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/
Presbytery Website:
inverguyunited.ca
Ministers: The Whole People of
God
Nan Corrigan D. M.
Minister of Music: Al Fougere
April
19th,
2015-3rd
of Easter
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
Refrain x2 This
Is the Day That God Has Made VU175
*Call
to Worship & Opening
Prayer
One: People
of God, why are you here?
All: To bask in
the graciousness of the God of love,
to seek
forgiveness for our transgressions,
to calm our fears
and sort through our doubts,
to learn more
about following in your way,
to open our minds
to wonder.
One: Surely
this gladdens the heart of God,
you
are very welcome here.
Amen.
*Hymn Come,
Let Us Sing of a Wonderful Love VU
574
Prayer of
Confession
“I know that
you acted in ignorance” (Acts 3:17).
How often could
these words be said to us?
In this place of
grace and acceptance we take a moment to
consider this
question.
Hold a moment of
silence.
We confess the
times we have chosen not to be informed, to
plant our feet
firmly in “the ignorance is bliss” camp.
We confess the
times we have behaved thoughtlessly toward
others and our
world.
We confess the
times that we have struggled to sort out what
is righteous from
what is not.
We confess that
we have held on to convictions that bear no
witness to truth.
We confess that
we have even denied truths that are inconvenient for us.
We confess the
times we have not noticed the manifold wonder
that is gifted to
us in our lives.
Forgive us,
generous God.
Silence.
Words
of Affirmation Based
on 1 John 3:1–7
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
Acts 3:12–19
Peter explains the
power of Jesus after healing a crippled man.
One:
This is the witness of the early church. All:
Thanks be to God.
Psalm 4 The
psalmist seeks God’s presence in all times. VU
727
*Hymn Jesus
Came, a Child like Me VU
583
Opening
the Word & Lord’s Prayer
The
Gospel Acclamation
Luke
24:36b–48
Jesus
appears and promises “Peace be with you.”
One: The gospel of Jesus Christ.
All: Praise to you,
Lord Jesus Christ.
Opening the Word
2
WE RESPOND IN FAITH
*Hymn Amazing
Grace, How Sweet the Sound VU 266
Minute
for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
*Offering Prayer
We
bring our gifts today believing that wonderful things can be done
with them. We give them gladly. Amen.
Prayers
of Thanksgiving and Intercession An
Act of Noticing
We
are witnesses to the risen Christ.
Open
our eyes to wonder.
Help
us notice what is good.
WE GO TO SERVE GOD
*Hymn He
Touched Me Printed
*Commissioning
One: People
of God,
Go out this day
knowing that you are witnesses to the risen Christ.
All:
With our eyes open to wonder,
with our minds
attuned to goodness,
with our souls
aware of what fears and doubts still remain
but with our
hearts open to joy and forgiveness,
we will go in
peace to love and serve the world.
*Choral Amen
