Presider’s Page for 13 March (Fifth Sunday of Lent)
Opening Comment We gather to worship our compassionate God, who heals our sinfulness and challenges us to leave sinfulness behind. Penitential Rite: To prepare ourselves for this celebration, let us call to mind our sins: (pause) I confess… Opening Prayer (from 1998 ICEL Missal) God of power, God of mercy, you bring forth springs in…