HARROWSMITH-VERONA PASTORAL CHARGE
Worship Time: 10 a.m at Trinity, Verona
Church 613-374-2777
Minister: Rev. Catherine Oxenford-Grant B.A, M. Div. 613-246-7287
Email: cat.oxenfordgrant@gmail.com
Voluntary Retired
Minister Rev. Ian MacKay
Lay Worship Leader Sheila
Anthony
Office
Administrator: Natalie Wotherspoon
Director of Music: Stan Stinchcombe
Website: www.h-vpastoralcharge.org
e-mail: office@h-vpastoralcharge.org
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The
Mission of Trinity United Church is to be the
ears, eyes, feet, hands and heart of Christ in the Harrowsmith-Verona area and in the world. |
June 24, 2018
Fifth after Pentecost
Lay Reader: Diane
Revill
Organ Prelude:
Welcome and Announcements:
We Come to Worship
Lighting the Christ
Candle:
Invocation:
Call to Worship: (Responsively)
One:
Come; let us take time to be on holy ground.
All: Let us consider what
it means to model our lives after Jesus Christ.
One:
Come; let us praise our Creator, Redeemer and Holy Spirit.
All: Amen!!
Opening Prayer: (Unison)
God, as we gather this morning give us grace to truly
seek you. Free us from our cares, calm our fears, and awaken within us a
longing for your holy presence. As we gather for your blessing, O God, we
confess our failings, our regrets for things done and others left undone. Fill
us with your steadfast love and we will rejoice in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Words of Assurance:
One: Our God calls us each by name; we are claimed by
God and we belong to God. Let us open our hearts to the love and grace of God.
All: Thanks be to God. Amen.
Opening Hymn: VU #567 “Will You Come and
Follow Me” Vss. 1, 2, 4 & 5
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 the 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, For
ever and ever. Amen.
Ministry of Music:
We Give Back
Food Bank Collection:
The Offering:
OFFERTORY
HYMN: VU # 542“We Give You But Your Own”
We give you but your own, what-e’er
the gift may be, all that we have is yours alone, we give it gratefully.
Offering
Prayer: (Unison)
God
of all good, we bring our gifts to you. Use them, we pray, to fulfill your holy
purpose in the world. Amen.
Something
to Ponder: The ‘fear’ factor
Hymn: MV # 156
“Dance With the Spirit” (Words/Music-Jim Strathdee
1995)
Dance
with the Spirit early in the mornin’, walk with the
Spirit throughout the long day. Work and hope for the new life a’bornin’. Listen to the Spirit to show you the way.
We Listen
Scripture Reading:
Gospel: Mark 4: 35-41
(Jesus stills a storm)
Reflective Hymn: VU # 652 “Be Still, My Soul” Vss. 1 & 2 (Please remain seated)
Minute for Mission:
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An Investment in the Future Our gifts for Mission &
Service, together with emergency funds and Gifts with Vision, enabled us to
build a church-run high school in Haiti. The opening of a new secondary
school in Duplan, in the hills above
Port-au-Prince, was the high point of celebrations marking the 200th
anniversary of the Église Méthodiste
en Haïti (Methodist Church in Haiti) in February
2017. The United Church of Canada financed 80 percent of the cost of building
the seven-room structure following the massive earthquake that hit Haiti in
2010, destroying or damaging many schools and churches and killing between
225,000 and 300,000 people. The shiny yellow building housing
the new secondary school is bursting with 215 students and 19 staff. Already,
Edzaire Paul, who heads up the Methodist school
system, is dreaming of adding computer and science labs, as well as a playing
field so students don’t have to compete with motorbikes as they play soccer
on the dusty road near the school. Education was the church’s
calling card to Haiti. In 1817, the first president of the Republic of Haiti
authorized the first Protestant missionaries to come to the island nation on
the understanding that their work would include providing schooling in the
newly formed country. Today, the Methodist Church runs a system of 105
primary schools, 15 high schools, and a teachers’ college, as well as three
vocational schools. With children in some areas travelling two hours by foot
over rocks and boulders to get to school—sometimes without having had
breakfast—the need for a major investment in education is clear. Mission
& Service makes these schools accessible to families with limited
incomes, an important investment in the future of Haiti. If
Mission & Service giving is already a regular part of your life, thank
you so much! If you have not given, please join me in making Mission &
Service giving a regular part of your life of faith. Loving our neighbour is
at the heart of our Mission & Service. |
Message: “Scared To Life”
Prayers of the People:
Closing Hymn: VU # 675 “Will Your Anchor
Hold”
We
are Sent Forth
Commissioning and Benediction:
CHORAL BENEDICTION “Go Now in Peace” – Besig/Price
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 God 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 us in
love. Go now in peace,
in faith, and in love.
POSTLUDE:
(Note: “**” Please stand as you are able.)
Lay Reader July 1: Glenda Turner
Weekday Services: Tuesdays from 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. All are welcome. For more info please contact
the office
613 374-2777
Sunday Sermons On-Line: Our sermons are now available online at
“www.h-vpastoralcharge.org”. We also have CD's please contact Carl
Turner at 613 374-1425 if you would like one.
A
note from Natalie:
Dear Trinity United, I wanted to take a min and let everyone know how much I
have enjoyed working with you. I will see you for services in the fall.
Wednesday
June 27th: UCW June meeting will be held June 27 at noon at my house 1096
Old Mine Lane. It is to be a pot luck
and you are welcome to bring a friend.
What a great way to start the summer.
Tuesday July 3rd: Stewards/Session meeting at 7 p.m.
The week of
July 23-27th: Verona Free Methods Church is going to have a bible camp. It will
run from 1 -4 pm. For more information please call Rev. Kathy Casement 613
374-1232
Church Request: stamps, pop tabs, large plastic milk bags (but not Reid Riverside
bags), Canadian Tire money, and tin cans (please save cans until September).
Thank you for your support
SOUTH FRONTENAC COMMUNITY
SERVICES:
Food Bank Request: cereal, granola bars, rice, soda
crackers, canned meat, peanut butter, Jam, fruit cups, individual apple sauce,
canned tomatoes, toilet paper. Thank You