PRELUDE/ENTRANCE/LIFE OF THE CHURCH
*OPENING SONG
"Faith of Our Fathers" UMH 710
*CALL TO WORSHIP
Liturgist: On this All Saints Sunday, we gather to remember teachers and storytellers who made God’s stories come alive for us.
People: We give thanks!
Liturgist: We remember choir members, praise bands, organists, and all the musicians who sang and played your praises.
People: We give thanks!
Liturgist: We remember preachers and lay leaders who led our worship through the years.
People: We give thanks!
Liturgist: We remember parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and siblings who showed us how to hold fast to the faith.
People: We give thanks!
Liturgist: We remember our church families – this one and others we have loved. We remember all those who have been a part of this faith family with whom we grew our faith and our love for God and neighbor.
People: We give thanks!
Liturgist: We remember our ancestors in the faith whose courage enables us to be here today.
People: We give thanks for the saints who came before us, are present here with us, and will continue after us. Thanks be to God!
Adapted from Rev. Susannah DeBenedetto and posted on LiturgyLink, https://www.liturgylink.net/2014/10/29/all-saints-litany/.
*Opening Prayer
Sovereign of Creation, all that we have comes from you. We gather in your presence, surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, people from every tribe and nation, every kindred and tongue, to lift our voices in praise, to be transformed into your saints, to be sent out to gather others to share the eternal banquet. Receive the praise we offer, work in us and through us. You alone are holy, you alone are the Most High, you alone are worthy of our praise. Glory to you, O God, and to the Lamb, our Shepherd, and to the Spirit that unites us all, today and ever more. Amen. Adapted from Rev. Dr. Bob Gross on the Worship Ways website, https://www.ucc.org/worship-way/all_saints_day_november_1_2020/.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
SHARING GOD’S PEACE
JOYS AND CONCERNS
PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE
A TIME FOR CHILDREN
SPECIAL MUSIC
EPISTLE LESSON 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12
*GOSPEL LESSON Luke 19:1-10
MESSAGE
RESPONSE TO THE WORD
SONG OF RESPONSE
"10,000 Reasons" Words on the Screen
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
*OFFERING OF OURSELVES
*DOXOLOGY UMH 95
*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
HOLY COMMUNION
GREAT THANKSGIVING UMH 15
THE LORD’S PRAYER
SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP
SENDING FORTH
*SONG OF DISMISSAL
“I Am Thine, O Lord” UMH 419
*BENEDICTION
*PEACE
“God Be with You till We Meet Again” UMH 672
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