Occasional and Special Issue Sermons

SERMONS & SERMON - LECTIONARY RESOURCES
SERMONS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS AND ISSUES

This page consists of links to special sermon sites that have been recommended by our readers or which we have written ourselves. They are resources which deal with special occasions or issues that face the preacher from time to time. Look here for various special occasion sermons such as Baccalaureate and Ordination Sermons. We also include a section on Narrative Sermons, Healing Services, various types of Funeral Services (including difficult circumstances) and a Wedding Service Planner. If you have, or know of, a special topic sermon that you think should be linked here please send the URL to Rev. Richard J. Fairchild. I will review the resource and reply by e-mail as to whether I will post the URL here or not.

Covenanting Dedications Disasters, War, Refugees Healing Services

Difficult Funerals and Funeral Sermons Wedding Planner and Helps

BACCALAUREATE CEREMONIES - SERMONS

Thanks to Kim Quiggle at sandtrap@SCCOAST.NET these links for Baccalaureate Sermons are presented. Baccalaureate Sermons are not part of the Canadian ethos.

Be Careful What You Wish For As commencement exercises focus the nation's attention, and as graduates begin to contemplate their next steps in life, we find some advice from the Prophet Samuel and the experience of ancient Israel. A sermon by the Rev. Dr. David E. Leininger in 1997. (May 03)
Sermon For The Baccalaureate Mass: By Damian Fandal, O.P. in 1970. A 1978 Baccalaurate Sermon is also found here.

COVENANTING LITURGIES

A Liturgy For Covenanting With The Sunday School: For that annual event within many congregations when the church Sunday School recommences.
Creative Closings - Installation of Board Members with a link to a covenanting liturgy included in a liturgy for Ordinary 6 - Year A (Jan 02)

DEDICATIONS (Memorials, Gifts, Infants etc)

Services of Dedication - Objects: A Kir-Shalom page on how to write your own liturgies of dedication for physical items given for the use of the Church and several example litanies (planting of trees, dedication of hymn books, organ, pew cushions, etc). (May 03)
The Dedication of An Infant or Child: A special liturgy for the dedication of an infant or child for those traditions that do not practice infant or child baptism. (Feb 02)

DISASTERS - RESPONSE TO TERRORISM - REFUGEES - WAR

The following materials are directly related to to the September 11th Terrorist Attack and the aftermath, but could easily be adapted and/or used as is in other situations:

September 11 Anniversary Services and Resources: A Selection of annotated links to help persons prepare to commemorate the first and subsequent anniversaries of 9/11. Contains hymns and services on our site from 2001 as well as links to worship resources from the time of the attack. (Sep 04)
Hymns Responding To Various Crises Since 9/11
God, How Can We Comprehend: A hymn for Churches Responding Afghanistan Refugees. (Oct 01)
God, Whose Love is Always Stronger: Written at the outbreak of the US - IRAQ war. (Mar 03)

HEALING AND ANOINTING SERVICES

A Healing Service - With Prayer and Anointing With Oil: Healing prayer and anointing takes many forms and may be conducted privately at home or hospital, within small groups, or at a full Service of Worship that is designed to minister both inner and outer healing. This link is to a complete service (sermon and liturgy) and contains rubrics and suggestions regarding the laying on of hands and various prayers of healing.
Preparing the Oil of Anointing Recipe and procedure for preparing and blessing anointing oil from Kir-Shalom.
Rites of The Blessing of Oils: from 'Prayerbook: A Catholic Religious Site' (Mar 02)
Liturgies In Solidarity Prayers and reflections bringing the pain of those abused by people entrusted with their care to the foot of the Cross. Reflections on the Passion of Jesus - praying for deeper understanding and healing of those who have been hurt. A very helpful link. (Feb 03)
Healing - From ELCA; A short page on healing with a small bibligraphy and number of links from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (Jun 03)

FUNERAL HOMILIES - SUICIDE

Funeral Service For A Young Man : Funeral service, homily, tribute, and interment for a suicide victim in his 20's (chronic depression) by Rev. Richard J. Fairchild.
Funeral Service For A Teen Suicide Victim: Complete service for a 14 year old boy as prepared by the Rev. Beth Johnston of the United Church of Canada.
If Only - A Funeral Sermon For A Tragic Death: By Wayne Hilliker of the United Church of Canada (Dec 02)

FUNERAL HOMILIES - INFANT OR CHILD

Infant Death Funeral Service: From Kir-Shalom to you - A Funeral Service for a very young child who died suddenly. (May 01)

FUNERAL HOMILIES - SPECIAL - VICTORIA CROSS RECEPIENT

For Sgt. Smokey Smith - August 2005: A Homily for the Funeral Service of Canada's last surviving Victoria Cross recepient from World War II.

FUNERALS - HOMILIES AND GENERAL RESOURCES

Favourite Funeral Sermon: The Village Tragedy: of and by Denzel Nonhof, with thanks to Lection List.
Funeral Sermon For A Godly Person: A Moral Life and A Godly Life: by Denzel Nonhof, with thanks to Lection List.
Funeral Sermon For A Musician: Faith adn Music: by Denzel Nonhof, with thanks to Lection
Funeral Sermon On Thanksgiving Weekend: In Thanksgiving: By Tom Miller, with thanks to Lection-List.
Funeral Sermon For A Fixer: The Tools To Fix It All: By Tom Miller, with thanks to Lection-List. List.
Christian Death - Funeral Homily Snippets: A growing assortment of snippets for your funeral homilies as prepared by Father Tommy Lane in Ireland. (Apr 03)
Funerals and Nursing Homes A small collection of Funeral Homilies for those in nursing homes with words about how to approach the same. (Apr 03)
Funeral Helps: Resources from Bible Studies Foundation

JUSTICE - SOCIETY TEXTS AND SERMONS

Texts of Archbishop Tutu: A short collection of older sermons and texts regarding Landmines, Human Rights, and Freedom and Tolerance from 1995. (Oct 99)

NARRATIVE SERMONS

Narrative Sermons: A Kir-Shalom sub-page about Narrative Sermons and with a small collection of the same.

ORDINATION SERMONS

A Sermon For A Service of Ordination: By the Rev. Foster Freed as Delivered at the May 1999 Celebration of Ministry Service at BC Conference of the United Church of Canada in Castlegar, BC. (Jun 99)
Sermon for an Ordination of Priests: Delivered St.John's Cathedral, Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1996 by the Rev'd Canon J.A.Harwood-Jones (Jul 01)

WEDDING SERVICES, VOWS, AND RESOURCES

WEDDING SERVICE PLANNER: Kir-Shalom's set of pages that presents various options for putting together a complete wedding liturgy (sans eucharist). Please fell free to contribute to the various sections of the page by sending the material via e-mail to us at "rjf@rockies.net". Samples of the 'Renewal of Wedding Vows' are also included.
Wedding Service Options: A useful selection of Wedding Service resources or option from the Storrington Pastoral Charge of the United Chuch of Canada. (Oct 02)
Planning Your Wedding This includes such things as Toasts To Bride, Planning Forms and Music Selection. A useful site with tips about planning various kinds of weddings. (Jun 01)
Smart Marriages: From 'The Coalition for Marriage, Family, and Couples Education L.C.C.', this page provides some useful material related to both marriage and to wedding preparation. (Jun 02)
Wedding Notebook that is similiar to our site and should prove to be most helpful supplement to your research here. (Jun 01)

WEDDING SERMONS AND HOMILIES

Christian Marriage: Notes For Wedding Homiles: Extracts and starters for homilies regarding Christian Marriage by Father Tommy Lane. (Apr 03)
A Wedding Sermon From King’s Lynn Baptist Church: and provided by James Rye at Connections Christian Counselling. An interesting message with much good advice. (May 02)
Wedding Homily: From Wayne Hilliker of the United Church of Canada (May 02)

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

World Day of Prayer: An Annual Service on the first Friday of March, prepared by a different group in a different nation each year. This is the home site for the organizing committee. (Sep 04))

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