GATHERING
Invocation:
Blowing of the Conch Shell -Three Blasts correspond to each person of the Trinity.
Gathering Song: Sanctuary (sung 3 times)
Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary
Pure and holy, tried and true
With thanksgiving, I’ll be a living
Sanctuary for you
Gathering Shells….
We begin with a walk along the surf. Find a shell on the beach as a reminder of your baptism. Reflect on your life journey with God, where has God lifted you up? Where are you in need of God’s strength.
Coastland Litany (Isaiah 41:1-10)
[L]:Be quiet before me, coastlands. Let the nations renew their strength. Let them approach and speak. Let’s draw near for a judgment.
[C]: Who has awakened one from the east and has authority to summon him to serve— giving him nations, conquering kings, making them like dust with his sword, like scattered straw with his bow?
He pursues them and passes untouched, needing no path for his feet. Who has acted and who has done this, calling upon generation after generation since the beginning?
I, the LORD, was first, and I will be the last! The coastlands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble; they draw near and arrive. Each helps the other, each saying to the other,“Take courage!”
The craftsman encourages the metalworker; the one who smoothes with the hammer encourages the one who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “That’s good, ” and strengthening it with nails so it won’t move.
But you, Israel my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham, whom I love, you whom I took from the ends of the earth and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, “You are my servant; I chose you and didn’t reject you”:
Don’t fear, because I am with you; don’t be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will surely help you; I will hold you with my righteous strong hand.
WORD
a reading from scripture
A “Sandy” Sermon
Response Song: Amazing Grace
Amazing grace! how sweet the sound
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
was blind, but now I see.
Prayers of God’s People: Lord, Listen to your people praying
Lord, listen to your children praying,
Lord, send your Spirit in this place;
Lord, listen to your children praying,
Send us love, send us pow’r, send us grace.
(sung 2 times before prayers, sung once after.)
[L]: Lord in your mercy,
[C]: Hear our prayer
God’s Meal
The Great Thanksgiving
[L]: The Lord be with you!
[C]: And also with you!
[L]: Lift up your hearts!
[C]: We lift them to the Lord!
[L]: Let us give God to the Lord, our God!
[C]: It is right to give our thanks and praise!
Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, And the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
The distribution:
please remain seated. Communion will be brought to your beach chair. All are welcome to receive.
SENDING
Closing Song: God Bless America
God bless America, land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam,
God bless America,
My home sweet home.
God bless America,
My home sweet home.
