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| Remembering the Bomb | 8/28/2007 | by Joanna Harader |
- Reading for the observance of the anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Read August 12, 2007, Peace Mennonite Church
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| Liturgy used in MCC delegations | 4/24/2006 | by Janna Hunter-Bowman |
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| No Room in the Inn: Remembering Migrants on the U.S./Mexico Border | 11/23/2005 | by MCC |
- Every Christmas, communities in Mexico celebrate Las Posadas, a re-enactment of the story of Mary and Joseph searching for shelter in Bethlehem. In towns along the U.S./Mexico border, candlelit processions from both sides come together at the border. Hands reach through the fence in a touch of peace.
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| Advent Prayer for Peace | 12/8/2004 | by Mary Anne Isaak |
- The hour long program is a reading of the Scripture passages from the four Sundays of Advent (you may change these according to the Liturgical Year). In our act of turning, we turn our chairs 90 degrees each time, until at the end, we will be facing the same direction as we began.
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| Advent lament, Advent praise | 11/16/2004 | by June Mears Driedger |
- The darkness seems impenetrable-but the light has not been overcome.
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| Litany for Christian Citizens, and other Resident Aliens, in America | 6/16/2004 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Christian Citizenship Sunday 2004: Litany for Christian Citizens, and other Resident Aliens, in America
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| Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you | 5/24/2004 | by Brenda Sawatzky Paetkau |
- SCRIPTURE READING AND PRAYER OF CONFESSION: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give as the world gives.
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| Pan Y Paz: Litanies for the International Day of Peace | 9/15/2003 | by Pan y Paz |
- We give living testimony to your reign, Jesus, in this where country we live. We will not participateWith an economy that makes and uses instruments of death.
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| Litany of Ashes and Stones In Memory of the Dead of 9/11/01 | 9/7/2003 | by Patricia Pierce |
- Litany of Ashes and Stones In Memory of the Dead of 9/11/01 And All Victims of Terrorism and War. For vibrant lives suddenly and shamelessly sacrificed, we lift up the ashes of our loss, O God.
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| Litany for Hiroshima and Nagasaki Memorial Sunday | 7/23/2003 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- As we gather together this morning, we remember the deaths of over 200,000 men, women and children who were killed in the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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| Prayer Service for the Work of the United Nations | 6/6/2003 | by John Rempel |
- John Rempel's peace service (CCUN),composed for use in the chapel at the UN. It is an attempt to pray for the needs of the world from within an explicitly Christian frame of reference.
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| Lord's Supper (PDF) | 6/6/2003 | by Douglas Kaufman |
- Adapted by Douglas Kaufman from Balthasar Hubmaier, ed. Yoder/Pipkin, pp.403-6, at places using John Rempel's adaptation in Minister's Manual, pp.88-89.
(8K PDF)
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| Reading for a nation on the brink of war | 2/13/2003 | by Susan Mark Landis |
- A three part reading
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| Overcoming the pain | 12/3/2002 | by Mario Higueros |
- Congregational choric reading for Second Sunday of Advent
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| Pan y Paz: Prayer Service | 8/30/2002 | by Rachelle Schlabach |
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| Litany of Resistance, Handout (PDF) | 8/18/2002 | by Jim Loney |
- This litany is extensively used by CPT teams in the field. Intended to hand out at events.
(15K PDF)
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| Litany of Resistance | 8/18/2002 | by Jim Loney |
- This litany is extensively used by CPT teams in the field.
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| Litany for many voices (PDF) | 8/15/2002 | by Malinda Berry |
- Statement of faith following September 11, 2001. Litany and worship ideas for Sept 11 rememberance.
(95K PDF)
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| Blessing of the three oil lamps being sent to Iraq | 5/12/2002 | |
- Darkness has fallen between the people of North America and the people of Iraq. Wars and rumors of wars threaten our kinship. Suspicion and mistrust haunt us. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
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| Call to Worship, Sept 11, by Jane Yoder-Short | 9/11/2001 | by Jane Yoder-Short |
- Sample call to worship after terrorist attacks.
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| A Litany for Sept 11 | 9/1/2001 | by Leo Hartshorn |
- Our minds are preoccupied with death and destruction. Our nation mourns for those who have suffered loss.
God is our refuge and strength, an everpresent help in times of trouble.
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| A Litany for Sept 11 | 9/1/2001 | by Doug Krehbiel |
- Litany for September 11. Peace to you my sisters and brothers on this tragic day of violence.
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| A Prayer, Sept 11 | 9/1/2001 | by Esther Epp-Tiessen |
- A prayer for September 11.
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| A Vigil of Prayer & Worship for a Moratorium on Capital Punishment | 5/1/2001 | |
- A sample prayer and worship service for a Moratorium on Capital Punishment.
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| All God's Children Love Peace | | |
- Responsive Reading - Come, children of God. Come and rest on God’s mountain of Peace. We are God’s children. We love peace.
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| Affirmation of Faith, article 22 | | by Tym Elias |
- A responsive reading based on article 22 of the Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective regarding peace and justice.
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| Litany for Peace | | by Pamela Nath |
- Our service today is organized around the injustice, suffering and death, and then our hopes for peace, resurrection, and life.
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| Jesus Suffered Violence but Would Not Commit Violence | | |
- Responsive Reading adapted from A Mennonite statement on violence and Matthew 5 and Matthew 26.
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| Let Justice Roll!, Litany | | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Litany for justice: Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue, so that you may live and occupy the land that the LORD your God is giving you. Deuteronomy 16:20
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| Worship Service for Peace | | by Pamela Nath |
- Sample worship litany service for peace
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| Candle Litany | | |
- Litany to express our sorrow for the wounds of the world.
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| Responsive Reading, Psalm 46 | | by Ella Mae Lehman |
- A Responsive Reading of Psalm 46. God is our Refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
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| A Candle Lighting Litany | | |
- We light this candle to remind ourselves that the true light has come into the world. That true light is Jesus Christ and it shines for every person.
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| Dedication to Peace Service | | by Susan Mark Landis |
- Worship Service for a Dedication to Peace
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| Peace Prayer Vigil, Litany of Lamentation | 3/18/1998 | by Pamela Nath |
- Litany of Lamentation from Peace Prayer Vigil--March 18, 1998
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