Proper 11 / Ordinary Time 16
Worship
Lectionary Worship Workbook
Series III, Cycle A
Opening Litany
P: Everyday life, home, and family,
C: let the Spirit bear witness with our spirit.
P: In the city, state, and nation,
C: let the Spirit bear witness with our spirit.
P: In waiting and sorrow, in loss and expectation,
C: let the Spirit bear witness with our spirit.
P: In hope, in faith, in all of life,
C: let the Spirit bear witness with our spirit.
Prayer Of The Day
P: Wondrous God, wheat and weeds all grow together until your great harvest. May your good seed shape our destiny until that day comes when the righteous will shine with the glory of your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.
C: Amen.
Intercessory Prayer
After each petition:
L: Give strength to your servants:
C: That the world would praise your mercy.
Offertory Prayer
A: May these gifts be signs of the harvest to come when all creation will be set free and filled with praise through Jesus Christ our Lord.
C: Amen.
Sending
P: Like a seed that grows in secret, bursting its tomb,
so may such beauty come forth from you,
that all that you are, and all that you do
would give glory to the one who called you into being.
C: Praise to the Father, and to Son, + and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hymns And Songs
Now The Green Blade Rises -- LBW 148; UMH 311
We Who Once Were Dead -- LBW 207
Almighty God, Your Word Is Cast -- LBW 234 (alt. tune: SHANTI); GATHER 414
Come, You Thankful People, Come -- LBW 407 (alt. tune: MABUNE); PH 551; UMH 694; MBW 450; G&P 705
Children Of The Heavenly Father -- LBW 474; UMH 141; MBW 667
O Savior, Precious Savior -- LBW 514; PH 388
O Holy Spirit, Root Of Life -- WOV 688
I'm Goin'a Sing -- TFF 109; UMH 333
In My Life, Lord, Be Glorified -- TFF 248
Eternal God, Whose Power Upholds -- PH 412
Song At The Center -- GATHER 345
Out Of Darkness -- GATHER 493; G&P 574
Christ Will Come Again -- PTP 163 (tune: IDA or GLACIER VIEW)
Psalm Settings
Psalm 86: Lord, You Are Good And Forgiving -- GATHER 75
Choral Music
"A Rose Touched By The Sun's Warm Rays" -- Jean Berger (Augsburg)
"Teach Me Your Ways, O Lord" -- Mark Sedio (Art Masters Studio)
Service Notes/Gospel Drama And Dance
Today's gospel lends itself to two readers. The first can tell the older, smaller unit (vv. 24-36) and the second can tell the explanation (vv. 30-36). This would be most effective if the text were memorized. The first speaker should stand (as if before a crowd) and the second reader can be seated on a stool or even on the chancel steps, as if speaking to a more intimate group of hearers.
The gospel text may also be danced, accompanied by an improvisatory jazz soprano sax or flute. Two dancers are needed -- one who will portray the weeds and one who will portray the wheat.
P: Everyday life, home, and family,
C: let the Spirit bear witness with our spirit.
P: In the city, state, and nation,
C: let the Spirit bear witness with our spirit.
P: In waiting and sorrow, in loss and expectation,
C: let the Spirit bear witness with our spirit.
P: In hope, in faith, in all of life,
C: let the Spirit bear witness with our spirit.
Prayer Of The Day
P: Wondrous God, wheat and weeds all grow together until your great harvest. May your good seed shape our destiny until that day comes when the righteous will shine with the glory of your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.
C: Amen.
Intercessory Prayer
After each petition:
L: Give strength to your servants:
C: That the world would praise your mercy.
Offertory Prayer
A: May these gifts be signs of the harvest to come when all creation will be set free and filled with praise through Jesus Christ our Lord.
C: Amen.
Sending
P: Like a seed that grows in secret, bursting its tomb,
so may such beauty come forth from you,
that all that you are, and all that you do
would give glory to the one who called you into being.
C: Praise to the Father, and to Son, + and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Hymns And Songs
Now The Green Blade Rises -- LBW 148; UMH 311
We Who Once Were Dead -- LBW 207
Almighty God, Your Word Is Cast -- LBW 234 (alt. tune: SHANTI); GATHER 414
Come, You Thankful People, Come -- LBW 407 (alt. tune: MABUNE); PH 551; UMH 694; MBW 450; G&P 705
Children Of The Heavenly Father -- LBW 474; UMH 141; MBW 667
O Savior, Precious Savior -- LBW 514; PH 388
O Holy Spirit, Root Of Life -- WOV 688
I'm Goin'a Sing -- TFF 109; UMH 333
In My Life, Lord, Be Glorified -- TFF 248
Eternal God, Whose Power Upholds -- PH 412
Song At The Center -- GATHER 345
Out Of Darkness -- GATHER 493; G&P 574
Christ Will Come Again -- PTP 163 (tune: IDA or GLACIER VIEW)
Psalm Settings
Psalm 86: Lord, You Are Good And Forgiving -- GATHER 75
Choral Music
"A Rose Touched By The Sun's Warm Rays" -- Jean Berger (Augsburg)
"Teach Me Your Ways, O Lord" -- Mark Sedio (Art Masters Studio)
Service Notes/Gospel Drama And Dance
Today's gospel lends itself to two readers. The first can tell the older, smaller unit (vv. 24-36) and the second can tell the explanation (vv. 30-36). This would be most effective if the text were memorized. The first speaker should stand (as if before a crowd) and the second reader can be seated on a stool or even on the chancel steps, as if speaking to a more intimate group of hearers.
The gospel text may also be danced, accompanied by an improvisatory jazz soprano sax or flute. Two dancers are needed -- one who will portray the weeds and one who will portray the wheat.
