A REMINDER THAT THERE IS NO MORNING SERVICE TODAY AT ST. MARK'S PORT HAWKESBURY
TODAY ON ABORIGINAL SUNDAY WE WELCOME FROM ESKASONI, HOLY FAMILY PARISH CHOIR
THE CHOIR WILL PROVIDE A SHORT CONCERT OF MI'KMAQ HYMNS AT 3:00 P.M. AND THEN WE WILL SHARE IN A SHORT TIME OF WORSHIP AND FOLLOW THIS WITH POTLUCK SUPPER TOGETHER
EVERYONE WELCOME
50th
Anniversary of St. Mark's United Church
Port Hawkesbury, N.
S.
Ministers: The Whole
People of God
Minister: Nan
Corrigan D.M. Minister of Music: Al Fougere
Special Guests: Holy
Family Parish Choir, Eskasoni
June
19th,
2016-Aboriginal Sunday
* please
stand as able Bold is the People
WE
GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD
Greeting
Let
us pause to remember that in this region we live and work and worship
on lands that are, by law, the unceded territories of the Wabanaki
peoples—predominantly the lands of the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, and
Passamaquoddy. May we live with respect on this land, and live in
peace and
friendship with its people.
One:
The peace of Christ be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
*Introit
x2 Called by earth and sky, promise of hope held high. This is our
sacred living trust, treasure of life sanctified, called by earth and
sky. ©
Pat Mayberry, from More Voices #135
*Call
to Worship
We
gather to share in God’s dream of abundant life for all.
We
gather to give and receive gifts of deep emotion, deep
wisdom, and
deep love.
With
gratitude we gather as a community to praise God, to seek
transformation,
and
to celebrate the power of the Spirit who is always moving.
*Hymn
Spirit,
Spirit of Gentleness VU
375
Opening
Prayer
Great Comforter,
we know that we
are surrounded by a legacy of pain.
We acknowledge
the pain, grief, and sorrow
caused by not
living respectfully with all people,
and we are sorry
for the ways that we have dishonoured the
depths of this pain.
Open us, Creator,
to the power of interconnectedness:
Help us to
receive the painful stories as well as the inspiring
stories;
Grant us the
courage to own any feelings of vulnerability,
shame, fear, and guilt
that
may come from our
interactions with each other;
And with your
healing grace, lead us through our aching
toward your dream
of wholeness.
Transform us and
our community so that
we may
continually work toward reconciliation and new life.
Amen.
WE
LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
*Hymn
It
Only Takes a Spark VU
289
The
Gospel Acclamation
Luke
19:28-40 Jesus’s
Triumphal Entry
One: Hear
what the Spirit is saying to the church.
All:
Thanks be to God.
Opening
the Word (Sacred Stones)
WE
RESPOND IN FAITH
The
Lord’s Prayer & Reading from A Song of Faith
God
forgives,
and
calls all of us to confess our fears and failings
with
honesty and humility.
God
reconciles,
and
calls us to repent the part we have played
in
damaging our world, ourselves, and each other.
God
transforms,
and
calls us to protect the vulnerable,
to
pray for deliverance from evil,
to
work with God for the healing of the world,
that
all might have abundant life.
We
sing of grace. --
A Song of Faith, United Church of Canada
Prayers
& Time of Reflection with Stones
Sharing
of Stones & Reflections
WE
GO TO SERVE GOD
*
Hymn
This
Path We Walk
Printed
*Commissioning
& Blessing
*Choral
Amen
