Pastor Megan's Christmas present to the Community of Traveler community is a series of videosongs that narrate the life of Jesus using contemporary pop songs.
Megan hopes to finish the project by January of 2012. Leave your comments below if you have ideas about what songs you think would help narrate the Jesus story in a way that will cause others to think or hear the gospel differently.
This vespers service was arranged by Pastor Megan Rohrer for the Community of Travelers (an emerging service that meets at 5pm at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church in San Francisco) on 2/20/2010. Since this was the first time the mass was attempted, I'll be making some changes to the service for it's use the next time. Namely I wanted to include the traditional words of the Lord's Prayer into the Eucharist. What you see below was what happened at the on 2/20/2010. Feel free to use the service in other places with attribution. And let me know, I love when the Spirit is infectious!
Don't matter how much money you got, there's only two kinds of people: there's saved people and there's lost people. – Bob Dylan
Gathering Song
To The Tune of: Times They Are A-Changin': Capo 2
G Em C G G Am C D G Em C G G Am D D D7 G D G C D G
Come gather 'round people wherever you roam And admit all the trials and troubles you’ve sown we gather together, but still feel alone our hearts and our minds are ragin’ we were all dust, till God put breath in our bones so our lives, they are a chang - in'
Come prophets and skeptics and all who dream dreams the last will be first and the bound shall be free through bread, wine and water, what’s promised shall be We all equally need savin’ Christ died on the cross for you and for me so our lives, they are a-changin'
Come listen to the Gospel please heed the call It’s promise is truth and pardon for all We must take that message outside of these walls To counter all the hatin’ Let’s sing so loud, they hear us in the hall Because our lives, they are a-changin'
Prayer of the Day
Gospel Acclamation
To the tune of Blowin’ in the Wind: Capo 2
C D G Em Ha lle halle halle lujah C D G Halle halle lujah
G C G Praise the creator of all that is G C D Earth, sea, sky and sand G C G Praise be to Christ who came to earth G C D In the form of a man G C G Praise be to Spirit who is like the wind GC D Blowing over the land
C D G Em Ha lle halle halle lujah C D G Halle halle lujah
The Gospel is Read
Reflections Are Offered by Those Gathered
Prayers of the People
To the tune of To Make You Feel My Love: Capo 2
G D F C Cm G A7 D7 (the last time G)
When the rain is blowing in your face And the whole world is on your case All you need is a little grace To help you feel God’s love.
For all the hungry, and the black and blue All who live on sidewalks and avenues When it feels like there is nothing we can do May you feel God’s love.
When death and illness turns life to gray and there’s nothing left to do but pray We’ll come together and always say May you feel God’s love
C G When you think no there’s no love left for me B7 C G Or you can only think of life’s regret C G The winds of change are blowing wild and free. A7 D7 There’s even more forgiveness for you yet
When the rain is blowing in your face And the whole world is on your case All you need is a little grace To help you feel God’s love.
The Offering is Collected
The Meal
“Being noticed can be a burden. Jesus got himself crucified because he got himself noticed. So I disappear a lot.” – Bob Dylan
To the tune of The House of the Rising Sun: No Capo
Am C Dm F Am C Em Am C Dm F Am Em Am
The peace of Christ be with you all And also with you Lift your hearts, breathe the breath of life O God, we sing to you
It’s right, and good and we know we should Give thanks and praise to God Who made the earth, the sea and stars And declares that we are good
This song we sing, is an echoing From our ancestors of faith Holy, holy holy are you And Blessed be your name
On the night in which he was betrayed Jesus took the bread gave thanks and gave it to all to eat a taste of the feast to come
After supper, he took the cup A new covenant in blood (he said) Each time you drink, remember me, And pray as I was taught:
God in heaven, we raise your name And work towards your kingdom now May we follow you, with hearts that are true Protect us all our days
These are the gifts of God for all God, put your Spirit here And on all who’ve gathered for this in this space May we eat and drink our fill
Pastor Megan's Christmas present to the Community of Traveler community is a series of videosongs that narrate the life of Jesus using contemporary pop songs.
