Category: Worship Services

Dear friends, 

This Sunday the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship. 

Our gospel lesson is taken from Luke 24: 44-53, the ascension of Jesus Christ.  Before leaving His disciples, He gave them some instructions and some promises.  How they spent their time as they waited for those promises to be fulfilled can be instructive to us as we live between the ‘already’ and ‘not yet’ of God’s kingdom.  The late Presbyterian pastor and theologian, Timothy Keller, had this to say about Christ’s ascension: “He controls all things for the church, and therefore you can face the world with peace in your heart… He’s at the right hand of God as the executive director of history, directing everything for the benefit of the church. If you belong to him, then everything that happens ultimately happens for you.”  What comfort we have in our Good Shepherd! 

Order of Service

Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship
Hymn 327: “Sing praise to God who reigns above”
Prayer of Adoration
Prayer of Confession
Declaration of Grace
The Lord’s Prayer
Children’s Time
Hymn 442: “Speak Lord in the stillness”
Responsive Reading: Psalm 47
Gloria Patri
Acts 1: 1-11
Ephesians 1: 15-23
Luke 24: 44-53
Sermon: “When questions don’t matter!”
Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
Hymn 273: “Jesus, our mighty Lord”
Offering and Offertory
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Hymn 274: “Crown him with many crowns” (vs 3 & 4 en français)
Benediction
Go now in peace
Postlude

Dear friends, 

This Sunday ​the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship. 

Our Scripture reading is taken from John 14: 14-21.  Before Christ’s ascension into heaven, He promises His disciples that He would send a “Helper”, the Holy Spirit, to be with them and to indwell within them.  Some English translations also use the word Advocate, Comforter or Counselor.  The original Greek word for helper is paraclete: one who advocates for or intercedes on behalf of another; one who comforts, consoles, helps or comes alongside to give aid.

The Holy Spirit lives in all believers, this is God’s promise to us.  Knowing this, the Apostle Paul writes, “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8: 38-39) Amen!

Order of Service

Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship
Hymn 248: “At the dawning of salvation”
Prayer of Adoration
Prayer of Confession
Declaration of Grace
The Lord’s Prayer
Children’s Time
Hymn: “In Christ alone” (vs 2 & 3 en français)
Responsive Reading: Psalm 66: 8-13, 16-20
Gloria Patri
Acts 17: 22-31
1 Peter 3: 13-22 (en français; English on the screen)
John 14: 14-21
Sermon: “Bringing it all together”
Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
Hymn 358: “There is a redeemer” (vs 2 en français)
Offering and Offertory
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Hymn: “We have a gospel to proclaim”
Benediction
Go now in peace
Postlude

Dear Friends,

This Sunday Edythe Arnott will be leading us in worship.

Our Gospel lesson takes place in Romans 8: 35-39, “God’s everlasting love.” 

Sometimes it seems God is far away.  It seems like we’re living in a spiritual desert.  The psalmist experienced those kinds of feelings, too.  On Sunday, we’ll reflect on the kinds of things he did when he was in those times – and think about what we might do as well.

We look forward to worshipping together on this Lord’s Day, and hearing Edythe’s message, “Seeking God”!

Order of Service

Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship
Hymn 321: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”
Prayer of Adoration
Prayer of Confession
Declaration of Grace
The Lord’s Prayer
Children’s Time
Hymn 461: “Be thou my vision”
Responsive Reading: Psalm 63: 1-9
Gloria Patri
First Lesson: Lamentations 3: 21-26, 31-33 (en français; English on screen)
Second Lesson: Romans 8: 35-39
Sermon: “Seeking God”
Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
Hymn 314: “God is love: come heaven, adoring”
Offering and Offertory
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Hymn 685: “How firm a foundation”
Benediction
Go now in peace
Postlude

Dear friends, 

This Sunday Edythe Arnott will be leading us in worship. 

We often think of Psalm 23 as a rather idyllic picture of pastoral life.  But, as one commentator writes, danger lurks at the margins.  This is true of both Psalm 23 and John 10: 1-10.  On Sunday we’ll reflect on some of the dangers and the joys of being Jesus’ sheep.  

Jesus said, “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.”  We look forward to hearing Edythe Arnott’s sermon, “Finding Life.”  

Order of Service

Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship
Hymn 258: “Thine be the glory” (vs 3 en français)
Prayer of Adoration
Prayer of Confession
Declaration of Grace
The Lord’s Prayer
Children’s Time
Hymn 11: “The Lord’s my shepherd” (vs 2 & 4 en français)
Responsive Reading: Psalm 23
Gloria Patri
First Lesson: Acts 2: 42-47 (en français; English on the screen)
Second Lesson: John 10: 1-10
Sermon: “Finding Life”
Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
Hymn 485: “Saviour, like a shepherd lead us”
Offering and Offertory
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Hymn 666: “Living God, your joyful Spirit” (Sung to tune 534)
Benediction
Go now in peace
Postlude

Dear friends, 

This Sunday the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship. 

This Sunday marks the Second Sunday of Easter.  Our gospel lesson is taken from John 20: 19-31.  After Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, on the evening of the first day of the week (Sunday), the disciples silently gathered in a locked room, afraid that the Jewish authorities would come and kill them, just as Jesus was killed a few days before.  During this time, as the disciples were huddled together behind locked doors in fear and confusion, Jesus suddenly and miraculously appeared before them, and greeted them, “Peace be with you.”

There was a moment of shock and trepidation from His disciples as Luke 24: 37 records, “But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit.”  They couldn’t believe their eyes!  Jesus spoke to them again, and comforted them saying, “Peace be with you” for the second time (John 20: 21), and showed them His pierced hands, feet, and side.  He is truly risen!  As believers in Jesus, we too are recipients of the peace that He extends to His disciples.  Praise be to God! 

Order Of Service

Prelude
Welcome
Call to Worship
Hymn 258: “Thine be the glory” (vs 2 en français)
Prayer of Adoration
Prayer of Confession
Declaration of Grace
The Lord’s Prayer
Children’s Time
Hymn 249: “Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord”
Responsive reading: Psalm 16
Gloria Patri
First Lesson: Acts 2: 22-32 (en français; English on the screen)
Second Lesson: 1 Peter 1: 3-9
The Gospel: John 20: 19-31
Sermon: “Shut the door please!”
Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
Hymn 626: “Lord of all power” Offering and Offertory
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Hymn 746: “What a friend we have in Jesus” (vs 2 en français)
Benediction
Go now in peace
Postlude