ORDER OF SERVICE SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4TH 2018-24TH AFTER PENTECOST

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 

November 4th, 2018-24th Sunday after Pentecost

Announcements        The Work of Church and Community

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD

Greeting 
Let us pause to remember that in this region we live and work and worship on lands that are, by law, the unceded territories of the Wabanaki peoples—predominantly the lands of the Mi’kmaq, Maliseet, and Passamaquoddy. May we live with respect on this land, and live in peace and friendship with its people.

One: The peace of Christ be with you. All: And with your spirit.

*Introit This Is the Day That God Has Made Ref x2 VU 175

Call to Worship
One: Praise God who made heaven and earth.
All: Happy are those whose help is in God. 
One: Praise God who cares for the oppressed and provides enough for all.
All: Happy are those whose help is in God.
One: Praise God who watches over those who feel included and those who feel left behind or left out. 
All: Happy are those whose help is in God.
One:  Let us worship God.

Opening Prayer 
Loving God, Mother and Father of all people, we open our hearts to you and the life you give. Help us to breathe in deeply of your wild and wonderful Spirit and inspire us with your presence so that we might be at peace with all of who we are, and more fully become the people you have called us to be. Amen.

* Hymn Praise, My Soul, the God of Heaven VU 240

Prayer for Wholeness
One: Open our hearts…All: O God, open our hearts to the daily miracles with which we are blessed.

Affirmation of Love
Thanks be to God for the Spirit who lives in us.
Praise be to God who is always working things together for good. We are loved. We are forgiven.

WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD 

Ruth 1:1-18 Ruth chooses to go with Naomi

Psalm 146 I'll praise my maker while I've breath VU 868

*Hymn Fairest Lord Jesus VU 341

Opening the Word Words to shout: “Love God with all your might”

The Lord's Prayer

The Gospel Acclamation

Mark 12:28-34 Which commandment is the first of all? 
One: We ponder the meaning of these words.
All: May the Spirit bless us with wisdom and wonder, as we ponder the meaning of these words for our lives.

Opening the Word 2

WE RESPOND IN FAITH

*Hymn Make Me a Channel of Your Peace VU 684

Minute for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God 

*Offering Prayer

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Concern

WE GO TO SERVE GOD

* Hymn  Draw the Circle Wide MV 145

*Commissioning and Blessing
Renewed and refreshed we step out into the world,
ready to turn towards God in every moment.
And may God’s blessings shower upon us as water at our baptisms through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ.

*Choral Amen