NOTES:
Scripture: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 and Romans 5:1-5
Does not wisdom call,
and does not understanding raise her voice?
2 On the heights, beside the way,
at the crossroads she takes her stand;
3 beside the gates in front of the town,
at the entrance of the portals she cries out:
4 “To you, O people, I call,
and my cry is to all that live.
The Lord created me at the beginning[a] of his work,[b]
the first of his acts of long ago.
23 Ages ago I was set up,
at the first, before the beginning of the earth.
24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
when there were no springs abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains had been shaped,
before the hills, I was brought forth—
26 when he had not yet made earth and fields,[c]
or the world’s first bits of soil.
27 When he established the heavens, I was there,
when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
28 when he made firm the skies above,
when he established the fountains of the deep,
29 when he assigned to the sea its limit,
so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
30 then I was beside him, like a master worker;[d]
and I was daily his[e] delight,
rejoicing before him always,
31 rejoicing in his inhabited world
and delighting in the human race.
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have obtained access[b] to this grace in which we stand; and we[c] boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we[d] also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
8:30 am Order of Service
We Gather in God's Presence
WelcomePrelude
Lighting the Christ Candles
Praise Hymn#2 "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" (verses 1, 3, & 4)
Call to Worship
Leader: Listen! Wisdom is calling!
Before anything began:
People: God, Word, and Wisdom
Creating, calling life
from the fountains of the deep.
Leader: Listen! Wisdom is calling!
From the mountain tops:
People: Earth, fields and sea
Created, called
From the foundations of the deep.
Leader: Listen! Wisdom is calling!
Daily, God’s delight
People: You, me, every one
Given hope, grace, love
As the foundation of our lives.
— written by Terri, and posted on RevGalBlogPals. http://revgalblogpals.blogspot.ca/
Invocation
Loving God - Our Creator, Our Savior and Our Comforter,
we are limited in our understanding of you,
but we know that you care for us and for all creation.
Warm our hearts and unite us,
that we might open our lives to you
to accept all your love and to respond to it
by entrusting ourselves to you
with all that you have made us and given us.
Loving God, Our Creator, Our Savior and Our Comforter, we give you all our praise. Amen.
~ Originally from Claretian Publications, but posted on the http://pilgrimwr.unitingchurch.org.au/ website.
We Contemplate God's Word
ScriptureSermon
We Pray Together
Joys & ConcernsPrayer Hymn#575 "Come and Find the Quiet Center"(all verses)
Praying Together
We join our hands in this family circle, Lord,
and raise our voices in thanks to You.
Because of Your great love, we know the love
of parents, child, brothers, sisters.
We thank you for fathers near
Fathers with strong arms
And fathers with feeble knees
Present at table and at bathtub and at bedtime for prayers.
Thank you, God, for fathers near.
We thank you, O God, for fathers far away
Fathers who ache for their families
Fathers absent because of war,
Or disease,
Or despair,
Fathers who are present and absent at the same time.
Thank you, God, for fathers far away.
We thank you, O God, for caring communities
Where mothers fill in for fathers
And fathers fill in for mothers
And grandparents put on the apron and the towel to serve.
Where aunts and uncles, and those who are absolutely no kin at all
Make our communities a home fit for habitation.
O Lord, you have done great wonders in the world,
yet You hear the prayers of each of us,
small as we are. Your understanding is beyond our imagination,
but You care enough to listen to us,
and You understand our hurts and fears.
You have even provided a wonderful future for us,
a future free from fear or pain or worry
where we will live with You forever,
together in the oneness of Your love.
We give thanks to You, the God of heaven,
our Father whose love endures forever.
— a fusion of prayers written by Pamela J. Kennedy, based on Psalm 136. From Songs from a Mother’s Heart: Meditations on the Psalms, Concordia Publishing House, 1997 and Safijah Fosua. Used by permission. Posted on the United Methodist Church’s General Board of Discipleship website.
We Come to the Lord's Table
Invitation to the TableCommunion Hymn#425 "Let Us Break Bread Together" (all verses)
Elder's Prayer
Words of Institution
The Lord's Supper with instrumental meditation
Prayer of Thanksgiving
We Go Forth into the World
Challenge for DiscipleshipDiscipleship Hymn#59"This is My Father's World"(all verses)
Blessing
10:40 am Order of Service
We Gather in God's Presence
WelcomePrelude
Call to Worship
Leader: Listen! Wisdom is calling!
Before anything began:
People: God, Word, and Wisdom
Creating, calling life
from the fountains of the deep.
Leader: Listen! Wisdom is calling!
From the mountain tops:
People: Earth, fields and sea
Created, called
From the foundations of the deep.
Leader: Listen! Wisdom is calling!
Daily, God’s delight
People: You, me, every one
Given hope, grace, love
As the foundation of our lives.
— written by Terri, and posted on RevGalBlogPals. http://revgalblogpals.blogspot.ca/
Praise Hymn#2 "Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee" (verses 1, 3, & 4)
Lighting of the Candles
Invocation
Loving God - Our Creator, Our Savior and Our Comforter,
we are limited in our understanding of you,
but we know that you care for us and for all creation.
Warm our hearts and unite us,
that we might open our lives to you
to accept all your love and to respond to it
by entrusting ourselves to you
with all that you have made us and given us.
Loving God, Our Creator, Our Savior and Our Comforter, we give you all our praise. Amen.
~ Originally from Claretian Publications, but posted on the http://pilgrimwr.unitingchurch.org.au/ website.
Passing of the Peace
Faith Hymn#295 "In this Very Room" (verses 1 & 2)
We Contemplate God's Word
ScriptureChoir Anthem
Children's Sermon
Sermon
We Pray Together
Joys & ConcernsPrayer Hymn#575 "Come and Find the Quiet Center"(all verses)
Praying Together
We join our hands in this family circle, Lord,
and raise our voices in thanks to You.
Because of Your great love, we know the love
of parents, child, brothers, sisters.
We thank you for fathers near
Fathers with strong arms
And fathers with feeble knees
Present at table and at bathtub and at bedtime for prayers.
Thank you, God, for fathers near.
We thank you, O God, for fathers far away
Fathers who ache for their families
Fathers absent because of war,
Or disease,
Or despair,
Fathers who are present and absent at the same time.
Thank you, God, for fathers far away.
We thank you, O God, for caring communities
Where mothers fill in for fathers
And fathers fill in for mothers
And grandparents put on the apron and the towel to serve.
Where aunts and uncles, and those who are absolutely no kin at all
Make our communities a home fit for habitation.
O Lord, you have done great wonders in the world,
yet You hear the prayers of each of us,
small as we are. Your understanding is beyond our imagination,
but You care enough to listen to us,
and You understand our hurts and fears.
You have even provided a wonderful future for us,
a future free from fear or pain or worry
where we will live with You forever,
together in the oneness of Your love.
We give thanks to You, the God of heaven,
our Father whose love endures forever.
— a fusion of prayers written by Pamela J. Kennedy, based on Psalm 136. From Songs from a Mother’s Heart: Meditations on the Psalms, Concordia Publishing House, 1997 and Safijah Fosua. Used by permission. Posted on the United Methodist Church’s General Board of Discipleship website.
We Come to the Lord's Table
Invitation to the TableCommunion Hymn#425 "Let Us Break Bread Together" (all verses)
Elder's Prayer
Words of Institution
The Lord's Supper with instrumental meditation
Prayer of Thanksgiving
We Go Forth into the World
Challenge for DiscipleshipDiscipleship Hymn#59"This is My Father's World"(all verses)
Blessing
Closing Hymn#477 "Pass it On" (verse 1)
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