i have really loved how the pocket liturgies series has developed on proost. a small idea has quietly grown so that we are now releasing the eighth book in the series. the books are small pocket sized and simply capture the prayers and liturgies from particular communities – emerging church, alt worship or whatever. we think worship should be creative and emerge out of the life of communities rather than be produced on high from a liturgical committee somewhere.
the latest one out this month is from moot. moot began as a small collective of enthusiasts of alternative worship, which quickly became an emerging/fresh expression of church in central london. moot have tried to cultivate a healthy and integrated rhythm of spirituality in the heart of an incredibly busy city and have developed a rhythm of life as a way of living out the faith in practice. moot has four services, two of which are ‘the little service’ and ‘compline’. both are quiet, simple and contemplative liturgies that are held on the first and fourth sunday evenings of the month. this book brings together different versions of these services, reflecting the rhythm of life, along with suggestions of forms of contemplation to include within them.
i think it''s a great little book. i like the way they have structured service liturgies around the value words that form their core rhythm. you can download the book as a pdf or buy it as a physical product. ian mobsby is currently in australia so hasn't seen the book and nor has anyone else in moot yet but it is hot off the press…
also new on proost this month is a movie for mother's day and a set of 40 lent cards – ideal for personal use in your wallet or with a group round the meal table. have a look at the home page for more info.
i hope i don't sound like a stuck record but as well as being able to buy individual items on proost, the big deal is if you subscribe for £60 for the year and then you can access the whole back catalogue of downloadable content whenever you like as well as new monthly content for a year. and it is of course ever expanding.
Thanks – I was wondering when we’d see a book of Moot’s liturgies. Looking forward to reading this. If you’re a stuck record, I like the tune. And I agree – the year’s subscription is a major bargain when you look at how much is in available on the site to download.
thanks becky
Just a warning….I know this is pretty old, and have no idea if anyone checks anymore. But the proost link above does not go where it used to.
Thank you – kind of depressing! I have now gone through all my posts and removed links to proost, at least the ones I could find.