Library Resources for Chapel Planning
The AST Library has an extensive collection of material to assist in the planning of worship services. Below is a small sample of these resources. For further assistance locating the following, or other worship planning resources in the library, please inquire at the Circulation Desk.
At the Circulation Desk:
The following periodicals are available at the circulation desk:
Awaken: The art of imaginative preaching
Behold: Arts for the church year
Biblical Preaching Journal
Call to Worship (Presbyterian USA)
Celebration (an Ecumenical Worship Resource)
Gathering (United Church of Canada)
Lectionary Homiletics
Lectern Resource
Pulpit Resource
In the Reference Section:
A number of liturgical texts and resources can be found in the reference section between the call numbers BX 1950 – BX 9881. A "Worship Planning" shelf is also found in the third row of reference shelves. See this section for a variety of denominational texts, including:
Celebrate God’s Presence (United Church of Canada)
Hymns, Psalms and Spiritual Songs (Presbyterian Church, USA)
The Book of Common Prayer of the Episcopal Church, USA
also a collection of bulletins from past AST special services
In the General Collection:
Try subject keyword searches in the Novanet catalogue:
"Worship Programs;"
"Liturgy" and "texts"
"Liturgy" and "handbooks"
some available resources include:
Book of Occasional Services (Presbyterian Church, USA, 1999)
Iona Abbey Worship Book (Iona, 2001)
The Methodist Worship Book (UK, 1999)
Take, Bless, Break, Share: agapes, table blessings, and other small group liturgies
Worship and Daily Life: a resource for worship planners (1999).
Worshipping Ecumenically: orders of services from global meetings (WCC, 1995)
In the Periodical Collection:
The following periodicals can be found in the periodical section of the library:
Pastoral Music
Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Liturgy Canada (ACC)
Liturgical Ministry
Liturgy
National Bulletin on the Liturgy (Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Ministry and Liturgy
Homiletic
Photocopying for Chapel Services:
A Chapel photocopy card is available for students to use when making copies for chapel services. Please inquire at the Circulation Desk in the library.
