Friday 8 February 2013

ORDER OF SERVICE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 10TH 2013



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
Ministers: Whole People of God
  Minister: Nan Corrigan D. M.        Music Director: Al Fougere
February 10th 2013

Transfiguration Sunday










Announcements          The Work of Church and Community

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD

Flu Season Special Greeting
One: The peace of Christ be with you. All: And with your spirit.
*Introit            All Is Wonder
In this moment, in this place, all is wonder, all is grace.
In this moment, in this place, silence waits.
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* Call to Worship 
One: From a cloud, and in a crowd, God speaks to us.
All: Calling us to be lovers of justice, to share hope with the broken.
One: On mountaintops, and in neighbourhoods, Christ calls to us.
All: With a word, and with wonder, moulding us into who we are.
One: On the playground, and at the workstation, the Spirit whispers in our hearts,
All: gathering up our fears, as well as our dreams, and offering them to God.                                One: Come, let us worship God.
*Hymn            Great Is Thy Faithfulness                              VU 288
Opening Prayer
 One: Holy and majestic God on mountaintops crowned with mist and in museums filled with wonder; in tents pitched by singing brooks and in theatres filled with laughing children; in this sacred space and in all the ordinary neighbour­hoods where we live,
All: you are with us, hearing us, answering us, and we do not lose heart.
One: Holy Beloved, grace surrounds us; we look at you conversing with the poor and rejected, and see our family;
All: you come to us to meet our needs, and we do not lose heart. One: Holy Spirit, when our lips cannot shape words, you speak them for us;
All: when our hopes are dashed to the ground, you pick them up, dust them off and give them back to us, and we do not lose heart. One: God in community, be with us,
All: in these moments, as in every moment, we do not lose heart, for you are with us. Amen.

WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD

Exodus 34:29-35  Moses is radiant coming down from the mountain.
One: This is the witness of the Hebrew people. 
All: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 99         God rules and delights in justice.                   VU 819
* Hymn           Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying         VU 400
Opening the Word/Children's Time & The Lord’s Prayer
The Gospel Acclamation
Luke 9:28-36  Jesus is transfigured upon the mountain.
One: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church. 
All: Thanks be to God.
Reflection

WE RESPOND IN FAITH

* Hymn           Holy Ground               Printed  
Minute for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
* Offering Song/Doxology                                            VU 541
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession

WE GO TO SERVE GOD

* Hymn           Let There Be Light                                         VU 679
* Commissioning and Benediction   
One: Go now with God, All: who covers us with tender mercies.
One: Go now with Christ our friend, All: who is our good companion, who gives us good food at the table and living water to sustain us.
One: Go knowing that God will direct your path, All: bringing us joy and delight as we continue our journey of faith.
One: May you experience God’s presence with you, whether on mountaintops or in valleys!
* Choral Amen
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