CLIFFORD PASTORAL CHARGE www.cliffordpastoralchargeuc.ca/ 9:45 a.m. Alsfeldt, Ayton 101429 Concession 6 519-327-8585 October 12th, 2014 11:15 a.m. Knox, Clifford 11 Allan Street East 519-327-8292 Creation V Welcome to our worship service this morning. We pray you will feel God’s presence with you, as we worship together. Please stand, as you are able, and join in singing our hymns. Responsive prayers are printed in the order of service and you are invited to respond with the bold print. The Knox Nursery has a sound system so you are connected with worship if your little one is more comfortable to play for a time. *Indicates – ‘Please stand, if able’ Charge Contact Information: P. O. Box 205, Clifford, ON N0G 1M0 Office: 519-327-8378 Minister: Jennifer Mountain [email protected] Pastoral Emergencies 519-417-5875 (home) Secretary: Ellen Underwood [email protected] Treasurer: Leigh McIntosh 519-327-8431 Alsfeldt Board Chairperson: Gary Matthews 519-327-8306 Alsfeldt Treasurer: Chris Newman 519-665-7521 Knox Board Chairperson: Bruce Shannon 519-327-8053 Knox Treasurer: Kathy Douglas 519-327-8680 “God’s purpose is that all people might experience the fullness of God’ love. We, the people of the Clifford Pastoral Charge, will participate in that purpose by developing a worshipping, learning, caring, and serving community of faith.” All reprinted music used with permission. LicenSing #605813 [Type here] What Is Creation Saying to Us? Creation Time V - Thanksgiving Sunday ‘Share My Abundance!’ Submitted by HyeRan Kim-Cragg (Square brackets indicate Rev Jennifer’s edits) We Gather as God’s People PRELUDE: ANNOUNCEMENTS AND WELCOME: INTROIT: ‘Dance with the Spirit’ MV’s 156 Dance with the Spirit early in the mornin’, walk with the Spirit throughout the long day. Work and hope for the new life a-bornin’, listen to the Spirit to show you the way. LIGHTING OF THE CHRIST CANDLE: CALL TO WORSHIP: [Let us…] Praise God with our whole heart! Give thanks to Your name for Your steadfast love! Let us bow before God’s presence and respond to God’s calling to: “Share My Abundance!” [Let us worship our life-giving God!] *OPENING HYMN: ‘Sing to the Lord of Harvest’ VU 519 (Sung to T: Thornbury VU 633) PRAYER OF APPROACH: Holy One, in the beginning, you created all things and called them good. As we begin our service of thanksgiving, we humbly present [our lives to] you. 2 [Type here] [As we bring all of our senses to worship,] help us see you, hear you, touch you, and taste how good you are. Amen. SPECIAL MUSIC: TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE: THE LORD’S PRAYER: 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 that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. *SONG OF PRAISE: ‘Praise God for the Harvest’ VU 517 PRAYER OF CONFESSION: O Maker of hands and feet, how often we forget in worship that we can use our body and our senses to honour you. Creator of all things, how often we indulge in material things, failing to respect your other forms of abundance. Forgive our forgetfulness and failure. Creator of all, orient us again to turn to you. Amen. ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Hearing our confession this day, God speaks these words to us: “Arise, my love. Let me see your face, let me hear your voice. I will give you my love.” (Song of Songs 2:10, 14; 7:12) 3 [Type here] So it is true that we may be assured of this: we are forgiven by our Creator. Thanks be to God! We Listen for God’s Word The Song of Songs 1 FOCUS SCRIPTURE: REFLECTION: *HYMN: ‘Loving Spirit’ VU 387 We Respond to God’s Word PASTORAL PRAYER: ‘Prayer of Thanksgiving A’ VU pg. 929 OFFERING INVITATION: *DOXOLOGY: ‘We Plough the Fields’ VU 520 We thank you then, O Maker, for all things bright and good, the seed-time and the harvest, our life, our health, our food; accept the gifts we offer for all your love imparts, and, what from us you long for, our humble, thankful hearts. All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above; we thank you, God, O holy God, for all your love. *PRAYER OF DEDICATION: ‘A Prayer for the Care of Creation’ VU 311 (please remain standing for the closing hymn) We are Sent Out to Serve God *CLOSING HYMN: VU 522 ‘Give Thanks, My Soul, for Harvest’ 4 [Type here] *COMMISSIONING: Go from this place with thankful hearts and joyful senses, and let us continue to share earth’s gifts—abundantly! *CHORAL BLESSING: ‘Seek Ye First the Kingdom’ VU 356 Seek ye first the kingdom of God and God’s righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. Hallelu, hallelujah. POSTLUDE ******************* A LORD’S PRAYER from Central America Our Lord, who is in us here on earth, Holy is your name. In the hungry who share their bread and their song, your kingdom come which is a generous land that flows with milk and honey. Let us do your will; standing up when all are sitting down and raising our voices when all are silent. You are giving us our daily bread in the song of the bird and the miracle of the corn. Forgive us for keeping silent in the face of injustice, and for burying our dreams; for not sharing bread and wine; love and the land; among us now. Don’t let us fall into the temptation of shutting the door through fear; of resigning ourselves to hunger and injustice; of taking up the same arms as the enemy; but deliver us from evil. Give us the perseverance and the solidarity to look for love even if the path has not yet been trodden even if we fall; so we shall have known your kingdom which is being built for ever and ever. Amen. From Bread for Tomorrow: Prayers for the Church Year, 1992, Orbis Books 5 [Type here] Our Prayer List Please keep these members of our congregations and community in your thoughts and prayers throughout this week whether they are at home, at Maple Court, Walkerton, +Brucelea Haven, Walkerton, ╪Royal Terrace, Palmerston, or ╬The Village, Hanover Len Hefkey Meryl Lynch╬ Bertha Koeslag╬ Ruth Murray+ Ray Wightman╪ Elva Wylie╬ Irene Agla Ruby Bell Marlene & Bev Brown Anna Damm Gary Douglas Stuart Douglas Russell Field Merle & Blanche Freeman Eleanor Gerber Heather Giles Dusty Lisa Harding & family Sheila Hill Heather Hoover Bruce Hutchison Edward Lynch Angie & Saige Ann McIntosh Clayton Newton Karine's mother Colen Pfeffer Don Roswell Jennifer Tennant Tasso Varsamis people struggling with health issues our children and young people openness to God's will; peace people struggling with relationships people seeking new directions in their lives people facing and recovering from illness, accidents and surgery, and care givers the people of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal gratitude for everyone who supports our congregations of Knox and Alsfeldt Pastor Dale Finch and members of Trinity Lutheran, Ayton Rev. Rick Liesemer & members of Ayton Pentecostal Church Father Brendon McGrath & members of St. Peter's Catholic, Ayton Rev. Rebecca Klages & members of St. Paul's Lutheran, Normanby Pastor Jody Rinas & members of St. John's Lutheran, Clifford Pastor Doug Bott & members of Clifford Community Church Jonathan & Bonnie Kim Bismark United Church, Beamsville Niagara Presbytery Rev. Dr. Gary Paterson, Moderator Ronald Dale Pond, Overseas Personnel If you or someone you care about need our prayers, please call Rev. Jennifer or Ellen at 519-327-8378 6 [Type here] ANNOUNCEMENTS ALSFELDT AND KNOX Our sympathy and prayers to the family and friends of Colen Pfeffer and also to Ethel Whitehead, Bonnie and family on the death of Ethel’s sister in law Joyce Stableford. Today Thanks for your donations to the Clifford Food Bank Monday No Seniors SMART Exercise at Knox. Tuesday 3:00 pm Tea and Testament at Knox. You are welcome to join us weekly or as you are able. Wednesday 8:00 pm UCW Unit 3 Meeting at Knox. 8:00 pm AA meet at Knox. Thursday 9:00 am Seniors SMART Exercise at Knox. 2:30 pm UCW Unit 5 Meeting at Jamesway Manor. Bountiful Blessing abound in Autumn! Roll call: How do you share your blessings! Friday 12 Noon Congregate Dining at Knox. Saturday 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Kids’ Worship Event at Knox. Please call Jennifer Devlin 519-335-3544 by Wednesday if you plan to attend. Next Sunday Knox Hymn Sing at 11:00 am. Call Alieda Murray 519-327-8650 if you would like to lead Hymn Sing. 2:30 pm Caressant Care Communion Service led by Rev. Jennifer. Coming Up Sat., Oct. 25 Sun., Oct. 26 9:00 am Worship Meeting at Leigh McIntosh’s. Alsfeldt will be celebrating two Baptisms followed by a time of Food and Fellowship. Holly Berry Bazaar, at Knox on Friday, November 7th from 5-8 pm and Saturday, November 8th from 10 am to 2 pm. Soup & Sandwich Luncheon on Saturday. The UCW remind you that the Bazaar is only four weeks away – what will you be donating? 7 [Type here] The Black Family In Concert Friday, November 14 7:30 pm Knox United Church Tickets are $15 per person ($20 at the door) Call the church office 519-327-8378. Numbered seating. OUR COMMUNITY Clifford Congregate Dining on Friday, October 17th, 12:00 pm at Knox United in Clifford. Jenny Harrison, registered Dietitian will be doing a little myth busting. Call Seniors Centre for Excellence 519638-1000 by Wednesday, Oct. 15th to register. Clifford Recreation Association invite you to a Volunteer Appreciation Night on Saturday, October 18th from 6 to 8 pm at the Clifford Arena. Come out and enjoy a free skate and refreshments. Everyone Welcome. Turkey Supper on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Palmerston United Church. 5:00 and 6:30 pm sittings. Adults $13.00; Children 12 & under $6.50; Preschoolers Free. Tickets available at Palmerston Home Hardware or call 519-343-3620 or 519-343-2836. Interested in a Clifford Homecoming? A meeting will be held on Saturday, October 25th at 9:00 am at the office of W.C. Smith Wholesale. All Welcome. Call Dianne Epworth for more info. Palmerston Evangelical Missionary Church invite you on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 7:00 pm for a concert by the En-kata Choir from Tanzania, East Africa. A free-will offering will be taken for the choir who are raising funds for Maasai-led elementary. Hot Roast Beef Dinner on Saturday, November 1st from 4:30 pm 7:00 pm at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Mildmay. Adults $13; Children $6; 5 & under Free. 8
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