Happy Birthday Canada!
Sentence: Speak Lord, for your servant is listening: you have the words of eternal life. (1 Sam. 3:9, John 6.68)
Joint Worship Service
O’ Canada (words on front of bulletin)
O
Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy
sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The
True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we
stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and
free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Opening Hymn: 430
Gathering of the Community: pg. 185
Collect: Almighty God, you have taught us through your Son that love fulfils the law. May we love you with all our heart all our soul, all our mind, and all our strength, and may we love our neighbour as ourselves; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Proclamation of the word:
1st Reading: 2 Kings 2: 1-2, 6-14 (United Church Lay Reader)
Psalm: 77:1-2, 11-20 pg. 804
2nd Reading: Galatians 5:1, 13-25
Gradual Hymn: 647
Gospel: Luke 9:51-62 Rev’d Nan
Sermon: Rev’d Nan
Apostle’s Creed pg. 189
Prayers of the People
Confession & Absolution pg. 191
Offertory Hymn: 484
Prayer over Gifts: God of wisdom, receive all we offer you this day. Enrich our lives with the gifts of your Spirit, that we may follow the way of our Lord Jesus Christ, and serve one another in freedom. We ask this in his name. Amen
Eucharistic Prayer # 1 pg.193
Lord’s Prayer pg. 211
Breaking of the Bread pg. 213 if you are a baptized member of you own church you are welcome to receive at our table.
Prayer after
Communion: God of power, we are
nourished by the riches of your grace. Raise us to new life in your
Son Jesus Christ and fit us for his eternal kingdom, that all the
world may call him Lord. We ask this in his name. Amen
