Litany for Proper 20, Year A

Call to Worship for Sept 20, 2026:

One: We give our thanks to God.
All: From the beginning of time, God has provided for us.
One: In Genesis, God provided food in abundance to the first humans.
All: In the wilderness, God gave the Israelites quail and holy manna.
One: God opened a rock and made water to gush out for them in the desert.
All: God provides seed for the farmer.
One: And like the owner of the vineyard, who gave a full day's wages to each laborer,
All: God is generous! We sing praises to God!

Psalm 105, Matthew 20:1-16

Litany for Proper 20 Year A

One: God loves with a great love.
All: By God's grace we are saved.
One: Like the landowner who paid the workers who were not employed for a full day as much as the workers who were,
All: God's love is extravagant.
One: God loves with a great love.
All: Let us be extravagant with our love, too!
           themes from Matthew 20:1-14 and Ephesians 2:4-10

Litany for Proper 20 - 21 September 2014, Year A

Call to Worship for 2014-09-21
Proper 20

One: We give our thanks to God.

All: From the beginning of time, God has provided for us.

One: In Genesis, God provided food in abundance to the first humans.

All: In the wilderness, God gave the Israelites quail and holy manna.

One: God opened a rock and made water to gush out for them in the desert.

All: God provides seed for the farmer.

One: And like the owner of the vineyard, who gave a full day's wages to each laborer,

All: God is generous! We sing praise to God!

Psalm 105, Matthew 20:1-16

Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 23 September 2012

Proper 20
Call to Celebration:
L: Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked or sit in the seat of scoffers.
P: Happy are those whose delight is in the law of God, who meditate on it day and night.
L: For those who wish to be first must be last of all and servant of all.
P: For those who welcome a child in God’s name, welcome God into their hearts.
L: They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season.
All: Their leaves do not wither, and in all that they do, they flourish.
from Psalm 1:1-3 and Mark 9:30-37
                              Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 18 September 2011

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost         Proper 20
Call to Celebration  -  September 18, 2011
L: Let us proclaim the might of God’s awesome deeds,
P: We will declare God’s greatness.
L: Let us celebrate the fame of God’s abundant goodness,
P: And sing aloud of God’s righteousness.
L: God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
All: Sing to God, sing praises; tell of all God’s wonderful works. Amen.
            Psalm 105:1-5, Psalm 45:1-8
                         Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates