World Council of Churches (WCC) ecumenical prayer cycle here.
Acknowledgement of country (various)
YEAR A Lectionary Calendar (listing all COCU dates)
(For ‘special days/weeks’ arranged by month click here. A few dates are included below)
(Scroll down further for links to specific elements of worship for resources).
YEAR A
JUNE
5th-12th July 2026 NAIDOC Week (50 years in 2026)
12th July 2026 COCU 47A
19th July 2026 COCU 48A
19th July 2026 Intercultural Neighbouring Sunday (Uniting Church in Australia)
26th July 2026 COCU 49A
2nd August 2026 COCU 50A
6th August 2026 Hiroshima Day
Components of worship – general
Acknowledgement of Land
Gathering
Prayer of thanksgiving
Prayer of confession/prayers of who we are/Words of Assurance
Prayer for Illumination
Readings (see specific weeks)
Prayers for others
Lord’s Prayer
Prayer of Dedication
Benediction and sending out
(Communion)
(Communion Hymns)
Starters for great resources
Lectionary Liturgies (Thom Shuman) with HC each week
Sacredise
Textweek
Singing from the Lectionary
Songs of Hope, Faith and Love (Australian) with lyrics, chords and recordings
Church of Scotland Weekly Worship
Re-worship
Together to Celebrate
Pray the Story
UCC Worship Ways
Unfolding Light
Spill the Beans (no longer uses the lectionary but great resources)
Church Anew blog ….spiritual reflections, imaginative biblical commentary, and thoughtful ideas for innovation (including Diana Butler Bass, Walter Brueggemann).
Australian Women Preach podcast
Rev Roddy Hamilton, New Kilpatrick Parish Church – Original Liturgy
Project Reconnect has sermons for every week – check them out here.
Worship Well – sermons and other elements of worship available each week here.
Saltbush provide liturgy and video sermon “uniting the scattered community” here.
L3 (Liturgy, Learning and (purposeful) Life) from Mediacom
L3 Lay Leaders Liturgy form Mediacom
Intergen (resources for children’s and family ministry and for worship)
The Billabong
Citation index (Vanderbilt Library) in canonical order
UCA Calendar of commemorations
Ecumenical prayer cycle (World Council of Churches)
Narrative lectionary
A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church (Wilda Gafney)
A three-year lectionary series (plus a single-year “Year W”) designed to center on women’s stories, particularly those often marginalized in scripture. It is widely praised for its inclusive translation.
Gender inclusive language:References to God
References to God in traditional prayers and hymns may sometimes be gender-specific. As we pray and sing together, you are invited to substitute terms that reflect your understanding of the full inclusiveness of the spirit of God. You are also invited to sing hymns and speak parts of the services, such as the Lord’s Prayer, in your mother language.
(from a service on Foundry UMC website)
