Call to Worship, OT 21A

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Call to Worship, OT 21A

CALL TO WORSHIP

Gather round,
you fearless,
you brave!
Gather and worship
the One who gives you strength
to birth new life,
to ask for what you need,
to liberate the imprisoned.
Gather round,
you trembling,
you tired!
Gather and be restored
in the midst of the community
where hope runs like a river
carrying life
in defiance of death.
Gather round,
you powerless
and powerful,
stranger and neighbor!
Gather and sing praise
to the One who holds the future
and gifts us with today.
Gather round!
Let us worship God!

(c) Julie Gvillo, August 22, 2017

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Julie served as a Commissioned Ruling Elder in a Presbyterian Church (USA) congregation for thirteen years. She now absolutely delights in filling the pulpit for colleagues upon request, and looks forward to opportunities to do so. Her reformed perspective is sprinkled with humor and presented with authenticity, and she is open to creatively deconstructing worship as a means to helping congregants explore worship in transformational ways.

Julie and her husband, Ray, are parents of three adult children, and grandparents of four energetic and imaginative little people. She is an introverted-with-enough-extrovert-balance-to-keep-her-social, perfectionistic-with-hopper-tendencies, time and goal-oriented, kaleidoscopic, and insatiably curious child of God.

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Julie participated in the 25th Seminar for Certified Zentangle(R) Teacher Training in June, 2019, trained by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. In addition to creating art as a personal spiritual practice, Julie also incorporates the Zentangle(R) method in Prayer Art Retreats in a variety of contexts, including church groups, friend gatherings, and at a local art gallery. Check out the Upcoming Events page for a calendar of events, or use the Contact Us page to inquire about scheduling an event with your group!

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