Liturgical Color: White
Gospel: John 14:1-14
Theme: Jesus Christ - The Way, the Truth, and the Life.
"If you have seen me, you have seen the Father."
Pastoral Invitation to the Celebration
One pastor began this way: "Welcome to the celebration of Christ's presence and power. If we've come for the right reasons today, welcome; if we've come for the wrong reasons today, welcome. And, now that we're here, how do we plan to use the time - nursing grudges, complaining silently, letting our minds wander, dragging our heels - or, expecting to meet God and expecting God to accomplish great things in us. God promises to do great things, if we are willing to celebrate God's presence and power, simply and profoundly, for the sake of celebrating God's presence and power - in the name of the living…