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
March
4th,
2018-3rd
Sunday of Lent
* please
stand as able
(3
purple, 1 pink and 1 white candle are lit on Lenten triad)
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 Love
Us Into Fullness v 2, MV
81
Call
to Worship
We
have been given the commandments.
How
then shall we live?
The
ten on the mountain.
The
three from Jesus’ lips.
The
one to go into the world.
How
then shall we live?
To
keep God’s name holy.
To
live our lives in the sacred.
To
love.
How
then shall we live?
How
then shall we live?
With
all that we have and all that we are,
we
will live lives that reflect God’s grace and God’s love.
With
all that we have and all that we are,
we
will worship our God!
Let
all creation shout, AMEN!
Opening
Prayer
Prince
of all Peace, God of all Grace, we open our hearts to you,
knowing
that we
are the temple in which you make your home.
Cast
out what needs to be cast out—
our
rules and our regulations that have nothing to do with your love.
Cast
out what needs to be cast out
and
fill us with all we need to be filled.
As
disciples of the Christ, as dancers in the Spirit,
as
children of the Creator, we pray. Amen.
Written
by
Richard Bott,
Dunbar
Heights U.C., Vancouver, B.C.
Gathering,
Lent/Easter
2018, p.29. Used with permission.
*Hymn Let
Us Build a House MV
1
Call
to Confession
Lenten
Tenebrae: Praying Our Confession with the Psalms
Lent
3—Psalm 19
One:
“The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament
proclaims [God’s] handiwork” (Psalm 19:1) For the most part…we
are called to lay these sins before God in confession.
Let
us pray:
All:
God of the Rainbow, God of the Stars, your hand is upon all creation.
Your fingerprint is found upon us all. Our hearts rejoice when we
worship you, and our souls are revived when we study your laws. And
yet we know the many times we fall short of your hopes for us. We
find your laws hard to follow, or difficult to remember, or terribly
inconvenient. Forgive us those times we fail to keep your
commandments. Forgive us the faults we hide, those things we are
ashamed of and consequently keep buried deep within ourselves. Free
us from this weight and touch us with light and mercy.
Silent
confession as third candle is extinguished.
You,
God, are the rock upon which we stand firm.
All:
Your forgiveness is sweeter than drippings from the honeycomb. We
give thanks this day for your ever-present love that is offered to us
and the endless supply of mercy you shower upon us. Amen.
Written
by
Nora Vedress, Calvary
U.C., Prince Albert, Sask.
Gathering,
Lent/Easter
2018, p.64. Used with permission.
Sung
Assurance: May
God’s Sheltering Wings (her, his) MV
214
WE
LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
Exodus
20:1–17 The
Ten Commandments.
One:
This is the witness of the Hebrew people. All:
Thanks be to God.
Psalm 19 The
heavens declare the glory of God. Ref. 2,VU
740
*Hymn Like
a Rock MV
92
Opening
the Word & the Lord’s Prayer
The
Gospel Acclamation
John
2:13–22 Jesus
clears the temple.
One:
Herein is Good News.
All: Praise be to God.
Opening the Word
2
WE
RESPOND IN FAITH
* Hymn Come
to My Heart VU
661
Minute
for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
*Offering
Prayer
Teach us, O God, to
offer the very best of who we are
in the service of
your will through the mission of this church:
may we offer
hope,
may we offer joy,
may we offer
reconciliation
in a world so
much in need.
Receive what we
give for the sake of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Written by
Kate Crawford,
Huron Shores U.C., Grand Bend, Ont
Gathering,
Lent/Easter
2018, p.34. Used with permission.
Prayers
of Thanksgiving and Intercession
WE
GO TO SERVE GOD
*
Hymn For
the Healing of the Nations VU
678
*Commissioning
During
the season of Lent, we are called to ponder.
Let
us go from this place,
continuing
to ponder what it means to live as a disciple of Jesus
and
continuing to live the Way of Jesus each day. Amen.
Written
by Gord Dunbar,
Port Nelson U.C., Burlington, Ont.
Gathering,
Lent/Easter
2018, p.34. Used with permission.
*Choral
Amen
