Liturgical Color: White

Theme: Jesus Prays for His Disciples, Then, and Now.

INVITATION TO WORSHIP

Pastoral Invitation (Pastor and People)
Pastor: In the name of the One who prayed for, and continues to pray for, his disciples, welcome to this last Sunday in Easter. I invite us to take one minute of silence to recall what we have learned this Easter season, and to recount new acts of obedience. Write them down; let them guide you as, next week, we move into the Season of Pentecost. The call of Christ is no easy one.
People: We know that it is an invitation of self-giving.
Pastor: It requires hard work in the face of disappointment.
People: We know that it means going on when it seems that everyone else has given up.
Pastor: We can know that, no matter what, Jesus who prayed for his disc…