Blessing of the Animals

Order of Worship for Sunday 11, October , 2020
Twenty-eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Hymn: 385 All People on the Earth Do Dwell

Call to worship: 
Leader: This is the day that the Lord has made.
All: Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Opening prayer (prayer of St. Francis) 
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light; and
where there is sadness, joy.
O, God, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

Scripture Reading: Genesis 1:20-27

Hymn: 15 All Creatures of Our God and King 

Scripture reading: Isaiah 11:6-10

Reflection 

Prayers of the people and the Lord’s Prayer

Offering/blessing
May you be blessed in the Name God, the Creator, Redeemer and of the Sustainer. May you and your animals enjoy life together and find joy with the God who created you. Amen.

Benediction

Hymn: 20 All Things Bright and Beautiful