WORSHIP service NOVEMBER 5 2023

             (shared with Rowntree Memorial U. C. at Dundas St. Centre)

                                           REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

                                                 * at 10:30 am *

Service led by Rev. Wendy Noble
 
                              Poppies (Photo courtesy of D. Cuppels)                            


Below is a shortened version of the live Sunday service,
which had more music and prayers and a social time afterwards.
 

PRELUDE: Theme music from The Valiant Years (1961) by R. Rodgers
                   O Valiant Hearts by C. Harris.
                                             Played by Norman Abbott on the organ.
 

wE GATHER AS GOD'S PEOPLE:

--Acknowledgement of the Territory:

For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have lived and journeyed on this land, weaving their identity and their spirituality intimately with the land.  We acknowledge and respect the Anishinaabe (the Ojibwe or Chippewa Nation), the Haudenosaunee (the Iroquois and the Oneida Nation), the Lenape (the Delaware People), the Attawandaron (the Neutral Nation or Algonquin Peo-le) and the Wendat (Huron People) who loved and cared for this land. May we grow into living with respect on this land, seeking reconciliation through peace and friendship with our Indigenous neighbours, while honouring their Indigenous ancestors who cherished this land. We pray for the Holy Spirit to breathe healing, justice, hope, and compassion into all our relations.

--Lighting of the Christ Candle

--Centering Hymn VU661, Call to Worship, Opening Prayer and the Lord's Prayer, Hymn VU575, Time with
   all God's Children
 
SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE

--Hymn MV78: God Weeps

--Reading:  In Flanders Fields

--Litany of Remembrance

--The Last Post (Euphonium played by Steve Davidson) and The Lament (Bagpipes played by Fraser Gibson)

WE LISTEN FOR GOD'S WORD:

--Scripture
          
           Psalm 34: 1-10, 22
           Romans 8: selected verses
           Matthew 5:1-12

--Ministry of Music:

           Souls of the Righteous by T. T. Noble. Sung by the combined church choirs.  Public Domain.

--Message:  Given by Rev. Noble

WE RESPOND IN LOVE:

--VU 697  and Prayers of the People

--Offertory Duet:

           Offertory Duet: The Morning Trumpet by B. F. White arr. by O. Young. Sung by James Traquair,
           tenor, and Mitch Rowat, baritone. Accompanied by N. Abbott, piano.  Public domain.

--Prayer of Dedication

WE GO OUT INTO THE WORLD:

--Hymn VU705:  For All the Saints

--Blessing & Commissioning
 
POSTLUDE:   Performed by Fraser Gibson on the bagpipes.

                     


Prelude:

   

 

In Flanders Fields:

 

 

The Last Post:

 

The Lament:

 

Scripture:

 

Ministry of Music:

 

 

Message:

   

 

Prayers of the People: 

 

Offertory Duet:

 

 

Postlude: not recorded

 

 

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