Litany for Proper 25, Year A

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

One: God has been our dwelling place across all generations.

All: Before the mountains were brought forth, and still today, God is our God.

One: And as God commanded Moses, God commands us today: to be just in our judgements,

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

One: Not to hate or take vengeance,

All: But to love our neighbor as ourselves.

All: God is holy and everlasting. God is 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

Litany for Proper 22, Year A

Call to Worship for October 4, 2026
Proper 22, Year A

One: Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine on us.
All: You brought a vine out of Egypt and planted it.
One: You cleared the ground for it, and it took deep root and filled the land.
All: The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches;
One: It sent out its branches to the sea, and its shoots to the River.
All: Restore us, O God of hosts, that we too might flourish. Amen.
     from Psalm 80:7-11 

Litany for Proper 21, Year A

Call to Worship for September 27, 2026

One: God, we lift up our souls to you!
All: Lead us in your truth, O God of steadfast love.
One: Make known your ways,
All: Teach us your paths.
One: So that we may be of one mind with Jesus Christ,
All: Looking not to our own interest, but to the interests of others.
One: Teach us the joy in following you!
All: For you are the God of our salvation!
        From Philippians 2:1-13 and Psalm 25:1-9

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