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Leading Worship

If you want help deciding what kind of text would best fit your service, select one of the following "Learn about" links for a helpful introduction to the various worship elements. Each learning guide includes sample services and service elements. Learn about:

Unitarian Universalist worship theory in an essay by the UUA Commission on Common Worship.

Arranging the elements of a service - Coming soon!

Starting the worship service with samples showing a variety of ways to use Calls to Worship, Chalice Lightings, Invocations, and Opening Words.

Leading a congregation in meditation or prayer with samples showing a variety of ways to use meditation and prayer texts.

Using other texts in the service with samples showing a variety of ways to use unison and responsive Affirmations, Blessings, Confessions (or Acknowledgments of Limitations), Covenants, Doxologies, Litanies, and Responsive Readings.

Using Readings in the service with samples showing a variety of ways to use Readings.

Closing the worship service with samples showing a variety of ways to use Benedictions and Closing Words.