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Rev. Christine Muise
Rev. Christine Muise
Sunday, September 19, 2021
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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
Season of Creation 3- 17th Sunday after Pentecost
September 19, 2021
Sunday 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.

The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. (Psalm 19: 1)

The Community Gathers (life and work of the church)

Acknowledgment of Land

Lord, open our lips,
And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
O God, make speed to save us.
O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen, Alleluia!

Hymn: VU 232 Joyful, Joyful We Adore You

Joyful, joyful, we adore you,
God of glory, life and love;
hearts unfold like flowers before you,
opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness,
drive the gloom of doubt away;
giver of immortal gladness,
fill us with the light of day.

All your works with joy surround you,
earth and heaven reflect your rays,
stars and angels sing around you,
centre of unbroken praise.
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
flowery meadow, flashing sea,
chanting bird and flowing fountain,
sound their praise eternally.

You are giving and forgiving,
ever blessing, ever blest,
wellspring of the joy of living,
ocean depth of happy rest!
Source of grace and fount of blessing,
let your light upon us shine;
teach us how to love each other,
lift us to the joy divine.

Mortals, join the mighty chorus
which the morning stars began;
God's own love is reigning o'er us,
joining people hand in hand.
Ever singing, march we onward,
victors in the midst of strife;
joyful music lifts us sunward
in the triumph song of life.

Words: Henry van Dyke, Music: Ludwig van Beethoven

One: The LORD is our light and our life:
All: O come let us worship

Venite:

Come, let us sing joyfully to God!
Raise a shout to our rock our deliverance!
Let us come into God’s presence with thanksgiving
and sing our praises with joy.
For the LORD is a great God,
the great Ruler, above all gods.
O God, in your hands are the depths of the earth,
and the mountain peaks are yours.
Yours is the sea, for you made it,
the dry land as well for your hands formed it.
Come, let us bow down in worship;
Let us kneel before God, our Maker.
For you are our God, and we are the people you shepherd,
the flock under your care.
If only you would hear God’s voice today!

Collect

Storytime

The Proclamation of the Word

Hebrew Scripture: Jeremiah 4: 23-28

Psalm 19: 1-6 VU 740

Refrain: Glory and praise to God whose word brings life!

The heavens declare the victory of God; and the vault of the sky reveals God’s handiwork
One day speaks to another, and night shares its knowledge with night,
And this without speech or language; their voices are not heard.
But their sound goes out to all the lands, their words to the ends of the earth
R: Glory and praise to God whose word brings life!

In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun which comes out like a bridegroom from under the canopy, like an athlete eager to run the race.
Its rising is at one end of the sky, it runs its course to the other, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
R: Glory and praise to God whose word brings life!

Epistle Philippians 2: 14-18

Hymn: MV 135 Called by Earth and Sky

Called by earth and sky, promise of hope held high.
This is our sacred living trust, treasure of life sanctified, called by earth and sky.

Precious these waters, endless seas, deep ocean’s dream,
waters of healing, rivers of rain, the wash of love again.

Called by earth and sky, promise of hope held high.
This is our sacred living trust, treasure of life sanctified, called by earth and sky.

Precious this gift, the air we breathe; wind born and free.
Breath of the Spirit, blow through this place, our gathering and our grace.

Called by earth and sky, promise of hope held high.
This is our sacred living trust, treasure of life sanctified, called by earth and sky.

Precious these mountains, ancient sands; vast and fragile land.
Seeds of our wakening, rooted and strong, Creation’s faithful song.

Called by earth and sky, promise of hope held high.
This is our sacred living trust, treasure of life sanctified, called by earth and sky.

Precious the fire that lights our way, bright dawning day.
Fire of passion, sorrows undone, our faith and justice one.

Called by earth and sky, promise of hope held high.
This is our sacred living trust, treasure of life sanctified, called by earth and sky.

Words and music: Pat Mayberry.

One: The Holy Gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ according to Mark
All: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ

The Gospel: Mark 15: 33-39

One: The Gospel of Christ
All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ

Sermon

The Apostle’s Creed

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 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.

Words: Edwin Hatch, Music: Robert Jackson

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

Intercessions & Thanksgiving

The Lord’s Prayer

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: VU 87 I am the Light of the World

“I am the light of the world!
You people come and follow me!”
If you follow in love you'll learn the mystery
of what you were meant to do and be.

When the song of the angels is stilled,
when the star in the sky is gone,
when the kings and the shepherds have found their way home,
the work of Christmas is begun:

“I am the light of the world!
You people come and follow me!”
If you follow in love you'll learn the mystery
of what you were meant to do and be.

To find the lost and lonely one,
to heal the broken soul with love,
to feed the hungry children with warmth and good food,
to feel the earth below, the sky above!

“I am the light of the world!
You people come and follow me!”
If you follow in love you'll learn the mystery
of what you were meant to do and be.

To free the prisoner from all chains,
to make the powerful care,
to rebuild the nations with strength of good will,
to see God's children everywhere!

“I am the light of the world!
You people come and follow me!”
If you follow in love you'll learn the mystery
of what you were meant to do and be.

To bring hope to every task you do,
to dance at a baby's new birth,
to make music in an old person's heart,
and sing to the colours of the earth!

“I am the light of the world!
You people come and follow me!”
If you follow in love you'll learn the mystery
of what you were meant to do and be.

Words and music: Jim Strathdee, 1967

Blessing:


Thanks be to God.
Gilakas’la

Threefold Amen

Announcements:

  • Safety reminders
  • Next Sunday will be Orange Shirt Sunday
  • Please remember to bring in canned or dry goods for our community cupboard and blessing box. Especially useful are ramen noodles, Kraft dinner, and canned vegetable or mushroom soups and canned fish. Fresh items are also suitable for the blessing box.
  • Mission focus is the Hardy Bay Senior Citizens’ Society

Prayers from “The Book of Alternative Services of the Anglican Church of Canada” and Seasons of the SpiritTM SeasonFusion Pentecost 2 2021 Online; Venite from The Inclusive Bible, 2007.

Words for hymns reprinted and podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 and CCLI License # 11033010. All rights reserved.

VU 232 Joyful, Joyful We Adore You Words: Henry van Dyke 1907; Music: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1824. Words, Music, Adaptation: Public Domain.

MV 135 Called by Earth and Sky Words and music: Pat Mayberry, 2005. Words and music copyright © 2005 Pat Mayberry. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Reprinted under OneLicense.net License #A-720359 (#119776).

VU 382 Breathe on me Breath of God Words: Edwin Hatch 1878; Music: Robert Jackson 1888. Words and music ©: Public Domain.

Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow Words: Thomas Ken ca. 1674 Music: Genevan Psalter 1551 Public Domain.

VU 87 I am the Light of the World Words and music: Jim Strathdee, 1967. Words and music copyright © 1969 Desert Flower Music. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Reprinted under OneLicense.net License #A-720359 (#59955) or CCLI License # 11033010 (7068562).