Litany 4 August 2013

2013 August 4 Call to Worship

Proper 13 - Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

One: O give thanks to God, for God is good.

All: God’s steadfast love endures forever.

One: God takes us up in loving arms.

All: and teaches us to walk.

One: Even when we turn away from God,

All: Even when we seek war and become greedy,

One:: Even then, God’s compassion grows warm and tender.

All: God does not give up on us.

      O give thanks to God for God is good.

                     from Psalm 107:1-7 and Hosea 11:1-11

Litany for 28 July 2013

Call to Worship for 28 July 2013

Proper 12 ~ Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

One: God, we bow down and give thanks to your name,

All: For your steadfast love and your faithfulness;

One: We give thanks with our whole hearts.

All: We sing your praise.

One: And when we pray, you answer, God..

All: You speak peace to those who turn toward you in their hearts.

One: Faithfulness springs up from the ground,

        And righteousness looks down from the sky.

All: Let us bow down and give thanks to God!

         from Psalms 85 and 138

                     Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 21 July 2013

Call to Worship for 21 July 2013

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 11

One: O God, who may abide in your tent? 

All: Those who walk blamelessly, and who do what is right.

One: God, guide us to choose the better part,

All: Guide us so that we do not become distracted by trivial things,

One: That we might learn your truth and follow your will.

All: For, who will dwell on your holy hill?

     Those who speak the truth from their heart.

                From Psalm 15 and Luke 10:38-42

                                           Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 14 July 2013

Litany for 14 July 2013
8th Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 10

One: O God, sometimes you surprise us.

All: When we think we've done enough,

     when we think we've done all we can possibly do,

One: You call us to show mercy even to our enemies.

All: You teach us to give justice to the weak and to the orphan.

One: You lead us to defend the rights of poor and homeless people.

All: You send us out to rescue the weak and the needy.

One: Keep surprising us in new and different ways,

All: That we might move closer to carrying out your will on earth. Amen.

               from Psalm 82:3,4 and Luke 10:37

                                           Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

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Litany for 14 July 2013

8th Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 10

L: You shall love God with all your heart, and with all your soul.

P: and with all your strength, and with all your mind.

L: And you shall love you neighbor as yourself.

   Who is our neighbor?

P: The oppressed and the hungry in our community.

L: The prisoners, strangers, and those who are bowed down.

ALL: Let us go likewise and share God's love.

                         from Luke 10:25-37

                                           Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 7 July 2013

Litany for 7 July 2013

7th Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 9

One: Make a joyful noise to God!

All: Sing the glory of God’s name!

One: God sends laborers out to the harvest.

All: God sends us out, telling us to travel lightly,

One: Saying, “Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals.”

All: God sends us to cure the sick, and bring peace to all.

One: Awesome are God’s deeds!

All: Sing the glory of God’s name!

           from Psalm 66 and Luke 10:2-5

                             Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 23 June 2013

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 7

Litany for 23 June 2013

One: We praise you, God, with the harp.

All: God, you are our joy!

One: As a deer longs for flowing streams,

All: So our souls thirst for you.

One: Let your light lead us to your holy hill and dwelling place.

All: We lift praises to you, God. You are our joy.

                           from Psalms 42 and 43

                      Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 16 June 2013

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost -

Proper 6

Call to Worship for June 16, 2013

One: Give ear to our words, O God, give heed to our sighing.

All: Listen to the sound of our cry, for it is to you that we pray.

One: We confess our transgressions and acknowledge our sins to you.

All: You forgive us, and are a hiding place for us.

One: You preserve us from trouble and surround us with glad cries of deliverance.

All: Happy are those who are forgiven!

                  from Psalms 5:1-8 and 32:1-7

                      Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 9 June 2013

Second Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 5

Call to Worship for 9 June 2013:

Leader: Happy are those who trust in the God of Jacob,

People: Happy are they whose hope is in God,

Leader: In God who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them;

People: Who keeps faith forever;

Leader: Who establishes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry.

People: Who sets the prisoners free and opens the eyes of the blind.

All: Happy are those who trust in God!

       From Psalm 146

                       Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 2 June 2013

Second Sunday after Pentecost

2 June 2013 - Proper 4

One: O sing to God a new song,

All: Sing to God and bless God’s name!

One: Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;

All: Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

One: Declare God’s glory among the nations,

All: Tell of God’s marvelous works among all the peoples.

One: Say among the nations, "God reigns!”

All: Praise be to God!

             from Psalm 96

                        Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 26 May 2013

First Sunday after Pentecost - Trinity Sunday

Call to Worship for 26 May 2013

One: O God, Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

All: You have set your glory above the heavens!

One: When we look at your heavens, the work of your fingers;

All: When we look at the moon and the stars that you have established,

One: We are filled with awe and amazement!

All: We know that you have lived among us as Jesus Christ,

One: And we feel the love that has been poured into our hearts through your Holy Spirit,

All: O God, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

                 from Psalm 8 and Romans 5

                         Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 19 May 2013

Pentecost

Call to Worship for 19 May 2013:

One: When God sends forth the Spirit, the face of the ground is renewed.

All: God’s Spirit is poured out on all who are gathered.

One: When the Spirit is upon them, the young prophesy and see visions,

All: The old dream dreams.

One: From heaven comes a sound like the rush of a violent wind,

All: Filling all with the Holy Spirit.

All: Let us sing our praises to God!

                  from Acts 2:1-21 and Psalm 104:24-34

                                     Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 28 April 2013

Fifth Sunday in Easter

Call to Worship for 28 April 2013:

One: Praise God! Praise God from the heavens!

All: Praise God, all mountains and hills, all fruit trees and cedars!

One: Praise God, all wild animals and cattle, creeping things and flying birds!

All: All peoples, old and young, men and women alike,

One: Together, let us raise our voices to praise God.

All: God’s glory is above earth and heaven!

                 from Psalm 148:1-13

                              Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 12 May 2013

Ascention Sunday (and Seventh Sunday in Easter)

Call To Worship for May 12, 2013

One: Clap your hands! Shout to God with loud songs of joy.

All: For God, the Most High, is awesome!

One: Soon you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.

All: The Holy Spirit will come upon you.

One: And you will be witnesses to the ends of the Earth!

All: Sing praises to God!

from Psalm 47:1-7 and Acts 1:1-11

                      Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 05 May 2013

Sixth week after Easter

Call to Worship for 5 May 2013

One: Let the people praise God. 

All: May God be gracious unto us and bless us.

One: Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,

All: For God has blessed us and called us.

One: God has called us to put out into the deep water,
All: And trust in God's abundant love.

All: Let all the people praise God!

            from Psalm 67
                    Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 14 April 2013

Third Sunday of Easter
Call to Worship for 14 April 2013:
One: Joy comes with the morning!
God has turned our mourning into dancing
All: God removes our sackcloth, and clothes us with joy.
One: Jesus calls us to feed the lambs, and tend the sheep,
All: Jesus calls us to follow him.
All: Let our souls praise God forever. Amen.
         from Psalm 30
            Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 7 April 2013

Second Sunday of Easter
Call to Worship for 7 April 2013

One: Peace be with you.

All: And also with you.

One: Praise God with trumpet sound, and with lute and harp!

All: Let everything that breathes praise God!

One: And now, receive the Holy Spirit,

All: That the Holy Spirit might work through us. Amen.
from John 20:19-26 and Psalm 150
                       Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 31 March 2013

Easter Sunday

Call to Worship   March 31 2013

One: Christ the Lord has risen today!

All: All on earth with angels say: Alleluia!

One: Raise your joys and triumphs high!

All: Sing ye heavens and earth reply: Alleluia!

One: All are made alive in Christ today!

All: Alleluia, Amen!

                       Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 24 March 2013

Palm Sunday

Call to Worship for 24 March 2013

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

Litany for 17 March 2013

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Call to Worship for 18 March 2013

One: God is about to do a new thing.

All: God will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

One: So that those who sow in tears may reap with shouts of joy,

All: Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing,

One: Shall come home with shouts of joy, carrying their sheaves.

All: God is about to do a new thing! Let us rejoice.

from Isaiah 43:19 and Psalm 126:5-6

                                Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 10 March 2013

Fourth Sunday in Lent
Call to Worship for 10 March 2013
One: We confess we are at times resentful. Like the older brother in the story of the Prodigal Son, we sometimes begrudge generosity shown to others.
All: We are envious and want the attention for ourselves.
One: Yet God does not count our sins of resentment and envy against us.
All: God, through Christ, gives us a ministry of reconciliation.
One: In Christ there is a new creation! Everything old has passed away;
All: Everything has become new! Praise be to God!
           from Luke 15:1-3, 2 Corinthians 5:17-19
                                Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 3 March 2013

Third Sunday in Lent 

Call to Worship - 3rd of March 2013

One: O God, you are our God, we seek you, our souls thirst for you.

All:    And yet, we do not always wait with patience.

One: Sometimes we cannot wait to hear your answer.

All:    As we come into your presence, let our souls be satisfied as with a rich feast. Let our mouths praise you with joyful lips. Amen.

from Psalm 63:1-6 

                                Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 24 February 2013

Second Sunday in Lent

Call to Worship - 24 February 2013

One: Wait for God, be strong, and let your heart take courage.

All: For those whose minds are set instead on earthly things, those who act with greed,

One: Their end is their destruction, their glory is their shame.

All: No. Let us stand firm in God, wait for God, take courage from God.

One: For blessed are those who come in God’s name.

All: They shall see the goodness of God in the land of the living.

              from Psalm 27 and Philippians 3:14-4:1

                                Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 17 February 2013

First Sunday in Lent
Call to Worship - 17 Feb 2013
One: Jesus was hungry, and was tempted to eat, but instead he quoted scripture saying,
All: “One does not live by bread alone.”
One: Jesus felt the temptation to seek power and glory, but again he remembered the scripture,
All: “Worship the Lord your God, serve God alone.”
One: Jesus was tempted to test how far God would protect him, but instead he reminded himself,
All: “Do not put the Lord your God to the test.”
All: Let us also turn from our temptations and seek God.
from Luke 4:1-13

                                 Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates 

Litany for 10 February 2013

Transfiguration Sunday 
Call to Worship - 10 Feb 2013
One: Moses went up on the mountain to pray.
All: There he was talking with God, and his face was shining!.
One: Jesus also went up on the mountain to pray.
All: While he was praying, the appearance of his face changed.
One: His clothes became dazzling white.
All: Then from the cloud came a voice that said,
One: "This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!"
All: Holy is God! Awesome is God’s name!
from Exodus 34:29-35, Luke 9:29 and Psalm 99

Litany for 3 February 2013

Fourth Sunday After Epiphany

Call to Worship – 3 February 2013:

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

Litany for 27 January 2013

Third Sunday After Epiphany

Call to Worship

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

Litany for 20 January 2013

Second Sunday After Epiphany

Call to Worship for 20 January 2013

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 

Litany for 13 January 2013

First Sunday After Epiphany
Call to Worship
One: God’s voice, full of majesty, calls to us over the waters,
All: “Do not fear, for I have called you by name. You are mine.”
One: When we pass through the waters, God is with us.
All: When we pass through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm us.
One: When we walk through fire, we shall not be burned, the flame will not consume us,
All: Because we are precious in God’s sight. God loves us.
from Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29:3-4
                     Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 6 January 2013

Epiphany
Call to Worship
One: God’s light has come!
All: Let us proclaim praise to God!
One: In Bethlehem of Judea a child was born.
All: Over an animal stable stopped a shining star.
One: Overwhelmed with joy and expectation, wise men followed the star.
All: As they entered, they saw a refugee child and his mother.
One: And yet, they knelt down, and paid homage to the child.
All: They offered the child gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Praise God!
from Isaiah 60:1, 6 and Matthew 2:5-11
                      Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 24 December 2012

Christmas Eve
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