Liturgical Color: Green

Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14

Theme: Many are called; few are chosen.

Pastoral Invitation to the Celebration
Try this: "During banquets, we celebrate. We may have difficulty during corporate worship, because we think of the sanctuary as a protection from life, rather than as an involvement in life.

"We are here to celebrate the Presence of God in all of life, in all of the world; and God calls us to make a difference in life, in the world."

You may want to use this printed litany:
Pastor: Welcome to the celebration of life in Jesus Christ.
Ministers: This worship is our feast, our celebration, our joyful response to Christ.
Pastor: I invite us to listen with our ears, to see with our eyes, to be open with our minds.
Ministers: We will receive what God has for us this…