Litany for 16 October 2011

18th Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 23

Call to Worship for 16 October 2011

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 22

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

Litany for 2 Oct 2011

16th Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 22         

Call to Worship  2 Oct 2011
L: Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved.
P: You brought a vine out of Egypt and planted it.
L: You cleared the ground for it; it took deep root and filled the land.
P: The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches;
L: 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.
Psalm 80:7-11

                    Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

ALTERNATE Litany for 25 September 2011

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 21         25 Sept 2011
Call to Worship
L: O God, in you we trust.
P: Make us to know your ways, O God of steadfast love,
L: You instruct sinners in the way,
P: And lead the humble in what is right.
L: Just as Jesus taught both Pharisees and tax collectors,
P: We ask that you teach us your path and lead us in your truth,
All: For you are the God of our salvation. Amen.
from Psalm 25:1-9 and Matthew 21:23-32

                        Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 25 September 2011

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 21         25 Sept 2011
Call to Celebration
L: Give ear to God’s teaching!
P: In ancient times, God worked marvels in the land of Egypt.
L: Tell the coming generation of God’s glorious deeds.
P: God divided the sea and let the people pass through it.
L: Tell of the wonders God has done.
P: In the daytime God led them with a cloud, and all night long with a fiery light.
L: Tell of God’s might.
P: God split rocks open in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep.
ALL: Let us look to where God leads us today. Amen.
           from Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16

                         Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 18 September 2011

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost         Proper 20
Call to Celebration  -  September 18, 2011
L: Let us proclaim the might of God’s awesome deeds,
P: We will declare God’s greatness.
L: Let us celebrate the fame of God’s abundant goodness,
P: And sing aloud of God’s righteousness.
L: God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
All: Sing to God, sing praises; tell of all God’s wonderful works. Amen.
            Psalm 105:1-5, Psalm 45:1-8
                         Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates

Litany for 11 September 2011

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 19)

Call to Worship for 11 Sept 2011
L: Bless the Redeemer with our souls and all that is within us.
P:  Bless God’s holy name.
L: Do not forget who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,
P: And who redeems your life from the Pit
L: Do not forget who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
P: And who satisfies you with good as long as you live so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
L: God works justice for all who are oppressed.
All: God is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
from Psalm 103:1-8

                        Call to Worship by K.K. Hudson-Bates