1. Opening Prayer (In Unison) Loving God, through the life of Jesus Christ, you expressed your love for us. We thank you and give you praise for sending Christ into the world.…

1. Opening Prayer (In Unison) O God, Creator and Preserver of all creation! Give to our poor children the grace of Your Holy Spirit, that He may light within them that true…

1. Opening Prayer (In Unison) Almighty God, we thank you for the opportunity to serve in your work; a work that involves us in something greater than ourselves, a work that…

1. Opening Prayer (In Unison) God of all blessings, source of all life, giver of all grace: we thank you for the gift of life: for the breath that sustains life, for the…

1. Opening Prayer (In Unison) Almighty God, we give thanks for the many blessings that you have poured into our lives. For deliverance through all our challenges, we give…

1. Opening Prayer (In Unison) God of salvation, your wisdom and compassion guide us in the midst of pain and grief, in the midst of temptation and fear. Through your resurrection…

1. Opening Prayer (In Unison) God of all joy, the excitement in our heart has us whistling like a tea pot. Your love is the fire that makes us sing. Thank you for your grace.…

1. Opening Prayer (In Unison) Almighty and Most Merciful Father, we come before You, acknowledging our sins, our shortcomings, and our breaking of our Covenant with You.…

1. Opening Prayer (In Unison) Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily…

1. Opening Prayer (In Unison) O God, you are great, and your name is great in all the earth! Speak to us of your creation and of the purpose for which you have created us.…