Christmas Eve Call To Worship. Our God knows you by name. Colors for Holy Week may be the purple of Lent, a festival color for Maundy Thursday, and a mourning color for Good Friday. CALL TO WORSHIP We Are the Body of Christ. A call to worship includes laying aside our personal desires, preferences, and plans and picking up the attitude of praise. Forgive us, O God, when we cannot speak. Jesus stirs up a lot of good trouble in the Lenten Gospels this year; we are called to prepare ourselves and follow. The season begins and ends with Festival days—Epiphany and Transfiguration—with festival colors; the Sundays in between are green. CALLS TO WORSHIP. Reformation. "Ordination is the rite whereby the United Church of Christ through an association, ... authorization given to perform the duties and exercise the prerogatives of ordained ministry in the United Church of Christ." (Invite the congregation to name their fears.). (Invite the congregation to pray for those things that need to be changed. P: God has redeemed God’s people! Please see our COVID-19 page for tips and resources for members and congregations during the pandemic.. Free material for developing your worship services, prayers, and more. Alleluia the Christ child comes, And we await his birth. Daily Prayer (current) ... We meet as brothers and sisters in Christ, accepting the responsibility this places upon us - to love one another as you have loved us. Amen. Samuel was just lying on the temple floor. Was it you that we heard in those steps? The Psalm for each week is reinterpreted in poetry and art as a reflection of God’s work of justice and compassion in our midst today. Intersperse the names on the list so that Prophets, Leaders, Members are all mixed together. (For example: Samuel, Nathanael, Martin, Malcolm, Philip, Andrew, Peter, Sue, Chelsea, Barbara, Jim, Joe, Coretta, Rosa, Maria, Amos, Paul, Howard, Micah, Grace, Charlie, Maggie, Mike, Ben.) Send us to count your works. Was it you that we saw blowing over the water? May we dare to call this hope wonderful, in the hope of Christ Jesus, we pray. Christmas, Year B Advent Prayer. The Good News of Joy to the World (226.11 KB): A five-session Advent Unwrapped Bible study on the Gospel of Luke by the Rev. Good Shepherd Call To Worship. People:         Out loud, but muted Worship at First Congregational United Church of Christ follows a 'traditional' pattern. Faith & Worship. P: Let all the people celebrate God’s awesome love! Scripture, Sermon, Prayers of the People Come to know us again. In this hour of worship, help us to grasp the freedom that comes from seeing you more clearly, loving you more dearly, ), You will not let us hide under the tree. CALL TO WORSHIP FOR THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT Holy One, you have called us by name. Spirit/Pentecost. We stand up, breathe deep, and let loose. Our God knows what you fear. L: The people who once lived in darkness have been given a great light! Leader: Let us worship Jesus Christ, People: who takes our burdens from us and lives among us. We have gathered as believers, and as those who are honestly seeking the truth. O God who makes all things new, speak to us as whole people today. Let us carry this spirit into our giving. The Call to Worship. Remembrance Sunday. Click here for Mission Moments, which can be used with your newsletter or Sunday worship bulletin. In these offerings, may we make for change that doesn’t yet exist. - UCC Book of Worship. Epiphany, Year B Rev. You will not let us lounge in bed. Worship exists as a holy dialogue between God and man, a divine dance in which God always takes the lead: He speaks, we respond. L: Our souls sing out God’s praise! For you are fearfully and wonderfully made. Send us to search for your name. God of heaven and earth, we long to be truly free. P: Praise be to God who has heard our cries. God having summoned his people to assemble in his presence to worship him on the Lord's Day, there ought to be a call to the congregation, in God's own words, to worship him. Seasons of Life. Leader: Let us worship the Holy Spirit, People: the living presence, who teaches us to be trustworthy. Call to Worship through Music and His Word. The Good News Story (392.39 KB) : Four Advent Unwrapped Sunday school session outlines. 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Bread of Life. Year B, September 5-November 21, 2021, Advent, Year B The reader may increase or decrease volume during the reading of these names. We are created by God in the image of God. Then let us worship God. All publishing rights reserved. We come as seekers, Unsure of what we seek. In your name, God’s works are revealed again to us. Nothing with a call and response that could unite everyone’s voices together. Only God sees what greater things will come with these servants. Festival colors are worn through the season until the last day: Pentecost, when the color is red for the Spirit’s fire. Call to Worship. Calls to Worship on the Body of Christ, organized by topic to help you find beautiful prayers that fit the theme of your worship service. CALLS TO WORSHIP Call to Worship #1. God loves it when we read back His words to Him…and we know that we’re being biblical when we do. Holy One, by your grace, Meet us where we are. L: Shout and sing praise to God! By Rev. Easter Sunday begins a season of fifty days celebration of Jesus’ new life. Conclude with a brief silence before the invocation. All who gather in Christian worship–across the country and around the world– are brought near to God through Jesus. God is revealed in our hope for change. a. We come as followers, Not understanding the One we follow. Come to search us. Something made the hairs stand up on our necks. P: God has brought us a light of Hope and Peace. Here and now. ), You will not let us bury our secrets within the earth. Therefore, it is … The season ends with Pentecost Sunday, when Jesus sends the Spirit to guide and challenge the church. In Jesus Christ, we pray. If you listen carefully, you will see this reflected in our liturgy, almost like a rhythm, a heart beat of devotion. Speaker 2: How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity! Biggar. It is an act that brings the worshiping community into being. The call is simply to worship Him. Intersperse the names on the list so that Prophets, Leaders, Members are all mixed together. Even the UCC Book of Worship doesn’t have a lot of stuff – mostly opening prayers and welcomes. And as Augustine wrote, “(S)he who sings, prays twice.” Invoking the Holy Justice Call To Worship. Here are a couple brief examples of how a call to worship can be used at the beginning of a worship service. Elsa A. Cook, an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, a budding spiritual director and wandering interim minister. Prepare list of 20-25 names that are familiar to your church community including prophets of old, community leaders and church members. Pray with Guatemala, January 17, 2021; Pray with Ghana, January 10, 2021; Pray with Korea, January 3, 2021; Pray with Nicaragua, December 27, 2020 Here’s a call to worship for Advent from Christine Sine, and the GodSpace website. Reveal the words we need most. It was written by Bruce Prewer. December 25, 2020-January 5, 2021. When we draw our last breath and leave this world, love will be waiting for us. 1 Samuel 3: 1-1-, (11-20)    Psalm 139: 1-6, 13-18    1 Corinthians 6: 12-20,    John 1: 43-51. Called From Many Places. Call to Worship. November 29-December 24, 2020. Trinity. b. That love is God. May we move through our fears. Send us, O God. People:         Out loud, but muted Examples: Call To Worship. Send us, O God, into your dream. May we give it a name. 1. Year B, May 30-August 29, 2021. All people are created by God in the image of God. The work of the people of God continues Sunday by Sunday and throughout the year. Copyright 2020 Faith INFO Ministry Team, United Church of Christ, 700 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH  44115-1100. Indeed, God searches us and knows us better than we know ourselves. God appears in your works for justice. With storytelling, ritual and music we travel all the way to the tomb. I love worship music, but I also love to worship God by reading back His Word to Him like Psalm 115:1, Isaiah 12:5, and Psalm 95:1-6. CALL TO WORSHIP – THEME OF LOVE. Amen. Revealed to Us: Prayers for the Second Sunday after Epiphany was written by the Rev. Call to Worship: Christ the King Here’s a call to worship for the last Sunday before Advent, known as “Christ the King” or “Reign of Christ” Sunday. The Church explores the identity of Jesus in this season after Epiphany—Gospel story after story challenges us:  who is this person of power and Spirit who has appeared in our midst? Send us to feel you calling our name. We come to worship, Even though we don’t know how. This morning as we worship let us look to Jesus and be reminded of His goodness and grace to us. Call to Worship (inspired by 1 Samuel 3:1-10) Prepare list of 20-25 names that are familiar to your church community including prophets of old, community leaders and church members. Let us throw off our distractions, And allow the chaos to settle. Amen. Consecration I. Come, O God, so that we can hear you calling our names. Guide our worship this hour. Call to Worship #2: L: God has called all of us here beloved. Rise. Before God spoke the first word of creation, there was love. This worship service is built on the hope, riches, and power given to us in Christ. Was it you, O God? “Rubrics” for virtual services will be noted in red;  take and adapt as you need! We have tried to count your works. You wake us up in the middle of the night to remember… In each of these moments of epiphany, we find that no one is able to see themselves as God sees them. Traditional liturgical colors have suggested light—white or gold—but expanding the festive color palette is appropriate for celebration. Action and Contemplation. She writes liturgies and shares her thoughts on cookingwithelsa.org. Advent is the start of the church year, a season of expectation, four weeks looking forward to celebrating the birth of Christ at Christmas. A Call to worship and blessings suitable for the closing of a service of worship. People:         Out loud, but muted Sower. Let us watch for the signs, And listen to the messengers. The traditional color for Lent is purple; churches may want to adopt subdued colors such as gray or beige or no color at all to signify the starkness of the season. P: For God has healed and restored God’s people. Transfiguration. Evoke the feeling of night that Samuel experienced. Nathanael was merely hanging out under a fig tree. We are challenged to get ready—to recognize and make room for the Holy One in our midst. The scripture quoted is from Psalm 100, the suggested Psalm reading for this day. Feel free to make it personal when leading your people to help connect their hearts to where you are going. The twelve days of the Christmas season celebrate the birth of Jesus, Emmanuel, God-with-us. We hope these links will assist your worshipping community. Our call to worship is from John 8:32 “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” John 8:32. 10 “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. “Rubrics” for virtual services will be noted in red; Leader should speak the lines of the people, along with the Leader’s lines, Office of the General Minister & President, United Church of Christ Board of Directors, Statement of Faith of the United Church of Christ – La Declaración de Fe de la Iglesia Unida de Cristo, Center for Analytics, Research and Development and Data (CARDD), About The Center for Analytics, Research & Development, and Data (CARDD), Faith Forming Publications & The Pilgrim Press, Ministerial Excellence, Support & Authorization (MESA), The Pollinator: UCC Environmental Justice Blog. Call to Worship (inspired by 1 Samuel 3:1-10). People: It is like the dew falling on mountains, where the LORD has promised to bless his people with life forevermore. Enter into a time of silence. Worship Ways are original liturgies written in English and in Spanish by United Church of Christ pastors, based on readings from the Revised Common Lectionary. Day Program Coordinator, Open and Affirming Program of the United Church of Christ Coalition for LGBT Concerns 1987-2007 Based on I Corinthians 12:14-31 Originally published in Shaping Sanctuary Let us praise God with our gifts of tithes and offerings. Season After Pentecost, part 2 January 6-February 14, 2021. Whoever you are, Wherever you are on life's journey, You are welcme here! Was it you that called our names? The color for the Season after Pentecost is traditionally green, the color of nature’s growth. Notes for the worship planners in 2021: Acknowledgements: Today's Call to Worship was prepared by Rev. An empty tomb astonishes Mary Magdalene and the other disciples on Easter morning, and Jesus is soon discovered in the community, alive and  present in a new way, especially in the “breaking of the bread”. Check out the newest feature of Worship Ways, The Living Psalms. Look for Sunday, festival and special UCC worship services here, organized by seasons of the Church Year. Was it you that we felt in the beating of our own hearts? Prelude (see music notes) *The Call to Worship from Psalm 146: Praise the Lord. So, come, let us worship … It is a call to focus mind, heart, and intention on the worship of God. L: Let the heavens shout with joy! We Are an Open and Affirming congregation. All Things New: Worship Resources to Conclude the Fiftieth Anniversary Year of the United Church of Christ All Saints’ Sunday, November 4, 2007 Call to Worship We have told stories of faith in Jesus Christ: fifty years in the United Church of Christ, of love and service with all the saints. Seasonal colors are purple or deep blue; the third Sunday anticipates the joy to come with rose, the color of dawn. The stories tell of the God of all born into a poor family, travelers in need of shelter. Look for Sunday, festival and special UCC worship services here, organized by seasons of the Church Year. O God, our resurrection and life, the promise of Your new life in Christ is like a breath of fresh air in a dry and thirsty land. Come, O God. Dr. Peggy Mulambya-Kabonde of The United Church of Zambia. A call to worship is directed to the people by God through the worship leader. The call to worship is directed toward the people. This is why our services begin with a call to worship … You unearth our fears and speak them aloud… Encourage people to contact the pastor directly with news of those needed extra pastoral care. God knows all that you can do. Opening Hymn Singing is one way to connect to God through our bodies. Since Congregations are returning to “in-person” services at different paces, Worship Ways for will be edited for online use. L: Hallelujah! Calls to Worship organized by topic to help you quickly find beautiful prayers that fit the theme of your worship service. Call to Worship #1: L: Great is the Lord! Call to Worship (Based on Psalm 133, CEV, TNIV, NRSV) Speaker 1: It is truly wonderful when relatives live together in peace. P: Hallelujah! Weekly Prayers. He who performs this element serves as God's representative voice; accordingly, it ordinarily should be performed by a minister of the Word. ... Kelly Jane has been exploring embodied worship since she first felt the call to … You summon us from the shade to be changed… Many people come to worship feeling hopeless, empty, and powerless. fcc call to worship!!!!! Amen. Ann B. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities. The church follows Jesus and the disciples from triumphal procession into Jerusalem through the devastating procession to the Cross. Doubting Thomas – Call to Worship. Permission granted to reproduce or adapt this material for use in services of worship or church education. (Invite the congregation to remember God’s works. Susan A. Blain Minister for Worship, Liturgy and Spiritual Formation 700 Prospect Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44115 216-736-3869 blains@ucc.org We were knit in your womb. Paul reminds us in Ephesians of the treasures we have in Jesus Christ. Paul E. Engle, Baker’s Worship Handbook, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998 God of grace, you have given us minds to know you, hearts to love you and voices to sing your praise. Christ have mercy—in your precious name which unites us all. L: Tonight, in this place, the Light of God’s Love is given to us! Words of Assurance (inspired by Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18). 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