As society adapts to the new realities imposed by the global coronavirus pandemic, including changes to public worship at churches, we pray for the vulnerable, the sick and the isolated.
Physical isolation need not result in spiritual isolation. Whilst many of us will feel bereft without regular worship at church, there are still abundant opportunities to worship God and pray.
Whether you are concerned for your own spiritual well-being, or the well-being of your church, your family or your community, we have put together a collection of resources that we hope you will find useful during these unusual times.
Some of our wonderful authors have written prayers, sermons, pastoral advice and some light-hearted pieces to help us adapt, and these are available free of charge on our blog.
Below you will find books of prayers and sermons, reflections, devotional poetry and pastoral support. Where possible we have discounted these to make them as widely accessible as possible.
Please do support your local independent bookshop if you can. Now more than ever they need us to shop with them. We have compiled a list of Christian bookshops that are still taking orders and offering home delivery. Otherwise, our website remains open for orders as usual (deliveries may take a little longer to arrive due to the challenges facing delivery services).
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Stay safe!
The Sacristy Press team.
P.S. If you are looking for some light relief, we also have some amazing historical fiction for you to lose yourself in.
Free COVID-19 resources
- Pastoral Care and the Coronavirus: What Can We Do? (Rosie Deedes, 20 March)
- How to Be a Hermit: lockdown lessons from St Cuthbert (Katharine Tiernan, 1 April)
- The Role of the Parsonage in Community Life (Anthony Jennings, 18 April)
- Hunkering Down during Lockdown (Jon Grogan, 22 April)
- Stay Connected, Pray Connected (Rosie Deedes, 24 April)
- Changing the way we listen to nature (Frances Ward, 26 April)
- Pandemic Theology: An Engineer’s Guide to Truth (Peter Bold, 4 May)
- Holy Ground and Common Ground: Covid and Cathedrals (Nicholas Henshall, 25 May)
Prayers & Poetry
- A Prayer for the Fearful (Graham Turner, 20 March)
- A Prayer of Hope (Ian Black, 30 March)
- A Prayer for a Time Such as This (David Grieve, 6 April)
- A Butterfly in the Pandemic (Lyn McCrave, 8 April)
- A Prayer about the Coronavirus (Richard Noble, 13 April)
- The Empires of Things (Catherine Bird, 25 May)
Watch
- Coronavirus and Jesus Healing the Blind Man (Jenny Wilson, 4 April)
- Good Friday Sermon (Jenny Wilson, 10 April)
- The Coronavirus and Liminal Space (Graham Turner, 29 April)
Books

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Jenny Wilson, Christopher Stoltz
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Adrian Roberts, Helen-Ann Hartley
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Sarah Parkinson, Stewart Henderson
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Carol Harrison, Michael Sadgrove & Justin Welby
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Patrick Whitworth, Alison Morgan
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