Limehouse Presbyterian Church

Limehouse Presbyterian Church

Spreading God's Word to the Limehouse Community for 160 years

Sunday morning worship services are held at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome to join in Praising God in 'the little church on the hill'

Friday 11 January 2013

Order of Worship January 13, 2013

Limehouse Presbyterian Church
Limehouse, Ontario

  INTERIM MODERATOR:                                              Rev. Wendy Lampman
CLERK OF SESSION:                                                   Bill Karn 905-877-2346
  ORGANIST:                                                                 Lauraine Jack                                                                               
  MORNING WORSHIP                     9:30 a.m.             January 13, 2013

GOD CALLS US TO WORSHIP

  ORGAN PRELUDE   
  INTROIT: Holy, holy, holy  vs. 1                          # 299

  CALL TO WORSHIP
 
  PRAYER OF INVOCATION AND THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts and debtors)

  HYMN:   I know not why such wondrous grace      # 683
                                                                 
  CONGREGATION’S LIFE AND MINISTRY    Elder Bill Karn    
 
  CHILDREN’S STORY 

  CHILDREN’S HYMN:  Jesus bids us shine             # 773
                                                       
GOD SPEAKS TO US
   SCRIPTURES

   Responsive Psalm  # 29   (pg 547)  Elder Bill Karn
     
   OLD TESTAMENT:   Genesis 1: 1-5    (pg 1)
   NEW TESTAMENT:  Mark 1: 4-11 (pg 990)
                                   Acts 19: 1-7  (pg 1099) 
  
   THE APOSTLES’ CREED (see inside back cover of hymn book)

   HYMN:  Breathe on me, breath of God                 # 389

   SERMON:  “HAVE YOU HEARD THE HOLY SPIRIT”            
                                                                      Eric Walton                       
 
OUR RESPONSE TO GOD
OFFERTORY 

OFFERING Presentation of gifts

THE DOXOLOGY We give Thee but Thine own (verse 1)
We give Thee but Thine own,
Whate’er the gift may be;
All that we have is Thine alone,
A trust, O Lord, from Thee.

PRAYER OF DEDICATION

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING AND INTERCESSION

 THE DISMISSAL: THE WORD GOES OUT

 HYMN:   Spirit of the living God                               # 400

 THE BENEDICTION AND THREE FOLD CHORAL AMEN

 CHOIR AND CONGREGATION: GO NOW IN PEACE
Go now in peace; never be afraid, God will go with you     each hour of every day.
Go now in faith, steadfast, strong and true. Know He will guide you in all you do.
Go now in love, and show you believe.  Reach out to others so all the world can see.  God will be there watching from above. 
Go now in peace, in faith and in love.

 ORGAN POSTLUDE     

                                ANNOUNCEMENTS

Today the Session welcomes Eric Walton to our pulpit.  May God bless Eric as he leads us in worship and ministers the living Word of God.

Next Sunday January 20th Tara Smith will lead us in worship.

Session will meet at the church January 28th, 7:00 p.m.

Annual Church Meeting will be held Thursday February 7, 2013 6 p.m. pot luck meal followed by business meeting.  Rev. Wendy Lampman will be present for this annual meeting.

Please have printed reports to Betty Anne Karn, Church Secretary by January 20th, 2013.

Those with financial reports, please forward your books to our Financial Examiners, Lindsay Brown, Maggie Brown and Sharin Cooper, by January 20th 2013.

Lauraine Jack, our organist, would like to discuss Easter music with interested choir members.  Please plan to meet Sunday January 20th, following morning worship