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All Things are Ready
 Communion Prayers for the Church Year and Pastoral Occasions

   
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All Things Are Ready
Communion Prayers for the Church Year and Pastoral Occasions
By: Peter Andrew Smith
CSS Publishing Co., Inc.
ISBN: 0788024876
ISBN-13: 9780788024870

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"Make your celebration of the Lord's Supper flow together with music and other liturgical elements with this stimulating collection of communion prayers. Peter Andrew Smith incorporates imagery and themes from lectionary scripture texts, church seasons, and special pastoral occasions into these eloquent prayers, allowing you to design seamless worship experiences in which the Eucharist reflects and reinforces the focus of the entire service. There are 35 responsive settings of pre-communion prayers for a variety of times throughout the year  including church seasons, seasons of the year, confirmation, stewardship, and more, as well as seven brief post-communion prayers. This volume will be a cherished resource for any pastor or worship planner."- 


A review by Marilyn Meredith, American Author's Association

"A helpful addition to any ministerial library. The author, Peter Andrew Smith, is a pastor in the United Church of Canada. He has created a book of thirty-five communion prayers for use by Christian ministers, pastors and other planners of worship services.

The Communion prayers are divided into logical segments for the church year: Advent, Christmas and Epiphany; Lent and Easter; Pentecost to Christ the King; Pastoral Occasions; Seasons of the year; Life of Christ; and Prayers After Communion–making it a simple task for a pastor or minister to find the exact communion prayer for use or adaptation. Every prayer is scripturally based and can be used either as responsive readings or spoken solely by the pastor or minister leading the communion celebration.

All Things Are Ready would be a helpful addition to any ministerial library. Lay persons might consider it as gift for their own pastor or minister. The author did an excellent job in the creation of these communion prayers."