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 8th, 2018-7th Sunday after Pentecost
Connecting with life
We are not always welcome in a place, nor do we always want to welcome others to our place. Reflect on a time when you have not felt welcome.
*How do you react to a lack of welcome
*When have you ever lingered in a place where you weren’t welcome?
*What (if anything) helped you to move on from this? If you are still there, or still harmed by this experience what keeps you holding on to this? What would help you to move on?
*When have you been unwelcoming? Why?
Copyright © Wood Lake Publishing Inc. 2017 Seasons of the Spirit™
SeasonsFUSION Pentecost 1 2018
Announcements The Work of Church and CommunityWE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD
GreetingOne: The peace of Christ be with you. All: And with your spirit.
*Introit There Is Room for All MV 62
Call to Worship
One: Jesus was rejected
All: by his friends, by his family, by his hometown.
One: But Jesus created trust
All: for his disciples, for the community, for the world.
One: In the midst of rejection, let us build acceptance:
All: for our children, for our community, for ourselves.
One: Come, let us worship God.
Opening Prayer
Loving God, you welcome us always and everywhere. No matter how we might feel about ourselves and our place in the world, you open your door and throw your arms open. Help us to feel loved and included by you, and to share that sense of joy and welcome with others. Help us to make our circle wider. Amen.
*Hymn Draw the Circle Wide MV 145
Prayer for Healing (Prayer of Confession)
You are invited to participate in this prayer by imaginatively or actually brushing away your confessions as one brushes lint off a jacket or sand off your bathing suit.
Words of Assurance
One: You are God’s precious child, held in God’s arms and
brushed clean by grace. Leave behind the dust of things which hold you back from that grace and step into life restored and renewed.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
2 Samuel 5:1–5, 9–10 David is anointed king.This is the witness of the Hebrew people. All: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 48 God be praised in the city of Zion. VU 772
*Hymn One More Step Along the World I Go VU 639
Opening the Word and the Lord’s Prayer
The Gospel Acclamation Community scripture reading
One: He left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. On the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said,
Men: Where did this man get all this?
Women: What is this wisdom that has been given to him?
Men: What deeds of power are being done by his hands!
Women: Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary
and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon,
and are not his sisters here with us?
One: And they took offence at him. Then Jesus said to them,
Two: Prophets are not without honour, except in their hometown, and among their own kin, and in their own house.
One: And he could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. And he was amazed at their unbelief. Then he went about among the villages teaching. He called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics. He said to them,
Two: Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave the place. If any place will not welcome you and they refuse to hear you, as you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.
One: So they went out and proclaimed that all should repent.
Men: Repent, in the name of God!
Women: Repent and be healed!
One: They cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.
Two: This is the Good News of the Risen One.
All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Opening the Word 2
WE RESPOND IN FAITH
* Hymn Tell Me the Stories of Jesus VU 357Minute for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
*Offering Song Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow VU541
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
WE GO TO SERVE GOD
* Hymn How Great Thou Art (cover of VU) Printed*Commissioning
One: Jesus is the Way –All: We follow him.
One: Jesus is the Truth –All: We seek him.
One: Jesus is Life –All: We are blessed by him in all that we do.
One: Like the twelve sent out by Jesus,
so are we sent out to share the Good News!
On this journey we are also invited to join with others,
and we will be changed in the process.
All: Send us, God and we will go. Alleluia!
*Sung Blessing Sent Out in Jesus' Name MV 212
*Choral Amen
