Liturgical Color: Green

Gospel: Matthew 9:35-10:8

Theme: The cycle of giving and receiving.

Pastoral Invitation to the Celebration
One pastor began this way: "Good morning to the corporate celebration of the community of faith, hope, love. When worship is truly corporate, it is a celebration of the wholeness of life. We view life, not from B.C., but rather from A.D. Therefore, we rejoice, not because Jesus had to suffer, but because he won the victory over life and death. So, let's worship as if he were the Victor!"

You may want to follow with this printed litany:
Pastor: Praise to the Lord of Giving and Receiving.
Ministers: We praise God's name; we need God's power; we accept God's love; we share God's truth.
Pastor: I invite us to open our heart and mind and will.
Ministers: We open…