COVID-19 Response - Church@Home
Church@Home Resource Page
By clicking on the Church@Home button on the menu bar above, you can access lots of resources, including the Latest News and Public Health Links, resources to support Sunday morning worship at View@Home and Worship@Home, as well as resources and ideas to support your faith life throughout the week at Pray@Home and Faith@Home.
NEW! Christmas@Home. Ideas for congregations and households for Advent and Christmas during COVID.
Church@Home Weekly Service Preparation Pages
If you click on Prepare Services on the menu bar above, you will find a slider with current and upcoming services. We have added a Church@Home button for each week, where you will find all the resources for worshipping at home or with a small group.
Returning to Public Worship
The following resources are provided to assist congregations and households return to worship, as COVID-19 restrictions allow:
Rite for the Return to Public Worship - The Commission on Worship has prepared a short rite to add to the beginning and end of the service once you are ready to return to public worship.
Growing Faith Moment - Returning to Public Worship – GROW have developed an excellent resource to help households reflect on their worship experiences at home and to prepare for the return to worship as a church community.
For specific advice related to your state, territory or District, please contact your District Office. A list of FAQs about returning to public worship has been prepared by the District offices to assist you.
What's new
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 11 – Collect and Blessing
Collect and Blessing
Image Credit: Thomas Krahling 2020
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 10 – Ninth Reading John 1: 1-4,14
Ninth Reading: John 1:1-4, 14
St John describes the mystery of the incarnation.
Image Credit: Faye Lienert, used with permission from visualarts.lca.org.au
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 9 – Eighth Reading
Eighth Reading: Matthew 2:1-11
The wise men are led by the star to Jesus.
Image Credit: Brett Stafford, Dorothy Turner and Faye Lienert, used with permission from visualarts.lca.org.au
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 7 – Sixth Reading Luke 2: 8-12
Sixth Reading: Luke 2:8-12
The shepherds are told of the birth of Jesus.
Image Credit: Leanne Stahl and Robyn Pfeiffer (dec), adapted with permission from visualarts.lca.org.au
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 6 – Fifth Reading Luke 2: 1-7
Fifth Reading: Luke 2:1-7
Luke tells of the birth of the Christ child.
Image Credit: Leanne Stahl and Robyn Pfeiffer (dec), adapted with permission from visualarts.lca.org.au
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 5 – Fourth Reading Matthew 1: 18-25
Fourth Reading: Matthew 1:18-25
St Matthew tells of the birth of Jesus.
Image Credit: late 11th-century illumination from l’abbaye Saint-Pierre de Salzbourg (Public Domain)
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 4 – Third Reading Micah 5: 2-5a
Third Reading: Micah 5:2-5a
The prophet announces the birth-place of the Saviour.
Image Credit: Ward and Hughes, 1886. Photographed by Andrewrabbott 2015 (Wikimedia Commons). Adapted under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 3 – Second Reading Isaiah 9:2, 6-7.
Second Reading: Isaiah 9:2,6,7
The prophet Isaiah foretells Christ’s birth and kingdom.
Image Credit: Sarah Moller, adapted with permission from visualarts.lca.org.au
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 2 – First Reading Genesis 3:8-15
First Reading: Genesis 3:8-15
God announces in the Garden of Eden that the offspring of the woman will crush the serpent’s head.
Image Credit: John Faed, Expulsion of Adam and Eve (circa 1880) (Public Domain)
Christmas Lessons and Carols Episode 1 – Greetings and Prayers
Welcome to the 2020 Christmas Lessons and Carols Service produced by the Lutheran Church of Australia and New Zealand. For a copy of the full service order, visit https://www.lca.org.au/worship/wpp/. God bless you this Christmas. Image Credit: Thomas Krahling 2020.
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