Proper 27B; Ordinary 32B; Pentecost 23   CALL TO WORSHIP  Leader:  On the road, any road People: God is with us Leader:  In the depth of grief; at any crossroads of life People: Christ is our companion Leader:  When all seems lost; when hope is only visible in our rearview mirrors People: The Spirit teaches [...]

Proper 25B, Ordinary 30B, Pentecost 21   CALL TO WORSHIP  Leader: With or without eyesight People: We come eager to perceive Leader:  Brokenness within ourselves People:  And ways we can offer Christ’s healing to others. Leader:  Let us join our hearts and voices in praise People:  To the One who is mercy. Leader:  Let our [...]

Proper 24B, Ordinary 29B, Pentecost 20   CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: If it is not the clothes we wear People: Or our position in the community Leader: If it is not the size of our bank account People: Or our formal education Leader:  If it is not our sitting in the place of honor People:  [...]

Proper 23B; Ordinary 28B; Pentecost 19 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: What must we do? People: Follow Leader: Who must we love? People: Our neighbors – those easy to love and those difficult to love all around the globe Leader: How must we love? People: As we would love ourselves,  if we could perceive ourselves as [...]

Proper 21B/ Ordinary 26B/ Pentecost 17 CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: Come! Let us use power for healing People: And not to promote diseased bodies and deprived spirits. Leader: Let us use power to encourage community People: And not to promote policies of who is in and who is out. Leader: Let us use power for [...]

Proper 20B/Ordinary 25B/ Pentecost 16   CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: Competition focuses on who is People: the fastest, the brightest, the wealthiest. Leader: Competition encourages People: the largest congregation, the best-sounding choir, state-of-the-art everything. Leader: Competition promotes long hours of getting ahead People: and little time for being still and knowing God. Leader: Jesus said [...]

Proper 19B/ Ordinary 24B/ Pentecost 15   CALL TO WORSHIP  Leader: Sophia, God’s Holy Wisdom, cries out in the streets People: And we hurry by, ignoring her message. Leader: She calls out, striving to teach us People: And we believe we know better. Leader: On the busiest corner of the city she preaches and prophesies [...]