St Andrew's Presbyterian Church
A Place to Call Home at the corner of Suffolk and Norfolk
We gather by ZOOM each Thursday at 10AM to discuss the Scripture reading for the Sunday coming… and often, many other things of a spiritual flavour. Join us. If you’d like to receive the link, please email revjohn[at]standrewsguelph[dot]com. Or subscribe to our regular emails below.
This week’s text is: Matthew 22: 1 – 14
We gather by ZOOM each Thursday at 10AM to discuss the Scripture reading for the Sunday coming… and often, many other things of a spiritual flavour. Join us. If you’d like to receive the link, please email revjohn[at]standrewsguelph[dot]com. Or subscribe to our regular emails below.
This week’s text is: Matthew 21: 33 – 46
For those awaiting this news, Ayak Malou and her family have Arrived in Guelph and are settling in now.
Praise God for their Safe arrival in Canada.
This week’s Scripture Reading is: Matthew 21: 23 – 32.
Check the “Tuesday This Week” Chimp for sign in details.
If you’d like to join us on Thursday Morning and would like to have the details too, please email Rev. John at revjohn[at]standrewsguelph[dot]com. Or subscribe below to get our regular “Chimps” (congregational emails).
We continue our live broadcast from the Sanctuary this morning. We remain closed to public worship. Only Rev. John, Fred, our Tech Team, our trainee Screeners, and our guest today will be in the Sanctuary.
We welcome Andrew Hyde from the Ecumenical Campus Ministry at the University of Guelph as our pulpit guest this morning as we celebrate Bless Our Schools Sunday sponsored by Moms in Prayer International and our Mission and Outreach Coordinating Committee (MOCC). Today’s service was supposed to be different as it was being planned by MOCC and was to include various participants from the Committee. Due to COVID, Rev. John will lead the service and Andrew Hyde will share the message. Welcome Andrew!
Prelude – Chorale Prelude on “Lobe den Herren” arr. J. Walther
Call to Worship
Hymn – “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” (v. 1 & 4)
Opening Prayer
Scripture Reading – Romans 11:33 – 12:2 & Matthew 20: 1-16 (NRSV)
Sermon: “Renew Our Minds” (Andrew Hyde)
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
Donate to St. Andrew’s via Canada Helps here:
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/128975471RR0001-st-andrews-presbyterian-church/
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.
If you’d like to make a donation to Presbyterian World Service and Development (PWS&D) you can do so here:
https://www.gifttool.com/donations/Donate?ID=2034&AID=2463
CIBC Run for the Cure 2020 (Virtual) – October 4, 2020
We are encouraging our members and friends to support the RUN this year individually. If you are interested in supporting this year’s Run for the Cure, you can register here:
https://support.cancer.ca/site/TR/RunfortheCure/RFTC_NW_odd_?fr_id=27270&pg=entry&s_locale=en_CA
St. Andrew’s Guelph and Knox Guelph will join together again next year as “Presbyterians on the Run”!
Supporting the Ecumenical Campus Ministry at UofG, to set up a one-time or monthly, tax-deductible donation to ECM’s ministry at UofG, go to https://www.ecmguelph.org/donate.
Special Musical Interlude – “Amazing Grace” (arr. D. Hastad)
Prayers of the People
Hymn – “Lord dismiss us with your blessing” (v. 1)
Benediction
Postlude – Recessional on “Lobe den Herren” (arr. P. Manz)
We are delighted to get together by ZOOM for our Thursday Morning Bible Study again. We will start this week with the crowd favourite: Ask Rev. John Anything. Check the “Tuesday This Week” Chimp for sign in details.
If you’d like to join us on Thursday Morning and would like to have the details too, please email Rev. John at revjohn[at]standrewsguelph[dot]com. Or subscribe below to get our regular “Chimps” (congregational emails).
We are delighted to be back in our sanctuary this morning. We will be livestreaming from the sanctuary every week going forward by ZOOM . Our gratitude to Peter Devries for his leadership and dedication in getting things ready to effectively broadcast. And to our Tech Team members who are assisting us this morning. We will be experimenting with this setup for the next few weeks in anticipation and hope that we can invite members of the congregation who are interested to in-person worship. We will continue to broadcast via ZOOM even when we are able to have a live audience. Our community may be apart due to COVID but we will endeavour to keep our worshiping community TOGETHER through the gift of technology.
We are further delighted to welcome back our Music Director, Fred Gingrich. Fred will be providing several instrumental pieces for our worship services. In due course, it is hoped that we will be able to have recordings of our Choir too. And Fred is working on adding members of the Bell Choir occasionally. We certainly have missed Fred over these last several months and welcome him back today!
Prelude – Prelude in G (J.S. Bach)
Call to Worship
Hymn – “Joyful, Joyful” (v. 1 & 4)
Opening Prayer
Scripture Reading – Matthew 18: 21 – 35 (NRSV)
Sermon: “Let’s Start with Forgiveness”
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
Donate to St. Andrew’s via Canada Helps here:
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/128975471RR0001-st-andrews-presbyterian-church/
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.
If you’d like to make a donation to Presbyterian World Service and Development (PWS&D) you can do so here:
https://www.gifttool.com/donations/Donate?ID=2034&AID=2463
CIBC Run for the Cure 2020 (Virtual) – October 4, 2020
We are encouraging our members and friends to support the RUN this year individually. If you are interested in supporting this year’s Run for the Cure, you can register here:
https://support.cancer.ca/site/TR/RunfortheCure/RFTC_NW_odd_?fr_id=27270&pg=entry&s_locale=en_CA
St. Andrew’s Guelph and Knox Guelph will join together again next year as “Presbyterians on the Run”!
Special Musical Interlude – “Fairest Lord Jesus” (arr. F. Swann)
Prayers of the People
Hymn – “Great is Thy Faithfulness”
Benediction
Postlude – Fugue in G (J.S. Bach)
Just a friendly reminder that we are not open to In-Person Worship attendance yet. Starting this Sunday (September 13), we will be broadcasting live from the Sanctuary. The only persons in attendance (following all protocols) will be Rev. John, Fred (our music director), our Tech Team, and a few “Screener” trainees. We are hopeful that in the coming weeks that we will be able to invite those who are interested to join us in-person. Let’s work out the wrinkles with our new technology and venue before we do so though. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
Yours in Christ’s Service,
Rev. John Borthwick, Minister
As we prepare our hearts and minds for worship, I’d invite you listen to this song as a way of preparing for worship this morning.
Call to Worship
Special Musical Interlude
Opening Prayer
Scripture Reading – Matthew 16: 21 – 28 (NRSV)
Sermon: “Through COVID Eyes – This Must Never Happen”
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
Donate to St. Andrew’s via Canada Helps here:
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/128975471RR0001-st-andrews-presbyterian-church/
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.
If you’d like to make a donation to Presbyterian World Service and Development (PWS&D) you can do so here:
https://www.gifttool.com/donations/Donate?ID=2034&AID=2463
Responding to the Lebanon Crisis through PWS&D
Presbyterian World Service & Development is responding to the devastation in Lebanon as a result of the recent explosion in Beirut. The Canadian government is matching all donations at this time. You can donate online here:
https://www.gifttool.com/donations/Donate?ID=2034&AID=5823
You can also make a gift through your church, by mailing a cheque or by calling 1-800-619-7301 x291. Please mark your donation “Lebanon Crisis.”
CIBC Run for the Cure 2020 (Virtual) – October 4, 2020
We are encouraging our members and friends to support the RUN this year individually. If you are interested in supporting this year’s Run for the Cure, you can register here:
https://support.cancer.ca/site/TR/RunfortheCure/RFTC_NW_odd_?fr_id=27270&pg=entry&s_locale=en_CA
St. Andrew’s Guelph and Knox Guelph will join together again next year as “Presbyterians on the Run”!
Ayak Malou Sponsorship Support
Further to the announcements this week about Ayak Malou and her family’s Refugee Sponsorship Appeal, if you wish to make a pledge to be paid later or in monthly installments, please inform Rick McRonald (rickmcr [at] rogers [dot] com) so he can keep track of our progress.
If you wish to make a one-time donation or begin a monthly installment, you can do one of the following:
St. Andrew’s Guelph, 161 Norfolk Street, Guelph, ON N1H 4J8
Mark your cheque “Ayak Malou Sponsorship”
Or
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/128975471RR0001-st-andrews-presbyterian-church/
Select “family sponsorship fund”
Or
Be sure to inform Elaine that the increase is for Ayak Malou support.
Feel free to contact Rick McRonald if you need further clarification.
Prayers of the People
Benediction
After worship this morning, please enjoy this hymn.
Today we share the final episode in the short five-part series entitled Speaking Out Against Racism and Hate in Canada based on the study guide provided by Justice Ministries of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. You can view the last part here:
You can also view the entire series here:
It is our intention to share another series in the Fall on this important topic. It could take the form of another video series, a book study, or a virtual discussion group. We hope that you will continue to educate yourself on the issue of systemic racism especially in the Canadian context. There are many recommendations found in the descriptions in the videos posted in this series. And please continue to be in prayer for our communities as we work together on making the necessary changes to our institutions for the betterment of our society as a whole.
Remember to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel to keep up to date on future content. Thanks again for joining us on this journey over this unique and challenging Summer season.