Ordination
I Have Called You by Your Name
Sacrament of Ordination
Prelude
1)Welcome and Call to Discipleship
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Gathering Hymn: "Touch Me, Lord, with Thy Spirit Eternal"
Call to Worship: Doctrine and Covenants 162:1b, 2a-c
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HS 409 |
*Hymn of Petition: "Help Us Express Your Love"
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HS 415 |
*Invocation
*Response
2)Focus Moment: "Samuel Hears God’s
Call"
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Disciples’ Generous Response
Scripture:
Doctrine and Covenants 162:7c-d
Blessing and
Offering of Mission Tithes
Giving Hymn:
"Community of Christ"
3)Testimony of Ministry
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R-14
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Servant Hymn: "I Have Called You by Your Name" stanza 1
4)Call to Ordination
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R-10 |
Servant Hymn: "I Have Called You by Your Name" stanza 2
5)Testimony of Response
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R-10 |
Servant Hymn: "I Have Called You by Your Name" stanza 3
6)Ordination Prayer
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R-10 |
Servant Hymn: "I Have Called You by Your Name" stanza 4
7)Testimony of Receiving
8)Pastoral Prayer
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R-10 |
*Going Forth Hymn: "Take the Path of the Disciple"
*Postlude
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*All who are able may stand.
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R-19 |
Our songbooks:
HS = Hymns of the
Saints, large burgundy book
SP = Sing for Peace,
small burgundy book
NS = Sing a New Song,
small gold book
R-x = By Request: Songs
for the Community of Christ, small book with Temple spire
"I Have Called You by Your Name" – Annotations
- Welcome and invite all to worship. Also articulate the
call of each person to discipleship, reminding us that we are all called
to offer ministry in the congregation and the community.
- Share the story of young Samuel found in I Samuel,
chapters1-3. Use a children’s Bible for a condensed version of the
story. Samuel (and Hannah) answered God’s call. What are some of the
ways we hear God’s call today? How do we answer God’s call?
- Invite a person who holds the same priesthood office as
the one being ordained to share a testimony about the ministry of this
office of the priesthood. How has the Spirit blessed his/her ministry? How
has priesthood responsibility caused him/her to grow?
- This is the sermon. Include a discussion of the
particular priesthood office of the ordinand and the needs it fulfills
within the body of Christ. Challenge the ordinand to offer his/her gifts
in ministry. Challenge the congregation to offer support and help to the
ordinand. Affirm God’s call to people of every era to be in the midst of
the people as ministers.
- Ask the ordinand to share his/her testimony of accepting
this call and his/her hopes for his/her ministry.
- If desired, the presider may announce the participants’
names prior to the ordination.
- Invite a representative of the congregation to affirm
the call and response of the person just ordained, offering the help and
support of the congregation in this new ministry.
- If possible, form a circle around the perimeter of the
sanctuary before this prayer is offered.
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