Order of Service – Sunday November 8, 2020 @ 10:30AM
We continue our live broadcast from the Sanctuary this morning. We remain closed to public worship. Rev. John, Fred, and our Tech Team are present this morning for our special service of Remembrance.
Prelude – “Invocation” (D. Bedard)
Introit – Psalm 23 (arr. F.E.W. Gingrich)
*Remembrance Sunday Liturgy
One: On this day of Remembrance, O God, we give thanks:
All: For peacekeepers and pacifists; for those who served on the front lines, and those who protest and march; for those who volunteered and those who waited anxiously at home; for those who hoped that things would get better, and those who could not stand by and wait.
One: We give thanks for those who believed that the world could be a better place.
All: We remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, trusting that others could and would carry the torch.
One: We give thanks for those who were once enemies who have become friends and allies.
All: We will remember.
“In Flanders Fields” written by Lt. Col. John McCrae
In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow
between the crosses, row on row,
that mark our place; and in the sky
the larks, still bravely singing, fly
scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
loved, and were loved, and now we lie
in Flanders Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe;
to you from failing hands we throw
the torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
we shall not sleep, though poppies grow
in Flanders Fields.
*The Last Post
*Two Minutes of Silence
*Rouse (Reveille)
*The Piper’s Lament – “Dark Island”
*Prayer
One: Let us pray.
Loving God, we remember those who have given their lives for peace.
All: O God, giver of peace, hear our prayers.
One: We honour those who seek peace by non-violent means rather than through more destruction.
All: O God, giver of peace, hear our prayers.
One: We remember the scars, physical and emotional, left upon those who have directly experienced the violence of human and against human.
All: O God, giver of peace, hear our prayers.
One: We remember people everywhere who struggle for freedom and dignity.
All: O God, giver of peace, hear our prayers.
One: Remind us again, O God, of your call to love God and love neighbour.
All: Let us love our neighbours in our actions as well as our words. AMEN.
*Royal Anthem
God save our gracious Queen
Long live our noble Queen,
God save The Queen:
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save The Queen.
*O Canada
O Canada! Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all of us 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.
Call to Worship
Hymn – “O God our help in ages past”
Opening Prayer
Scripture Reading – Matthew 25: 1 – 13 (NRSV)
Sermon: “Jesus is Coming… Look Busy”
Offering – You can still mail cheques to:
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Prayers of the People
Hymn – “All my hope on God is founded” (v. 1, 2 & 5)
Benediction
Postlude – “Eventide” (Bagpipe and Organ) (arr. F.E.W. Gingrich)
Today’s Choir Members:
Soprano: Muriel Clemmer, Carol Hawken
Alto: Christine Cousins, Sharon Duff
Tenor: Mark Garlough, Lenny Muth
Bass: Rick McRonald, Henry Muth
Piper: Henry Muth
Trumpeter: Christina Kuepfer