The Blessing Cup: Prayer-Rituals for Families and Groups Book

	Foreword	ix
	Introduction	xi
	Family Life
	Dedication of the Family Blessing Cup	2
	A Family Prayer	3
	For the Blessing of a Home	4
	A Meal Blessing	5
	A Meal Blessing II	6
	Celebrating a Birthday	7
	Announcing or Celebrating a Pregnancy	8
	Celebrating Family Reconciliation	9
	For a Family Reunion	10
	For Vacation	11
	In Praise of Work	12
	Preparing for the First Day of School	13
	For the Beginning of the School Year	14
	For Graduation	15
	Celebrating an Achievement	16
	Celebrating an Achievement II	17
	At a New Beginning	18
	The Circle of Love
	Celebrating a Friendship	20
	For a Small Group	21
	For a Small Group II	22
	In Praise of Study Groups	23
	Thanksgiving for Volunteers	24
	For a Local Faith Community	25
	In Praise of Nature	26
	With Respect for the Earth	27
	For Gardeners and the Harvest	28
	In Times of Need
	In Time of Natural Disaster	30
	In Time of Misfortune or Hardship	31
	In Time of Trouble	32
	At the Completion of an Event or Time of Life	33
	When Someone Is Ill	34
	For Those Who Care for the Sick	35
	For Special Needs	36
	On the Death of a Loved One	37
	On the Death of a Pet	39
	For Peace	40
	Milestones of Christian Life
	Celebration of a Baptism	42
	For a Name Day	43
	In Honor of First Reconciliation	44
	In Honor of a First Communion	45
	In Preparation for Confirmation	46
	On Being a Sponsor	47
	For Profession of Faith	48
	Announcing an Engagement	49
	In Honor of a Marriage	50
	For a Wedding Anniversary	51
	On the Occasion or Jubilee of Religious Vows or Ordination	52
	For Vocations to Ministry in the Church	54
	Holy Days and Holidays
	The Beginning of a New Year	56
	The Beginning of a New Year II	58
	On Epiphany	59
	On Valentine's Day	60
	Lenten Service	61
	Lenten Service II	62
	Lenten Service III	63
	A Holy Week Gathering	64
	Easter Celebration	65
	On Ascension	66
	Mother's or Father's Day	67
	For Civic Holidays	68
	On the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi (October 4)	69
	On Halloween/All Saints	70
	Thanksgiving Day	71
	Blessing of the Advent Wreath	72
	Blessing of the Tree and Crib	73
	Advent Service	74
	For Saint Nicholas (December 6)	75
	In Praise of Mary	76
	Christmas Celebration	77