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Order of Worship
November 17, 2024
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
ORDAINED MINISTER: Rev. Jo-Ann HillS
ORGANIST / PIANIST: Ilene Wettergreen
HANDBELL DIRECTOR: Kathleen Link
SCRIPTURES READER:
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
Christ Candle liturgy
Churches around the world light a candle symbolizing Christ in their midst. There is a unity in ritual and in the experience of the light of the candle. We are reminded that in all situations, Christ brings light and hope. Adapted Used with permission Gathering Pentecost - 2- 2024; Laura J. Turnbull
Sung Response: VU 606 “In Christ There Is No East or West” Verse 4
4. In Christ now meet both east and west,
in him meet south and north;
all Christ-like souls are one in him
throughout the whole wide earth.
1. CALL TO WORSHIP:
We approach the God of grace and glory, who has called us to worship this day.
We arrive from the chaos of our world into the clarity of God's presence.
We leave the struggles of our lives to embrace the power of God's love.
May this hour bring us courage and a time to strengthen our faith. Used with permission Abingdon Worship annual 2024 copyright 2023.
2. OPENING PRAYER: Great and mighty God, open our hearts to the power of your Holy Spirit. Open our minds to the wisdom of your Word. Help us run the race of life with faithful perseverance and with steadfast love. Amen, Used with permission Abingdon Worship annual 2024 copyright 2023.
3. LEARNING TIME:
4. HYMN: “Come and find the Quiet Center” VU 374
1. Come and find the quiet centre in the crowded life we lead,
find the room for hope to enter, find the frame where we are freed:
clear the chaos and the clutter, clear our eyes, that we can see
all the things that really matter, be at peace, and simply be.
2. Silence is a friend who claims us, cools the heat and slows the pace,
God it is who speaks and names us, knows our being, face to face,
making space within our thinking, lifting shades to show the sun,
raising courage when we're shrinking, finding scope for faith begun.
3. In the Spirit let us travel, open to each other's pain,
let our loves and fears unravel, celebrate the space we gain:
there's a place for deepest dreaming, there's a time for heart to care,
in the Spirit's lively scheming there is always room to spare!
5. PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION: Dear God, may all that we share here lead us to a deeper understanding and a closer journey with you. As we read the stories of our faith tradition, may they come alive for us and help us to encounter you and your truth. Help us to understand and embrace the messages you have for us today in the stories of old and the teachings of today, messages that call us back to ways of peace and love, freedom and justice, messages that call us back to you. In the name of Jesus. Amen. Used with permission Gathering Pentecost - 2, 2024; Robert Crosbey
6. PRAYER OF YEARNING: Gracious God, hear the anguish of our hearts. Comfort us when our souls feel barren, shriveled, and lifeless. Strengthen us when we feel lost and alone. Heal us when we hurt and misuse ourselves and others. Guide us into your strong arms of love, that we may receive your gracious mercy and rest in your powerful love. In hope and gratitude, we pray. Amen. Used with permission Abingdon Worship annual 2024 copyright 2023
7. WORDS OF ASSURANCE:
Hold on to hope, for God is faithful and true. The promise of love is ours, through the grace of Christ Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit. Thanks be to God! Used with permission Abingdon Worship annual 2024 copyright 2023
8. SUNG RESPONSE: “What a Friend we Have in Jesus” VU 664
1. What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer.
2. Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful,
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
3. Are we weak and heavy laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Christ the Saviour is our refuge;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do our friends despise, forsake us?
Are we tempted to despair?
Jesus' strength will shield our weakness,
and we'll find new courage there.
9. AFFIRMATION OF FAITH:New Creed, #918 VU
A NEW CREED
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
10. OFFERING INVITATION:
God doesn't ask us to give our first-born child or the last cent we own. God asks for hearts of generosity and gifts lovingly given. Out of gratitude for God's trustworthy love and generous gifts, let us return gifts of gratitude to God; as we present our morning offering. Used by permission Abingdon Worship Annual 2024 Copyright 2023
11. OFFERTORY: “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”# 541 VU
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
praise God, all creatures high and low;
give thanks to God in love made known:
Creator, Word and Spirit, One.
12. PRAYER OF DEDICATON: Faithful and loving God, thank you for blessing us and our world in so many amazing ways. Bless the gifts we return to you now, that they may be blessings of hope and signs of your faithfulness for all the world to know. Amen. Used with permission Gathering Pentecost - 2- 2024; Gord Dunbar
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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. BLESSING
Go into the world with hope. We will shine with God's glory and grace.
Courageously face the struggles and joys of each day. We will embrace the power of God's love.
Go forth in courage and faith. We will bring God's love to the world. Used by permission Abingdon Worship Annual 2024 Copyright 2023
15. THREE FOLD AMEN.
Scripture Readings, Reflection and Prayer
SCRIPTURE LESSON: 1 Samuel 1: 4 - 20 Samuel Is Born
1 Samuel 2: 1 - 10
SCRIPTURE LESSONS: Hebrews 10: 11 - 25
Encouragement and Warning
The Gospel of Mark 13: 1 - 8 The Temple Will Be Destroyed
Warning about Trouble
Next Sunday: Last Sunday after Pentecost:
Christ the King November 25, 2024: 2 Samuel 23:1-7 Psalm 132:1-13 (14-19);
Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37.
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