Order of Worship, March 08, 2015

Limehouse Presbyterian Church

Limehouse, Ontario

 

MINISTER:  Rev. Steve Boose

CLERK OF SESSION:   Ted Brown

ORGANIST:   Josh Lim

MORNING WORSHIP 9:30 a.m.   March 8th, 2015

 

THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT

 

GOD CALLS US TO WORSHIP

PRELUDE

 

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

 

CALL TO WORSHIP:

 

HYMN:       All Creatures of Our God and King   #433

 

PRAYER OF INVOCATION

 

CONGREGATION’S LIFE AND MINISTRY:    Elder Bill Karn

 

CHILDREN’S HYMN:     Follow Me, the Master Said   # 645

 

GOD SPEAKS TO US

 

SCRIPTURES:           

 

Responsive Reading:    Psalm 19:  (pg 541)

                                                                        (Led by Bill Karn)

OLD TESTAMENT    Exodus 20: 1-17  (pg 73)

NEW TESTAMENT     1Corinthians 1: 18-25  (pg 1128)

                                                John 2: 13-22  (pg 1051)

APOSTLES CREED

 

SERMON:  Called to Covenant III– Living With Each Other

                                                                             Rev. Steve Boose

 

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:       Be Thou My Vision                                         # 461

 

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.  

Congregational Breakfast and Meeting:   Sunday March 29th, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. Please join us. Regular Worship following at 9:30

Special events during Holy Week will include:

• Maundy Thursday (April 2^nd), starting at 6:30 at Limehouse .  Pot-luck supper, but elements of the Jewish seder meal will also be present, culminating in a remembrance of the Last Supper.
• Good Friday (April 3^rd), 10:00, at Knox – a service of worship and remembrance that will include a choir cantata that will lead us to the foot of the cross.
• Easter Sunday (April 5^th), at regular worship times:  the celebration of the resurrection, including communion!

Easter Lilies
Lilies will be placed in the front vestibule on Easter Sunday.
If you wish to place a lily in memory of a loved one, please contact
Bill and Betty Anne before March 29th
Cost:$10.00

 

Sunday March 8

March 8 – International Women’s Day

Zahida is an accomplished teacher at a high school in Afghanistan, where not long ago cultural norms forced her to abandon her dream of teaching. After graduating, she pursued a teaching career and got  married shortly thereafter. While her husband initially supported her choice to work, he soon worried what his friends and family would think about her career and Zahida was forced to quit. Thankfully a Presbyterian World Service & Development program working to change cultural attitudes and raise awareness about the importance of education interceded. After explaining to Zahida’s family about how important her work is, Zahida was able to return to the school. “Teaching is not just a job for me, but it is my dream to help children learn. Through the support of this project, I am once again living my dream,” she shares.

PWS&D supports women’s empowerment