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: stmarksuc@gmail.com
Blog:
http://ourcontactonline.blogspot.com/
Presbytery Website:
inverguyunited.ca
Ministers:
The Whole People of God
Minister: Nan
Corrigan D. M.
Minister of
Music: Al Fougere
July
26th,
2015-9th after Pentecost
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 O God We Call x2, 2nd
time quietly VU 411
Call
to Worship
We are like a vast tree grounded in
your love,
grounded, so when pounded by life’s
uncertainties
we will stay strong.Response after each phrase: Grounded in love…
Pilgrim Prayer
& Opening Prayer
Loving God,
what a privilege it is to be your people, to
be party to the mystery
and power of the spirit, to be at home
in the community of Christ, to
be fed by your generosity, and to
feel grounded in your love. We come
with gladness and joy to
honour you. Amen.
*
Hymn Rejoice, the
Lord is King VU
213
Prayer of
Confession
Concluding confession: We fail to
imagine that honour belongs to those who struggle and those who lose;
those who are quiet; and those with a long, patient view.
Forgive us. Amen.
Words
of Affirmation
We are family with all of Earth. When we
comprehend this, and comprehend the breadth and length and height and
depth of the love of God, we respond by a change of view and a change
of heart. Our view broadens to surpass what we now know and leads us to new and as yet unimagined places. Thanks be to God. Amen.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
Ephesians
3:14–21 More
than we can ask for or imagine
One: Herein is Wisdom.
All:
Thanks be to God.Psalm 14 Fools say, “There is no God.” VU 735
*Hymn Jesus Loves Me VU 365
Opening the Word/The Lord's Prayer
The Gospel Acclamation
John 6:1–21 Jesus feeds the multitude and walks on
water.
One: Herein is Good News. All:
Praise be to God.
Opening the Word 2
WE RESPOND IN FAITH
* Hymn Come, O Fount of Every Blessing VU 559
Minute for Mission & Offering
Our Gifts to God
*Offering
Song/Doxology Your
Work, O God VU 537
Prayers
of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Consider the words attributed to
American anthropologist Margaret Mead: “Never doubt that a small
group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world;
indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
Consider what you would change if you had the power, then
conversely consider what power, i.e. skills and expertise, you
would need to create the change.WE GO TO SERVE GOD
* Hymn May the God of Hope Go With Us VU
424
* Commissioning/Sending Out
Travel with the One who by the power at
work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we
can ask or imagine.
Let us travel God’s road with honour, and the deep knowledge
that God dwells in our hearts through faith.*Choral Amen
