Prayers for Christmas Day — Call to Worship One: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and goodwill to all people. All: Unto us a child is born; a sign to us, of the transforming love God has for each one of us. One: Glory to God in the highest; to our God who meets us in…

Prayers for Advent 3, a service of surprising joy. — Call to Worship One: The nights are drawing in. Our days can be colder and harder. All: Darkness brings gloom and uncertainty, fear and despair. One: Yet lights shine out in our darkness, giving relief. Tree lights, candle lights, outdoor lights. All: They light up our streets and our homes, resisting the darkness, sparkling with…

Prayers for a Christian-Muslim interfaith service honouring Mary, mother of Jesus — Call to Worship One: In worship, we celebrate the diversity of God’s love. Two: Young and old, tall and short, black and white and brown. All: Let our differences remind us of the power of God’s creative love. Two: In our prayers, we affirm the support of God’s hopeful love. One: In our hymns…

Call to Worship One: Welcome! Settle in. Unwind from the week. Take off the worries, relentless like an itchy label at your neck. All: Curl up with a quilt of kindness, where there’s always room to share with others. One: Put down fear, gripping like too-tight sleeves. All: Pull on a sweater of compassion, stretching and giving. One…

Call to Worship One: Seeking God’s way, unsure of what lies ahead; All: Let the wisdom of God’s word help us learn to love. One: Confronted by difficulty, stretched by possibility; All: Let the strength of God’s faith help us grow in love. …

Call to Worship One: As sunlight dazzles on lakes, and sunsets blaze through the sky, All: Let the brilliance of God’s love guide us to see God’s way for us. One: With the cry of a loon rising up into the dusk, or the shouts of children playing in a field, All: Let the melody of…

Call to Worship One: Whenever we feel disrespected or overlooked, let down by others; All: Resting and praying, we affirm that God sees us. One: In those times when we feel lost or unsure, seeking God’s presence in our lives; All: Listening and singing, we remember that God leads us. One: As we worship, we share our…

Call to Worship — One: In our lives and in the world, we bear too much mourning. All: We seek your presence, Lord, to make our hearts new and sustain us in your love. One: With setbacks and crushed expectations, we have known too much crying. All: We crave your comfort, Lord, to make our dreams new…

Easter Proclamation One: In a garden, in the gloom, we have a truth for all the ages. All: He is not here, but has risen. One: He has risen over death. Risen for each one of us today. All: Risen in our hearts. Risen in our lives. One: We proclaim our joy for all the…