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: stmarksuc@gmail.com
Blog:
http://ourcontactonline.blogspot.com/
Presbytery Website:
inverguyunited.ca
Ministers: The Whole
People of God
Minister: Nan
Corrigan D. M.
Minister of Music:
Al Fougere
August
23rd,
2015-13th
after Pentecost
Announcements The
Work of Church and Community
GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD
Greeting
One: The
peace of Christ be with you. All:
And with your spirit.
*Introit
Come,
Let Us Sing, verse 1,
x2 VU 222
Call
to Worship
One: In the presence
of God who has created and is creating,
All: we come with
excitement and expectation.
One: In the presence
of God who has come in Jesus our Christ,
All: we come with
hunger and hope.
One: In the presence
of God who works in us
and others by the
Spirit,
All: we come with
amazement and joy.
Opening
Prayer
We gather here in
your awesome presence, O God.
You welcome all
people, and listen to the cries of all your children.
Help us to feel
your presence
not only in this
place but everywhere we go,
that in all times
and places we might worship you in all we do. Amen.
*
Hymn Shall
We Gather at the River VU
710
Prayer for
Wholeness
One: We are glad to
gather here in this place, and to call it your house. Yet we are
mindful of times when we tend to think that this is the only place
you dwell. When we want to leave you here on Sunday mornings,
All: Gracious
God, forgive us.
One: When we tend to
think that you prefer this house to others in our community or around
the world,
All: Gracious
God, forgive us.
One: When we exclude
others with our theology, language, traditions, and practices.
All: Gracious
God, forgive us.
One: When our
structures keep others out,
All: Gracious
God, forgive us.
One: When we fail to
make your house a place where the good news is proclaimed, justice is
practiced, and healing is offered to all,
All:
Gracious God, forgive us. Amen.
Assurance of Love
Dear friends in
Christ,
God’s love is
greater than all our lack of caring.
God’s forgiveness
is bigger and wider
than any hurt or
harm we can ever receive or give.
So open the windows
of your hearts and hear the good news.
All: We are
loved. We are forgiven.
We
live in the grace of God. Thanks be.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
1
Kings 8:22-30, 41-43 A
Beautiful Place
One:
Herein is Wisdom.
All:
Thanks be to God.
Psalm
84 How
lovely is your dwelling place, O God. VU
800
*Hymn Lord,
Listen to Your Children Praying VU
400
Opening the
Word/The Lord's Prayer
Ephesians
6:10–20 Be
strong in the Lord.
One:
Herein is Good News. All:
Praise be to God.
Opening the Word
2
WE RESPOND IN FAITH
* Hymn Holy
Ground Printed
Minute for
Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
*Doxology Praise
God from Whom All Blessings Flow VU
541
Prayers
of Thanksgiving and Concern
Response:
One: Let us pray to God, saying,
All:
Holy God, hear us.
WE GO TO SERVE GOD
*
Hymn Blessed
Assurance VU
337
* Commissioning
and Blessing
One: Go on your way
as messengers of God’s love.
Bless
those you meet. Be people of hope. Give thanks in all you do.
All: We
go with the blessing of God–author of peace,
source of love,
power of community, mystery of Christ.
*Choral
Amen
