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
October
18th,
2015 130th
Anniversary St. David’s United Church
Thoughts
around which to gather as we worship:
The power of
greatness can be seductive. It can lure us towards self-importance
and cloud our sense of who and what matters most. It can cause us to
seek after answers to the wrong questions in life. This week’s
readings explore the difference between what passes for greatness and
what is truly great. Read together, they are clear: God is great and
so are we – when we humbly offer our lives in service.
Copyright
© Wood Lake Publishing Inc. 2014 Seasons
of the Spirit™ SeasonsFUSION
Season of Creation • Pentecost 2 2015, p. 105
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
Come Build a Church
Come build a church
with soul and spirit,
come build a church
of flesh and bone.
We need no tower
rising skyward;
no house of wood or
glass or stone.
Come build a church
with human frailty,
come build a church
of flesh and blood.
Jesus shall be its
sure foundation.
It shall be built by
the hand of God.
Words and music:
Ken Medema Copyright ©
Ken Medema Music/Brier Patch Music (ASCAP) 1995. Used by permission.
Call
to Worship
One:
In faith we call out to God.
All:
We long to be near you, O God.
One:
In
faith we call out for God’s healing touch.
All:
We long to be near you, O God.
One:
In faith we call out for a foundation that cannot be shaken.
All:
We long to be near you, O God.
One:
Come, let us worship God!
Opening
Prayer Based
on Psalm 104
Loving
God, how great are the works of your hands!
In
wisdom you have made them all.
In
faith, we come near to you in worship.
Bless
us with the power of your Spirit
and
hear our call to you. Amen.
*
Hymn Holy,
Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty VU315
Prayer for
Wholeness
Assurance of Love
…Know
that you are forgiven by God, and invited to embark on new
adventures.
Thanks
be to God. Amen.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
Job
38:1–7, (34–41) God’s
rebuttal to Job’s complaint.
One:
This is the witness of the Hebrew people. All:
Thanks
be to God.
Psalm
104 God
created the earth and all its creatures. ref.1 VU826
*Hymn Joyful,
Joyful We Adore You VU232
Opening the
Word/The Lord's Prayer
The Gospel
Acclamation
Mark
10:35–45 James
and John request to sit on Jesus’ right, left.
One: The
gospel of Jesus Christ. All:
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Opening
the Word 2 Remembering
a Servant Leader
WE RESPOND IN FAITH
An Offering of
Music The
Choir Bless
This House
Minute for
Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
*Offering
Prayer
Thank
you, God, for making us servants of your work in the world. Receive
these gifts we offer, and multiply what we give, transforming it into
an overflowing abundance to serve the needs of others. We pray in
Christ’s name. Amen.
A Prayer for a
Church Anniversary
WE GO TO SERVE GOD
*
Hymn How
Great Thou Art Printed
* Commissioning
and Blessing
One: Go out to serve
Christ,
All: who came not
to be served, but rather to be a servant.
One: Know that when
you reach out in love and concern to others,
you are reaching out
to God,
who welcomes you,
who loves you, and who blesses you.
*Choral Amen
