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WE GATHER TO PRAISE GOD
TO PONDER:
We all dream of living the full life, but failure comes to dim our vision.
How does failure affect your daily life?
MUSIC PRELUDE
HYMN:
"Walk with me" V.U. 649
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
Let us praise the God of all ages.
We will praise the Creator of all the earth.
Let us praise the Holy One who from everlasting to everlasting is God.
God's steadfast love is with us as we worship in word and song.
OPENING PRAYER (IN UNISON)
God of mercy, our lives do not just go on and on. We forget that life is
terminal. Teach us how to live within the limits that You have set for us.
May we relish life even in its transitoriness. Help us to savour this
moment, for our lives are gifts to us. AMEN
HYMN:
"Canticle of the Turning" M.V. 120
TIME WITH THE CHILDREN
Jean Davis - Dorchester Food Bank
SERVICE OF LIGHTING THE CANDLE
As we wait for the candle to be lit, there is a feeling of anticipation.
We rejoice in the light that has come among us in the person of Jesus
who is our Saviour.
ANTHEM
PRAYER OF CONFESSION (IN UNISON)
God of our yesterdays and our tomorrows, we are drawn to Your way, but we
also shrink from it. We want the future You have in store for us, but we
also like things the way they are. You promise us new relationships, but we
find comfort in our own. You promise us grace, but we prefer the way we
have always done it. In Your love, turn our complacency into a longing for
Your future. AMEN
WORDS OF ASSURANCE
Before we turn to God, God is turned to us. Our hearts are restless until
we find rest in God. We are a forgiven people. Thanks be to God.
WE HEAR GOD'S LOVING WORD FOR US
RESPONSIVE PSALM:
Psalm 90 (Parts One and Three)
V.U. 805-806
RESPONSE: V.U. 400
Lord, listen to your children praying,
Lord, send your Spirit in this place,
Lord, listen to your children praying,
Send us love, send us power, send us grace
PASTORAL PRAYER
WE RESPOND TO GOD'S WORD IN FAITH AND ACTION
HYMN: "
My love colours outside the lines" M.V. 138
OFFERING INVITATION
OFFERTORY RESPONSE:
For food in a world where many walk in hunger, for friends in a world where
many walk alone, for faith in a world where many walk in fear, we give you
thanks, O God. V.U.552
OFFERTORY PRAYER:
This is the moment for which we have been called together. In the offering
up of ourselves and our gifts we experience the grace of a loving God. May
we become friends to the needy as we give ourselves in service to a hurting
world. AMEN
