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| Dotty Shugrue ARCWP co-presides at liturgy for ARCWP Retreat |
Centering Prayer / Call to Gather: Come Be Beside Us by
Jan Phillips
Come be beside us.
Come be around us.
Come be within us.
Come be among us.
Welcome and Theme
Presider 1:
Opening Prayer
Presider 2:
Opening
Song: You Are the Voice by David Haas
Refrain: You
are the voice of the living God,
calling us now to live in your love;
to be children of God once again!
1. Praise for the light that shines through the night,
from darkness to light,
from death to new life,
and praise to the morning that brings forth the sun,
to open our eyes to our God!
to open our eyes to our God!
calling us now to live in your love;
to be children of God once again!
1. Praise for the light that shines through the night,
from darkness to light,
from death to new life,
and praise to the morning that brings forth the sun,
to open our eyes to our God!
to open our eyes to our God!
Refrain
2. Praise for the water that springs from the sea,
the seed that gives life to all who believe.
God's love overflowing, our hearts know the joy
To be
daughters and sons of our God!
To be daughters and sons of our God!
To be daughters and sons of our God!
Refrain
3. Praise for the singing and praise for the dance,
with new heart and voice,
all raise the song
3. Praise for the singing and praise for the dance,
with new heart and voice,
all raise the song
of praise
to creation;
all heaven and earth,
come sing of Glory of God!
come sing of Glory of God!
all heaven and earth,
come sing of Glory of God!
come sing of Glory of God!
LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading: Joel 2:28–29
“I will pour out my Spirit on all humanity;
your sons and daughters shall prophesy,
your old ones shall dream dreams,
and your young shall see visions.
On all men and women
Will I pour out my Spirit in those days.”
These are the inspired words of the prophet Joel, and we
affirm these words by saying, Amen.
Responsorial Psalm: Spirit
of the Living God
Sung by Michael Crawford
Spirit of the Living God
Fall fresh on me
Spirit of the Living God
Fall fresh on me.
Melt me mold me
Fill me use me
Spirit of the Living God
Fall fresh on me.
Second Reading: Adapted
from Christ in the Margins
By Edwina Gateley
It is time for all of us to recognize and to proclaim the Holy One. It is time to be prophetic about this One who is present in the folks who are pushed aside, dismissed, left out, undermined, underfed, unhoused, or simply unseen and unheard.
It is time for all of us to stop marching along with the status quo in search of security, power, and control, but to stumble instead towards the margins where we will encounter a magic and a mystery that will plunge us trembling but rejoicing into the realm of the Holy One.
We are invited into such a time and such a place where we will recognize the Divine Presence, the Beloved – always new, always unexpected. In such a time indeed, and only in such a time, along with all the Holy One’s prophets, fools, artists, mystics, poets, and children will we realize a new Jerusalem. The invitation is always there. The Beloved is always waiting. It is never too late to see, and to become, "The face of the Holy One in the margins."
These are the inspired words of the Edwina Gateley, and we
affirm these words by saying, Amen.
Celtic Alleluia
Gospel: Jn. 15: 1,
9-12
I am the vine and the
Holy One is the vine grower.
As the Holy One has
loved me,
So have I loved you.
Live on in my love.
And you will live on
in my love,
If you follow what I
have taught you.
I tell you all of
this that my joy may be yours,
And your joy may be
complete.
This is my
commandment:
Love one another as I
have loved you.
Shared Homily
Statement of Faith
Presider 1: Please
join in praying our statement of faith
We believe in the
Holy One, a divine mystery
beyond all definition and rational understanding,
the heart of all that has ever existed,
that exists now, or that ever will exist.
We believe in Jesus, messenger of the Divine Word,
bringer of healing, heart of Divine compassion,
bright star in the firmament of the Holy One's
prophets, mystics, and saints.
We believe that We are called to follow Jesus
as a vehicle of divine love,
a source of wisdom and truth,
and an instrument of peace in the world.
We believe in the Spirit of the Holy One,
the life that is our innermost life,
the breath moving in our being,
the depth living in each of us.
We believe that the Divine kin-dom is here and now,
stretched out all around us for those
with eyes to see it, hearts to receive it,
and hands to make it happen.
beyond all definition and rational understanding,
the heart of all that has ever existed,
that exists now, or that ever will exist.
We believe in Jesus, messenger of the Divine Word,
bringer of healing, heart of Divine compassion,
bright star in the firmament of the Holy One's
prophets, mystics, and saints.
We believe that We are called to follow Jesus
as a vehicle of divine love,
a source of wisdom and truth,
and an instrument of peace in the world.
We believe in the Spirit of the Holy One,
the life that is our innermost life,
the breath moving in our being,
the depth living in each of us.
We believe that the Divine kin-dom is here and now,
stretched out all around us for those
with eyes to see it, hearts to receive it,
and hands to make it happen.
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
Presider 1: As
we prepare for the sacred meal, we bring to this table our blessings, cares,
and concerns. Please
feel free to voice your concerns beginning with the words, “I bring to the
table…”(Presider 1at conclusion) We pray for these and all unspoken
concerns. Amen.
Presider 2: O Holy One,
you have been called by many names by many people in the centuries of our
planet’s life. Yet, no name truly defines you or describes you. We celebrate you as the marvelous, loving
energy of life who caused us and our world to be. We celebrate you as the
Source of light and life and love, and we celebrate your presence and all-ways
care.
Presider 1: Please (gather around our friendship table and) join in praying the Eucharistic prayer together: (Eucharistic prayer taken
from the work of Diarmuid O’Murchu and Jay Murnane)
All: O Holy One, we
stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history – a time when humanity must
choose its future.
As the world becomes
increasingly interdependent and fragile, the future holds both peril and great
promise.
May we recognize
that, in the midst of a magnificent diversity of cultures and life forms, we
are one human family and one Earth community with a common destiny.
United with our vast
universe, with our Mother-Planet and her people everywhere, with one another
and You, Loving God, our spirits dance and sing this song of praise:
Holy, Holy, Holy by Karen Drucker
We
are holy, holy, holy
We
are holy, holy, holy
We
are holy, holy, holy
We
are whole...
Spirit
divine,
Come to me
Feeling
love,
Healing me
Open
my heart,
Allow me to see
Beauty
& love
Lives in me
You
are holy, holy, holy
We give grateful
thanks for those who came before us, for all those who gave from their hearts,
who gave from their lives, that there might be a better world, a safer world, a
kinder world, we pray for peace in their name.
And for the children,
that they may live, that they may have children of their own and that it will
go on - this great blossoming that is
meant to go on and on – we pray for peace, in their name.
And for all peoples
of this earth who have no voice in this,
For the animals that
have no voice in this,
For the plants, the
trees, the flowers that have no voice in this,
For all who share
this earth with us, we pray for peace in their name.
We thank you for our
brother, Jesus. He showed us so simply, so tenderly, how the world is in our
hands. He had nothing in this world but your love, companions on the journey,
and his very self. Together, that was more than enough, and that remains our
clarity in the midst of confusion: the miracle of healing, new hope,
nurturance, nourishment, liberation and life.
(Presiders approach the table and invite all to extend hands)
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You pour out
your spirit anew upon this bread and wine and upon us as we become more deeply
the Christ Presence in our world
On the night before
he faced his own death and for the sake of living fully, Jesus sat at the Seder
supper with his companions and friends.
He reminded them of all that he taught them, and to fix that memory
clearly within them, he bent down and washed their feet.
When he returned to
his place at the table, he lifted the Passover bread, spoke the blessing, broke
the bread and offered it to them saying:
Take and eat; this is
my very self.
(pause)
He then raised high
the cup of blessing, spoke the grace, and offered them the wine saying:
Take and drink of the
covenant made new again through my life,
for you and for
everyone,
for liberation from
every oppression.
Whenever you do this,
Re-member me!
(pause)
Loving God, we have
looked for others to save us and to save our world. Yet, we are called, and
consecrated and sent into the world to establish justice and show the blessed
fulfillment that comes with simplicity and the giving of ourselves in love. We will make new our commitment to the harmony
of the original vision of creation.
We will open up wide
all that has been closed about us, and our small circles. Like Jesus, in all
openness, we will be filled with your own Spirit and renew the face of the
earth.
For it is through
learning to live as he lived,
And why he lived,
And for whom he
lived,
That we awaken to
your Spirit within,
Moving us to worship
you truly,
Life-giving God,
At this time and all
time and in all ways.
AMEN
Presider 2: Let us pray together the prayer of Jesus:
All: O Holy One, who is within, around and among
us,
We celebrate your many names.
Your Wisdom come.
Your will be done, unfolding from the depths within us,
Each day you give us all we need;
You remind us of our limits, and we let go.
You support us in our power, and we act with courage.
For
you are the dwelling place within us,
the empowerment around us,
and the celebration among us, now and forever. Amen (Miriam Therese Winter)
Sign of Peace
Presider 1: The
Holy One’s peace is with you.
All: And also with
you.
Presider 1:
Please share a sign of peace and return to your seats when the music ends.
Peace Song: Prayer
for Peace by David Haas
Peace before us.
Peace behind us.
Peace under our
feet.
Peace within us.
Peace over us.
Let all around
us be peace.
Love before us…
Light before us…
Christ before
us…
Presider 2:
Please join in our prayer for the breaking of the bread:
(presiders break the bread during prayer)
All:
Loving God, You call us to live the Gospel of peace and justice. We will live justly.
Loving God, You call us to be Your presence in the world. We will love tenderly
Loving God, You call us to speak truth to power. We will walk with integrity in your presence.
Loving God, You call us to be Your presence in the world. We will love tenderly
Loving God, You call us to speak truth to power. We will walk with integrity in your presence.
(Presiders lift bread and wine)
Presider 1: This
is the Bread of Life. How blessed are we
who are called to the table.
All: What we have heard with our ears, we will live
with our lives; as we share communion, we will become communion, both Love’s
nourishment and Love’s challenge.
Communion Song: The
Beauty of the Dancer by Sara Thomsen
You see the beauty of the dancer
You hear the beauty of the song
You feel the beauty all around you
You wonder whether you belong.
You are where you belong!
You are the beauty of the dancer
You are the beauty of the song
You are the beauty all around you
You’re standing right where you belong
You’re standing right where you belong!
all above you
all below you
all around you
all within you
Beauty all above you
Beauty all below you
Beauty all around you
Beauty all within you
(Repeat)
You see the beauty of the dancer
You hear the beauty of the song
You feel the beauty all around you
You wonder whether you belong
You are the beauty of the dancer
You are the beauty of the song
You are the beauty all around you
You’re standing right where you belong!
(Repeat)
You are beauty
You are beauty
All above you
All below you
All around you
All within you
You are beauty
You are beauty
Beauty all above you
Beauty all below you
Beauty all around you
Beauty all within you
(Repeat)
BLESSING
Presider
2: Let us pray:
May wonder and thanksgiving
fill us, may compassion penetrate us, that we may penetrate the numbness that
continues our society’s injustices. May we know that we are loved. May we continue to be the face of God to each
other and may our name be a blessing in our time! Amen.
Presider
1: Please join in singing our Closing
Song
Closing Song: Dance,
Then, Wherever You May Be
By John Ogrodwczyk
I danced in the morning when
the world was begun
I danced in the Moon, and the stars, and the Sun
I came to the Earth and I danced on the sea
From the dust of stars I came to be.
I danced in the Moon, and the stars, and the Sun
I came to the Earth and I danced on the sea
From the dust of stars I came to be.
Refrain:
Dance then, wherever you may
be
I Am the Life in your dance you see!
And I'll lead you all, and you will dance with me,
I Am the Life in your dance you see!
And I'll lead you all, and you will dance with me,
For I am Life, The Great
Mystery!
I danced for the strong and I danced for the weak,
I danced for those who wouldn't dance with me,
I danced for the rich and I danced for the poor,
I danced till the king’s gold lustered no more.
Refrain
I danced for the strong and I danced for the weak,
I danced for those who wouldn't dance with me,
I danced for the rich and I danced for the poor,
I danced till the king’s gold lustered no more.
Refrain
I danced in the springtime,
in the summer and fall
I danced when the cold winds blew in winter's call
I danced in the rain under rainbow's bend,
I danced when the cold winds blew in winter's call
I danced in the rain under rainbow's bend,
I danced in the sun till
horizon's end.
Refrain
I danced in the cities under coal skies black
I danced in the cities under coal skies black
I danced in the forest where
the trees fell fast
I danced on the waters where
poison rivers flowed
Still I dance and hope,
love's just biding I know
Refrain
There are those that doubt
and fear what they don't know
They run and they fight,
seeds of hate they sow
But they cannot take my
soul, from their chains I will break free
I'm the Light in the
darkness for all humanity.
