Worship Ways

The late Representative John Lewis of Georgia talked about stirring up “good trouble” that leads to justice.  Jesus stirs up a lot of good trouble in the Lenten Gospels this year; we are called to prepare ourselves and follow. The traditional color for Lent is purple; churches may want to adopt subdued colors such as gray or beige or no color at all to signify the starkness of the season.

• • Prayer of Protection – from the Celtic Tradition
  • Living Psalm 25—Lent 1 B
  • Living Psalm 22—Lent 2
  • Bible Studies and Sermons from Churches Uniting in Christ:
  • Living Psalm 51 – Ash Wednesday B
  • Ash Wednesday – February 17
  • Lent 1 – February 21
  • Lent 2 – February 28
  • Lent 3 – March 7
  • Lent 4 – March 14
  • Lent 5 – March 21
  • Palm-Passion Sunday – March 28

• El Dia Miercoles de Ceniza—17 de febrero
• 1 cuaresma—21 de febrero
• 2 cuaresma—28 de febreri
• 3 cuaresma—7 de marzo
• 4 cuaresma—14 de marzo
• 5 cuaresma—21 de marzo
• Domingo de Ramos y de Pasion—28 de marzo
• El Viernes Santo—2 de abril

The church follows Jesus and the disciples from triumphal procession into Jerusalem through the devastating procession to the Cross.  With storytelling, ritual and music we travel all the way to the tomb.  Colors for Holy Week may be the purple of Lent, a festival color for Maundy Thursday, and a mourning color for Good Friday.

• Maundy Thursday – April 1
• Living Psalm 116: 13-14, 16 – Maundy Thursday – April 1
• Good Friday – April 2
• Living Psalm 22 – Good Friday B – April 2

An empty tomb astonishes Mary Magdalene and the other disciples on Easter morning, and Jesus is soon discovered in the community, alive and  present in a new way, especially in the “breaking of the bread”. Easter Sunday begins a season of fifty days celebration of Jesus’ new life. The season ends with Pentecost Sunday, when Jesus sends the Spirit to guide and challenge the church. Festival colors are worn through the season until the last day: Pentecost, when the color is red for the Spirit’s fire.

• Easter 5B – May 2
• Break the Silence Sunday materials
• A Just World for All – PAAM Sunday
• Easter 4 – April 25
• Easter 3 – April 18
• Easter 2 – April 11
• Living Psalm 118 – Easter B
• Easter Day – April 4
• Living Psalm 133 – Easter 2 B

• Pentecostes – 23 de mayo
• Pascua 7 – 16 de mayo
• Pascua 6 – 9 de mayo
• Pascua 5 – 2 de mayo
• Pascua 4 – 25 de abril
• Pascua 3 – 8 de abril
• Pascua 2 – 11 de abril
• Pascua de la Resurrección – 4 de abril

The Spirit at work guiding the church in our day is the theme for the very long season after Pentecost.  In year B, the primary gospel is Mark.  The color for the Season after Pentecost is traditionally green, the color of nature’s growth.

• All Pentecost Service: Year B COMING SOON

The Spirit at work guiding the church in our day is the theme for the very long season after Pentecost.  In year B, the primary gospel is Mark.  The color for the Season after Pentecost is traditionally green, the color of nature’s growth.

• All Season After Pentecost Service: Year B
  COMING SOON

Advent is the start of the church year, a season of expectation, four weeks looking forward to celebrating the birth of Christ at Christmas.  Scriptures give voice to longing for God and searching for the Holy in challenging times.  We are challenged to get ready—to recognize and make room for the Holy One in our midst. Seasonal colors are purple or deep blue; the third Sunday anticipates the joy to come with rose, the color of dawn.

• Living Psalm 85—Advent 2 – Year B
• Living Psalm 80—Advent 1 – Year B, image
• Blue Christmas Liturgy
• Service Prayers for the First Sunday of Advent – Year B, 11.29.20
• Service Prayers for the Second Sunday of Advent – Year B, 12.6.20
• Service Prayers for the Third Sunday of Advent – Year B, 12.13.20
• Service Prayers for the Fourth Sunday of Advent – Year B, 12.20.20
• Living Psalm for Advent 3 and 4 – Year B – Luke 1

The twelve days of the Christmas season celebrate the birth of Jesus, Emmanuel, God-with-us.  The stories tell of the God of all born into a poor family, travelers in need of shelter.  We ponder the mystery of how this can be; we celebrate as we seek the presence of God in our world, surprising us with possibility.  Traditional liturgical colors have suggested light—white or gold—but expanding the festive color palette is appropriate for celebration.

• Service Prayers for Christmas Eve or Day
• Christmas 1 or 2—December 27, 2020 or January 3, 2021
• Watchnight service—December 31, 2020 – Year B
• Living Psalm 148 – Christmas 1  – Year B
• Living Psalm 147 – Christmas 2 – Year B

The Church explores the identity of Jesus in this season after Epiphany—Gospel story after story challenges us:  who is this person of power and Spirit who has appeared in our midst?  The season begins and ends with Festival days—Epiphany and Transfiguration—with festival colors; the Sundays in between are green.

• Living Psalm 50—Transfiguration Year B
• Living Psalm 111 – Epiphany 4 B
• Living Psalm 62—Epiphany 3 B
• Health and Human Services Sunday – January 31
• Revealed to Us – Epiphany 2 – Year B, January 17, 2021
• Martin Luther King Weekend Service – January
• 18, 2021 – Year B
• 2 epifania -17 de enero
• Living Psalm 29 – Baptism of Christ – Year B
• Living Psalm 139 – Epiphany 2 – Year B
• Black History Month Call to Worship – February 2021 – Year B
• Light’s Wisdom: Service Prayers for the Festival of Epiphany – Year B, January  6, 2021
• Baptism of Christ – Epiphany 1 – Year B, January 10, 2021
• Reluctant Evangelists – Epiphany 3 – Year B, January 24, 2021
• Holy, Whole One – Epiphany 4 – Year B, January 31, 2021
• The Delightful Lightness of Being in Light – Epiphany 5 – Year B, February 7, 2021
• Transfiguration Sunday – Year B, February 14, 2021
• Epifania—6 de enero
• 1 epifania—10 de enero
• 3 epifania—24 de enero
• 4 epifania—31 de enero
• 5 epifania—7 de febrero
• Transfiguacion – 14 de febrero