HARROWSMITH-VERONA PASTORAL CHARGE
UNITED CHURCH
OF CANADA
Worship
Time: 10 a.m at Trinity, Verona
Office Phone: 613-372-2525 or 613-374-2777
Minister: The
Rev. Catherine Oxenford-Grant
613-246-7287
Email: cat.oxenfordgrant@gmail.com
Retired
Voluntary Minister: Rev. Ian MacKay
Licensed Lay
Worship Leader: Sheila Anthony
Office
Administrator: Jonathan Davies
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. |
July 15, 2018 Eighth
after Pentecost
Lay
Reader: Carl Turner
Organ Prelude:
Welcome and Announcements:
We Come to Worship
Lighting the Christ
Candle:
Invocation:
Call to Worship: (Responsively)
All: We come from places
of rest – summer cottages, summer holidays, lazy days of summer – to gather for
worship.
One:
As God can be seen in all places – so also can God be seen in this place.
All: We come to
reconnect, to see the face of God in the face of others.
One:
Bless us as we gather to worship you.
Opening Prayer: (Unison)
Holy One, open our hearts and minds that we may hear
again the story of your love us and all you have made. Bless us, heal us and
transform us so that we might hear again that we are your beloved. As we
worship together, we acknowledge our sin and that we fall short of your glory.
Forgive and renew us, we pray. Amen.
Words of Assurance:
One: God forgives when we make
mistakes. Jesus invites us to try again and with the help of the Holy Spirit we
can be loving and kind every day.
All: Thanks be to God. Amen.
Opening Hymn: VU #412 “This is the Day”
Vss. 1, 2, & 3
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: How
is your summer going?
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. (sing
twice)
We Listen
Minute for Mission:
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Hope
under Occupation Our gifts for Mission &
Service support Palestinians in Gaza. About 1,300 Christian Palestinians live
in the Gaza Strip, enduring three wars in five years along with their Muslim neighbours. Israel controls the land, sea, and air around
Gaza, with one crossing into Egypt through Rafah
controlled by Egypt and monitored by the European Union in coordination with
Israel. The Near East Council of Churches (NECC) works in Gaza with both
communities, focusing on providing education and health care to a population
under blockade. In Gaza City, the NECC operates
apprenticeship programs for young men and women to develop skills such as
fashion design and aluminium engineering. Yet even
these programs are adversely affected by the blockade. For example, not all
the materials needed for aluminium housing are
allowed into Gaza. The NECC also operates three
primary health care clinics in Gaza, serving over 150,000 people. The clinic
in Shijaia (built with contributions from Canadian
churches and CIDA, among others) was destroyed in 2008 during Israel’s
Operation Cast Lead and has since been rebuilt. At these clinics, patients
receive primary health care, antenatal and postnatal care, malnutrition and
anemia treatment, psychosocial support particularly for children, family
planning services, and dermatological care. The latter was recently
introduced due to the high prevalence of skin diseases as a result of the
effects of war and the poor water quality in Gaza. Through these programs, the
NECC gives hope to a civilian population facing blockade, unemployment,
poverty, and frequent wars. 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. |
Scripture Readings:
Responsive Psalm 24 – VU # 751
(The earth is God’s & all that is in
it)
Gospel:
Mark 6:
14-29 (The death of John
the Baptist)
Message: “Hidden in Plain Sight”
Reflective Hymn: VU #671 “I Need Thee Every
Hour” Vss. 1
& 4 (Please remain seated)
Prayers of the People:
Closing Hymn: VU # 577 “I’ve Got Peace like
a River”
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 22: 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
Thanksgiving
Apple Pie Sale: We need you!!! Peelers, cutters, mixers, gofers, apple
washers, measurers, BUYERS, set-up people.
Sept 27 – 1 PM: set-up
pre-mixing, apple washing. Sept 28 – 8
AM: pastry-making, peeling, cutting,
mixing, bagging, gofer (with car).
Phone: Linda Brown if you can
help. 374-9990 (a message can be left)
The week of
July 23-27th: Verona Free Methodist
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