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
April 30th, 2017-3rd Sunday 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 Fresh as the Morning verse 1 MV 28
Call to Worship
One: Come and see: signs of the risen Christ are all around us!All: We come to worship God.
One: Come and know: the presence of the risen Christ in this community!
All: We come to worship God.
One: Come and believe: the risen Christ is with us now and always.
All: We come to worship God.
Opening Prayer
We have heard the call, loving God, to come into your presence. We have heard the challenge to be baptized in the name of Christ and receive new life. We have heard the invitation to turn away from a society focused on greed and self-centredness, and to turn our lives toward loving and serving one another. Guide us and lead us, we pray. Amen.*Hymn Called By Earth and Sky MV 135
Prayer of Confession
Response: One: O God, All: O God, forgive us.Assurance of Pardon
One: No matter where we find ourselves on life’s journey, Jesus comes and travels with us. Jesus offers us forgiveness and new life at every turn of the path. So know, friends, that whenever you turn to God, God welcomes you and forgives you.All: Thanks be to God! Amen.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
Acts 2:14a, 36–41 Three thousand new followers of the Way.
One: This is the witness of the Hebrew people. All: Thanks be to God.Psalm 116:1–4, 12–19 How can I repay you, God? VU 836
*Hymn We Will Take What You Offer MV 196
Opening the Word & The Lord’s Prayer
The Gospel Acclamation
Luke 24:13–35 Jesus’ appearance on the road to Emmaus.
One: Herein is Good News. All: Praise be to God.WE RESPOND IN FAITH
* Hymn Open My Eyes, That I May See VU 371
Minute for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
*Offering Prayer
What can we give back to you, O God, for all the good things you have done for us? We lift up the cup of salvation. We call on your name. We keep the promises we have made to be your people, proclaiming your goodness to all the world. Amen.Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
WE GO TO SERVE GOD
* Hymn The Head That Once Was Crowned VU 190
*Commissioning and Blessing
This is 1 Peter 1:20–23 from Good As New: a Radical Retelling of the Scriptures by John Hanson.“You are changed people since you accepted the truth. You’re learning the true meaning of love. Now you must love one another with honesty and enthusiasm. You’ve begun a new life. You no longer have the personality you inherited from your natural parents. You now have the new personality you’ve been given by God, your eternal Parent.”
So go in peace, and know that the risen Christ will travel beside you always.
