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September 8th, 2024

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

 Prelude: Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me - Diane Bish

Prelude jubilante - Craig Penfield

Welcome and Announcements (10:25 am)

Entry of the Word  (please rise)

Greeting and Call to Worship

We are the church, gathered in Christ’s name.

   We are the Body of Christ, seeking to live faithfully.

Come in faith, trusting in God’s steadfast love.

   We seek God’s power, which is greater than ourselves.

Know that Christ is the image of the invisible God.

   In Jesus we see God’s grace made manifest.

  

Hymn  # 384: O Breath of life, come sweeping through us

Prayer of Adoration and Confession

 Assurance of Pardon

 

Hymn  # 625: Seek ye first

Prayer of Illumination

Ever-Faithful God,

whose mercy is offered to the just and to the unjust, help us to be faithful with our earthly wealth, that we may inherit your heavenly riches,

for we ask it through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Old Testament             Micah 6:6-8

Responsive Psalm       Psalm 112 (Refrain 1)

Epistle                          2 Corinthians 9:6-9

Gospel                          Luke 16:1-14

Sermon                   “The Best Investment”  

Hymn  # 663: God, whose giving knows no ending

Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession 

 Offering: O Jesus, I Have Promised - James Elliott

 Doxology  # 661: We give thee but thine own (v.1)

Hymn  # 363: All hail the power of Jesus’ name

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.

Words by Don Besig and Nancy Price. Copyright 1988 Harold Flammer Music.      

Used by permission

Postlude: God of Grace - Paul Manz

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ordination and Induction of New Elders

Next Sunday, September 15th, new Elders will be Ordained and Inducted here at St. Andrew's. Following the Service, lunch will be served in their honour. Please plan on attending this significant event in the Life and Mission of our Congregation!

Do you like to sing? Why not join the Choir? No experience necessary, just a person who likes to have fun and praise God with music. For September and October, the Choir is rehearsing on Thursday afternoons from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. If you're interested, please speak to Gord Allgeier or contact him on 226-338 0868 or via Email at [email protected]

"It's that time again when the new schedule for Greeters & Ushers is being worked on.  If you feel you would like to be the friendly, welcoming face for those coming to worship on Sunday mornings, please contact Scott D., Nancy M. or the church office. We will accommodate your schedule, if necessary.  Your commitment would be about 3 Sundays between September 22, 2024 and January 26, 2025.  Please consider this wonderful opportunity to meet visitors and members on Sunday morning!"

Community Meals Starting:  Community Meals at St. Andrews will be starting in September and running until June of 2025.  Our meals will be on the first and second Thursdays of each month.  The first meals will be on Thursday September 5th and 12th.  Everyone is welcome to attend. We need extra cooks and clean up crew so if you are interested in helping out for 2 to 4 hours twice a month please contact either Nancy MacKenzie or Bill Schreiter for details.

Sunday Morning Fellowship continues both before and after service. Join us downstairs in McCullough Hall around 9:45 and/or immediately following the service. All are warmly invited!  If you are a regular attendee either before or after service, please consider helping by providing a simple treat or helping in the kitchen. A   sign-up sheet is available on the kitchen counter.

Free Sunday Bus Service
There is a free bus service to Sunday worship at St. Andrew's for those in the Stratford area. If you wish to use the bus, please call the St. Andrew’s Office at (519) 271-5668 to book a ride. The deadline for booking or cancelling (if you have a weekly scheduled pick up) is 12 noon on the Friday prior to the Sunday you wish to attend.

 

GROUP MEETINGS – week of September 9 – September 13, 2024

Monday September 9 - Flower Guild

Monday September 9 – Music Lessons – 4:45-6:30pm (rental)

Tuesday September 10 - Medical Mission 9:00 am – noon

Tuesday September 10 – Life Skills Cooking (rental)

Tuesday September 10 – Music Lessons 4:45-8:30pm (rental)

Tuesday September 10 – Board Meeting 7pm

Wednesday September 11 – Sandwich Making 9am

Thursday September 12 – Community Meals

Thursday September 12 – Choir 1-3pm

Thursday September 12 – Special Olympics 6:30pm

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SUNDAY SERVICE INFORMATION

Sunday Services are held at 10:30 am

In-Person Services:

Located at 25 St. Andrew Street, with limited free parking behind the Church (off of Church Street), as well as adjacent street parking. Fellowship Time takes place before (9:45 am) and after Services with light refreshments served.

Online Services:

Livestreamed on Facebook Live and can be found by clicking on the "Find us on Facebook" tab at the top of this page, and then by clicking "Like".

 

Thank you and God Bless!

OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES:

For those who have so kindly asked how they can financially support the ongoing work of St. Andrew's, there are four simple options:

(1) E-Transfer: If you bank online, a no-fee E-Transfer may be sent to:

[email protected]

(2) Website: Please click on this link to our Church Website (www.standrewsstratford.ca) and in the upper-right hand corner you will notice a button that says, “Donate”. Click on that button and it will take you to a charitable website called Canada Helps. Fill in the required information, click on the “Complete Donation Now” button, and a charitable tax-receipt will be sent to your email address. Both our website and the Canada Helps website are secure.

(3) PAR (Pre-Authorized Remittance): Please click on this link (www.presbyterian.ca/p…/pre-authorized-remittance-par-program) which will direct you to the National Church's website and an enrolment form which can be completed and mailed to the church (with a voided cheque) at the address below.

(4) Cheque: If you wish to donate by cheque, please mail your offering to:

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
25 St. Andrew Street
Stratford, ON
N5A 1A2

Charitable tax receipts will be issued for the 2022 year.

Many thanks and may God bless you richly for your generosity of heart and hand!