Sunday, October 13, 2024
Order of Service
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Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
Hebrews 12:28
Prelude - For the fruits of all creation
Call to Worship
L: Friends in Christ, answer the call and come, let us celebrate the wondrous gifts that God has given us
P: Throughout all our lives, God has blessed us with love and hope, powered by the resurrection of our Saviour.
L: Praise be to God who provides for us – now and forever.
P: May our hearts be truly grateful, and may we show our gratitude by the ways in which we live and care for each other and all others.
L: Grateful for such a time as this, thankful people, let us worship God,
All: Creator, Christ and Spirit, One God, Blessed Trinity, world without end.
803 Come ye thankful people, come
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Declaration of Forgiveness
425 All things bright and beautiful
Most of all that love has found us, thanks be to God.
Story: Returning Thanks!
”…turned back and thanks him.” Luke 17:11-19
Scripture and Song in Celebration of the Harvest
Introit for Harvest – H. Willan
A warning not to forget God in prosperity
Deuteronomy 8:7-18
Reader: Henry Muth
Come and give thanks to the Giver
Janzen/Dawney
No one can outgive God
II Corinthians 9: 6-15
Reader: Sharon Duff
Carol of Beauty
French Tune
The Bread from Heaven
John 6:25-35
Reader: Clarence Swanton
Let all creation bless the Lord
German Tune
805 Give thanks, my soul, for harvest
Call for the Offering
By grace, we are participants in the eternal outpouring of God’s love.
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Offertory - Rondo
G.F. Handel
Oboe: Mary Robison
Doxology
Tune: Lasst Uns Erfreuen (with Alleluias)
Prayer of Dedication
Anthem - Sing to the Lord
Vivaldi/Hopson
Prayers of The People
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
457 Now thank we all our God
Benediction
Postlude - Nun Danket
Arr. J.S. Bach
We gather on the traditional territory of the Wendat, the Anishnaabeg and the Haudenosaunee Peoples. We are also on lands that are part of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum. We live and work, worship, learn and meet on lands that are the traditional territory of many different Indigenous Peoples who were here before the establishment of European colonies.
