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=We Gather in God's Name= | =We Gather in God's Name= | ||
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| + | Clarence Jordan (1912-1969) | ||
| − | + | A son of the American South, Clarence Jordan was troubled by his people's comfortable embrace of both Jesus and racism. After studying for a doctorate in New Testament at the Southern Baptist Seminary, Jordan and his family returned to Georgia in 1942 to start Koinonia Farm, an interracial community in the heart of the Jim Crow South. Greeted by Ku Klux Klan members who told him, "We don't let the sun set on people like you around here," Jordan smiled and replied, "Pleased to meet y'all. I've been waiting all my life to meet someone who could make the sun stand still." | |
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| − | *[ | + | Leader: May a great move of God spread |
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| + | '''People: through earth, as through the heavens.''' | ||
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| + | ====Opening Song==== | ||
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| + | ''Amazing Grace'' | ||
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| + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0h1Qce3hvc Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com] | ||
=We Hear God's Word= | =We Hear God's Word= | ||
| − | ==== | + | ====Psalm 140:1-3, 7-9==== |
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| − | + | '''People: through earth, as through the heavens.''' | |
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| + | ====Ezra 10:1-17==== | ||
| + | [http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=187018562 Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)] | ||
| − | + | Leader: May a great move of God spread | |
| + | '''People: through earth, as through the heavens.''' | ||
| − | ==== | + | ====Titus 1:1-16==== |
| − | + | [http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=187018715 Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)] | |
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| + | Leader: May a great move of God spread | ||
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| + | '''People: through earth, as through the heavens.''' | ||
=We Respond in Prayer= | =We Respond in Prayer= | ||
| + | Clarence Jordan wrote, "Jesus has been so zealously worshiped, his deity so vehemently affirmed, his halo so brightly illumined, and his cross so beautifully polished that in the minds of many he no longer exists as a man. By thus glorifying him we more effectively rid ourselves of him than did those who tried to do so by crudely crucifying him." | ||
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| + | ====Prayers for One Another==== | ||
| + | (Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.) | ||
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| + | ====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. | |
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| + | 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, | |
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| + | for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. | ||
| − | + | Amen. | |
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| + | ===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= | =We Go in Peace= | ||
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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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| − | + | '''may he bring you home rejoicing, [name]''' | |
| − | + | '''once again into our doors, [name].''' | |
Revision as of 16:50, 30 October 2011
Sunday, October 30th, 2011
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Contents
We Gather in God's Name
Opening Reflection
Clarence Jordan (1912-1969)
A son of the American South, Clarence Jordan was troubled by his people's comfortable embrace of both Jesus and racism. After studying for a doctorate in New Testament at the Southern Baptist Seminary, Jordan and his family returned to Georgia in 1942 to start Koinonia Farm, an interracial community in the heart of the Jim Crow South. Greeted by Ku Klux Klan members who told him, "We don't let the sun set on people like you around here," Jordan smiled and replied, "Pleased to meet y'all. I've been waiting all my life to meet someone who could make the sun stand still."
[silent reflection]
Leader: May a great move of God spread
People: through earth, as through the heavens.
Opening Song
Amazing Grace
We Hear God's Word
Psalm 140:1-3, 7-9
Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)
Leader: May a great move of God spread
People: through earth, as through the heavens.
Ezra 10:1-17
Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)
Leader: May a great move of God spread
People: through earth, as through the heavens.
Titus 1:1-16
Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)
Leader: May a great move of God spread
People: through earth, as through the heavens.
We Respond in Prayer
Clarence Jordan wrote, "Jesus has been so zealously worshiped, his deity so vehemently affirmed, his halo so brightly illumined, and his cross so beautifully polished that in the minds of many he no longer exists as a man. By thus glorifying him we more effectively rid ourselves of him than did those who tried to do so by crudely crucifying him."
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].
