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Living God’s Love At All Times: One-Stop-Shop

‘Living God’s Love at all times’ is a resource to help parishes, schools and chaplaincies through the challenges and changes of the Coronavirus pandemic.

You can also keep up to date by visiting the National Church of England guidance:

National Church of England Guidance – updated frequently, check often

Information – please check frequently

Latest Coronavirus (Covid-19) Guidance for Churches from The Church of England
FAQs include advice on weddings, funerals and caring for church buildings (scroll down)
Archdeacons’ and Registar’s Wedding FAQs
Marriage Register for June 2021 onwards
Wedding Welcome Forms
List of Marriage Surrogates
The Faculty Office gives advice about legal matters, emergency situations etc.
This page on stalbans.anglican.org gives further local buildings advice and updated advice from Ecclesiastical on preparing buildings for opening and opening for private prayer.
Bishop Alan’s Bulletin Archive
Supported Thinking from the Flourishing Churches Team
Starting and Stopping

‘How to’ guides for digital communications

- - Protocols for Lives Streaming Services
  - A beginner’s guide to going live with your service or event for free from The Church of England
  - How to set up to film a video on your phone from The Church of England
  - How to create a Facebook page for your church from The Church of England
  - Getting started with Mailchimp from The Church of England
  - Streaming Worship advice including technical advice from the Diocese
  - Resources to support online content
  - Streaming Advice – Safeguarding
  - ‘Streamed service’ graphics, for download (right click on the link and save)
    - Banner for websites
    - Square for social media
  - Promoting Online Services
  - Building Online Engagement and Relationships

Prayer resources

Coronavirus (COVID-19) liturgy and prayer resources from The Church of England and other churches
Downloadable and printable prayers from The Church of England
A Service of Daily prayer from The Church of England
A Wild Worship Field Guide for praying while walking (especially rural walks). External content from the Sanctuary Centre

Liturgy and Worship – together but separate

Children’s Video from Margaret Pritchard Houston for the Fifth Sunday of Easter : Love One Another

Seasonal Resources

Outdoor Worship

Church of England webpage on Outside Worship

NB read this alongside the C of E FAQ –Can we worship outside?

Youth Groups Outside

Services by phone

Daily Hope – dial 0800 804 8044 for prayer, reflection, music and worship services from the Church of England. A weekly service is available from 9 am every Sunday.

Children’s Ministry

- - Children’s Ministry in St Albans Diocese

St Albans Diocese Children’s Ministry on YouTube

- - Resources

Messy Church at Home sessions

Bereavement resources

Coronavirus – a book for children

Letters for Creation – gets children’s voices heard in the climate debate

SPCK materials copyright free for use digitally:

“Churches and charities will usually be able to use material from our books digitally free of charge including in streamed services. Please contact rights@spck.org.uk if you would like to know more on how you might do this.”

Some children’s ministry examples:

- - - Diddy Disciples podcasts for children who cannot attend Sunday School (over 500 families to date)
    - Facebook Live readings of children’s books by Paul Kerensa (over 1300 views to date)
    - Colouring-in downloads of material from SPCK books

- - Family Resources

‘Worship at Home – Journeying with Jacob’ (These resources have been adapted from the ‘God in this Place’ schools’ Lent resources to have a school- and home-facing aspect)

Digital Services – Broadcasting and national resources

- - BBC Sunday worship (TV and iplayer)
  - BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship
  - A Service of Daily prayer from The Church of England
  - Prayer During the Day and Night Prayer audio are available on Soundcloud and via the Church’s free Time To Pray app .
  - Daily Service from the BBC

Well-Being

– some materials aimed specifically at ministers; others more general

The Diocesan Support In your Ministry (SIM) scheme is now available to all in ministry, whether currently using the scheme or not, who would value a conversation with someone in complete confidence

Use the Clergy Counselling Service in confidence for anything troubling you personally, in your relationships or arising from lockdown

The Church of England provides resources, including liturgy and practical guidance

Spiritual Direction is available through this link

Canon Dr Tim Bull has put this together: Reflections one Well-Being: Theological and Practical

From the ‘Tragedies and Christian Congregations Project’: updated ‘Thoughts for Ministers’

Dr Richard Pile – a GP and worshipper in the diocese has written this book: ‘Fit for Purpose’

From Luton Council of Faiths: Supporting Your Mental Health