Litany for 5 Aug 2012

Proper 13
Call to Worship
L:  God, you desire truth in our inward beings;
P:    teach us wisdom in our inmost hearts.
L:  When we repent of the wrongs we have done,
P:    let us hear joy and gladness once again;
L:  Create in us clean hearts, O God,
P:    and put a new and right spirit within us.
L:  Restore to us the joy of your salvation,
P:    and sustain in us willing spirits to do your work.  Amen.
                  from Psalm 51:1-12
                                         Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 29 July 2012, Proper 12 Year B

Proper 12 - 29 July 2012

Call to Worship

L: You are just and kind in all your doings.
P: and near to all who call on you in truth.
L: When we fall, even as did David who fell so far,
P: you lift us up to see a better way.
L: When we are bowed down with heavy hearts,
P: you reach out to us and raise us up.
All: We give thanks to you, God.
from Psalm 145:10-18 and 2 Samuel 11:1-15

                        Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 22 July 2012

Proper 11    -  22 July 2012
Call to Worship
Leader: O God, with your holy oil you have anointed David.
People: Your faithfulness and steadfast love were with him always.
Leader: So too, you call out to each of us in our day,
People: And your faithfulness and steadfast love are with us always.
Leader: As David did so long before us, we cry out,
All: You are our God, the Rock of our salvation! Amen.
                 from Psalm 89:20-37
                          Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 15 July 2012

Proper 10        July 15, 2012
Call to Worship
 One: The earth is God's and all that is in it,
All: The world and those who live in it.
One: For God founded it on the seas,
All: And established it on the rivers.
L: Lift up your heads, O gates!
All: That the God of glory may come in. Alleluia! Amen.
    from Psalm 24:1-10
                          Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates  

Litany for 24 June 2012

Proper 7     24 June 2012
Call to Worship
L: God is a stronghold in times of trouble,
P: a stronghold for all who are needy or oppressed.
L: Yahweh does not forget the cry of the afflicted,
P: nor forsake those who seek help.
L: Sing praises to God, who dwells in Zion.
All We sing praises to God! Alleluia!
                        from Psalm 9:9-12 

                                         Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 17 June 2012

Proper 6 17 June 2012
Call to Worship
L: It is good to give thanks to the Lord.
P: We give thanks with the music of the lute and the harp!
L: For in God, all things are possible! Even a shepherd can be anointed king!
P: And a carpenter can bring light to the world.
L: Sing praises to the Most High!
P: We sing praises with the music of the lyre.
All: Praise be to God! Alleluia!          
                   (drawn from Psalm 92)
                                         Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 10 June 2012

Proper 5 10 June 2012

Call to Worship

L: God, we give thanks to you with our whole hearts.

P: We bow down in front of your holy temple to give thanks.

L: Sing of the ways of God!

P: You protect us; You educate us; You love us. 

L: Great is your glory, God..

P: You stretch out your hand to us.All: Your steadfast love endures for all time. Praise God!
                                         Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates