Ashes and Tears:

Worship Resources for Ash Wednesday and Holy Week

Ash Wednesday and Holy Week are special days on the Christian calendar. Pastors and worship leaders need to approach these days with special care so that their significance is not lost on the gathered congregation. How does one mark familiar days such as Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday in such a way that a deadening sameness does not overtake the planning and the execution of the worship services for these days?

Bloom provides eleven separate services or worship ideas. Liturgies and meditations are included. In most cases more than one worship alternative is provided.