HARROWSMITH-VERONA PASTORAL CHARGE

UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

 

Trinity  9:15 AM                              St. Paul’s  11:00 AM

Minister:  Rev. Lynda Price                Home Phone: 766-0619

e-mail:  lprice13@cogeco.ca             Office Phone: 372-2525

Director of Music - Annabelle Twiddy

Web:www.h-vpastoralcharge.org   e-mail:office@h-vpastoralcharge.org.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 5, 2010

Pentecost 15

Lay Readers today are Jennifer Bennett from Trinity

and Sheila Anthony at St. Paul’s

 

PRELUDE

 

WELCOME, ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS & CONCERNS

 

CALL TO WORSHIP                 Psalm 139                                   861

  “God has searched me and known me.”

 

OPENING PRAYER (unison)

Life-giving God, we give you thanks for the months of summer which have passed;

for the planting and the tending of crops;

for the warm days and soft nights;

for time away from school, away from work, away from familiar routines.

Set your hand upon us as we return to the regular commitments of our lives, and help us to find quiet ways to worship you in all that we do.  In Jesus’ name.  Amen.

 

**HYMN            Praise to the Lord, the Almighty                            220    

 

GOSPEL READING                   Luke 14:25-33

    Red Bible: Page 908    Blue Bible: Page  73

      “You must give up your possessions to be my disciples”

 

MINISTRY OF MUSIC   

 

HEBREW READING                      Jeremiah 18:1-11                         

          Red Bible: Page 666  Blue Bible: Page 682

               “God is the potter; we are the clay””

 

**HYMN            Spirit of the Living God                                          376    

SERMON                     

 

TIME OF REFLECTION 

 

MINUTE FOR MISSION Hospitality offered to strangers may result in entertaining angels.

 

THE OFFERING & OFFERTORY  

Prayer Requests:  Please put your prayer requests on the offering plate and they will be included in Prayers of the People.

 

We give you but your own,

whate’er the gift may be;

            all that we have is yours alone;

we give it gratefully.

 

HYMN   I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry vs 1,2, 3                 644

 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

 

**HYMN   I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry vs 4,5,6,7              644                           

 
COMMMISSIONING AND BLESSING

 

CHORAL CLOSING      

 

Go now in peace.  Never be afraid.

God will go with you each hour of every day.

Go now in faith, steadfast, strong and true.

Know he will guide you in all you do.

Go now in love, and show you believe.

Reach out to others so all the world can see.

God will be there watching from above.

Go now in peace, in faith, and in love.

Amen. Amen. Amen.

 

POSTLUDE

Resources used in the preparation of this service: Worship for All Seasons II

 

(*** Note: Please stand if you are able.)