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As the Platinum Jubilee events get in full swing, Rev Dr George Whyte, Principal Clerk of the Church of Scotland and a Chaplain to the Queen, says the Queen has strong links to Scotland.

"We can all learn from her model of faithful service."

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As Platinum Jubilee events start, Rev Dr George Whyte says the Queen has strong links to Scotland

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The Platinum Jubilee resources for under 5s include a Happylands animation (above), a song, a giveaway book ‘The Girl Who Grew Up To Be Queen’ and ideas from Bible Buds to use in toddler groups to help children and their families celebrate the Queen’s 70 years of faith and service. Our partners at Thy Kingdom Come are also creating resources for children and families to use at the Platinum Jubilee.

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Children The Platinum Jubilee resources for under 5s include a Happylands animation (above), a song, a giveaway book 'The Girl Who Grew Up To Be Queen' and ideas from Bible Buds to use in toddler groups to help children and their families celebrate the Queen's 70 years of faith and service.

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Rev Professor David Fergusson, Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University Faculty of Divinity, has written prayers that can be used for a celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, during a time of worship or at a public event.

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Free jubilee resources for community celebrations

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BRF | Leading Christian charity enabling ministry and mission | Free jubilee resources for community celebrations

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These easy-to-do, meaningful and fun ideas for all-age gatherings celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s jubilee and her Christian faith. Together, they create a structured Messy Church session suitable for communities of all ages and backgrounds.

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The concept of a jubilee began in biblical times when God instructed Moses that every 50th year was to be a time of celebration, rejoicing and rest - rest for the land and rest for the people. The word 'jubilee' literally means 'ram's horn' in Hebrew, which was blown on the tenth day of the seventh month to start a year dedicated to rest, to restoration of property and to freeing people from slavery and debts.

Today, the term 'jubilee' is most closely associated with the royal family. The ceremony and spectacle which the term symbolises is used to celebrate significant periods in a monarchs' reign and in the national life of the country. No British monarch has ever achieved a reign of 70 years before, and therefore the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II will be celebrated all around the world.

Although in this Messy Church we are taking time to celebrate the 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, we are also celebrating that Jesus is the king of kings who reigns forever and is our Saviour and friend.
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The concept of a jubilee began in biblical times when God instructed Moses that every 50th year was to be a time of celebration, rejoicing and rest - rest for the land and rest for the people.

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To mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, we are giving away thousands of FREE Cheeky Panda story books to help children and families consider the faithfulness of

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The Cheeky Pandas - A book on Faithfulness

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The Cheeky Pandas - A book on Faithfulness

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Queen's Jubilee :: Christian Publishing and Outreach (CPO)

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The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is expected to be celebrated in June 2022 to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.

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This year, Her Majesty The Queen becomes the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.

Communities across the Commonwealth will join together to mark her historic reign, with churches throughout the UK set to be at the centre of events, participating in acts of service, and upholding Her Majesty in prayer and song.

In this article we highlight when to consider copyright as you plan events, as well as some of the resources available to help you engage all ages in the faith that has underpinned Her Majesty's 70 years of service.

Music Licensing For Jubilee Events

PRS for Music and PPL are the organisations which license the public performance of live and recorded music in the UK. Both organisations have made a special concession for small community events, such as street parties, celebrating the Jubilee, provided certain conditions are met:

The event takes place over the Jubilee bank holiday weekend, 2nd - 5th

Total expected attendance is less than 300.

The event is run by volunteers and does not generate a profit.

The event is provided for the local community.

Showing Live TV Broadcasts

There will be significant TV coverage throughout the weekend. Beginning with The Queen's Birthday Parade (Trooping the Colour) on Thursday 2 nd June, followed by a Service of Thanksgiving from St Paul's Cathedral on Friday 3 rd, and culminating with a Party at the Palace on Saturday 4 th.

Your venue would normally require a TV Licence as well as PRS for Music and PPL licences to show a television broadcast as part of a public event. However, in line with PRS for Music and PPL, the BBC has granted special dispensation for the use of TV equipment to show live programmes in a community setting over the Jubilee weekend. This dispensation does not extend to TV recordings, downloads or on demand services such as BBC iPlayer.

Jubilee Songs

A new song, Rise Up And Serve, written by Graham Kendrick, Mal Pope, and Rend Collective has been commissioned by Hope Together. A song for pre-schoolers called Happy Royal Jubilee is also available for download.

Both songs are covered by the CCLI Church Copyright Licence, with lyrics and sheet music for Rise Up And Serve available on SongSelect and the Hope Together Jubilee website. The official video for Rise Up And Serve features choirs and singers from across the Commonwealth.

Jubilee Resources

A special book featuring rarely seen prayers the Queen prayed as she prepared for her coronation, and a Happyland animation and book 'The Girl Who Grew Up To Be Queen' are two of the resources available to order as giveaways. In addition, a series of resources for schools, children, and young people will be available in the run up to the Jubilee weekend. For the latest information, visit Hope Together's Platinum Jubilee website.

Official customisable banners, posters and publicity resources will be available from CPO. As always, CCLI recommends that you don't otherwise use any logos, images or copyrighted text in your own publicity, unless you have obtained permission to do so.

Should you have any questions about using copyright materials in your Jubilee activities, please don't hesitate to contact us.

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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee: A Guide For Churches - CCLI

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This year, Her Majesty The Queen becomes the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. Communities across the Commonwealth will join together to mark her historic reign, with churches throughout the UK set to be at the centre of events, participating in acts of service, and upholding Her Majesty in prayer and song.

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This is an invitation to all Methodist churches. God's calling you out and about.

God calls us into mission - to open our hearts and open our doors and take the good news out and about. We have loads of opportunities to do this in our lives and by our prayers. The extended bank holiday weekend for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee offers us a chance to get involved in community events and get to know our neighbours.

It's a chance to get to know people, to extend a radical invitation to everyone in the neighbourhood, to build relationships, and be bold in your faith-sharing. This is a chance to join in with God's mission on the streets of your community. How are you getting out and about that weekend?
You can download the Out and About video to use in your church, circuit and community here.
Here's the challenge to you:

1. Get involved in a street party or community event. Either plan something as a Church or join in with others who are already planning something for the long weekend.

2. Extend the invitation to everyone. What can you do to make sure the whole neighbourhood can come along, especially those who are lonely, isolated, or marginalised in some way?

3. Pray for your community. The Jubilee weekend is at the same time as Thy Kingdom Come, the period when the whole Church focuses on praying for people to come to faith. When we join in with God's mission, it's essential we're praying about it! How can you pray for this in the lead up as individuals or a team, could you offer prayer at the event, and can you pray together afterwards for the people you've met?

4. Share your faith. We take our whole selves out onto the streets in celebration - we don't have to bottle up our faith and leave it safely at home. Community parties are a chance to be bold in our faith sharing. We talk a lot about needing to be better at evangelism, well, when we get to know our neighbours, God will give us opportunities to share our faith. We just need to listen to God, listen to others, and speak up about our experience of faith.

Get your party planner here! Do you have a budding filmmaker in your midst? Perhaps a young person whose skills you'd like to champion. We will be collecting footage from events across the country to compile into a celebratory video. Get in touch if you'd be interested in taking part.
Register now!

To receive mailings and resources to equip you for planning events, parties and outreach over the Jubilee weekend, please register your event using the form here.

Once you have decided on an event or street party, make sure you add it to the Government's Platinum Jubilee website: www.platinumjubilee.gov.uk

Resources

As well as the Party Planner, there will also be liturgy and prayers available for Pentecost Sunday as well as the following resources offered with grateful thanks to our partners at HOPE Together, the Church of England and other ecumenical partners:
For all the resources, guidance and information you need, please visit: www.theplatinumjubilee.com
If you're wondering how to plan an inclusive, prayerful community party then watch our Party Planning for Mission webinar below, packed with practical tips and good ideas:

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God calls us into mission - to open our hearts and open our doors and take the good news out and about. We have loads of opportunities to do this in our lives and by our prayers. The extended bank holiday weekend for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee offers us a chance to get involved in community events and get to know our neighbours.

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What and when?
The UK and Commonwealth will celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with a 4-day Bank Holiday from 2-5 June 2022. Churches are in an ideal place to bring communities together for these national celebrations, which end on Pentecost Sunday.

Who?
HOPE Together is working with a wide range of partners to help churches around the Commonwealth to mark this special occasion and, in particular, to celebrate the Queen's 70 years of faith and service. As with the Queen's 90th birthday celebrations, we are providing a range of ideas and resources for communities, schools, churches and youth organisations.
Platinum Jubilee Highlights

- a gift book using rarely-seen prayers the Queen prayed as she prepared for the Coronation, has been published by HOPE Together and Biblica for churches and individuals to buy and give away.

A Happylands book The Girl Who Grew Up To Be Queen for under 5s has been published by HOPE Together in partnership with The Entertainer and Hope for Every Home. An animation will also be available.

A new anthem 'Rise Up and Serve' has been commissioned by HOPE Together and written by contemporary hymn writers Graham Kendrick and Rend Collective for choirs to sing as part of the celebrations.

A YouTube video, from the team that brought together 'The UK Blessing' during lockdown, with executive producer Les Moir, will feature choirs from around the Commonwealth singing the new anthem. This will be available to share on social media and play at events as part of the celebrations.

70 Acts of Service - an invitation to communities to celebrate by serving others with 70 community service ideas drawing on Stewardship's 40 Acts

On Her Majesty's Service is for 11-14s - youth organisations, schools and uniformed organisation are involved (Pais, CofE, Youth For Christ, YouthScape, The Message, Prayer Spaces In Schools. Girls Brigade and Boys Brigade). Resources include ideas for action and videos to use.

Your Street Party Planner - ideas and plans for fun-packed community events developed in collaboration with the Methodist Church and Big Lunch.

www.theplatinumjubilee.com - a dedicated website with all the ideas and resources you'll need to bring your community together to celebrate .

Banners, posters and other Platinum Jubilee branded resources will be available from CPO - www.cpo.org.uk/queen-platinum-jubilee

The Platinum Jubilee - Celebration of Faith & Service logos can be downloaded from www.theplatinumjubilee.com

As the 4-day Bank Holiday ends at Pentecost, Thy Kingdom Come are also providing a Cheeky Pandas film, song and book for primary school children - with resource packs for home/church/school and community events.
The Platinum Jubilee - Celebration of Faith & Service - Timeline

From January 2022 Sunday 6 February
The 70th anniversary of the Queen's accession
Thursday 2 June

The Queen's Birthday Parade - Trooping of the colour - London

Lighting of beacons - around the country and Commonwealth

Friday 3 June
St Paul's Cathedral Service of Thanksgiving - London
Saturday 4 June

The Derby at Epsom Downs attended by members of the Royal Family

Platinum Party at the Palace - a concert broadcast from Buckingham Palace

Pentecost Sunday 5 June

Pentecost Sunday services in churches around the country - link to the Platinum Jubilee and give guests the gift book Our Faithful Queen

Platinum Jubilee Street Parties / Big Jubilee Lunch - around the country

The Platinum Jubilee Pageant on The Mall - London

Sign up to receive updates about the Platinum Jubilee plans from HOPE Together

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On 6 February 2022, the 70th anniversary of her accession, Her Majesty the Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. The celebration of the Jubilee will culminate in a special weekend of events (Thursday 2 June to Sunday 5 June) including church services, the Trooping of the Colour, concerts, the lighting of beacons, and other events.

It is hoped that many churches and communities will be able to celebrate this landmark anniversary, and these resources are designed for use in a variety of contexts to help plan local celebrations, perhaps in the presence of elected representatives, service organisations, and representatives of the wider community. The resources include special prayers, an outline Service of Thanksgiving, graces to be said at Jubilee Lunches, and prayers for planting trees as part of the Queen's Green Canopy.

Collects

These prayers may be used throughout the Jubilee Year.
Gracious God, we give you thanks
for the reign of your servant Elizabeth our Queen,
and for the example of loving and faithful service
which she has shown among us.
Help us to follow her example of dedication
and to commit our lives to you and to one another,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen. Lord of our lives and Father of all,
let our thanksgiving prove itself in service
to you and to our Queen, our country and one another,
for your Name's sake.
Amen. Almighty God, the fountain of all goodness,
bless our Sovereign Lady, Queen Elizabeth,
and all who are in authority under her;
that they may order all things
in wisdom and equity, righteousness and peace,
to the honour and glory of your name
and the good of your Church and people;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen. O God, who providest for thy people by thy power,
and rulest over them in love: Vouchsafe so to bless thy
Servant our Queen, that under her this nation may be wisely governed, and thy Church may serve thee in all godly quietness;
and grant that she being devoted to thee with her whole heart,
and persevering in good works unto the end,
may, by thy guidance, come to thine everlasting kingdom;
through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost,
ever one God, world without end.
Amen.
Prayer of Dedication, from the Silver Jubilee Year

O Lord, the Way, the Truth, and the Life,
we give you thanks for your servant Elizabeth our Queen.
May she ever be provided with all she may need
for her ministry among us,
strengthened to meet every demand
which her office may make,
and in all things nourished by your word and example,
who with the Father and the Holy Spirit live and reign,
world without end.
Amen.
Coronation Prayer of Thanksgiving (adapted)
Suggested readings for a special service

Joshua 1.1-9; Proverbs 8.1-16

Psalms 20; 101; 121

Romans 13.1-10; Revelation 21.22-22.4

Matthew 22.16-22; Luke 22.24-30

Readings below are taken from New Revised Standard Version Bible: Anglicized Edition, copyright © 1989, 1995 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Joshua 1.1-9; Proverbs 8.1-16

Joshua 1.1-9

After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' assistant, saying, 'My servant Moses is dead. Now proceed to cross the Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the Israelites. Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, as I promised to Moses. From the wilderness and the Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, to the Great Sea in the west shall be your territory. No one shall be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. Be strong and courageous; for you shall put this people in possession of the land that I swore to their ancestors to give them. Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to act in accordance with all the law that my servant Moses commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, so that you may be successful wherever you go. This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to act in accordance with all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall be successful. I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.'

Proverbs 8.1-16

Romans 13.1-10; Revelation 21.22-22.4

Romans 13.1-10

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists authority resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgement. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you wish to have no fear of the authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive its approval; for it is God's servant for your good. But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid, for the authority does not bear the sword in vain! It is the servant of God to execute wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be subject, not only because of wrath but also because of conscience. For the same reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, busy with this very thing. Pay to all what is due to them-taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honour to whom honour is due.

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet'; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, 'Love your neighbour as yourself.' Love does no wrong to a neighbour; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.

Revelation 21.22-22.4

I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb. The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. Its gates will never be shut by day-and there will be no night there. People will bring into it the glory and the honour of the nations. But nothing unclean will enter it, nor anyone who practises abomination or falsehood, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. Nothing accursed will be found there any more. But the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him; they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads.

Matthew 22.16-22; Luke 22.24-30

Matthew 22.16-22

So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality. Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?' But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, 'Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? Show me the coin used for the tax.' And they brought him a denarius. Then he said to them, 'Whose head is this, and whose title?' They answered, 'The emperor's.' Then he said to them, 'Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's.' When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.

Luke 22.24-30

A dispute also arose among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest. But he said to them, 'The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so with you; rather the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like one who serves. For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.

'You are those who have stood by me in my trials; and I confer on you, just as my Father has conferred on me, a kingdom, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service... But I shall not have strength to carry out this resolution alone unless you join in it with me, as I now invite you to do: I know that your support will be unfailingly given. God help me to make good my vow, and God bless all of you who are willing to share in it.
Princess Elizabeth, 21 April 1947

When I spoke to you last... I asked you all, whatever your religion, to pray for me on the day of my Coronation - to pray that God would give me wisdom and strength to carry out the promises that I should then be making... I have been uplifted and sustained by the knowledge that your thoughts and prayers were with me.
Her Majesty the Queen, Coronation Day, 2 June 1953

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Liturgical Resources for HM The Queen's Platinum Jubilee | The Church of England

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On 6 February 2022, the 70th anniversary of her accession, Her Majesty the Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. The celebration of the Jubilee will culminate in a special weekend of events (Thursday 2 June to Sunday 5 June) including church services, the Trooping of the Colour, concerts, the lighting of beacons, and other events.