Prayer Services for Parishes [Paperback]

Karen Berry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2005

This book is designed to be a resource book for parishes. It provides prayer services for all kinds of occasions, seasons and programs.... Each service can be expanded, as needed, through the creative ideas of parish staffs. Each prayer provides a springboard for opening people to the action of God in the church community. Each set of prayers could spark ideas for other prayer topics.
from the Introduction

Prayer Services for Parishes offers forty-nine flexible resources for the parish faith community. Arranged by topic, the services provide prayers for:

The Liturgical Year
Seasons and Holidays
Special Saints
Religious Education Programs
Parish Groups
Sacraments
Special Concerns

Even if your particular topic is not addressed, these prayer services provide a versatile starting point for every occasion.

Editorial Reviews

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…a comprehensive and timesaving resource for parish staff. Prayers are written in an easy, straightforward style, powerful in their simplicity. Among the best offerings are services that include children, like the one for All Saints Day and those for difficult times such as division in a parish. --Mary Cronk Farrell, author, Celebrating Faith: Year-Round Activities for Catholic Families

About the Author

Sr. Karen Berry, O.S.F., a Joliet Franciscan, directs a family program of religious education at St. Frances Cabrini parish in Tucson, Arizona. Her previously published work by St. Anthony Messenger Press includes two books, Beyond Broken Dreams and Signs Along Our Way, several Youth Updates and Catholic Updates, and the booklet Daily Reflections for Advent 2004: The Lion and the Lamb.

Product Details

• Paperback: 97 pages
• Publisher: St. Anthony Messenger Press (August 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0867165863
• ISBN-13: 978-0867165869
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,323,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very Roman Catholic and Very Specific, July 18, 2008

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Donna Gough "Goughdonna" (Westerville, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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I was looking for a resource to use in an Anglican and/or interdenominational setting for prayer services. Unfortunately, only a little was adaptable for either purpose.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good base, April 3, 2009

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B. Strand "BPARS" (Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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Prayer Services for Parishes -- Has a wide range of prayer services and was helpful as a reference.

4.0 out of 5 stars Pray away, November 18, 2008

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Margaret B. Degraw (Omaha, NE) - See all my reviews
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Good resource book of Catholic prayer services for a Protestant minister, me.
I love to be ecumenical and can get lots of ideas that I can use in our own services.