Worship Planning Tools

WORSHIP RESOURCES Ordinary Time (Proper 12) Colossians 2:6-19 Belong to Christ   Additional ScripturesHosea 1:2-10; Psalm 85; Luke 11:1-13; Doctrine and Covenants 165:2f-3a Preparation For the Focus Moment, you will need potted plants—some healthy, some not healthy. Prelude Welcome In Community, we belong to Christ. “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him.” All are welcome in the love of Jesus Christ. Let us join this day in praise, reflection, proclamation, and commitment, that our worship may be acceptable in the name of God, the creator, Jesus, the liberator, and the Holy...

WORSHIP RESOURCES Ordinary Time (Proper 11) Colossians 1:15-28 God’s Mystery Revealed   Additional Scriptures Amos 8:1-12; Psalm 52; Luke 10:38-42; Doctrine and Covenants 163:4b-c   Preparation For the worship center, consider including elements of a cross and a basket of locally grown, seasonal fruit.   Prelude Welcome In Community of Christ, we gather in awareness of the holy sacredness of creation. The mysteries of God can never be fully known, but the awe of gathering in God’s presence draws us to the sacred texts that uphold the beauty, splendor, and awesomeness of God’s creation in Christ. We confess that we...

WORSHIP RESOURCES Ordinary Time (Proper 10) Colossians 1:1-14 Discern Spiritual Wisdom   Additional Scriptures Amos 7:7-17; Psalm 82; Luke 10:25-37   Prelude Gathering Hymn “God Within God Around”      Sing several times.        CCS 20 OR “As We Gather”        Sing twice.     CCS 73 OR “As God Is Joy”          Sing twice.      CCS 366   Welcome Invitation to Worship  For four readers. Reader 1:         God of still waiting, Reader 2:         God of deep longing, Reader 3:         God of the heart’s true rest: Reader 4:         hold us in fathomless peace and guard us...

WORSHIP RESOURCES Ordinary Time (Proper 9) Galatians 6:1-16 Let Us Not Grow Weary   Additional Scriptures2 Kings 5:1-14; Psalm 30; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20   Preparation If you are meeting online or in a hybrid arrangement, remind online participants to have emblems handy for the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.   Sharing of News, Joys, and Prayer Concerns If this is your tradition and a prayer is offered aloud for concerns expressed, consider including the phrase, “We remember them constantly in our prayers night and day.”   Prelude Gathering Hymns “God Within God Around”       Sing several times.       ...

WORSHIP RESOURCES Ordinary Time (Proper 8) Galatians 5:1,13-25 You Shall Love   Additional Scriptures 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; Luke 9:51-6; Doctrine and Covenants 161:2, 7; 162:7c-d   Prelude Gathering Hymn “As We Gather”                      Sing twice.       CCS 73             OR “Creator God We Sing”   CCS 114                         Encourage participants to sing in a language other than their own.             OR “Uthando Lwam’ Kuwe/My Love for You Will Remain”   CCS 82 Sing twice. Encourage participants to sing in languages other than their own.   Welcome Invitation to Worship: Doctrine and Covenants 161:7 Opening Hymn           “Now in This...