A Warm Welcome Awaits You!
St Andrews Presbyterian Church
| November 27th, 2022
First Sunday of Advent Memorial Tree Service |
+ORDER OF WORSHIP+
Welcome and Announcements: (10:30 am)
Prelude: on “Deep River” arr. E. Rocherolle
Call to Worship
Advent is here. We are at the beginning.
We wait for God, who comes with justice and righteousness.
Advent is here. A new church year begins.
We wait for God, who comes with healing and hope.
Advent is here. It is time to worship.
We worship our God, who comes to fulfill His promises.
Hymn # 110: “Come thou long-expected Jesus”
Prayers of the People
The Lord’s Prayer (“trespasses”)
Lighting the Advent Candle of Hope (Heather & Don Racher)
Scripture:
Psalm 23 (in Unison see insert)
John 11:20-27
Hebrews 11:1-16, 12:1-3
Sermon: Rev. Margaret Smart
Ministry of Music “On Eagles Wings” Soloist Gail Selkirk
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Offertory: Wem in Leidenstagen P. Hurford
Doxology #661 We Give Thee but Thine Own
Hymn: “To Those Who Came Before Me” (in unison see insert)
Blessing of the Poinsettias
In Memoriam: The Reading of the Names
Lighting of the Candle of Hope
Moment of Quiet Reflection
Prayer (in Unison):
Please Lord take my hand, as the road I travel is sometimes very long. Help me remember that I am not alone, that You are with me, one step at a time. Let me remember that others have traveled with You by their side through this same darkness. By Your grace and mercy let me reach a point where something, or someone, begins to help and there is a glimmer of hope. The path is marked with footprints where others have passed through and found Your peace at last. Amen.
Anthem : A Thousand Candles E. Kohler
Lighting of Memorial Tree
Prayer (in Unison):
May Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love bless us, and the Light of Christ shine within us always. Amen.
Hymn # 119: “Hope is a Star”
Benediction and Parting Hymn: “Go Now in Peace”
Go now in peace, never be afraid;
God will go with you each hour of every day.
Go now in faith, steadfast, strong, and true;
Know He will guide you in all you do.
Go now in love, and show you believe;
Reach out to others so all the world can see.
God will be there, watching from above;
Go now in peace, in faith, and in love.
Amen. Amen. Amen.
Postlude: Oraison Bedard
Psalm 23
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:
he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me;
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
To Those Who Came Before Me
To those who came before me in seasons long ago,
To those who are the loved ones that I have yet to know,
To those whose noble names I bear, whose light within me burns,
To them in gratitude shall my heart be turned.
To those whose lives of courage prepared the way for me,
Whose works became my heritage, whose harvest I may reap,
Who left for me a legacy that I have yet to earn.
To them in gratitude shall my heart be turned.
To those who came before me in days and years long past,
To those who are the family that I shall know at last,
Who laid a sure foundation for the truth that I have learned
To them in gratitude shall my heart be turned
St. Andrew’s Congregation “In Memoriam” 2022
Let us remember together those whom we have loved and lost this past year, and rejoice that they dwell secure in God’s eternal care:
Eleanor Rupert, December 29, 2021
Oliver Zorgdrager February 25, 2022
Fred Wolfe May 7, 2022
Dorothy Zorgdrager June 17, 2022
Lorene Donaldson June 19, 2022
Violet Bird September 4, 2022
Bill Ellison September 12, 2022
Jim Bird October 1, 2022
Jean Jenner October 8, 2022
Geraldine Baumbach November 17,2022
Announcements
The PCW would like to invite the ladies of the
congregation to join us for our Christmas dinner Lunch at the Queens Hotel on December 6th at 1:00. The cost of the meal is $25 . Please let Jean Edmonds (519-272-9682) know by November 29th if you would like to go .
MEMORIAL TREE SERVICE
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2021
The poinsettias dedicated today are placed