ST. COLUMBA
ANGLICAN-UNITED CHURCH
PO Box 1260, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0
Office Phone: 250-949-6247
E-mail: admin@stcolumbaporthardy.ca
Wardens: Robert Fyles and Priscilla O’Neil
Treasurer: Judy Fyles
Ministers: Rev. Christine Muise
E-mail: cmuise@bc.anglican.ca
& Rev. Sheila Cook
E-mail: scook@bc.anglican.ca
Music Ministry: Roldan Yuipco
Video: Ammie Yuipco
Community Partner: Cathie Wilson
www.stcolumbaporthardy.ca
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Year A
July 16th, 2023
Anglican Service of the Word
Visiting Clergy Presider:
The Rev. Joanne Epply-Schmidt
Mission Statement
As followers of Jesus Christ, our church is a community called to love, honour, worship, and serve God. We invite others to share our Christian journey as we grow in faith and engage in ministry in our town and mission in our world.
~ Leader: regular font
~ All: bold font
~ Sung words: bold italics
~ Asterix* stand as you are able
Welcome and Announcements (Robert)
Land Acknowledgement (Robert)
THE COMMUNITY GATHERS BEFORE GOD
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
And also with you.
Alleluia! The Spirit of God renews the face of the earth:
O come, let us worship.
*Hymn: VU 395 Come In, Come In and Sit Down
Come in, come in and sit down,
you are a part of the family.
We are lost and we are found,
and we are a part of the family.
You know the reason why you came,
yet no reason can explain;
so share in the laughter and cry in the pain,
for we are a part of the family.
God is with us in this place,
like a mother’s warm embrace.
We’re all forgiven by God’s grace,
for we are a part of the family.
Come in, come in and sit down,
you are a part of the family.
We are lost and we are found,
and we are a part of the family.
There’s life to be shared in the bread and the wine;
we are the branches, Christ is the vine.
This is God’s temple, it’s not yours or mine,
but we are a part of the family.
There’s rest for the weary and health for us all;
there’s a yoke that is easy, and a burden that’s small.
So come in and worship and answer the call,
for we are a part of the family.
Come in, come in and sit down,
you are a part of the family.
We are lost and we are found,
and we are a part of the family.
Words and music: James K Manley
Sharing the Peace:
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
(We share the peace in physically distant but socially cohesive way)
Collect
THE STORY OF FAITH IS PROCLAIMED
Hutłilala's! Listen deeply as scripture is read the Word proclaimed.
Amen.
Hebrew Scripture: Genesis 25: 19-34
Psalm 119: 105-112 BAS 875-876
105 Your word is a lantern to my feet *
and a light upon my path.
I have sworn and am determined*
to keep your righteous judgements.
I am deeply troubled; *
preserve my life, O Lord, according to your word.
Accept, O Lord, the willing tribute of my lips, *
and teach me your judgements.
My life is always in my hand,*
yet I do not forget your law.
The wicked have set a trap for me, *
but I have not strayed from your commandments.
Your decrees are my inheritance for ever; *
truly, they are the joy of my heart.
I have applied my heart to fulfil your statutes *
for ever and to the end.
Lord, you are just and your commandments are eternal. Teach us to love you with all our heart and to love our neighbour as ourselves, for the sake of Jesus our Lord. Amen.
Epistle: Romans 8: 1-11
*Hymn: VU 382 Breathe on me, Breath of God
Breathe on me, breath of God,
fill me with life anew,
that I may love what thou dost love,
and do what thou wouldst do.
Breathe on me, breath of God,
until my heart is pure,
until my will is one with thine,
to do and to endure.
Breathe on me, breath of God,
till I am wholly thine,
until this earthly part of me
glows with thy fire divine.
Breathe on me, breath of God:
so shall I never die,
but live with thee the perfect life
of thine eternity.
May God be with you!
And also with you!
The Holy Gospel of Jesus the Christ according to Matthew.
Glory to you Christ our Saviour.
*Gospel: Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you Jesus the Christ.
Sermon Reflection
Affirmation of Faith:
Hear, O Israel,
the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. This is the first and the great commandment.
The second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.
*Offertory Hymn:
VU 341 Fairest Lord Jesus (Beautiful Saviour)
Beautiful Saviour, ruler of all nature,
O thou of God to earth come down:
thee will I cherish, thee will I honor,
thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown.
Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands,
robed in the blooming garb of spring;
Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer,
who makes the troubled heart to sing.
Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight,
and fair the twinkling, starry host;
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
than all the angels heaven can boast.
All fairest beauty heavenly and earthly,
wondrously, Jesus, is found in thee;
none can be nearer, fairer or dearer
than thou, my Saviour, art to me.
Harmony: James Hopkirk.
*Offering Response:
VU 542 We Give You But Your Own
We give you but your own,
what e’er the gift may be;
all that we have is yours alone,
We give it gratefully.
Prayer over the Gifts
Prayers of the People
PWRDF/ Minute for Mission
One: . . . We pray to you God
All: Hear our prayer and answer.
*The Lord’s Prayer:
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.
*Hymn: VU 481 Sent Forth by God’s Blessing
Sent forth by God’s blessing, our true faith confessing,
the people of God from His dwelling take leave.
The supper is ended, O now be extended
the fruits of this service to all who believe.
The seed of Christ's teaching, receptive souls reaching,
shall blossom in action for God and for all.
God's grace did invite us, God's love shall unite us
to work for the kingdom and answer its call.
With praise and thanksgiving to God ever-living,
the tasks of our everyday life we will face.
Our faith ever sharing, in love ever caring,
embracing God's children of each tribe and race.
With your feast you feed us, with your light now lead us;
unite us as one in this life that we share.
Then may all the living with praise and thanksgiving
Give honour to Christ and the name that we bear.
Words: Omer Westendorf, Music: Welsh folk tune; harm. Leland Bernhard Sateren
The Blessing and Dismissal
May God bless you and keep you. May God make his face to shine on you and be gracious to you. May God look upon you with favour and grant you peace. Amen.
Glory to God,
whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen.
May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Thanks be to God. Alleluia! Gilakas’la
Three-fold Amen
Announcements:
- Summer Focus: National Truth and Reconciliation Day events
- Donations of canned and dried food are always appreciated.
- Christine will be back on July 24
- August 9 Church Council 2:30 PM
Liturgical Resources:
The Book of Alternative Services (BAS). Copyright © 1985 by the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. All rights reserved. Reproduced under license from ABC Publishing, Anglican Book Centre, a ministry of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, from Anglican Liturgical Library. Further copying is prohibited.
Music copyright:
Words for hymns reprinted and/or streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 or CCLI License # 11033010. All rights reserved.
Voices United 395 Come In, Come In and Sit Down Words and music: James K Manley. Words, Music: © 1984 James K. Manley. Arrangement: © 1987 Songs for a Gospel People. All rights reserved. Reprinted and streamed with permission under CCLI License # 11033010 (244102) or ONE LICENSE #A720359 (#26147). All rights reserved.
Voices United 382 Breathe on me Breath of God Words: Edwin Hatch 1878; Music: Robert Jackson 1888. Copyright, public domain.
Voices United 341 Fairest Lord Jesus (Beautiful Saviour) Words: from German 1677, Music: Silesian folk melody 1842, harm. James Hopkirk, 1938. Words, Translation, Music: Public Domain. Harmony: © Estate of James Hopkirk 1908-1972. Reprinted and streamed with permission of the Executor, Arthur E. B. Armstrong.
Voices United 542 We Give You but Your Own Words: William Walsham How, 1858; Music: Johann Balthasar König, 1738; adapted William Henry Havergal, 1847. Copyright, public domain.
Voices United 481 Sent Forth by God’s Blessing Words: Omer Westendorf, 1964 Music: Welsh folk tune; harm. Leland Bernhard Sateren 1972. Music Public Domain. Words copyright © 1964 Omer Westendorf. World Library Publications, Inc., a division of J.S. Paluch Co., Inc. Arrangement copyright © 1972 Contemporary Worship 4: Hymns for Baptism and Holy Communion. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of Augsburg Fortress Publishers and reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 words (#40362) and harmony (#101714). All rights reserved.
