Thank you for worshiping at Westminster Church Children Supervised care for children under 3 years old is available in the nursery which is located in the Little Lambs room (on the 2nd floor, next to the Sunday School). If your children become restless during today’s service, please feel free to use the crying room, where the service is received through closed-circuit television. An usher will be pleased to direct you to either location. Hearing Assistance Sennheiser headsets are available in the entrance lobby. Please ask an usher if you wish to use one. Electronic Devices Thank you for turning all electronic devices off or to mute during the service. Westminster Church “We love because God loved us first” 1 John 4:19 Ministry Staff Rev. Robert Campbell, minister [email protected] Rev. Dr. Greg Glatz, associate minister [email protected] Rev. Dr. James Christie, voluntary assoc. minister [email protected] David Puranen, ministry student [email protected] Nathan Poole, director of music in worship [email protected] Don Menzies, organist Jackie Henrickson, youth director [email protected] Linda Campbell, Sunday school director [email protected] Sunday Worship Westminster Church The United Church of Canada Washrooms The entrance lobby has two washrooms, which are wheelchair accessible and have change tables for infants. ________________________________________________ Administrative and Building Staff Marilyn Thiessen, office administrator Find us on the web at Dan Beauvais, caretaker supervisor westminsterchurch.org Murray Cheney, weekend caretaker facebook.com/westminsterchurchwinnipeg Abdiaziz Botan, evening caretaker [email protected] vimeo.com/westminsterywg We Are All Members of the Body of Christ! Westminster Church 1 Corinthians 12:27 745 Westminster Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3G 1A5 204-784-1330 [email protected] If you're looking for a way to get involved at Westminster Church, we'd love to hear from you! Please contact us at [email protected] or talk to one of the ministers. Office Hours Monday to Thursday 9:00 a.m. to noon 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Choir Small Groups Bell Tower Community Garden Bell Tower Community Cafe Sunday School, Youth Book Club Annual Kids Christmas Sale Committees (budget and management, communications, fellowship, finance, fundraising, membership and pastoral care, ministry and personnel, outreach, presbytery, property, worship) Sunday, February 1, 2015 Fourth after Epiphany 10:30 a.m. Pamela McLeod Arnould is today’s Lay Liturgist. Our service begins with the Prelude, inviting us to prepare for worship. ORGAN PRELUDE INTROIT “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty” VU 315 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee; holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty, God in three persons, blessed Trinity! Love will transform us. Love will renew us. Blessed be the One who is Love. THE PEACE Leader: May the peace of Christ be with you all. People: And also with you. Moment of silence for personal confession. Leader: People: HYMN Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. ANTHEM “Come Down Lord” VU 291 COLLECTION OF OFFERINGS AND OFFERTORY After the offering is introduced, an offertory will be played by the organist and the collection taken. Thank you for your gift, whether given today or through other means of supporting ministry at Westminster Church. WORDS OF ASSURANCE GREETING Leader: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. “All Things Bright and Beautiful” by Stan Pethel OFFERING DEDICATION SHALOM WORD OF WELCOME CALL TO WORSHIP We come, like Abraham, Sarah, and John the Baptist, people with vision. We come, like Job, Thomas, and the Samaritan woman, people with questions. We come, like Moses, Jeremiah, and Mary, people with self-doubts. We come, like Joshua, Deborah, and Stephen, people with courage. We come, like David, Mary Magdalene, and Paul, people with regrets. We come, like Hagar, Uriah, and the Syrophoenician woman, people with wisdom from the margins. We come, like Rebekah and Samuel, like Hosea and Esther, like Nathaniel and Martha, people with a part to play in the story of faith. SCRIPTURE READING Genesis 12: v 1 – 3 NRSV, p.10 SCRIPTURE READING Exodus 19: v 1 – 6 NRSV, p.65 SCRIPTURE READING read by Henk Booy Isaiah 43: v 1 – 8 At the conclusion of the reading … Words and Music © Ernest Sands, 1981, Published by OCP Publications. All rights reserved, Used with permission LicenSing Onlinelicense 621413 Reader: People: PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE “Joyful, Joyful We Adore You” OPENING PRAYER PRAYER OF CONFESSION We acknowledge the presence of eternal Love; steadfast and unfailing Love. Let us offer up the sins of our mouths. Let us offer up the sins of our hearts. Let us offer up the sins of our hands. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. THE LORD’S PRAYER HYMN HYMN NRSV, p.672 “Rejoice in God, My Heart” PfAS 111D page 711 VU 232 HYMN SERMON given by Rabbi Alan Green “Praise the Lord with the Sound of Trumpet” VU 245 SENDING FORTH AND BENEDICTION CHORAL RESPONSE SOLO “If You Search With All Your Heart” given by Cathryn Harrison WESTMINSTER NEWS Sung, VU 959 “Amen” Philip Stopford Craig Courtney ORGAN POSTLUDE AND HYMNS ON THE CARILLONIC BELLS