Submitted by Rev. Scott Cervas, Meadowthorpe Presbyterian Church
Holy God,
speak to us, as if we are ready to listen;
show us, as if we are ready to see;
and send us, as if we are ready to go and be and do.
Amen.
Ordinary Time
CTW: drawn together
Submitted by Rev. Scott Cervas, Meadowthorpe Presbyterian Church
Let’s gather…
to catch a glimpse of God’s vision for our lives and all of creation;
to witness the presence of Christ in this place and in one another;
to feel the Spirit of God moving around us, among us, and within us!
We are drawn together as a community
to give thanks, to be renewed, and to share our lives.
So let’s be drawn together now to worship God!
CTW: in God’s house
Submitted by Rev. Teri Peterson, Ridgefield-Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church
One: How lovely it is to be in the presence of God!
All: Better is one day in God’s house
than thousands spent elsewhere.
One: Our hearts and flesh sing for God,
our souls long to know God.
All: Holy, holy, holy is God,
the whole earth is full of God’s glory!
One: Come, let us worship God together!
Brainstorming: 4th of July weekend
Some of us studiously avoid the civic-holidays and patriotism in worship. Some of us don’t have that luxury. Others of us are working on how to celebrate communion on a civic holiday, or dreaming up creative worship ideas that are easier to test out in the summer. And some of us are already tired of ordinary time, only 3 weeks in. Whether you fall into any of these categories or you just want to brainstorm how to approach “come to me, all you that are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest” yet again (but not in a funeral this time!), come share–what ideas do you have for this 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time?
CTW: here in this place
A call to worship based on the hymn “gather us in” (we used it when the theme worked but the hymn did not).
Submitted by Rev. Teri Peterson, Ridgefield-Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church
One: Here in this place, God’s light is streaming in.
All: We gather in God’s light, to be light for the world.
One: Here in this place, God’s wind is blowing.
All: We gather—young and old, rich and poor, strong and weak—
to be renewed by the breath of God.
One: Here in this place, God’s fire is burning.
All: We gather to be set on fire with God’s love.
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