We want to welcome you into the fellowship of Christian believers known as the First United Methodist Church in McCamey, Texas. We are a community of persons who are seeking a deeper relationship with God, through the example of Jesus Christ, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. May you experience God's grace while you are a part of the ministry here at the First United Methodist Church.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Prayer for Christ the King Sunday

(from the fresco "Christ in majesty" in Orvieto Cathedral (Italy) by Fra Angelico, Benozzo Gozzoli and Luca Signorelli in 1447-49 and 1499-1504.)


Today is Christ the King Sunday, the last Sunday in the liturgical year. Next week is the beginning of Advent and the cycle of the church year begins anew. Before we launch into the holidays however, let us offer to our king the homage that is due to Him alone:

Collect for Christ the King Sunday:

Almighty and eternal God, You have made of one blood all the nations of the earth and will that they live together in peace and harmony; so order the course of this world so all peoples may be brought together under Christ's most gentle rule; through Jesus Christ our Lord who is alive with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

(from the New Zealand Prayer Book, p. 637b)
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