SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2019 Dorchester United Church WE GATHER TO PRAISE GOD
MUSIC PRELUDE
(A time for quiet reflection and
preparation for worship)
CALL TO WORSHIP
: (inspired by Luke 10: 38-42, Psalm 46:10)
Come and worship!
Be still and aware of God's presence
within and around you.
(Pause)
Come and worship!
Be still and aware of Jesus' presence
within and around you.
(Pause)
Come and worship!
Be still and aware of the Spirit's presence
within and around you.
(Pause)
Be still and know the presence of the Triune God,
the Father to whom we come,
the Son through whom we come,
the Spirit by whom we come.
(Pause)
Hear God's word:
Be STILL and know that I am God.
~ written by Rev. Dr. A.R. Neal Mathers, in Mary and Martha: Worshipful
Work,
posted on Presbyterian Record.
PASSING OF THE PEACE
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The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Love of God, and the Fellowship
of the holy spirit be with you…
And also with you
HYMN
: "In the Garden"
SANCTUS
: V.U. 315
CHIDREN'S TIME
CHILDREN'S PRAYER
LORD'S PRAYER
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANTHEM
:
PRAYER OF CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE OF PARDON: "SLOW US DOWN, GOD"
Leader
: God for everything there is a time, and time is now our most precious
commodity.
All
:
Our clocks are always running.
From birth to death:
Leader
: during times of joy and sorrow:
work and play: business and pleasure:
speech and silence: worship and church activities:
tick, tock, tick, tock.
All: We are like Martha, with our long to-do lists.
Leader
: Slow us down Lord, and for now simply remind us that only one thing is
needful, that we be still before you and know that you are God. Amen.
~ revised from a prayer by Rev. Dr. A.R. Neal Mathers, in Mary and Martha:
Worshipful Work, posted on Presbyterian Record.
http://presbyterianrecord.ca/2013/06/21/drama-martha-and-mary-worshipful-work/
CREED
:
We are not alone,
we live in God's world.
We believe in God:
who has created and is creating,
who has come in Jesus,
the Word made flesh,
to reconcile and make new,
who works in us and others
by the Spirit.
We trust in God.
We are called to be the Church:
to celebrate God's presence,
to live with respect in Creation,
to love and serve others,
to seek justice and resist evil,
to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,
our judge and our hope.
In life, in death, in life beyond death,
God is with us.
We are not alone.
Thanks be to God.
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