HASTINGS ROSENEATH PASTORAL CHARGE The United Church of Canada WORSHIP SERVICE FOR Sunday March 22, 2015 -2OPENING PRAYER: Rev. Jamie York (Throughout the six Sundays in the season of Lent leading up to Easter, we will light candles, symbolic of increasing presence of the light of Christ in the world at Easter. Our liturgy will have words of meditation, a candle lighting, and a prayer, followed by a progression of verses of our Lenten hymn) LENTEN CANDLE LITURGY: Lent 5 Minister: Rev. Jamie York (O)905-352-2000 (H) 705-243-2734 Email: [email protected] Web: www.harpcharge.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME” ^MUSICAL PRELUDE: (Leader & Choir Enter) (^) means, please stand, (Bold Print - Congregation Response) LIFE & WORK OF THE CHURCHES ^ Choral Words of Call: (Sung to VU#400) Come, listen for the words of promise; Come, let the Spirit fill this space. Come, hear the voices that inspire us – Live with hope, live with faith, live with grace. ^CALL TO WORSHIP: (Responsive) Let us gather to worship. O God, we wish to see Jesus! We come to worship, to pray, and learn. We come looking for Jesus in Scripture lessons, in our own life experiences, in helping our world, in prayers for each other. We seek to follow in the way of Jesus. We lay bare before God and one another our own wilderness journey, filled with some gladness and hope, with reluctance and sorrow, with fear and confusion. O God, speak to us, show us, touch us with your presence! Let our Lenten journey lead us to Jesus, so that we may show Jesus forth in our lives, our faith community, and our world. ^HYMN: VU#321 Maker In Whom We Live ^HYMN: VU#121 Tree of Life & Awesome Mystery (Verses #1 to 5) CHOIR ANTHEM: SCRIPTURE READING: Jeremiah 31:31-34 (R) Reader: May God bless this reading for God’s people today. People: Thanks be to God! Amen. FOR THE CHILD IN US ALL: “New Hope” ^HYMN: VU#509 I, the Lord of Sea and Sky GOSPEL READING: John 12:20-33 (M) Leader: In this reading is Good News for God’s people. People: May the Spirit of the Living God be with us today! Amen. SERMON: “The Hour of Glory” ^HYMN: VU#186 Now the Green Blade Rises MINUTE FOR MISSION: ^OFFERING AND DEDICATION: (In Unison) VU#544 “In gratitude and humble trust, we bring our best today to serve your cause and share your love with all along life’s way. O God, who gave yourself to us in Jesus Christ, your Son, teach us to give ourselves each day until life’s work is done.” -3^PRAYER of DEDICATION: Rev. Jamie York PASTORAL PRAYERS & THE LORD’S PRAYER ^HYMN: VU#699 Live into Hope ^COMMISSIONING: (Responsive) As we go from our place of worship this day, may we go knowing That we can go, thankful for our God, Who has been with us, accepting our worship and prayers, And for guiding us on our way… blessing us as we go, and in turn, may we bless others as we journey from here. BENEDICTION: Rev. Jamie York ^CHORAL 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 God 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. A-a-men, A-a-men, A-a-a-men (Don Besig & Nancy Price) MUSIC POSTLUDE: