November 9th, 2014, 10:30 a.m.
Holy Eucharist
Our worship begins with The Gathering of the Community
on Page 185 of The Book of Alternative Services
A Remembrance Day Moment
O Canada
Mr. Justice Robert Stanley Weir
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Martin Luther
A mighty fortress is our God,
A bulwark never failing;
Our helper he amid the flood
Of mortal ills prevailing.
For still our ancient foe
Doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and power are great,
And armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.
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Did we in our own strength confide,
Our striving would be losing,
We’re not the right man on our side,
The man of God's own choosing.
Dost ask who that may be?
Christ Jesus, it is he;
Lord Sabaoth, his name,
From age to age the same,
And he must win the battle.
That word above all earthly powers,
No thanks to them, abideth;
The Spirit and the gifts are ours,
Thro’ him who with us sideth.
Let goods and kindred go,
This mortal life also;
The body they may kill;
God's truth abideth still;
His kingdom is forever.
Keep me true
Keep me true Lord Jesus, Keep me true,
Keep me true Lord Jesus, Keep me true.
There's a race that I must run,
There are victories to be won.
Give me power ev'ry hour to be true.
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More love, More Power
More love, more power
More of You in my life
More love, more power
More of You in my life.
I will worship You with all of my heart
And I will worship You with all of my mind
And I will worship You with all of my strength
For you are my Lord
You are my Lord.
Humble Yourself In the sight of the Lord
Humble Yourself in the sight of the Lord (echo)
Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord (echo)
And He (And He) will lift (will lift) You up
Higher and higher
And He (and He) will lift (will lift) you up
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Sing Hallelujah to the Lord
Sing Hallelujah to the Lord
(echo) Sing Hallelujah to the Lord
Sing Hallelujah to the Lord
(echo) Sing Hallelujah
Sing Hallelujah,
Sing Hallelujah
Sing Hallelujah to the Lord
(echo) Sing Hallelujah to the Lord.
Jesus is risen from the dead
(echo) Jesus is risen from the dead
Jesus is risen from the dead
(echo) Jesus is risen from the dead
Jesus is risen
Jesus is risen
Jesus is risen from the dead
(echo) Jesus is risen from the dead
He's coming back to take us home
(echo) He's coming back to take us home
He's coming back to take us home
(echo) He's coming back to take us home
He's coming back
He's coming back
He's coming back to take us home
(echo) He's coming back to take us home
The Collect of the Day
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The Proclamation of the Word
The Readings
Responses are found on pages 187 and 188
Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
24 Then Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem,
and summoned the elders, the heads, the judges, and the
officers of Israel; and they presented themselves before
God. 2 And Joshua said to all the people, ‘Thus says the LORD,
the God of Israel: Long ago your ancestors—Terah and his
sons Abraham and Nahor—lived beyond the Euphrates and
served other gods. 3 Then I took your father Abraham from
beyond the River and led him through all the land of Canaan
and made his offspring many. I gave him Isaac; 14 ‘Now
therefore revere the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in
faithfulness; put away the gods that your ancestors served
beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. 15 Now if
you are unwilling to serve the LORD, choose this day whom
you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the
region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose
land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will
serve the LORD.’ 16 Then the people answered, ‘Far be it from
us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods; 17 for
it is the LORD our God who brought us and our ancestors up
from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery, and who
did those great signs in our sight. He protected us along all
the way that we went, and among all the peoples through
whom we passed; 18 and the LORD drove out before us all the
peoples, the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we
also will serve the LORD, for he is our God.’ 19 But Joshua said
to the people, ‘You cannot serve the LORD, for he is a holy
God. He is a jealous God; he will not forgive your
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transgressions or your sins. 20 If you forsake the LORD and
serve foreign gods, then he will turn and do you harm, and
consume you, after having done you good.’ 21 And the people
said to Joshua, ‘No, we will serve the LORD!’22 Then Joshua
said to the people, ‘You are witnesses against yourselves that
you have chosen the LORD, to serve him.’ And they said, ‘We
are witnesses.’ 23 He said, ‘Then put away the foreign gods
that are among you, and incline your hearts to the LORD, the
God of Israel.’ 24 The people said to Joshua, ‘The LORD our God
we will serve, and him we will obey.’ 25 So Joshua made a
covenant with the people that day, and made statutes and
ordinances for them at Shechem.
Psalm 78:1-7
Music by Sherry Nott
Refrain: Incline your ear to the words of my mouth
Hear my teaching, O my people; incline your ears to the
words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable; I
will declare the mysteries of ancient times. That which we
have heard and known, and what our forefathers have told
us, we will not hide from their children.
Refrain
We will recount to generations to come the praiseworthy
deeds and the power of the Lord, and the wonderful works
he has done. He gave his decrees to Jacob and established a
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law for Israel, which he commanded them to teach their
children;
Refrain
That the generations to come might know, and the children
yet unborn; that they in their turn might tell it to their
children; So that they might put their trust in God, and not
forget the deeds of God, but keep his commandments;
Refrain
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and
sisters, about those who have died, so that you may not grieve
as others do who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that
Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will
bring with him those who have died. 15 For this we declare to
you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are
left until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede
those who have died. 16 For the Lord himself, with a cry of
command, with the archangel’s call and with the sound of
God’s trumpet, will descend from heaven, and the dead in
Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left,
will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the
Lord in the air; and so we will be with the Lord for
ever. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.
p 188 The Gospel Responses
Please stand for The Gospel
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Power Of Your Love
Hillsong
Lord I come to You
Let my heart be changed, renewed
Flowing from the grace
That I found in You.
And Lord I've come to know
The weaknesses I see in me
Will be stripped away
By the power of Your love.
Hold me close, let Your love surround me
Bring me near, draw me to Your side.
And as I wait, I'll rise up like the eagle
And I will soar with You, Your Spirit leads me on
In the power of Your love.
Lord unveil my eyes
Let me see You face to face
The knowledge of Your love
As You live in me.
Lord renew my mind
As Your will unfolds in my life
In living every day
by the power of Your love.
Matthew 25:1-13
25 ‘Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten
bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the
bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were
wise. 3 When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with
them; 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the
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bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and
slept. 6 But at midnight there was a shout, “Look! Here is the
bridegroom! Come out to meet him.” 7 Then all those
bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish
said to the wise, “Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are
going out.” 9 But the wise replied, “No! There will not be
enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers
and buy some for yourselves.” 10 And while they went to buy
it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with
him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut. 11 Later
the other bridesmaids came also, saying, “Lord, lord, open to
us.” 12 But he replied, “Truly I tell you, I do not know
you.” 13 Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day
nor the hour.
Power Of Your Love
Hillsong
Hold me close, let Your love surround me
Bring me near, draw me to Your side.
And as I wait, I'll rise up like the eagle
And I will soar with You, Your Spirit leads me on
In the power of Your love.
The Sermon— Lynne Windjack
The Creed
Prayers of the People
p 191—Confession and Absolution
p 192—The Peace
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The Celebration of the Eucharist
Our Tithes and Offerings will be received during the following
worship in song.
Grace Like Rain
John Newton, Chris Collins, Edwin O. Excell, Todd Agnew
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost but now I'm found
Was blind but now I see so clearly
Hallelujah, grace like rain falls down on me
Hallelujah, all my stains are washed away, washed
away
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed
When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun
We've no less days to sing Your praise
Than when we first begun
The Great Thanksgiving
Eucharistic Prayer
p 211—The Lord’s Prayer
p 212—The Breaking of the Bread
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The Communion
All who are baptized and who are believers in Jesus Christ as Lord are
welcome to come and receive the Bread and Wine. Anyone not receiving
Communion is invited to come for a blessing. Please indicate this by
crossing your arms over your heart.
There are two stations, one at the Altar and one at the back of the
Church. Please go to either station when directed by the Sides Person.
If you are unable to get to either station because of mobility problems,
please tell one of the Sides Persons who will make sure the Communion
Servers come to you in your pew.
If you choose to dip the Bread into the Wine, please make sure your
fingers do not touch the Wine. Thank you.
O Love that wilt not let me go
O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.
O light that foll’west all my way,
I yield my flick’ring torch to thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in thy sunshine’s blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.
O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain,
That morn shall tearless be.
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O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.
Amazing Love
My Lord, what love is this
That pays so dearly
That I, the guilty one
May go free!
Amazing love, O what sacrifice
The Son of God given for me
My debt he pays, and my death he dies
That I might live, that I might live
And so they watched him die
Despised, rejected
But oh, the blood he shed
Flowed for me!
And now, this love of Christ
Shall flow like rivers
Come wash your guilt away
Live again!
Amazing love, O what sacrifice
The Son of God given for me
My debt he pays, and my death he dies
That I might live, that I might live
That I might live!
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My All In All
You are my strength when I am weak
You are the treasure that I seek
You are my all in all
Seeking You as a precious jewel
Lord, to give up I'd be a fool
You are my all in all
Jesus, Lamb of God
Worthy is Your name
Jesus, Lamb of God
Worthy is Your name
Oh, Your name is worthy
Taking my sin, my cross, my shame
Rising again I bless Your name
You are my all in all
When I fall down You pick me up
When I am dry You fill my cup
You are my all in all
214 – The Prayer after Communion
Announcements
The Blessing
p 215 – Dismissal
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God Save the Queen
God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen:
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save the Queen.
O Lord, our God, arise,
Scatter her enemies,
And make them fall.
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On thee our hopes we fix:
God save the Queen.
Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour;
Long may she reign:
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen
From every latent foe,
From the assassins blow,
God save the Queen!
O'er her thine arm extend,
For Britain's sake defend,
Our mother, prince, and friend,
God save the Queen!
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When it's all been Said and Done
Robin Mark
When it's all been said and done
There is just one thing that matters
Did I do my best to live for truth
Did I live my life for you
When it's all been said and done
All my treasures will mean nothing
Only what I’ve done for love's reward
Will stand the test of time
Lord your mercy is so great
That you look beyond our weakness
And find purest gold and miry clay
Making sinners into saints
I will also sing your praise
Here on earth and ever after
For you've shown me heaven's my true home
When it's all been said and done
You’re my life when life is done
When it's all been said and done
There is just one thing that matters
Did I do my best to live for truth
Did I live my life for you
Lord did I live my life for you!
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Next Sunday’s Reading’s
Judges 4:1–7;
Psalm 123
1 Thessalonians 5:1–11
Matthew 25:14–30
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We give thanks for the ministries of these people this
morning:
Altar Guild
Liz Crabb
Veronica Blocksage
Sides People
Rodger & Bev Jaeger
Presider
The Rev. Casimir
Makabuza
Lay Reader
Diane Quinlan
Sermon
Lynne Windjack
Gospel Bearer
Janice Andreas
Readers
Francesca Jonker
Ralph Browne
Prayer Ministry
Jill Gloin
Janice Andreas
Nursery
Rebecca Windjack
Bread & Wine Presenters
Gloria & Gerry Wright
Communion Assistant
Franz Jonker
Music Ministry
Ralph Browne
Prayers of the People
Diane Quinlan
Tithes and Offering Counters Bob Batchelder
Brian & Barb Klein
Lock-Up
Brian Klein
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