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 2015-10-11 Proper 23 Year B

Call to Worship for October 11, 2015
Year B Proper 23

One: How many times have we done nothing because we feared we could not do enough?

All: How many times have we failed to share for fear we might later need it ourselves?

One: How many times have we been reluctant to try a new way to live our lives?

All: Shake us from our complacency.

One: Teach us to let go of what we hold fast.

All: Teach us to count our days with your joy that we may gain a wise heart.

One: Satisfy us with your steadfast love, so that we may rejoice and be glad.

All: We open our hearts to worship you, O God.

             from Psalm 90:12-14
Litany by K. K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for Proper 23 - 12 October 2014

Call to Worship 2014-10-12
Proper 23, Year A

One: O God, you are our God. We praise your name!

All: You are faithful and sure. You have done wonderful things!

One: You have been a refuge to the poor,

All: And a refuge to the needy in their distress.

One: You have been a shelter from the rainstorm,

All: And a shade from the heat.

One: You even wipe away the tears from our faces.

All: We praise your name!

from Isaiah 25:1-9

                  Call to Celebration by K. K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 16 October 2011

Call to Worship for 16 October 2011

Proper 23, Year A

L: O sing to God a new song; sing to God, all the earth!

P: Declare God’s glory among the nations, God’s marvelous works among all the peoples.

L: For great is our God, and greatly to be praised.

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

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

P: Let the field exult, and everything in it. Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy.

ALL: We lift our voices in song! Amen.

            from Psalm 96:1-13

                     Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 9 October 2011

17th Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 23

Call to Worship for 9 October 2011

L: O God, our God; we exalt you, we praise your name.

P: You are a refuge to the poor, a refuge to the needy in their distress.

L: You are a shelter from the rainstorm and a shade from the heat.

P: You wipe away the tears from all faces.

All: You are our God for whom we have waited; let us be glad and rejoice

            from Isaiah 25:1-9

                       Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates