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.ca/
Presbytery
Website: inverguyunited.ca
Ministers:
The Whole People of God
Minister:
Nan Corrigan D. M.
Minister
of Music: Al Fougere
June
21st, 2015: 4th after Pentecost
There
are situations in our world when people face cruel and powerful
“giants” – a child facing a schoolyard bully, environmentalists
working to save a vulnerable forest, refugees caught in
political “football.”
Which
of the world’s giants are uppermost in your mind today?
Where
and in what ways might your “showing up” make a difference?
Seasons
of the Spirit™ SeasonsFUSION Pentecost 1 2015
Copyright ©
Wood Lake Publishing Inc. 2014, p. 71
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 Let Us Praise the God of Truth v.1, 2 VU 237
Call
to Worship
Opening
Prayer
Spirit
of love and courage, as we begin this time of worship,
grant
us pause to be filled anew
with
the trust and peace of Jesus the Christ.
May
Jesus’ full embrace of life, with all of its unknowns,
be
our strength and inspiration.
This
we ask in Christ’s enduring name. Amen.
*
Hymn O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing VU 326
Prayer
for Wholeness
One:
Hear then our cry for healing and wholeness;
All:
hear in our hearts our longing for calming peace.
Words
of Affirmation
All:
“Peace! Be still!” In and through Christ, love has overcome. Love
is victorious. We arise as with the dawning of a new day. Praise
be to God. Amen!
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
1
Samuel 17: (1a, 4–11, 19–23), 32–49
David and Goliath.
This
is the witness of the Hebrew people.
All: Thanks be to God.
Psalm
9:9–20 I will
tell of God’s marvellous deeds VU
732
*Hymn Be
Still, My Soul VU 652
Opening
the Word
The
Gospel Acclamation
Mark
4:35–41 Jesus
stills a storm
This
is the gospel of Jesus Christ. All:
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Opening
the Word 2
WE RESPOND IN FAITH
*
Hymn Come and Find the Quiet Centre VU 374
Minute
for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
*Offering
Song/Doxology
Prayers
of Intercession
One:
...God of all time and space, give us faith
that
we may be sustained when we are afraid;
fill
our lives with the spirit of reconciliation
and
help us to trust in you always,
that
we may be filled with confidence
and
hope during all the “storms” of our life. Amen.
WE GO TO SERVE GOD
*
Hymn Now
Thank We All Our God VU
236
*
Commissioning and Benediction One: Let us go now
All:
in the peace of God which passes all understanding,
daring
to care, daring to share, and daring to love.
One:
And may the grace of Christ, the love of God and the friendship of
the Holy Spirit go with you, now and always.
*Choral
Amen
