Many thousands of years ago, Indigenous people lived, worked, played, and worshipped on this land. Over time, settlers from other lands came, sometimes sharing, often destroying, the relationship Indigenous peoples had with the water, land, and skies, with their Elders, families, culture, and faith. Today, as Settlers, we are repenting and relearning how to care tenderly and respectfully for all that God has given both Indigenous people and Settlers. We give thanks to the treaty 6 peoples and the Metis for their faithful stewardship of the land and the lessons they continue to teach. Used with permission from Gathering Pentecost 2 2025; Laura J. Turnbull
LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE
The world is often filled with turmoil and conflict. Christ came that we may have abundant life.
May this light remind us of the love & peace of Christ
Gathering, Pentecost 2, 2022 Beth W Johnson, Nipawin, SK Used with permission,
HYMN: 266 VU“I am the Light of the World” vs. 2-4
CALL TO WORSHIP
In this Creation time we give thanks & praise to God Our hearts ponder the beauty of God's majesty
We gather as a community of kindness & compassion. Sing songs of praise to God who does marvellous things.
We gather as God's community that sings. Come, hear the good news of God's love, in Jesus Christ.
We gather as God's community that listens. God hears our prayer, whatever our need
We gather as God's community that prays If only 2 or 3 are gathered in Christ's name, he is there. Jesus is here. God is here. The Spirit is here.
We gather as God's community, in this place. With singing, prayer & praise, let us worship God!
PRAISE BE TO GOD, ALL PEOPLE ARE LOVED, ACCEPTED
& FORGIVEN BY GOD'S GRACE
HYMN: VU 238 “Amazing Grace”
OPENING PRAYER
Gracious and loving God, your gentle spirit has stirred deep within us. You have called us from many places and backgrounds to gather as your people, - to celebrate your presence, - to give thanks, and to grow together in love. May our hearts and our minds be open to your wisdom, love, and blessings. In turn, may we express our deepest faith and love through who we are, and what we do. Bless us now, and our time of worship, in Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
SUNG RESPONSE 865 VU “Hear Our Prayer O God”
Hear our prayer, O God. Hear our prayer, O God.
Incline your ear to us, and grant us your peace.
PRAYER OF CONFESSON
Generous and compassionate God, We confess to you all the ways, known & unknown that we reject & undermine your steadfast love.
Though you made us your people, we can treat strangers with suspicion.
Though you forgive our sins, we forget to offer mercy to those who sin against us.
We are often quick to judge others, forgive us, O God, & make us whole.
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Hear the good news, God delights in us. That is the nature of God's abundant love.
In spite of our differences & failings, God makes us new. That is a glimpse of God's amazing grace.
God forgives our shortcomings & recreates us in his image. We are the body of Christ. Forgiven and free.
THANKS BE TO GOD. HALLELUIAH!
* SUNG RESPONSE: 958 VU “Halle, Halle, Halle” 2X
PASSING THE PEACE
The peace of God be with you. And also with you.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD'S WORD
THEME TIME
HYMN 296 VU “This is God's Wondrous World”
PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION As we receive the readings from your holy word, Gracious God, open us by your Holy Spirit to greater understanding. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen
MESSAGE:
WE RESPOND TO GOD'S WORD
HYMN: MV 88 “Over My Head”
OFFERING ~ We offer our gifts to God
Offeratory 191 MV“What Can I Do”?
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 Repeat
OFFERING PRAYER: You call us to be wise with our riches, O God, that your realm may be blessed for the benefit of all. May we be found faithful in a little, that you may entrust us to be faithful in much. We offer you these gifts in gratitude for your love. May they bring your healing and light to those who need the balm of Gilead. Amen. From the Abingdon Worship Annual 2025.
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PRAYER OF DEDICATION
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.
HYMN 639 VU “One More Step Along the World I go”
WE GO FORTH TO SHARE GOD'S LOVE
SENDING FORTH
SPOKEN BENEDICTION & THREE-FOLD AMEN
EXTINGUISHING THE CANDLES
THREE FOLD AMEN
SCRIPTURE LESSONS:
First Lesson Jeremiah 32: 1 - 3a, 6-15 Jeremiah Buys a Field
Second Lesson 1 Timothy 6: 6 - 19 Final Charge to Timothy
Gospel of Luke 16: 19 - 31 The Rich Man and Lazarus
Next Sunday: Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost October 5, 2025: Lamentations 1:1-6;
Psalm 137; 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10.
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