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

 October 16^th, 2022

10:30 a.m.!

19^th 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 20^th, 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!

 

Order of Worship, Holy Communion, October 02, 2022

 

Limehouse Presbyterian Church

October 2^nd, 2022

17^th 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 1^st, 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!

Order of Worship, September 25, 2022

 

16^th Sunday after Pentecost

Service Notes and Announcements

                                                                                                                         

Hymns

459		Ye Servants of God
57		On Eagles' Wings
		God Will Take Care Of You
		Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus

Scriptures

Psalm      Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16     

OT           Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15            

NT           1 Timothy 6:6-19         

Gospel     Luke 16:19-31              

 

Sermon:  “Handing Over Control”  

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. 

·       Out of the Cold - Want to know what our "plan" is regarding the Out of the Cold program Knox is trying to start this winter?  An Information session will be held on Saturday, September 24th, at 10:00.  If you wish to volunteer for one of the working teams, this will be where to get the information about what we are trying to accomplish.

·       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 1^st, 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 those seeking to actively resist the Russian war efforts inside Russia itself

- For those making choices regarding shelter options as the weather cools

- For those planning one more summer-ish excursion before officially ending the season

- For those living with the consequences of bad decisions and wondering how to get out of the hole they've dug for themselves and/or others.

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

 

Order of Worship, September 18, 2022

 

15^th Sunday after Pentecost

Service Notes and Announcements

                                                                                                                            

Hymns 

642		O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee
747		There Is A Balm in Gilead
		More Precious Than Silver
652		Forth In Thy Name, O Lord, I Go

                                                                                                                                                  

Scriptures

Psalm      Psalm 113         

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OT           Amos 8:4-7                   

NT           1 Timothy 2:1-7                       

Gospel     Luke 16:1-13                

Sermon:  “All-Seeing, All Knowing”

Announcements

·       Need For Lay Readers - we are returning to having Lay Readers during the service!  If you are interested in helping out by reading the weekly announcements, the prayer for the offering, and the responsive psalm (all of which will be in your hands by Friday evening), please contact Rev. Steve, Ted Brown, or Susan Cox to get on the list!  

·       Limehouse 161st Anniversary - on September 25th, Limehouse will mark its 161st anniversary with Coffee Hour and a historical display in the Basement.  Service will be at our normal time of 9:30

·       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.  On Wednesday, September 21st, he will be at Norval United Church from 11-12:30 and 6:30-8, with the same hours on Wednesday, October 26th at the Erin Legion.  See details on the poster.  Call Jones' (905-877-3631) to register. 

·       Out of the Cold - Want to know what our "plan" is regarding the Out of the Cold program Knox is trying to start this winter?  Information sessions will be held on Thursday, September 22nd at 3:00 and on Saturday, September 24th, at 10:00.  If you wish to volunteer for one of the working teams, this will be where to get the information about what we are trying to accomplish.

·       LWC Refresher - The Elders are reminded of the Leading With Care "Refresher" with David Philps this coming Saturday, Sept. 17th, starting at 9:00 in the Small Hall.  

·       GFORCe3- October 1^st, 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 the Royal Family, as they seek to set aside their internal strife in order to praise the memory of the late Queen.  

- For those whose emotions have been stirred to anger and rage with the sovereign's death due to past traumas whose pain they still feel

- For those reeling from the untimely deaths of loved ones, in stories that make the news as well as those that do not

- For the cold, the hungry, the needy, the lonely, the isolated, the helpless, the hopeless, the lost; may they find the blessings of God in the face of another of His children, somehow, some way.

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