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Older Litanies - Year B

 Christmas        1993

Call to Celebration
L: In those days a decree went out that all should be registered.
P: Sing to God, all the earth.
L: Joseph went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to the city of David called Bethlehem, and with him Mary, to whom he was engaged.
P: Declare God's glory, God's marvelous works in all the nations!
L: Mary was expecting a child.
P: O sing to God a new song!
L: While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.
P: God is great and greatly to be praised!
L: And she gave birth to her firstborn son.
P: Let the heavens be glad and let the earth rejoice!
All: Alleluia! Amen.
                                  from Psalm 96 and Luke 2:1-20
                                                  Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
Second Sunday after Christmas        2 Jan 1994
Call to Celebration
L: We rejoice in God's gift of a new year.
P: Praise God, O nations, praise God!
L: The beginning of the new year fills us with hope.
P: We come and sing aloud on the highest of mountains,
L: We are radiant over the over the goodness of God,
P: Over the bounty which is ours at the opening of this new year.
L: Young women rejoice in the dance,
P: Young men and old are merry.
L: God turns our mourning into joy,
P: God comforts us and gives us gladness in place of sorrow.
All: We rejoice in God's gift of a new year!
                            inspired by Jeremiah 31:12-14
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
Invocation
O Creator of New Life, through Your promise we are filled with hope for the new year, by Your comforting we are filled with joy and energy to begin anew. In the beginning was Your Word; Your law and promise came to use through Moses; grace and truth we receive through Jesus Christ. May Your Word become flesh through us in this new year as we seek to more closely imitate the grace and truth we learn from the life of Jesus of Nazareth. May Your grace and truth shine through us and in our actions. Amen.
                            inspired by John 1:1-18
                                             Invocation by K.K. Hudson-Bates

 
Baptism of the Lord        9 Jan 1994
(First Sunday after Epiphany)
Call to Celebration
L: In the beginning there was nothing.
P: There were no people and no animals.
L: There were no trees and no flowers.
P: There were no mountains and no valleys.
L: And it was dark. But God said, "Let there be light."
P: And there was light. And God saw that the light was good.
L: God called the light day,
P: And the darkness night.
L: So evening came and then morning.
All: This was the first day. Amen.
                            from Genesis 1:1-5
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
Invocation
O God of Creation, God of Glory and Light, You have made the light and formed out planet. You have created us in Your image, man and woman. Through our baptism in Jesus Christ You fill us with the Holy Spirit. And, through the Holy Spirit, You continually call us to do Your will. We are blessed by Your creative and continuing love. We thank you, God. Amen.


Second Sunday after Epiphany        16 Jan1994
Call to Celebration
L: O God, You have searched us and known us.
P: You know when we sit down and when we rise up.
L: You read our thoughts from far away;
P: Even before a word is on our tongues, O God, You know it completely.
L: For it was You who formed our inward parts,
P: You who knit us together in our mothers' wombs.
L: We are fearfully and wonderfully made!
All: Wonderful are Your works, O God!
                            from Psalm 139
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
Invocation
O God, our Creator, You have formed us from head to toe. As written very simply in a children's book: "God made the stars. God made the sea. God made you. God made me." We are part of Your wonderful creation. May we glorify You and Your creation in the care we give to our health and to the health of our planet. May we thus be good stewards of Your creation. This is our prayer, O God. Amen.        (quote from God Made Me, by Dandi Daley Mackall, 1992)


Third Sunday after Epiphany        23 Jan1994
Call to Celebration
L: Trust in God at all times, O people,
P: Pour out your hearts before God.
L: God is a refuge for us
P: Our hope is in God.
L: God alone is our rock and our salvation
P: On God rests our deliverance, our honor.
L: Power and steadfast love belong to GodP: Trust in God at all times.
All: Let us pour out our hearts before God, our Mighty Rock.
                            from Psalm 62:5-12
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Invocation
O God, You are our strength and comfort. In difficult times when we are hurting, You comfort us and give us healing. As we recover, You give us strength and call us to new challenges. Be with each of us today in our pains and sorrows. Then, as You did so long ago with Simon and Andrew, James and John, call us out to be Your disciples, Your healing presence to those around us in their difficulties. This is our prayer, O God. Amen.

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany        30 Jan1994
Call to Celebration
L: Great are the works of God!
P: Praise God!
L: Full of honor and majesty is God's work
P: Praise God!
L: The works of God's hands are faithful and just
P: God's laws are trustworthy.
L: God has sent redemption and has commanded a covenant for eternity.
All: God's praise endures forever. Holy and awesome is God's name. Amen.
                            from Psalm 111
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Invocation
Creator and Redeemer God, You have placed each of us in this world to live in it and care for it together. You call us to follow your law and commandments. Yet, You also call us to love our neighbors. You ask that we be sensitive to their culture and and beliefs, even when they are very different from our own. You teach us that love is more important than law. Joined together in worship today, we give thanks to You, O God, with our whole hearts. Amen.

5th Sunday after Epiphany     6 February 1994
Call to Celebration
L: Praise God!
P: For God is gracious and a song of praise is fitting.
L: God heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
P: God determines the number of stars and gives names to each one.
L: God lifts up the downtrodden,
P: God gives to the animals their food.
L: Sing to God with thanksgiving,P: Make a melody to God on the lyre,
All: For God is great and God's understanding is beyond measure. Amen.
                            from Psalm 147:1-11
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Invocation
O Heavenly Creator, You are all things to all people. You lift us up when we are depressed, You bind our wounds when we are injured, You provide us with food when we are hungry. Christ, through his life, has taught us about Your will, as he comforted, healed and fed the people in his day. Send us out from this sanctuary as Your hands and feet in our world today, in imitation of Christ, Your Son, Amen.

7th Sunday after Epiphany     15 February 2009
Call to Worship
L: O God, I cried to you for help, and you healed me.
P: You have brought my soul up from the depths of despair, and restored me to life.
L: You have turned my mourning into dancing;
P: You have changed my sackcloth into gladness.
L: We weep during the night, but joy comes with the morning!
All: We cannot be silent! We sing and give thanks for your healing power!
                         taken from Psalm 30
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
Third Sunday in Lent        15 March 2009:
Call to Worship
L: The heavens are telling the glory of God!
P: The firmament proclaims God’s handiwork!
L: God’s voice goes out through all the earth,
P. God’s words to the end of the world.
L: Yet too often we do not listen, God’s voice is not heard.
P: Too often we defile your temple, we pollute your earth,
All: Open our ears that we might know your Glory,
       and our eyes that we might receive your word!  
                                    drawn from Psalm 19
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
Palm Sunday            5 April 2009:
Call to Worship
L: This is the day which God has made.
P: Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
L: Open the gates of righteousness
     that we may enter and give thanks.
P. O give thanks to God, for God is good,
     God’s love endures forever.
All: Let us rejoice in this day which God has made.
                               taken from Psalm 118
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


for Good Friday     2009
Call to Worship
One: O God, you have called us, each one.
All: Through the life of Jesus you have shown us the wayOne: Let us approach with true hearts in full assurance of faith,
All: with our hearts sprinkled clean and our bodies washed with pure water.One: You inspire us to provoke one another to love and good deeds,
All: not neglecting to meet together, but encouraging one another.We raise our voices together in joyful praise. Amen.
            from Hebrews 10:19-25
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

5th Sunday in Easter         10 May 2009  
Call to Worship
L: We worry about war and famine and AIDS,
P: We worry about global warming and global recession.
L: And yet, the Bible tells us simply, the poor will eat and be satisfied;
P: And, those who seek God will praise God.
L: We remember, and turn to God.
All: Let us worship before God. 
                                based on Psalm 22:26-7
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates 


Pentecost         22 May 1994
Call to Celebration
L: Manifold are your works, O God!
P: The earth is full of Your creatures.
L: They look to You to give them food,
P: When You open Your hands, they are filled with good things!
L: When You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
P: When You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
L: Yet, when you send forth Your spirit, they are created, You renew the face of the earth.
All: May God's glory endure forever, May our meditation be pleasing to God, Amen.
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates 

Invocation
Creator God, God of Renewal and Life, Your creation fills us with wonder.When we look at Your creation we are amazed. Each day as arise, we meet your vibrant and beautiful creation. Yet, in the midst of life we also meet sadness and even death. We know that it is especially in the difficult times that You are with us. Help us each day, O God, to open our hearts to Your renewing spirit, that we may be recreated to serve You. Amen.



Pentecost??    31 May 2009
Call to Worship
L: A great wind rushes through our gathering.
P: Tongues of fire rest on each of us.
L: The presence of the Holy Spirit is among us.
    God calls us to speak Truth,
P: In a language that others can understand.
L: To be advocates for the immigrant, the homeless
P: To be comforters of the lonely, the hopeless.
All: Let us be inspired to do God’s will! Amen.
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Trinity Sunday        29 May 1994 
Call to Celebration
L: Holy, holy, holy! God of all creation!
P: The whole earth is full of your glory!
L: Your voice is over the waters,
P: Your voice is powerful and full of majesty.
L: Holy, holy, holy! God of all creation!
P: You send strength to your people,
L: You bless your people with peace.
P: Whom will you send, who will carry your message?
All: Here we are, God, send us!
                            from Isaiah 6:1-8 and Psalm 29
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Invocation
God of all creation, God most holy, hear our prayer today. We are so often a lost people. We feel unworthy of your love and blessing. And yet, you are everpresent, standing on the sidelines, touching us, healing our brokenness, bolstering our confidence, freeing us from our own feelings of guilt. You call us into readiness, you give us courage to say, "We are your people, God, ready to serve; Here we are, send us!" Amen.

Proper 5 (old)       5 June 1994 
Call to Celebration
L: Be merciful to us, O God, be merciful.
P: We cry to You Most High,
     And you send forth your steadfast love and faithfulness.
L: In the shadow of your wings we take refuge, O God.
P: Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
L: Let your glory be over all the earth.
P: We will sing and make melody!
     Awaken, soul! Awaken, harp and lyre!
All: Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
    Let your glory be over all the earth!
                  from Psalm 57 (no longer anywhere in lectionary)       
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
(this lectionary reading no longer appears in the lectionary for Proper 5... what happened??)

Invocation
O God Most High, you reach us each day as you have for generations. You send messengers to comfort the afflicted, just as in ancient times you sent David to be a comfort to Saul. You give refuge to those fleeing storms and destruction as you did David when he was in danger. We too have taken refuge under your wings: we remember the help and comfort we received at the time of the earthquake as we picked up the broken pieces of our lives. We pray that even in difficult times we might sing your praise as faithfully as David, that we might sing and make melody as cheerfully as our own Joe De La Cruz. This is our prayer, Amen.



Proper 6 (old)        12 June 1994 (Father's Day)
Call to Celebration
L: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
P: Therefore we will not fear, though the mountains shake,
L: For God is with us, the God of Jacob is our refuge.
P: God makes wars cease to the end of the earth,
L: God breaks the bow, shatters the spear, burns the shields,
All: Let God be exalted among th enations! Let God be exalted in the earth!
                            from Psalm 46 - NOW Year A Proper 4
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Invocation
O God, our refuge and strength, you are by our side through great times and small moments. You make an end to war and you make the tiniest mustard seed sprout. You give us refuge in times of fear and you nurture in us the strength for new growth. You are father and mother, our mentor for good parenting, the example we try so hard to imitate, as parents, as partners, as daughters and sons, and as friends. For all this, we give you thanks, God, on this Father's Day. Amen.

Proper 6        14 June 2009
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
Proper 9 (NOW)         19 June 1994
Call to Celebration
L: Great is God,
P: And greatly to be praised!
L: God's holy mountain, beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth!
P: We ponder your steadfast love, O God, in the midst of your temple.
L: Your name, O God, like your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth.
All: Great is God, and greatly to be praised!
                         (drawn from Psalm 48)
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
Invocation (Proper 6??):
We ponder your steadfast love, O God, here in the midst of your church. We are in awe of your holy mountain which seems perfect compared to our own creations. We are humbled. And yet you, overlooking our shortcomings, call us to be your ambassadors; you entrust to us your message of reconciliation for our broken world. We pray for the strength and vision to respond with vigor to your calling to be peacemakers and healers - in our neighborhood, in our workplace, in our town and in our world. Hear our prayer, O God. Amen.
                                            (inspired by II Corinthians 5:18-6:2: This is now LENT 4th)
Proper 7        21 June 2009
Call to Worship
L: Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion.
P: Declare God’s deeds among the peoples.
L: For those who know God’s name put their trust in God.
P: God does not forget the cry of the afflicted, nor forsake those who seek.
L: The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed,
P: A stronghold in times of trouble.
All: We sing praises to the Lord! Thanks be to God.
                                                (from Psalm 9:9-12)
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Proper 10        July 1994
Call to Celebration
L: The earth is God's and all that is in it,
P: The world and those who live in it.
L: For God founded it on the seas,
P: And established it on the rivers.
L: Lift up your heads, O gates!
All: That the King of glory may come in.
L: Who is the Kind of glory?
P: The Lord strong and mighty
All: The Lord of hosts. Amen.
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
Invocation
Almighty God, we come to worship You. We come as we are, broken and hurting, hopeful of Your healing touch, of Your renewing word. Lift up our heads, O God, that we may receive Your blessing. Open our hearts that we may hear Your calling for our lives. This we pray. Amen.

Proper 13        2 August 2009
Call to Worship
L: God, You are the bread of life.
P: Whoever comes to You will never be hungry,
L: Whoever believes in You will not be thirsty.
P: You give us the true bread from heaven,
L: Food that endures for eternal life.
P: In You there is one body, one Spirit.
L: One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
All: One God of All. Let us worship God.       
                          (exerpts from Ephesians 4:4-6, John 6:27-35)
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
Invocation      7 August 1994
Creator God, you have created us. You nurture us. You are our Bread of Life. In return, you call us to respond with life-giving love to those in our community and world who are in need. You call us to give food to the hungry and do defend the cause of the oppressed. You call us to open our hearts for understanding our brothers and sisters around the world. Give us the courage to respond to your call in our lives. This is our prayer. Amen.


Proper 15        16 August 2009
Call
L: Let us give thanks to the Lord with our whole hearts.
P: Praise the LORD!
L: Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.
P: Full of honor and majesty is God’s work,
L: God’s righteousness endures forever.
All: Holy and Awesome is God’s name!
                        from Psalm 111
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Proper 16        23 August 2009
Call
L: Happy are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise. O God
P: How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!
L: My soul longs to be in your presence.
P: My heart and my flesh sing for joy to you, O living God.
L: Happy are those whose strength is in you, O Lord of hosts,
All: Happy are those who trust in you. Let us praise God.
                          from Psalm 84
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
Proper 17        30 Aug 2009
Call
L: O God, your throne endures forever.
P: Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity.
L: You call us to walk blamelessly, to do what is right,
P: And speak the truth from our hearts.
L: You ask that we be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger,
P: Yet also that we be doers of the word and not merely hearers.
All: Open our hearts that we may hear, understand, and do your word.
                         drawn from the lectionary readings
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Proper 23        11 October 2009
L: O God, satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,
     that we may rejoice and be glad, all our days!
P: Your love is enough!
L: Show your work to your servants, and your glorious power to their children.
P: Your power is sufficient!
L: Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the work of our hands!
All: Let us rejoice and be glad, all our days! Amen.
                        Psalm 90:14-17
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
  
Proper 25            25 October 2009
L: My soul makes its boast in the LORD;
P: Let the humble hear it and be glad.
L: For God consoles and leads us all,
P: God lets us walk by brooks of water.
L: O magnify the LORD with me,
All: Together we exalt God’s name. Praise be to God!
                        Psalm 34:2-3;    Jeremiah 31:9
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
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Older Litanies - Year C

 for Year C Proper 15: 

One: For all the saints, who from their labor rest,
All: Who Thee by faith before the world confessed.
One: By faith, Noah built an ark to save his household.
All: And by faith, Abraham obeyed, living in tents in an unknown land.
One: By faith, Moses led the people out of Egypt,
All: And by faith the saints of our own church have been Christ's hands in our community.
One: We are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses!
All: We pray that we may also run with perseverance the race that is set before us. Amen.

First Sunday After Christmas
L: We are beloved of God.
P: Let us clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
L: If any of us has a complaint against someone else, God asks that we forgive;
P: Let us clothe ourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
L: So that the peace of Christ may rule in our hearts.
P: Let us be thankful.  
All: With gratitude in our hearts we sing psalms and hymns to God. Amen.
                                    from Colossians 3:12-18
                                            Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates 

Call to Worship for 3 January 2010:
L: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
P: The Word became flesh and lived among us.
L: Even in this new year, God continues to live among us.
P: God guides us along a marvelous way; God herself is our shelter by day and a starry flame through the night.
L: Through God, we are redeemed and find new life for a new year.
All: Sing aloud with gladness!  Proclaim the Lord and give praise!
                        taken from the Wisdom of Solomon, chapter 10 and John, chapter 1
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates 

Call to Worship for January 10, 2010 
(First Sunday after Epiphany)
L: Worship the LORD in holy splendor.
P: And in God’s temple all say, “Glory!”
L: The voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
P: And in God’s temple all say, “Glory!”
L: May the Holy Spirit descend on us like a dove.
P: May the LORD give us strength and bless us with peace.
All: And in God’s temple all will say, “Glory!”
            from Psalm 29 and John 3:22
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Call to Worship for January 17, 2010
(Second Sunday after Epiphany)
L: Your steadfast love, O God, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds!
P: How precious is your steadfast love!
L: All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
P: And yet, for Zion’s sake, let us not keep silent;
L: For Jerusalem’s sake, let us not rest;
All: Let us make righteousness shine out like the dawn!
            from Psalm 36:5-7 and Isaiah 62:1
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates 


Call to Worship for January 24, 2010
(Third Sunday after Epiphany)
L: Spirit of God— In You we are united.
P: When one member suffers, all suffer together with him.
L: In You we drink of one Spirit.
P: When one member is honored, all rejoice together with her.
L: In You we are connected.
P: When disaster strikes, all are touched and grieve.
All:  Bless us that we might be your hands in our world today.
                        inspired by I Corinthians 12:26
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Alternate Call to Worship for 24 January 2010:
(Third Sunday after Epiphany)
L: Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth!

P: Break forth, O mountains, into singing!
L: For God cares for the birds of the air,
P: And the lilies of the field,
L: Even more, God cares for us.
P: The Lord comforts us, and will have compassion on those who suffer.
All: Let us break forth into singing! Amen!
                        from Isaiah 49:13 and Matthew 6:26 & 28
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Additional Call to Worship for Third Sunday after Epiphany (2013):
One: Spirit of God-- in You we were all baptized into one body
All: When one member suffers, all suffer together with him.
One: In You we are connected as one body.
All: When one member is honored, all rejoice together with her.
One: People from all religions, races, sexual orientations, and abilities,
All: People of all different economic situations, who speak different languages,
One: In You we break bread together, pray together, and do your work together.
All: In You, we all drink of one Spirit.
                    inspired by I Corinthians 12
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Call for the Third Sunday after Epiphany
One: God's Spirit is upon us.
All: God anoints us to bring good news to the poor.
One: God sends us to proclaim release to the captives
All: And recovery of sight to the blind.
One: God sends us to let the oppressed go free.
All: Let us proclaim the year of the God's reign here on earth!
             from Luke 4:18-19
                                            Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates 


Call to Worship – 31 January 2010 (based on Psalms): 
(Fourth Sunday after Epiphany)
L: In you, O Lord, we take refuge;
P: Let us never be put to shame.
L: Be for us a rock of refuge, a strong fortress.
P: Incline your ear to us and save us.
L: Rescue us, O God, from the grasp of the unjust and cruel
All: For you, O God, are our hope and our trust.
            from Psalm 71:1-5
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Call to Worship – 31 January 2010 (based on I Corinthians):
(Fourth Sunday after Epiphany)
L: Love is patient; love is kind;
P: Love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude.
L: It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
P: It does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth.
L: It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
P: Love never ends.
All: And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
            from I Corinthians 13:4-8
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Call to Worship for 7 March 2010:
(Third Sunday in Lent)
Leader: O God, you are our God, our souls thirst for you.
People: Because your steadfast love is better than life, our lips will praise you.
Leader: We will bless you as long as we live;
People: We will lift up our hands and call on your name.
Leader: Our soul is satisfied as with a rich feast,
People: And our mouths praise you with joyful lips.
All: O God, you are our God. We open our mouths in your praise!
                        Psalm 63:1-5
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Litany for 14 March 2010:
(Fourth Sunday in Lent)
 L: If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation:
P: Everything old passes away;
     Everything becomes new!
L: The brother who was dead has come to life;
P: The one who was lost has been found.
All: Be glad in the LORD and rejoice. Shout for joy!
                from this week’s lectionary scripture
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Call to Worship for 21 March 2010:
(Fifth Sunday in Lent)
 L: Let our mouths be filled with laughter,
P: Our tongues with shouts of joy.
L: For God makes us a way in our wilderness,
P: And gives us rivers in our desert places.
L: God turns our weeping into shouts of joy.
All: The Lord has done great things! Amen.
                        drawn from Isaiah 43 and Psalm 126
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Call to Worship – 28 March 2010:
(Palm Sunday)
 L: This is the day that the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
P: O give thanks, for God is good;
L: God’s steadfast love endures forever!
P: This is the day that the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
L: Open the gates of righteousness,
P: That we may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.
All: This is the day that the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
                           Psalm 118:1, 19-24
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates 

Fifth Sunday in Easter
Call to Worship for May 2nd, 2010:
L: Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens!
P: Praise God, all you shining stars!
L: Praise God, you highest heavens and you waters above the heavens!
P: All peoples, old and young, men and women alike,
L: Together, let us praise the Lord.
All: We praise the name of the Lord, for God’s name alone is exalted; God’s glory is above earth and heaven!
                          from Psalm 148:1-13
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Sixth Sunday in Easter
Litany for 9 May 2010:
L: Let the people praise God.
P: Let all the people praise God.
L: May God be gracious to us and bless us
P: And make his face to shine upon us.
L: Let the nations be glad and sing for joy
P: Let the people praise God.
All: Let all the people praise God.
                                   from Psalm 67
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates



Seventh Sunday in Easter
Call to Worship for May 16th 2010:
L: Let us join hands and rejoice in the Lord,
P: Let us give thanks to God’s holy name!
L: The heavens proclaim God’s righteousness;
P: And all the peoples behold God’s glory.
L: Light dawns for those who are just,
P: And joy for the upright in heart.
All: Let people from all the coasts join together and be glad!
                      from Psalm 97
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates 

Pentecost
Call to Worship for 23 May 2010:
L: O LORD, how manifold are your works!
P: May the glory of the LORD endure forever.
L: God sends a sound like the rush of a violent wind.
P: Let us sing to the LORD as long as we live
L: God fills the people with the Holy Spirit.
P: May the glory of the LORD endure forever.
L:  God causes the people to speak in many languages
All: O LORD, how manifold are your works!
                        from Psalm 104:33-35 and Acts 2:2-4
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

First Sunday after Pentecost
Call to Worship for 30 May 2010:
(Proper 4 or Trinity?)
 L:  O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
P:  When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
L:  The moon and the stars that you have established
P:  When I look at the sheep and the oxen and the beasts of the field,
L:  The birds of the air, and the fish of the sea,
All: O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
                                 From Psalm 8:1-9
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Third Sunday after Pentecost
Litany for 6 June 2010:
(Proper 5)
L: Let us praise the LORD as long as we live;
P: And sing praises to God all our lives long.
L: Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob;
P: God opens the eyes of the blind.
L: We will praise the LORD as long as we live.
P: The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down.
All: We will praise the LORD as long as we live.
                                Psalm 146:1-5
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Proper 6 - Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Call to Worship for 13 June 2010:
L: Give ear to our words, O LORD; give heed to our sighing.
P: Listen to the sound of our cry, our King and God, for to you we pray.
L: We confess our transgressions and acknowledge our sins to you, O God.
P: You forgive the guilt of our sins. You are a hiding place for us.
L: You preserve us from trouble and surround us with glad cries of deliverance.
All: Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
                         from Psalms 5:1-8 and 32:1-7
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Proper 7
Litany for 20 June 2010
L: We praise you, God, with the harp
P: O God, you are our joy!
L: Our souls thirst for God, for the living God.
P: As a deer longs for flowing streams, so our souls long for you, O God.
L: Send out your light and your truth; let them lead us.
P: Let them bring us to your holy hill and to your dwelling.
All: We praise you, God. You are our joy.
                            Psalm 42 and 43
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Proper 7 - Alternate:
One: In Christ Jesus we are all children of God through our faith.
All: All of us are one in Christ.
One: In Christ, no longer are we divided.
All: There is no longer Black or White, Israeli or Palestinian.
One: No longer is there male and female, gay and straight.
All: All are Abraham's offspring, heirs to God's promise.
      All are children of God.
               from Galations 3:24-29
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Proper 18
Call to Worship for September 5, 2010
L: O LORD, you have searched us and known us.
P: You know when we sit down and when we rise up;
L: You discern our thoughts from far away.
P: Even before a word is on our tongues, O LORD, you know it completely.
L: For it was you who formed our inward parts;
P: You knit us together in our mothers' wombs.
All: We praise you, for we are fearfully and wonderfully made!
                    from Psalm 139:2-14
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates 

Proper 19
Call to Worship for September 12, 2010L: Have mercy on us, O God, according to your steadfast love;
P: Teach us wisdom in our inmost hearts.
L: Let us hear joy and gladness;
P: Create in us clean hearts, O God, and put a new and right spirit within us.
L: Hear our prayer, O God, Immortal and Invisible.
All: To You be honor and glory forever. Amen.
                   Psalm 51:1-10 and Timothy 1:17
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Proper 20
Call to Worship for 19 September 2010
L: God mourns the hurt of poor people.
P: God raises the poor from the dust.
All: WE are called to to share and to bring healing.
L: God cries out when there are people in need.
P: God lifts up the needy.
All: WE are called to reach out and to comfort. Praise the Lord!
                        from Jeremiah 8:21 and Psalm 113
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Proper 21
Call to Worship for 26 September 2010:
L: Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob!
P: Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them.
L: Who executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. 
P: Happy are those whose hope is in the LORD their God!
L: Who sets the prisoners free and opens the eyes of the blind. 
P: Who lifts up those who are bowed down and watches over the strangers
ALL: The LORD will reign forever, for all generations. Praise the LORD!
                          Psalm 146:5-9
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
  
Proper 22 - 3 Oct 2010
L: The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases,
P: God’s mercies never come to an end;
L: They are new every morning;
P: Great is your faithfulness.
All: Grace, mercy, and peace from God. Amen.
                    Lamentation 3:22-26, 2 Timothy 1:2
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
  
Proper 27
Call to Celebration for 9 Nov 1986
L: Sing praise to Yahweh!
P: Sing to the nations of God's mighty works.
L: For our Creator does not forget the nations. God does not ignore our cries when we are in pain.
P: Yahweh hears the hopes of the poor and of those who suffer. Our Yahweh is a Just God.
L: God's righteousness endures forever.
All: Rejoice! Sing praise to God, for God is good!
                            Psalm 9:11-12
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Invocation
O God, our loving Creator, you have cared for us and affirmed our very existence. The love you give us supports us and comforts us in times of need. Because you have loved us, we are freed to show love in our world. We pray that you may continue to teach us to love those in need in our community and our world. Thank you God, for your special love. In your Son's name we pray. Amen.                                             Invocation by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Proper 28
Call to Celebration 14th of November, 2010:
L: O sing to Yahweh a new song,
P: For Yahweh has done marvelous things!
L: Make a joyful noise, all the earth;
P: Break forth into joyous song and sing praises.
L: Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
P: Let the hills sing together for joy;
L: With the lyre and the sound of melody,
P: With trumpets and the sound of the horn,
All: O sing to Yahweh a new song!
                      Psalm 98
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Proper 28
Call to Celebration for 16 Nov 1986
L: Praise to Yahweh, God of all gods, for Yahweh is just.
P: Yahweh does not make mockery of justice, God does not favor wicked ways.
L: Yahweh extends justice to the weak and orphaned, and is fair to the wretched and destitute.
P: Our loving God rescues the weak and the needy.
L: Give praise to Yahweh, God of all Nations!
All: Let us sing God's justice in our world! Let us celebrate God's holy name!
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Invocation
O God, our Creator and our Redeemer, we gather in your presence to celebrate the love you give us. We see you present each day in our communities, healing, reconciling, and supporting those in need. We pray that we would stand with you, in order that your strength and loving justice may flow through us to neighbors in our community and beyond. For this is the example you have given us in your Son Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen.
                                            Invocation by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Proper 29 (And Thanksgiving Sunday)
Call to Worship  21 November 2010
L:   God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
P:  Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,
L:   Though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;
P:  Though the waters of the sea roar and foam;
ALL:  God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
L:   God makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
P:  God breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
ALL:  God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
                Psalm 46:1-9
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates 


Proper 29
Call to Celebration for 23 Nov 1986 (Thanksgiving Sunday - not lectionary)
L: Every good and perfect gift comes from you, O God of all peoples and of all nations.
P: We, your children, join all your creation in praising you, and give you thanks.
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Invocation
Eternal God, Maker of all things, we gather this morning in celebration of all you have given us. We thank you for this world our home, for its bounty and its beauty. As we draw near the day of Thanksgiving, we remember those less fortunate than we, and we pray that we might be open to share with them the love and the bounty you have given to us. In Jesus's name we pray. Amen.
                                            Invocation by K.K. Hudson-Bates


Thanksgiving Introit
L: For the heritage of our ancestors which enriches all humanity,
P: We praise and thank you, O God of all creation.
L: For your truth revealed to them, though many may not have known you.
P: We are grateful to you, Yahweh.
L: For being with them in their pilgrimages to their new homeland, having come freely or against their choice, to give them courage or hope to overcome untold hardships and dehumanizing sufferings, so that we might live a better life.
P: We are debtors. Thank you, O Redeemer and Sustainer God.
L: For the challenge before us to share our gifts and our heritage, so future generations may be blessed as we have been.
P: We thank you for the grace by which you enable us to fulfill your will in our lives.
L: For these and many more, Creator God, we thank you.
P: Amen.
                                             Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates
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