--- Vince Lavieri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i welcome > suggestions on what a > simple communitu service would include, in > everyone's opinions. My > biggest challenge is how to involve the people who > attrend; as clergy, I > get to play a role, but the people just sit unless > we find a way to > involve them more than just singing the occasional > hymn and saying > Amen. I am trying to formulate a candle lightiung > thing but it isn't > coming together in my mind.
Get as many people as you can involved in doing readings. Nab 'em on their way in and ask them if they'd read a line or a paragraph or whatever works best. And if you do one of those blessing-type things (sorry, but I can't remember what you call it, but it's where people are asked to pray for certain intentions), invite people to bring up their own intentions - whether it's to pray for any particular person they know, or whatever. > The one thing I know I want sung is "O Beautiful, > for Spacious Skies" > (even I have my patriotic side). It's a beautiful song, patriotic without the jingoism and full of wonderful imagery. ______________________________________________________________________ Post your ad for free now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
