Litany for Proper 28, Year A

Call to Worship for November 15, 2026

One: O God, you have been our dwelling place,

All: In all generations.

One: Before even the mountains were brought forth, 

All: Or ever you had formed the earth and the world, 

One: From everlasting to everlasting,

All: You are God. Amen.

         from Psalm 90:1-2

Litany for Proper 27, Year A

Call to Worship for November 8, 2026 (Proper 27):

One: Give ear to God's teaching.

All: We incline our ears to God's words.

One: God commands, “Let justice roll down like water

All: And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.”

One: Let us set our hope in God, and keep God's commandments. 

All: Let us worship God together.

from Psalm 78:1-7 and Amos 5:18-24

Litany for Proper 26, Year A

Call to Worship for November 1, 2026 (Proper 26):

One: Let us thank God for God's steadfast love and wonderful works for humankind.
All: For God turns parched land into springs of water,
One: God leads the hungry to fertile land, 
All: Where they sow fields and plant vineyards.
One: God satisfies the thirsty, and fills the hungry with good things.
All: Let us worship God!
      from Psalm 107

Litany for Proper 25, Year A

Call to Worship for November 1, 2026 (Proper 25)

One: God, you have been our dwelling place across all generations.

All: Before the mountains were brought forth, and still today, you are our God!

One: And as you commanded Moses, you command us today: 

All: To be just in our judgements,

One: Not to profit by the blood of our neighbors,

All: Not to hate or take vengeance,

One: But to love our neighbor as ourselves.

All: You are holy and everlasting. You are our God. Amen.

               from Psalm 90:1-2 and Leviticus 19 and Matthew 22:34-46

Litany for Proper 24, Year A

Call to Worship for October 18, 2026

Proper 24, Year A

One: Let us praise God!

All: Holy is God's name!

One: O God, you love justice and establish equity on earth.

All: Holy is your name!

One: You answer us and forgive us, and call us to righteousness.

All: Holy is our God! Let us worship God.

        From Psalm 99

Or an alternate Call from the secondary Psalm reading for Proper 24:

One: Sing to God a new song!

All: Sing to God, all the earth!

One: Bless God's name,

All: Tell of God's salvation from day to day.

One: Declare God's glory among the nations,

All: For great is God, and greatly to be praised!

          From Psalm 96:1-4

Litany for Proper 23, Year A

alternate litany for the same week:

Call to Worship for October 11, 2026
Proper 23, Year A

One: O God, our God, we praise your name!
All: You are faithful and sure. You have done wonderful things!
One: You are a refuge to the poor, 
All: And a refuge to the needy in their distress.
One: You are our shelter from the rainstorm,
All: And our shade from the heat.
One: You wipe away the tears from our faces.
All: We are glad and rejoice in you!
        from Isaiah 25:1-9

Litany for Proper 23, Year A

 Call to Worship for October 11, 2026

Proper 23, Year A

One: Rejoice in God always!
All: We rejoice in God our Shepherd!
One: May the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, guard our hearts and our minds,
All: So that gentleness may shine through us in all we do.
All: Let us worship God.
      from Philippians 4:1-9