Month: October 2021

Order of Service – Sunday October 24, 2021 @ 10:30AM

We continue our live broadcast this morning AND we are excited to welcome in-person worshipers back to the Sanctuary. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this morning’s service both online and in-person.

Join us on our St. Andrew’s Guelph YouTube Channel and select the live service, and remember to invite your friends and families. You can also join us via Zoom by following the link in your Friday or Sunday morning email. If you’d like to begin receiving our weekly emails you can sign up here.

Prelude – “Plein Jeu” (Suite du premier ton ) D. Bedard

Introit – Psalm 34: 1 – 3
Refrain: F. Gingrich
Tone: J. Derkson

Call to Worship

Hymn –  #18 “Through all the changing scenes of life”  (vs. 1,2,4)

Opening Prayer & Assurance of Forgiveness

Time for Wonder and Curiosity

Scripture Reading: Genesis 22:1-19 (CEB)

Sermon: “Binding of Isaac” (Redeeming Scripture Series) with special guest, Michael Grand

Michael Grand, PhD, C.Psych holds the rank of professor emeritus in the Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology graduate program at the University of Guelph. He is the past president of the College of Psychologists of Ontario. He has been the president of Beth Isaiah Synagogue and participated in multifaith activities at the University and throughout the City of Guelph for four decades. One of his many hobbies is comparative Biblical translation. Currently, he is working his way through the challenges of understanding Isaiah in ancient Hebrew.

Hymn – #661  “We give thee bur thine own” 

Offering 

You can still mail cheques to: St. Andrew’s Guelph, 161 Norfolk Street, Guelph, ON N1H 4J8

Or you can donate to St. Andrew’s through CanadaHelps

Click Here to Donate to St. Andrew’s via Canada Helps here.

You are also invited to sign up for Pre-Authorized Remittance (PAR). Instead of using offering envelopes or giving online, you can set up a regular donation through your financial institution. To learn more, click here.

Presbyterians Sharing is how we support our denomination as a whole. Your gifts the variety of missions and ministries that The Presbyterian Church in Canada supports throughout Canada. It also ensures that we are well resources by our National Office staff.

If you are able, the MOCC would encourage you to consider donating to Presbyterians Sharing. You can do soy clicking here. (Make sure that you indicate that you are from St. Andrew’s Guelph on the online form in order for it to count towards our commitment)

Or you can make a donation directly to Presbyterians Sharing through St. Andrew’s Guelph. Please mark your donation: Presbyterians Sharing.

We are making a difference TOGETHER.

If you’d like to make a donation to Presbyterian World Service and Development (PWS&D) you can do so by clicking here.

Offertory – “Dialogue” ( Suite du premier ton ) D. Bedard

Prayers of the People

Hymn – #39  “God of mercy, God of grace”

Blessing

Postlude – “Grand Jeu” (Suite du premier ton) D. Bedard

Order of Service – Sunday October 17, 2021 @ 10:30AM

We continue our live broadcast this morning AND we are excited to welcome in-person worshipers back to the Sanctuary. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this morning’s service both online and in-person.

Join us on our St. Andrew’s Guelph YouTube Channel and select the live service, and remember to invite your friends and families. You can also join us via Zoom by following the link in your Friday or Sunday morning email. If you’d like to begin receiving our weekly emails you can sign up here.

Prelude – “The God of Abraham praise”                                   arr. H. Hopson

Introit – ” In the presence of Your people ” (B Chambers)

Call to Worship

Hymn –  #428  “We love your house, O God”

Opening Prayer & Assurance of Forgiveness

Time for Wonder and Curiosity

Scripture Reading: Psalm 51: 1 – 6 (CEB)

Sermon: “Born In Sin” (Redeeming Scripture, If It Can Be?! Series)

Hymn – #34   “God be merciful to me”

Offering 

You can still mail cheques to: St. Andrew’s Guelph, 161 Norfolk Street, Guelph, ON N1H 4J8

Or you can donate to St. Andrew’s through CanadaHelps

Click Here to Donate to St. Andrew’s via Canada Helps here.

You are also invited to sign up for Pre-Authorized Remittance (PAR). Instead of using offering envelopes or giving online, you can set up a regular donation through your financial institution. To learn more, click here.

Presbyterians Sharing is how we support our denomination as a whole. Your gifts the variety of missions and ministries that The Presbyterian Church in Canada supports throughout Canada. It also ensures that we are well resources by our National Office staff.

If you are able, the MOCC would encourage you to consider donating to Presbyterians Sharing. You can do soy clicking here. (Make sure that you indicate that you are from St. Andrew’s Guelph on the online form in order for it to count towards our commitment)

Or you can make a donation directly to Presbyterians Sharing through St. Andrew’s Guelph. Please mark your donation: Presbyterians Sharing.

We are making a difference TOGETHER.

If you’d like to make a donation to Presbyterian World Service and Development (PWS&D) you can do so by clicking here.

Offertory –  “Jesus, the very thought of Thee ” ( arr. J. Jones)

Prayers of the People

Hymn – #648   “I’m gonna live so God can use me” 

Blessing

Postlude – “Exultemus”                                                             N. Rawsthorne