St Andrew's Presbyterian Church
A Place to Call Home at the corner of Suffolk and Norfolk
***Content Warning*** Author Layla Saad suggests a content warning as one shares the next few weeks as the material that is dealt with may be triggering for BIPOC. We are moving from concepts and reflections on one’s personal experience to the very real acts of racism that BIPOC face all too often.
This week – What is Color Blindness?
Order of Service – Sunday November 7, 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 – “Prelude in g” (J.S. Bach)
Introit – Psalm 90: 1 – 6
Refrain: H. Hopson
Tone: P. Merrick
Time for Remembrance (recorded from 2020)
Opening Prayer and Assurance of Forgiveness
Hymn – # 330 “O God, our help”
Time for Wonder and Curiosity
Scripture Reading: Joshua 11: 11 – 23 (CEB)
Sermon: “Does God Start Wars?” Redeeming Scripture, If It Can Be? Series
Hymn – # 732 “O day of peace that dimly shines”
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.
Anthem: “Healing River ” (arr. D. Cherwein)
Prayers of the People
Hymn – #750 “How deep the silence of the soul”
Blessing
Postlude – “Fugue in g” (J.S. Bach)
Order of Service – Sunday October 31, 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.
Rev. John is on Study Leave this week and will be unavailable. In a pastoral emergency, please contact The Rev. Diane Boyd, our Pastoral Visitor at (519) 835-4323.
Welcome to our Pulpit Guest, The Rev. Dr. Blair Bertrand.
Soprano: Muriel Clemmer
Alto: Barb Bennett
Tenor: Lenny Muth
Bass: Henry Muth
Prelude – ” Invocation” ( Triptych) D. Bedard
Introit – Psalm 146: 1 – 2 (Refrain: Mit)
Freuden Zart
Tone: R.
Cunningham
Call to Worship
Hymn – #315 “A mighty fortress is our God”
Opening Prayer & Assurance of Forgiveness
Time for Wonder and Curiosity
Scripture Reading: Judges 11: 29 – 40 (CEB)
Sermon: “Alien Encounter in Mission”
The Reverend Doctor Blair D. Bertrand is a mission liaison between The Presbyterian Church in Canada and the Church of Central Africa (Presbyterian) in Malawi. Since 2017, he has been a Lecturer and the Director of Research and Educational Quality Assurance at Zomba Theological College. As well, he serves as an Educational Consultant to Theological Education by Extension Malawi. These two institutions train future ministers and lay leaders. Presently Blair serves from his home in Barrhaven with trips to Malawi expected soon.
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
Hymn – #698 “Saviour, teach me day by day”
Prayers of the People
Hymn – #472 “We are God’s people”
Blessing
Postlude – “Grand Jeu” (Suite du premier ton) D. Bedard
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
The Presbytery Amalgamation service between Westminster – St Paul’s, St Andrew’s and Knox Churches in Guelph held on Sunday October 3, 2021. Our thanks to Peter Devries for recording and producing this video.
Order of Service – Sunday October 10, 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.
Chorale Prelude – ” Nun Danket ” (arr. G.F. Kaufman)
Introit – Introit for Harvest Festival (H. Willan)
Hymn – #803 “Come, ye thankful people, come”
Opening Prayer & Assurance of Forgiveness
Time for Wonder and Curiosity
Scripture Reading: Hebrews 12:3-12 (CEB)
Sermon: “Thank You, May I Have Another” (Redeeming Scripture: If It Can Be? Series)
Hymn – #642 “O master let me walk with thee”
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.
Anthem – “Carol of beauty ” (tr. French carol)
Prayers of the People
Hymn – #805 “Give thanks, my soul, for harvest “
Blessing
Postlude – Chorale Improvisation on ” Nun Danket ” (arr. S. Karg – Elert)
Order of Service – Sunday October 3, 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.
Today, we are celebrating the Sacrament of Holy Communion. If you are attending online, before the service begins, you are encouraged to have at the ready a bread and beverage like substance (no judgement) so that you can share in this joyous meal that our LORD provides. The ordinary becomes holy in this meal we share together virtually.
Prelude – Abridge (arr. E. Thiman)
Introit – Psalm 34:1-3 (Refrain: H. Hopson)
I will bless the lord at all times; God’s praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad.
O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt God’s name together.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Call to Worship
Hymn – #454 “Blest be the everlasting God”
Opening Prayer & Assurance of Forgiveness
Time for Wonder and Curiosity
Scripture Reading: John 14:1-12
Sermon: “Jesus is the ONLY WAY” (Redeeming Scripture: If It Can Be? Series)
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.
Today, Rev. John, Mary Visser Kerr and Rhonda Wright will participate in the VIRTUAL Run for the Cure. Thank you for your generous support of our Run participants this year. We hope to share some pictures through the week and next Sunday. St. Andrew’s Guelph and Knox Guelph will join together again next year as “Presbyterians on the Run”!
Prayers of the People
Hymn – #534 “All who hunger”
The Sacrament of Holy Communion
Hymn – #636 “When voices are confusing”
Blessing
Postlude – “Final in d” (E. Thiman)
REOPENING Plans and Guidelines – Monday September 27, 2021
On Tuesday September 21, 2021, the Session decided to invite the congregation to return to in-person worship beginning on Sunday October 3. After 18 LONG months of “exile”, we are delighted to be able to extend this invitation to you! The safety of our staff, volunteers, members, and guests remains our TOP priority. To that end, we will continue to follow all the guidelines and advice we receive from Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health.
We have created fuller guidelines for you to review prior to deciding to attend worship in-person at St. Andrew’s Guelph below.
But here is the “COLES NOTES” version (showing my age):
On Sunday October 3rd, we will be celebrating the Sacrament of Holy Communion (using individual pre-filled communion cups with wafers for safety) and also recognizing some of our elders whose terms concluded in June and two others who have officially retired from service on Session.
We look forward to worshipping with some of you in-person as well as continuing to maintain our virtual options via ZOOM and YouTube. Our community now included both in-person attendees and online ones. We will continue to explore ways to bring both “worlds” together as we worship the One who holds all worlds in their hands.
Grace and peace,
Rev. John Borthwick
Order of Service – Sunday September 26, 2021 @ 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, along with the family of the Rev. Dr. Blair Bertrand, and the family of Rev. Dr. Bob Spencer (see special announcement following the offering).
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.
Chorale Prelude – “Old 100th” (arr. G. Merkel)
Introit – Psalm 103: 1 &22 (Refrain: F. Gingrich, Tone: J. Derkson)
Call to Worship
Hymn – #410 “Joyful, joyful we adore you”
Opening Prayer & Assurance of Forgiveness
Time for Wonder and Curiosity
Scripture Reading: Job 38: 1 – 11 (CEB)
Sermon: “ZOOMerview with Stephen Jackson, Executive Director of Anishnabeg Outreach”
Stephen Jackson, Executive Director of Anishnabeg Outreach
Click the link below to read and download Stephen’s Bio
The Confessions of the Presbyterian Church of Canada.
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Truth and Reconciliation Confessions of Canada: Calls to Action
Click on the link below the image to download and read the entire report
Hymn – #723 “Lord in this broken world”
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.
This Fall we are encouraging our members to join the VIRTUAL Run for the Cure. Similar to last year, we are inviting interested individuals to sign up on their own and participate. Let Rev. John know if you have signed up and we will encourage the congregation to sponsor you too.
Click Here to sign up yourself
Click Here to Sponsor Rev. John
Click Here to Sponsor Mary Visser Kerr
Click Here to Sponsor Rhonda Wright
Turning Over of The Dr. Bob Spencer’s Vestments to Our Mission Partners in Malawi
The Rev. Dr. Blair Bertrand will be with us to accept the generous donation from the Spencer family (who will be present in-person for this occasion) of Dr. Bob’s vestments for our mission partners in Malawi. Blair is a Malawi Liaison with the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) in the Synod of Blantyre.
Anthem – ” The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases” (E. McNeill)
Prayers of the People
Hymn – # 714 : Wordless, ancient earth’s foundation”
Blessing
Postlude – “Trumpet Tune in C” (D. Lasky)