1. Session Two Exploring Practice
Liturgy with Older People
James Woodward
21st November 2017

2. Agenda Does Age Matter ? If so – in What way? What is the Context?
What challenges and opportunities does your context offer?
What might we learn from each other?
Agenda

3. What was the Headline under this image?

4. What do you see? How might we capture This?

5. What is your Context ? Homes Supported Housing and Care Homes School
Hospital
Church
Community Centre
Other?!
What is your Context ?

6. Mr Bean bored at Church Divide amongst Groups
What do we need consider about our context?

7. Practice should bear in Mind
Building: Warm with comfortable seating?
Sound
Large Print
Facilities
Physical Barriers?
Attention Span
Practice should bear in Mind

8. Many older people don’t find worship as sustaining but this doesn’t mean it isn’t important
There is no spiritual plateau for older people
Nurturing Belonging and Friendship
Integration – and valuing older people wisdom and witness to the traditions of faith
Older people are not inflexible
Older people are diverse
We need to listen to older people and their needs
Consider -

9. What do we Know about Older Peoples spiritual needs?
Hymns and Music
Having a sense of the presence of God
Prayer
Sermons
(How different would your list be?)
What do we Know about Older Peoples spiritual needs?

10. So – in terms of our Practice
Nurturing an all age community – coming together
Valuing, Recognising, Loving
Being a part of
Helping one another to adjust and change
So – in terms of our Practice

11. A note about Dementia Friendly Services
Style of Leadership – slow and intentional
Repetition
Reinforcement of key themes
Attention to the environment and preparation for worship
Atmosphere
A note about Dementia Friendly Services