SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST JUNE 3, 2018 Dorchester United Church
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WE GATHER TO PRAISE GOD
MUSIC PRELUDE:
(A time for quiet reflection and preparation for worship)
HYMN:
"I, the Lord of Sea and Sky" V.U. 509
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CALL TO WORSHIP:
Who is our God?
The One Who created all Things.
Who is the Holy Spirit?
God's Wisdom, Who created all Things.
Who is the Almighty Lord?
The One Who continues to create all things.
Let us worship our God.
We will praise God as long as we live.
(Wanda Winfield, Blenheim U.C.)
OPENING PRAYER
(IN UNISON)
You speak to your people in so many ways. In wind and fire… in cloud
and thunder… in moments of great confusion, and in the spaces in
between. In our lives - in the busy-ness and the quiet - help us to hear
Your voice. Help us to live Your love. Help us to be Your
people… this day and forever! Amen.
We continue to pray with the words that Jesus taught us to pray,
singing together:
THE LORD'S PRAYER V.U. 960
HYMN:
"Be Still, My Soul" V.U. 652
TIME WITH THE CHILDREN:
SERVICE OF LIGHTING THE CANDLE:
Jesus Christ is the light of the world.
Jesus is our friend who loves us always.
ANTHEM:
WE HEAR GOD'S LOVING WORD FOR US
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION:
In humility we earth creatures come, to hear your Word,
O Holy God, and to be stirred by the wisdom of your Spirit. Amen. (Susan
Lukey, High River U.C., Alta.)
OLD TESTAMENT READING: 1 Samuel 3: 1 - 10:
This is the witness of the people of Israel.
Thanks be to God.
RESPONSE
: "Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying" 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.
WE RESPOND TO GOD'S WORD IN FAITH AND ACTION
PASTORAL PRAYER:
OFFERING INVITATION: OFFERTORY RESPONSE:
Grant us, God, the grace of giving, with a spirit large and free, that
ourselves and all our living we may offer faithfully. V.U. 540
OFFERTORY PRAYER:
Receive these gifts this morning,
O God, author of every good gift. Out of the bounty of our hearts, we
respond with faithful generosity and love. May these gifts become blessings
for others as they have been blessings for us. Amen.
HYMN:
"Will You Come and Follow Me?" V.U. 567
COMMISSIONING:
We have opened our hearts to God's Spirit in this Pentecost Season. As you
go from this place, let your breath give life to others and to all of God's
creation. Let God's Spirit breathe into you with goodness and breathe out
of you in love. With your every breath and with the breath of all that
lives, give praise to God. Amen.
(Robin Wardlaw, Glen Rhodes U.C., Toronto)
POSTLUDE:
(A time to quietly reflect on all that you have experienced this morning)
