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Resources:
WORSHIP
Bulletin Inserts
Liturgy Resources from Balm in Gilead - downloadable pdf files from Balm
in Gilead. Resources include
For the Healing of AIDS: 52 Week Church Bulletin
Meditation and We Will Break The
Silence! – Prayer Book - A collection of Liturgical Resources for the
Healing of AIDS.
Lutheran
World Relief AIDS Quiz – a learning activity, which can be used with an
internet connection or printed and is suitable for use with youth or
adults. It would be a good introduction to a lesson or presentation or
could be used as a bulletin insert.
Cites 2005 information.
Inspiring Stories of People
Living with AIDS –
links to moving and
thought-provoking short stories about the experience of living with AIDS
from the perspective of friends, parents, partners, missionaries, and
children in both American and international contexts. Many of these
stories, provided by Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, would be effective discussion starters, bulletin inserts, or central
readings for more in-depth study sessions.
Sermon Preparation
Developing
Sermons on HIV and AIDS -
a resource from Balm in Gilead providing
guidance for those preparing sermons on HIV/AIDS.
Be
a Force for Change - a United
Methodist Church resource contains scriptures,
hymns, prayers, and sermon resources on the theme Be a Force for Change.
God
Cares About AIDS - a United
Methodist Church resource containing scriptures, hymns,
prayers, and sermon resources on the theme God Cares About AIDS.
Jesus,
A Man who Made a Difference- a United Methodist Church resource containing scriptures, hymns,
prayers, and sermon resources on the theme Jesus, A Man who Made a Difference.
Prayers
and Orders of Service
The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance Worship Resources I – links to ecumenical worship resources addressing
HIV/AIDS and stigma. Several resources are available in French and
Spanish as well as English. Downloadable files in pdf or Word formats.
Ecumenical
Advocacy Alliance Worship Resources II – a list of worship
services, homilies, and children's talks from around the world,
downloadable in Word or PDF formats.
Prayers
for Women and HIV – a pdf
file from Church World Service containing a brief background and
prayers for women with HIV/AIDS, trust in the Lord, gender injustice, and
gender violence.
General HIV Prayers - a pdf file from Church
World Service containing prayers intended for the observation of
World AIDS Day. Includes prayers
· of Healing for
People Living With and Affected by HIV/AIDS
· of Hope for People
Living With and Affected by HIV/AIDS
· to Combat Stigma and
Discrimination
· for Social and
Economic Justice in the HIV/AIDS era
· to Support People
Caring for Those With and Affected by HIV/AIDS.
Prayers for Children and HIV - a pdf file from Church World Service
containing prayers for children affected by HIV/AIDS. Includes prayers of
protection and hope for all children and a specific prayer for the
protection of girls.
Liturgy Resources from Balm in Gilead - downloadable pdf files from Balm
in Gilead. Resources include
For the Healing of AIDS: 52 Week Church Bulletin
Meditation and We Will Break The
Silence! – Prayer Book - A collection of Liturgical Resources for the
Healing of AIDS.
Flesh of our Flesh – a worship service written for World AIDS Day
by leading liturgist John L. Bell of the Iona Community. It includes
music, readings, reflections, and prayers and can be used in conjunction
with the Flesh of our Flesh teaching resource. Provided by Christian Aid.
Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America HIV/AIDS prayers - a collection of
prayers addressing HIV/AIDS, with foci on hope, healing, solidarity,
children, and girls.
United Methodist Church Worship Resources – links to poems,
prayers, sermons, stories, and World AIDS Day worship resources.
Prayers from Who Will Break The Silence, Liturgical
Resources for The Healing of AIDS –originally published in
1995 by The Balm in Gilead, these
resources include Bible passages, responsories, and prayers.
Be a Force for Change - a United
Methodist Church resource contains scriptures, hymns, prayers, and
sermon resources on the theme Be a
Force for Change.
God Cares About AIDS – a United
Methodist Church resource containing scriptures, hymns,
prayers, and sermon resources on the theme God Cares About AIDS.
Jesus, A Man who Made a Difference – a United
Methodist Church resource containing scriptures, hymns,
prayers, and sermon resources on the thewe Jesus, A Man Who Made a Difference.
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