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Creative Ideas for Pastoral Liturgy: Marriage Services, Wedding Blessings and Anniversary Thanksgivings with CD ROM

Canterbury Press, 2009
RRP $64.95
This CD ROM is a great resource. It has services all ready to go and provides templates to make cards, labels and even iron on designs – basically the templates cover all the creative ideas in the “How to Make” section of the book.
The book is compiled of seven parts from Preparation to Resources for Creating Services.
This book provides so really creative ideas for the services highlighted – it’s title; very accurate!
The book also takes into account issues of the environment and ethics, suggesting that consideration be given to recycled product, natural products and fair trade products.
There is a glossary of “churchspeak” which I think is excellent, particularly when we take into account that many people approaching churches for their weddings are not involved with the church or necessarily within the Christian faith tradition.
The book then goes on to provide various services for various scenario’s from a Basic Marriage service to a Marriage Service after the Death of A Partner or Partners to Healing Prayers in Church at the End of a Marriage.
The resources section offers, readings, hymns/songs, graces and a selection of books. This is a great resource!

Reviewed by Susan Pickering, minister with the Trinity Wilston Uniting Church