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'

Saturday 27 December 2014

Order of Worship, December 28, 2014

Limehouse Presbyterian Church
Limehouse, Ontario
 
MINISTER:  Craig Hutchison

CLERK OF SESSION:  Ted Brown

ORGANIST: Josh Lim

MORNING WORSHIP 9:30 a.m. December 28th, 2014
 
GOD CALLS US TO WORSHIP
PRELUDE
 
INTROIT: Holy, Holy, Holy vs. 1  # 299
 
CALL TO WORSHIP:
 
HYMN:       O Come, All Ye Faithful # 159
 
PRAYER OF INVOCATION AND THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts and debtors)
 
CONGREGATION’S LIFE AND MINISTRY:   Elder Ted Brown
 
CHILDREN’S HYMN:   Jesus, Our Brother, Kind and Good # 150
 
GOD SPEAKS TO US
 
SCRIPTURES
Responsive Reading: Psalm 148   (pg 623)
                                                                             Led By Ted Brown
OLD TESTAMENT        Isaiah 61: 10-62                            (Pg 739)
NEW TESTAMENT       Luke 2: 22-40                                 (pg 1015)
APOSTLES CREED
 
HYMN: What Child Is This?  # 161
 
 
 
 
SERMON:  Christmas Presence   Craig Hutchison
 
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
 
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE  (Responsive)
 
                   L:      Oh Father from our hearts we pray
                   R:      Oh Lord, Hear our prayers
 
HYMN: Joy To The World   # 153
 
THE DISMISSAL: THE WORD GOES OUT
 
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.
POSTLUDE

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
We welcome you, our Church family, to worship this morning. May God continue to bless us here at Limehouse.
 
We also welcome Craig Hutchison, Clerk of Session at Knox, to Limehouse today. Craig is filling in for Rev. Steve, and we look forward to his message.
 
REVEREND STEVE ON HOLIDAY: – Rev. Steve, Kathy and Kooper will be away from Christmas Day (Dec. 25) until January 5th. During this time, please direct any pastoral concerns to your elder or to Rev. Todd Nelson at 519-853-2360 We at Limehouse wish them a safe and blessed holiday.
 

Tuesday 23 December 2014

Order of Worship, Christmas Eve, December 24, 2014


Limehouse Presbyterian Church

Limehouse, Ontario

MINISTER :  Reverend Steven Boose
CLERK OF SESSION:    Ted Brown
ORGANIST:   Josh Lim
EVENING WORSHIP:   9:00 pm  December 24th, 2014

 

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE

 

THE PRELUDE:

 

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

LIGHTING OF THE CHRIST CANDLE

 

HYMN:       O Come, All Ye Faithful       (vv 1-4)    #159

 

Lesson – Isaiah 9: 2-7

 

HYMN:      Hark, The Herald Angels Sing     #139

 

Lesson: - Hebrews 1: 1-14

 

Carol:  What Child Is This?        # 161

 

Lesson: - Luke 2: 1-7

 

Carol:  While Shepherds Watched       # 138

 

Lesson: - Luke 2: 15-20

 

Meditation:   The Key To the Kingdom       Rev. Steve Boose

 

Solo:     A Strange Way to Save The World    Rev. Steve Boose

 

OFFERING:                       Presentation of Gifts

OFFERTORY:

 

            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.

 

 

A CHRISTMAS PRAYER

 

Carol:   Silent Night     (#154)

 

Charge and Benediction

 

Carol:    Joy To The World       (#153 vv.1&4)

 

POSTLUDE:

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Merry Christmas!   It’s wonderful that we have all gathered here this evening to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ!  He is, after all, the real reason for the season!

 

Carols and Lessons: - All of our readings and song lyrics will be on the projector screen this event, should you prefer to follow in your pew Bible and Book of Praise, the references are at left. Things will not necessarily be announced this evening.

 

A Message for the Evening: - Rev. Steve has been preaching an Advent series based on the nine-year run of  Extreme Makeover: Home Edition over the past four weeks.  While his meditation this evening does not require you to have heard any or all of the previous messages, you may still  appreciate the recap included as an insert tonight.

 

Offering – An offering will be collected tonight, with the proceeds going to the work and ministry of Limehouse Church.  It is completely voluntary. We expect our members and adherents to contribute regularly, but if you consider yourself a guest tonight, please don’t feel obligated to put anything in the plate.

Friday 12 December 2014

Order of Worship, December 14, 2014



Limehouse Presbyterian Church
Limehouse, Ontario

MINISTER :  Reverend Steven Boose
CLERK OF SESSION:  Ted Brown
ORGANIST:    Josh Lim
MORNING WORSHIP      9:30 a.m.   December 14th, 2014

ADVENT III

GOD CALLS US TO WORSHIP
PRELUDE

INTROIT: Holy, Holy, Holy vs. 1   # 299

CALL TO WORSHIP:

LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE:

HYMN:    My Soul Gives Glory to my God     # 123

PRAYER OF INVOCATION

CONGREGATION’S LIFE AND MINISTRY:   Elder  Cathy Brown

CHILDREN’S HYMN:        Help Us Accept Each Other  # 632

GOD SPEAKS TO US

SCRIPTURES
Responsive Reading:      Psalm 126   (pg 613) Led By Cathy Brown
APOSTLES CREED

HYMN:   My Hope is Built    # 349

SERMON:     God’s Firm Foundation    Rev. Steve Boose


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

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts and debtors)

HYMN:    On Jordan’s Bank    # 126

THE DISMISSAL: THE WORD GOES OUT

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.

POSTLUDE 
ANNOUNCEMENTS

We welcome you, our Church family,  to the third Sunday in Advent this morning. May God continue to bless us here at Limehouse. 

Christmas Eve Service 9:00 p.m. Goodwill offering will be donated to local food banks.

Friday 5 December 2014

Order of Worship, December 07, 2014

Limehouse Presbyterian Church
Limehouse, Ontario

MINISTER :  Reverend Steven Boose
CLERK OF SESSION: Ted Brown
ORGANIST:   Josh Lim
MORNING WORSHIP      9:30 a.m.  December 7th, 2014
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ADVENT II - COMMUNION
GOD CALLS US TO WORSHIP
PRELUDE
INTROIT: Holy, Holy, Holy  vs. 1    # 299
CALL TO WORSHIP:

LIGHTING OF THE CANDLE OF PEACE

HYMN:        Hail To The Lord’s Anointed   # 115

CONGREGATION’S LIFE AND MINISTRY    Elder Bill Sanford

GOD SPEAKS TO US
SCRIPTURES

Responsive Psalm:  Psalm 85: 1-2, 8-13   (pg 584)
                                                                             (Led By Bill Sanford)

OLD  AND NEW TESTAMENTS REFERRED TO IN THE SERMON

HYMN: Simply Trusting     # 689

SERMON:    “Trusting In God’s Plan”       
                                                                    REVEREND STEVE BOOSE

OUR RESPONSE TO GOD
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

THE WORD MADE VISIBLE
The Invitation
Hymn    Here Is Bread, Here is Wine    # 546
                   (Communion Cards Will be Collected at this time)
The Apostle’s Creed      (see inside back cover of hymn book)
Passing of the Peace
Warrant

Great Prayer of Thanksgiving
Leader:        The Lord be with you.
All:              And also with you.
Leader:        Lift up your hearts.
All:              We lift them up to the Lord.
Leader:        Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All:              It is right to give God thanks and praise.
(The prayer begins by approaching the aspect of God as Creator, Father, Life-giver, being thankful for all that we have been given, especially the gift of Jesus Christ.  The segment concludes with words to the effect of…)

Leader:        We join with the whole creation to lift our hearts in joyful praise, saying together…

All:    Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might,
          Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
          Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

(The prayer continues, with a focus now on Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Redeemer, and how He gave us the communion meal to unify us in one heart, one spirit, and one faith.  This segment concludes as…)

Leader:        We proclaim the mystery of faith, saying:
All:              Christ has died.
Christ has risen.
Christ will come again.
 
We come to the final segment of the prayer, addressing the Holy Spirit, moving from thankfulness for what has been done to intercessions regarding what may yet be.  A time of silent supplication may mark this time, after which we conclude with The Lord’s Prayer (debts).

Hear us as we pray boldly with the words that He taught us as we say together, Our Father…Amen.

Sharing the Elements

Prayer After Communion

Amen

HYMN:  What Child Is This?    # 161

THE DISMISSAL: THE WORD GOES OUT

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.

POSTLUDE

Saturday 29 November 2014

Order of Worship, November 30, 2014



Limehouse Presbyterian Church
Limehouse, Ontario

MINISTER : Reverend Steven Boose
CLERK OF SESSION:  Ted Brown
ORGANIST:  Josh Lim
MORNING WORSHIP   9:30 a.m.  November 30th, 2014

FIRST ADVENT

GOD CALLS US TO WORSHIP
PRELUDE

INTROIT: Holy, Holy, Holy vs. 1    # 299

CALL TO WORSHIP:

LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE:

HYMN:         Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus   # 100

PRAYER OF INVOCATION

CONGREGATION’S LIFE AND MINISTRY:   Elder Ted Brown

CHILDREN’S HYMN:        Jesus Calls Us Over the Tumult   # 672

GOD SPEAKS TO US

SCRIPTURES
Responsive Reading:      Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19 (pg 582)
                                                                             Led By Ted Brown

OLD TESTAMENT:           Isaiah 64:1-9  (pg 742)
NEW TESTAMENT:          1 Corinthians 1: 3-9  (pg 1128)
                                      Mark 13: 24-37 (pg 1006)

 HYMN:  All Earth Is Waiting # 109

SERMON:     Making Way For God Rev. Steve Boose

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

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts and debtors)

HYMN:  People In Darkness  # 124

THE DISMISSAL: THE WORD GOES OUT

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.

POSTLUDE 
ANNOUNCEMENTS

We welcome you to the first Sunday in Advent this morning. May God continue to bless us here at Limehouse. 
 If you are visiting with us, please sign the guest book in the front vestibule.    


 Holiday Market Friday December 5th, 3 to 8 p.m. in Knox Georgetown Church Hall.
Come in to see Limehouse Church active in the community!

Session will meet at the church December 4th, 7 p.m.

Sacrament of Holy Communion December 7th, 9:30 a.m.

Congregational Meeting December 7th, immediately following worship.

Live Nativity - Saturday December 13th, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
 Please come to see our celebration of the birth of Christ.
Warm beverages will be provided in the church hall during this time.  

CAN YOU HELP?  We are having a display of Nativity scenes in the sanctuary, in order to enhance our presentation. Please, if you would like to share your personal favourite, bring it to the Church before December 13th.  Questions?  Please contact Betty Anne

Christmas Eve Service 9:00 p.m. Goodwill offering will be donated to local food banks.

Friday 21 November 2014

Order of Worship, November 23, 2014



Limehouse Presbyterian Church
Limehouse, Ontario

MINISTER :   Reverend Steven Boose
CLERK OF SESSION:   Ted Brown
ORGANIST:   Josh Lim
MORNING WORSHIP      9:30 a.m.   November 23rd, 2014

GOD CALLS US TO WORSHIP

PRELUDE

INTROIT: Holy, Holy, Holy vs. 1    # 299

CALL TO WORSHIP:

HYMN:         All glory, laud and honour # 214

PRAYER OF INVOCATION

CONGREGATION’S LIFE AND MINISTRY:  Elder Bill Karn

CHILDREN’S HYMN:        Saviour, like a shepherd lead us   # 485

GOD SPEAKS TO US

SCRIPTURES
Responsive Reading:      Psalm 100:   (pg 593)
                                                                             Led By Bill Karn

OLD TESTAMENT:           Ezekiel 34: 11-16; 20-24 (pg 855)
NEW TESTAMENT:          Ephesians 1: 15-23   (pg 1156)
                                      Matthew 25: 31-46   (pg 984)

HYMN:   Jesus, the very thought of thee # 367

SERMON:     The Face of the Shepherd  Rev. Steve Boose

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

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER (debts and debtors)

HYMN:         Lead on, O King eternal                                  # 742

THE DISMISSAL: THE WORD GOES OUT

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.

POSTLUDE
ANNOUNCEMENTS

We welcome you to our service this morning. May God continue to bless us here at Limehouse. 
 If you are visiting with us, please sign the guest book in the front vestibule.    

W.A. meeting this morning immediately following morning worship.  Please plan to attend.

Can you lend a hand?
The church sanctuary will be decorated for Christmas this morning.
If able, please stay to help with tree and wreaths following worship.

  Holiday Market Friday December 5th, 3 to 8 p.m. in Knox Georgetown Church Hall.
All proceeds from this community event will be for our church.

Please plan to stay for a Congregational Meeting December 7th immediately following morning worship.

Live Nativity – Saturday December 13th, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Please come to see our celebration of the birth of Christ.
Warm beverages will be provided in the church hall during that time.

Candles from Evangel Hall – Evangel Hall is selling beeswax candles as a Social Enterprise project; those who roll the candles are either residents of clients of EH, many from at risk  backgrounds who are seeking to gain confidence and a feeling of empowerment.  To save shipping costs, Rev. Steve and Kathy are going to act as a single point of contact with Evangel Hall.  Pricing and order forms are available from them, and cheques  are to be made payable to Knox , Georgetown .  We are unsure of delivery dates and times, so we are hoping to submit our first order on Monday, December 1st.