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
November
22nd,
2015—Reign of Christ Sunday
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 Come Build a
Church
Come
build a church with soul and spirit,
come
build a church of flesh and bone.
We
need no tower rising skyward;
no
house of wood or glass or stone.
Come
build a church with human frailty,
come
build a church of flesh and blood.
Jesus
shall be its sure foundation.
It
shall be built by the hand of God.
Words
and music: Ken Medema Copyright ©
Ken Medema Music/Brier Patch Music (ASCAP) 1995. Used by permission.
Call
to Worship Based
on Revelation 1:4-8
One:
Come to worship God,
All:
Sovereign One,
One:
Rock of Israel,
All:
God of Jacob and Rachel,
One:
the Beginning and the End,
All:
who was, and is, and ever more shall be!
One:
Come, let us worship God!
Opening
Prayer
Wondrous
God, you encircle all time with your presence;
you
encircle creation with your love.
You
brought all things into being
and
receive all things back to you.
May
we find our hope, and our life,
in
your enfolding grace. Amen.
*
Hymn Rejoice,
the Lord is King VU213
Prayer
for Wholeness & Assurance of Love
Loving
God, forgive us when we misunderstand, when we try to do things our
way, when we do not listen to your word and will for us. Forgive us
when we try to live our lives without giving a thought or a care to
what you want us to do. In this time of silence, hear our confession,
and help us to envision your dream for our world. (silence)
One:
We are forgiven;
All:
Help us to forgive others.
One:
We are loved;
All:
Help us to love others.
One:
We are blessed;
All:
Help us to bless others. Amen.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
2
Samuel 23:1–7 David’s
last words glorify God.
One:
Herein is Wisdom. All:
Thanks be to God.
Psalm
132 God
will bless with abundance. VU855
*Hymn Tell
Me the Stories of Jesus VU357
Opening
the Word & The Lord's Prayer
The
Gospel Acclamation
John
18:33–37 My
kingdom is not from here.
One:
Herein is Good News.
All: Praise be to God.
Opening
the Word 2
WE RESPOND IN FAITH
*Hymn Crown
Him with Many Crowns VU211
Minute
for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
*Offering
Prayer
Alive
to the hope that is within us, and inspired by the vision of the
reigning Christ, we bring these gifts and offer our lives. Use them,
O God, as you continue to use us in the generous sharing of your
mercy and love. Amen.
Prayers
of Thanksgiving and Concern
One:
Hear us…All:
hear
us, O God, as we pray to you.
WE GO TO SERVE GOD
*
Hymn Jesus
Shall Reign VU330
*
Commissioning and Blessing
The
church year ends – a new one begins.
Day
turns into night, and night turns into day.
And
yet through it all, our God is with us.
So,
go out in peace, daring to proclaim allegiance to Jesus, who modelled
new ways to live in God’s community, and know that God will always
be with you.
*Choral
Amen
