May 31 - Elmvale Presbyterian Church
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May 31 - Elmvale Presbyterian Church
ELMVALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 22 Queen St. E. Elmvale, ON L0L 1P0 Gather to worship, go out to serve. MAY 31, 2015 Please stand for the entry of the Bible. *Please stand if you are able. WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS WE ENTER INTO GOD’S PRESENCE strangers with our brothers and sisters, whereas your heart earnestly desires to be reconciled with your estranged children. In a similar manner, when your heart breaks over the violence, oppression and injustice that goes on in our world, we confess we are often indifferent. While you are the advocate of the widow, the orphan, and the poor, we confess we are often content to let them fend for themselves. Forgive us Lord for not valuing life the same way you do. Help us to honour, protect, and nurture life through Jesus Christ our Lord. This we ask as we 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, forever. Amen. MOMENT OF QUIET REFELECTION TO PREPARE FOR WORSHIP CHILDREN’S PRAISE SONGS: 225 A new commandment Family Prayer Song CALL TO WORSHIP: Noah Brumsey L: Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. C: Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. Praise him for the gift of life. L: Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, C: Praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute, L: Praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. C: Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD. CHILDREN’S TIME: *HYMN: 321 Praise to the Lord PRAYER OF APPROACH & LORD’S PRAYER (unison) Eternal God, whose words of blessing gave birth to creation, we gather in your life giving name seeking to honour you with words of beauty and grace. As we engage in worship this morning, may your Spirit fill our hearts, minds, bodies, and souls with your light, love and life. Heavenly Father, as we consider the ways you are seeking to bring life into our world, we confess that we are often marching to the beat of a different drum. As a result, we are often content to live as ANTHEM: GOD’S WORD FOR US SCRIPTURES: Ellen MacLean Psalm 146 1 John 5:1-12 (Rev. Paul) L. This is the word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God. (Book of Psalms) (Page 241, 1913) SERMON: Alive in Christ WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE: OFFERING: Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below: Praise him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. PRESENTATION & PRAYER OF DEDICATION HYMN: 481 Blest be the tie that binds GOD SENDS US OUT INTO THE WORLD *BENEDICTION & BLESSING Go Now in Peace Go now in peace. Never be afraid God will go with you each hour of every day Go now in faith, steadfast strong and true Know he will guide you in all you do Go now in love, and show you believe Reach out to others so all the world can see God will be there, watching from above Go now in peace, in faith, and in love PASSING THE PEACE: L. May the peace of Christ be with you. P. And also with you. ANNOUNCEMENTS Welcome to this service today. Everyone is invited to the toonie hot dog and birthday cake luncheon downstairs following the service. Kids Church: Sue Montgomery & Brad McGrady Prayer Chain: If you are in need of prayer and would like members of this church to pray for you or a special need please contact Carolyn Hill our prayer chain co-coordinator (705) 322 – 6761. Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund Bake Sale & BBQ Offering Donations Total Upcoming birthdays: June 1-Cathy Finlay; 4-Janet Beech, 6-June Ritchie, 10-Rob McLean Nursery: Anne Cowan Funds to be matched by the Government UPCOMING CHURCH ACTIVITIES Today Toonie hot dog and birthday cake lunch after service followed by bowling from 1:00-2:30 pm. Bowlers are asked to be ready to bowl right at 1:00. 7 p.m. Faith Builder’s (parlour) Tue. June 2 10 a.m. Bible Study (parlour) 7 p.m. VBS Planning Meeting (parlour) If you are interested in helping this year, please plan to attend. Wed. June 3 9 a.m. 7 p.m. Craft Group (parlour) Session (parlour) Thur. June 5 6-6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Children’s Choir (Carolyn Hill) Choir Fri. June 6 7-8:30 p.m. Kids’ Zone Wind-up May 31 – Building a vibrant community Presbyterians Sharing is helping Tyndale St-Georges Community Centre transform lives in Montreal’s Little Burgundy neighbourhood. Through empowering programs, Tyndale is helping each member of the community to have the opportunities and skills needed to realize their potential. Volunteer and former Little Burgundy resident Idil shares that Tyndale made a difference in her childhood and teen years. “Why do I volunteer at Tyndale? I do it because I strongly believe in the power of community service and because I know what it did for me and others.” A scholarship from the Centre helped Idil attend university and she has now started a Masters degree in Social Sciences and Humanities. She shares, “I can honestly say I would have never been able to do it without the support of my community.” $2,094.00 1,325.94 $3,419.94 Sun. June 7 11 a.m. 137th Anniversary Service at Knox Flos Presbyterian Church featuring Gospel Music by the Bushell Family. GAS Kid’s Choir will also sing. Everyone is invited for the luncheon following the service. There will be no service at Elmvale Presbyterian Church. Mon. June 8 noon Willing Worker’s/WMS Luncheon & meeting at Elizabeth Hill’s Cottage. 7:30 p.m. Finance & Maintenance (parlour) Tue. June 9 1:30 p.m. Sara Vista Tea Thur. June 11 12-1 p.m. “Let’s Do Lunch” ($5) COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS Sat. June 20 11:30-2 p.m. 1st Year Anniversary Celebration Barbeque at Whitfield’s Pharmacy. All proceeds to Elmvale Food Bank. Hot dog or hamburger and pop $3. In addition to the BBQ there will be prizes, draws and face painting. WEEKLY PRAYERS: Week by week we list three households from our mailing list. We would ask you to keep these people in your prayers. The names are in alphabetical rotation: Sherrie Buchanan; Ashley & Kristy Clement; Dan & Bonnie Clement and their families. Hearing assisted devices are available at the back of the sanctuary. We encourage you to respect our scent free policy in this building as we honour those who have allergies and asthma. OUR MISSION STATEMENT Elmvale Presbyterian Church is a Christian Community sharing God’s love through worship, music, prayer, teaching and outreach. FOOD ALERGY ALERT Any church events at Elmvale Presbyterian Church including FOOD must be free of nuts, sunflower & sesame seeds. We have some church members that are very allergic to these food items. Please try and remember with thanks to you all Cards for the sick: Would you please phone Shirley at 322 –1411 if your think someone in our congregation should be sent a card. PRAYERS OF CONCERN are requested for those people known by the Minister or Church Secretary to be in Hospital or Nursing Homes. The help of the congregation is essential to keep the list up to date. Sara Vista, Elmvale - Carl McFadden, Mabel Reynolds, Marg Graves, Nancy McGrady, Jean Thurlow & Nancy Fenerty Serenity, Barrie - Muriel Patchell King Place Retirement Residence - Barb Spence Hillcrest Village Care Centre, Midland - Evelyn Fleming Lakeside Retirement Home, Innisfil - Marion Sallach Waterside Retirement Lodge, Wasaga Beach - Agnes Montgomery Tranquility Place, Brantford - Nancy Hull Woods Park Retirement Community, Barrie - Louise Wanless At Home - Cyril & Dolores Parker, Violet Graham, Emily McLean, Bill Murray, Eileen McNichol, Lebirta Beck, Stan McNutt, Allan Lambie, Earl Graves, Jackie Ritchie and David James CHURCH DIRECTORY Minister – Rev. Paul Sakasov (Office 322-5622) (Home 322-9488) [email protected] Minister in Association - Rev. Lois Lyons Organist & Choir Director - Ruth Currie 429-8891 Clerk of Session - Marlene Lambie 322-1843 Nursery - Carolyn Hill 322-6761 Church Treasurer – Doug Lambie 322-4847 Prayer Chain Coordinator – Carolyn Hill 322-6761 Church Secretary - Shirley Richardson Office: 322-1411 (Wed. afternoon & Thur. morning) Church fax: 322-5042 e-mail:[email protected] Website www.elmvalepresbyterianchurch.com