GIBSON MEMORIAL UNITED CHURCH
FREDERICTON, N.B.
February 14, 2016
11:00 a.m.
Lent 1 - Communion
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WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP
*denotes standing for those who are able
Congregational Responses are printed in BOLD
PRELUDE
WELCOME
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Gospel Reading
Matthew 6:5-13
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WE GATHER AT THE TABLE
COMMUNION HYMN
You Call Us Out (vs. 1, 2, 3)
(Offering is Received and Communion Table prepared)
LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE
PASSING OF THE PEACE
May the peace of Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
Let us share God’s peace with one another.
CALL TO WORSHIP
Ascribe to God, you families of peoples,
ascribe to God glory and strength.
Ascribe glory to God's name,
bring an offering and enter God's courts.
Worship God in the beauty of holiness,
and let the whole earth stand in awe.
COMMUNION PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
OPENING PRAYER
Living God, in this sacred time make us wise to believe that you,
who created the universe and still govern its destiny, can create in
us new hearts and govern our daily lives; that you welcome not
only our praise and thanksgiving, but also our anger and doubt,
our passions and brokenness. Receive all our worship this day, for
we offer it in spirit and truth, through Jesus our Redeemer.
Amen.
Blessed are you, gracious God,
Creator of light, Giver of all life,
Source of love, Keeper of all seasons.
In your pattern of things
there is a time for keeping and a time for losing;
a time for building up and a time for pulling down.
In this holy season of Lent,
as we journey to the cross,
help us to discern in our lives
what we must lay down and what we must take up;
what we must end and what we must begin.
Give us grace to lead a disciplined life,
in glad faithfulness and with the joy
which comes from a closer walk with Christ.
WE APPROACH GOD
*HYMN
We Praise You, O God
(Children gather at Front of Sanctuary)
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CONVERSATION TIME
(Younger children go to Sunday School & Nursery)
WE SHARE IN GOD’S WORD
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Responsive Reading
Psalm 91 (with refrain)
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Loving God, we rejoice in the gift of your grace,
remembering Christ’s life and death,
proclaiming his resurrection,
waiting in hope for his coming again.
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Grant that, in praise and thanksgiving,
we may receive this meal
as Christ’s life with us
and we may so offer ourselves to you
that our lives may proclaim the mystery of faith.
In the name of Christ, we pray:
THE LORD’S PRAYER
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, forever and ever. Amen.
SHARING OF BREAD AND CUP
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
We thank you God for your presence here at this table and for
your companionship on all our journeys. Bless us on our way
through Lent, to the cross, and beyond. We pray in the name and
spirit of Jesus. Amen.
*HYMN
You Call Us Out (vs. 4&5)
(Older Children Go to Sunday School)
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WE LISTEN FOR THE SPIRIT
VIDEO
Praying in the Midst of Life
Forth in Your Name
*SUNG BLESSING:
Go now in peace. Never be afraid.
God will go with you each hour of everyday.
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
MINISTER
ORGANIST/CHOIR DIRECTOR
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
CUSTODAIN
REV. CORA KROMMENHOEK
HEAHER DUNHAM
MARSHA DALEY
EDWARD GALLANT
Sunday Worship & Sunday School: 11 a.m.
Office hours: Monday – Friday; 8 a.m. – noon and 1 – 3 p.m.
183 Gibson Street, Fredericton, N.B. E3A 4E4: Tel: 457-1951
Web-site: www.gibsonmemorial.ca; e-mail: gibsonmemorial@nb.aibn.com
RESPONSE
*CLOSING HYMN
*COMMISSIONING & BENEDICTION
God of love,
as in Jesus Christ you gave yourself to us,
so may we give ourselves to you,
living according to your holy ways.
Keep our feet firmly in the way
where Christ leads us;
help our lips speak the truth that Christ teaches us;
fill our whole selves with the life that is Christ within us. Amen.
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CONGREGATIONAL INFORMATION
Welcome to all! May this worship experience be meaningful and
spiritual for you. Everyone is invited to share in coffee/tea, cookies
and conversation in the hall immediately following the service.
Greeters today are the Soup Committee and next week will be Kevin
& Lindsey MacKay.
Tellers today will be Brian & Marliese Cail
and next week will be Mickey & Betty Lou Flanagan.
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The 2015 Tax Receipts are available for pick up in the Narthex.
Taping the service today is Tyler Seymour and next week will be
Chris Banks. In the Nursery today is Cindy Schorn and next week
will be Kelsey Ridler.
Choir News: The Choir will be forming for the Easter Service on
Mar. 27th. Practice will be Sunday morning, Mar. 6, 13, 20 and 27th,
at 9:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome!
Services & Meetings this week: Feb. 15 - 20, 2016.
Monday
9:30 Shuffleboard
Tuesday
1:30 Women Together
Rev. Cora will be on Study Leave from Feb. 17 – Feb. 23rd . For
emergency pastoral care please call the office, Marsha (458-8390) or
Erin Price (457-9483). Rev. Kelly Higgins will be our guest minister
on Feb. 21st and Rev. Ali Smith will be covering emergency pastoral
care.
Upcoming Services & Meetings:
Feb. 16
7:00 Council
Feb. 21
11:00 Lent 2 & Food Bank Sunday
Guest Minister – Rev. Kelly Higgins
Feb. 28
11:00 Lent 3
Mar. 6
11:00 Lent 4
Mar. 13
11:00 Lent 5 & Annual Congregational Meeting
Mar. 16
4:00 Jig’s Dinner
Today’s bulletin has been donated in memory of Paul Seymour by
Marilyn Seymour & Family.
A donation has been made to Gibson Memorial United Church in
memory of Bruce Wishart by Lyman & Carrie Coy.
Sincere sympathy is extended to Joan Bilensky & Kirk O’Donnell
and Brandon Sparks on the death of Eleanor Bilensky. Flowers
have been placed in the sanctuary in memory Eleanor by the Family.
Donations have been made to the Living Memorial & the General
Fund in memory of Eleanor Bilensky by Peter & Dorothy Snowball,
Iona L. Merrithew, David & Barbara Morrison, Sandra MacBean,
Susan Dodds, Alice Sewell, Doug & Ellen Boone, Richard & Margaret
Allen, Marjorie Atkinson, Wayne Alexander, Andy & Anne Small,
Bill & Margaret Field, Stuart Henderson, Brian & Marliese Cail,
Lyman & Carrie Coy, Rodney & Hazel Stairs, Boyd & Helen
MacTavish, Hazel Pike and M. Eleanor Hutchinson.
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Marsha Daley will be vacation Feb. 29 – March 4th. Rev. Cora will
be in the office on Mar. 1 – 3rd, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. if you need anything.
Upcoming Community Events: (see bulletin board for more info.)
Feb. 15
World Day of Prayer Bible Study at St. Andrews’s
Presbyterian Church, 10 a.m. Bring a friend!
Mar. 4
World Day of Prayer Service at Nashwaaksis United
Church, 7 p.m.
Soup Day today! Everyone is welcome to stay after the service and
enjoy a bowl of homemade Turkey Soup, crackers, rolls, cookies
&
Pancakes! Adults $5 and no charge for the children. Monies will be
used to purchase supplies for the kitchen.
Attendance & Offering Update:
Date
Attendance
Jan. (5 Sundays)
89
Feb. 7
85
Offerings
2,487
2,447
+/- to date
- 1,413
- 1,736
Finance Notes:
- We need approx. $2,770 each Sunday to meet the Budget. PAR
($870 per week) is included in the amount for each week.
-Bulletins can be donated in memory of loved ones. The cost of
bulletin covers is approx. $20. Bulletins can also be donated for
Anniversary, Birthday and for other Celebrations.
- PAR, Pre-Authorized remittance is available.
office for more information.
Please contact the
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Fundraising Events & Updates
Feb. 9
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper – Profit $1,702
Thanks to everyone who donated cakes, beans, bread
and
to those who worked before, during and after the
dinner!
We served 185 people!
Mar. 15
Mar. 16
Pie Day – 9:30 a.m.
Jig’s Dinner. Please let the committee know if you are
interested, due to the cost of the meat the dinner will be
$15/person.
Apr. 19
Apr. 20
Pie Day – 9:30 a.m.
Catering to the Retired Nurses, 12 noon.
May 24
May 25
Pie Day – 9:30 a.m.
Church Dinner, 4 – 6 p.m.
June 21
June 22
Pie Day – 9:30 a.m.
Chicken & Steak BBQ, 4 – 6 p.m.
Volunteers are needed to help with making pies, setup,
working at the dinner and clean-up, so mark these dates
on
your calendar! We are asking families of the congregation
to
donate $20 a year towards the cost of purchasing
supplies.
(Approximate cost per dinner is $250, excluding the meat.)
Thanks to the congregation for their continued support
of
our Fund Raising!