{"id":23009,"date":"2023-11-03T22:08:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T22:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=23009"},"modified":"2023-11-03T22:12:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T22:12:11","slug":"national-junior-high-sunday-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2023\/national-junior-high-sunday-3\/","title":{"rendered":"National Junior High Sunday to consider Martha and Mary on Nov. 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Becky Ullom Naugle<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Call to worship <br>by Ruth Ritchey Moore<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One: Just like Martha, we have many things to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All: God, let us focus on you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One: Just like Martha, we can feel the weight of responsibility on our shoulders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All: God, let us focus on you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One: Just like Martha, we can feel resentful of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All: God, let us focus on you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One: Just like Martha, we can see injustice in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All: God, let us focus on you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One: Just like Martha, we are completely loved by God!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All: God, let us focus on you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/National-Junior-High-Sunday-23-logo-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/National-Junior-High-Sunday-23-logo-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/National-Junior-High-Sunday-23-logo-600px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/National-Junior-High-Sunday-23-logo-600px-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/National-Junior-High-Sunday-23-logo-600px-560x560.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sunday, Nov. 5, Church of the Brethren congregations around the country will celebrate the leadership of their junior high youth in worship. The National Junior High Sunday theme is \u201cWorried and Distracted,\u201d from the story of Jesus\u2019 visit with Martha and Mary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help make worship planning easier, resources like the one above are freely available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/yya\/jr-high-resources\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/yya\/jr-high-resources\">www.brethren.org\/yya\/jr-high-resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Resources include worship resources and action ideas for outside of worship. Available are a Bible study (video), two calls to worship, a benediction, a children\u2019s story, music suggestions, an offertory prayer, a scripture jam, sermon notes, a prayer and a pastoral prayer, an invitation to give, an invocation, logos, and other creative worship elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8212; Becky Ullom Naugle is director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries for the Church of the Brethren.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/six-awards-from-associated-church-press\/\">Messenger and Communications receive six awards from the Associated Church Press<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/conscientious-objection-event-for-adults\/\">Virtual event for adults will follow on conscientious objection sessions for young people<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/world-refugee-day-service\/\">Deportation Defense Response invites participation in World Refugee Day Ecumenical Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/brethren-bits-111\/\">Brethren bits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/jeff-thomson-to-direct-bdm\/\">Jeff Thomson hired to direct Brethren Disaster Ministries<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, Nov. 5, Church of the Brethren congregations around the country will celebrate the leadership of their junior high youth in worship. 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