Liturgical Color: Green
Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43
Theme: Those considered as least in the kingdom may be the greatest.
Pastoral Invitation to the Celebration
One pastor did this: Worship includes two dimensions.
The vertical: God to us, not exclusively to us, but to the whole world.
The horizontal: Us to others, not just those we like, but to those whom God loves.
You may want to use this litany between pastor/ministers:
Pastor: We are here to celebrate the Presence and Power of God to the whole world.
Ministers: We have come to be challenged intellectually with the mind of Christ, to receive his love for emotional strength, and to gain courage to choose to do his will in the tensions of joys of our time.
Pastor: We are God's people, called and appointed by God's power and for God's gl…