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Finding You in Advent
Carol Penner | Together in Worship
Prayers of the People
Carol Penner offers a congregational prayer for Advent, asking for God's presence to give us generosity, gratitude, patience, contentment, and peace.
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Emmanuel, Generosity, God's Presence, Gratitude

Canada Day, a Prayer
Carol Penner | Together in Worship
Prayers of the People
Carol Penner offers a congregational prayer for Canada Day, thanking God for the country's beautiful nature, its rich history, and freedoms, while asking for God's blessing and keeping.
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Gratitude, Creation, Nation, Patriotism

Over and Over
Carol Penner | Together in Worship
Offering Liturgy or Prayer
Carol Penner offers words to be said before and after the offering. Offering, writes Penner, is love made visible, offered to a God whose generosity knows no end.
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Gratitude, Love, Leading Worship, Offering

Thanksgiving Responsive Communion
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Communion Liturgy or Prayer
Carol Penner offers a responsive service of communion emphasizing thanksgiving for God's invitation, remembering the meaning of the bread and the cup, and unity with believers everywhere.
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Gratitude, Lord's Supper, Table

Amazing Congregational Prayer
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
Carol Penner offers a prayer of thanksgiving to God for an amazing world of beauty, amazing families, an amazing congregation, and "the amazing way you work in our world."
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Creation, Diversity, Family, Gratitude

Hosanna in the Highest
Carol Penner | Global Worship
Prayers of the People
Carol Penner wrote this prayer for Palm Sunday. She focuses on praising God for sending Christ into the world and finishes with asking for God to work in our lives.
Matthew 21:9
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Palm Sunday, Gratitude, Calling/vocation, Forgiveness

For New Years
Carol Penner | Together in Worship
Prayers of the People
This worship resource by Carol Penner offers a congregational prayer for the New Year thanking God for the past year and hoping for joy, love, comfort, harmony, and healing for the new.
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Hope, Longing, New Year, Gratitude

Prayer for the Little Things
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Prayers of the People
Carol Penner offers a prayer thanking God for "little things" - everyday pleasures, peaceful days, our Savior, caring relationships, hospitality, community, etc.
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Community, Grace, Gratitude

Thank You
Carol Penner | Together in Worship
Call to Worship
This call to worship by Carol Penner invites the congregation to participate in the opening of worship by saying "Thank you!" out loud for the things we are grateful to God for.
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Gratitude, Praise

Put God on the Christmas List
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Poetry
Carol Penner's poem reflects on the question of what to give God for Christmas. "If I can’t get a present, maybe I can be a present, by being present for God."
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Christmas, Gift, Listening, Belief

On the Journey
Carol Penner | Together in Worship
Offering Liturgy or Prayer
This offertory prayer by Carol Penner expresses gratitude for the way that God "meets our needs on the journey" and reflects on the joyful generosity that results.
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Providence, Joy, Generosity, Provision

Palm Sunday Confession
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Prayer of Confession
Carol Penner offers a responsive prayer for Palm Sunday. "Believing our problems are too deep for you, we have underestimated your power."
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Mercy, Palm Sunday, Power, Discipleship

Our Money Talks
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Offering Liturgy or Prayer
Carol Penner shares a brief offering prayer on money, on how our use of money can identify us as God’s children, proclaim the presence of God’s generous Spirit, and be an expression of thankfulness.
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Money, Identity, Offering, Gratitude

Confession on Thanksgiving
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Prayer of Confession
Carol Penner offers a prayer of confession for Thanksgiving, confessing attitudes that can prevent us from being thankful, or being thankful enough. "For what we have received, Lord, make us truly thankful."
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Gratitude, Generosity, Jealousy, Emotion

Thanksgiving prayer for farmers
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
Carol Penner offers a Thanksgiving prayer for farmers, speaking to the difficulty and risk of their lives, asking for respect and fair compensation for them.
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Farming, Heart, Generosity, Environment

A prayer for when I am self-destructive
Francis of Assisi | Leading in Worship
Prayer
Carol Penner offers a prayer from the perspective of a person prone to self-destructive behavior, with a strong allusion to the peace prayer of Francis of Assisi.
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Love, Acceptance, Gratitude, Compassion

Blessing for a Pastor's Departure
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Benediction or Blessing
Carol Penner offers a blessing for the occasion of a pastor's departure, paraphrasing Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. "And there is a time to let this all go, and to give these roles to a new leader."
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
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Transition, Pastor, Gratitude, Sacrifice

Thanksgiving revolution
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Prayer of Praise or Thanksgiving
Carol Penner offers a prayer for Thanksgiving, suggesting that thankfulness is not just about listing things we are thankful for, but means a radical transformation of our heart.
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Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Image Of God, Resurrection Of Jesus Christ

The Best Christmas Gift
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Poetry
"Christ is a gift that you can’t pack away neatly in a box, bringing him out for special holidays." Carol Penner's poem reflects on Christ as the best gift of Christmas.
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Christmas, Love, Jesus Christ, Gift

Family Prayer
Carol Penner | Leading in Worship
Prayers of the People
"You know our relationships inside out... Give us patience with our families this week." In this prayer, Carol Penner offers thanksgiving for our family members and asks for guidance in drawing appropriate boundaries.
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Family, Love, Gratitude, Relationship
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