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Product details
- ISBN 9780898695410
- Dimensions: 152 x 209mm
- Publication Date: 15 Feb 2007
- Publisher: Church Publishing Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
These long-awaited rites have been under discussion by the church for more than six years. Included are public rites, together with prayers for individual and family use, for all of the major stages of human development, from early childhood to retirement. In addition, a new collection of prayers and a simple rite for remembering the departed provide an important pastoral resource for human grieving in the weeks and months following the death of a loved one.
CONTENTS
Introductory Materials Including the theology and rationale for the rites, their structure and features
Planning for a Rite of Passage
Prayers for the Transitions of Childhood
Prayers and Rites for the Transitions of Young Adulthood
Including a rite of passage for young people and their parents; celebrating a significant birthday; the blessing of a betrothal
Prayers and a Rite for the Transitions of Midlife
Prayers and Rites for the Transitions of Elders
Prayers and a Rite for Remembering the Departed
Appendix containing suggested hymns and spiritual songs
