LITANY FOR CGIT
Group 1 CGIT is youth and adults working together at being the church.
Group 2 CGIT is discovery, learning, growing in faith and love.
Group 1 CGIT is involvement.
Group 2 Excitement
Group 1 Frantic Fun
Group 2 Fulfillment
Group 1 And, sometimes, frustration
Group 2 CGIT is sharing ups and downs, moods and struggles, SURPRISES
Group 1 Recreation and re-creation
Group 2 Responsibilities, rigors and rewards
Group 1 CGIT is tapping youth potential
Group 2 A continuation of the ministry of Christ
Group 1 Breaking down walls and building bridges
Group 2 Opportunities, dreaming dreams
Group 1 CGIT is a part of the ministry of the whole church
Group 2 A continuation of the ministry of Christ
Group 1 It’s a challenge, always changing
Group 2 It’s risking being real
Group 1 It’s creating a caring community
Group 2 It’s an in-reach experience of sharing a vision of what ‘can be’
Group 1 It’s an out-reach stewardship of individual and corporate gifts through service and sharing with others
Group 2 CGIT is ‘joyful seriousness’
Group 1 It’s CELEBRATION
Group 2 CGIT is Love incorporated
Group 1 CGIT is planning together
Group 2 Pondering together.
Group 1 Playing and praying together
Group 2 Hurting and hoping together
Group 1 Grouping and groping and growing together
Group 2 And just BEING together
Group 1 CGIT is the fun of fellowship
Group 2 The excitement of discovery
Group 1 The challenge of service
Group 2 The inspiration of worship
Group 1 The joy of sharing
Group 2 CGIT is CELEBRATION!
Group 1 CGIT is WE!
Both Groups God, give us wisdom, courage, and strength to be your people and to fulfill our ministry.
AMEN
Taken from ‘the Tie’, Autumn 2001
, A Maritimes CGIT publication