Mary Mother of Jesus Inclusive Catholic Community 4th Week of Advent December 21, 2019 Dotty Shugrue ARCWP & Michael Rigdon Presiding Mindy Lou Simmons, Music Minister

Welcome!

Presider 1: Please join us around the Advent wreath.

Presider 2: We light this 1st 🕯 to celebrate God’s 1st Incarnation in the beauty of creation. May we protect God’s beauty enfleshed in all creatures large and small.🎄🐊 🐜 ☀️🦋🐠🌵🌼

Presider 1: We light this 2nd 🕯 to celebrate God’s 2nd Incarnation in Jesus. May we always follow Jesus’ way of love and compassion. 💕

Presider 2: We light this 3rd and 4th 🕯🕯to celebrate the 3rd Incarnation—our own Incarnation as Christ’s Body

Presider 1: We light this 5th Christ 🕯to celebrate the Christ presence in 🥖 and 🍷with us today.

Presider 2: Please join us in a circle around the table.

Gathering 🎶 : Taste and See (Refrain: Taste and see, taste and see the goodness of Christ! Oh taste and see, taste and see the goodness of Christ, of Christ!)

Presider (v1): I will bless Christ at all times.

Christ’s praise shall always be on my lips;

My soul shall glory in Christ,

For Christ has been so good to me. (Refrain)

All: In the name of God our creator, Jesus the Christ, and the Holy Spirit our wisdom within. Amen.

Presider 1: Let us welcome one another with a sign of Christ’s peace!

Eucharistic Prayer.

All 🎶: We are holy… (You…I…We…)

Presider 1: We now call on God’s Spirit who blooms all things new. May Spirit/Sophia transform our gifts of bread & wine into Christ’s body and blood to enflame our love.

1st Reading from the Good News according to Luke.

In the course of their meal, having taken and blessed the bread 🥖, he broke it and gave it to them. Then he said,

   All: “Take, this is my body.”

   Taking the chalice 🍷, he gave it to them, thanking God, and they all drank from it. He said,

   All: “This is my blood,

   God's new covenant,[1] 

   Poured out for many people.”

2nd Reading from the Good News according to Mathew.

During the meal, Jesus took and blessed the bread 🥖 broke it, and gave it to his disciples:

   All: “Take, eat.

   This is my body.”

Taking the cup 🍷 and thanking God, he gave it to them:

   All: “Drink this, all of you.

   This is my blood,

   God's new covenant poured out for many people

   for the forgiveness of sins.

3rd Reading from Paul’s letter to the Corinth community. Let me go over with you again exactly what goes on in the Lord's Supper and why it is so centrally important. I received my instructions from Jesus himself and passed them on to you. Jesus, on the night of his betrayal, took bread 🥖. Having given thanks, he broke it and said,

   All: “This is my body, broken for you.

   Do this to remember me.”

After supper, he did the same thing with the cup🍷:

   All: “This cup is my blood, my new covenant with you. Each time you drink this cup, remember me.”

Readings from The Message by Eugene H Peterson

Profession of Faith 🎶: Taste and See (Refrain)

Presider (v2); Glorify Christ with me.

Together let us all praise Christ’s name.

I called to Christ and Christ answered me;

From all my troubles Christ set me free. (Refrain)

Presider 2: Dear MMOJ Saints, we turn to you for protection and guidance as we strive to live the gospel values you modeled—compassion for the neglected and marginalized among us.

All: This is Jesus who liberates, heals and transforms us and our world. All are invited to partake of this banquet of love. We are the Body of Christ.

All 🎶: Taste and See (Refrain)

Presider 1: All are welcome at the table. As you pass the bread to next person, please say, “You are the light of the world.” Suggested response, “I believe!”

Please remain around the table after communion.

Community Prayers. Presider 2. For whom shall we pray today? Response: Christ, graciously hear us!

Presider 2: Christ, make us your light to the world.

All: Amen

Shared Homily. Presider 1: Please share your Spirit- inspired reflections on today’s readings and liturgy.

Introductions

Announcements

All (with hand raised in blessing):

May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face;

The rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of God’s hand.

Presiders: Go in peace. May we be Christ wherever we taste or see Christ. All: Thanks be to God. Alleluia

Closing 🎶: Taste and See. (Refrain)

Presider (v3): Worship Christ, all you people.

You’ll want for nothing if you ask.

Taste and see that Christ is good;

In Christ we need put all our trust. (Refrain)

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