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 25 January 2013

Order of Worship, January 27, 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 27, 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:  The church’s one foundation                    # 479
                                                                 
  CONGREGATION’S LIFE AND MINISTRY    Diane & Mike Harley   
 
  CHILDREN’S STORY 

  CHILDREN’S HYMN:  Tell me the stories of Jesus # 348
                                                       
GOD SPEAKS TO US
   SCRIPTURES

   Responsive Psalm # 19  (pg 541)  Diane & Mike Harley
     
   OLD TESTAMENT:  Nehemiah 8: 1-3, 5-6 (pg 479)
   NEW TESTAMENT:  Luke 4: 14-21  (pg 1018)
  
   THE APOSTLES’ CREED (see inside back cover of hymn book)

   HYMN:  Give me the faith                                                  # 584

   SERMON:  “SPREADING THE WORD”
                                                    Rev. Wendy Lampman
             
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:   Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts                   # 366

 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 Rev. Wendy Lampman to our pulpit.  May God bless Wendy as she leads us in worship and ministers the living Word of God.

Next Sunday February 3rd Rev. Marion Schaffer will lead us in worship.

W.A. will hold a meeting following morning worship. Please plan to attend.

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

Annual Church Meeting February 7th, 2013.
6 pm pot luck supper followed by business meeing at 7 pm.
Please plan to attend as we plan the year ahead at Limehouse Church.

Community Open House February 9, 2013
Our Session will represent Limehouse Church at this community event.
Georgetown Market Place hosts this information time from 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.