While our liturgical calendar is ordered by sacred seasons, it is also sprinkled with special days—days set apart for celebration, honor, awe, unity, and justice. That’s why we’ve crafted our first-ever Special Sundays collection with liturgy, art, and poetry for five special days throughout the year. These worship resources are intended to be meaningful, low-prep materials for you to add creativity and depth to each service. This collection contains liturgies that can be used for special days between April–November, though many of them can be used or adapted for several days throughout the year. As you move through the seasons, may these resources help you bring beauty to these sacred, holy days.
Please note: This collection includes brand new liturgy for each Special Sunday. Each package also contains art and poems curated from our vast library of resources (that were originally published for other seasons). Because art is expansive, we believe it is powerful to use these images and poems in new contexts and seasons. Additionally, our licensing terms are for one-time use, so even if you’ve purchased any of these images or poems in the past, we ask that you purchase them again to renew your license.
ABOUT THE collection:
You can purchase any Special Sunday Liturgy Package individually, or for a discounted rate, you can purchase the full collection of all 5 packages for: Earth Day/Creation Care, Pentecost, Pride/Imago Dei, World Communion, and All Saints Day. Each package contains full liturgy + art + a poem + a customizable graphic. You are welcome to use these Special Sundays resources anytime throughout the year. Scroll down this page & click the “Package Details” buttons to learn more about each individual package.
Note: All resources are digital files. Please purchase the tiered collection price that best fits your community’s size and budget.
HOW TO PURCHASE THE FULL COLLECTION:
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTION
(All of the following are included in the collection, but each package is also available separately for individual purchase)
Earth Day/Creation Care Sunday Liturgy Package
(Individual Price: $35)
Drawing inspiration from Earth Day traditions and our faith's enduring declaration that God delights in creation and declares it good, we offer this liturgy. Our hope is that this liturgy may help congregations practice, celebrate, remember, and advocate for creation as an act of faith.
The package features:
Liturgy: written by Rev. Sarah A. Speed
Art: “In Our Hands” by Rev. Lauren Wright Pittman
Poem: “East of Eden” by Rev. Sarah Speed
Customizable graphics: for “Earth Day” or “Creation Care Sunday”
When to celebrate:
On or around Earth Day (April 22nd), in September for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, during The Season of Creation (September 1–October 4), or anytime throughout the year.
2. Pentecost Sunday Liturgy Package
(Individual Price: $35)
If we are willing to be amazed, Pentecost is one of the most awe-inspiring days in our Christian calendar. If we are willing to be transformed, it is an opportunity to be renewed in energy and faithfulness toward the work of God’s kin-dom on earth when all people will experience true liberation and boundless love. This service for Pentecost Sunday centers the story of the Holy Spirit descending to the gathered crowd as told in Acts 2:1-21.
The package features:
Liturgy: written by Rev. Adrian White (guest writer)
Art: “Sacrament” by Rev. Anna Strickland
Poem: “A Blessing for the Seekers” by Rev. Sarah Speed
Customizable graphic: for “Pentecost Sunday”
When to celebrate:
The 8th Sunday after Easter (end of May or early June).
3. Pride/Imago Dei Sunday Liturgy Package
(Individual Price: $35)
Both Pride and worship are acts of celebration and protest, acts of remembrance, and enactments of a world where all belong. We practice these acts in a world where the safety and rights of LGBTQIA+ people are threatened each day. On Pride Sunday—or Imago Dei Sunday—we cry out for justice and rejoice in the beauty of our embodied selves.
The package features:
Liturgy: co-written by members of More Light Presbyterians (Rev. Claudia Aguilar Rubalcava, Avery Arden, Rev. Brooke Scott, and Matt Webb)
Art: “Through Him, All Things” by Rev. Lauren Wright Pittman
Poem: “The Bravest Thing We Can Do” by Rev. Sarah Speed
Customizable graphics: for “Pride Sunday” and “Imago Dei Sunday”
When to celebrate:
Pride month (June), or LGBTQIA History Month (October), or National Coming Out Day (October 11th), or Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20th).
4. World Communion Sunday liturgy package
(Individual Price: $35)
World Communion Sunday is a celebratory day that invites us to think beyond the walls of our own congregation. On this day, people around the world celebrate Communion as an act of radical unity. While we gather at our own Table to celebrate Christ’s joyful feast, we also remember, with fondness, our siblings in faith celebrating this same meal around the world.
The package features:
Liturgy: written by Rev. Sarah A. Speed
Art: “Open Table” by Rev. Lauren Wright Pittman
Poem: “Pocket-Sized Moments” by Rev. Sarah Speed
Customizable graphic: for “World Communion Sunday”
When to celebrate:
The first Sunday in October.
5. All Saints Day liturgy package
(Individual Price: $35)
The liturgy celebrates and honors our forebears in faith and encourages worshipers to continue the work of our ancestors. It also acknowledges the incompleteness of our understanding and entrusts our loved ones to God as they take their place in the communion of the saints.
The package features:
Liturgy: written by Rev. Anna Strickland
Art: “Yearning” by Hannah Garrity
Poem: “Where I Saw God Last” by Rev. Sarah Speed
Customizable graphic: for “All Saints Day”
When to celebrate:
November 1, or the first Sunday in November.
meet our guest contributors
Meet the talented writers we’ve partnered with to create these resources
Our Pride/Imago Dei Sunday liturgy was co-written by a team of writers from More Light Presbyterians. Those writers include: Rev. Claudia Aguilar Rubalcava (she/her), Avery Arden (they/them), Rev. Brooke Scott (she/her), and Matt Webb (he/him).
More Light is an organization working toward the full participation of LGBTQIA+ people in the life, ministry, and witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA)—and in society. More Light Presbyterians partners with over 230 congregations and thousands of individuals in the Presbyterian Church (USA), enabling Presbyterians to lead LGBTQIA+ service and advocacy in communities nationwide. Learn more at: mlp.org.
Rev. Adrian White
Writer of the Pentecost Sunday Liturgy
Rev. Adrian White (they/them) is a writer, a Texan, and a lifelong Presbyterian. Adrian embraces a calling to share the good news of God’s extravagant love and seeks to create sacred communities where all people can thrive. They earned their M.Div at Vanderbilt Divinity School and are proud to serve on the board of More Light Presbyterians. Adrian enjoys board games, crochet, and going for walks with their spouse Wynn and dog Bex.