional Methodist and E.U.B.) -- A Service for the Recognition or the Blessing of a Civil Marriage -- An Order for the Reaffirmation of the Marriage Covenant -- Marriage Anniversary Prayers -- Services of Death and Resurrection -- A Service of Death and Resurrection -- An Order for Holy Communion -- A Service of Committal -- Additional Resources for Services of Death and Resurrection -- For General Use -- At the Service for a Child -- For an Untimely or Tragic Death -- At the Service for a Person Who Did Not Profess the Christian Faith -- Ministry with the Dying -- Ministry Immediately Following Death -- A Family Hour or Wake -- A Service of Death and Resurrection for a Stillborn Child -- II. Music as Acts of Worship -- Baptismal Responses -- Responses for General Acts of Worship -- Responses for the Christian Year -- Responses for Daily Praise and Prayer -- Ordination Hymn (O Holy Spirit) -- III. The Christian Year -- The Calendar -- Calendar for Dating Easter and Related Holy Days -- Colors for the Christian Year -- Revised Common Lectionary -- Advent -- Acts of Worship for Advent -- Hanging of the Greens -- Blessing of the Chrismon Tree -- Blessing of the Advent Wreath -- Lighting of the Advent Candles -- An Advent Service of Lessons and Carols -- Las Posadas (Service of Shelter for the Holy Family) -- Christmas Season -- Acts of Worship for the Christmas Season -- Blessing of a Nativity Scene -- A Christmas Eve Service of Las Posadas -- A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols -- Covenant Renewal Service -- Acts of Worship for New Year's Eve/Day -- Acts of Worship for the Epiphany of the Lord -- Season After the Epiphany -- Acts of Worship for the Baptism of the Lord -- Acts of Worship for the Sunday After the Epiphany.

Acts of Worship for Transfiguration Sunday -- Lent -- A Service of Worship for Ash Wednesday -- Acts of Worship for Lent -- A Service of Worship for Passion/Palm Sunday -- Acts of Worship for Holy Week -- A Service of Worship for Holy Thursday Evening -- A Service of Tenebrae -- A Service for Good Friday -- Acts of Worship for Good Friday and Holy Saturday -- Easter Season -- Easter Vigil or the First Service of Easter -- Acts of Worship for the Easter Season -- Acts of Worship for Ascension Day or Sunday -- Acts of Worship for the Day of Pentecost -- Season After Pentecost (Ordinary Time) -- Acts of Worship for Trinity Sunday -- Acts of Worship for All Saints Day or Sunday -- Acts of Worship for Thanksgiving Eve, Day, or Sunday -- Acts of Worship for Reign of Christ/Christ the King Sunday -- IV. Special Sundays and Other Special Days -- Special Sundays of the United Methodist Church -- Human Relations Day -- One Great Hour of Sharing -- Native American Awareness Sunday -- Heritage Sunday -- Golden Cross Sunday -- Peace with Justice Sunday -- Christian Education Sunday -- Rural Life Sunday -- World Communion Sunday -- Laity Sunday -- United Methodist Student Day -- Other Special Days -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day -- Boy Scout Sunday/Girl Scout Sunday -- Festival of the Christian Home -- Mother's Day -- Aldersgate Day or Sunday -- Memorial Day -- Father's Day -- Independence Day -- Labor Day -- Reformation Day or Sunday -- V. General Acts of Worship -- Ways of Praying -- Tongsung Kido (Pray Aloud) -- The Collect -- Greetings and Opening Prayers -- Greetings -- Opening Prayers -- Acts of Congregational Centering -- Confession, Assurance, and Pardon -- Psalms of Confession -- Confession and Pardon -- Prayers of Confession -- A Litany for the Church and for the World -- The Ten Commandments -- Prayers for Various Occasions -- Prayers in UMH.

Psalms of Petition -- Musical Petitions -- For Blessing, Mercy, and Courage -- For the Church -- For Creation -- In Time of Natural Disaster -- For Discernment -- For God's Reign -- For Guidance -- For Justice -- For the Mind of Christ -- For the Nation -- For Others -- For Peace -- For Purity -- For Safety -- For Strength -- For Wisdom -- For the World and Its Peoples -- A Prayer of Susanna Wesley -- A Prayer of Saint Patrick -- A Prayer of Saint Thomas Aquinas -- Blessings for Persons -- Blessings in UMH -- In All Occasions of Life -- For Persons Celebrating Birthdays -- For a Quinceañera (Girl Celebrating Fifteenth Birthday) -- At the Beginning of a New School Year -- For Graduates -- For an Engaged Couple -- At the Beginning of a New Job -- For Disciples in the Marketplace -- For Those Who Work -- For Those Who Are Unemployed -- For Those in Military Service -- At the Beginning of Retirement -- For Leaders -- For Those Who Suffer -- For a Victim or Survivor of Crime or Oppression -- On the Anniversary of a Death -- Prayers of Thanksgiving -- Hymns and Psalms of Thanksgiving -- Prayers of Thanksgiving After the Offering -- General Prayers of Thanksgiving -- Dismissal, Blessings, and Closing Prayer -- Dismissal -- Blessings -- Closing Prayer -- VI. Daily Praise and Prayer -- Introduction -- An Order for Morning Praise and Prayer -- An Order for Midday Praise and Prayer -- An Order for Evening Praise and Prayer -- An Order for Night Praise and Prayer -- A Midweek Service of Prayer and Testimony -- VII. Occasional Services -- The Love Feast -- Resources for Use in a Homecoming Service -- An Order of Thanksgiving for the Birth or Adoption of a Child -- An Order for the Presentation of Bibles to Children -- A Celebration of New Beginnings in Faith -- An Order of Farewell to Church Members -- An Order for Commitment to Christian Service.

An Order for Commissioning to Short-term Christian Service -- An Order for the Recognition of a Candidate -- An Order Recognizing One Who Has Been Ordained, Consecrated, or Certified -- An Order for the Celebration of an Appointment -- An Order of Farewell to a Pastor -- An Order for the Installation or Recognition of Leaders in the Church -- An Order for the Installation or Recognition of Church School Workers -- An Order for the Commissioning of Class Leaders -- An Order for the Installation or Recognition of Persons in Music Ministries -- An Order for the Dedication of Consecration of an Organ or Other Musical Instrument -- An Order for the Dedication of Church Furnishings and Memorials -- A Service for the Blessing of Animals -- A Service for the Blessing of a Home -- VIII. Healing Services and Prayers -- Introduction -- A Service of Healing I -- A Service of Healing II -- A Service of Hope After Loss of Pregnancy -- Ministry with Persons Going through Divorce -- Ministry with Persons Suffering from Addiction or Substance Abuse -- Ministry with Persons with AIDS -- Ministry with Persons with Life-threatening Illness -- Ministry with Persons in Coma or Unable to Communicate -- IX. Services Relating to Congregations and Buildings -- A Service for Organizing a New Congregation -- A Service for the Breaking of Ground for a Church Building -- A Service for the Laying of a Foundation Stone of a Church Building -- A Service for the Consecration of Reconsecration of a Church Building -- A Service for the Dedication of a Church Building Free of Debt -- A Service for the Consecration of an Educational Building -- An Order for the Leave-taking of a Church Building -- An Order for Disbanding a Congregation -- X. Consecrations and Ordinations -- The Order for the Ordination of Deacons and Elders -- The Order for the Ordination of Deacons.

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