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
September
25th, 2016-Creation Time
Announcements The Work of Church and Community
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD
Greeting Welcome to this holy space. We gather as a community with God and each other remembering that we are of the earth and one with all life.One: The peace of Christ be with you. All: And with your spirit.
*Introit For the Beauty of the Earth verse 1 VU 226
Call to Worship
Let
us, as a sacred community in union with the universe, centre our
minds and bodies to worship our Creator.
(A
time of silence)
Opening Prayer
We
gather together, Gracious Provider, in your presence,
to celebrate our oneness with the earth
and to seek forgiveness for the injuries we have caused.
Help us to hear the voices of our planet
and give us the will and the compassion
to respond with healing action.
In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
to celebrate our oneness with the earth
and to seek forgiveness for the injuries we have caused.
Help us to hear the voices of our planet
and give us the will and the compassion
to respond with healing action.
In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.
* Hymn Sing Praise to God, Who Has Shaped VU 221
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
Jeremiah 32:1–3a, 6–15 Houses, fields, vineyards shall be purchasedOne: This is the witness of the Hebrew people. All: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 91 (sung) God will raise you up on eagle’s wings. VU 808
Opening the Word/The Lord's Prayer
The Gospel Acclamation
Luke 16:19–31 The rich man and Lazarus.Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church. All: Thanks be to God.
Opening the Word 2
WE RESPOND IN FAITH
* Hymn Seek Ye First the Kingdom VU 356
Minute for Mission
Confession
Let
us confess our human failings to the One on whose grace and mercy we
depend.
We,
like the rich man, ignore the cries of the prophets of today.We have not heard them add their voices
to Moses and the prophets of old,
imploring us to repent and change our self-serving ways.
We have shown indifference
to the many species disappearing from our midst,
the perforation of our fragile atmosphere,
the deadly pollution of our waters.
We have not cared for the starving, sore-covered earth,
the Lazarus at our gates.
All-powerful God of the Cosmos,
forgive us and inspire in us the imaginationto redefine ourselves as creatures of the earth—soil of your soil.
Grant us, Creator God, the wisdom to hear your prophets,
to know that all pain is our pain and all joy is our joy
as we work to restore your beautiful world.
Through Christ we pray. Amen. (a time of silence)
Kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison, kyrie eleisonLord have mercy, Lord have mercy,Lord have mercy on us. VU 946
Assurance of Pardon
Trusting in God’s great love and mercy,know we are forgiven for our sins.
We feel the presence of the Holiest Hope
as we regain our placeas partners with all the earth.
Let us breathe God’s love
through all we give and receive from others.
We bring our offering.
*Offering Prayer
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Concern
WE GO TO SERVE GOD
Community Blessing Oneness Blessing
(to
the tune of “Kum Ba Yah”)
With your blessing Lord, we are oneWith your blessing Lord, we are oneWith your blessing Lord, we are oneO Lord we are one.
In
your rivers Lord …
In your orchards Lord …
In your mountains Lord …
In your oceans Lord …
In your dreaming Lord …
In your mystery Lord …
In your Spirit Lord …
In your orchards Lord …
In your mountains Lord …
In your oceans Lord …
In your dreaming Lord …
In your mystery Lord …
In your Spirit Lord …
(A
moment of silence)
* Hymn Take My Life and Let It Be VU 506
* Commissioning for Mission
Let
us go out into the world renewed by the Holy Spirit,
and strengthened by this community.
May we love our flesh and blood selves as God loves us
so that we are able to care for our larger body, the Earth.
Let us turn our words into action and
place our hope and trust in the Eternal Mystery.
and strengthened by this community.
May we love our flesh and blood selves as God loves us
so that we are able to care for our larger body, the Earth.
Let us turn our words into action and
place our hope and trust in the Eternal Mystery.
Thanks
be to God.
*Choral Amen
This
service adapted from one written by by Sally Armour Wotton. Found at
http://www.letallcreationpraise.org/third-sunday-of-creation-time-2010
