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Papers produced by the National Working Group on Worship [previously Commission on Liturgy) may be viewed and copied or down-loaded by clicking on the title below:

GUIDELINES ON LITURGICAL DRESS

A STATEMENT ON LITURGICAL DRESS IN THE UNITING CHURCH (A short statement)

LITURGICAL DRESS IN THE UNITING CHURCH
by Robert Gribben. (This is a longer paper – excellent material)

ORDERED LIBERTY IN WORSHIP
(Guidelines on what is essential in our Services of Worship)

SERVING HOLY COMMUNION
(Guidelines on methods of distributing communion)

THE WINE OF THE LORD’S TABLE
(Deals with health and hygiene issues in the use of the Chalice or individual glasses and questions of fermented or unfermented wine)

THE OFFERTORY
(It considers the place of the offertory in a cashless society)

GUIDELINES FOR INCLUDING PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN WORSHIP especially Holy Communion.

USING CONTEMPORARY SONG IN UNITING CHURCH WORSHIP

‘GOD PARENTS’ AND THE UNITING CHURCH

A CALENDAR OF OTHER COMMEMORATIONS
in Uniting in Worship, Leaders' Book

THE LORD’S PRAYER—Which Version?

ASSEMBLY DECISIONS ON WORSHIP

NAMING THE SELF- NAMING GOD
A position paper on Inclusive Language in Theology and Liturgy

THE ALB-FURTHER GUIDELINES