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=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
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====Opening Reflection====
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====Opening Response====
  
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Oskar Schindler (1908-1974)
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Leader: Sing to the LORD a new song;
  
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Oskar Schindler was a German living in Czechoslovakia when he joined the Nazi party in 1939.  When Germany invaded Poland later that same year, he moved to Krakow and took over two manufacturing companies and, like many other businessmen there, made his fortune using cheap labor -- Jews from the Krakow ghetto.  When he began to witness the Germans killing and deporting Jews in the ghetto, Oskar was moved to transfer the Jewish workers from his factory to a safe place.  Over time, Schindler's occupation changed, until ultimately the rescue of the Jews became his top priority.  At one point, when a train carrying more than one thousand Jews was on its way to a new factory site in Czechoslovakia, it was accidentally diverted to Auschwitz.  Schindler offered the Nazis diamonds and gold to make sure those in his care reached safety.  Ultimately, Schindler saved twelve hundred Jews from extermination, and today there are more than seven thousand descendants of the Schindler Jews living all over the world.  Through his actions, Schindler was a living example of the reality of human decency, love, goodness, and compassion in the face of unspeakable horror.  He has been called an unlikely hero, not only because nothing in his prior life suggested the extent of his heroic deeds but also because he was an ordinary man who did extraordinary things.  His life is a testament to the fact that we are all called to put our faith into action, sometimes in the most unexpected, bold, and courageous ways.
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'''People: sing to the LORD, all the earth.'''
  
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Leader: Sing to the LORD, praise his name;
  
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[silent reflection]
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'''People: proclaim his salvation day after day.'''
  
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Leader: Overwhelm us with wonder, Lord
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Leader: Declare his glory among the nations,
  
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'''People: that our souls might rest in awe.'''
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'''ALL: his marvelous deeds among all peoples'''
  
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====Opening Song====
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''Praise to the Lord the Almighty''
 
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEh7Vt9sxmc Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
 
  
 
=We Hear God's Word=
 
=We Hear God's Word=
  
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====Psalm 46:9-12====
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====Psalm 99====
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[http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=185202775 Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)]
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Leader: Overwhelm us with wonder, Lord
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[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+992 Read passage online at Bible Gateway (NRSV)]
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====Jeremiah 29:1,4-14====
 
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[http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=185202901 Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)]
 
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====James 5:13-20====
 
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[http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=185202980 Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)]
 
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====Matthew 22:15-22====
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[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22:15-22 Read passage online at Bible Gateway (NRSV)]
  
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=

Revision as of 18:47, 16 October 2011

Sunday, October 9th, 2011

Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Response

Leader: Sing to the LORD a new song;

People: sing to the LORD, all the earth.

Leader: Sing to the LORD, praise his name;

People: proclaim his salvation day after day.

Leader: Declare his glory among the nations,

ALL: his marvelous deeds among all peoples

Opening Prayer

We Hear God's Word

Psalm 99

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Read passage online at Bible Gateway (NRSV)

Matthew 22:15-22

Read passage online at Bible Gateway (NRSV)

We Respond in Prayer

Oskar Schindler said, "He who saves one life saves the entire world."

Prayers for One Another

(Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.)

The Lord's Prayer

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,

for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.

Amen.

Closing Prayer

God, you never fail to dazzle us with your grace and mercy. We pray for the boldness to await the fulfillment of life that you promise, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

We Go in Peace

Passing the Peace of Christ

(Each person says a line of the blessing, adding the name of someone present at the end of the line. If there are more than 8 people present, two or more names may be added at the end of a line).

May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you, [name]

wherever he may send you, [name]

may he guide you through the wilderness, [name]

protect you through the storm, [name]

may he bring you home rejoicing, [name]

at the wonders he has shown you, [name]

may he bring you home rejoicing, [name]

once again into our doors, [name].

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