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
Wardens: Robert Fyles and Priscilla O’Neil
Treasurer: Judy Fyles
Music Ministry: Roldan Yuipco
Video: Ammie Yuipco
Community Partner: Cathie Wilson
Youth Leadership and
VST Indigenous MDiv Student: Sheila Cook
www.stcolumbaporthardy.ca
Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
February 13, 2022
Service of the Word
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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 Community Gathers
Announcements
Land Acknowledgment
THE COMMUNITY GATHERS BEFORE GOD
In this time and place
We gather on the ancestral territories of Kwakwaka'wakw, Nuu-chah-nulth and Coast Salish peoples. |
From many places and peoples we come to this house in prayer.
In this time and place
We gather in the name of the living God.
We meet in the presence of Jesus Christ, risen and alive.
In this time and place
We gather with the community of faith around the globe and across the ages
In this time and place heaven and earth are one.
In this time and place
We are not alone, but one in Christ.
Knit together in the unity of the Spirit.
In this time and place
Hallowed, expectant, one people in God.
In the name of the Holy and Blessed One,
+Creator, Redeemer and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Centering Stillness
Let us hold this moment open to the Spirit of God. (silence)
Hymn: VU 356 Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God
Seek ye first the kingdom of God
and God’s righteousness,
and all these things shall be added unto you.
Hal-le-lu, hal-le-lu-jah.
With Hal-le-lu, hal-le-lu-jah refrain
Ask and it shall be given unto you;
seek and you shall find;
knock and the door shall be opened unto you.
Hal-le-lu, hal-le-lu-jah.
With Hal-le-lu, hal-le-lu-jah refrain
We do not live by bread alone,
but by every word
that proceeds from the mouth of God.
Hal-le-lu, hal-le-lu-jah.
With Hal-le-lu, hal-le-lu-jah refrain
Words and Music: Karen Lafferty
Collect of the Day
The Proclamation of the Word
Hutłilala's!
Listen to the word that God has spoken,
listen to the One who is close at hand,
listen to the voice that began creation;
listen even if you don’t understand!
Canadian, unknown origin
Hebrew Scripture: Jeremiah 17: 5-10
Psalm 1: VU 724
Refrain: Blessed are those who follow the law of God.
Blessed are those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, or linger in the way of sinners, or sit down among those who mock.
But their delight is in the law of God, and on that law they meditate day and night.
They are like trees planted beside steams of water, yielding their fruit in due season.
Their leaves do not wither, and whatever they produce shall prosper.
R: Blessed are those who follow the law of God.
As for the wicked, it is not so with them,
but they are like the chaff, driven away by the wind.
Therefore the wicked shall not be able to stand when judgement comes, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
For God watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
R: Blessed are those who follow the law of God.
Gospel Hymn: MV 112 Amen, Amen, It Shall Be So
Amen, amen, it shall be so!
Amen, alleluia!
Amen, amen, it shall be so!
Amen, alleluia!
Blest are the poor, the poor,
the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Blest are the sorrowful, the sorrowful,
they shall be comforted.
Blest are the gentle, the gentle,
the earth shall be their own.
Amen, amen, it shall be so!
Amen, alleluia!
Amen, amen, it shall be so!
Amen, alleluia!
Blest are the hungry, the hungry,
they shall be satisfied.
Blest are the merciful, the merciful,
they shall find mercy shown.
Blest are the pure in heart,
for they shall see their God.
Amen, amen, it shall be so!
Amen, alleluia!
Amen, amen, it shall be so!
Amen, alleluia!
Blest are the earth’s peacemakers,
each one shall be God’s child.
Blest are those victimized by power,
the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Amen, amen, it shall be so!
Amen, alleluia!
Amen, amen, it shall be so!
Amen, alleluia!
Words and music: John L. Bell (adapted by Christine Muise for Gospel of Luke)
Gospel:
May God be with you.
And also with you.
+The Holy Gospel of Jesus the Christ according to Luke.
Glory to you Jesus the Christ!
Luke 6: 17-26
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Jesus the Christ!
Sermon/ Reflection
Affirmation of Faith
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.
Intercessions and Thanksgivings
In our Shared Ministry Church Cycles of prayer, we pray for ...
We pray for all in authority...
Minute for Mission/ PWRDF
(In joy and humility let us pray to the creator of the universe, saying, “Lord, grant us peace.”)
... hear us, O Lord.
Lord, grant us peace.
The Peace:
from Sanctuary to Satellite to Soul-
The Peace of Christ be with you!
And also with you.
Offertory Hymn: MV 157 I am a Child of God
I am a child of God,
I am a glimpse of God’s new creation.
I am a child of God,
I am a child of God.
I am an endless prayer,
I am a yearning for contemplation,
I am an endless prayer,
I am an endless prayer.
I am an angry voice,
I am compassion and consternation,
I am an angry voice,
I am an angry voice.
I am a cry for peace,
I am commitment and dedication,
I am a cry for peace,
I am a cry for peace.
I am a song of joy,
I am the moment of jubilation,
I am a song of joy,
I am a song of joy.
Words and music: Cheryl and Bruce Harding
Offertory Response: VU 541 Praise God
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
Lord's Prayer
And now, as our Saviour Christ has taught us, we are bold to pray,
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.
Closing Hymn: VU 210 You Lord Are Both Lamb and Shepherd
You, Lord, are both lamb and shepherd.
You, Lord, are both prince and slave.
You, peacemaker and sword bringer
of the way you took and gave.
You the everlasting instant,
you, whom we both scorn and crave.
Clothed in light upon the mountain,
stripped of might upon the cross,
shining in eternal glory,
beggared by a soldier’s toss.
You, the everlasting instant,
you who are both gift and cost.
You, who walk each day beside us,
sit in power at God’s side.
You, who preach a way that’s narrow,
have a love that reaches wide.
You the everlasting instant;
you, who are our pilgrim guide.
Worthy is our earthly Jesus!
Worthy is our cosmic Christ!
Worthy your defeat and victory.
Worthy still your peace and strife
You the everlasting instant;
you, who are our death and life.
Words: Sylvia Dunstan; Music: John Van Maanen
Doxology
Glory to God,
whose power, working in us,
can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.
Glory to God from generation to generation,
in the Church and in Christ Jesus,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Blessing
(from 1Thess 5:14-18)
Sending
Carry out into the world the love of God in Christ.
Loved, forgiven and redeemed, we go forth!
Amen. Gilakas’la.
Three-fold Amen
Announcements
- Covid-19 Safety reminders- streaming online only right now. We will reassess on February 16, 2022.
- Canned, dried food, and ready to eat foods are always appreciated.
- Mission Focus: Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island (Q̓ʷalayu House in Campbell River)
Service from the West Coast Liturgy of Islands and Inlets (Diocese of British Columbia)
https://bc.anglican.ca/resources/worship-resources/pages/authorized-liturgies
https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2020/10/15/21/07/29/c994c689-eee8-472a-9100-aac8445629ff/Eucharistic%20Liturgy%20for%20the%20Islands%202018.pdf.
Collect: (Calling on God: Inclusive Christian Prayers: Peter Bankson & Deborah Sokolove ©2014 SkyLight Paths)
Litany: BAS
Words for hymns reprinted and podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 or CCLI License # 11033010. All rights reserved.
Voices United 356 Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God Words and Music: Karen Lafferty 1972. Words, Music, Descant: © 1972 Maranatha! Music (now copyright held by CCCM Music, Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.). All rights reserved. International copyright secured. Used by permission. Reprinted under CCLI License # 11033010 (1352).
Listen to the Word that God has Spoken Canadian original; adapted Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition, 2005. No copyright notice noted, and cannot be traced.
Voices United 724 Psalm 1: Words: Public Domain. Music: © 1979 T. Barrett Armstrong, 1929-2009. Permission on file (email) from the estate holder.
More Voices 112 Amen, Amen, It Shall Be So Words and music: John L. Bell, 1997. Words and music copyright © 1997 by WGRG, Iona Community, Scotland, Administered GIA Publications Inc., exclusive North American agent. Adapted by Christine Muise 2022. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Reprinted under OneLicense.net License #A-720359 (10754).
More Voices 157 I am a Child of God Words and music: Cheryl and Bruce Harding, 2002. Words and music copyright © 2002 by Cheryl and Bruce Harding. www.evensong.ca All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission under OneLicense.net License #A-720359 (#119594).
Voices United 541 Praise God Words: Thomas Ken ca. 1674 Music: Genevan Psalter 1551 Public Domain
Voices United 210 You Lord Are Both Lamb and Shepherd Words: Sylvia Dunstan 1984; Music: John Van Maanen 1984; alt. music: Henry Percell ca. 1682 WESTMINSTER ABBEY. Words copyright © 1991 GIA Publications Inc. Music: © 1984 John R. Van Maanen. All rights reserved. OneLicense.net License #A-720359 (words with alt. tune #91517).
