Dear friends,
THIS SUNDAY the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship.
PLEASE NOTE there is ongoing construction on Green Street keeping Green from Oak to Mercille closed until the end of summer, Birch is now a two-way street accessible from Desaulniers.
OUR OLD TESTAMENT LESSON is 1 Samuel 3: 1-20, “The Lords Calls Samuel”. In this passage, we encounter the young Samuel’s calling by God. As Samuel serves under Eli in the temple, he hears God’s voice but initially does not recognize it. With Eli’s guidance, Samuel learns to respond, “Speak, Lord, for your servant hears”. Samuel was given word from God to tell Eli and it was not good news, but he respected God and obeyed Him. This week’s sermon is titled “Setting Aside the Sacred Cows”.
Order of Service
Prelude
Welcome
Responsive Call to Worship
Hymn 467: “Praise, my soul, the God who crowns you”
Prayer of Adoration
Prayer of Confession
Declaration of Grace
The Lord’s Prayer
Children’s Time
Hymn 448: “O God beyond all praising”
Psalm 139: 1-6
Gloria Patri
1 Samuel 3: 1-20
2 Corinthians 4: 5-12 (en français BFC – English on the screen)
The Gospel – Mark 2: 23-3: 6
Sermon: “Setting aside the sacred cows”
Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
Hymn 442: “Speak, Lord, in the stillness”
Offering and Offertory
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Hymn 704: “Teach me, God, to wonder” (vs 3 en français)
Benediction
Go now in peace
Postlude