WORSHIP service JULY 2 2023

5
th 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.

                     
 


Introit:

   

Scripture:

 

Ministry of Music:

 

 

Message:

 

Prayers of the People: 

 

Offertory Ministry of Music:

 

 

Postlude: Congregational Hymn VU606

 

 

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