Liturgical Color: Green

Gospel: Matthew 13:44-52

Theme: Parable of the Kingdom:
(1) Treasure hidden in a field.
(2) Merchant searching for the pearl.
(3) Fishing net tossed into the sea.

Pastoral Invitation to the Celebration
One pastor did this: After welcoming the people in the name of God, the Holy and Loving One, in whose Presence we live and move and have our existence, he quoted George Buttrick. "People do not live without worship - they die. They sink below themselves when they cease to worship One above themselves." (source unknown) We are here today because we have chosen life.

You may want to follow with this litany between pastor and ministers:
Pastor: Who are you?
Ministers: We are the people of God, called by God's love in Jesus Christ, not because we are adequate or worth…