ACTS OF WORSHIP FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE OR DAY
For lots more worship suggestions, see the complete services I have sent.
Lots of prayers and liturgy in them you could use.

Hymns
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore thee
O God, Our Help, in Ages Past
For the Healing of the Nations
There's a Spirit in the Air
We've a Story to Tell
O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be
O Holy City, Seen by John
This Is a Day of New Beginnings
Hymn of Promise

Greeting
Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.
>From everlasting to everlasting, you are God.
(PSALM 90:1, 2 c)

Prayer
Creative God, you make all things new in heaven and on earth.
We come to you in a new year with new desires and old fears,
new decisions and old controversies,
new dreams and old weaknesses.
Because you are a God of hope,
we know that you create all the possibilities of the future.
Because you are a God of love,
we know that you accept all the mistakes of the past.
Because you are the God of our faith,
we enter your gates with thanksgiving and praise,
we come into your presence with gladness and a joyful noise,
and we serve and bless you. Amen.
(MAREN C. TIRABASSI, U.S.A., 20TH CENT., ALT.)

Litany for the New Year
Litany for a new Millennium [L. = leader, P. = people)

L. O Triune God, grant us your gracious, guiding presence as we
prepare to cross into the 21st century. As we join Christians of
every time who have awaited Jesus' return, lead us into this new
time, confident that your promises will be fulfilled. Hear us, O God:

P. Your mercy is great.

L. Creator God, whose mission is always to save, redeem, restore, and
renew your creation, come among us. Stir our missionary zeal in this
new millennium that we may boldly make Christ known throughout the
world. Hear us, O God:

P. Your mercy is great.

L. Spirit of Truth, call us to repentance at the beginning of this
third millennium. Forgive us for past unfaithfulness, silence in the
face of injustice and inaction amid suffering. Move us from the
desire to hoard our wealth toward faithful stewardship. Help us to
share your gifts with those who cry out for daily bread. Hear us, O
God:

P. Your mercy is great.

L. Prince of Peace, healer and reconciler, heal the divisions in your
Church and among the peoples of the world. As you prayed that we
should all be one, give us new visions to enable that unity. Be with
us on our ecumenical journey, and with those sisters and brothers who
surround us in the great cloud of witnesses. Hear us, O God:

P. Your mercy is great.

L. God of all ages, release us from fear. Lead us forward, even as
you have led your Church forward from an empty cross and tomb through
20 centuries. Be our companion as we walk unexplored paths into an
unknown future. Open us to new possibilities. Renew our hope. Grant
us faith to move ahead. Be our companion until Jesus comes again. In
his name we pray.

P. Amen.



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