Order of Worship, January 04, 2015

Limehouse Presbyterian Church

Limehouse, Ontario 

GUEST MINISTER: Debora Lim

CLERK OF SESSION:   Ted Brown

ORGANIST:   Josh Lim

MORNING WORSHIP  9:30 a.m.  January 4th, 2015

GOD CALLS US TO WORSHIP

PRELUDE

 

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

 

CALL TO WORSHIP:

 

Leader:      Arise, shine;  for  your light has come; and the glory of the               Lord has risen upon you.

People:      Lift up your eyes and look around; sons and                                       daughters gather together, they come to you.

Leader:      Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill                  and rejoice.

People:      They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall                     proclaim the praise of the Lord.

Leader:      Let us worship God.

 

HYMN:  The First Nowell   # 136

 

PRAYER OF PRAISE, ADORATION AND CONFESSION

 

CONGREGATION’S LIFE AND MINISTRY:    Elder Bill Sanford

 

CHILDREN’S HYMN:    Infant Holy, Infant Lowly  # 143

 

ANTHEM:  “You Are Loved” Soloist: Donna Greenidge

GOD SPEAKS TO US

SCRIPTURES:            Read by Bill Sanford

OLD TESTAMENT        Isaiah 60: 1-6                       (Pg 738)

NEW TESTAMENT       Matthew 2: 1-12                   (pg 956)

 

APOSTLES CREED

 

SERMON:   OUTSIDE-IN    Debora Lim

OUR RESPONSE TO GOD

OFFERTORY:

OFFERING Presentation of Gifts

 

THE DOXOLOGY We give Thee but Thine own (verse 1) # 661

                        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:  We Three Kings # 173

 

THE DISMISSAL: THE WORD GOES OUT

 

THE BENEDICTION AND THREE FOLD CHORAL AMEN

 

CHOIR AND CONGREGATION:     TREES OF THE FIELD

 

YOU SHALL GO OUT WITH JOY AND BE LET FORTH WITH PEACE,

AND THE MOUNTAINS AND THE HILLS WILL BREAK FORTH BEFORE YOU

THERE’LL BE SHOUTS OF JOY AND THE TREES OF THE FIELDS WILL CLAP, WILL CLAP THEIR HANDS.

AND THE TREES OF THE FIELDS WILL CLAP, WILL CLAP THEIR HANDS.

AND THE TREES OF THE FIELDS WILL CLAP, WILL CLAP THEIR HANDS.

AND THE TREES OF THE FIELDS WILL CLAP, WILL CLAP THEIR HANDS.

WHILE YOU GO OUT WITH JOY

 

POSTLUDE

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

We welcome you, our Church family,  to worship this morning. May God continue to bless us here at Limehouse.

 

We welcome, Debora Lim to our pulpit this morning. Debora  is Director of Church Development for Glenbrook Presbyterian Church in Erin Mills.  In this role she oversees the Sunday school and Junior youth programs, organizes our annual summer UPWARD Soccer Camp as well as a number of social and educational and outreach events throughout the year.  She has been accepted as a General Assembly student by the Presbyterian Church of Canada and is fulfilling the requirements to pursue a Masters of Divinity degree.

 

Annual General Meeting - Thursday February 12th, 2015 6 pm pot luck supper followed by 7 p.m. business meeting in church basement.

Written and financial reports must be submitted to Betty Anne Karn, Church Secretary, on or before, January 25th, 2015.
This time line allows time for report to be compiled for distribution on February 1st, 2015 . Reports are required from  Session, Church Treasurer , Board of Managers, Trustees, Building Fund and W.A.

Financial Records to be submitted to Examiners, Sharin Cooper, Maggie Edwards and Lindsay Petch on or before January 25th, 2015.