ST. COLUMBA
ANGLICAN-UNITED CHURCH
PO Box 1260, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0
Office Phone: 250-949-6247
E-mail: admin@stcolumbaporthardy.ca
Minister: Rev. Elaine Julian
E-mail: incumbent@stcolumbaporthardy.ca
Indigenous Ministries: Gloria Walkus
Organist: Roldan Yuipco
Music and Worship Leadership: Judy and Robert Fyles
Recording: Ammie Yuipco
www.stcolumbaporthardy.ca
Second Sunday of Lent
February 28, 2021
Home Church (online recording)
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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.
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I do not glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Galatians 6.14
The Community Gathers
Acknowledgment of Land
Call to Worship
Officiant: Lord, open our lips,
People: And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Officiant: O God, make speed to save us.
People: O Lord, make haste to help us.
All: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen
The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:
O come, let us worship.
Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands;
serve the Lord with gladness and come before his presence with a song.
Know this: The Lord himself is God;
he himself has made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and call upon his name.
For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting;
and his faithfulness endures from age to age.
The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:
O come, let us worship.
Prayer of Confession
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us,
that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your name. Amen.
Words of Assurance
Hymn: MV 161 I Have Called You by Your Name
I have called you by your name, you are mine;
I have gifted you and ask you now to shine.
I will not abandon you; all my promises are true.
You are gifted, called and chosen; you are mine.
I will help you learn my name as you go;
read it written in my people, help them grow.
Pour the water in my name, speak the word your soul can claim,
offer Jesus’ body given long ago.
I know you will need my touch as you go;
feel it pulsing in creation’s ebb and flow.
Like the woman reaching out, choosing faith in spite of doubt,
hold the hem of Jesus’ robe, then let it go.
I have given you a name, it is mine;
I have given you my Spirit as a sign.
With my wonder in your soul, make my wounded children whole;
go and tell my precious people they are mine.
Words and music: Daniel Charles Damon.
The Proclamation of the Word
Genesis 17: 1-7, 15-16
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Psalm 22:23-31 BAS p 730
Praise the Lord, you that fear him;
stand in awe of him, O offspring of Israel; all you of Jacob’s line, give glory.
For he does not despise nor abhor the poor in their poverty; neither does he hide his face from them;
but when they cry to him he hears them.
My praise is of him in the great assembly;
I will perform my vows in the presence of those who worship him.
The poor shall eat and be satisfied, and those who seek the Lord shall praise him:
“May your heart live for ever!”
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations shall bow before him.
For kingship belongs to the Lord;
he rules over the nations.
To him alone all who sleep in the earth bow down in worship;
all who go down to the dust fall before him.
My soul shall live for him; my descendants shall serve him;
they shall be known as the Lord’s for ever.
They shall come and make known to a people yet unborn
the saving deeds that he has done.
One: The Holy Gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ according to Mark
All: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ
The Gospel: Mark 8: 31-38
One: The Gospel of Christ
All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ
Sermon: God’s Covenant
Apostle’s Creed
Let us confess the faith of our baptism, as we say,
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Offertory Hymn: VU 634 To Abraham and Sarah
To Abraham and Sarah
the call of God was clear:
“Go forth and I will show you
a country rich and fair.
You need not fear the journey
for I have pledged my word:
that you shall be my people
and I will be your God.”
From Abraham and Sarah
arose a pilgrim race,
dependent for their journey
on God's abundant grace;
and in their heart was written
by God this saving word:
“that you shall be my people
and I will be your God.”
We of this generation
on whom God's hand is laid,
can journey to the future
secure and unafraid,
rejoicing in God's goodness
and trusting in this word:
“that you shall be my people
and I will be your God.”
Words: Judith Fetter Music: Basil Harwood.
Prayer over the Gifts
Offertory Chorus: VU 541 Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
praise him, all creatures here below;
praise him above ye heavenly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Words: Thomas Ken; Music: Genevan Psalter.
Intercessions & Thanksgiving: In our Shared Ministry Church Cycles of Prayer we pray for Bishop Anna and the congregation of St. Peter & St. Paul, Esquimalt and the Revs. Gail Rodger & Susan Jensen and Squamish United, St. Aidan’s United, Victoria, St. Andrew’s Larger Parish Nanaimo and St. Andrew's United, Burton. . . .
With confidence and trust let us pray to the Lord, saying, “Lord, have mercy.”
For the one holy catholic and apostolic Church throughout the world, we pray to you, Lord.
Lord, have mercy. ....
Collect
The Lord’s Prayer (spoken in our mother tongue)
English:
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, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Hymn: MV 213 Take Up His Song
Take up his song of peace, and go into the world.
Take up his song of peace in every moment.
In every moment of the journey, we’re laying down our lives;
Lay them down, in peace, lay them down, and take up his song.
Take up his song of hope, and go into the world.
Take up his song of hope in every moment.
In every moment of the journey, we’re laying down our lives;
Lay them down, in hope, lay them down, and take up his song.
Take up his song of faith, and go into the world.
Take up his song of faith in every moment.
In every moment of the journey, we’re laying down our lives;
Lay them down, in faith, lay them down, and take up his song.
Take up his song of love, and go into the world.
Take up his song of love in every moment.
In every moment of the journey, we’re laying down our lives;
Lay them down, in love, lay them down, and take up his song.
Words and music: Laura A Herman; arr. Robin King.
Blessing and Commissioning
Threefold Amen
Gila’kasla. Go in Peace.
Announcements:
- Bible Study, Tuesday 5:00 pm on Zoom.
- Celtic Prayer, Thursday 4 PM on Zoom.
- NEW starting today: Coffee Break Chat, Sunday 11:30 AM on Zoom. Casual conversation about
the Sunday service or any other topic of the group’s choice. Drop in for about half an hour. - Please remember to bring in canned / dry goods for our community cupboard. Especially useful
are instant ramen noodles, Kraft dinner, and canned vegetable and mushroom soup. - Mission focus this month is John Charlie Memorial Church
The theme for our journey through Lent is based on the devotional series from Living Compass:
Listening with All Your Heart, Soul, Strength and Mind. You can get the devotional booklet at the church, or download it from the link on the church website and the Facebook group.
Reprinted and podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 and CCLI License #11033010. All rights reserved.
I Have Called You by Your Name Words and music: Daniel Charles Damon. Words and music copyright © 1995 Hope Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Reprinted under OneLicense.net License #A-720359 (#04090).
To Abraham and Sarah Words: Judith Fetter, 1984 Music: Basil Harwood, 1898. Music Public domain. Words copyright © 1984 Judith Fetter. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net License #A-720359 (#118010).
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow Words: Thomas Ken, ca 1674; Music: Genevan Psalter 1551. Copyright Public domain.
Take Up His Song Words and music: Laura A Herman, 2005; arr. Robin King, 2006. Words and music copyright © 2005 Laura A. Herman. All rights reserved. Arrangement copyright © 2006 Robin King. Reprinted with permission on file from Laura Herman Stewart and Robin King.
