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'

Thursday 13 June 2013

Order of Worship, June 16, 2013


Limehouse Presbyterian Church 
Limehouse, Ontario 

INTERIM MODERATOR:                                                Rev. Wendy Lampman 
CLERK OF SESSION:                                                    Bill Karn 905-877-2346 
 ORGANIST:                                                                                          Josh Lim 
 MORNING WORSHIP                       9:30 a.m.                             June 16, 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:   We praise you, O God                              # 425 
                                                                  
  CONGREGATION’S LIFE AND MINISTRY    Elder Ted Brown   
    
  CHILDREN’S STORY 
  HYMN:   Can a little child like me                           # 441 

  MINISTRY OF MUSIC  
                                                      
GOD SPEAKS TO US 
   
    SCRIPTURES 
   Responsive Psalm #113 (pg 604) Elder Ted Brown 
  
   OLD TESTAMENT:  Isaiah 46: 3-4 (pg 723) 
   NEW TESTAMENT:  Acts 9: 36-43 (pg 1088)        
                                                                             
   THE APOSTLES’ CREED (see inside back cover of hymn book) 

   HYMN:  Father, we praise thee                             # 813  
    
 SERMON:   
“THE DISTANCE BETWEEN NOW AND ETERNITY 
                                                                     Eric Walton  

OUR RESPONSE TO GOD 
   
OFFERTORY:”Make me a Channel of Your Peace” Eric Walton 
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:   Precious Lord take my hand                    # 675 

 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.   Eric returns next week to lead us in worship.  

June 23, 2013, Congregational Meeting immediately following morning worship. Please meet in the church basement for coffee and a presentation by Trustees and Board of Managers concerning a safety barrier for the retaining wall. 
 
A reminder.............. 
Limehouse Church will be open all summer this year. 
Regular worship at 9:30 a.m.  
Please join us!