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St. Columba Port Hardy Sunday Service

Rev. Sheila Cook

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Order of Service and Hymns

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ST. COLUMBA
ANGLICAN-UNITED CHURCH
18th Sunday after Pentecost
SEASON OF CREATION 3: ACT
Holy Communion
September 15, 2024
Priest, The Rev. Sheila Cook
(250)-230-7433 scook@bc.anglican.ca

Mission Statement
As followers of Jesus 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.

9190 Granville Street
PO Box 1260, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0
Office Phone: 250-949-6247
E-mail: admin@stcolumbaporthardy.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
† at this symbol in the service, the sign of the cross may be made.

I do not glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Galatians 6.14

Welcome and Announcements
Land Acknowledgement

The Gathering of the Community
Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
Let us walk in the presence of the Lord
In the land of the living, through Jesus Christ our Saviour.

*Hymn VU 409 Morning Has Broken

Morning has broken like the first morning,
blackbird has spoken like the first bird.
Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!
Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word!

Sweet the rain's new fall sunlit from heaven,
like the first dewfall on the first grass.
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,
sprung in completeness where God's feet pass.

Ours is the sunlight! Ours is the morning
born of the one light Eden saw play!
Praise with elation, praise every morning,
God's recreation of the new day!

Words: Eleanor Farjean; Music: harmony, Alec Wyton.

Collect of the Day

The Proclamation of the Word
Hutłilala's! Let us listen as God’s Word is proclaimed!

Hebrew scripture: Proverbs 1:20-33
…The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Psalm 19 VU 740
Refrain 2: Glory and praise to God whose word brings life!
The heavens declare the victory of God; and the vault of the sky reveals God’s handiwork
One day speaks to another, and night shares its knowledge with night,
And this without speech or language; their voices are not heard.
But their sound goes out to all the lands, their words to the ends of the earth
R 2: Glory and praise to God whose word brings life!

In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun which comes out like a bridegroom from under the canopy, like an athlete eager to run the race.
Its rising is at one end of the sky, it runs its course to the other, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
R 2: Glory and praise to God whose word brings life!

God’s law is perfect, refreshing the soul,
God’s instruction is sure, giving wisdom to the simple;
God’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart;
God’s commandment is pure giving light to the eyes;
God’s fear is clean, enduring forever;
God’s judgements are true, every one of them righteous
More desirable than gold, even much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey, pure honey from the comb.
R2: Glory and praise to God whose word brings life!

By them is your servant warned,
For in keeping them there is great reward.
But who can discern unwitting sins?
O cleanse me from my secret faults.
Keep your servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the better of me.
Then shall I be clean and innocent of great offense
R2: Glory and praise to God whose word brings life!

All: Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O God, my strength and my redeemer.

Epistle: James 3:1-12
...The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

*Hymn VU 264 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light in accessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise.

Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might;
thy justice, like mountains, high soaring above
thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love.

To all, life thou givest, to both great and small,
in all life thou livest, the true life of all;
we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
then wither and perish but naught changeth thee!

Thou reignest in glory, thou rulest in light;
thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight;
all praise we would render, O help us to see
‘tis only the splendor of light hideth thee!

*The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus according to Mark.
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Mark 8:27-38
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Reflection

*Affirmation of our Faith
Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first and the great commandment. The second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.

Prayers of the People
Let us pray for the church, the nations, and all people seeking God’s mercy and care.
At the bidding: God of love,
Let us respond: hear our prayer.

*Confession
Let us confess our sins to the One whose eyes are open day and night to heed our cry and our prayer.
Merciful and sustaining God, we have sinned against you. We confess our lack of gratitude for the beauty and bounty of your creation: teach us to see that your earth sustains us and all that lives. We confess that we have misused your earth: grant us amendment of life. We confess that we have been intemperate in our appetites: strengthen us in self-control. We confess that we have taken the abundance of your world for granted: make us urgent now for its protection. Forgive and renew us now through our Savior Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit, with whom you live and reign, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Absolution

*The Peace
Friends, Christ is our Peace, our infinite Peace. May the peace of God be always with you.
And also with you.
(We all share a sign of peace together.)

THE SACRED MEAL IS SHARED

Offertory Hymn VU 226 For the Beauty of the Earth

For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies,
God of all, to you we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.

For the beauty of each hour
of the day and of the night,
hill and vale, and tree and flower,
sun and moon, and stars of light,
God of all, to you we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.

For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild,
God of all, to you we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.

For each perfect gift sublime
to our race so freely given;
graces human and divine,
flowers of earth and buds of heaven.
God of all, to you we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.

Response VU 540 Grant Us, God, the Grace

Grant us, God, the grace of giving,
with a spirit large and free,
that ourselves and all our living
we may offer faithfully.

Prayer over the Gifts

Eucharist Prayer
May God be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to God.
Let us give thanks to God our creator.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.

It is right in all times and in all places to thank and praise you Creator of all.
... Therefore we praise you, joining our voices to proclaim the glory of your name, saying:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might.
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest.
†Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

We give thanks to you for Jesus, ... All honour and glory are yours, †Creator, Christ and Spirit, now and forever. Amen.

Lord’s Prayer
Friends, as our Saviour taught us, let us pray,
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Breaking of the Bread
“I am the bread which has come down from heaven,” says the Lord.
Give us this bread for ever.

Invitation

Communion
The gifts of God for the People of God.
Thanks be to God.
(Communion will be served to you in your place and we partake together)

Prayer after Communion

*Hymn MV 135 Called by Earth and Sky