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
Presbytery Website: inverguyunited.ca
Ministers:
The Whole People of God
Ministers:
Nan Corrigan D. M.
Minister
of Music: Al Fougere
October 12th, 2014—Creation Time
5—Thanksgiving Sunday
* please stand as able
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 Draw the
Circle Wide
Draw the circle wide. Draw it wider still. Let this be our song, no one
stands alone, standing side by side. Draw the circle wide. (x2)
*Call to Worship (back of
bulletin)
*Opening Prayer
Loving God, Creator of all things, we come to you this
morning with thankful hearts for all your gifts to us and to your people
everywhere. We think about the amazing beauty of the world you have made and
this powerful yet fragile land we call our home. As we worship together, remind
us of the sacredness of all creation and of our responsibility to respect the
ways of the earth and the connections between all things. Amen.
*Hymn: We Praise You, O God VU 218
Litany of
Confession (based on words often attributed to Chief Seattle, 1855)
One: Creator God,
we confess that we do not always remember you.
All: We forget
that all we have and are comes from you.
One: We forget that
the earth is our mother – we are made from the earth.
All: Whatever
befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth.
We are part of
the earth, and the earth is part of us.
One: We forget that
the rivers are our brothers; they quench our thirst.
All: We forget
that the perfumed flowers are our sisters.
One: We forget that
the air is precious, for all of us share the same breath.
All: The wind
gives our children the breath of life.
One: We forget that
the earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth.
All: We forget
that all things are connected, like the blood that unites one family.
One: We forget that
you are the same God whose compassion is equal for all.
All: We forget
that we did not weave the web of life; we are merely a strand in it.
One: Forgive us, O
Creator, and help us to remember that whatever we do to the web, we do to
ourselves.
All: Forgive us, O Sustainer, and accept our thanks for your gift of
life. Amen.
Words of Assurance
One: The good news
is that God loves and forgives us and forever invites us to return to the ways
of wholeness. We can be new people; we can live with respect for the earth and
all its creatures. As forgiven people we join together with grateful hearts and
sing praise to God.
Sung Response: Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow VU 541
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
Deuteronomy 8:7–18 God will bring you to a
bountiful land.
This is the witness of the Hebrew people. All: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 65 God provides; the valleys shout and
sing. VU 782
*Hymn: For the Fruit of All Creation VU 227
Opening the Word & The Lord’s
Prayer
The Gospel Acclamation
Luke 17:11–19 Ten healed; one returns to offer
thanks.
This is the gospel of
Jesus Christ. All: Praise to you,
Lord Jesus Christ.
Opening the Word 2
WE RESPOND IN FAITH
*Hymn: All Things Bright and Beautiful VU 291
Minute for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
*Offering Prayer
Loving God, with these gifts we bring
together the circle of life – the material and the spiritual, worship and work.
Help us to use all our gifts wisely, that they may bring healing and wholeness
to a broken world. Amen.
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
For__________, and ____________ and ____________, O God
Thanksgiving response: We give thanks.
For __________and,____________________________, O God
Intercessory
response: Hear our prayer.
WE GO TO SERVE GOD
*Hymn: Now Thank We All Our God VU 236
* Commissioning and Benediction
One: We go forth from this place with
grateful hearts
to join with the Earth and with each other
in the healing and renewal of this hurting world.
All: May the grace of Christ
attend us,
the love of God surround us,
and
the Holy Spirit keep us.
*Choral Amen
