Worship Services Handbook
~ Keith Wilkinson
A "getting started" guide for those new to offering or organizing
lay services in a Unitarian Universalist context. Contents include:
Worship Services Committee Terms of Reference, Suggested Ground Rules
for Committee Meetings, Guidelines for Selecting Lay Ministers and
Guest Speakers, Guidelines for Honoraria & Travel Expenses, Selected
References, Worship Services Detailed Checklist, Work Sheet #1:
Honouring Unitarian Principles and Sources, Work Sheet #2: Planning
Congregational Involvement, Work Sheet #3: Service Content and Timing.
12 pp downloadable in two formats: pdf format or MSWord format
Making Space for Spirit
~ Keith Wilkinson
A short, practical guide to help Unitarian Universalist lay
service planners create environments in which spirit is
welcomed and honoured. 2 pp. Downloadable in pdf format.
Canadian Literary Resources for Unitarian Worship
(coming soon)
Wise and beautiful words are found in all cultures and religious
traditions. This resource identifies literature that may be
suitable to include in Unitarian worship services and that
reflects both Unitarian values and Canadian experience.
The resource is always growing, so please send suggestions to Kwilk@istar.ca
Canadian Music Resources for Unitarian Worship
(coming soon)
This resource identifies musicians, albums and musical pieces
that may be suitable to include in Unitarian worship services
and that reflect both Unitarian values and Canadian experience.
This resource, too, is always growing, so please send suggestions
to Kwilk@istar.ca
Traveling Homilies of the West
(coming soon)
Lists topics and presenters who are willing to travel to other
communities in the BC Region or Pacific Northwest to lead worship services
Canadian Unitarian Council Worship Resources — Includes sermons, poems and other resources from UU congregations and ministers in Canada
What Easter Means for Unitarians — Phillip Hewett
Season and Solstice: A Unitarian Interpretation of the Mid-winter Festival — Phillip Hewett
Unitarian Universalist Association Worship Resources
Resources for Lay Leaders — Allows you to select your area of interest and the size of your congregation or fellowship.
UUA worship web — A large searchable selection of words to open and close services, chalice lightings, prayers, closing words, etc.
UU Ministers Association Worship e-mail group — Open to both lay and professional worship leaders. Easy to sign on, easy to sign off.
UUA Lay Worship e-mail group — A group for lay service leaders and worship committee members.
Other UU Worship Links — International, British, Interfaith, etc.
Humanist Manifesto III — A successor to the Humanist Manifesto of 1933. (print version)