Trinity United
Church, Acton
Sunday, January 13, 2008 Trinity Worship Service
Theme:
Caring – “Go, Make a Difference”
Welcome
and Greetings
Life
and Ministry of Church
Hymn
of Approach VU#402 - “We Are One”
Christ
Candle is brought forward
Call
to Worship
L:
Greetings - to all of our brothers and sisters in our community.
P:
We come to celebrate God’s hands and minds as we live God’s presence,
L:
Welcome to this place, where love is expressed through Jesus Christ.
P:
We come remembering Christ’s life and ministry,
L:
We reflect on the life we are called to live.
P:
We come as a pilgrim people searching for ways to live our faith.
L:
We come seeking the energy to care for each other.
P:
We come to rejoice in God’s gift to us!
Hymn
of Response VU#288 - “Great is Thy Faithfulness”
Opening
Prayer
Hymn
of Praise VU#333 - “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”
Prayer
of Confession: (in unison)
Jesus
said: “My yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Let
us bring to God in prayer our human shortcomings and our yoke of human fear
and
guilt.
In
your mercy, forgive what we have been; help to amend what we are and direct what
we shall be.
Let
us pray as we go forward with confidence, with trust and with delight in the
full Spirit of grace with Jesus, our Saviour at our side.
Amen
Assurance
of Grace
Lord’s
Prayer VU#960
Welcome
- “Links 2 Care” guests
Children’s
Story
Presentation to
“Links 2 Care” team
Pilgrim
Hymn VU#595 - “We Are Pilgrims”
Scripture
Reading 1 Samuel
chapter 2: 1-3 and 8 & 9
Music
for Meditation
Gospel
Reading 1 John chapter
3: 16 – 24
Introduce
Guest Speaker
Meditation
“Links 2 Care” message … Cathy
Gerrow
Hymn
after Meditation MV#209 – “Go Make
a Difference”
Offering
of our Gifts
Offertory
Hymn VU#541- ”Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”
Prayer
of Dedication
(in unison)
We
thank our “Links 2 Care people” as they share their gifts
with
their hands and minds.
As they provide transportation,
counseling,
food, safety, music, laughter. All of us are living
together
with curiosity and compassion. All of us come to present
our
offerings at this table. All of us
celebrate an abundance of gifts.
All
of our gifts are symbolized in our offering and in our calling
to
live our lives as a gift of service in the presence of God’s
generous
hospitality.
Prayers
of the People:
Voices
United VU# 807 - “On Eagles Wings”
Closing
Hymn VU 602 “Blest Be The Tie
That Binds”
Sending
Forth
Sung
Benediction (See
screen)
Postlude