CALL
TO WORSHIP
The
table of faith is set, inviting us to gather.
We
come with hungry hearts and hungry souls.
The
cup of hope waits for us to come and drink.
We
come
thirsting for love and justice in the world.
The
bread of life sits waiting to be broken and shared.
We
come to worship together, gathered at the family table with the rest
of the family of faith.
OPENING
PRAYER
Give
us this day our daily bread...
we
still share the ancient prayer.
Bread
of Life, we seek to be fed.
In
this time together fill us with the Living Bread
show
us the abundance of bread, of manna from heaven
feed
our hungry hearts and souls.
And
when the meal is ended,
send
us back out to sing songs of thanksgiving for the feast. Amen
Dedication
Prayer
Gift-giving
God, you have set the table before us, you have filled it to
overflowing,
As
we give thanks for the abundance in our lives we choose to share that
abundance with the world around us.
We
offer these gifts of treasure, we offer our time and our talent to
help bring bread to those who hunger, hope to those who despair, love
to those who are afraid, and a passion for justice to the world
around us.
We
offer them to your service, in the name of Jesus, the Bread of Life.
Amen.
COMMISSIONING
We
have gathered at the table,
where
there is a place for everyone born.
We
have eaten together, giving thanks for the daily bread that feeds us,
now
we go to share the Bread of Life with the world, helping to create
justice and joy
And
may God: the Baker; Jesus, the Bread of Life; and the Spirit, the
Yeast that lifts us up, be with you always
Sharing
delight in a world fed and renewed. Amen.
