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 # Liturgy of the Word, with sermon or address
 * 1) Renewal of Baptismal Vows
 * 2) Intercessions, including commemoration of benefactors
 * 3) The Peace
 * 4) The Eucharist, beginning with the Offertory

A Litany of Thanksgiving for a Church

Let us thank God whom we worship here in the beauty of holiness.

Eternal God, the heaven of heavens cannot contain you, much less the walls of temples made with hands. Graciously receive our thanks for this place, and accept the work of our  hands, offered to your honor and glory.

For the Church universal, of which these visible buildings are the symbol, We thank you, Lord.

For your presence whenever two or three have gathered together in your Name, We thank you, Lord.

For this place where we may be still and know that you are God, We thank you, Lord.

For making us your children by adoption and grace, and refreshing us day by day with the bread of life. We thank you, Lord.

For the knowledge of your will and the grace to perform it, We thank you, Lord.

For the fulfilling of our desires and petitions as you see best for us, We thank you, Lord.