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| − | Sunday, | + | Sunday, September 25th, 2011 |
| − | Twenty- | + | Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time |
| + | =We Gather in God's Name= | ||
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| + | ====Opening Reflection==== | ||
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| + | Oskar Schindler (1908-1974) | ||
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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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| + | [silent reflection] | ||
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| + | Leader: Overwhelm us with wonder, Lord | ||
| − | + | '''People: that our souls might rest in awe.''' | |
====Opening Song==== | ====Opening Song==== | ||
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| − | ''' | + | ''Praise to the Lord the Almighty'' |
| + | <videoflash>JEh7Vt9sxmc</videoflash> | ||
| + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEh7Vt9sxmc Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com] | ||
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| + | =We Hear God's Word= | ||
| − | + | ====Psalm 46:9-12==== | |
| + | [http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=185202775 Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)] | ||
| − | + | Leader: Overwhelm us with wonder, Lord | |
| − | + | '''People: that our souls might rest in awe.''' | |
| − | + | ====Jeremiah 29:1,4-14==== | |
| + | [http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=185202901 Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)] | ||
| − | + | Leader: Overwhelm us with wonder, Lord | |
| + | '''People: that our souls might rest in awe.''' | ||
| − | = | + | ====James 5:13-20==== |
| + | [http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=185202980 Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)] | ||
| − | + | Leader: Overwhelm us with wonder, Lord | |
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| − | + | '''People: that our souls might rest in awe.''' | |
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=We Respond in Prayer= | =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 | + | ====Prayers for One Another==== |
| − | Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor. | + | (Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.) |
====The Lord's Prayer==== | ====The Lord's Prayer==== | ||
| + | Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. | ||
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| + | Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. | ||
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| + | Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. | ||
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| + | Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, | ||
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| + | for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. | ||
| − | + | Amen. | |
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===Closing Prayer=== | ===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 | |
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=We Go in Peace= | =We Go in Peace= | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 9 October 2011
Sunday, September 25th, 2011
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Contents
We Gather in God's Name
Opening Reflection
Oskar Schindler (1908-1974)
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.
[silent reflection]
Leader: Overwhelm us with wonder, Lord
People: that our souls might rest in awe.
Opening Song
Praise to the Lord the Almighty
We Hear God's Word
Psalm 46:9-12
Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)
Leader: Overwhelm us with wonder, Lord
People: that our souls might rest in awe.
Jeremiah 29:1,4-14
Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)
Leader: Overwhelm us with wonder, Lord
People: that our souls might rest in awe.
James 5:13-20
Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)
Leader: Overwhelm us with wonder, Lord
People: that our souls might rest in awe.
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].
