“PAVING THE WAY” – Sunday, October 31, 2021

Karen Chandler

Stouffville United Church

Scripture:
Isaiah 25:6-9
Psalm 24
John 11:32-44

PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION
Leader: Living God, open our hearts and minds,
People: that as the Scriptures are read
and your Word is proclaimed

Leader: may we hear with joy what you say to us today.
People: Amen.

CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: People of God, prepare your hearts!
People: We prepare them, as many have done in this place
before us.

Leader: People of God, prepare your spirits!
People: We prepare in spirit and become aware of the great
communion of saints all around us.

Leader: People of God, prepare to worship!
People: Generation after generation have lifted their voices in
worship,
and we take our place among them,
faithful to the tradition we have inherited,
breathing new life into it in our own day,
passing it along to those who come after us.

Leader: Let us worship God!