The Congregations of St. Mark’s and St. David’s
United Church of Canada
Port Hawkesbury/Port Hastings, NS
Office: 625-2229, Fax 625-3597, e-mail: stmarks1@eastlink.ca
Blog: http://ourcontactonline.blogspot.com/
Ministers: Whole People of God
Minister: Nan Corrigan D. M. Music Director: Al Fougere
Worship Leader: James St. Clair
September 23rd, 2012
Creation Time: Mountain Sunday
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please stand as able
Thoughts
around which to gather as we worship: Woven
throughout both the Psalm and the Isaiah reading is a sense of
strength. On God’s holy mountain God delights in transforming
creation into something that will continually bless humanity and
others in the created order.
How
might you, individually and as a faith community be a part of God’s
new vision of possibility?
Copyright
© Wood Lake Publishing Inc. 2011 Seasons
of the Spirit™ SeasonsFUSION
p. 75
Season
of Creation • Pentecost 2 2012
Announcements The
Work of Church and Community
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD
Welcome
and greeting one another with the Peace of Christ.
One: The peace of Christ be with you.
Response:
And with your spirit.
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Introit O Great Earth
O Great
Earth so green and so blue, This is the promise that I’ll make to
you: To care for your mountains, for mountains can hear the rhythm of
your heartbeat.
Words
unknown, tune Linnea Good. Copyright © 1995 Borealis Music. Used by
permission.
* Call
to Worship
One:
“I am strong,” says God’s holy mountain.
All:
We lift our eyes to you and learn strength.
One:
“I shelter others,” says God’s holy mountain.
All:
We lift our eyes to you and learn compassion.
One:
“I wait with patience,” says God’s holy mountain.
All:
We lift our eyes to you and learn patience.
One:
“I am a living prayer,” says God’s holy mountain.
All:
We lift our eyes to you and are ready to pray.
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Hymn Sing To the
Mountains Printed
Opening
Prayer
Sung
Response O Great Earth
Prayer
of Confession
One:
In our day, the earth cries out: “Can no one see this
destruction?” In our day, the poor cry out: “Can no one see this
hunger?” In our day, the victims of war cry out: “Can no one see
this violence?” In our day, those most vulnerable cry out: “Can
no one see this fear?”
All:
We acknowledge our choice to turn away.
Silence for
reflection.
Words of Affirmation
God’s
love for us is without limit. God’s call to us is unending.
Surrounded by God’s grace, we hear the call to help create a new
day: a day where no one shall hurt or destroy in all this holy
creation. All: We will open our eyes to see, our
hearts to care, and our lives to shape this vision. Amen.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
Isaiah 65:17–25 About to create new heavens and a new earth
One: This is the witness of the Hebrew people.
All: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 48:1-11
Great is God, and greatly to be praised. VU 772
Hymn Morning Has Broken VU 409
Opening the Word/Time with Children & The Lord’s Prayer
The
Gospel Acclamation
Mark 16:14–15 Proclaim good news to the whole creation
One: This
is the gospel of Jesus Christ.
All:
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Reflection
on the Word “On the Edge”
WE RESPOND IN FAITH
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Hymn I Feel the Winds of God VU 625
Minute
for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
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Offering Song/Doxology VU 542
Prayers
of Thanksgiving and Intercession
WE GO TO SERVE GOD
* Hymn You Shall Go Out with Joy VU 884
*Commissioning
and Benediction
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Choral Amen
