Liturgical Color: White

Gospel: John 17:1-11

Theme: Jesus' prayer of unity for the church - his body.

Pastoral Invitation
One pastor did this: Select prayers and litanies from the worship books of different denominations, including Roman Catholic, Greek and Russian Orthodox. Select parts of worship from different areas of the world.

Pastoral Invitation to the Celebration
Suggestion: Jesus, in his prayer, calls us to oneness in his Spirit. He calls us to oneness amidst our diversity. We have allowed our diversity to divide our oneness. I invite us to worship today to reawaken ourselves to the reality of Jesus' prayer.

Invite the people to call out the different names of the church of Christ throughout the United States and the world.

Then, use this response between pastor and minister…