Here are two wonderful intergenerational litanies suitable for use on the third Sunday after Epiphany (January 22, 2012)—one for the opening and one for the closing of worship. They were written by Carolyn Brown, based on the scripture readings for that Sunday.
Intergenerational Call to Worship
(inspired by Jonah 3, Mark 1: 14-20)
For just this hour,
Follow me
Listen to my word
Follow me
Think about your life as my disciple every day
Follow me
Pray
Follow me
Sing
Follow me
Come, let us worship God!
Intergenerational Closing
(inspired by Jonah 3, Mark 1: 14-20)
As you go out into the world
Follow me
At home with your household
Follow me
At school and work
Follow me
In everything you do this week
Follow me
And as you do, remember that I am with you always,
even to the end of the world.
— written by Carolyn Brown, and posted on her excellent Worshipping with Children website. Visit that site for many other excellent worship ideas and resources for intergenerational worship.
For more worship resources for the Epiphany season, click on Epiphany, or Epiphany 1 B, 2 B, etc. in the list of “Labels” at the lower right side of the page.
For more calls to worship on this blog, see the Call to Worship Index at the upper right. For more benedictions, see the Benediction Index. For more intergenerational worship resources, click on Intergenerational worship in the list of “Labels” at the lower right.
