The Table
Movements of Worship
Entrance--what we bring with us to worship
Collecting ourselves before God
Giving our gratitude and joy
Remembering who we are
Offering ourselves and our gifts to God*
Proclamation--being formed by the Word
Scripture: listening to the Word in community
Sermon: an act of imagination
Response--discerning how to live the Kingdom
Dialogue or meditation on Scripture/sermon/hymns/visuals**
Speaking back questions and "aha's"
Praying/Confessing
Passing the peace
The Table--grace is offered and we resolve anew+
Sharing the good gifts of God's mercy
Celebrating the Kingdom made present among us
Sending Forth--empowered for work and witness
Invitation to each other's tables for fellowship++
Benediction
* Checks can be made out to VMBM--Memo: The Table.
** Following the sermon, we will take 20 minutes to listen to each other, the Spirit, and the Word.
All are invited either to gather around tables, or to spend time alone in prayer, or to create
an artistic response, reflecting on the following:
What in the Scripture/sermon/hymns/visuals challenged or comforted you?
What questions do they evoke for you?
How is the Spirit inviting you/us to live more faithfully this week?
(Table groups will use a "circle process" where each person in turn is invited to speak or simply to pass.)
+ All who desire to walk with Jesus are invited to the Lord's Table, where grace is offered and makes its claim
on our lives; where because of Christ's saving work on our behalf, we resolve anew to follow him in our
daily living. Those who prefer simply to receive a blessing rather than the bread and cup may indicate this by
crossed hands on your chest.
++ Host homes are available to those who wish to share a meal together. Sign up and get directions at the hospitality
table. Meals will normally begin about 1:00 p.m., depending on when the worship service ends.
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