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
Presbytery Website: inverguyunited.ca
Ministers:
The Whole People of God
Minister:
Nan Corrigan D. M. Guest: Rev. Janice MacLean
Minister
of Music: Al Fougere
October
19th, 2014-129th Anniversary St. David’s United Church
Thoughts around which to gather as we worship:
In this week’s readings the presence of
God is experienced in creation, through the Spirit, and in human experience.
The God of history is also the God of yesterday, today, and tomorrow. This is
reality for us, where our lived experience confirms again and again the
presence of God in the heartbeat of life. What are the personal and communal
practices that hold us while we deepen into the mystery and certainty of God’s
presence with us?
Seasons of the Spirit™ SeasonsFUSION Season of Creation • Pentecost 2 2014
Copyright © Wood Lake Publishing Inc. 2013, p. 106
Announcements The
Work of Church and Community
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD
Greeting
One:
The peace of Christ be with you. All: And with your spirit
*Introit Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow VU 541
*Call to Worship & Candle Lighting (based on Exodus 33:12-23)
One: In this sacred place we leave behind
the
unanimity we experience in the world
and
we hear the voice of God say to each one of us,
Two:
I know you by name.
All:
Show us your glory, O God. (a candle is lit)
One:
In this sacred place we encounter sign and symbol
in
cross and candles, font and pulpit, bread broken and shared,
and
we hear the voice of God say to us,
Two:
My presence goes with you, and I will give you rest.
All:
Show us your glory, O God. (a
candle is lit)
One:
In this sacred place we give thanks
for
this community of faith bound together
by
a common ministry and affirmed by God who says,
Two:
You have found favour in my sight.
All:
Show us your glory, O God. (a
candle is lit)
One:
In this sacred place we remember our history
and
experience anew the protective shelter of the hand
of
the Holy One who tells us
Two:
I will make all my goodness pass before you.
All:
Show us your glory, O God. (a
candle is lit)
One & Two: In this sacred place
glimpses of God's glory break through
into our lives and
All: we come to worship God. (centre candle is lit)
*Opening Prayer
God of glory, you call us by name
and
shape us into a living message.
Affirm
your presence in our lives
and
in this, your community,
so
we can become strong and faithful witnesses
to
your way in this world. Amen.
*Hymn Joyful, Joyful We Adore You VU 232
An Affirmation
of Faith An
Excerpt from “A Song of Faith”
We sing of a church
seeking to continue the
story of Jesus
by embodying Christ’s
presence in the world.
We
are called together by Christ
as a community of broken but hopeful
believers,
loving what he loved,
living what he taught,
striving to be faithful servants of God
in our time and place.
Our ancestors in faith
bequeath
to us experiences of their faithful living;
upon
their lives our lives are built.
Our living of the gospel
makes us a part of this communion of saints,
experiencing the fulfillment of God’s reign
even as we actively anticipate a new heaven
and a new earth.
The church has not always lived up
to its vision.
It
requires the Spirit to reorient it,
helping it
to live an emerging faith while honouring tradition,
challenging it to live
by grace rather than entitlement,
for we are called to be
a blessing to the earth.
We
sing of God’s good news lived out,
a
church with purpose:
faith nurtured and hearts comforted,
gifts shared for the good of all,
resistance to the forces that exploit and
marginalize,
fierce love in the
face of violence,
human
dignity defended,
members
of a community held and inspired by God,
corrected
and comforted,
instrument
of the loving Spirit of Christ,
creation’s
mending.
We
sing of God’s mission.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
Exodus 33:12–23 God
speaks to Moses as a friend.
This is the witness of the Hebrew people. All: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 99 God is a ruler who delights in justice. VU 819
*Hymn Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying VU 400
Opening the Word & The Lord’s
Prayer
The Gospel Acclamation
Matthew 22:15–22 Give
to God the things that are God’s.
This is the gospel of
Jesus Christ. All: Praise to you,
Lord Jesus Christ.
Reflection
WE RESPOND IN FAITH
*Hymn Though I May Speak VU 372
Minute for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
*Offering Prayer
We offer ourselves to
you, loving God. Receive our work, receive our hopes, receive our dreams. We
dedicate ourselves to the work of seeking justice for your people, the work of
providing food for all, and recommit ourselves to journey with one another in
your way. Amen.
Dedication of Memorial Gifts-Advent and
Lenten Candles
Prayers
of Thanksgiving and Intercession
WE GO TO SERVE GOD
*Hymn: Go to the World VU
420
* Commissioning and Benediction
One: Put your faith into practice, live love,
and share in the hope that Jesus Christ brings.
All: May we always remember that
God loves us and has chosen us to be God’s own.
One: Go in peace with God’s
blessing.
*Choral Amen
