Theme “Gratitude”
Offering prayer
Out of love,
Out of concern for our Chapel,
And because we take seriously the call to fund its work and its witness,
We give.
We are grateful for these gifts,
And grateful to each other for giving them.
Prayer for induction of a Minister
I invite you to share a time of reflection, of meditation, and of prayer.
I call you to be alone, together.
I call you, one by one, to the priesthood and the prophethood of all believers,
and together, I call you to the ministry of the whole congregation.
Ministry – it’s not the task
Let us reflect upon our gathering
Let us reflect upon our gathering.
Let us celebrate what we have discovered already and let us be grateful for what we have not yet discovered.
Let us contemplate what it is that we need to find during this hour.
Let us remember all those previous occasions when our needs have been met, especially when we thought that