{"id":52497,"date":"2023-09-05T09:46:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T14:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=52497"},"modified":"2023-09-06T13:21:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T18:21:50","slug":"world-communion-sunday-resources","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/resource\/world-communion-sunday-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate: World Communion Sunday Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>World Communion Sunday is the first Sunday in October. We invite you to use some or several of these resources in your virtual or in-person worship.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>Note: All Vimeo videos can be downloaded for easy use in your worship. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Watch and share a virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/world-communion-sunday-worship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Communion Sunday worship service<\/a>.<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World Communion Sunday Worship\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/619116771?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Music<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Congo Week: CDCC Choir Sings &quot;Lord, Here I Am&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/467746761?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"275\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Great Is Thy Faithfulness in Armenian\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/585514952?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Liturgy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CALL TO WORSHIP<\/strong> <br><em>by Ana and Tod Gobledale, Global Ministries Associates serving in the United Kingdom<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One: We gather today as the people of God, as a community of Christ\u2019s followers.<br><strong><em>Many: We gather to share Word and sacrament, to discern the ways of faithful service.<\/em><\/strong><br>One: Where in the world shall we serve our God?<br><em><strong>Many: At home and school and business place \u2013 in this community and throughout every land.<\/strong><br><\/em>One: How in the world shall we serve our God?<br><strong><em>Many: By working toward justice where there is oppression, by offering comfort where there is pain, by sharing love where there is hatred.<br><\/em><\/strong>One: Why in the world shall we serve our God?<br><strong><em>Many: Because the Spirit beckons us, because Jesus calls us to enact our faith.&nbsp; Let us now worship the one who calls us!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prayer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prayer of St. Francis at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/280246408?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brigitte Eale COVID-19 Prayer\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/582647242?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Scripture Ideas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Galatians+3%3A26-29&amp;version=NRSV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Galatians 3:26-29<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Corinthians+12&amp;version=NRSV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1 Corinthians 12<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Acts+2%3A42-47&amp;version=NRSV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Acts 2:43-47<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Children&#8217;s Moment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/resource\/childrens-moment-for-world-communion-sunday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Script for a children&#8217;s moment (with virtual and in-person options)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sermon Sparks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/communion_round_the_cross\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Communion \u2018Round the Cross \u2013 Indonesia<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/sermons_by_mission_co_workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sermons by Mission Co-workers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World Communion Sunday Sermon\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/458664376?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Communion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inanda Seminary: World Communion Sunday\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/458695181?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World Communion Sunday Meditation and Prayer - Beth Guy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/290544597?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; 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