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Worship Resources for Peace

Follow the links to liturgies, prayers, scripture and hymn suggestions, planning ideas, and other information that can be printed or downloaded and adapted for congregational use.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

• Service of Holy Communion for Peace

• Service of Word and Prayer for Peace

• Blessing of Those Leaving for Military Service

• Hymn suggestions for use in services of Word and Prayer and Holy Communion

• Prayers from the ELCA Conference of Bishops

• Servicio de Oración por la Paz

• In Times of Peace and War Additional resources from the ELCA

The Episcopal Church, USA [Church homepage | The Office of Liturgy and Music homepage]

• A collection of prayers from the Book of Common Prayer

• Additional prayers

• A eucharistic prayer with the theme of peace and justice

• An informative essay on the prayer of lament

• The Office of the Suffragan Bishop for Chaplaincies

Moravian Church in America [Church homepage]

• A Singstunde in Time of Crisis A Singstunde is a service consisting almost entirely of hymn stanzas, carefully chosen to develop a theme.

• Intercessions in Time of Crisis

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) [Church homepage]

• Peacemaking Program offers a variety of prayers and other worship resources for days and seasons of the Church Year as well as days with particular significance for peace and justice concerns.

• Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Iraq Resources Includes a number of resources for prayer, reflection and action.

Reformed Church in America [Church homepage | Worship homepage]

• Prayers for peace from various religious traditions.

United Church of Christ [Church homepage | Worship and Music homepage]

• Prayers for Peace

Additional Worship Resources for Peace

• World Council of Churches International Day of Prayer for Peace, September 21

• United Methodist Church General Board of Discipleship Worship Resources for Times of Crisis

• Resources by the Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel (ELCA): Prayers & Blessing at the Deployment of Military Personnel and A Service for Peace in a Time of War

• Textweek.com Worship resources for use in time of terrorism and war

Prayer Resources for Peace in the Middle East

• National Council of Churches USA Collection of prayers by various Christian, Jewish, and Muslim leaders

• Lutheran World Federation Prayers, worship resources, and Middle East information

E-mail worship@elca.org with any questions or comments.