{"product_id":"ploughshares-and-first-fruits-a-year-of-festivals-for-the-rural-church-9781786222909","title":"Ploughshares and First Fruits: A Year of Festivals for the Rural Church","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe annual celebrations of Plough Sunday, Rogation and Harvest are hugely important for churches serving rural communities and are a key way for those churches to engage in mission, usually seeing congregations swell at such times. Ploughshares and First Fruits draws on the inspired work being done by one rural church to celebrate rural living throughout the year and thereby grow its congregation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs well as providing many fresh ideas for keeping the established festivals, it provides ready-to-use, participative liturgies that engage all the senses, appeal to all ages and give small churches a round-the-year resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded are creative liturgies for: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A pet service for the Feast of St Francis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Walking and pilgrimage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Lambing season\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Riders' Sunday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Lammas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A Summer Festival (an instant jam-jar flower festival)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Canterbury Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786222909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.58d","brand":"Chris Thorpe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38026277552309,"sku":"9781786222909","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3ce9d1bd-9697-4278-9a18-160b14812e3d.jpg?v=1609189987","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ploughshares-and-first-fruits-a-year-of-festivals-for-the-rural-church-9781786222909","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}