WORSHIP AT ST. MARK’S AT 9:30 A.M.
NO SERVICE AT ST. DAVID’S
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
August 11th, 2013-12th
Sunday after Pentecost
The story is
told of a person looking at a high wire strung across a great canyon.
A tightrope walker turned to an observer and said, “Do you
think I can walk across the canyon on that wire?” “Sure,” the
observer replied. “That’s belief,” the tightrope walker said.
“If you have faith, climb on my back.” Think of some aspects of
your daily routine. To what extent is faith a part of them?
Copyright
© Wood Lake Publishing Inc. 2012 Seasons
of the Spirit™ SeasonsFUSION
Pentecost 1 2013, p. 151
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 Spirit Come x2 (Chorus)
Spirit come, Spirit come.
Open our eyes, open our hearts,
come Spirit come.
Words and music: David
McGregor. Copyright ©1994 David McGregor. Willow Publishing Pty.
Ltd, PO Box 288 Brookvale, NSW 2100 Australia. All rights reserved.
Used by permission.
*Call
to Worship
We come, like Abraham, Sarah and John the Baptist,
people
with vision.
We come, like Job, Thomas, and the Samaritan woman,
people
with questions.
We come, like Moses, Jeremiah, and Mary,
people
with self-doubts.
We come, like Joshua, Deborah, and Stephen,
people
with courage.
We come, like David, Mary Magdalene, and Paul,
people
with regrets.
We come, like Hagar, Uriah, and the Syrophoenician woman,
people
with wisdom from the margins.
We come, like Rebekah and Samuel,
like Hosea and Esther, like Nathaniel and Martha,
like John, Mark and Priscilla, like Malcolm, Irelyn, and Julia,
people
with a part to play in the story of faith.
We
come, to worship God.
*
Hymn Let There Be Light VU 679
Opening
Prayer
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
Hebrews
11:1–3, 8–16 Faith is the assurance of things hoped for.
This is the witness of the early church. All: Thanks
be to God.
Psalm 50:1–8, 22–23 The heavens proclaim God’s
justice. VU 775
*Hymn In the Bulb There Is a Flower VU 703
Opening
the Word
*The Gospel Acclamation
Luke
12:32–40 Do not worry about what to eat or what to wear.
This
is the gospel of Jesus Christ.
All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Reflection
WE RESPOND IN FAITH
* Hymn Be Not Afraid Printed
Offering
Our Gifts to God
*
Offering Prayer
All:
We bring our offerings, as a token of our faith and as a sign of our
commitment to work together for the good of your community, O God.
Bless these gifts, and bless us, as we dedicate all that we have and
all that we are to help make your promises real. Amen.
Prayers
of Thanksgiving and Intercession
The
Lord’s PrayerWE GO TO SERVE GOD
* Hymn For All the Saints VU 705
* Commissioning and Benediction
* Choral Amen
