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. Christine Muise
E-mail: cmuise@bc.anglican.ca
Indigenous Ministries Liaison: Gloria Walkus
Music Ministry: Roldan Yuipco
Video: Ammie Yuipco
www.stcolumbaporthardy.ca
14th Sunday after Pentecost
August 29, 2021
Morning Gathering
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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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Be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. James 1:19
Welcome and Announcements
Land Acknowledgement
THE COMMUNITY GATHERS BEFORE GOD
Call to Worship
Creator of lights, light of the world, you bring into being all that is good, all that is true, all that sustains our lives.
Come let us worship.
Your voice is in the storm and in the silence, in the song of the turtle dove, in the pounding of the woodpecker, in the soft sounds of water dripping from the eaves, and in the hearts of those who yearn for justice.
Come let us worship.
We hunger for you perfect love, and thirst for your perfect peace. And so you call us to gather at your table, to feast on your holy Word, to drink the cup of salvation, poured out for the healing of the world. Bless our stumbling words of prayer and praise, and fill us with your spirit of love, as we offer ourselves to you in the name of the living Christ.
Come let us worship. Amen.
Hymn: MV 26 Your Love is Amazing
Your love is amazing,
steady and unchanging,
Your love is a mountain,
firm beneath my feet.
Your love is a mystery,
how you gently lift me.
When I am surrounded
your love carries me.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Hallelujah, your love makes me sing.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Hallelujah, your love makes me sing.
Your love is surprising,
I can feel it rising,
all the joy that's growing
deep inside of me.
Every time I see you
all your goodness shines through.
I can feel this God song
rising up in me.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Hallelujah, your love makes me sing.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Hallelujah, your love makes me sing.
Your love is amazing,
steady and unchanging,
Your love is a mountain,
firm beneath my feet.
Your love is a mystery,
how you gently lift me.
When I am surrounded
your love carries me.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Hallelujah, your love makes me sing.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Hallelujah, your love makes me sing.
Words and music: Brenton Brown and Brian Doerksen
Prayer of Approach
Wisdom of God, we awaken, and the day calls to us.
May we find you in our days.
We gather here, and your Spirit calls to us.
May we find you in our midst.
When we worship, we experience the world as you experience it
Where your word and the world lead us today.
Amen.
Story time
THE STORY OF FAITH IS PROCLAIMED
O God, open our hearts and minds by the power of your Holy Spirit, that as the scriptures are read and your Word is proclaimed, we may hear what you are saying to us today. Hutłilala's. Amen.
Hebrew Scripture: Song of Solomon 2:8-13
The Epistle: James 1:17-27
One: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church
All: Thanks Be to God
Hymn: MV 97 Listen, God is Calling x3
Listen God is calling,
through the Word inviting,
offering forgiveness,
comfort and joy.
Words: Traditional song, Tanzania; translation: Howard S. Olson. Music: Traditional Tanzanian song; arrangement: More Voices, 2007
The Gospel: Mark 7: 24-37
Sermon
Offertory Hymn: VU 506 Take My Life and Let It Be
Take my life, and let it be
consecrated, all for thee;
take my moments and my days;
let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Take my hands, and let them move
at the impulse of thy love;
take my feet, and let them be
swift and purposeful for thee.
Take my lips, and let them be
filled with messages from thee;
take my intellect, and use
every power as thou shalt choose.
Take my will, and make it thine;
it shall be no longer mine;
take my heart, it is thine own;
it shall be thy royal throne.
Take my love; and I will pour
at thy feet its treasure store;
take myself, and I will be
ever, only, all for thee.
Words: Frances Ridley Havergal; Music: unknown
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
Prayer over the Gifts
Prayers of the People
God calls us to be a praying people. Let us join in prayer, offering our praise, thanksgivings, and intercessions to God.
In our Shared Ministry Church Cycles of Prayer we pray for Anna, our bishop and the congregation of St. Columba, Tofino. We also pray for Creative Connections Church Plant (Port Alberni), Crossroads United, (The) Cup (Squamish), Deer Lake United, Denman Island United, and Duncan United
Response: God, hear our prayer. And in your love, answer.
God of compassion, into your hands we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy, now and forever. Amen.
Collect
The Lord’s Prayer (sung SFGP #12)
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.
As found in Songs for a Gospel People. Setting: Darryl Nixon.
Hymn: VU 595 We Are Pilgrims
We are pilgrims on a journey,
fellow travellers on the road;
we are here to help each other
walk the mile and bear the load.
Sister, let me be your servant,
let me be as Christ to you;
pray that I may have the grace to
let you be my servant too.
I will hold the Christ-light for you
in the night-time of your fear;
I will hold my hand out to you,
speak the peace you long to hear.
I will weep when you are weeping,
when you laugh I'll laugh with you;
I will share your joy and sorrow,
till we've seen this journey through.
When we sing to God in heaven,
we shall find such harmony,
born of all we've known together
of Christ's love and agony.
Brother, let me be your servant,
let me be as Christ to you;
pray that I may have the grace to
let you be my servant too.
Words and music: Richard Gillard
The Blessing and Dismissal
Go now in peace.
Thanks be to God
Gilakas’la
Three-fold Amen
Announcements
- Covid-19 Safety reminders
- Canned and dried food are always appreciated. Fresh items are also suitable for the blessing box.
- Mission focus this month is the Hardy Bay Senior Citizens’ Society
Call to Worship by Peter Bankson & Deborah Sokolove Calling on God ©2014, Prayer of Approach by Robin Wardlaw and The blessing by Bob Root & Co used with permission from “Gathering: Pentecost 1 2021”. Other prayers from “Celebrating God’s Presence” United Church of Canada and “The Book of Alternative Services” of the Anglican Church of Canada.
Words for hymns reprinted and podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 and CCLI License # 11033010. All rights reserved.
MV 26 Your Love is Amazing (Hallelujah) Words and music: Brenton Brown and Brian Doerksen. Words and music copyright © 2000 Vineyard Songs. Admin in North America by Music Services Vineyard Music Global Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Reprinted under CCLI License # 11033010 (3091812) or OneLicense.net License #A-720359 (#5b057fdf9f6f6).
MV 97 Listen, God is Calling Words: Traditional song, Tanzania; translation: Howard S. Olson. Music: Traditional Tanzanian song. Arrangement: More Voices, 2007. Translation copyright © Makumira University College, Augsburg Fortress Publishers. OneLicense.net License #A-720359 (#01607) Arrangement copyright © 2007 The United Church of Canada. All rights reserved.
VU 506 Take My Life and Let It Be Words: Frances Ridley Havergal, 1874; Music: unknown. Words, Music: Public Domain. Descant: © 1980 enThusia Enterprises. Reported only if descant is played or sung.
VU 541 Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow Words: Thomas Ken ca. 1674 Music: Genevan Psalter 1551 Public Domain
SFGP 12 The Lord’s Prayer As found in Songs for a Gospel People. Setting: Darryl Nixon, 1987. © SFAGP, 1987. Words: International Committee on English in the Liturgy, 1986. Permission on file (Wood Lake Books and ICEL).
VU 595 We Are Pilgrims (The Servant Song) Words and music: Richard Gillard, 1977. Words, music and arrangement copyright © 1977 Scripture in Song, Maranatha! Music. Administered by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted under CCLI License # 11033010 (72673).
