ORDER OF SERVICE ST. ANDREW’S

May 29, 2022

Lighting of the Christ Candle

Welcome and Announcements

• This morning we welcome Rev. Wendy Adams and thank her for leading us in worship. May this service be a blessing to you as you worship online. thank you for joining us today.
• We continue to pray for friends, family and loved ones who struggle with health, grief, loss, and other circumstances beyond their and our control. We rejoice in the knowledge that we serve a risen Savior who is able to keep that which we commit to Him.

 

Call to Worship:

Let every creature in heaven and on earth shout to God and sing with joy!

Blessing and honour, glory and power be to our God for ever and ever!

 

Let us raise our prayers and praises to God in worship this day!

Blessing and honour, glory and power be to our God for ever and ever! Amen.

 

Hymn: 265 verses 1,4,5 Hail the day that sees Christ rise.

 

Prayer of Invocation

God of glory and majesty,

God of mystery and mercy,

in Christ Jesus

you came to live among us, sharing in our joys and sorrows.

After he suffered and died for our sake,

you raised him and took him up in glory so that he might fulfill all things.

As our ascended Lord,

he gives hope to your people in all places,

in every generation and every situation.

So we claim that hope this day,

for ourselves and for the world you love,

offering you our praise and worship in the name of Jesus Christ,

who now lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and forever. Amen.

Unison Prayer of Confession:

Eternal God, grant unto us the fullness of your promises:

Where we have been weak, grant us your strength

Where we have been confused, grant us your guidance

Where we have been distraught, grant us your comfort;

where we have been dead, grant us your life.

where we have sinned, grant us your pardon.

Apart from you O Lord, we are nothing,

In and with you we can do all things. Amen.

 

Assurance of Pardon and The Peace

Hear the good news! Who is in a position to condemn? Only Christ –

and Christ died for us; Christ rose for us, Christ reigns in power for us, Christ prays for us.

Believe the good news of the gospel. In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven

and given a ministry of reconciliation for his sake.

Hymn: 267  Rejoice the Lord is king

 

Scripture Reading:

Psalm 102:12-28 (Responsive)              page 938

Acts 16:16-34                                   page 1721

 

Sermon: (no text at this time - the video will be added late Sunday afternoon)

 

Hymn: 755   Go ye, go ye into the world

 

Offering

Doxology

Offertory prayer

Eternal God, we praise you that Christ has ascended to rule in love at your right hand,

while the Holy Spirit continues the work of salvation throughout your creation.

We offer our gifts and our lives in gratitude for that work, and dedicate them to your purposes in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

 

 

Prayers of the People & the Lord’s prayer

Faithful God,

We give you thanks for your steadfast love

that provides courage and comfort for your people in every challenging time.

Continue to surprise us with your grace, O God,

and breathe your Spirit upon your church once more,

to draw us together in worship and witness.

Renew our faith so that we may serve you with courage and creativity,

offering the hope we know in Christ Jesus

to this struggling world.

 

God of peace,

thank you for sending Jesus into the world,

to reconcile the world to you through the forgiveness of our sins.

May the fruits of the reconciliation and peace he offers

continue to work in places of hatred and hostility.

Today we name before you the places on our minds and hearts these days,

and relationships in need of your reconciling grace:

 

          Hold at least 20 seconds of silence, inviting people to speak out names or concerns.

            Offer situations of conflict or crisis in the recent news.

 

O God, do not let us be resigned to injustice or indifference.

Inspire us to build renewed relationships in these days of deepening divisions.

 

God of fellowship,

we pray for our church and our community.

Renew our life together as we gather again socially as the pandemic shifts around us.

Inspire our congregation with a fresh vision for our ministry.

Comfort those who mourn the loss of dear ones,

and support those who are sick,

and those recovering from setbacks or failure.

Give strength to people who are worn out or discouraged,

and calm the anxiety or anger that can keep us apart.

Bless and encourage any who are struggling in their faith,

and guide those with questions to your truth.

 

God who calls us into our future,

we pray for students who will be graduating this year,

filled with anticipation and uncertainty about the future.

Guide their choices.

We remember the graduates from our theological colleges.

May they always remember that you called them into ministry,

and that you will provide them with the wisdom, strength and grace needed

to live out their calling in ever-changing contexts.

 

Faithful God,

By your Spirit, fill us with the faith and courage to do the work

Jesus commissioned his followers to undertake wherever he leads us.

For we are bold to pray together the words he taught us, saying:

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever. Amen.

 

 

Hymn: 274 verses 1-3  Crown him with many crowns

 

Benediction

Today is the day that God has created, let us enjoy the world that God has made with stories and music to share Remember that Jesus came to give us life and live it to the full And now may the grace of God , the love of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit be with you for evermore.

Closing song: X2

Take, O take me as I am: summon out what I shall be;

Set your seal upon my heart and live in me