Worship in church or from home
The Sunday Morning Resources are available for use in churches, and for use at home for personal reflection or worship with those you live with. Based on the lectionary readings for the Sunday, each resource consists of a short reflection based on the Gospel reading. The homilies have been written by clergy and LLMs in the Diocese of Ely.
The reflections are accompanied by suggestions for prayers, tied into the theme of the sermon, and also suggestions for suitable hymns and songs you may want to listen to online, or sing yourself if you know them. Some contributors also provide suggestions for all-age worship.
Access the Resources
To access the resources, click on the links below for the relevant Sunday and download the PDF file, which you can then print if you wish.
If you use the resources, your feedback would be much appreciated - please email missionandministry@elydiocese.org.
Sunday Morning Resources
For use in church for those who are able, or at home to join in worship, albeit remotely, with others in the Diocese.
- You may also find it helpful to see Bishop Dagmar's Pastoral Letter from Safeguarding Sunday.
- Sunday Morning Resource 22 December 2024 (The Fourth Sunday of Advent) click here
- Sunday Morning Resource 24 December 2024 (Christmas Eve) click here
- Sunday Morning Resource 25 December 2024 (Christmas Day) click here
- Sunday Morning Resource 29 December 2024 (The First Sunday of Christmas) click here
- Sunday Morning Resource 5 January 2025 (Epiphany) click here
- Sunday Morning Resource 12 January 2025 (Baptism of Christ, The First Sunday of Epiphany) click here
Further Training Opportunities
ALM Preaching course
If you regularly use the Sunday Morning Resources and would like to explore preaching, you may want to consider the ALM Preaching course. Contact missionandministry@elydiocese.org for more information.
Theology for Ministry course
The Introduction to Theology for Ministry course is for people thinking of LLM training, ALM preacher training or anyone who wants to think about more Theology for Ministry. Contact missionandministry@elydiocese.org for more information.
Introducing Luke’s Gospel: a study day for preachers
From Advent 2024 the lectionary follows the Gospel according to Luke through the Christian year. The Diocese of Ely offered a study day for preachers, which explored some of the key themes of Luke’s Gospel, with input from speakers Bishop Dagmar, Isabelle Hamley, Alex Hughes and James Blandford-Baker. The recordings of the presentations will be available on our YouTube channel in early 2025.
Church of England Resources
You may also be interested in the Church of England worship resources.