Tag: Pentecost

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

For Meditation and Reflection:

“There is no greater moment in life than that when we discover the unique design which has shaped our lives from the moment of birth, save one: The instant we recognize destiny, accept it and then begin to create the rest of our own lives within it using the power of free will. When this threshold has been crossed, nothing can stop our inevitable journey into the highest good for ourselves and all around us. This is healing. This is actualization. This is integration. This is joy. And it is the birthright of every incarnated soul on this planet.” -Jacob Nordby

Welcome and Announcements

Introduction for the day:
Leader: To fulfill the ancient promise of salvation God made a covenant with our ancestors and pledged them descendants more numerous than the stars.
People: Grant that all people may share in the blessings of God’s covenant.
Leader: Through dreams and visions God broadens the horizon and hope of all people.
People: May all people discover the meaning of God’s covenant, even in the midst of trial and exile.
Leader: As Christians we claim a birthright accomplished through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and sealed by the gift of the Spirit.
People: All people share equally in the Christian birthright.
Leader: We claim our birthright by following the teachings of Jesus.
ALL: May all people joyfully respond to God’s call and share in God’s promises. Amen.

Pentecost Sunday

For Meditation and Reflection:
As surely as we belong to the universe, we belong together. We join here to transcend the isolated self. To reconnect, to know ourselves to be at home, here on earth, under the stars, linked with each other.
Let us take a moment now to settle into the silence. Hear and feel your quiet breathing. Hear and feel the quiet of this place and this community of people. In this quiet hour may our spirits be renewed. In this gathering of old and new friends may our minds be open to new truth, and our hearts be receptive to love, as we give thanks for this life we are blessed to share.

Welcome and Announcements – A warm welcome is extended to all. Your presence both enriches us and this time of celebration together.

Call to Worship
Pastor: We give thanks for the life that pulsates within us
People: breath and heartbeat, joy and sorrow, dance and stillness.
Pastor: We give thanks for the life that ebbs and flows between us
People: loving, understanding, creating, embracing and letting go.
Pastor: We give thanks for the web of life that surrounds and sustains us
People: feeding, protecting, teaching, inspiring mutual care.
Pastor: We give thanks for the source of all life,
All: this living universe, of which our lives are an expression.