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
Presbytery Website:
inverguyunited.ca
Ministers: The Whole
People of God
Minister: Nan
Corrigan D. M.
Minister of Music:
Al Fougere
August
30th,
2015-Point Tupper Heritage Church
*
please stand as able
BE BRAVE
A
Gathering♦
Worship Resource Service
Announcements The
Work of Church and Community
Welcome:
Welcome to this summer worship service, adapted from a service
prepared by Maya
Landell,
General Council 42 Worship Team. Thank you to Maya. This morning, our
focus is on the call to be brave in these changing times.
GATHER
Greeting
One: The
peace of Christ be with you. All:
And with your spirit.
*Introit
Wait
for the Lord, God’s day is near.
Wait
for the Lord, be strong, take heart. X2 VU
22
Call
to Worship
Opening
Prayer
Holy
One, you call us to be brave,
to
stand up in the face of injustice,
to
speak out, yelling loudly, when a voice is what’s needed.
In
this moment, you present us with so many opportunities to be brave.
And
yet, you call us to be tender—open to listening to the voice of all
others, and open to moments of profound transformation and true
reconciliation.
So,
we take a deep breath, in and out,
connecting
with you, our Source,
Inspiring
Spirit, wind of change,
(pause
to breathe deeply)
and
we ask you to make us brave and keep us tender.
Bless
us anew in the time together,
for
we know that surely you are here.
We
pray this in the name of Jesus,
your
Mystery, your Wisdom, your Glory. Amen.
Lauren
Hodgson, St. Matthew’s U.C., Toronto, Ont.
*Affirmation
of Faith A
New Creed VU 918
*Hymn This
Is The Day
GROW
Story
Time When
was the last time you had to be brave? What helped you to be brave?
How does your faith help you to be brave?
*Hymn Lord
Of the Dance
Isaiah 41:6-10 Take courage, God is with us.
One:
Herein is Wisdom.
All:
Thanks be to God.
Psalm
27 Be
strong, and let you heart take courage. VU
754
* Hymn Be
Not Afraid
Acts
4:29-31 Speak
with boldness
Hebrews
4:16 Approach
with boldness
One:
Herein is Good News. All:
Praise be to God.
Opening the Word
Hymn Amazing
Grace
Prayers of the
People & Lord’s Prayer
(We join our
brothers and sisters across the church in praying for the future of
our world and church).
Minute for
Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
*Doxology Praise
God from Whom All Blessings Flow VU
541
GO
*
Hymn We
Shall Go Out with Hope of Resurrection
* Commissioning
and Blessing
May the God who
is present with us at all times
give us courage
to walk in the way of Christ,
and
may the Spirit empower us to be brave!
*Choral
Amen
♦Gathering
is
a publication of the United Church of Canada.
