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 1 February 2013

Order of worship, February 3, 2013


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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.             February 3, 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:  Stand up and bless the Lord                 # 411
                                                                 
  CONGREGATION’S LIFE AND MINISTRY    Elder Cathy Brown   
 
  CHILDREN’S STORY 

  CHILDREN’S HYMN:  I am the church!              # 475
                                                       
GOD SPEAKS TO US
   SCRIPTURES

   Responsive Psalm # 71: 1-6 (pg 573)   Elder Cathy Brown
     
   NEW TESTAMENT:  1 Corinthians 12: 12-26 (pg 1137)
                                   Luke 4: 21-30 (pg 1018)
  
   THE APOSTLES’ CREED (see inside back cover of hymn book)

   HYMN:  Jesus shall reign where’re the sun     # 275

   SERMON:  “You are the body of Christ”
                                                    Rev. Marion Schaffer
            
                                                                                             
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:  Oh for a thousand tongues to sing       # 374    

 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. Marion Schaffer to our pulpit.  May God bless Marion as she leads us in worship and ministers the living Word of God.

Next Sunday Emma Duncan will lead us in worship.

Annual Church Meeting February 7th, 2013.
6 pm pot luck supper followed by business meeting 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.

Please speak to Beryl Coles if you are interested in reading for the Season of Lent.
The First Sunday of Lent is February 17th.