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Greeting
Leader: In the House of the Lord, there is neither Greek nor Jew,
People: nor slave nor free;
Leader: neither woman nor man,
People: but all children of the same God,
Leader: one Church, one Body
People: with Christ Jesus as the head.
Collect
Glorious God,
Source of all joy and righteousness,
Who anoints the lowly and exalts the poor,
Who sends good news to the captives and the oppressed,
Grant that we may find your Spirit within us,
That we may boldly profess of your Kingdom,
Unafraid and in unity with our Christian brothers and sisters,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
One God, now and forever. Amen
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Collects and Prayers - January 17, 2010 - The Second Sunday After Epiphany
Greeting
Leader: We come with awe before God
People: as One Body with many members.
Leader: We bring so many diverse gifts,
People: activated by the one and same Spirit.
Leader: United and uniting—this is our charge.
People: Without fear or doubt, we offer our praise.
Collect
O God, our hearts ache with Haiti
For lives lost
Suddenly
For families swallowed
By rubble and earth
For home and hearth gone
And memories forever changed
In an instant.
O God, our eyes look to you
For healing
For comfort
For hope
For direction.
O God,
Our arms reach out
To do all that we can
In whatever ways that we can
For as long as is needed
For neighbors and friends
and for all who work with you today to restore life and hope,
we pray.
Take our worship this morning, and may it glorify you, and restore life within us, that we might be your agents for healing and hope in this world.
Amen.
Prayers of the People:
God of Abraham, and Isaac and Ishmael, today we pray for peace. We pray with thanksgiving for all the ways that you are bringing about peace and love on earth through peoples of faith. For all who work with you to bring down walls that divide, and build friendships that unite…
Lord, we pray for peace,
Hear our prayer.
Today, we pray for peace. We pray for the relationship between Christians and Muslims around the world. May Christians cling to your ways, Lord Jesus. May we be more concerned with being good than being right, and loving all than being loved. And may Muslims be blessed with a continued call to work with you for peace, which their faith beckons them to do.
Lord, among Muslims and Christians, we pray for peace,
Hear our prayer.
Today, we pray for peace, especially for the people of Haiti. Weave out of these terrible happenings wonders of goodness and grace. Surround those who have been affected by tragedy with a sense of your present love, and hold them in faith. Though they are lost in grief, may you find them and be their comfort. Guide us as a church to find ways of providing assistance that heal wounds and provide hope. Help us to remember that when one of your children suffers we all suffer;
Lord, for our brothers and sisters in Haiti, we pray for peace,
Hear our prayer.
Today, we pray for peace, especially to be among those who stand shoulder to shoulder to offer relief and hope to all who suffer. Especially today as people of all faiths and no faith work to restore order and offer life in Haiti, we pray that you would pour your Spirit upon them that they might be agents of your healing on earth, even as it is in heaven.
Lord, for relief workers who dig through rubble, and those they seek to find, and those who wait for loved ones to be found, we pray for peace,
Hear our prayer.
Today, we pray for peace. With gratitude that the mission team from Horne Memorial United Methodist Church in Clayton who were in Port-Au-Prince at the time of the earthquake are well. We also pray with thanksgiving for The Reverend Sam Dixon, the national chair of the United Methodist Committee on Relief, who was found in the rubble after 55 hours of entrapment with only minor injuries.
For those who recover from injuries, and those who treat them, Lord we pray for peace.
Hear our prayer.
Today, we pray for peace to be upon all those whom we name aloud before you and one another.
Lord, we pray for peace,
Hear our prayer.
Thank you for hearing these and all our prayers, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Leader: We come with awe before God
People: as One Body with many members.
Leader: We bring so many diverse gifts,
People: activated by the one and same Spirit.
Leader: United and uniting—this is our charge.
People: Without fear or doubt, we offer our praise.
Collect
O God, our hearts ache with Haiti
For lives lost
Suddenly
For families swallowed
By rubble and earth
For home and hearth gone
And memories forever changed
In an instant.
O God, our eyes look to you
For healing
For comfort
For hope
For direction.
O God,
Our arms reach out
To do all that we can
In whatever ways that we can
For as long as is needed
For neighbors and friends
and for all who work with you today to restore life and hope,
we pray.
Take our worship this morning, and may it glorify you, and restore life within us, that we might be your agents for healing and hope in this world.
Amen.
Prayers of the People:
God of Abraham, and Isaac and Ishmael, today we pray for peace. We pray with thanksgiving for all the ways that you are bringing about peace and love on earth through peoples of faith. For all who work with you to bring down walls that divide, and build friendships that unite…
Lord, we pray for peace,
Hear our prayer.
Today, we pray for peace. We pray for the relationship between Christians and Muslims around the world. May Christians cling to your ways, Lord Jesus. May we be more concerned with being good than being right, and loving all than being loved. And may Muslims be blessed with a continued call to work with you for peace, which their faith beckons them to do.
Lord, among Muslims and Christians, we pray for peace,
Hear our prayer.
Today, we pray for peace, especially for the people of Haiti. Weave out of these terrible happenings wonders of goodness and grace. Surround those who have been affected by tragedy with a sense of your present love, and hold them in faith. Though they are lost in grief, may you find them and be their comfort. Guide us as a church to find ways of providing assistance that heal wounds and provide hope. Help us to remember that when one of your children suffers we all suffer;
Lord, for our brothers and sisters in Haiti, we pray for peace,
Hear our prayer.
Today, we pray for peace, especially to be among those who stand shoulder to shoulder to offer relief and hope to all who suffer. Especially today as people of all faiths and no faith work to restore order and offer life in Haiti, we pray that you would pour your Spirit upon them that they might be agents of your healing on earth, even as it is in heaven.
Lord, for relief workers who dig through rubble, and those they seek to find, and those who wait for loved ones to be found, we pray for peace,
Hear our prayer.
Today, we pray for peace. With gratitude that the mission team from Horne Memorial United Methodist Church in Clayton who were in Port-Au-Prince at the time of the earthquake are well. We also pray with thanksgiving for The Reverend Sam Dixon, the national chair of the United Methodist Committee on Relief, who was found in the rubble after 55 hours of entrapment with only minor injuries.
For those who recover from injuries, and those who treat them, Lord we pray for peace.
Hear our prayer.
Today, we pray for peace to be upon all those whom we name aloud before you and one another.
Lord, we pray for peace,
Hear our prayer.
Thank you for hearing these and all our prayers, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Collects and Prayers - January 10, 2010 - Baptism of Our Lord
Greeting
Leader: The waters of the Red Sea were parted before the Israelites.
All: Let us rejoice that water has saved us!
Leader: The waters of baptism wash away our sins.
All: Let us rejoice that water cleanses us!
Leader: As one family, we wade in the waters of God.
All: Let us rejoice that water unites us!
Collect
Father in Heaven,
at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan
you proclaimed him your beloved Son
and anointed him with the Holy Spirit.
Grant that all who are baptized into his name
may keep the covenant they have made,
and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior,
who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns,
One God, in glory everlasting. Amen
Prayers of the People
Sisters and brothers,
our baptismal vows call us to compassion and mercy
on behalf of those in need.
We offer our prayers for the church and the world.
That all who are baptized will hear and live out God's covenantal call, we pray...
Lord, hear our prayer.
That all who are unbaptized will seek God and the healing power of Christ, we pray ...
Lord, hear our prayer.
That the waters of baptism will serve as a reminder to all Christians that Christ has but one Body, the Church, we pray ...
Lord, hear our prayer.
That the parents and families of recently baptized children will be models of love and charity, and that All Saints' will be a supportive community of believers, we pray ...
Lord, hear our prayer.
That our pastor, Greg Moore, will continue to offer the waters of baptism to all who earnestly seek reconciliation with God, we pray ...
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord God,
you revealed your Son in the waters of the Jordan
and anointed him with the power of the Holy Spirit
to proclaim good news to all people.
Sanctify us by the same Spirit,
that we may proclaim the healing power of the gospel
by acts of love in your name. Amen.
Leader: The waters of the Red Sea were parted before the Israelites.
All: Let us rejoice that water has saved us!
Leader: The waters of baptism wash away our sins.
All: Let us rejoice that water cleanses us!
Leader: As one family, we wade in the waters of God.
All: Let us rejoice that water unites us!
Collect
Father in Heaven,
at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan
you proclaimed him your beloved Son
and anointed him with the Holy Spirit.
Grant that all who are baptized into his name
may keep the covenant they have made,
and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior,
who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns,
One God, in glory everlasting. Amen
Prayers of the People
Sisters and brothers,
our baptismal vows call us to compassion and mercy
on behalf of those in need.
We offer our prayers for the church and the world.
That all who are baptized will hear and live out God's covenantal call, we pray...
Lord, hear our prayer.
That all who are unbaptized will seek God and the healing power of Christ, we pray ...
Lord, hear our prayer.
That the waters of baptism will serve as a reminder to all Christians that Christ has but one Body, the Church, we pray ...
Lord, hear our prayer.
That the parents and families of recently baptized children will be models of love and charity, and that All Saints' will be a supportive community of believers, we pray ...
Lord, hear our prayer.
That our pastor, Greg Moore, will continue to offer the waters of baptism to all who earnestly seek reconciliation with God, we pray ...
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord God,
you revealed your Son in the waters of the Jordan
and anointed him with the power of the Holy Spirit
to proclaim good news to all people.
Sanctify us by the same Spirit,
that we may proclaim the healing power of the gospel
by acts of love in your name. Amen.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Collects and Prayers - January 3, 2010 - Epiphany of the Lord Sunday
Greeting
Leader: God, you revealed your Son to the nations
People: by the light of a star.
Leader: As we spread the good news far and wide, guide our steps
People: by the light of faith.
Leader: Lead us to your glory in heaven
People: by the light of hope.
Collect
Almighty and ever-reigning God, by the leading of a star, you manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth. Lead us, who know you now by faith, to that great light, where we may see your glory face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
No Prayers of the People due to a Baptism.
Leader: God, you revealed your Son to the nations
People: by the light of a star.
Leader: As we spread the good news far and wide, guide our steps
People: by the light of faith.
Leader: Lead us to your glory in heaven
People: by the light of hope.
Collect
Almighty and ever-reigning God, by the leading of a star, you manifested your only Son to the peoples of the earth. Lead us, who know you now by faith, to that great light, where we may see your glory face to face; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
No Prayers of the People due to a Baptism.
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