Dear friends,
THIS SUNDAY (celebrated as Ascension Sunday) our Interim Moderator, the Rev. Dr. Roland De Vries will once again be leading us in worship. We will also celebrate the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.
FOR THOSE PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNION in person, the Communion wafers are gluten free and the inner ring of glasses on the Communion trays contain white grape juice, the outer ring is red wine. For those joining us through our livestream service on YouTube (see link below), please remember to prepare your own communion elements.
OUR SERMON FOR THIS SUNDAY will focus on the theme of Ascension. We’ll explore what may seem like a strange idea, that Jesus has ascended somewhere to be with his Heavenly Father. And we will look at the response/reaction of the disciples to this departure of Jesus.
Order of Service
Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship
Hymn 267: “Rejoice the Lord is King” (vs 1-3 English, 4&5 en français)
Prayer of Adoration
Prayer of Confession
Declaration of Grace
Choir Anthem: “Morning has broken”
Children’s Time
Hymn 201: “We come to ask your forgiveness”
Responsive Reading: Psalm 47
Gloria Patri
Luke 24:44-53 (en français BFC, English on the screen)
Exodus 24:12-18
Sermon: “With Great Joy”
Hymn 358: “There is a Redeemer”
Offering and Offertory
Apostles’ Creed
Invitation to the Table
Hymn 534: “All who hunger, gather gladly”
Lord’s Supper with Great Prayer of Thanksgiving
Hymn 274: “Crown him with many crowns” (vs 3&4 en français)
Benediction
Go now in peace
Postlude