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Sunday, September 18, 2011
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Sunday, September 25th, 2011
  
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
====Call To Worship====
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====Opening Reflection====
  
Leader:Let us sing about the holiness of God’s name, and tell of God’s wonderful works 
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Vincent de Paul (1581-1660)
  
'''People: With grateful hearts, we rejoice in the great deeds of God.'''
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The son of French peasants, Vincent de Paul studied for the priesthood and was ordained in 1600. While serving the church, he was kidnapped by Turkish pirates and sold into slavery.  After converting his master, Vincent escaped and returned to France, where he ministered to the poor and imprisoned, and invited others to join him, founding the Vincentians and the Daughters of Charity with Louise de Marillac.  He prayed, "May the poor forgive me the bread that I give them."
  
Leader: The people of old knew God’s presence in cloud and fire, but we celebrate the presence of God -with -us in Jesus Christ.
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[silent reflection]
  
'''People: With grateful hearts, we sing and tell of these great deeds of God.'''
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Leader: Let every deed we do today
  
Leader: In God the LORD, whose word I praise
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'''People: rise up as a prayer of love.'''
  
'''People: In God I trust and will not be afraid.'''
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====Opening Song====
  
====Opening Prayer====
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''Be Thou My Vision''
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4FFZ2KEB24 Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
  
 
=We Hear God's Word=
 
=We Hear God's Word=
  
====Psalm 105====
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====Psalm 128:1-6====
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[http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=183993285 Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)]
  
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Leader: Let every deed we do today
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ppaRmdtCU&feature=related Watch on Youtube]
 
  
[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%20105&version=NIV Read online at Bible Gateway]
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'''People: rise up as a prayer of love.'''
  
Leader: In God the LORD, whose word I praise
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====Micah 7:1-7====
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[http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=183993349 Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)]
  
'''People: In God I trust and will not be afraid.'''
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Leader: Let every deed we do today
  
====Matthew 20:1-16====
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'''People: rise up as a prayer of love.'''
  
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====Matthew 12:15-21====
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgUw5FWWG8c&feature=related watch on Youtube]
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[http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=183993420 Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)]
  
[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2020:1-16&version=NIV Read online at Bible Gateway]
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Leader: Let every deed we do today
  
Leader: In God the LORD, whose word I praise
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'''People: rise up as a prayer of love.'''
 
 
'''People: In God I trust and will not be afraid.'''
 
  
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
Theophilus of Antioch, a second-century bishiop, wrote, "Say to those that hate and curse you, 'You are our brothers!'"
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Vincent de Paul said, "We must love God, but let it be in the work of our bodies, in the sweat of our brows. For very often many acts of love for God, of kindness, of good will, and other similar inclinations and interior practices of a tender heart, although good and very desirable, are yet very suspect when they do not lead to the practice of effective love."  
  
 
====Prayers for One Another====
 
====Prayers for One Another====
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.   
 
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.   
  
Give us this day our daily bread,  
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Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.   
 
 
and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.   
 
  
 
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,  
 
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,  
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===Closing Prayer===
 
===Closing Prayer===
You who prayed from the cross for your Father to forgive those who were killing you, grant us the courage to forgive those who harm us in our families, in our communities, and in our world.  Help us recognize our own need to seek the forgiveness of others.  Amen.
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Lord, you have shown us what love looks like.  Help us through acts of forgiveness and reconciliation to so love one another that our neighbors know we are your disciples and know that to be good news.  Amen
  
 
=We Go in Peace=
 
=We Go in Peace=
  
 
===Passing the Peace of Christ===
 
===Passing the Peace of Christ===
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(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). 
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'''May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you, [name]'''
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'''wherever he may send you, [name]'''
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'''may he guide you through the wilderness, [name]'''
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'''protect you through the storm, [name]'''
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'''may he bring you home rejoicing, [name]'''
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'''at the wonders he has shown you, [name]'''
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'''may he bring you home rejoicing, [name]'''
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'''once again into our doors, [name].'''

Revision as of 16:35, 25 September 2011

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Reflection

Vincent de Paul (1581-1660)

The son of French peasants, Vincent de Paul studied for the priesthood and was ordained in 1600. While serving the church, he was kidnapped by Turkish pirates and sold into slavery. After converting his master, Vincent escaped and returned to France, where he ministered to the poor and imprisoned, and invited others to join him, founding the Vincentians and the Daughters of Charity with Louise de Marillac. He prayed, "May the poor forgive me the bread that I give them."

[silent reflection]

Leader: Let every deed we do today

People: rise up as a prayer of love.

Opening Song

Be Thou My Vision

We Hear God's Word

Psalm 128:1-6

Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)

Leader: Let every deed we do today

People: rise up as a prayer of love.

Micah 7:1-7

Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)

Leader: Let every deed we do today

People: rise up as a prayer of love.

Matthew 12:15-21

Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)

Leader: Let every deed we do today

People: rise up as a prayer of love.

We Respond in Prayer

Vincent de Paul said, "We must love God, but let it be in the work of our bodies, in the sweat of our brows. For very often many acts of love for God, of kindness, of good will, and other similar inclinations and interior practices of a tender heart, although good and very desirable, are yet very suspect when they do not lead to the practice of effective love."

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

Lord, you have shown us what love looks like. Help us through acts of forgiveness and reconciliation to so love one another that our neighbors know we are your disciples and know that to be good news. 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].