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“GOD WILL PROVIDE”
THIRD AVENUE UNITED CHURCH
WELCOMES YOU WORSHIP!
Order of Worship
June 28, 2026
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
SPECIAL MUSIC: Soloist: Shane Borgeson “His Eye is on the Sparrow”
HANDBELL DIRECTOR: Kathleen Link
OFFICE COORDINATOR: Jodi Hargreaves
SCRIPTURES READER:
ORGAN PRELUDE
ACKNOWLEDGING TERRITORY:
We gather today on this sacred soil of the Treaty 6 people and the homeland of the Metis people, who for thousands of years have lived on this land, honouring the Creator and living in harmony with creation. We acknowledge their stewardship and relationship with the land, its plants and animals, and the lakes and streams with their life forms throughout the ages. Adapted and used with permission from Gathering 2023:Cheryl Dillon
WORDS OF WELCOME
Welcome to this service of worship wherever you are. May you all be blessed by sharing with us, in this service of worship. Today, we remember that we are part of a great nation, Canada and we acknowledge & give thanks that we live & worship on land of our ancestors the Metis and the Indigenous people of Treaty 6. We pray that all people of this land, regardless of race, colour or creed will be treated with mutual respect & understanding. Praise be to God
TIME OF CELEBRATION OF BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, ANNOUNCEMENTS
LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE
We light this candle, for Jesus Christ is the Light if the world.
Oh, what a lovely light, it is the light of Christ in our midst Filled with his light, Jesus bids us shine for all to see.
So shine through us Lord & grant us your peace.
RESPONSE: MV 431 “Shine, Jesus, Shine” (refrain only) 2x
Shine, Jesus, shine, fill this land with the Father's glory;
Blaze Spirit blaze, set our hearts on fire;
Flow, river, flow, flood the nations with grace & mercy,
Send forth your Word, Lord, and let there be light.
CALL TO WORSHIP:
Come, for all God's children are welcome & wanted here, no matter what your need or your station. God gives us rest from our weariness, comfort for our pain, balm for our souls, food for our minds & hope for each new day. God's love knows no bounds & never gives up. So let us open our hearts & our minds to God's loving kindness & his welcome as we love & welcome one another. Praise be to God.
HYMN: 395 VU “Come In, Come in & Sit Down” Refrain:
Come in, come in and sit down,
you are a part of the family.
We are lost and we are found,
and we are a part of the family.
1. You know the reason why you came,
yet no reason can explain;
so share in the laughter and cry in the pain,
for we are a part of the family. Refrain:
2. God is with us in this place,
like a mother's warm embrace.
We're all forgiven by God's grace,
for we are a part of the family. Refrain
4. There's rest for the weary and health for us all;
there's a yoke that is easy, and a burden that's small.
So come in and worship and answer the call,
for we are a part of the family. Refrain
Praise be to God who makes us one.
We are no longer Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female. We are one in Christ. Thanks be to God
OPENING PRAYER: O God, you direct our lives by your grace. And your words of justice & mercy reshape the world. Mold us into a people who welcome your Word as we welcome & serve one another. Bless all who gather around these words & songs that all may know your love through Jesus Christ our Saviour & Lord. Amen
5. PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION Life-giving God, feed us with your word of transformation. Enable us to experience it with clarity and excitement. Let us feast on your Good News of love and grace as we receive this message. May we be your enlivened people. We ask in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen. Used with permission from Gathering Pentecost 1 2026; Laura J. Turnbull
CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS:
Let us confess our sin in the presence of God.
Gracious God, we confess the sins we commit as part of systemic injustice. Forgive the sin that wounds us & others, the sin that scars our world. Forgive & heal us Lord & protect us from all evil. We humbly ask you to grant us the wisdom & courage to face our sin & change our ways, through Jesus Christ we pray, O God, & make us one, in all our diversity. Amen.
WORDS OF ASSURANCE:
Rejoice & hear the good news my friends. Whenever we humbly confess our sins & seek to change our ways, we are forgiven & made right with God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Thanks be to God. Halleluiah
HYMN VU 958 “Halle, Halle, Halle”
Halle. halle, halle - lu-u-jah. 3X
Hallelujah, Hallelujah! (Repeat) morning,
God's recreation of the new day!
The peace of God be with you. And also with you.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD'S WORD
THEME TIME: “God will provide”
The times we are living in have been very troubling, with so much change & so many rules. When we get stuck in tough times, we have to go with the flow & Like Abraham when he felt God had given him an impossible task, all he could say to his son was, “God will provide.” And we, like Abraham, have to remind ourselves, no matter what it looks & it feels like, we are not alone. God is with us & God will provide.
HYMN 634 VU “To Abraham and Sarah”
1. To Abraham and Sarah, the call of God was clear:
"Go forth and I will show you a country rich and fair.
You need not fear the journey, for I have pledged my word:
That you shall be my people, and I will be your God.
2. From Abraham and Sarah arose a pilgrim race,
Dependent for their journey on God's abundant grace.
And in their heart was written by God this saving word:
That you shall be my people, and I will be your God.
3. We of this generation on whom God's hand is laid,
Can journey to the future secure and unafraid!
Rejoicing in God's goodness and trusting in this word:
That you shall be my people, and I will be your God.
PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION
Today's scripture passages are challenging in the best of times, and even more so in these turbulent times and circumstances. We ask the Spirit of the risen Christ to open our eyes and hearts to make sense of the Word we read and hear today. Thankfully we have the Light of Christ shining among us, and we can declare: This we know! We are not alone. Thanks be to God. Pentecost Gathering 2025 Karen Boivin Bells Corners U.C. Ottawa, On
SPECIAL MUSIC: “ His Eye is On the Sparrow”by Shane Borgeson
MESSAGE
HYMN 1 MV “All are Welcome” 1 MV
1. Let us build a house where love can dwell
And all can safely live
A place where saints and children tell
How hearts learn to forgive
2. Built of hopes and dreams and visions
Rock of faith and vault of grace
Here the love of Christ shall end divisions All are welcome, all are welcome
All are welcome in this place
3. Let us build a house where prophets speak
And words are strong and true
Where all God's children dare to seek
To dream God's reign anew
4. Here, the cross shall stand as witness
And the symbol of God's grace
Here as one we claim the faith of Jesus All are welcome, all are welcome
All are welcome in this place
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: “A New Creed ” VU 918 We are not alone,
we live in God's world.
We believe in God: who has created and is creating,
who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh,
to reconcile and make new,
who works in us and others by the Spirit.
We trust in God.
We are called to be the Church:
to celebrate God's presence,
to live with respect in Creation,
to love and serve others,
to seek justice and resist evil,
to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope.
In life, in death, in life beyond death,
God is with us.
We are not alone.
Thanks be to God. The United Church of Canada, General Council 1968, alt. 1998
INVITATION TO OFFERING:
In response to your call to give of ourselves, we bring our offerings to you. Where they truly represent us and our gifts, accept them and multiple them in your love and grace. Our offering will now be received.
OFFERTORY: MV 191 “What Can I Do?” 2X
What can I do?
What can I bring?
What can I say?
What can I sing?
I'll sing with joy!
I'll say a prayer!
I'll bring my love!
I'll do my share!
OFFERING PRAYER OF DEDICATION
Gracious God, bless what we offer - from our resources of time, talent and treasures - for the transformation of the world through love. Thanks be to God in Jesus' name we pray. Amen
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PRAYERS AND THE LORD'S PRAYER
Led by the Holy Spirit & with the whole people of God we pray for ourselves, people in need & for all God's creation. Lord hear our prayer.
We pray for Third Avenue United & all churches that we may be guided in all wisdom, as we worship in our churches. Keep us safe & guide us by your Spirit. Help us as we offer the good news of God's love & welcome to all people. Lord hear our prayer.
Let us pray for the world under the shadow of uncertainty give our leaders wisdom as they make difficult decisions for the good of all. Lord hear our prayer.
Let us pray for people & societies held captive by evil forces: be they political, social, systemic or personal, that all would know true freedom through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Lord hear our prayer.
We pray for all people in their need, for those who mourn or are sick in body, mind or spirit. We also pray for kind & generous hearts shown by our actions. Lord hear our prayer.
We pray & give thanks for all the faithful people who continue to work for the good of all through these difficult times. Lord hear our prayer.
Into your hands, O God, we commend all for whom we pray. trusting in your mercy & love, through Jesus Christ our Lord. who taught us to pray, saying, “Our Father who art in heaven . . .”
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom
and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever. AMEN.
HYMN: VU 635 “All the Way My Saviour Leads Me”
1. All the way my Saviour leads me;
what have I to ask beside?
Can I doubt his tender mercy
who through life has been my guide?
Heavenly peace, divinest comfort,
here by faith in him to dwell;
for I know, whate'er befall me
Jesus doeth all things well.
2. All the way my Saviour leads me,
cheers each winding path I tread,
gives me grace for every trial,
feeds me with the living bread.
Though my weary steps may falter,
and my soul athirst may be,
gushing from the rock before me,
lo, a spring of joy I see.
3. All the way my Saviour leads me,
oh the fullness of his love!
Perfect rest to me is promised
in my Father's house above.
When my spirit, clothed immortal,
wings its flight to realms of day,
this my song through endless ages,
'Jesus led me all the way!'
SUNG BENEDICTION 964 VU “Go Now In Peace”
Go now in peace,
Go now in peace.
May the love of God surround you.
Everywhere.
Everywhere you may go.
Go in peace, Serve the Lord.
THREE FOLD AMEN
EXTINGUISHING THE CANDLES
POSTLUDE
Go in peace, Serve the Lord.
SCRIPTURE READINGS:
SCRIPTURE READINGS:
FIRST LESSON Genesis 21: 8 - 21
Responsive Reading Psalm 13: VU page 734
SECOND LESSON Romans 6: 12 - 23
Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
Slaves to Righteousness
GOSPEL LESSON Matthew 10: 40 - 42
Next Sunday: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 5, 2026: Genesis 24: 34 - 38, 42 - 49, 58 - 67
Psalm 45: 11 - 18; Romans 7: 15 - 25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30.
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