CHRIST CANDLE LITURGY:
In a troubled world,
we need peace.
In our troubled lives,
we need peace.
In our relationship with God through the Christ,
we can find perfect peace.
In the light of this candle,
we are reminded of Christ's peace.
Thanks be to God.
Amen.
    Used with permission Gathering Pentecost 2 2026; Beth W. Johnston

VU 524  “O Canada”

A reading of a Poem
FLOWERS OF RED

A symbol to honour those who bled,
A field of flowers, a field of red
In Flanders' field, and world wide
A poppy denotes Canadian pride
For those who chose to serve and die.
Whispers of silence, spirits abound,
No one there to make a sound
Where soldiers fought so long ago,
Headstones revealed, row on row,
The payment paid to fight their foe.

So much sorrow, too many gone,
Too young to hear an angel's song
Lives destroyed as families grieve,
Dreams now dashed, and no reprieve,
Dedicated, for what they believed.

Our thanks, we show again this year
Heads bowed, while some shed a tear
Our countrymen stand proud and tall
As bugles sound their mournful call,
A tribute, to those who gave it all

Dedicated to all who served, and their families.
Jacqueline Black - 2016 deceased December 2025
Wife of Sgt W.P. Black (deceased)
Used with permission of the family to honor her memory and legacy

The Placing of Wreaths and or Poppies by anyone Wishing to do so:
(I have people come forward a lay their poppy around the Christ Candle; while quiet music is playing or just silence)

1. CALL TO WORSHIP:
On Remembrance Day, we give thanks for those who have made sacrifices in pursuit of justice.
Soldiers, pilots, sailors, marines
We honour the sacrifices made in pursuit of peace.
Nurses, ambulance drivers, doctors, chaplains
We affirm the sacrifices made in pursuit of freedom.
Parents, spouses, partners, children.
We lament that these sacrifices were necessary.
We renew our calling to strive for peace and justice, freedom and truth.
We celebrate life reclaimed from war.
We proclaim life abundant, in Jesus Christ.
Let us worship together and remember together,
knowing that, in God's heart, their sacrifice is never forgotten.
     Used with permission Gathering Pentecost 2 2026: Gill Le Fevre

2. OPENING PRAYER:
Source of Life, we are grateful for your faithfulness, for your abiding love, and for the inspiration of the Spirit. Even when we slip and fall, you tenderly pick us up and whisper in our ear, "Keep going." We are your beloved. May we reflect your love to the world. May you give us strength when we are weary and hope when we despair. Give us courage when we are afraid and perseverance when we want to give up. Guide us in our journey through this world you love so much. May we be like billions of candles lighting up the world with your compassion, forgiveness, justice, wisdom, and peace. May it be so!   Amen!
     Used with permission Gathering Pentecost - 2- 2026; Susan Girard

3. LEARNING TIME:

4. HYMN: VU 356 “Seek Ye First the Kingdom”
Seek ye first the kingdom of God
And His righteousness;
And all these things shall be added unto you.
Allelu, Alleluia

Man does not live by bread alone,
But by every word
That proceeds from the mouth of God.
Allelu, Alleluia

Ask, and it shall be given unto you;
Seek, and ye shall find.
Knock, and the door shall be opened unto you.
Allelu, Alleluia

Alleleluia, alleluia.
Alleluia, Allelu, Alleluia

5. PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION
As we receive the readings from your holy word, Gracious God, open us to greater understanding. We ask this in Christ Jesus.  Amen.
     Used with permission from Gathering: Pentecost 2; 2025: Mary Anderson

6. SCRIPTURE LESSON:
Joshua 24: 1 - 3, 14 - 25
We Will Worship and Obey the Lord
24 Joshua called the tribes of Israel together for a meeting at Shechem. He asked the leaders, including the old men, the judges, and the officials, to come up and stand near the sacred tent.[a] 2 Then Joshua told everyone to listen to this message from the Lord, the God of Israel: Long ago your ancestors lived on the other side of the Euphrates River, and they worshiped other gods. This continued until the time of your ancestor Terah and his two sons, Abraham and Nahor. 3 But I brought Abraham across the Euphrates River and led him through the land of Canaan. I blessed him by giving him Isaac, the first in a line of many descendants
14 Then Joshua told the people: Worship the Lord, obey him, and always be faithful. Get rid of the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived on the other side of the Euphrates River and in Egypt. 15 But if you don't want to worship the Lord, then choose here and now! Will you worship the same idols your ancestors did? Or since you're living on land that once belonged to the Amorites, maybe you'll worship their gods. I won't. My family and I are going to worship and obey the Lord! 16 The people answered: We could never worship other gods or stop worshiping the Lord.
17 The Lord is our God. We were slaves in Egypt as our ancestors had been, but we saw the Lord work miracles to set our people free and to bring us out of Egypt. Even though other nations were all around us, the Lord protected us wherever we went. 18 And when we fought the Amorites and the other nations that lived in this land, the Lord made them run away. Yes, we will worship and obey the Lord, because the Lord is our God.
19 Joshua said: The Lord is fearsome; he is the one true God, and I don't think you are able to worship and obey him in the ways he demands. You would have to be completely faithful, and if you sin or rebel, he won't let you get away with it. 20 If you turn your backs on the Lord and worship the gods of other nations, the Lord will turn against you. He will make terrible things happen to you and wipe you out, even though he had been good to you before. 21 But the people shouted, "We won't worship any other gods. We will worship and obey only the Lord!" 22 Joshua said, “You have heard yourselves say that you will worship and obey the Lord. Isn't that true?”
“Yes, it's true,” they answered. 23 Joshua said, “But you still have some idols, like those the other nations worship. Get rid of your idols! You must decide once and for all that you really want to obey the Lord God of Israel.” 24 The people said, “The Lord is our God, and we will worship and obey only him. ”25 Joshua helped Israel make an agreement with the Lord that day at Shechem. Joshua made laws for Israel

Responsive Reading Psalm 78: 1 - 7  part 1  page 792
REFRAIN: “We will tell new generations of the wonders God has done.”

Give heed to my teaching, O my people, turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
I will open my mouth in a parable; I will reveal the hidden meaning of things in the past.
What we have heard and known, what our parents have told us, we will not hide from their grandchildren,
but declare to the next generation the testimony that you gave to Jacob and the law you appointed in Israel, which you commanded them to teach their children,
that the next generation might know them, children yet unborn, and these in turn should arise, and tell their children,
that they should put their trust in you, and not forget your great deeds, but keep all your commandments.   REFRAIN

7. REFLECTION:

8. HYMN: VU 343 “I Love to tell the story”
1.  I love to tell the story of unseen things above,
of Jesus and his glory, of Jesus and his love.
I love to tell the story, because I know 'tis true;
it satisfies my longings as nothing else can do.

Refrain: I love to tell the story,
'twill be my theme in glory,
to tell the old, old story
of Jesus and his love.

2. I love to tell the story;
more wonderful it seems
than all the golden fancies
of all our golden dreams.
I love to tell the story,
for some have never heard
the message of salvation
from God's own holy Word.   Refrain

3. I love to tell the story,
for those who know it best
seem hungering and thirsting
to hear it like the rest.
And when, in scenes of glory,
I sing the new, new song,
'twill be the old, old story
that I have loved so long.  Refrain

9. SCRIPTURE LESSONS:
1 Thessalonians 4: 13 - 18
The Lord's Coming
13 My friends, we want you to understand how it will be for those followers who have already died. Then you won't grieve over them and be like people who don't have any hope. 14 We believe Jesus died and was raised to life. We also believe that when God brings Jesus back again, he will bring with him all who had faith in Jesus before they died. 15 Our Lord Jesus told us that when he comes, we won't go up to meet him ahead of his followers who have already died. 16 With a loud command and with the shout of the chief angel and a blast of God's trumpet, the Lord will return from heaven. Then those who had faith in Christ before they died will be raised to life. 17 Next, all of us who are still alive will be taken up into the clouds together with them to meet the Lord in the sky. From that time on we will all be with the Lord forever. 18 Encourage each other with these words..

Matthew 25: 1 - 13
A Story about Ten Young Women
25 The kingdom of heaven is like what happened one night when ten young women took their oil lamps and went to a wedding to meet the groom.[a] 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps, but no extra oil. 4 The ones who were wise took along extra oil for their lamps. 5 The groom was late arriving, and the young women became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 Then in the middle of the night someone shouted, “Here's the groom! Come to meet him!” 7 When the women got up and started getting their lamps ready, 8 the foolish ones said to the others, “Let us have some of your oil! Our lamps are going out.” 9 Those who were wise answered, “There's not enough oil for all of us! Go and buy some for yourselves.” 10 While the foolish ones were on their way to get some oil, the groom arrived. The five who were ready went into the wedding, and the doors were closed. 11 Later the others returned and shouted, “Sir, sir! Open the door for us!” 12 But the groom replied,“I don't even know you!” 13 So, my disciples, always be ready! You don't know the day or the time when all this will happen.

10. REFLECTION:

11. HYMN VU 567 “Will You Come and Follow Me” V 1 - 4
1.  Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?
Will you go where you don't know and never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown,
will you let my name be known,
will you let my life be grown in you and you in me?

2.  Will you leave yourself behind if I but call your name?
Will you care for cruel and kind and never be the same?
Will you risk the hostile stare
should your life attract or scare?
Will you let me answer prayer in you and you in me?

3.  Will you let the blinded see if I but call your name?
Will you set the prisoners free and never be the same?
Will you kiss the leper clean,
and do such as this unseen,
and admit to what I mean in you and you in me?

4.  Will you love the 'you' you hide if I but call your name?
Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same?
Will you use the faith you've found
to reshape the world around,
through my sight and touch and sound in you and you in me?

12. PRAYER OF CONFESSION:
Today we bring our concerns to you, God of compassion and fount of wisdom. We come seeking your path through the desert of our uncertainty. For we live in a time of uncertainty. The world around us resounds with voices of division and chaos. Yet we acknowledge in our hearts that we already know the way, for you have given us guidance through similar experiences in the past. You have shown the way to peace and justice when the winds of war have blown over our land. You have shown us the way to hope when social justice is denied and when the health of every citizen has been in peril. In these and other times, we have experienced and acknowledged your call to justice. Calm our trembling lips. Allow our hearts to share courage and wisdom, for we need to find a path that carries us to that place of peace and hope.  Amen.
     Used with permission Gathering Pentecost - 2- 2026; Jim Mckean

13. WORDS OF ASSURANCE:
We worship a God of mercy and love. Choose the Lord each day you will live.  Amen.
      From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2026.
     Copyright @2025 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission

14. SUNG RESPONSE:VU 567 “Will You Come and Follow Me” V 5
5. Christ, your summons echoes true when you but call my name.
Let me turn and follow you and never be the same.
In your company I'll go
here your love and footsteps show.
Thus I'll move and live and grow in you and you in me.

15. PASSING OF THE PEACE:
True Peace is found when we choose life and follow God. True wisdom is found when we choose to wait for Christ, even when the hour is late. Turn to one another and share the deep peace and healing wisdom found in choosing God this day.
     From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2026.
     Copyright @2025 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission

16. OFFERING INVITATION:
Whether wise or foolish, everyone needs oil for their lamps, food for their tables, and love for their lives. Let us share the bounty we have received, that no one may be left alone in the dark. As we present our morning offering.
     From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2026.
     Copyright @2025 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission

17. 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.

18. PRAYER OF DEDICATION:
We offer these gifts today with a prayer for peace, especially in the lives of the world's children. Bring them the peace of a secure and loving home, where their needs can be met and their dreams can become reality.  Amen.
     Used with permission Gathering Pentecost - 2- 2026; Karen Boivin

19. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND LORD'S PRAYER

20.  HYMN: “God Save the King”
God save our gracious King!
Long live our noble King!
God save the King!
Send him victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the King!

21.  BLESSING:
When bombs fall and missiles strike,
we pray for peace.
When voices are raised in anger,
we pray for peace.
When fists fly and guns are discharged,
we pray for peace.
May there be peace on earth
and in our lives.
May we go forth in peace,
knowing that the God of peace goes with us, now and always.
     Used with permission Gathering Pentecost - 2- 2026; Beth W Johnston

22. THREE FOLD AMEN

Next Sunday:  Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
        November 15, 2026:
         Judges 4: 1 - 7;   Psalm 123;
         1 Thessalonians 5: 1 - 11;  Matthew 25: 14 - 30.

1. SATURDAY, November 7, 2026  CRAFT & COLLECTIONS FAIR   10:00 AM - 3:00 PM   Lower Halls  COME ONE. COME ALL!!
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2. SUNDAY, November 8, 2026  Twenty - Fourth Sunday after Pentecost / Remembrance Sunday   10:45 AM   Rev. Jo-Ann Hills  “REMEMBERING”  ALL ARE WELCOME!


3. TUESDAY, November 10, 2026  BIBLE STUDY  10:00 AM   Main Office  ALL ARE WELCOME


4. TUESDAY, November 10, 2026  MEETING OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT COMMITTEE  5:15 PM.  Main Office


5. TUESDAY, November 10, 2026  Jubilation Handbell Ringers  If you are interested in ringing some bells, come out and give it a try;   6:30pm in the Choir Room.


6. TUESDAY, November 10, 2026  “YOUTH ACTIVITY CLUB (YAC)”  7:00 - 9:00 PM.  Logie hall GYM  All Youth 12 years and older are welcome


7. SUNDAY, November 15, 2026  Twenty - Fifth Sunday after Pentecost   10:45 AM   Rev. Jo-Ann Hills  “RECOLLECTIONS”  ALL ARE WELCOME!


8. SUNDAY, November 15, 2026  SUNDAY BRUNCH   11:30 AM   Wesley Hall  ALL ARE WELCOME!
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9. SUNDAY, November 22, 2026  Twenty-Six Sunday after Pentecost / All Saints Sunday   5:00 - &:00 PM   Rev. Jo-Ann Hills  “RECOLLECTIONS”  ALL ARE WELCOME!


10. FRIDAY, November 20, 2026  FREE FAMILY GAME NIGHT  Starts at 7:00 PM   Wesley Hall  ALL ARE WELCOME!
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11. SATURDAY, November 28, 2026  CHRISTMAS TEA & BAKE SALE  2:00 - 4:00 PM   Wesley Hall  EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
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