ST. COLUMBA
ANGLICAN-UNITED CHURCH
21st Sunday after Pentecost
October 13, 2024
Anglican Service of the Word
Worship leader: Robert Fyles

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
Minister: Rev. Sheila Cook
E-Mail: scook@bc.anglican.ca
Wardens: Robert Fyles and Heather Jones
Treasurer: Judy Fyles
Music Ministry: Judy Fyles
Video: Ammie Yuipco
Community Partner: Cathie Wilson
www.stcolumbaporthardy.ca

~ Leader: regular font
~ All: bold font
~ Sung words: bold italics
~ Asterisk* stand as you are able

Welcome and Announcements
Land Acknowledgement

THE COMMUNITY GATHERS BEFORE GOD

Call to Worship
You send forth your Spirit, O Lord; you renew the face of the earth.
You send forth your Spirit, O Lord; you renew the face of the earth.
O Lord, how manifold are your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
You renew the face of the earth.
All of them look to you to give them their food in due season.
You renew the face of the earth.
You give it to them; they gather it; you open your hand, and they are filled with good things.
You renew the face of the earth.
May the glory of the Lord endure for ever; may the Lord rejoice in all his works.
You renew the face of the earth.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
You send forth your Spirit, O Lord; you renew the face of the earth.

*Hymn: MV 28 God of the Bible (v. 1, 2, 4, 5)

God of the Bible, God in the Gospel,
hope seen in Jesus, hope yet to come,
you are our centre, daylight or darkness,
freedom or prison, you are our home.

Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise,
God always faithful, you do not change.
Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise,
God always faithful, you do not change.

God in our struggles, God in our hunger,
suffering with us, taking our part,
still you empower us, mothering Spirit,
feeding, sustaining, from your own heart.

Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise,
God always faithful, you do not change.
Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise,
God always faithful, you do not change.

Not by your finger, not by your anger,
will our world order change in a day,
but by your people, fearless and faithful,
small paper lanterns, lighting the way.

Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise,
God always faithful, you do not change.
Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise,
God always faithful, you do not change.

Hope we must carry, shining and certain
through all our turmoil, terror and loss,
bonding us gladly, one to the other,
till our world changes, facing the Cross.

Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise,
God always faithful, you do not change.
Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise,
God always faithful, you do not change.

Words: Shirley Erena Murray; Music: Tony Alonso.

Collect

Jubilate
Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; *
serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song.
Know this: The Lord himself is God; *
he himself has made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise; *
give thanks to him and call upon his name.
For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; *
and his faithfulness endures from age to age.

THE STORY OF FAITH IS PROCLAIMED
Hutłilala's! Listen deeply as scripture is read.
Hebrew Scripture: Job 23: 1-9, 16-17

Psalm 22: 1-15 BAS p. 728-729
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? *
and are so far from my cry and from the words of my distress?
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but you do not answer; *
by night as well, but I find no rest.
3 Yet you are the Holy One, *
enthroned upon the praises of Israel.
4 Our forefathers put their trust in you; *
they trusted, and you delivered them.
5 They cried out to you and were delivered; *
they trusted in you and were not put to shame.
6 But as for me, I am a worm and no man, *
scorned by all and despised by the people.
7 All who see me laugh me to scorn; *
they curl their lips and wag their heads, saying,
8 “He trusted in the Lord; let him deliver him; *
let him rescue him, if he delights in him.”
9 Yet you are he who took me out of the womb, *
and kept me safe upon my mother’s breast.
10 I have been entrusted to you ever since I was born; *
you were my God when I was still in my mother’s womb.
11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near, *
and there is none to help.
12 Many young bulls encircle me;*
strong bulls of Bashan surround me.
13 They open wide their jaws at me, *
like a ravening and a roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water; all my bones are out of joint; *
my heart within my breast is melting wax.
15 My mouth is dried out like a pot-sherd; my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; *
and you have laid me in the dust of the grave.

Father, your tortured Son felt abandoned, and cried out in anguish from the cross, yet you delivered him. He overcame the bonds of death and rose in triumph from the grave. Do not hide your face from those who cry out to you: feed the hungry, strengthen the weak, and break the chains of the oppressed, that your people may rejoice in your saving deeds. This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

Epistle: Hebrews 4: 12-16

*Hymn: VU 506 Take My Life and Let It Be

Take my life, and let it be
consecrated, all for thee;
take my moments and my days;
let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Take my hands, and let them move
at the impulse of thy love;
take my feet, and let them be
swift and purposeful for thee.

Take my lips, and let them be
filled with messages from thee;
take my intellect, and use
every power as thou shalt choose.

Take my will, and make it thine;
it shall be no longer mine;
take my heart, it is thine own;
it shall be thy royal throne.

Take my love; and I will pour
at thy feet its treasure store;
take myself, and I will be
ever, only, all for thee.

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
*Gospel: Mark 10: 17-31
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Sermon/ Reflection

Intercessions/ Prayers
PWRDF/Mission and Service
. . . we pray. Holy One, accomplish your purposes in us.

The Peace
The Peace of Christ be always with you!
And also with you!

*Offertory Hymn: VU 427 To Show by Touch and Word

To show by touch and word devotion to the earth,
to hold in full regard all life that comes to birth,
we need, O God, the will to find
the good you had of old in mind.

Renew our minds to choose the things that matter most,
our hearts to long for truth, till pride of self is lost.
For every challenge that we face
we need your guidance and your grace.

Let love from day to day be yardstick, rule, and norm,
and let our lives portray your word in human form.
Now come with us that we may have
your wits about us where we live.

Words: Fred Kaan; Music: Ron Klusmeier

*Response: VU 541 Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise God, all creatures high and low;
give thanks to God in love made known:
Creator, Word and Spirit One! Amen

Prayer over the Gifts

*The Lord’s Prayer
Gathering our prayers and praises into one, let us pray as our Saviour taught us,
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.

Blessing

*Hymn: MV 215 Peace Be with You

Peace be with you, peace forever,
Peace be with you, my friends.
Till we meet again, may God be with you.
Peace, peace, peace.
(Repeat; there’s actions too)

Sending
Go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit.
Thanks be to God. Amen. Gilakas’la.

*Three-fold Amen

Announcements:

• Canned and dried food are always appreciated.
• Coffee following the service!
• Mission Focus: Fire Affected United and Anglican Churches in BC and Jasper, Alberta
• October 20, 2024 at 2:30 PM Congregational meeting
• October 20, 2024 at 3pm, Communion Service with Rev. Sheila

Liturgical resources:
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.

Music copyright:
Words for hymns reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 or CCLI License # 11033010. All rights reserved.

More Voices 28 God of the Bible Words: Shirley Erena Murray, 1995 Music: Tony Alonso, 2001. Words copyright © 1996 Hope Publishing Company. Used by permission. Music copyright © 2001 GIA Publications. All rights reserved. Reprinted, steamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 words (#02882) and music (#02880). All rights reserved.

Voices United 506 Take My Life and Let It Be Words: Frances Ridley Havergal, 1874; Music: unknown. descant John T. Wilkinson 1980. Words, Music: Public Domain. Descant: © 1980 enThusia Enterprises. Descant is never sung played or sung. All rights reserved.

Voices United 427 To Show by Touch and Word Words: Fred Kaan, 1974 Music: Ron Klusmeier, 1974. Words copyright © 1975 Hope Publishing Company. Music copyright © 1974 Ron Klusmeier. Musiklus. All rights reserved. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 words (#50326) music (#80504) or CCLI License # 11033010 (244597). All rights reserved.

Voices United 541 Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow Words: Thomas Ken ca. 1674 Music: Genevan Psalter 1551 Copyright: Public domain.

More Voices 215 Peace Be with You Words and music: Alison L Wesley (Slaats), 2000. Words and music copyright © 2000 Alison L Slaats, www.alisonslaats.com. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission of Alison Slaats on file via email. All rights reserved.