A Vigil of Prayer & Worship
for a Moratorium on Capital Punishment
May 15, 2001, 8:00 P.M.
Millersburg Mennonite Church,
Millersburg, Ohio
Welcome / Purpose for gathering
Call to worship - Hymnal #720 "Lord, hear our prayer"
Congregational singing - Hymnal #324 "Seek ye first"
Prayer for the victims
Silent prayer
Congregational singing - Hymnal #377 "Healer of our every ill"
Prayer for the offenders
Silent prayer
Congregational singing - Hymnal #143 "Amazing Grace"
Litany of prayer (see below)
Silent prayer
Prayer for deliverance & healing - Hymnal #697 "O Prince of peace"
Closing song - Hymnal #323 "Beyond a dying sun"
"If you are interested in expressing your opposition to the use of
capital punishment, an opportunity to sign a petition against it
will be available after the service."
A Litany of Prayer
(Adapted from the United Methodist Church)
Leader: We pray to the Lord,
People: For our social order, that it may show love, mercy,
justice and peace.
Leader: We pray to the Lord,
People: For all elected officials, that they may govern
with compassion.
Leader: We pray to the Lord,
People: For all prisons, that they may be places of
restoration & healing.
Leader: We pray to the Lord,
People: For all prison employees, that they may
respect prisoners as fellow human beings.
Leader: We pray to the Lord,
People: For all prisoners, that they may have the
courage not to become embittered or
hopeless.
Leader: We pray to the Lord,
People: For all on death row, that their lives may be
spared and that they may walk in newness of life.
Leader: We pray to the Lord,
People: That all may be saved from cruel & unusual
punishment.
Leader: We pray to the Lord,
People: That the death penalty may be seen as
incompatible with the dignity and self-respect
of persons, and be abolished.
All: We pray to the Lord. God of life, hear our
prayer. Amen.
Hymnal used is Hymnal a Worship Book
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