Liturgical Color: White/Green

Gospel: Matthew 7:15-29

Theme: Building lives on rock or sand.

Pastoral Invitation to the Celebration
Consider this: Begin with words similar to these. "Welcome to the Name of God, the Father, God, the Son, and God, the Holy Spirit; or if you prefer, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit."

You may want to continue with this litany between pastor and ministers:
Pastor: We continue to celebrate.
Ministers: Celebrate what? Ourselves? Others? Things? Objects? Success? Money?
Pastor: No! We celebrate the Word made flesh; we celebrate the Presence of the Spirit.
Ministers: Is that word, is that spirit here today? Can we hear the word/spirit? Can we speak of the word/spirit? How can celebration help us to recognize and obey the word/spirit?
Pastor: Beca…