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UMCOR: Hurricane Relief
Upper Room Ministries Responds to Hurricanes
Help Upper Room Ministries respond to the spiritual needs of the victims of Katrina and Rita.
Lord, Hear Our Prayers
Offer your prayers for the hurricane victims.
Worship Resources for Times of Crisis - Natural Disasters
- At a Time Like This: A Prayer Song in a Time of Need
This offertory prayer song was written soon after September 11, 2001. It remains appropriate at a time such as our nation has experienced in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
- By the Waters of the Levee
Additional Worship Resources for the Hurricane Disaster
The writer, Lyne Stull-Lipps, serves as a chaplain intern at the Wesley Foundation of the University of Michigan.
- Congregational Prayer and Musical Response in Time of Disaster
Dean Reed and Brian Henkelmann are pastor and musician at First UMC in Stephenville, Texas. They have written this responsive prayer with congregational sung response following the recent hurricane destruction in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Counting Sparrows (Revised for general use)
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. (Matthew 10:29-31, NRSV )
- From Our Fields
(A Hymn after Hurricane Katrina)
This challenging and insightful hymn will provoke much thought and soul-searching among its singers. The author writes, "This text is a congregation's response to the opportunity for service and compassion following Hurricane Katrina.
- God Leads Us Along
A Hymn by George A. Young (1903).
- God of Creation: A New Hymn after Hurricane Katrina
This new hymn speaks directly to the horror, devastation, sorrow, suffering, and needs of the victims of Hurricane Katrina and of their immediate needs of food and water. It also speaks of our gifts to help our neighbors and of the ultimate goodness and hope to be found in God.
- The Great Thanksgiving for Times of Natural Disaster
- Homes That Once Held Joy and Laughter
(A Hymn after Hurricane Katrina)
This hymn not only recognizes the desolation and despair following Hurricane Katrina, but also looks to God for grace and the strength to rebuild broken lives.
- In the Wake of New Disaster (Hurricane Hymn)
A hymn by Daniel A. Anderson.
A new hymn of hope in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster, set to the REGENT SQUARE tune.
- The Mingled Tears of Memory: A New Hymn After Hurricane Katrina
British Methodist pastor Andrew Pratt has composed this haunting text that looks for God in the midst of tragedy and suffering.
- My Hope Is Built (using "The Navy Hymn" tune) [in pdf]
- Our Hearts This Day Remember
(A Hymn after Hurricane Katrina and the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks)
This new hymn connects the disasters of Hurricane Katrina on the USA Gulf coast and the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. It relates well to the lectionary readings for Sunday, September 11, 2005, the fourth anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
- Prayers for Caregivers When Death Is All Around
- Prayers for Emergency Workers and Caregivers
From the General Board of Higher Education and Mministry
- Prayers for Those Facing Disasters
These prayers may be offered by families, friends, or small groups who may gather for prayer and mutual support when disasters are at hand - or in their aftermath. The role of the "One" in these prayers may be shared among the group, or it may be given to a single voice within the group.
- Refugee People (A Hymn after Hurricane Katrina)
by Jenni Lee Boyden and Rusty Edwards.
- Service of Holy Communion in a Time of National or International Tragedy
- Sometimes We Feel Such Utter Loss (Hymn)
Another hymn written in the aftermath of hurricane destruction in the Gulf of Mexico during 2005, this hymn uses the example of Jesus' response in loving and healing the man with leprosy as a model for how we should respond to the victims of these disasters.
- Tsunami Disaster Response Resources
- Waiting for Rita - A Prayer
A prayer for those waiting in the path of Hurricane Rita and for those in other places who join them in prayer.
- We Will Rise: An Anthem of Hope for Katrina Survivors and Inspiration to Those Who Can Help
This contemporary song is offered by the composer, Stefan Youngblood, with several opportunities.
- When the Waters Don't Divide
A unison or responsive act of praise in response to Hurricane Katrina.
- When the Wind Blows: Worship Resources for Use After Hurricanes or Other Natural Disasters
Helping Children and Youth
- Helping Children Deal with Disaster, Grief, & Loss
As much as we want to shelter our children from experiencing the "heaviness of life," that is an impossibility. Hurricane Katrina and the events of September 11, 2001, remind us of that.
- Ten Ideas to Help Children Cope with Natural Disasters While hundreds of thousands of children will be directly effected by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, children throughout the country will experience distress as they hear of friends and family who have suffered and as they watch displaced people on TV. This reproducible handout offers suggestions for parents and other concerned adults to help children cope with their fears and live with hope.
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