WORSHIP service JULY 2 2023
5th sUNDAY AFTER
PENTECOST
Rev. Keith rameshwar
Message: "God's
Special Agent"
Below
is a shortened version of the live Sunday service,
which had more
music and prayers and a social time before and after.
CHORAL INTROIT:
Psalm 150, O Praise God in His
Holiness by C.V. Stanford. Norman Abbott, piano. Public
Domain.
WE
GATHER AS GOD'S PEOPLE:
--Lighting the Christ Candle
--Acknowledging the
Territory:
We gather here today on the traditional land of the Anishinaabe (the Ojibwe or Chippewa Nation), the
Haudenosaunee (the Iroguois, and the Oneida Nation), the Lenape (the
Delaware People), the Attawandaron (the Neutral Nation or Algonquin
People) and the Wendat (Huron People). We remember their stewardship and honouring of the land and their willingness to live in harmony with
their neighbours. We also remember those who came to this land
from around the world, some seeking opportunity, some seeking safety and
asylum, some brought against their will. We celebrate all who came
to make Canada their home, but we remember that not all were given equal
welcome or equal treatment in this land. Today, we reaffirm our
commitment of living into right relations with all.
--Hymn (Lead on, O King Eternal), Call to Worship, Opening Prayer, Hymn
VU217
WE HEAR GOD'S WORD:
--Scripture
Genesis 22: 1-14
Psalm 13 (VU734, responsive)
--Ministry of Music:
Let the Bright Seraphim (Samson) by G. F. Handel. Performed by
Nancy Quinn, soprano, Ken Baldwin,
trumpeter, and N. Abbott,
organ. Public Domain.
--Message: "God's Special Agent" by
Rev. Rameshwar
--Prayers of the
People
--The Prayer of Jesus (Lord's Prayer)
--Offertory Ministry of Music:
O, Sing to the Lord a New Song (text adapted by N. Abbott) by F.
Mendelssohn.
Duet.
Performed by J. Traquair, tenor, Mitch Rowat, baritone, and N. Abbott, piano. Public
Domain.
--Offertory Response (MV 30) and Prayer of Dedication
WE WALK IN GOD'S WAY:
--Hymn VU330: Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun.
--Commissioning and Blessing
POSTLUDE: VU 606. In Christ
There Is No East or West. Hymn sung by the congregation. Public
Domain.