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
Blog:
http://ourcontactonline.blogspot.com/
Ministers: Whole
People of God
Minister: Nan Corrigan D. M. Music Director: Al Fougere
May
26th, 2013
Trinity Sunday
*
please stand as able
St. Augustine, more than
1,500 years ago, wrote that “singing is
praying twice.” And so we gather today, loving God, God of music and God of
prayers, God of mystery and God of creation, to bring our songs and prayers to
you.
Come, all you people, come and praise your Maker! Come, worship the Lord!
Organ Prelude
Processional - Trinity
Hymn - Please stand
God,
Creator, you have shaped us,
Formed
the earth and sky above;
As
we live our lives with passion
Help
us serve with grace and love.
Christ, companion, may you guide us,
Lift each heart and soothe the soul;
You, our teacher, prophet, healer,
Light our path and make us whole.
Holy
Spirit, blow among us;
Give
us hope for each new day;
Show
us courage, grace, and wisdom
As
we travel on our way.
Let
Us Pray Together –
Holy
Trinity – you are sacred Three.
We
pray to you –
Creator
– that we may be routed deeply in this life;
Christ
– that we may be rooted deeply in this life;
Spirit
– that we may soar beyond possibilities.
May
your comforting ways be our ways. Amen
Welcome
& Announcements (sit)
We Gather to Sing God’s Praises
Greeting
– The Peace of Christ
All: And with your Spirit
Introit
– We Are One – VU
402
Call
to Worship
Hey…
we are the people of God!
Not
because of our brains.
Not
because of our looks.
Not
because of whom we know.
Hey…
we are the people of God!
Because
God loves us.
Because
Jesus lived and died for us.
Because
the Spirit gathers us together.
Hey…
we are the people of God!
Thanks be to God!
Hymn:
Glory Be to God Creator Printed
Glory
be to God, Creator,
Glory
be to God, the Son.
Glory
be to God, the Spirit,
Holy
Mystery, three in One.
Let
your Spirit dance within us,
As
we worship you this day.
Let
your love enfold us gently,
In
our work and in our play.
Glory be to God, the potter,
Mould and shape us as we grow.
Let your loving hands surround us.
Be the joy we deeply know.
Teach us how to feel your presence,
As we seek to see your face.
On the journey, as we travel,
May we find your warm embrace.
Glory
be to your Son, Jesus
Let
his light shine all around.
May
he welcome friend and stranger,
To
this place on holy ground.
Let
us reach so we can touch him,
To
find healing, love and grace.
In
our need and in our hunger
May
he feed us in this place.
Glory be to you, the Spirit,
Holy breath and source of life.
May you stir us into action,
Seeking peace in place of strife.
Walk beside us, move in places,
Call us to your joy anew,
So that we may seek to serve you,
In the things we say and do.
Holy
Mystery, faith unfolding,
Dazzle
us once more we pray.
Grateful
for your loving actions,
Let
your web of life not fray.
With
you wisdom and compassion,
May
we love the earth we share,
Living
wholly, laughing deeply,
Singing
your joy everywhere!
Opening Prayer
We
come to this place where we find refuge and peace.
Come,
God, be among us in our times of need.
We
come to this place where justice is proclaimed and compassion is shared.
Come,
Christ, be among us to challenge us and comfort us.
We
come to this place where we are called to share and to serve.
Come,
Holy Spirit, be among us with care and concern for all.
We
come to this place where the past is
Remembered,
the present is renewed, and the
Future
is full of excitement and hope.
Come,
Three-in-One, One-in-Three, be among us as seek to be transformed by the power
of the resurrected one.
Hymn:
Joyful, Joyful VU
232
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Sunday School are invited to take the children to hall during this hymn
We Listen For God’s Word
Leader:
Loving God, you speak to us in so many ways: in the song of a bird, in the
babbling of a brook, in the voices of our friends, in the hug from Mom or Dad,
in the songs we sing, and in the stories of the Bible. Speak to us now through
the reading of scripture. Help us to hear your voice and follow the way of
Jesus. Amen
Proverbs
– 8:1-4 – 22-31 “Wisdom’s part in
Creation”
Response:
Thanks be to God
Hymn: This Day God Gives Me VU 410
Psalm 8 “How Glorious Is God’s Name” VU 732
Hymn: O Worship The King VU 235
Gospel
Acclamation: Celtic
Alleluia
John 16:
12-15 “Jesus unlocks the mystery of the
Spirit of Love that is
always with us”
Response: Thanks
be to God, Alleluia, Alleluia (sung)
Hymn: God Created Earth and Heaven
God
created earth and heaven,
God
commanded light to be,
Separated
light from darkness.
Set the
bounds for land and sea.
Let us praise God, our Creator,
Let us thank God as we should,
For the gifts of all creation
Which God’s love has made so good.
Trinity
Sunday
This Sunday is Trinity Sunday – the first Sunday after Pentecost
A time
of year that Ministers, Priests, Synods, Teachers have, for more years than
this church has existed, thought is good and wise to remind the millions of
seekers – the millions of faithful- for whom they care – that God is a mystery
which is best understood in three ways.
First –
As Creator – or Father
Second –
As redeemer – or Son
Third –
as sustainer – or Spirit
God is
one, Yet, God is three.
God is here. – Yet God is everywhere.
God is might. – Yet God is tender.
God is just. – Yet God had mercy.
God is spirit. – Yet God takes flesh.
God is in Christ. – Christ is in Us.
God is Spirit and the Spirit blows where
it will,
Yet the Spirit abides in our hearts.
God is
one. – yet, God is three.
Solo: He Touched Me – Roy Mac Kinnon
We Respond in Faith
Prayer
of the People (Unison)
Almighty
and merciful God, from whom comes all that is good, we praise you for all your
mercies: for your goodness that has created us, your grace that has sustained
us, your wisdom that has challenged us, your patience that has borne with us,
and your love that has redeemed us. Help us to love you and all your children,
and to be thankful for all your gifts, by serving you and delighting to do your
will. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen
Lord’s
Prayer: Our Father # 960
Invitation
to Offer Our Gifts
Leader: Music
and laughter, hands and minds, curiosity and compassion: what an abundance of
gifts we have! All these gifts are symbolized in our offering. Let us commit
ourselves in service, as we worship God with our offering.
Doxology: # 537
Offering
Prayer:
Gifts
gathered, the church served,
Gifts
gathered from those who have plenty,
Gathered
from those who don’t have enough.
Gifts
gathered, the way of Jesus Christ followed;
Gathered
to bring friendship to the lonely,
Gathered
to bring compassion to the downhearted,
Gathered
so that worship sparkles with song,
Gathered
so that prayer is offered joyfully and hopefully.
Gifts gathered,
the needs of the world brought close to home,
Gifts
gathered, the way of Jesus Christ followed;
Gathered
to bring compassion to the downhearted,
Gathered
to bring justice to the oppressed,
Gathered
to bring community to the lonely,
Gathered
to give a voice to the silenced.
Gifts
gathered, the church served,
Gifts
gathered, the needs of the world brought close to home.
You
will bless these gifts, most Holy One. Amen
Minute for Mission
Hymn: God of All Blessings
God
of all blessings,
Maker
of all things,
Spirit
breath blowing,
Sacred
and sweet.
Touch
us with gladness,
Teach
us with wisdom,
Feel
our hands, and
Walk
with our feet.
Bring us together,
Into one body,
You who once lived and
Felt as we do.
Open our hearts to
Both joy and sadness.
Sing us a new song,
Steadfast and true.
Heal
us from hurts, we
Bring
to each other.
Teach
us to mend, and
Alter
our ways.
Lead
us to wholeness,
With
loving kindness
Wrapped
in forgiveness,
Wisdom
and grace.
Sending
Forth:
Go
into the world: dance, laugh, sing and create.
We go with the assurance of your
blessing. O God.
Go
into the world: risk, explore, discover, and love.
We go with the assurance of your grace, O
God.
Go
into the world: believe, hope, struggle, and remember.
We go with the assurance of your love, O
God.
Thanks be to God!
Choral Amen
