Dear friends,
THIS SUNDAY the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship.
SUMMER SERVICES IN AUGUST at St. Andrew’s will continue – but in person only. The theme for August is simplicity. What does a simple service look like? It looks a lot like our pre-COVID services! There won’t be any livestreaming on YouTube or a projector screen in the sanctuary. Instead, we’ll sing from the hymnbooks, just like we used to and we can follow along with the scripture readings using the pew bibles. Sunday School will be taking a break, and coffee hour will be replaced with refreshing lemonade – perfect for those hot summer days. Let’s embrace simplicity, relax and enjoy the summer season! We still need some people to sign-up for serving the lemonade so please consider taking a turn in August, if you are able. Our weekly email will also be halted during August to begin again in time for the September 8 Sunday service.
PLEASE NOTE there is still ongoing construction on Green Street keeping Green from Oak to Notre Dame closed, Birch is now a two-way street accessible from Desaulniers.
OUR GOSPEL READING is taken from John 6: 1-21, “Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand” and “Jesus Walks on Water.” This week, we revisit the story of Jesus feeding the crowd of five thousand, this time from the Apostle John’s perspective. Last week, Wilson Eyong highlighted God as our Good Shepherd, who protects, leads and provides for his sheep. We worship the one true God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Exodus 3:15), our Redeemer. Just as God miraculously provided manna from heaven for the Israelites on their exodus journey to the promised land, he provided abundantly for the five thousand. He is our Good Shepherd indeed, and in him our soul finds rest and security (Psalm 62: 5-12). This week’s sermon is, “What do you do with leftovers?”
Order of Service
Prelude
Welcome
Responsive Call to Worship
Hymn 479: “The church’s one foundation” (vs 2&4 en français)
Prayer of Adoration
Prayer of Confession
Declaration of Grace
The Lord’s Prayer
Children’s Time
Hymn 637: “Take my life and let it be” (vs 2&5 en français)
Responsive Reading Psalm 14
2 Samuel 11: 1-15 (en français BFC – English on the screen)
New Testament Lesson: John 6: 1-21
Gloria Patri
The Gospel: Mark 6: 14-29
Sermon: “What do you do with the leftovers?”
Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
Hymn 507: “Break now the bread of life” (vs 3&4 en français)
Offering and Offertory
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Hymn: “Where is bread?”
Benediction
Go now in peace
Postlude