Limehouse Presbyterian Church

                                  December 19^th, 2021 

The Fourth Sunday of Advent

Service Notes and Announcements

Hymns

122		O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
146		Angels From the Realms of Glory
139		Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
147		Angels We Have Heard on High

 

Scriptures

Responsive         Psalm 27 (God is my Light and Salvation)

NT                          John 1:1-14 (Jesus the Light of the World)

 

Sermon: “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!”             

 

Announcements

·      Food Bank Toonie Jar – We have realized that the Toonie Jar, by which we make donations to the local food banks, has not been being used this year due to COVID!  If you wish to make a donation to the food banks through the church, please include it in your offering with a clear note regarding direction before the end of the year!  

·      We are still looking for an Organist / Pianist to lead music on Sundays – Kathleen Boose can do it, but we’d rather give someone else (such as a young piano student) the opportunity to play and gain some experience (not to mention earn a little money for their work!).  

·      Christmas Concerts in at Knox – Michael Kelly Cavan will be performing a Christmas concert at Knox  this evening at 7:00 p.m.  The Knox Choir, plus Haydn Evans & Friends, will present a concert of different Christmas music on Sunday, December 19^th, also at 7:00 p.m.  Mask-wearing and social distancing for those in the pews will be enforced at these concerts.

·      Do you have a hymn or a Christmas carol that you’ve been wanting to hear or sing?  Please submit such requests to Rev. Steve and he will slot it into the upcoming worship services!

·      Christmas Eve will be celebrated on Friday, December 24^th, at 5:00

·      Congregational Meeting Results - Following worship worship, Ted Brown led in prayer before business items were discussed.  Cathy Brown was nominated as Church Treasurer and Susan Cox was nominated as Church Secretary . Ray Denny presented the 2022 minister's stipend and allowance for 2022. Bill Karn presented and explained current Church finances and  Insurance Coverage for 2022. Glenda Benton presented an update for Building Fund. A motion was made and carried that our congregation donate to our local food banks.  (Thank you to everyone who came out for the meeting!)

·      Pray also for:

o   Those who are frantically trying to get their final preparations for Christmas in place,

o   Those who are facing being cold, hungry, and alone in a season of lights and togetherness,

o   Those who are trying to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and visit the “prisoners”,

o   Those who are going to be in hospital or sick in bed over Christmas itself  

 

·      Thanks, as always, to everyone for your continued support of the work and ministry of our congregation!  

Order of Worship, Limehouse Presbyterian Church December 12th, 2021 The Third Sunday of Advent

Service Notes and Announcements

Hymns

118 Hark! The Glad Sound

712 Arise, Your Light Is Come

159 O Come, All Ye Faithful

128 There's A Voice In the Wilderness Crying

Scriptures

Responsive Luke 1:67-75 (the Song of Zechariah)

NT Hebrews 1:1-6

Sermon: “O Come, All Ye Faithful”

Announcements

• Food Bank Toonie Jar – We have realized that the Toonie

Jar, by which we make donations to the local food banks,

has not been being used this year due to COVID 19 If you

wish to make a donation to the food banks through the

church, please include it in your offering with a clear note

regarding direction before the end of the year!

• We are still looking for an Organist / Pianist to lead music on Sundays – Kathleen Boose can do it, but

we’d rather give someone else (such as a young piano student) the opportunity to play and gain some

experience (not to mention earn a little money for their work!).

• Christmas Concerts in at Knox – Michael Kelly Cavan will be performing a Christmas concert at Knox

this evening at 7:00 p.m. The Knox Choir, plus Haydn Evans & Friends, will present a concert of

different Christmas music on Sunday, December 19th, also at 7:00 p.m. Mask-wearing and social

distancing for those in the pews will be enforced at these concerts.

• Do you have a hymn or a Christmas carol that you’ve been wanting to hear or sing? Please submit

such requests to Rev. Steve and he will slot it into the upcoming worship services!

• Christmas Eve will be celebrated on Friday, December 24th, at 5:00

• Congregational Meeting Results - Following worship worship, Ted Brown led in prayer before business

items were discussed. Cathy Brown was nominated as Church Treasurer and Susan Cox was nominated

as Church Secretary . Ray Denny presented the 2022 minister's stipend and allowance for 2022. Bill

Karn presented and explained current Church finances and Insurance Coverage for 2022. Glenda

Benton presented an update for Building Fund. A motion was made and carried that our congregation

donate to our local food banks. (Thank you to everyone who came out for the meeting!)

• Pray also for:

o Those who have been told that their jobs are redundant or are otherwise being eliminated

o Those who are struggling to make ends meet as the year is coming to an end

o Those for whom hope and peace are fleeting, and joy seems like an impossible dream

o Those whom we can love, as God has first loved them.

• Thanks, as always, to everyone for your continued support of the work and ministry of our congregation! 

Order of Worship, Limehouse Presbyterian Church December 5th, 2021

The Second Sunday of Advent

Service Notes and Announcements

Hymns

422 Sing a New Song Unto the Lord

153 Joy to the World

507 Break Now the Bread of Life

169 Il Est Ne / He Is Come

Scriptures

Psalm 98 (Sing a new song to the Lord!)

Sermon: “Joy to the World”

Announcements

• Congregational Meeting / Communion – This morning, we will be celebrating Holy Communion during

worship. We will also have a congregational meeting after worship to consider our finances as we

prepare to head into 2022. Lastly, we will be appointing Cathy Brown as our new Church Treasurer and

Susan Cox as our new Congregational Secretary (commencing January 1st, 2022)! Thank you, ladies, for

stepping forward to serve!

• Food Bank Toonie Jar – We have realized that the Toonie Jar, by which we make donations to the local

food banks, has not been being used this year due to COVID! If you wish to make a donation to the

food banks through the church, please include it in your offering with a clear note regarding direction

before the end of the year!

• We are still looking for an Organist / Pianist to lead music on Sundays – Kathleen Boose can do it, but

we’d rather give someone else (such as a young piano student) the opportunity to play and gain some

experience (not to mention earn a little money for their work!).

• Christmas Concerts in at Knox – Michael Kelly Cavan will be performing a Christmas concert at Knox on

Sunday, December 12th at 7:00 p.m. The Knox Choir, plus Haydn Evans & Friends, will present a

concert of different Christmas music on Sunday, December 19th, also at 7:00 p.m. Mask-wearing and

social distancing for those in the pews will be enforced at these concerts.

• Do you have a hymn or a Christmas carol that you’ve been wanting to hear or sing? Please submit

such requests to Rev. Steve and he will slot it into the upcoming worship services!

• Christmas Eve will be celebrated on Friday, December 24th, at 5:00

• Pray also for:

o Those who are still cleaning up from natural disasters, both here in Canada and around the

world,

o Those who are struggling with addiction and mental health issues, either in themselves or in

someone they love,

o Teachers as they try to keep their students’ attention as Christmas gets closer,

o Those facing the prospect of Christmas somewhere other than in their homes, with their

families.

• Thanks, as always, to everyone for your continued support of the work and ministry of our

congregation! 

Order of Worship, November 28, 2021

 Limehouse Presbyterian Church

The First Sunday of Advent

Service Notes and Announcements

Hymns

110 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

161 What Child Is This?

141 Good Christians, All Rejoice

133 Go, Tell It On the Mountain

Scriptures

OT Isaiah 40:1-8 (Comfort for God’s people)

NT 1 John 1:1-4 (We tell about what we have seen!)

Sermon: “Good Christians, All Rejoice!”

Announcements

• Congregational Meeting / Communion – Next week, on December 5th

, we will be celebrating Holy

Communion during worship. We will also have a congregational meeting after worship to consider our

finances as we prepare to head into 2022. Lastly, we will be appointing Cathy Brown as our new

Church Treasurer and Susan Cox as our new Congregational Secretary (commencing January 1st, 2022)!

Thank you, ladies, for stepping forward to serve!

• Food Bank Toonie Jar – We have realized that the Toonie Jar, by which we make donations to the local

food banks, has not been being used this year due to COVID! If you wish to make a donation to the

food banks through the church, please include it in your offering with a clear note regarding direction

before the end of the year!

• We are still looking for an Organist / Pianist to lead music on Sundays – Kathleen Boose can do it, but

we’d rather give someone else (such as a young piano student) the opportunity to play and gain some

experience (not to mention earn a little money for their work!).

• Christmas Concerts in at Knox – Michael Kelly Cavan will be performing a Christmas concert at Knox on

Sunday, December 12th at 7:00 p.m. The Knox Choir, plus Haydn Evans & Friends, will present a

concert of different Christmas music on Sunday, December 19th, also at 7:00 p.m. Mask-wearing and

social distancing for those in the pews will be enforced at these concerts.

• Do you have a hymn or a Christmas carol that you’ve been wanting to hear or sing? Please submit

such requests to Rev. Steve and he will slot it into the upcoming worship services!

• Christmas Eve will be celebrated on Friday, December 24th, at 5:00

• Pray also for:

o The people of British Columbia as they try to clean up the washed-out roads and broken rail

lines,

o The people of Newfoundland as they clean up from torrential rains and flooding this past week!

o Students trying to cope with a non-traditional learning environment as we approach the

Christmas break

o Shelters and social workers who are overloaded with clients trying to stay warm… and alive.

• Thanks, as always, to everyone for your continued support of the work and ministry of our

congregation! 

Order of Worship, November 21, 2021

 Limehouse Presbyterian Church 

November 21st, 2021 “Christ the King Sunday” Service 

Notes and Announcements

Hymns

267 Rejoice, the Lord is King

299 Holy, Holy, Holy

340 At the Name of Jesus

275 Jesus Shall Reign

Scriptures

Psalm 132:1-12 (God’s promises to David)

OT 2 Samuel 23:1-7 (David’s final words)

NT Revelation 1:4b-8 (Jesus will return)

Gospel John 18:33-37 (Jesus on trial before Pilate)

Sermon: “Belonging To A Royal Family”

Announcements

• Advent is only ONE WEEK AWAY! We will be decorating the church after worship TODAY, so if you can stay to help out, that would be great!

• Congregational Meeting / Communion – In TWO weeks, on December 5th, we will be celebrating Holy Communion during worship. We will also have a congregational meeting after worship to consider our finances as we prepare to head into 2022. Lastly, we will be appointing Cathy Brown as our new Church Treasurer and Susan Cox as our new Congregational Secretary (commencing January 1st, 2022)!

Thank you, ladies, for stepping forward to serve!

• Food Bank Toonie Jar – We have realized that the Toonie Jar, by which we make donations to the local food banks, has not been being used this year due to COVID! If you wish to make a donation to the food banks through the church, please include it in your offering with a clear note regarding direction before the end of the year!

• We are still looking for an Organist / Pianist to lead music on Sundays – Kathleen Boose can do it, but we’d rather give someone else (such as a young piano student) the opportunity to play and gain some experience (not to mention earn a little money for their work!).

• Christmas Concerts in at Knox – Michael Kelly Cavan will be performing a Christmas concert at Knox onSuday, December 12th at 7:00 p.m. The Knox Choir, plus Haydn Evans & Friends, will present a concert of different Christmas music on Sunday, December 19th, also at 7:00 p.m. Mask-wearing and social distancing for those in the pews will be enforced at these concerts.

• Do you have a hymn or a Christmas carol that you’ve been wanting to hear or sing? Please submit such requests to Rev. Steve and he will slot it into the upcoming worship services!

• Pray also for: o The people of the Vancouver / Fraser Valley area as floods have isolated them by closing roads and access routes,

o Musicians, as all their regular music gets swallowed up with Christmas songs!

o Families who have lost loved ones recently and will have a hole at the Christmas table this year,

o Charities who are trying to end their years by touching as many lives as possible.

• Thanks, as always, to everyone for your continued support of the work and ministry of our congregation! Please remember that you can mail in your offering or drop it off at Bill Karn’s home.

Order of Worship, November 14, 2021

 Limehouse Presbyterian Church

November 14th, 2021

Service Notes and Announcements

Hymns

371 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling Psalm 16 (Scottish Metrical Psalter, 1650) 

242 What Wondrous Love Is This 

685 How Firm a Foundation

Scriptures

Psalm 16 (God at the forefront of my life)

OT Daniel 12:1-3 (A vision of coming tribulation)

NT Hebrews 10:11-18 (One sacrifice was good enough for all)

Gospel Mark 13:1-8 (Jesus predicts the troubles that will precede His return)

Sermon: “Looking For Signs”

Announcements

• Advent is only TWO WEEKS AWAY! We will be decorating the church after worship NEXT Sunday, so if you can stay to help out next week, that would be great!

• Congregational Meeting / Communion – In THREE weeks, on December 5th, we will be celebrating Holy Communion during worship. We will also have a congregational meeting after worship to consider our finances as we prepare to head into 2022. We will also be appointing Cathy Brown as our new Church Treasurer!

• Food Bank Toonie Jar – We have realized that the Toonie Jar, by which we make donations to the local food banks, has not been being used this year due to COVID! If you wish to make a donation to the food banks through the church, please include it in your offering with a clear note regarding direction before the end of the year!

• We are still looking for an Organist / Pianist to lead music on Sundays – Kathleen Boose can do it, but we’d rather give someone else (such as a young piano student) the opportunity to play and gain some experience (not to mention earn a little money for their work!).

• Do you have a hymn or a Christmas carol that you’ve been wanting to hear or sing? Please submit such requests to Rev. Steve and he will slot it into the upcoming worship services!

• Pray also for:

o The crews who are putting up all of the Christmas decorations we see everywhere,

o The merchants (and their staffs) as they prepare for the onslaught of Christmas shoppers,

o Charities as they gear up for their Christmas fundraising / item distribution campaigns,

o Those who are going to be needing help to make ends meet, and not just at Christmas time.

• Thanks, as always, to everyone for your continued support of the work and ministry of our congregation! Please remember that you can mail in your offering or drop it off at Bill Karn’s home.

Order of Worship, November 7th, 2021

Limehouse Presbyterian Church November 7th, 2021 –

Remembrance Sunday Service

Notes and Announcements

Hymns

800 O Canada

330 O God, Our Help in Ages Past

834 God Save Our Gracious Queen

You Are My All In All

371 Love Divine,

All Loves Excelling Scriptures Psalm

Psalm 127 (Blessed is the home that trusts in God to build it)

OT 1 Kings 17:;8-16 (The widow of Zarephath feeds Elijah)

NT Hebrews 9:24-28 (Christ is in the eternal sanctuary)

Gospel Mark 12:38-44

(The Widow’s Mite) Sermon: “The Widows of War”

Announcements

• Today is Reformation Sunday! 504 years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther (statue is above) posted 95 objections to the practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Luther wanted to reform the Church, not split it, but split it he did, and today we remember what the Reformation itself became based on.

• Evangel Hall – Thank you to everyone who gave items for Evangel Hall! Rev. Steve’s vehicle was full to the brim, and the volunteers were very grateful for everything!

• Food Bank Toonie Jar – We have realized that the Toonie Jar, by which we make donations to the local food banks, has not been being used this year due to COVID! If you wish to make a donation to the food banks through the church, please include it in your offering with a clear note regarding direction before the end of the year!

• We have had some nibbles, but we are still looking for a Treasurer and a Secretary to take over the positions being vacated by Bill & Betty Anne Karn by the end of this year. If you are interested in either position, please speak to either them or Rev. Steve about what the jobs entail. We are thankful for all their years of service in these positions!

• We are also looking for an Organist / Pianist to lead music on Sundays –to Kathleen Boose can do it, but we’d rather give someone else (such as a young piano student) the opportunity play and gain some experience (not to mention earn a little money for their work!).

• Do you have a hymn that you’ve been wanting to hear or sing? Please submit such requests to Rev. Steve and he will slot it into the upcoming worship services!

• Fall Back – Please remember that your clocks go back one hour next Sunday morning!

• Pray also for: o All of our veterans, a number that is getting smaller every year o All those who are serving our military in operations in Canada and around the world o All those who are contemplating submitting their name for recruitment in any of our uniformed services (military, police, fire, EMS, etc.) o All those who bear scars that are physical / mental / spiritual and are trying to live just one day at a time.

• Thanks, as always, to everyone for your continued support of the work and ministry of our congregation! Please remember that you can mail in your offering or drop it off at Bill Karn’s home. 

Order of Worship October 31. 2021

 Limehouse Presbyterian Church

October 31st, 2021 – Hallowe’en / Reformation Sunday

Service Notes and Announcements

Hymns

374

O For A Thousand Tongues to Sing

This Little Light of Mine

707

More Love to Thee, O Christ

315

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Scriptures

Psalm 119:1-8 (Walk in the way of the Lord and be safe)

OT Deuteronomy 6:1-9 (Hear, O Israel, the LORD is one!)

NT Hebrews 9:11-14 (Jesus is superior to the High Priest)

Gospel Mark 12:28-34 (What is the greatest commandment?)

Sermon: “Close, But No Cigar”

Announcements

• Today is Reformation Sunday! 504 years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther (statue is above) posted 95 objections to the practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Luther wanted to reform the Church, not split it, but split it he did, and today we remember what the Reformation itself became based on.

• Evangel Hall – Rev. Steve will be doing a clothing drop-off at Evangel Hall on Monday, November 1st! If you have any clothing that you wish to have donated to the Hall as you change over from Summer to Winter clothes, please bring them to Rev. Steve’s office. Sundries and packs of socks are also always welcome!

• Food Bank Toonie Jar – We have realized that the Toonie Jar, by which we make donations to the local food banks, has not been being used this year due to COVID! If you wish to make a donation to the food banks through the church, please include it in your offering with a clear note regarding direction before the end of the year!

• We have had some nibbles, but we are still looking for a Treasurer and a Secretary to take over the positions being vacated by Bill & Betty Anne Karn by the end of this year. If you are interested in either position, please speak to either them or Rev. Steve about what the jobs entail. We are thankful for all their years of service in these positions!

• We are also looking for an Organist / Pianist to lead music on Sundays – Kathleen Boose can do it, but we’d rather give someone else (such as a young piano student) the opportunity to play and gain some experience (not to mention earn a little money for their work!).

• Do you have a hymn that you’ve been wanting to hear or sing? Please submit such requests to Rev. Steve and he will slot it into the upcoming worship services!

• Fall Back – Please remember that your clocks go back one hour next Sunday morning!

• Remembrance Sunday – Next week, we remember our veterans and commemorate those lost in the wars of the 20th century, as well as the wars that are still being fought today.

• Pray also for:

o All the little trick-or-treaters who will be out roaming the streets for Hallowe’en

o All the teachers who will have the little trick-or-treaters in their classes tomorrow!

o All the parents trying to balance fun with safety

o All those who are scared by real life factors and not just make-believe ones.

• Thanks, as always, to everyone for your continued support of the work and ministry of our congregation! Please remember that you can mail in your offering or drop it off at Bill Karn’s home.

Order of Worship, October 17, 2021

 Limehouse Presbyterian Church

October 17th, 2021, 9:30 a.m.

Service Notes and Announcements

Hymns

333 I Sing the Mighty Power of God

204 Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne

328 This Is My Father's World

332 How Great Thou Art

Scriptures

Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c (God is great and powerful)

OT Job 38:1-7, 34-41 (God responds to Job from the whirlwind)

NT Hebrews 5:1-10 (Jesus is our great high priest)

Gospel Mark 10:35-45 (James and John ask for a favour)

Sermon: “Beyond Comprehension” A Third Meditation on Job

Announcements

· We are continuing a series of messages based on the book of Job today. Job is an ancient attempt to engage the question of why bad things happen to good people. Thus, it’s not a pleasant book by any means, nor an easy one to read! If you decide to read through it and find yourself with questions, please don’t hesitate to send them along to Rev. Steve! He would love to help you work through them.

· Evangel Hall – Rev. Steve will be doing a clothing drop-off at Evangel Hall on Monday, November 1st! If you have any clothing that you wish to have donated to the Hall as you change over from Summer to Winter clothes, please bring them to Rev. Steve’s office. Sundries and packs of socks are also always welcome!

· Food Bank Toonie Jar – We have realized that the Toonie Jar, by which we make donations to the local food banks, has not been being used this year due to COVID! If you wish to make a donation to the food banks through the church, please include it in your offering with a clear note regarding direction before the end of the year!

· We have had some nibbles, but we are still looking for a Treasurer and a Secretary to take over the positions being vacated by Bill & Betty Anne Karn by the end of this year. If you are interested in either position, please speak to either them or Rev. Steve about what the jobs entail. We are thankful for all their years of service in these positions!

· We are also looking for an Organist / Pianist to lead music on Sundays – Kathleen Boose can do it, but we’d rather give someone else (such as a young piano student) the opportunity to play and gain some experience (not to mention earn a little money for their work!).

· Do you have a hymn that you’ve been wanting to hear or sing? Please submit such requests to Rev. Steve and he will slot it into the upcoming worship services!

· Pray also for:

o Those who are struggling to find God in a time of affliction

o Those who are struggling with food and financial insecurity in a world of plenty

o Those whose grief is fresh, or fresh once more, as COVID-delayed funerals continue to take place

o Those who are overloaded, overburdened, burnt out, or just plain exhausted

· Thanks, as always, to everyone for your continued support of the work and ministry of our congregation! Please remember that you can mail in your offering, drop it off, or contribute through Canada Helps, starting at www.knoxgeorgetown.com/index.php/donations

Order of Worship October 10, 2021

Limehouse Presbyterian Church

October 10th, 2021 9:30 am

Thanksgiving Sunday

Service Notes and Announcements

Hymns

803 Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

806 To Bless the Earth

500 Open My Eyes, That I May See

807 We Plough the Fields and Scatter

Scriptures

Psalm 22:1-15 (Lord, why have I been afflicted?)

OT Job 23:1-17 (Job cannot find God to lay his affliction

before Him)

NT Hebrews 4:12-16 (We lay everything before God to find His leadership)

Gospel Mark 10:17-31 (The rich man, unable to give it all up)

Sermon: “I Should Like to File A Complaint!” A Second Meditation on Job

Announcements

• Today is Thanksgiving Sunday! In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the second Monday of October, and

we thank God for the harvest. True, we’ve already been enjoying fresh vegetables for some time, but

by the end of October, most of the crops are off for another year. Enjoy your turkey, but don’t forget

to thank God for everything!

• Session is reminded that we are meeting on Thursday at 7:00 in the church basement.

• We congratulate Tim and Margaret (Miller) Somerville who were married at Limehouse on Saturday,

October 8th. Blessings on your future together!

• We are continuing a series of messages based on the book of Job today. Job is an ancient attempt to

engage the question of why bad things happen to good people. Thus, it’s not a pleasant book by any

means, nor an easy one to read! If you decide to read through it and find yourself with questions,

please don’t hesitate to send them along to Rev. Steve! He would love to help you work through them.

• Do you have a hymn that you’ve been wanting to hear or sing? Please submit such requests to Rev.

Steve and he will slot it into the upcoming worship services!

• We are still looking for a Treasurer and a Secretary to take over the positions being vacated by Bill &

Betty Anne Karn by the end of this year. If you are interested in either position, please speak to either

them or Rev. Steve about what the jobs entail. We are thankful for all their years of service in these

positions!

• We are also looking for an Organist / Pianist to lead music on Sundays – Kathleen Boose can do it, but

we’d rather give someone else (such as a young piano student) the opportunity to play and gain some

experience (not to mention earn a little money for their work!).

• Pray also for:

o Farmers as they collect the harvest,

o Producers as they prepare to turn the harvest into other items on our grocery store shelves,

o Families as they gather to celebrate Thanksgiving,

o Those suffering with food insecurity in this time of prosperity

• Thanks, as always, to everyone for your continued support of the work and ministry of our

congregation! Please remember that you can also mail in your offering, or drop it off at Bill Karn’s

house.

Order of Worship, October 3rd, 2021

 October 3rd, 2021

Worldwide Communion Sunday

Service Notes and Announcements

Hymns 685

How Firm a Foundation 375

Fairest Lord Jesus 543

Here, O My Lord, I See Thee (vv. 1-3) 543

Here, O My Lord, I See Thee (vv. 4-7

Scriptures

Psalm 26 (Lord, I try my best, so help me in my distress!)

OT Job 1:1, 2:1-10 (Job is afflicted)

NT Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12 (Jesus is greater than the heavenly beings)

Gospel Mark 10:2-16 (Jesus teaches about divorce and innocence)

Sermon: What The Heck Did I Do? A First Meditation on Job

Announcements

• Today is Worldwide Communion Sunday! Please bring your elements either to the church or to the monitor where you view the service! While we pray that we will one day be able to do communion properly again, with the sharing of the elements, until that time, we simply remember that in the breaking of the bread and in the sharing of the cup, we remember that Jesus gave His life for our sake, giving us a portion in His death and His resurrection! Come, taste and see that the Lord is good!

• We are starting a series of messages based on the book of Job today. Job is an ancient attempt to engage the question of why bad things happen to good people; it’s not a pleasant book, by any means, nor an easy one to read! If you decide to read through it and find yourself with questions, please don’t hesitate to send them along to Rev. Steve! He would love to help you work through them.

• The Townsend-Smith Hospice Foundation is seeking to raise a hospice facility within the bounds of North Halton (with an eye to having it north of Milton, so that Georgetown and Acton residents can easily access it as well). This Thursday, October 7th, at the Italian Cultural Centre of Milton, there will be a candle-lighting ceremony to honour those who have sought hospice care in their community and to express support for access to residential hospice palliative care in North Halton. If you wish more information on the foundation, go to www.townsend-smith.ca; if you wish to attend the candle-lighting ceremony, please go to www.townsend-smith.ca/event/candlelight-ceremony-2021

• Do you have a hymn that you’ve been wanting to hear or sing? Please submit such requests to Rev. Steve and he will slot it into the upcoming worship services!

• We are still looking for a Treasurer and a Secretary to take over the positions being vacated by Bill & Betty Anne Karn by the end of this year. If you are interested in either position, please speak to either them or Rev. Steve about what the jobs entail. We are thankful for all their years of service in these positions!

• We are also looking for an Organist / Pianist to lead music on Sundays – Kathleen Boose can do it, but we’d rather give someone else (such as a young piano student) the opportunity to play and gain some experience (not to mention earn a little money for their work!).

• Pray also for:

o Those who struggle with PTSD from their experiences in the Indigenous Residential Schools even to this day, and the generations that have come after them

o Those who struggle with food uncertainty, especially as the price of food and fuel seems destined to rise over the course of this winter

o The farmers as they enter the busiest phase of their harvest time, whatever the crop may be

o Those who know that winter is coming and are preparing accordingly

• Thanks, as always, to everyone for your continued support of the work and ministry of our congregation! Please remember that you can mail in your offering, drop it off, or contribute through Canada Helps, starting at www.knoxgeorgetown.com/index.php/donations

Order of Worship, September 26,2021

Limehouse Presbyterian Church

September 26^th, 2021

Service Notes and Announcements

	Limehouse’s 160th Anniversary

Hymns: 438		When Morning Gilds the Skies
Video		Limehouse 160th Anniversary
373		Jesus Loves Me
587		Called As Partners

 Scriptures

Psalm      124 (God has saved us from calamity)

OT            Esther 7, 9:20-22 (Esther accuses Haman)

NT            James 5:13-20 (Pray to God and feel Him among you

Gospel     Mark 9:38-50 (Be on guard against temptation)

 Sermon: The Annual Celebration

Announcements

·       160 years!  It’s not the huge celebration that we wanted, but we still celebrate sixteen decades of living and working and worshiping together in this place! 

·       In-person services are available again!  However, we are still livestreaming from Knox on Sunday mornings for those who are not able or not certain that it’s safe to come out for worship.  If we are pre-empted by YouTube’s algorithms, we may not be livestreaming immediately, but be patient!  It will be there later!  (And the best way to ensure that we are able to livestream is to make sure you have Subscribed to Knox’s YouTube channel!)

·       Communion Sunday – Next Sunday, October 3^rd, is Worldwide Communion Sunday!  We will be partaking of the bread of the promise and the blood of Christ… though it will be elements that we ourselves bring to the worship space!  There will be elements available for those who forget, but please try to remember to bring your own. 

·       October Preaching Series – Next week, we start a four-week journey through the book of Job, at the suggestion of one of our members (and a fortuitous conjunction with the Revised Common Lectionary!).  If you would like a text copy of the sermon series when all is said and done, please speak to Rev. Steve about getting it. 

·       Do you have a hymn that you’ve been wanting to hear or sing?  Please submit such requests to Rev. Steve and he will slot it into an upcoming worship service!

·       We are still looking for a Treasurer and a Secretary to take over the positions being vacated by Bill & Betty Anne Karn by the end of this year.  If you are interested in either position, please speak to either them or Rev. Steve about what the jobs entail.  We are thankful for all their years of service in these positions! 

·       Pray also for:

o   Those who have celebrated a birthday or anniversary this month.

o   Those who have marked the passing of a loved one because of a loved one.

o   Those who are finally laying loved ones to rest after COVID delays.

o   Those who are yearning for the bright new dawn Jesus promised after having endured a time of darkness in their lives.

·       Thanks, as always, to everyone for your continued support of the work and ministry of our congregation!  Please remember that you can mail in your offering, drop it off, or contribute through Canada Helps, starting at www.knoxgeorgetown.com/index.php/donations

 

Order of Worship, April 18, 2021

 April 18th, 2021

The Third Sunday of Easter

Service Notes and Announcements

Hymns

258 Thine Be the Glory

video Open The Eyes of My Heart, Lord

solo I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked

324 Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Scriptures

Psalm 4 (God relieves our pain and replaces it with good)

OT Acts 3:1-19a (Peter heals a lame man at the Temple, and preaches to the fascinated crowd)

NT 1 John 3:1-7 (Jesus came to take away our sins)

Gospel Luke 24:36b-48 (Jesus appears to the disciples and shows that it is really Him)

Sermon: A God of Second Chances

Announcements

· Given that we are now in yet another shut-down, this one intended to last until the end of April, we will not be returning to in-person worship for some time yet. Please be praying for those who have COVID, those who are trying to stand with those who are sick, as well as those who are struggling with the situation around us because of COVID!

· However, the Limehouse Drive Shed Rebuild has started! The clean-up of the damage was completed this week, and the construction has also started. A big thank-you goes to Joan Matheson for donating some gray barn boards for the project! Please pray that the work will proceed swiftly and safely. · The Weekly Check-in with Rev. Steve on Zoom is held on Tuesdays at 3:00. You can use this link if you wish to access the Zoom room.

· The Bible Study on Hebrews takes place on Thursdays at 3:00, also on Zoom! We are in chapter 9 – this meeting is also on Zoom, and you can click on these words to activate the link to join in!

· Community Unity Spring Yard Cleanup – Community Unity hopes to have this project go ahead in early May, after the shutdown has lifted. If you, or someone you know, needs help with their spring yard cleanup, please advise Rev Steve or Dennis McLay. Volunteers are also needed to accomplish this community Mission project.

· Townsend Smith Hospice Foundation – Rev. Steve and Kathy are participating in a “Virtual Hike for Hospice” on Saturday, May 1st, to help raise funds for the proposed ten-bed hospice facility the Foundation wishes to raise in North Halton. For more details about the hospice project itself, see www.townsend-smith.ca! The link for sponsoring either of them is behind these blue words!

· Pray also for:

o Those of the Eastern Christian traditions, for whom this is only Lent V, who will celebrate Easter (Pascha) on May 2nd!

o Students, teachers, and parents as they adjust to school-at-home once again

o Those celebrating milestone events this year without large celebrations

o Those who struggle to forgive offenses against them where no request has ever (or will never) come their way

· For Limehouse Folks – As has been announced, Bill and Betty-Anne Karn are stepping back from their positions as the Church’s Treasurer and Secretary! We thank them for their exemplary service in both roles – Bill over the past couple of years as Treasurer, and Betty-Anne for twenty years as Secretary! However, we will need to replace them in these roles, and the sooner we can do so, the better. Please speak to Rev. Steve or Bill or Betty-Anne if you are interested in knowing what either of these jobs entails, and pray about whether or not this is something you can give y

The repair of the horse shed has begun!!

 The tear down of the shed is now complete, and the crew is working on repairing the shed to bring it back to it's historic beauty. 

We are reusing as much roof plywood as possible since it has increased in price tremendously. The heritage lumber arrived yesterday. The back beam was installed today. 

Joan Matheson has donated gray barn boards which will lower our heritage lumber cost by nearly $1000.