Sample Services with Work Themes
Worship / Produced by partner of TOW
1. A Harvest of Work Service
The worship leader explains why a "more-than-agricultural" harvest is being celebrated. S/he could make the following points: Less than 2% nationally work in agriculture [in our area it is x %]. This service enables all...
2. A National Service Celebrating Industry
Human enterprise is not simply an end in itself; it is the means and the medium through which people fulfil their ultimate destiny...
3. A Rogationtide Service of Holy Communion
Today, the 5th Sunday after Easter, is Rogation Sunday. Traditionally Rogationtide was the time when God's blessing was asked on the newly sown...
4. A Cathedral Service Celebrating the Work of a County
We have gathered here this day to give thanks and praise to Almighty God for his love and gifts given to us day...
5. An Unemployment Service with Holy Communion
We come together to worship God. We stand in his presence. We open ourselves to his goodness and his love. We come to...
6. An Unemployment Service without Holy Communion
Unemployment is feeling utterly useless as far as one's contribution to society is concerned.Unemployment is seeing everyone else with a job, a purpose...
7. Transforming Chaos to Creation Church Service
The world of work is currently undergoing massive change. To some change is liberating, to others it is frightening. All are affected by...
8. The Commissioning of an Industrial Chaplain
After welcoming the candidate and his/her family and specially invited guests, the officiating minister should briefly outline the purpose of Industrial Mission (see...
9. People and the Planet: A Service with Holy Communion
From the fragmented world of our everyday lives we gather together in search of wholeness. By many cares and preoccupations, by diverse and...
10. The Blessing of a Ship
Lord, we give you thanks for those who built this ship, for those who designed and installed its equipment and those who [will] use it. We pray especially for the captain and crew, and for...
