ST. COLUMBA
ANGLICAN-UNITED CHURCH
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
August 11, 2024
Anglican Holy Eucharist
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Mission Statement
As followers of Jesus the Christ, our church is a community called to love, honour, worship, and serve God. We invite others to share our Christian journey as we grow in faith and engage in ministry in our town and mission in our world.
PO Box 1260, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0
Office Phone: 250-949-6247
E-mail: admin@stcolumbaporthardy.ca
Ministers Rev. Christine Muise
E-mail: cmuise@bc.anglican.ca
Wardens: Robert Fyles and Heather Jones
Treasurer: Judy Fyles
Music Ministry: Roldan Yuipco
Video: Ammie Yuipco
Community Partner: Cathie Wilson
www.stcolumbaporthardy.ca
~ Leader: regular font
~ All: bold font
~ Sung words: bold italics
~ Asterix* stand as you are able
Welcome
Land Acknowledgement
THE COMMUNITY GATHERS BEFORE GOD
Gathering Song: MV 30 It’s a Song of Praise to the Maker
It’s a song of praise to the Maker,
the thrush sings high in the tree.
It’s a song of praise to the Maker,
the gray whale sings in the sea,
And by the Spirit you and I
can join our voice to the holy cry
and sing, sing, sing to the Maker too.
It’s a call of life to the Giver,
when waves and waterfalls roar.
It’s a call of life to the Giver,
when high tides break on the shore,
And by the Spirit you and I
can join our voice to the holy cry
and sing, sing, sing to the Maker too.
It’s a hymn of love to the Lover;
the bumblebees hum along.
It’s a hymn of love to the Lover;
the summer breeze joins the song,
And by the Spirit you and I
can join our voice to the holy cry
and sing, sing, sing to the Maker too.
It’s the chorus of all creation;
it’s sung by all living things.
It’s the chorus of all creation;
a song the universe sings,
And by the Spirit you and I
can join our voice to the holy cry
and sing, sing, sing to the Maker too.
Words: Ruth Duck; Music: Ron Klusmeier
Call to Worship
We meet in the name of God, Creator of the universe, source of all humanity: mother and father of all. AMEN.
We meet in the name of Jesus, Word made flesh, saviour of fallen humanity, lover of all. AMEN.
We meet in the name of the Holy Spirit, Lord and giver of life, midwife of new humanity, inspirer of all. AMEN.
Come then, eternal God
BE PRESENT HERE,
BEFRIEND US HERE,
RENEW US HERE.
Collect
THE STORY OF FAITH IS PROCLAIMED
Hutlilala’s! Listen as God’s Word is proclaimed!
Psalm Reflection: MV 120 My Soul Cries Out
My soul cries out with a joyful shout
that the God of my heart is great,
And my spirit sings of the wondrous things
that you bring to the ones who wait.
You fixed your sight on your servant's plight,
and my weakness you did not spurn,
so from east to west shall my name be blest.
Could the world be about to turn?
My heart shall sing of the day you bring.
Let the fires of your justice burn.
Wipe away all tears for the dawn draws near,
and the world is about to turn!
Though I am small, my God, my all,
you work great things in me,
and your mercy will last from the depths of the past
to the end of the age to be.
Your very name puts the proud to shame,
and to those who would for you yearn,
you will show your might, put the strong to flight,
for the world is about to turn.
My heart shall sing of the day you bring.
Let the fires of your justice burn.
Wipe away all tears for the dawn draws near,
and the world is about to turn!
From the halls of power to the fortress tower,
not a stone will be left on stone.
Let the king beware for your justice tears
ev'ry tyrant from his throne.
The hungry poor shall weep no more,
for the food they can never earn;
there are tables spread, ev'ry mouth be fed,
for the world is about to turn.
My heart shall sing of the day you bring.
Let the fires of your justice burn.
Wipe away all tears for the dawn draws near,
and the world is about to turn!
Though the nations rage from age to age,
we remember who holds us fast:
God's mercy must deliver us
from the conqueror's crushing grasp.
This saving word that our forebears heard
is the promise which holds us bound,
‘til the spear and rod can be crushed by God,
who is turning the world around.
My heart shall sing of the day you bring.
Let the fires of your justice burn.
Wipe away all tears for the dawn draws near,
and the world is about to turn!
Words and arrangement: Rory Cooney, Music: traditional melody, Ireland.
Epistle: Ephesians 4: 25-5:2
HYMN: MV 79 Spirit, Open My Heart
Spirit, open my heart
to the joy and pain of living.
As you love may I love,
in receiving and in giving,
Spirit, open my heart.
God, replace my stony heart
with a heart that’s kind and tender.
All my coldness and fear
to your grace I now surrender.
Spirit, open my heart
to the joy and pain of living.
As you love may I love,
in receiving and in giving,
Spirit, open my heart.
Write your love upon my heart
as my law, my goal, my story.
In each thought, word, and deed,
may my living bring you glory.
Spirit, open my heart
to the joy and pain of living.
As you love may I love,
in receiving and in giving,
Spirit, open my heart.
May I weep with those who weep,
share the joy of sister, brother.
In the welcome of Christ,
may we welcome one another.
Spirit, open my heart
to the joy and pain of living.
As you love may I love,
in receiving and in giving,
Spirit, open my heart.
Words: Ruth Duck Music: traditional melody, Ireland; arr. Arthur G. Clyde.
May God be with you!
And also with you!
The Holy Gospel of Jesus the Christ according to John.
Glory to you Christ our Saviour.
*Gospel: John 6: 35, 41-51
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you Jesus the Christ.
Reflection: The Rev. Christine Muise
Prayers for the Day
Let us prepare ourselves for the day before us, and claim its potential sent by God.
Let us pray.
We bring to God our concerns for today. … (add your concerns)
Sing: Lord in your mercy; hear our prayer.
We bring to God the people of today. … (free prayer)
Sing: Lord in your mercy; hear our prayer.
We pray for ourselves. … (free prayer)
Sing: Lord in your mercy; hear our prayer.
God, give us wisdom ... In Christ’s name we ask this. AMEN.
The Peace
The peace of Christ be always with you.
And also with you. (share the peace)
*Offertory hymn: Don’t Tell Me of a Faith that Fears
Don’t tell me of a faith that fears to face the world around;
don’t dull my mind with fickle thoughts of grace without a ground.
I need to know that God is real, I need to know that Christ can feel
the need to touch and love and heal the world, including me.
Don’t speak of piety and prayers divorced from human need;
don’t talk of spirit without flesh like harvest without seed.
I need to know that God is real, I need to know that Christ can feel
the need to touch and love and heal the world, including me.
Don’t sate my soul with common sense distilled from ages past,
Inept for those who fear the world’s about to breathe its last.
I need to know that God is real, I need to know that Christ can feel
the need to touch and love and heal the world, including me.
Don’t set the cross before my eyes unless you tell the truth
Of how the LORD who finds the lost was often found uncouth.
I need to know that God is real, I need to know that Christ can feel
the need to touch and love and heal the world, including me.
So let the Gospel come alive in actions plain to see,
In imitation of the One whose love extends to me.
I need to know that God is real, I need to know that Christ can feel
Àthe need to touch and love and heal the world, including me.
Words: John L. Bell
Prayer over the Gifts
Invitation:
He was always the guest....
The story
What we do here, we do in imitation of what Christ first did. ...
Let us pray.
May God be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the LORD.
Let us give thanks to the LORD our GOD.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
It is indeed right, for you made us,
...
Therefore we gladly join our voices to the song of the Church on earth and in heaven: (MV 203 Sanctus and Benedictus)
O holy, holy, holy God, O God of time and space.
All earth and sea and sky above bear witness to your grace.
Hosanna in the highest heaven, creation sings your praise.
And blessed is the One who comes and bears your name always!
And now, lest we believe that our praise alone fulfills your purpose,
...
Among friends, gathered round a table,
...
Take it, all of you, to remember me.
Jesus, first born of Mary, HAVE MERCY ON US.
Jesus, Saviour of the world, HAVE MERCY ON US.
Jesus, monarch of heaven, GRANT US PEACE.
Sharing of the Meal
He whom the universe could not contain, is present to us in this bread. He who redeemed us and called us by name now meets us in this cup. So take this bread and this wine. In them God comes to us so that we may come to God.
HYMN: MV 138 My Love Colours Outside the Lines
My love colours outside the lines,
exploring paths that few could ever find;
and takes me into places where I’ve never been before,
and opens doors to worlds outside the lines.
My Lord colours outside the lines,
turns wounds to blessings, water into wine;
and takes me into places where I’ve never been before,
and opens doors to worlds outside the lines.
We’ll never walk on water if we’re not prepared to drown,
body and soul need a soaking from time to time.
And we’ll never move the gravestones if we’re not prepared to die,
and realize there are worlds outside the lines.
My soul longs to colour outside the lines,
tear back the curtains, sun, come in and shine;
I want to walk beyond the boundaries where I’ve never been before,
throw open doors to worlds outside the lines.
We’ll never walk on water if we’re not prepared to drown,
body and soul need a soaking from time to time.
And we’ll never move the gravestones if we’re not prepared to die,
and realize there are worlds outside the lines.
My soul longs to colour outside the lines,
tear back the curtains, sun, come in and shine;
I want to walk beyond the boundaries where I’ve never been before,
throw open doors to worlds outside the lines.
Words and music: Gordon Light.
Concluding Prayer
GRACE: Johnny Appleseed: The Lord is good to me!
Announcements:
Please remember to bring in canned or dry goods for our community cupboard and blessing box.
Focus: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Local Support
Liturgical resources from:
The Book of Alternative Services (BAS). Copyright © 1985 by the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. All rights reserved. Reproduced under license from ABC Publishing, Anglican Book Centre, a ministry of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, from Anglican Liturgical Library. Further copying is prohibited.
Wild Goose Worship Group: A Wee Worship Book: Fourth Incarnation. GIA Publications, INC. Chicago. ISBN: 1 57999 061 4 Copyright © 1999 Wild Goose Resource Group
Music copyright:
Words for hymns reprinted, podcast and/or streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 or CCLI License # 11033010. All rights reserved.
More Voices 30 It’s a Song of Praise to the Maker Words: Ruth Duck, 1992 Music: Ron Klusmeier, 1992. Words copyright © 1992 GIA Publications, Inc. Music copyright © 1992 Ron Klusmeier, Musiklus. All rights reserved. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 music (#88477) and words (#30221). All rights reserved.
More Voices 120 My Soul Cries Out Words: Rory Cooney, 1990; Music: traditional melody, Ireland; Arrangement Rory Cooney. 1990. Music: Public Domain. Words and arrangement copyright © 1990 GIA Publications Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted, streamed, and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#00762). All rights reserved.
More Voices 79 Spirit, Open My Heart Words: Ruth Duck, 1994 Music: traditional melody, Ireland; arr. Arthur G. Clyde, 1997. Words copyright © 1996 and arrangement copyright © 1997 The Pilgrim Press. All rights reserved. Reprinted, streamed, and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 words (#20093) and arrangement (#198291). All rights reserved.
Love + Anger 40 Don’t Tell Me of a Faith that Fears Text: John L. Bell, © 1988, WGRG c/o Iona Community, GIA Publications, Inc., exclusive North American agent. All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#37412). All rights reserved.
More Voices 203 Kingsfold Communion Set. Holy, Holy, Holy (Sanctus and Benedictus) Words: William S. Kervin and Paul Scott Music: traditional melody, England and Ireland. Words copyright © 2005 William S Kervin and Paul Stott. All right reserved. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#24604). All rights reserved.
More Voices 138 My Love Colours Outside the Lines Words and music: Gordon Light, 1995; arrangement Andrew Donaldson. Words and music copyright © 1995 Common Cup Company. Arrangement copyright © Andrew Donaldson. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 words and music (#119027); arrangement (#109416). All rights reserved.
