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“RECOLLECTIONS”
THIRD AVENUE UNITED CHURCH
WELCOMES YOU TO WORSHIP
Order of Worship
November 15, 2026
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
ORDAINED MINISTER: Rev. Jo-Ann Hills
GUEST PIANIST: Karen Nichol
HANDBELL DIRECTOR: Kathleen Link
OFFICE COORDINATOR: Jodi Hargreaves
SCRIPTURES READER:
ORGAN PRELUDE
ACKNOWLEDGING TERRITORY: Regardless of where we come from, we are all interconnected through the land that we live on, water that we use, and air that we breathe. Generous Creator God, let us celebrate the abundance of this land bursting with new life. Let us feel the cold waters gushing with promises. Let us experience the expanse of sky enfolding us in your love. Abundant Creator God, we remember the Metis and the people of treaty 6 who love and care for this land. All these people have lived lightly and with respect upon this land, a territory upon which we now live. Generous God, help us on the journey to reconciliation with the land, the water, and the air, and among the people. Amen. Used with permission from Gathering Pentecost 1 2023; Mary Anderson
TIME OF CELEBRATION OF BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES,ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CHRIST CANDLE LITURGY:
We light this candle to remember that we are spiritual beings-connected by spirit to our Creator. Let us be grateful for our existence-the joys, sorrows, teachings, and experiences it brings. Used with permission Gathering Pentecost 2 2026; Christine LeBlanc
Sung Response: VU 381 “Spirit of Life”
Spirit of Life, come unto me.
Sing in my heart all the stirrings of compassion.
Blow in the wind, rise in the sea;
move in the hand,
giving life the shape of justice.
Roots hold me close;
wings set me free;
Spirit of Life, come to me, come to me.
1. CALL TO WORSHIP:
As a people who yearn for new opportunities to put our faith into action, we give thanks for God's presence in our lives.
As a congregation that seeks to build community and to serve with a common purpose, we give thanks for the Spirit's presence in our lives.
As individuals who seek to follow the teachings of Jesus and to make a difference in our community and in the world, we give thanks for Christ's presence in our lives.
We seek to share both hope and love through our mission, our service, and our offerings. Bless all that we offer, Gracious God. Thanks be to you. Amen. Used with permission Gathering Pentecost 2 2026: Bill Steadmant
2. OPENING PRAYER: God of mystery and miracles, bless our worship with your presence. Bless our lives with your guidance. Bless our world with your wisdom. May we perceive your mysterious ways as miracles and paths to draw us closer to you and to your realm here on earth. In your holy name, we pray. Amen. From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2026.
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3. LEARNING TIME:
4. HYMN: VU 232 “Joyful, Joyful we Adore You”
1. Joyful, joyful we adore you,
God of glory, life and love;
hearts unfold like flowers before you,
opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, drive the gloom of doubt away;
giver of immortal gladness,
fill us with the light of day.
2. All your works with joy surround you,
earth and heaven reflect your rays,
stars and angels sing around you,
centre of unbroken praise.
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
flowery meadow, flashing sea,
chanting bird and flowing fountain,
sound their praise eternally.
3. You are giving and forgiving,
ever blessing, ever blest,
ellspring of the joy of living,
ocean depth of happy rest!
Source of grace and fount of blessing,
let your light upon us shine;
teach us how to love each other,
lift us to the joy divine.
4. Mortals join the mighty chorus
which the morning stars began;
God's own love is reigning o'er us,
joining people hand in hand.
Ever singing, march we onward,
victors in the midst of strife;
joyful music leads us sunward
in the triumph song of life.
5. PRAYER OF YEARNING: Wise One, we want to be wise like Deborah and the wise leaders of old. We want to be wise like Jesus and the disciples who built your church. We want to be wise like you, but your ways are so mysterious, they confuse sometimes. Guide us out of confusion. Help us see clearly and brightly, led by the light of your Son, Christ Jesus. Strengthen us to live the wisdom you offer, that our gifts and talents may grow and expand your kingdom of love each day. In faith and trust, we pray. Amen. From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2026.
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6. WORDS OF ASSURANCE:
Jesus has raised us for new life. Jesus shines for us as a light in the dark to help us find our way to God. From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2026.
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7. SUNG RESPONSE: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;
O 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!'
8. PASSING OF THE PEACE:
Continue encouraging one another and building one another up as we share signs of peace and love together this day. From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2026.
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9. OFFERING INVITATION:
One talent or ten, one dollar or a million, every gift matters to God and to our church. In this time of offering, let's reflect on the myriad ways in which God invites us to share ourselves and our gifts as we present our morning offering. From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2026.
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10. OFFERTORY: VU 544 “In Gratitude and Humble Trust”
Tune Forest Green VU 518
In gratitude and humble trust we bring our best today
to serve your cause and share your love with all along life's way.
O God, who gave yourself to us in Jesus Christ, your Son,
teach us to give ourselves each day until life's work is done.
12. PRAYER OF DEDICATION: God of mystery and miracles, bless the gifts and lives we offer to you today with your miraculous abundance and your mysterious guidance. Transform these gifts and lives to be instruments of your love, justice and mercy, that they might bring your realm to earth. Amen. From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2026.
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13. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND LORD'S PRAYER
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.
14. HYMN: “ VU 581 When We Are Living”
1. When we are living, it is in Christ Jesus,
and when we're dying, it is in the Lord.
Both in our living and in our dying,
we belong to God, we belong to God.
2. Through all our living, we our fruits must give.
Good works of service are for offering.
When we are giving, or when receiving,
we belong to God, we belong to God.
3. 'Mid times of sorrow and in times of pain,
when sensing beauty or in love's embrace,
whether we suffer, or sing rejoicing,
we belong to God, we belong to God.
4. Across this wide world, we shall always find
those who are crying with no peace of mind,
but when we help them, or when we feed them,
we belong to God, we belong to God.
15. BLESSING:
You know what time it is. It's time to get to work.
It's time to follow Christ. t's time to go where God leads.
It's time to offer ourselves. And time to bring love to the world. From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2026.
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16. THREE FOLD AMEN
SCRIPTURE READINGS:
SCRIPTURE LESSON Judges 4: 1 - 7 Deborah and Barak
Responsive Reading:Psalm 123 page 847 Refrain:“To you, O God, our eyes we raise until your mercy we may praise”
SCRIPTURE LESSONS: 1 Thessalonians 5 : 1- 11
Matthew 25: 14 - 30
Next Sunday: Last Sunday after Pentecost:
Christ the King November 22, 2026: Ezekiel 34: 11 - 16, 20 - 24;
Psalm 100; Ephesians 1: 15 - 23; Matthew 25: 3 1- 46.
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