Sunday, November 10, 2024

Remembrance Sunday

Comfort, Comfort Now My People (VU 883, verse 1) Comfort, Comfort Now My People; Speak of peace, so says Our God. Comfort those who sit In darkness Mourning under sorrow's load. Cry out to Jerusalem of the peace That waits for them, Tell them that their sins I cover And their warfare now is over.

Welcome

Lest we Forget. Last Post - Lament -Reveille

O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all our 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.

O Canada

Ô Canada! Terre de nos aïeux, Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux! Car ton bras sait porter l'épée, Il sait porter la croix! Ton histoire est une épopée Des plus brillants exploits. Et ta valeur, de foi trempée, Protégera nos foyers et nos droits. Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

The Act of Remembrance	In Flanders Fields
Prayer	High Flight

Abide with Me (VU436) Abide with me; Fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide; When other helpers fail And comforts flee, Help of the helpless, Oh, abide with me.	Swift to its close Ebbs out life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim, Its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see- O Christ who changest not, Abide with me.	I need Thy presence every passing hour; What but your grace Can foil the tempter's power? Who, like yourself, My guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sunshine, O, abide with me.
I have no fear With you at hand to bless; Ills have no weight, And tears no bitterness; Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory? I triumph still, If Thou abide with me.		Hold now your cross Before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom And point me to the skies; Heaven's morning breaks, And earth's vain shadows flee; In life, in death, O Lord, Abide with me.

The Wreath of Remembrance

Blessing

Call to Worship You have come to remember and pray together a Mighty God! A God who loves justice, A God who loves Truth And a God who loves all his creatures. Come and worship with me that Triune God we love The God who hates war and destruction Corruption and lies. Let us come back to God. To pray and act that Creation finds peace again. Amen! Opening Prayer

Go Make a Difference (MV 209) Refrain: Go make a dff'rence, We can make a diff'rence Go make a diff'rence in the world Go make a diff'rence We can make a diff'rence Go make a diff'rence in the world We are the salt in the earth, Called to let the people see The love of God in you and me We are the light of the world, Not to be hidden, but be seen Go make a diff'rence in the world. R.

We are the hands of Christ, Reaching out to those in need The face of God for all to see We are the spirit of hope, We are the voice of peace. R. So let your love shine on, let it shine for all to see. Go make a diff'rence in the world. And the spirit of Christ will be with us as we go. Go make a diff'rence in the world. R.

After our confession (see bulletin) there are... Words of Assurance

Symbols

See a New Heaven (VU 713) R. I see a new heaven. I see a new earth As the old one will pass away, Where the fountain of life flows And without price goes To all people Who abide in the land. There, there on the banks Of a river bright and free, Yielding her fruit, Firm in her root, The Tree of Life will be.

There, there where death dies And our lives are born again, Body and soul, Struggling but whole Like flowers after the rain. R.

There, there where the darkness brings visions from above. There where the night, bearing new light, Reveals the promise of love. There, there where we work with The love of healing hands. Labour we must, True to our trust To build a promised new land. R.

- Scripture -

Psalm 127 (VU 851) R: The hand of God feeds us and answers all our needs. The Voices United text is HERE.

Scripture this week read by... John O.

The Widow's Offering... Mark 12:38-44 The written text is HERE.

Reverend Beryl`s Message

- Anthem -

Make Me a Channel of Your Peace (Sebastian Temple)

Make me a channel of your peace. Where there is hatred, Let me bring your love; Where there is injury, Your healing power, And where there's doubt, True faith in you: O Spirit, grant that I may never seek So much to be consoled as to console To be understood as to understand, To be loved as to love with all my soul...

Invitation to the Offering

Offertory Hymn You Nourish Us (VU 545) You nourish us with food, O God, for body and for soul, Our love and service is our thanks, For life that's free and whole, For life that's free and whole.

Pastoral Prayers

I Am the Dream (MV 106) I am the dream and you the dreamer. I am the song and you are the rhyme. You are the tune sung in ev'ry silence. You are the now In the endless stream of time.

I am the bell and you the silence. You are the yearning I cannot curtail. I am the blest and you are the blessing. You are the wilds In which I lose my trail.

You are the word and I the echo. You are the leader and I am the led. You are the joy and I the laughter. You are the Rock On which I lay my head.

Commission

Go out now And take the Road less travelled! We shall go out, remembering our past And dreaming about our future. Dream on Christian people And make it happen! We go, loved by God, pushed by the Spirit and Inspired by Jesus Christ! Blessed Remembrance Day to you.

Blessing Amen

- Postlude -

Let There Be Peace on Earth (Jill Jackson and Sy Miller) Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me. Let there be peace on earth The peace that was meant to be. With God as our Father Brothers all are we. Let me walk with my brother In perfect harmony...