St. Andrew's Church – St Lambert

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    November 30th 2025 -“How ordinary is your life?”

    THIS SUNDAY the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship.

    TOMORROW IS THE FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT.  Please join with us as we light The Candle of Hope.

    THE SERMON TITLE ASKS A QUESTION, in fact, it is an impossible question and even more likely an improbable question.  The question comes from Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 24: 36-44.  Here he refers to the time of Noah, one of two references to Noah in the New Testament, short but pointed.  He makes reference to Noah being called to build the ark as the people carried on in their daily lives, and they mocked him, they ridiculed him and made sport of his work.  They were living day to day, very ordinary lives.  In the telling there is no sense of curiosity but rather ridicule.  This is why Jesus refers to Noah.  There was nothing extraordinary about Noah’s time other than what God had called him to do as daily life continued.  What is ordinary for each one of us is not necessarily ordinary for others.

    Order of Service

    Prelude
    Welcome
    Lighting of the Advent candle – The candle of Hope
    Hymn 119: “Hope is a star” (vs 1)
    Call to Worship
    Hymn 115: “Hail to the Lord’s anointed” (vs 3 en français)
    Prayer of Adoration
    Prayer of Confession
    Declaration of Grace
    The Lord’s Prayer
    Children’s Time
    Hymn 542: “Let all mortal flesh keep silence”
    Responsive Reading: Psalm 122
    Gloria Patri
    Old Testament Lesson – Isaiah 2:1-5
    New Testament Lesson – Romans 13:11-14
    Gospel Lesson – Matthew 24:36-44
    Sermon – How ordinary is your life?
    Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
    Hymn: “The Advent of our God” (sung to tune 411)
    Offering and Offertory
    Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
    Hymn: “When the king shall come again” (sung to Good King Wenceslas)
    Benediction
    Postlude

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    November 23rd 2025 -“The Sovereign God”

    Dear friends,

    THIS SUNDAY Mr. Romulus Rhoad will be leading us in worship.  Romulus is from Grimshaw, Alberta.  He finished his undergraduate studies at the University of Alberta and is now pursuing a Master’s of Divinity degree at Presbyterian College in Montréal, seeking ordination as a minister of word and sacrament.  For his entire life Romulus has been a Presbyterian, and as the son of a Presbyterian minister, he has followed his dad wherever he was called (Romulus was born in Indiana and has moved a lot), and now, God-willing, he has been called to the same vocation.

    TOMORROW, IN THE LITURGICAL CALENDAR, IS CHRIST THE KING SUNDAY.  As Canadians, we still have a king, although he is far and distant, and without any true power.  So, when we call Jesus Christ our king, what do we mean?

    Order of Service

    Prelude
    Welcome
    Call to Worship
    Hymn 299: “Holy, holy, holy” (vs 2&4 en français)
    Prayer of Adoration
    Prayer of Confession
    Declaration of Grace
    The Lord’s Prayer
    Children’s Time
    Hymn 332: “How great thou art” (vs 3 en français)
    Responsive Reading – Psalm 61
    Gloria Patri
    Hebrews 1: 1-12 (en français BFC – English on the screen)
    Daniel 2: 25-45
    Sermon: “The Sovereign God”
    Confession of Faith – The Nicene Creed
    Hymn 274: “Crown him with many crowns” (vs 3&4 en français)
    Offering and Offertory Prayer
    Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
    Hymn 324: “Great is thy faithfulness” (vs 2 en français)
    Benediction
    Go now in peace
    Postlude

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    November 16th 2025 -“Called to Courage”

    friends,

    THIS SUNDAY Samuel Farrugia will be leading us in worship. 

    SOMEONE ONCE SAID, “Jesus promised his disciples 3 things – that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy and in constant trouble.”  The virtue among the four “cardinal virtues” that we’re going to look at today is courage (the others are temperance, justice and wisdom).  If Jesus is our example of virtue, we have to ask: Did Jesus need courage?  He was Jesus after all.  He’s God, right?  Of course, the crazy thing about Jesus – as the Gospels present him – is that he makes us rethink our idea of “God”.  Paul told the Corinthians that both the power and the wisdom of God were revealed… as Jesus hung on the cross (cf. 1 Cor. 1:18-25).  What kind of God is that!?  So, all this to say that Yes, Jesus needed courage because he was indeed human; indeed, this is a rather disturbing thing – if Jesus was human and yet succeeded in being who he was, that means that it is within the realm of possibility that I, human that I am, can walk his path.

    Order of Service

    Prelude
    Welcome
    Call to Worship
    Hymn 411: “Stand up and bless the Lord”
    Prayer of Adoration
    Prayer of Confession
    Declaration of Grace
    The Lord’s Prayer
    Children’s Time
    Hymn 782: “Isaiah the prophet has written of old”
    Responsive Reading – Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16
    Gloria Patri
    1st Lesson – Jeremiah 1:4-8, 17-19 (en français BFC – English on the screen)
    2nd Lesson – 2 Peter 1:3-8
    Gospel Lesson – Matthew 10:16-31
    Sermon: “Called to Courage”
    Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
    Hymn 763: “To show by touch and word”
    Offering and Offertory
    Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
    Hymn 732: “O day of peace that dimly shines”
    Benediction
    Go now in peace
    Postlude

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    November 9th 2025 -“Do all questions have answers?”

    Dear friends,

    THIS REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship.

    REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS.  On this solemn occasion, we remember and honour the brave women and men who sacrificed so much for our freedom.  Join us in a spirit of reverence and gratitude as we pay our respects and offer prayers for peace.  

    Order of Service

    Reading of The Honour Roll
    “The Last Post”
    One Minute of Silence
    “The Rouse”
    “O Canada”
    Call to Worship
    Hymn 330: “O God our help in ages past” (vs 2&6 en français)
    Prayer of Adoration
    Prayer of Confession
    Declaration of Grace
    The Lord’s Prayer
    Choir Anthem: “In Flanders Fields”
    Children’s Time
    Hymn 727: “Let there be light”
    Responsive Reading: Psalm 145: 1-5, 18-21
    Gloria Patri
    Haggai 1:15 – 2:9 (en français – English on the screen)
    2 Thessalonians 2:13-17
    Gospel Lesson – Luke 20:27-38
    Sermon: “Do all questions have answers?”
    Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
    Hymn 769: “Lord of light whose name and splendour”
    Offering and Offertory
    Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
    Hymn 736: “For the healing of the nations”
    Benediction

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    November 2nd 2025 -“Habakkuk’s story”

    Dear friends,

    THIS SUNDAY Edythe Arnott will be leading us in worship.

    THE OLD TESTAMENT READING is from the book of Habakkuk. The prophet Habakkuk’s story is both encouraging and challenging – but very relevant to the year 2025.

    Order of Service

    Prelude
    Welcome
    Call to Worship
    Hymn 321: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” (vs 2&4 en français)
    Prayer of Adoration
    Prayer of Confession
    Declaration of Grace
    The Lord’s Prayer
    Children’s Time
    Hymn 497: “Word of God, across the ages”
    Responsive Reading – Psalm 32 (with choral refrain)
    Gloria Patri
    2 Thessalonians 1: 1-4, 11-12 (en français BFC – English on the screen)
    Habakkuk 1: 1-4, 2: 1-4
    Sermon: “Habakkuk’s Story”
    Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
    Hymn 672: “Jesus calls us, o’er the tumult”
    Offering and Offertory
    Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
    Hymn 462: “All my hope on God is founded”
    Benediction
    Go now in peace
    Postlude

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    October 26th 2025 -“When chaos roars”

    Dear friends,

    THIS SUNDAY Mr. Samuel Farrugia will be leading us in worship.  Some of you may remember him from when he preached here in July.  Samuel received his M.A. in Theology from Urbana Theological Seminary (Illinois) in May 2025.  He is married to Nancy and has many years of pastoral and chaplaincy experience, including his present assignment at the CBSA Immigration Holding Centre in Laval.  Sam began serving as the Presbytery Youth Worker in March this year, and is currently getting to know both the congregations and those people who minister to youth in our Presbytery.  His goals for this mission include evangelizing young people, as well as forming them to become leaders in their churches.  Please pray for this work!

    THANKS TO ALL who were able to help with Doug’s funeral service and reception on Friday.  The planning, setup, serving and cleanup all were done so well, and much appreciated by his family and all those who attended.

    Order of Service

    Welcome
    Call to Worship
    Hymn 400: “Spirit of the living God” (vs 2 en français)
    Prayer of Adoration
    Prayer of Confession
    Declaration of Grace
    The Lord’s Prayer
    Children’s Time
    Hymn 662: “Those who wait on the Lord”
    Responsive Reading – Psalm 69: 1-5, 13-18
    Gloria Patri
    1st Lesson – Jonah 1: 1-16 (en français BFC – English on the screen)
    2nd Lesson – Mark 4: 35-41
    Gospel Lesson – Mark 5: 1-13
    Sermon: “When chaos roars”
    Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
    Hymn 52: “How lovely is thy dwelling place (Psalm 84)”
    Offering and Offertory
    Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
    Hymn 412: “Come, let us sing to the Lord our song”
    Benediction
    Go now in peace
    Postlude

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    October 19th 2025 – “What will he find?”

    Dear friends, 

    THIS SUNDAY the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship.

    SAMUEL JOHNSON HAS SAID OF PRAYER that it does not need proof outside itself because its proofs are within.  It is in the nature and function of man, like breathing, eating and drinking, and he practices it as part of his very being.  Luke tells us up front that our parable is a parable about prayer.  It is equally a parable about sheer grace but the main characters are coming at each other from opposite life experiences and expectations. “What will He find?”  That is the question that Jesus asks at the end of the parable.  We need to keep asking the same question.

    Order of Service

    Prelude
    Welcome
    Call to Worship
    Hymn 299: “Holy, Holy, Holy” (vs 3&4 en français)
    Prayer of Adoration
    Prayer of Confession
    Declaration of Grace
    The Lord’s Prayer
    Children’s Time
    Hymn 496: “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet”
    Responsive Reading – Psalm 119: 97-104
    Gloria Patri
    1st Lesson – Jeremiah 31: 31-34 (en français BFC – English on the screen)
    2nd Lesson – 2 Timothy 4: 1-5
    Gospel Lesson – Luke 18: 1-8
    Sermon: “What will He find?”
    Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
    Hymn 497: “Word of God, across the ages”
    Offering and Offertory
    Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
    Hymn 685: “How firm a foundation”
    Benediction
    Go now in peace
    Postlude

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    October 12th 2025 -“What do you see?”

    Dear friends, 

    THIS THANKSGIVING SUNDAY, our Interim Moderator, the Rev. Dr. Roland De Vries will once again be leading us in worship.  It is always very special to celebrate this Thanksgiving holiday, and also to approach it from the point of view of our faith in Christ.

    OUR SERMON FOR THIS SUNDAY will focus on a story that will be very familiar to us—the story of the one healed man who returned to give thanks to Jesus for his healing.  We will try to read this story in a fresh way, with new meanings discovered.  It is a question of what we see in the story.

    Order of Service

    Prelude
    Welcome
    Call to Worship
    Hymn 422 “Sing a new song unto the Lord”
    Prayer of Adoration
    Prayer of Confession
    Declaration of Grace
    The Lord’s Prayer
    Children’s Time
    Hymn 807 “We plough the fields and scatter” (vs 2&3 en français)
    Responsive Reading: Psalm 65
    Gloria Patri
    Luke 17:11-19 (en français BFC – English on the screen)
    Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, 10-14
    Sermon: “What do you see?”
    Confession of Faith: Living Faith 2.1.1 – 2.1.2
    Hymn 39: “God of mercy, God of Grace”
    Offering and Offertory
    Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
    Hymn 457: “Now thank we all our God.”
    Benediction
    Go now in peace
    Postlude

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    October 5th 2025 – “Praying from the belly of a fish”

    Dear friends, 

    THIS SUNDAY, our Interim Moderator, the Rev. Dr. Roland De Vries will once again be leading us in worship.  This Sunday is World Communion Sunday, and so we will be celebrating the Lord’s Supper.

    OUR SERMON FOR THIS SUNDAY will focus on the story of Jonah—specifically, the time he spent in the belly of the fish, and how he prayed from that deep and dark place.  We will think about this way of prayer from the point of view of our own lives.  We all have our own challenges in life, and we can explore the story of Jonah for wisdom and for spiritual nourishment in the face of our challenges.

    Order of Service

    Prelude
    Welcome
    Call to Worship
    Hymn 293: “Come thou almighty King”
    Prayer of Adoration
    Prayer of Confession
    Declaration of Grace
    The Lord’s Prayer
    Choir Anthem: “Gather us in”
    Children’s Time
    Hymn 202: “We lay our broken world, in sorrow at your feet”
    Responsive Reading: Psalm 111
    Gloria Patri
    Luke 17: 5-10 (en français BFC – English on the screen)
    Jonah 1: 17 – 2: 10
    Sermon: “Praying from the Belly of a Fish”
    Hymn 298: “Glory be to God the Father”
    Offering and Offertory
    Apostles’ Creed and Invitation to the Table
    Hymn 534: “All who hunger, gather gladly.
    Lord’s Supper with Great Prayer of Thanksgiving
    Hymn 11: “The Lord’s my Shepherd” (1-3 en français)
    Benediction
    Go now in peace
    Postlude

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    September 28th 2025 “How much is enough?”

    Dear friends, 

    THIS SUNDAY the Rev. Linda Faith Chalk will be leading us in worship.

    IN LUKE CHAPTER 16 we have been challenged with our Lord’s words… last week we looked at the dishonest manager and the role of shrewdness in the kingdom.  The latter part of Luke 16 tells the story of Lazarus, a poor man, a beggar, and dives, or the rich man (“dives” means “rich” in Latin) the contrast in life between Lazarus and dives, one wanted for everything, the other was denied nothing.  As Paul teaches Timothy the first statement that he makes: 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.  This can be an overarching statement because to be content is to experience true peace in all facets of our lives because of our confidence in God’s provision.  The Sermon title asks: How much is enough?  Given the state of wealth described both in the parable and 1 Timothy we expand the question to the realization of God’s overwhelming grace.

    Order of Service

    Prelude
    Welcome
    Call to Worship
    Hymn 305: “God who stretched”
    Prayer of Adoration
    Prayer of Confession
    Declaration of Grace
    The Lord’s Prayer
    Children’s Time
    Hymn 662: “Those who wait upon the Lord”
    Responsive Reading: Psalm 91:1-6
    Gloria Patri
    1 Timothy 6: 6-19 (en français BFC – English on the screen)
    Luke 16: 19-31
    Sermon: “How much is enough?”
    Confession of Faith – The Apostles’ Creed
    Hymn 637: “Take my life and let it be” (vs 2&5 en français)
    Offering and Offertory
    Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
    Hymn 690: “Fight the good fight”
    Benediction
    Go now in peace
    Postlude