2025-01-05-Service
Summerlea United Church
225 50th Ave, Lachine, Québec, H8T2T7, Canada. 514-634-2651


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Sunday, January 05, 2025




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January 05, 2025 Bulletin









Gather us in, ground us in you.
Gather us in, ground us in you.
Gather us in, gather us in,
ground us, ground us in you.

Rassemble-nous, tout près de toi.
Rassemble-nous, tout près de toi.
rassemble-nous, rassemble-nous,
tout près, tout près de toi.






"Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
(Isaiah 43:18-19)





Call to Worship

Arise! Shine! Your light has come!
Thanks be to God!
God's gift is among us.
Hallelujah! Amen!
We see a star. In thanksgiving we bring our gifts:
Our hearts, our praise, our joy.
Glory be to God!
Glory be to God!






Will You Come and See The Light
(VU 96)

Will you come and see the light
From the stable door?
It is shining newly bright,
Though it shone before.
It will be your guiding star,
It will show you who you are.
Will you hide, or decide
To meet the light?

Will you step into the light
That can free the slave?
It will stand for what is right,
It will heal and save.
By the pyramids of greed
There's a longing to be freed.
Will you hide, or decide
To meet the light?



Will you tell about the light
In the prison cell?
Though it's shackled out of sight,
It is shining well.
When the truth is cut and bruised,
And the innocent abused,
Will you hide, or decide
To meet the light?



Will you join the hope,
Alight in a young girl's eyes,
Of the mighty put to flight
By a baby's cries?
When the lowest and the least
Are the foremost at the feast,
Will you hide, or decide
To meet the light?

Will you travel by the light
Of the babe new born?
In the cradle lit at night
There's a gleam of dawn,
And the darkness all about
Is too dim to put it out:
Will you hide, or decide
To meet the light?





After our confession (see bulletin)
there are...

Words of Assurance





- Scripture -


Matthew 2:1-12

You may follow the text HERE.



The scripture this week
is read by...

Marion G.
















On the first day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
A partridge in a pear tree.

On the second day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the third day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the fourth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Four calling birds, three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the fifth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Five golden rings, four calling birds,
Three French hens, two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the sixth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Six geese a-laying, five golden rings,
Four calling birds, three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the seventh day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Seven swans a-swimming,six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings, four calling birds,
Three French hens, two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the eighth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying, five golden rings,
Four calling birds, three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the ninth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings, four calling birds,
Three French hens, two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the tenth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Ten lords a-leaping, nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying, five golden rings,
Four calling birds, three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the eleventh day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Eleven pipers piping, ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing, eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings, four calling birds,
Three French hens, two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.


On the twelfth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping, nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying, five golden rings,
Four calling birds, three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree!


-The Offering -






Offertory Hymn

What can I give him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd,
I would bring a lamb,
If I were a wise man,
I would do my part,
Yet what can I give him -
Give him my heart.

(VU 55, verse 4)










I Am the Light of the World
(VU 87)

R. I am the Light of the World
You people come and follow me
If you follow and love,
You'll learn the mystery
Of what you were meant to do and be.



When the song of the angels is stilled
When the star in the sky is gone
When the kings and the shepherds
Have found their way home
The work of Christmas is begun!
R.


To find the lost and lonely one
To heal that broken soul with love
To feed the hungry children
With warmth and good food
To feel the earth below
The sky above!
R.


To free the prisoner from his chains
To make the powerful care
To rebuild the nations
With strength and goodwill
To call a man your brother everywhere.
R.




To bring hope to every task you do
To dance at a baby's new birth
To make music in an old man's heart
And sing to the colors of the earth!
R.





Commissioning / Blessing

We have been invited into God's new creation.
Go forth, formed as God's new people to live your
lives through Christ, the living one!
As you have been so blessed, may your light and
your love be a blessing to others you meet on your journey.

Amen






We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain, moor and mountain
Following yonder star

O Star of wonder, star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading, still proceeding
Guide us to thy Perfect Light....






Piano Postlude

(Arr. Philip Kearn)





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