¡Missionworks!
Opening
Worship
Gathering Music
Come Join The Circle
verse 1
Come join the circle for Jesus is calling
As partners with God in creation
All join your hands now
Let all be included
For this is a great celebration
Refrain:
Look around and see who’s here,
look at all the faces.
This is the circle of visions and dreams
of people from all times and places.
Come Join The Circle verse 2
Now say hello to the person beside you
Welcome them into the circle
Each has a gift or a talent worth sharing
As part of their calling to service
Refrain:
Look around and see who’s here,
look at all the faces.
This is the circle of visions and dreams
of people from all times and places.
Come Join The Circle
verse 3
Open the circle for others are calling us
Calling from past and from future
Challenging us with their cry for justice
As part of this global community
Refrain:
Look around and see who’s here,
look at all the faces.
This is the circle of visions and dreams
of people from all times and places.
Call to Worship
One: Now is the time and this is the place –
God, we gather as your faithful people
to
celebrate your love and compassionate
care for this, your global community.
All:
God, we celebrate your love for the
whole world.
Two: Today we acknowledge and give thanks
for the many ways in which faith in you
is lived in our world.
All:
God, we celebrate your love for the
whole world.
One: Around the world your people sing
out their praises in many languages,
traditions, and cultures.
All:
God, many we seek to serve you in
ministries of justice, love, and peace.
And may we be open as others seek to
minister to us.
Two: Now is the time and this is the place –
God, we gather as your faithful people
to celebrate your love and
compassionate care for this, your
global community.
SUNG RESPONSE
Come All You People
(#22 in Sing! Prayer and Praise)
1.Come, all you people, come and praise the Most High.
Come, all you people, come and praise the Most High.
Come, all you people, come and praise the Most High.
Come now, and worship our God.
2.Come, all you people, come and praise the Savior.
Come, all you people, come and praise the Savior.
Come, all you people, come and praise the Savior.
Come now, and worship our God.
3.Come, all you people, come and praise the Spirit.
Come, all you people, come and praise the Spirit.
Come, all you people, come and praise the Spirit.
Come now, and worship our God.
Prayer for the Spirit of Unity
Now is the time and the place is Swaziland, where people
struggle to find clean water.
Now is the time and the place is China, where people
living in rural areas have little access to adequate
education.
Now is the time and the place is Zimbabwe, where people
struggle for enough food.
Now is the time and the place is Japan, where people are
still seeking to rebuild their lives after the tsunami.
Now is the time and the place is Argentina, where people
still live with the legacy of colonialism.
Now is the time and the place is Indonesia, where
interfaith dialogue is continually important.
Prayer for the Spirit of Unity
All: We invoke you, Spirit of unity
Transform our divisions and reshape our vision
All of creation, all living beings,
Cry in the midst of injustice and brokenness.
Spirit of unity, reconcile your people.
We invoke you Spirit of unity,
Heal the wounds of our history,
Remove from us all that sustains our present divisions.
Unstop our ears to hear your call for unity.
Awaken in us the hunger for righteousness.
Teach us and lead us into the truth.
Spirit of unity, reconcile us with the Triune God.
From “Poems of Mercy Amba Oduyoye”
Holy Wisdom
Hebrews 12:1
Sung Response
Santo, Santo, Santo (Holy, Holy, Holy)
Santo, Santo, Santo. Mi corazón te adora!
Mi corazón sabe decir: Santo eres Señor!
Holy, holy, holy. My heart, my heart adores you!
My heart knows how to say to you: Holy are you, Lord!
Meditation
Empty Hands, Open Hearts
Prayers of the People
Ask for spoken prayers for other countries and our partners,
then close with the following prayer:
Loving God, teach us how to learn, how to receive.
We want to be truly receptive
when another has a gift to give, a story to tell,
and life to share.
Give us a deep capacity for receiving the gifts of
others.
Open our ears, our eyes, and our hearts.
Amen.
Sung Response
Siyahamb’ ekukhanyen’kwenkhos’
(We are Marcing in the Light of God)
Siyahamamb’ ekukhanyen’kwenkhos’
Siyahamamb’ ekukhanyen’kwenkhos’
Siyahamamb’ ekukhanyen’kwenkhos’
Siyahamamb’ ekukhanyen’kwenkhos’
Siyahmba, Siyahamba, Oo
Siyahamamb’ ekukhanyen’kwenkhos’
We
We
We
We
We
We
are marching in the light of God
are marching in the light of God
are marching in the light of God
are marching in the light of God
are marching, we are marching, Oo
are marching in the light of God
Benediction
May we walk at all times in God’s presence … Amen.
May God fill us with love for our neighbors … Amen.
May Jesus give us the strength and courage we need
… Amen.
May the Spirit fill us with the gift of empty hands
and open hearts … Amen
And may God bless us, in the name of the Creator,
the Incarnate Word, and the Spirit … Amen.