A Warm Welcome Awaits You!
SUNDAY'S ORDER OF SERVICE:
May 22nd, 2022
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Welcome and Announcements (10:30 am)
Prelude
Greeting and Call to Worship:
Come to this place of prayer, for God is calling you.
We have come to encounter the Word of God.
Let voices of praise greet the One who calls us.
Our hearts respond with hope for this new day.
God reigns amongst us and fills the world with light.
May God guide all nations in the way of peace.
Hymn # 411: Stand up and bless the Lord
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Assurance of Pardon
Hymn # 203: When Jesus the Healer
Prayer of Illumination:
O Risen Christ,
may we who in Baptism die to sin,
rise again and find our lives in you.
May the new covenant, sealed in your blood,
bring healing and reconciliation
to this wounded world, and to our souls.
Alleluia! You are risen. We are risen with you.
Amen.
First Reading Acts 3:1-10
Responsive Psalm Psalm 67
Psalm 67
May God be gracious to us and bless u
and make his face to shine upon us,
that your way may be known upon earth,
your saving power among all nations.
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
let all the peoples praise you.
Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,
for you judge the peoples with equity
and guide the nations upon earth.
Let the peoples praise you, O god;
let all the peoples praise you.
the earth has yielded its increase;
God, our God, has blessed us.
May God continue to bless us;
let all the ends of the earth revere him.
Epistle Revelation 21:1-6
Gospel John 5:1-9
Sermon “Liberation Day”
Ministry of Music:
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
Hymn # 352: And can it be that I should gain
Benediction
Parting Hymn: “Go Now In Peace” (Besig/Price)
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
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Jean and John would like to thank everyone who joined them for soup after Church last Sunday and to also thank them for their generosity in donating $700 to the Mission Depot. Thank you also to visitors who came from outside our congregation and for the donations given by people who couldn't be there. It was a lot of fund and we appreciated the great response!
St. Andrew's Stratford invites you to enjoy a Ham, Salads & Strawberry Shortcake Supper.
Pick Up & Take Out Meals
$20 pp
Thursday, June 16th from 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Downie Optimist Hall, 3185 Rd. 122 St. Pauls ON
For tickets contact:
Audrey Little 519-801-6270
Marlene Gibson 519-284-0775
Pam McIntosh 519-305-0636
Ruth Reath 519-273-0326
Church Office 519-271-5668