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Call to Worship: -NEW 5//31/06
Creation:
Evening:
Forgiveness & Healing: - NEW 5//31/06
General: - NEW 5//31/06
Reformation:
Below are some worship resources which you are welcome to use at no charge. Please just use a copyright acknowledgment "Copyright Lisa Frenz. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission."
Most of these worship resources were written for Mt.
Carmel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon combining elements
of traditional Lutheran liturgy with new wording, rituals, etc. to meet the
needs of a modern worshipping congregation.
Celebration of Diversity (top) - NEW 5//31/06
P: We come from many backgrounds
C: We come from many generations
P: We come from many spiritual walks
C: We come from many ethnicities
P: We come from many experiencesP: Let us
C: Celebrate our unity in ChristP: Let us
C: Celebrate our diversity in Christ
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Affirmation of Welcome:
P: As Christ welcomed all who came to him,
A: Regardless of social status, wealth, family,
P: Ethnicity, race, gender,
A: Holiness, righteousness, purity,
P: Illness, disabilities, limitations,
A: Intelligence, mental health, abilities,
P: Religion, faith, or commitment,
C: So do we welcome all who come, all who are sent, all who join us. For God has called us all to be one family in Christ. Amen.
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LITANY FOR THE EARTH
(spoken over music)Song: (about creation, stewardship, etc.)
P: (spoken over music) The distant stars chime. Earth's molten core thrums. Jupiter's frigid rings shimmer. Sol's white-hot matter leaps.
C: God's rhythms permeate the universe.
A: The wind whispers. The heavens sing. The skies dance. The thunder frolics.
C: All creation rejoices in God the Maker!
P: Yet, the valley watches. The mountains weep. The grass worries. The ocean pleads.
C: All creation looks to God the Savior!
A: The grouse cringes. The trees ache. The whales cry out. The hawk screams.
C: All creation looks to God the Comforter!Song: (Refrain or 1 verse of the above song)
P: The Word of the Lord brought all things into being,
C: The world and all living creatures.
A: We are of it and in it, the image of God,
C: Caretakers of this creation.
P: For into our hands has God placed the responsibility.
C: May God lead us, empower us and give us wisdom.
A: For into our hearts has God placed the perception.
C: May God lead us, empower us and give us wisdom.
P: For into our minds has God placed the capacity.
C: May God lead us, empower us and give us wisdom.Song: (Refrain or 1 verse of the above song)
A: God's very being permeates the universe.
C: Amen.
P: For the universe and all that is in it belongs to God,
C: Amen.
A: Who is Creator, Redeemer, Breath!
C: Amen.
P: So the land exalts.
C: The eagle wheels in joy.
A: The flowers break forth in a symphony of color.
C: Amen. Praise the Lord!+ + +
(The Song is played quietly during the petitions)
P: In the quiet of the night, in the comfort of darkness we come to you, O Lord. We come for peace; we come for comfort; we come for forgiveness and love.
Song "O Lord, Hear My Prayer" vs. 1 (Tune: HEAR MY PRAYER, Text Source: Text: Psalm 102:1-2; adapt. Taize Community, 1982, Music Source: Music: Jacques Berthier, 1923-1994)
O Lord, hear my prayer, . . .
(Silence)
A: In the softness of evening, in the solace of silence we come to you, O Lord. We come for acceptance; we come for community; we come for forgiveness and love.
Song "O Lord, Hear My Prayer" vs. 1 (Tune: HEAR MY PRAYER, Text Source: Text: Psalm 102:1-2; adapt. Taize Community, 1982, Music Source: Music: Jacques Berthier, 1923-1994)
O Lord, hear my prayer, . . .
(Silence)
P: In the serenity of day's end, in the restfulness of worship, we come to you O Lord. We come to you for respite; we come to you for completion; we come to you for forgiveness and love.
Song "O Lord, Hear My Prayer" vs. 1, 2 (Tune: HEAR MY PRAYER, Text Source: Text: Psalm 102:1-2; adapt. Taize Community, 1982, Music Source: Music: Jacques Berthier, 1923-1994)
O Lord, hear my prayer, . . .
(Silence)
A: In the quiet of the night, in the comfort of darkness we come to you, O Lord. We come for peace; we come for comfort; we come for forgiveness and love.
(Pause)
P: We come, O Lord of Light, seeking the illumination of your Word. We come for the path we can't find; we come for the life we don't have. We come to you for our lives are death and you alone have breath and being.
Song "O Lord, Hear My Prayer" (Tune: HEAR MY PRAYER, Text Source: Text: Psalm 102:1-2; adapt. Taize Community, 1982, Music Source: Music: Jacques Berthier, 1923-1994)
O Lord, hear my prayer, . . .
The Lord is my song, . . . .
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When Memory Fades/Psalm 121 (top) - NEW 5//31/06
(spoken over music)
P: I lift up my eyes to the hills-- from where will my help come?
C: My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.Sung Response: When Memory Fades
Text: Mary Louise Bringle, b. 1953. Music: Finlandia 111011101110, Jean Sibelius, 1865-1957; arr. Gunnar J. Malmin, Corncordia Hymnal, 1931. Text © by GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Arr. © 1932 AWhen mem’ry fades,... and healing peace, empow’r us
with patient courage, by your grace infused.P: He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.
C: He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.Sung Response:
As frailness grows,... your arms, unwearied, shall uphold us still.P: The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade at your right hand.
C: The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.Sung Response:
Within your Spirit, ... Held in your heart, our deathless life is won.P: The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.
C: The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore.Sung Response:
Your mind enfolds ... our deathless life is won.
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Meditation: Kyrie (Haugen, GIA Music) or other appropriate music sung by choir or played by instrumentalist(s)
During the Meditation the acolyte will bring lighted votive candles to each row. You may hold the votive for a few moments of meditation, then pass it to the person next to you. If desired, you may sing the Kyrie with the choir. When the Kyrie ends please blow out the candle and place on the floor under the pew.
Prayer for Forgiveness and Healing:
(Spoken over music)Paper has been provided to write down problems or confessions that may be brought forward and burned as part of our prayer.
Sung Refrain: "Shepherd me, O God" Refrain only (Haugen) Gather Comprehensive 31, GIA Music
P: O Lord, you are indeed the healer of all our ills. We bring to you, Lord, our bodies, minds and spirits hurting and broken by the violence, ills, trauma and cares of a world separated from you. Come to us now with your healing powers.
C: Breathe on me, O God, and make me whole.
A: O God, we ask that you heal us. Give us the strength, health, wisdom and knowledge found only through you. Send your life-giving Spirit so that we may live our lives with courage in the profound peace of your love. Come to us now with your healing powers.
C: Breathe on me, O God, and make me whole.
P: O God, we ask that you sustain those who seek to alleviate the pain and suffering of this world. Give strength, courage, wisdom and knowledge to all doctors and orderlies, nurses and clerks, psychiatrists, researchers, and all other medical care givers, volunteers and professionals. Send your life-giving Spirit so that their ministries may bring healing and promote health. Come to us now with your healing powers.
C: Breathe on me, O God, and make me whole.
A: Be also with those who work to heal the wounds of societies and nations. Guide, protect and strengthen our lawyers and police, chaplains and pastors, healthcare and social workers, politicians, military, diplomats and all others who work for economic and social reform. Send your life-giving Spirit that they may promote your love and grace, bringing healing to those in conflict and stability to those who are vulnerable. Come to us now with your healing powers.
C: Breathe on me, O God, and make me whole.Sung Refrain: "Shepherd me, O God" Refrain only (Haugen) Gather Comprehensive 31, GIA Music
P: (spoken over music) As a parent embraces a wounded child so does God reach out and hold close all of us: not caring if our wounds were self-inflicted or received from others; not caring if our scars of mind and body are pitiful or ugly, not caring about what we were or are, what we have done or not done. As a wounded child we cry out and run into God's embrace and God not only accepts, but welcomes and loves us, cleaning, healing, and restoring us to wholeness of heart, mind, body and soul.
A: Heal me, O God,
C: For I have sinned.Sung Refrain: "Shepherd me, O God" Refrain only (Haugen) Gather Comprehensive 31, GIA Music
A: (spoken over music) Merciful God,
C: I confess that I am broken. I have lived a lie by inaction, hurt others without thinking, not done what you have asked me to do.
A: Heal me, O God,
C: For I have sinned.Silence
A: (spoken over music) Merciful God,
C: I confess that I am broken. I have acted in spite, hurt others by my words and deeds, deliberately done what is wrong.
A: Heal me, O God,
C: For I have sinned.Silence
A: (spoken over music) Merciful God,
C: I confess that I am broken. I have lived for myself and not for others, judged where I should forgive, belittled where I should have built up. O Lord, I have not done justice or walked always with you.
A: Heal me, O God,
C: For I have sinned.Silence
Sung Refrain: "Shepherd me, O God" Refrain only (Haugen) Gather Comprehensive 31, GIA Music
Silence
(During the silence you may write your problem or concern on your paper)The Blessing of Healing:
(Music begins)At this time you may come forward to the brazier with your paper and place it in the fire to be burned.
You may then go, one or two at a time, to the altar rails for a Blessing for Healing, or you may return to your seat.
When all have returned to their seats the Assistant continues.
A: Lord God, Healer of us all, you hear our cries of pain, even those so deep that they are silent. You see every wound of body, mind, and spirit; those inflicted upon us and those we have inflicted. You see us: imperfect, guilty, hurting, angry, scared, helpless, confused. You see us; touch us; mend us.
C: Amen.P: God so loved this world and this people that God sent Christ to suffer and die for all. Accept now that gift of love. Know that you are forgiven, reconciled, accepted and loved.
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Litany for Reconciliation (top)
The people described below are real. I either know them personally,
or learned of their stories from family and friends. LFSong: People of the Word vs. 1, 2 (Ray Makeever, Dancing At The Harvest 1, AugsbergFortress Press) or other appropriate song or verse
(Spoken over music)
P: Hear the words of a receptionist in Portland:
A: My heart aches even as I smile; my parents kicked me out of my home at age 16 when I told them I was gay.
C: O Lord, may we always be a safe place, a healing place, a place blessed to say
All: All are welcome here.
P: Hear the words of a girl from Alexander:
A: My face is calm even as my stomach tightens; my classmates shun me and make fun of me every day.
C: O Lord, may we always be a safe place, a sustaining place, a place blessed to convey
All: All are welcome here.
P: Hear the words of a woman in Nashville:
A: I will never forget it. The day they burned a cross on my front yard.
C: O Lord, may we always be a safe place, a comforting place, a place blessed to demonstrate
All: All are welcome here.
P: Hear the words of a man in Rockford:
A: My eyes flinch even as I walk tall; my church asked me to leave when they found out I was a transvestite.
C: O Lord, may we always be a safe place, an accepting place, a place blessed to advertise
All: All are welcome here.Song: People of the Word vs. 3 (Ray Makeever, Dancing At The Harvest 1, AugsbergFortress Press) or other appropriate song or verse
P: Hear the words of a woman from Long Island:
A: I don't ever want to go to Germany. I'm afraid of what I'll feel; many of my relatives died in concentration camps.
C: O Lord, may we always be a safe place, a loving place, a place blessed to proclaim
All: All are welcome here.
P: Hear the words of a woman in Chicago:
A: My lips harden even as I breath deeply; my friends of 30 years ordered me from their house when they found out my sons were gay.
C: O Lord, may we always be a safe place, a consoling place, a place blessed to assert
All: All are welcome here.
P: Hear the words of a sex offender from Columbia County:
A: I messed up big time. I know God has forgiven me, but I also know society never will.
C: O Lord, may we always be a safe place, a supporting place, a place blessed to impart
All: All are welcome here.
P: Hear the words of a woman from Los Angeles:
A: I can't return to worship. My church excommunicated me because I divorced my abusive husband and I feel unworthy.
C: O Lord, may we always be a safe place, an affirming place, a place blessed to express
All: All are welcome here.Song: People of the Word vs. 4 (Ray Makeever, Dancing At The Harvest 1, AugsbergFortress Press) or other appropriate song or verse
P: In a world where hurts are easily dealt to others by individuals and groups,
C: We seek to heal.
P: In a world where oppression hides behind social acceptance,
C: We do our best to uncover our blindness.
P: In a world where injustice is common,
C: We work to be advocates for those wronged.
P: In a world filled with prejudice and hate, fill us with love, O Lord,
C: That we may be a people who love the loveless, touch the outcast and welcome the stranger. Let us speak the words of acceptance.
P: Amen.
C: So be it, Lord.Greeting of peace:
P: May the peace of the Christ Jesus be with you,
C: And also with you.
P: Let us share the peace of God, the peace which knows no bounds.+ + +
Litany of Praise (top) - NEW 5/31/06
“Oh, Sing to God Above”/"Cantemos al Senor"
Text: Carlos Rosas, b. 1939; tr. With One Voice, 1995
Music: Carlos Rosas, b. 1939(Spoken over music)
P: There are worlds beyond comprehension
A: Created by God.
C: Praise God for this world of wonder.
P: There are acts of mercy beyond belief
A: Bestowed by God.
C: Praise God for the protections around us.
P: There are powers beyond controlling
A: Set into motion by God.
C: Praise God for the unseen hosts.
P: Praise God for St. Michael and all angels,
A: The princes of this world:
C: Terrible in their power,
P: Terrifying in their presence,
A: Awe-inspiring in their missions.
C: Alight with the radiance of God. Amen.
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P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.P: Praise the Lord who reaches out to the hungry of spirit and heart.
C: Blessed be God, our breath and our life.
P: Praise the Lord who is source of all creation, hope and inspiration.
C: Blessed be God, our breath and our life.
P: Praise the Lord who speaks to our needs of mind and soul and body.
C: Blessed be God, our breath and our life.
P: Praise the Lord who is Creator, Savior and Counselor.
C: Amen. Praise the Lord!+ + +
P: God's Word speaks in our hearts:
A: Calling us out of sin,
C: Out of this world,
P: Into freedom,
A: Into a new reality,
C: Into God's family.
P: God's Word speaks in our souls:
A: Calling us out of our lives,
C: Out of our complacency,
P: Into faith,
A: Into commitment,
C: Into God's design.
P: God's Word speaks in us
A: Calling us out of our habits,
C: Out of our comforts,
P: Into new challenges
A: Into new perceptions
C: Into God's wisdom.
Grant, O God, that we may heed your call, and come to you as a reforming people, full of grace and faith. Amen.+ + +