ST. COLUMBA
ANGLICAN-UNITED CHURCH
First Sunday in Lent
February 18, 2024
United Church Gathering
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.
9190 Granville Street
PO Box 1260, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0
Office Phone: 250-949-6247
E-mail: admin@stcolumbaporthardy.ca
Minister: Rev. Christine Muise
E-mail: cmuise@bc.anglican.ca
Wardens: Robert Fyles and Priscilla O’Neil
Treasurer: Judy Fyles
Music Ministry: Roldan Yuipco
Video: Ammie Yuipco
Community Partner: Cathie Wilson
www.stcolumbaporthardy.ca
~ Leader: regular font
~ All: bold font
~ Sung words: bold italics
~ Asterix* stand as you are able
Welcome and Announcements
Land Acknowledgement &
Holy Land Acknowledgement
THE COMMUNITY GATHERS BEFORE GOD
Call to Worship
Kyrie Eleison: MV 67 3x
Kyrie Eleison. Kyrie Eleison.
Christe Eleison. Christe Eleison.
Kyrie Eleison. Kyrie Eleison.
Music: John L. Bell.
Opening Prayer
Here is the journey that moves beyond where we are now. Come trust the God whose journey it is. Come, and trust in the steadfast love of God. This is Lent. This is the journey.
Here is the journey, for all who long to travel. Come, for God makes known love’s path, and invites us to follow, trusting in the steadfast love of God. This is Lent. This is the journey.
Here is the journey, for all those who want to know truth. Come, this is the way of salvation, and we wait for God’s call into steadfast love. This is Lent. This is the journey.
Here is the journey that takes us further than we have been before. Come, for God leads the humble into what is right, surrounded by the steadfast love of God. This is Lent. This is the journey.
*Hymn: VU 121 Tree of Life and Awesome Mystery (v. 1-3, & 1st Sunday)
Tree of Life and awesome mystery,
in your death we are reborn,
though you die in all of history,
still you rise with every morn,
still you rise with every morn.
Seed that dies to rise in glory,
may we see ourselves in you,
if we learn to live your story
we may die to rise anew,
we may die to rise anew.
We remember truth once spoken,
love passed on through act and word,
every person lost and broken
wears the body of our Lord,
wears the body of our Lord.
From the dawning of creation,
you have loved us as your own;
stay with us through all temptation,
make us turn to you alone,
make us turn to you alone.
Words and music: Marty Haugen
Prayer of the Day
THE STORY OF FAITH IS PROCLAIMED
Hutłilala's! Listen deeply as Scripture is read.
Hebrew Scripture: Genesis 9: 8-17
Psalm 25: 1-9 VU 752
Refrain 2: To you, O God, I lift my soul, to you I lift my soul.
To you, O God, I lift my soul; my God, in you I trust. Let me not be put to shame, nor let my foes gloat over me.
Let none who wait for you be shamed; let them be shamed who wantonly break faith.
Show me your ways; teach me your paths.
Lead me in your truth and teach me; for you are God my saviour. For you I wait all the day long.
R: To you, O God, I lift my soul, to you I lift my soul.
Remember your mercy, O God, and your steadfast love, for they are as old as time.
Do not remember the sins and offences of my youth. According to your steadfast love remember me, for your goodness’ sake, O God!
R: To you, O God, I lift my soul, to you I lift my soul.
You are upright and good, O God, therefore you show the path to those who go astray.
You guide the humble to do what is right, and teach the lowly your way.
All your ways are loving and sure
for those who keep your covenant and commandments.
R: To you, O God, I lift my soul, to you I lift my soul.
Epistle: 1 Peter 3: 18-22
*Hymn: VU 115 Jesus, Tempted in the Desert
Jesus, tempted in the desert,
lonely, hungry, filled with dread:
“Use your power,” the tempter tells him;
“turn these barren rocks to bread!”
“Not alone by bread,” he answers,
“can the human heart be filled.
Only by the Word that calls us
is our deepest hunger stilled!”
Jesus, tempted, at the temple,
high above its ancient wall:
“Throw yourself from lofty turret;
angels wait to break you fall!”
Jesus shuns such empty marvels,
feats that fickle crowds request:
“God, whose grace protects, preserves us,
we must never vainly test.”
Jesus, tempted on the mountain
by the lure of vast domain:
“Fall before me! Be my servant!
Glory, fame, you're sure to gain!”
Jesus sees the dazzling vision,
turns his eyes another way:
“God alone deserves our homage!
God alone will I obey!”
When we face temptation's power,
lonely, struggling, filled with dread,
Christ, who knew the tempter's hour,
come and be our living bread.
By your grace, protect, preserve us
lest we fall, your trust betray.
Yours, above all other voices,
be the Word we hear, obey.
Words: Herman Stuempfle
*Gospel: Mark 1: 9-15
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
Sermon Reflection
Hear O Israel
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.
Prayers of the People
Minute for Mission/ PWRDF
Prayer bidding and response:
Your kingdom come,
your will be done.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Peace
The peace of Christ be always with you.
And also with you.
*Hymn: VU 111 As the Sun with Longer Journey
As the sun of longer journey
melts the winter's snow and ice,
with its slowly growing radiance
warms the seed beneath the earth,
may the sun of Christ's uprising
gently bring our hearts to life.
Through the days of waiting, watching,
in the desert of our sin,
searching on the far horizon
for a sign of cloud or wind,
we await the healing waters
of our Savior's victory.
Praise be given to the maker
of the seasons' yearly round:
Father, Son, and holy spirit –
Source, Sustainer, Lord of life,
as the ever turning ages
roll to their eternal rest.
Words: John Patrick Earls
*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
You need your faith.
We need our faith for the tough times in our lives. We need our faith to give us purpose and direction. We need our faith to strengthen our compassion.
You need your faith,
and we need this community of the faithful.
Loving God, bless these gifts that enable us to grow as faithful followers of Christ. Amen.
Commissioning
As we journey, God says to you and me:
I am with you, I hold you, I call you, I know you, I care for you, I travel with you, I give myself to you, I am on this journey with you, I am God, and my steadfast love is with you always. Let us travel in peace. Thanks be to God. Amen! Gilakas’la! Amen!
*Hymn: VU 117 Jesus Christ is Waiting
Jesus Christ is waiting, waiting in the streets;
no one is his neighbour all alone he eats.
Listen, Lord Jesus, I am lonely too.
Make me, friend or stranger, fit to wait on you.
Jesus Christ is raging, raging in the streets,
where injustice spirals, and real hope retreats,
Listen, Lord Jesus, I am angry too.
In the kingdom’s causes let me rage with you.
Jesus Christ is healing, healing in the streets;
curing those who suffer, touching those he greets.
Listen, Lord Jesus, I have pity too.
Let my care be active, healing just like you.
Jesus Christ is dancing, dancing in the streets,
where each sign of hatred he, with love, defeats.
Listen, Lord Jesus, I should triumph too.
On suspicion’s graveyard let me dance with you.
Jesus Christ is calling, calling in the streets,
“Who will join my journey? I will guide their feet.”
Listen, Lord Jesus, let my fears be few.
Walk one step before me; I will follow you.
Words: John L Bell
*Three-fold Amen
Announcements:
•Focus: PWRDF National Emergency Response
•Blessing Box: Canned Good, To-Go Goodies, Peanut Butter and Jam
•AGM: today after 10:30 service. Hot lunch provided. Everyone welcome to attend. Meeting will start between 12:15 and 12:30 PM. Zoom link available for those who wish to attend remotely. Proxy form available if you are not attending in person or on Zoom.
•Celtic Prayer (Iona) and Bible Study: Wednesdays Hybrid (Zoom and in person) beginning on February 21 at 4 PM
•World Day of Prayer: March 1st @ 2 PM
Liturgical resources from:
Prayers for All Seasons: Based on the Revised Common Lectionary: Year B Copyright © Wood Lake Publishing Inc.
Responsive Prayers for Every Week of the Church Year: Year B Copyright © 2020 David Sparks
Music copyright:
Words for hymns reprinted, podcast or streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 or CCLI License # 11033010. All rights reserved.
More Voices 67 Kyrie Eleison (Bridget) Words: Traditional liturgical text. Music: John L. Bell. Music copyright © 1998 by WGRG Iona Community, Scotland, administered GIA Publications Inc., exclusive North American agent. All rights reserved. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#04341). All rights reserved.
Voices United 121 Tree of Life and Awesome Mystery Words and music: Marty Haugen, 1984. Words and music copyright © 1984 G.I.A. Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 Words and music (#00169). All rights reserved.
Voices United 752 Psalm 25 Refrain 2 Marty Haugen. Music copyright © G.I.A. Publications Inc. Words copyright © International Committee on English in the Liturgy Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#92944). All rights reserved.
Voices United 115 Jesus, Tempted in the Desert Words: Herman Stuempfle, 1990 Music: The Sacred Harp, Philadelphia 1844; harmony Ronald A. Nelson, 1978, altered. Words copyright © 1993 G.I.A. Publications, Inc. Harmony copyright © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, reprinted by permission of Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 words (#09669) harmony (#13124). All rights reserved.
Voices United 111 As the Sun with Longer Journey Words: John Patrick Earls 1981 Music: French traditional carol ca. 17th century. Music copyright: Public domain. Words copyright © 1981, 1990 Order of St. Benedict. Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#150226). All rights reserved.
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 117 Jesus Christ is Waiting Words: John L Bell, 1984; Music: French carol, 15th century; harmony The Iona Community, 1984. Music: Public Domain. Words and harmony © 1988 WGRG, The Iona Community, G.I.A. Publications Inc., exclusive agent. All rights reserved. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#3647JesusChrist). All rights reserved.
