Prayer for Second Sunday in Easter, Year C

Praying Together, Second Sunday in Easter, Year C

O God of the mighty firmament,

You comfort us when our hearts are aching. When in the hidden chambers of our hearts all we can do is mourn, you sing to us lullabies of love. As we struggle to reach out beyond ourselves, teach us to sing out with tambourine and dance. When we look at our world and see violence and hunger, teach us to join hands with a neighbor and sing out love and justice. As we look at our Earth and see the ravages caused by our own selfishness, lead us to sing out peace and love for your amazing creation. Amen.

Litany for Second Sunday of Easter, Year C

Call to Worship for Second Sunday in Easter, Year C
April 3, 2016

One: When it was evening on that day,

All: Jesus came and stood among the disciples.

One: Jesus said to them, “Peace be with you.”

All: Jesus breathed on them and said to them,

One: “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them.”

All: Peace be with you. Let us worship God.

from John 20:19-31

by K. K. Hudson-Bates

Litany - Year C Second Sunday of Easter

One: Let us praise God in this sanctuary;

All: Praise God with a trumpet sound;

One: Praise God with lute and harp!

All: Praise God with tambourine and dance;

One: Praise God with strings and pipe!

All: Praise God with loud clashing cymbals!

One: Praise God in all God’s mighty creation!

All: Let everything that breathes praise God! Amen!

Litany for Second Sunday of Easter, 2015, Year B

Call to Worship for Second Sunday of Easter
One: With great power the apostles gave their testimony,
All: and great grace was upon them all.
One: They lived in community,
All: without a needy person among them.
One: Let us follow their example, each of us to the best of our ability.
All: With grace, let us share what we have and testify to God's love.
All: We worship together with one heart and one soul. Amen.
         Acts 4:32-35
              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 15 April 2012

2nd Sunday in Easter     15 April 2012
Call to Worship:
L: God, you call us to follow in the footsteps of early Christian communities,
P: in worship and in fellowship.
L: As a community we reach out to those in need,
P: in our worship and our fellowship.
L: As believers we raise those needs in prayer,
P: in worship and fellowship.
All: Together, we join our hearts to praise God, in worship and in fellowship!

inspired by this week's lectionary readings

                                        Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 1st of May 2011

2nd Sunday of Easter: 1 May 2011
Call to Worship
L: Protect us, O God, for in you we take refuge.
P: You show us the path of life.
L: In your presence there is fullness of joy.
P: You will not abandon our souls.
L: You make us full of gladness with your presence.
P: Therefore our hearts are glad, our tongues rejoice.
All: We live in hope. Praise be to God.
                taken from Psalm 16 and Acts 2:26-8       

                                   Call to Celebration by K.K. Hudson-Bates