SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 Dorchester United Church WE GATHER TO PRAISE GOD
MUSIC PRELUDE
(A time for quiet reflection and
preparation for worship)
We acknowledge that we worship and live onthe traditional
territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Attawandaron (Neutral), and
Wedat peoples. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties.
CALL TO WORSHIP
:
God's Spirit calls to our spirits,
inviting us to worship.
God's Spirit calls to our spirits,
inviting us by love.
God's Spirit calls to our spirits,
calling us by name, calling us to grow in faith, calling us to be made new.
We come to worship in this season of the Spirit.
Amen.
PASSING OF THE PEACE-
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
As you are able and comfortable, let us make peace with one another.
HYMN
"Dance with the Spirit" M.V. 156
SANCTUS (Holy, Holy, Holy V.U 934)
*Children are welcomed to the front of the Sanctuary for Children's Time
during the Sanctus.
CHIDREN'S TIME, LIGHTING OF THE CHRIST CANDLE, CHILDREN'S PRAYER
Jesus Christ is the light of the world.
Jesus is our friend who loves us always
LORD'S PRAYER
ANTHEM
PRAYER OF CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE OF PARDON
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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.
INVITATION TO INVEST IN GOD'S MISSION:
DOXOLOGY
HYMN
"In You There is a Refuge" M.V. 84
SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 63:1-8 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
Psalm 63 Comfort and Assurance in God's Presence
A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah.
O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no
water.
So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.
Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.
So I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on
your name.
My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast, and my mouth praises you with
joyful lips when I think of you on my bed, and meditate on you in the
watches of the night; for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your
wings I sing for joy.
My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
MESSAGE: "Mission Impossible"
HYMN
"Guide Me, O Thou Gret Jehovah" V.U. 651
COMMISSIONING & CHORAL RESPONSE: V.U. 972
POSTLUDE
(A time to quietly reflect on all that you have
experienced this morning)
