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 28 October 2022

Order of Worship, October 30, 2022

 

Limehouse Presbyterian Church

October 30th, 2022

Reformation Sunday

Service Notes and Announcements

                                                                                                                            

Hymns 

389

Breathe on Me, Breath of God

422

Sing a New Song

472

We are God’s People

645

 

Follow Me, the Master said

                                                                                                                                                

Scriptures

Psalm     Psalm 49          

OT          Daniel 12:1-7              

NT         

Gospel   Luke 24:28-45             

 

Sermon:  Is There Life after Death in the Old Testament?” 

Craig Hutchison

 

Announcements

·       Community Unity Yard Cleanup - the Annual Fall Yard Cleanup date this year is Saturday, November 5th. If you need your yard raked by Community Unity, please advise Rev Steve or Dennis. Volunteers are also needed for the cleanup day commencing at 8:15 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church and ending at 12 noon at Knox Church. 

·       Evangel Hall Delivery - Rev. Steve will be doing a delivery of clothes and sundries to Evangel Hall on Wednesday, November 2nd.  If you wish to donate any items, please leave them in his Study before that time.  Please keep in mind that non-winter-weight clothing will be donated onward by EH, as they only have so much storage space.  Donations of NEW underwear and socks (all sizes) are always welcome, as well as travel-sized grooming items.

·       Rev. Steve will be out of the country until October 31st and will not have access to his phone until he returns.  In a pastoral emergency, please contact your elder or the Church to make alternate arrangements.

·       Cancer Assistance Services of Halton Hills (CAShh) is looking for Volunteer Drivers to help drive our clients to and from their cancer treatments and appointments. Our clients travel to different hospitals and clinics within the GTA and outside of the GTA (Toronto, Oakville, Mississauga, Hamilton, Brampton). We are in particular need for drivers willing to drive to downtown Toronto. Drivers are compensated for their mileage by CAShh.If you are interested in joining our wonderful organization and help make  someone's cancer journey just that little bit easier, please contact Wendy Molnar, our Transportation Coordinator at transportation@cancerassistance.org or phone 905-702-8886.

·       Food bank donations via our Toonie Jar are down substantially this year to date. We are hoping to make up for this decrease in November and December..  Although prices are going up everywhere, this only makes life more difficult for those who rely on food banks.  Please consider helping us to increase donations these last two months so we can provide our usual support for this important community effort.

·       WA Meeting- Nov 20 immediately following the church service. Please mark your calendars!

·        FUNDRAISING BREAKFAST by GFORCEe3 – SAT NOV 12. A breakfast will be hosted on Saturday November 12, 2022 at St Alban’s church 537 Main Street, Glen Williams. Breakfast will be served starting at 08:00 AM. Seating capacity is limited so if you plan to attend, it would be appreciated if you could drop an e-Mail to Don Robinson at donr@aesi-inc.com. There will be a fixed charge of $10 per person. This covers food and beverages (Coffee, Tea, Juice). Food will include meat, eggs, toast, some type of veggie Free Will offerings will be gratefully accepted 

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

 congregations!

Saturday 15 October 2022

Order of Worship, October 16, 2022, Limehouse Presbyterian Church,

 October 16th, 2022

10:30 a.m.!

19th Sunday after Pentecost

Halton Hills Joint Service

Service Notes and Announcements

                                                                                                                             

Hymns

108

Praise Ye the Lord, Hallelujah!

499

Tell Me the Old, Old Story

530

I Come With Joy

666

 

Living God, Your Joyful Spirit

                                                                                                                                                        


Scriptures

Psalm      Psalm 46            

OT           Genesis 32:22-31                       

NT              

Gospel                    

 

Sermon:  “Blessed & Broken” Rev. Dr. Sarah Travis (Knox Acton)          

 

Announcements

·      Joint Worship Service – This Sunday.  Service Will begin at 10:30 am.

·      Are Your Affairs In Order?  Jones' Funeral Home is presenting a workshop on being prepared for the end, led by their new Certified Executor Advisor, Gordon MacGregor will be at the at the Erin Legion, 11-12:30 and 6:30-8, on Wednesday, October 26th.  See details on the poster.  Call Jones' (905-877-3631) to register. 

·      Friendship Circle- Meeting Thursday, October 20th, 11 a.m. in the small hall.  Please bring a box lunch.  Tea and coffee will be served.  All women of the church and their friends are invited to attend.

·      Townsend-Smith Foundation- North Halton, in conjunction with Heart House and Acclaim Health, is offering a workshop on Cultural Considerations at End-of-Life.    Presentation themes are Talking about Dying in a Culturally Sensitive Way; Rituals on the end-of-life journey, at time of death and post death;  How grief is expressed in various Faiths and Cultures; and Supporting families through the grief journey.  Date is Thursday, October 20,2022.  Location is Gellert Community Centre, 10241 Eighth Line, Georgetown. Registration at 9:00 am; presentations 9:30 am-11:30 am.

·      Community Unity Yard Cleanup - the Annual Fall Yard Cleanup date this year is Saturday, November 5th. If you need your yard raked by Community Unity, please advise Rev Steve or Dennis. Volunteers are also needed for the cleanup day commencing at 8:15 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church and ending at 12 noon at Knox Church. 

·      Community Unity Cleanup Luncheon - Knox will be hosting the luncheon for the volunteer workers of the Fall Yard Cleanup program. If you are able to volunteer to help with the luncheon, please advise Dennis. Volunteers will be needed from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. We will be serving hamburgers, sausage on a bun and cake.

·      Food Bank Donations - if you are inclined to or thinking about providing a Thanksgiving donation to the Georgetown Bread Basket, the items in most need right now are crackers, cookies, juice boxes, individual puddings and instant mashed or scalloped potatoes. Items can be dropped off at the food bank or Knox church and they will be delivered.

·      Evangel Hall Delivery - Rev. Steve will be doing a delivery of clothes and sundries to Evangel Hall on Wednesday, November 2nd.  If you wish to donate any items, please leave them in his Study before that time.  Please keep in mind that non-winter-weight clothing will be donated onward by EH, as they only have so much storage space.  Donations of NEW underwear and socks (all sizes) are always welcome, as well as travel-sized grooming items.  

·      Rev. Steve will be in his Study Tuesday-Friday this week, but will be away from next Saturday, October 22nd, until Monday, October 31st, and will not have access to his phone during that time.  In a pastoral emergency, please contact your elder or the Church to make alternate arrangements. 

·      Out of Office-Charles will be out of the country 16 Oct (after the service) till 25 October but can still be reached via the church email.

·      Prayers for this Week

·      For police officers, who put on their uniform and go to work knowing each day might be their last, but go anyway...

·      For soldiers who fight for justice and freedom and against oppression and tyranny...

·      For families and churches alike who grapple with their brokenness even as they try to love one another...

·      For people who just seem to want to fight, for those who just want to make peace, and for those stuck in the middle, Lord, remind us that you are with us all!

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

 

Saturday 1 October 2022

Order of Worship, Holy Communion, October 02, 2022


 

Limehouse Presbyterian Church

October 2nd, 2022

17th Sunday after Pentecost

Communion Sunday

Service Notes and Announcements       



Hymns

 

Standing On the Promises

683

I Know Not Why Such Wondrous Grace

546

Here Is Bread, Here Is Wine

744

 

Will Your Anchor Hold?



 

                                                                                                                                                    

Scriptures

Psalm      Lamentations 3:19-26  

OT           Lamentations 1:1-6                  

NT           1 Timothy 1:1-14         

Gospel     Luke 17:5-10                

 

Sermon:  Don’t Let Go”    

 

Announcements

·       Limehouse 161st Anniversary – Thank you to everyone who helped to make our Anniversary Service a special occasion today.  It is nice to see everyone in person again.

·       Joint Worship Service - Mark your calendars!  On October 16th, the churches of North Halton will be gathering for their first Joint Service since 2019! We will be hosting this year.

·       Are Your Affairs In Order?  Jones' Funeral Home is presenting a workshop on being prepared for the end, led by their new Certified Executor Advisor, Gordon MacGregor will be at the at the Erin Legion, 11-12:30 and 6:30-8, on Wednesday, October 26th.  See details on the poster.  Call Jones' (905-877-3631) to register. 

·       Townsend-Smith Foundation- North Halton, in conjunction with Heart House and Acclaim Health, is offering a workshop on Cultural Considerations at End-of-Life.    Presentation themes are Talking about Dying in a Culturally Sensitive Way; Rituals on the end-of-life journey, at time of death and post death;  How grief is expressed in various Faiths and Cultures; and Supporting families through the grief journey.  Date is Thursday, October 20,2022.  Location is Gellert Community Centre, 10241 Eighth Line, Georgetown. Registration at 9:00 am; presentations 9:30 am-11:30 am.

·       GFORCe3- October 1st, 7 p.m. Octoberfest Pub Night and Auction at St. Alban’s Church Hall, 537 Main St, Glen Williams.  See attached for more details.

·       Prayers for this Week

- For Christians around the world as they gather for communion, that they remember that we are to be one in Christ

- For those rebuilding after storms and fires and earthquakes and wars

- For those who are bringing life into the world, and those who know they are on their way out

- For those who feel "adrift" and are in desperate need of knowing the strong and secure presence of God

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