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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 Ministry Liaison: Gloria Walkus
Music Ministry: Roldan Yuipco,
Wardens: Robert Fyles & Priscilla O’Neil
Treasurer: Judy Fyles
Video: Ammie Yuipco
www.stcolumbaporthardy.ca
21st Sunday after Pentecost
October 17, 2021
Morning 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.

The Son of man came also not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Mark 10.45

Welcome and Announcements

Land Acknowledgement

THE COMMUNITY GATHERS BEFORE GOD

Call to Worship
To be a church family is a blessing.
To encourage and care for one another is a joy. To work together for the common good of all people and all creation is our calling.
Come, let us worship as the body of Christ.
We come as followers of the Way of Jesus, as those inspired by the Spirit of God, to worship, sing, and pray.

Hymn: MV 30 It’s a Song of Praise to the Maker

It’s a song of praise to the Maker,
the thrush sings high in the tree.
It’s a song of praise to the Maker,
the gray whale sings in the sea,
And by the Spirit you and I
can join our voice to the holy cry
and sing, sing, sing to the Maker too.

It’s a call of life to the Giver,
when waves and waterfalls roar.
It’s a call of life to the Giver,
when high tides break on the shore,
And by the Spirit you and I
can join our voice to the holy cry
and sing, sing, sing to the Maker too.

It’s a hymn of love to the Lover;
the bumblebees hum along.
It’s a hymn of love to the Lover;
the summer breeze joins the song,
And by the Spirit you and I
can join our voice to the holy cry
and sing, sing, sing to the Maker too.

It’s the chorus of all creation;
it’s sung by all living things.
It’s the chorus of all creation;
a song the universe sings,
And by the Spirit you and I
can join our voice to the holy cry
and sing, sing, sing to the Maker too.

Words: Ruth Duck, music: Ron Klusmeier

Prayer of Approach

THE STORY OF FAITH IS PROCLAIMED

Hutłilala's! Listen deeply as scripture is read the Word proclaimed.
Amen.

Hebrew Scripture Job 38: 1-7

Psalm 104 1-9, 24,35c (VU p. 826)

Refrain: Bless, O my soul, the Almighty, who rules all creation.
Praise God, O my soul.
Eternal God, you are great indeed.
You clothe yourself with light like a garment.
You spread the heavens like a tent; you lay out the beams of your dwelling on the waters above.
You make the clouds your chariot, and ride on the wings of the wind.
You make the winds your messengers, and flames of fire your servants.
You fix the earth on its foundations, so that it can never tremble
You cover the earth with the ocean as with a cloak.
R1: Bless, O my soul, the Almighty, who rules all creation.

When the waters covered the mountains, they fled at your rebuke;
at the sound of your thunder, they took flight.
They flowed over the mountains, ran down the valleys to the place you had appointed for them.
There you set limits not to be passed, that they might not again cover the earth.
R1: Bless, O my soul, the Almighty, who rules all creation.

O God, how manifold are your works!
With wisdom at your side you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. I will praise my God.
R1: Bless, O my soul, the Almighty, who rules all creation.

The Epistle: Hebrews 5: 1-10

Hymn VU 567 Will You Come and Follow Me?

Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?
Will you go where you don't know and never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown,
will you let my name be known,
will you let my life be grown
in you and you in me?

Will you leave yourself behind if I but call your name?
Will you care for cruel and kind and never be the same?
Will you risk the hostile stare
should your life attract or scare?
Will you let me answer prayer
in you and you in me?

Will you let the blinded see if I but call your name?
Will you set the prisoners free and never be the same?
Will you kiss the leper clean,
and do such as this unseen,
and admit to what I mean
in you and you in me?

Will you love the 'you' you hide if I but call your name?
Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same?
Will you use the faith you've found
to reshape the world around,
through my sight and touch and sound
in you and you in me?

Christ, your summons echoes true when you but call my name.
Let me turn and follow you and never be the same.
In your company I’ll go
where your love and footsteps show.
Thus I’ll move and live and grow
in you and you in me.

Words: John Bell, The Iona Community, Music: Scottish traditional; arr. The Iona Community

The Gospel: Mark 10: 35-45

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church
Thanks Be to God

Sermon

Offertory Hymn: MV 144 Like a Healing Stream

Like a healing stream in a barren desert,
Spirit water bringing life to dusty earth,
God is trickling through our lives as in a dream unfolding,
promising revival and rebirth…
like a healing stream.

Like a gentle rain on a thirsty garden,
Spirit water come to nourish tiny seed,
God is bubbling through the soil to coax a new creation,
yearning for an end to want and need…
like a gentle rain. 

Like a river strong with a restless current,
Spirit water rushing on to distant shore,
God is carving out a channel in a new direction,
calling for an end to hate and war…
like a river strong.

Like a mighty sea reaching far horizons,
Spirit water with a love both deep and wide,
God is working in our hearts to shape a new tomorrow:
God will always challenge and provide!
Like a mighty sea, like a river strong,
like a gentle rain, like a healing stream.

Words and music: Bruce Harding.

VU 581, verse 2 “Through all our living”

Through all our living, we our fruits must give.
Good works of service are for offering.
When we are giving, or when receiving,
we belong to God; we belong to God.

English translation v. 2 George Lockwood Music: harmony Carlton R. Young.

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 Christ Church, Gabriola Island and the Rev. Karen Hollis We also pray for First Memorial United (Vanderhoof), Fort St. James United, Gilmore Park United, and Gitsegukla United.

(Let us offer our prayers to the source of all love and all life, saying, “Lord, hear our prayer.”)

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: MV # 209 Go Make a Diff’rence

Go make a diff'rence.
We can make a diff'rence.
Go make a diff'rence in the world.
Go make a diff'rence.
We can make a diff'rence.
Go make a diff'rence in the world.

We are the salt of the earth,
called to let the people see
the love of God in you and me.
We are the light of the world,
not to be hidden but be seen.
Go make a diff'rence in the world. 

Go make a diff'rence.
We can make a diff'rence.
Go make a diff'rence in the world.
Go make a diff'rence.
We can make a diff'rence.
Go make a diff'rence in the world.

We are the hands of Christ
reaching out to those in need,
the face of God for all to see.
We are the spirit of hope;
we are the voice of peace.
Go make a diff'rence in the world.

Go make a diff'rence.
We can make a diff'rence.
Go make a diff'rence in the world.
Go make a diff'rence.
We can make a diff'rence.
Go make a diff'rence in the world.

So let your love shine on,
let it shine for all to see.
Go make a diff'rence in the world.
And the spirit of Christ
will be with us as we go.
Go make a diff'rence in the world.

Go make a diff'rence.
We can make a diff'rence.
Go make a diff'rence in the world.
Go make a diff'rence.
We can make a diff'rence.
Go make a diff'rence in the world.

Words and music: Steve Angrisano and Tom Tomaszek

The Blessing

Gilakas’la

Three-fold Amen

Announcements

  • Safety reminders
  • Bible Study Tuesdays at 5 PM
  • Celtic (Iona Prayer) Thursdays at 4 PM
  • Oct 20 Church Council 6:30 PM
  • Please remember to bring in canned or dry goods for our community cupboard and blessing box.
  • Mission focus for October is the Gazette Christmas Hamper Fund

Call to Worship by Susan Lukey, Prayer of Approach by Wendy MacLean, used by permission from Gathering, Pentecost 2, 2021. Additional Prayers from 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 30 It’s a Song of Praise to the Maker Words: Ruth Duck, 1992; Music: Ron Klusmeier, 1992. Words copyright © 1992 GIA Publications, Inc. Music copyright © 1992 Ron Klusmeier Musiklus. All rights reserved. Reprinted under CCLI License # 11033010 (Music 7045637) or OneLicense.net License #A-720359 music (#88477) and words (#30221).

Psalm 104 Refrain 1 Stralsund Gesangbuch 1665. Public Domain.

VU 567 Will You Come and Follow Me? Words: John Bell, The Iona Community, 1987; Music: Scottish traditional; arr. The Iona Community, 1987. Words and arrangement copyright © 1987 WGRG (Wild Goose Resource Group), The Iona Community, G.I.A. Publications Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Reprinted under OneLicense.net License # A-720359 (#00077) and CCLI License # 11033010 (4791063).

MV 144 Like a Healing Stream Words and music: Bruce Harding. Copyright © 2003 Bruce Harding, www.evensong.ca All rights reserved. Used with permission. Reprinted under OneLicense.net License #A-720359 (#118517).

VU 581 When We Are Living English translations v. 1 Elsie S. Eslinger and vv. 2-4 George Lockwood 1987. Music: harmony Carlton R. Young © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House. All rights reserved. Reprinted under CCLI License # 11033010 (4968810) or OneLicense.net License #A-720359 Harmony (#00901) and translations (#22687) and (#15060).

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).

MV 209 Go Make a Diff’rence Words and music: Steve Angrisano and Tom Tomaszek, 1997. Words and music copyright © 1997, Steve Angrisano and Tom Tomaszek. Published by spirit andsong.com. All rights reserved. Reprinted under CCLI License # 11033010 (2945945) and OneLicense.net License #A-720359 (#82988).