Our Order Of Church Service

Order of Service


Sunday October 17, 2010


Knox United Church


Manitowaning at 10:00 a.m.


Fairview United Church


Tehkummah at 11:30 a.m.


St. Andrew’s By The Sea


South Baymouth at 11:30 a.m.


Minister : Rev. Martin Garniss


Office 859-3257 Other 377-4527


Organists


Mrs. Elaine McGauley


Fairview & St. Andrew’s


Mrs. Marilyn Wohlberg - Knox

We Welcome You to Today's Service

*If you find it difficult to stand, please feel free to remain seated at those times when the congregation normally stands.

Organ Prelude

Welcome and Introduction

Announcements and Minute for Mission

Call to Worship - Psalm 119:97-104

Prayer of Approach - O Lord God, how sweet is Thy Word! Sweeter than honey. We love you and we love your word. Your word fills us with hope, with joy, and with understanding. Your word makes us wise. We praise you Lord God almighty! Heaven

and Earth are full of your glory. Hallelujah and amen!

Hymn - VU#232 - "Joyful, Joyful..."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7QPFnJeDLI&feature=related

Prayer of Confession - Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me for I have sinned. I have not persevered as I ought in my prayers and my deeds, as we are called to seek peace, justice, and healing in this world of ours. Give me the compassion and the determination I need to stand against the sin and evil of the world around us. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon - Jeremiah 31:33-34

Christ Candle

One: Jesus said, "I am the light of the world."

Peace of Christ

Offering / Hymn - VU#664 - "What a Friend..."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrJiZ_ebuvA /

Prayer

Children - Prayer and Lord's Prayer

Hymn - VU#684 - "Make Me A Channel of Your Peace"

Announcements and Minute for Mission

Scriptures - 2 Timothy 3:10-4:8 and Luke 18:1-8

Sermon - "Persistent Prayer Pays Powerfully"

Hymn - VU#677 (tune #123) - "O God of Every Nation" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcQgcgkzNUM

Prayers, Blessing, Commissioning, and Benediction

Hymn - VU#679 - "Let There Be Light"

Organ Postlude

Order of Service

Sunday October 10, 2010


Knox United Church


Manitowaning at 10:00 a.m.


Fairview United Church


Tehkummah at 11:30 a.m.


St. Andrew’s By The Sea


South Baymouth at 11:30 a.m.


Minister : Rev. Martin Garniss


Office 859-3257 Other 377-4527


Organists


Mrs. Elaine McGauley
Fairview & St. Andrew’s


Mrs. Marilyn Wohlberg - Knox

We Welcome You to Today's Service

*If you find it difficult to stand, please feel free to remain seated at those times when the congregation normally stands.

Organ Prelude

Welcome and Introduction

Announcements and Minute for Mission

Call to Worship - Psalm 100

Prayer of Approach - We thank you all-loving God. We thank you for all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small. We thank you for each little flower, each little bird, for the mountains, for the rivers, the sunrise and the sunset, and for the abundance of our gardens - for you have made them all. We thank you for family and friends, for our communities and our nation, and for our churches. All good gifts are sent from You. Most especially, we thank you for your love and your grace that give us the promise of eternal life through the sacrifice of your Son, Jesus Christ, upon the Cross. We praise you. We thank you. Amen.

Hymn - VU#238;- "How Great Thou Art"

Prayer of Confession - To you, O God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we ask for your mercy for we have sinned. We have taken so much for granted. We can get so focused on all the little things that are wrong and overlook all the good things you have

provided for our benefit and enjoyment. Help us to be filled with gratitude to You for all that you have done, are doing, and will do. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon

Lighting of Christ Candle

One:   Jesus said, "I am the light of the world."

All: Let the light of Jesus Christ shine in an through us all today, for Jesus is the light of the world.

Peace of Christ

Offering / Hymn - VU#520 - "We Plough the Fields" / Prayer

Children's Time - Prayer and Lord's Prayer

Hymn - VU#291 - "All Things Bright and Beautiful"

Scripture - Deuteronomy 26:1-11 and Philippians 4:4-9

Hymn - VU#249 - "Rejoice in the Lord"

Scripture - Luke 17:11-19 and John 6:35

Sermon - "Thank you, Merci, and MiiGwetch"

Hymn - VU#516 - "Come, Ye Thankful People Come"

Prayers, Blessing, Commissioning, and Benediction

Hymn - VU#236 - "Now Thank We All Our God"

Organ Postlude

Order of Service

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwGOYEIK5eo&feature=related

Sunday October 3, 2010

Knox United Church

Manitowaning at 10:00 a.m.

Fairview United Church

Tehkummah at 11:30 a.m.

St. Andrew’s By The Sea

South Baymouth at 11:30 a.m.

Minister : Rev. Martin Garniss

Office 859-3257 Other 377-4527

Organists

Mrs. Elaine McGauley

Fairview & St. Andrew’s

Mrs. Marilyn Wohlberg - Knox

We Welcome You to Today's Service

*If you find it difficult to stand, please feel free to remain seated at those times when the congregation normally stands.

Organ Prelude


Welcome and Introduction


Announcements and Minute for Mission


Call to Worship - Lamentations 3:22-26


Hymn - VU#288, verse 1 & chorus - "Great is Thy Faithfulness" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25_LVO_YV74&feature=related


Prayer of Approach - Loving God, what a faithful God you are! Great is thy faithfulness! You alone are my strength and shield. You alone are my heart's desire. You are my God and my Saviour. I put my hope, my faith, and my trust in you, O God. I gather here today with my brothers and sisters in Christ to worship you, to praise you. All glory and honour to you, O Lord, my God. Amen.


Hymn - VU#766 - "As the Deer Pants for the Water" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVQmZCK4Fiw


Prayer of Confession - Lord, Jesus Christ, faithful Son of God, have mercy on me for I have sinned. Too often I am timid in my faith. Too often my expectations of your involvement in my life, and your call upon my life, are weak. Give me instead a spirit of power, a spirit of love, and a spirit of self-discipline. Amen.


Assurance of Pardon


Lighting of Christ Candle:
One:Jesus said, "I am the light of the world."
All: Let the light of Jesus Christ shine in an through us all today, for Jesus is the light of the world.

Peace of Christ


Offering / Hymn - VU#288, verse 3 & chorus - "Great is Thy Faithfulness" / Prayer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k1WhFtVp0o


Children's Time - Prayer and Lord's Prayer


Hymn - VU#468 - "Let us Talents and Tongues Employ
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffobxaH-WTk&feature=related


Communion


Scriptures - Lamentations 1:1-6, Psalm 137, Luke 17:5-10, and 2 Timothy 1:1-14


Sermon - "Lord, Help My Faith"


Hymn - VU#663 - "My Faith Looks Up to Thee" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGKLmThF2to&feature=related


Prayers, Blessing, Commissioning, and Benediction


Hymn - VU#660 - "How Firm a Foundation"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwGW8qRqz4I&feature=related


Organ Postlude


Announcements To Follow

Mission Statement: "To serve God and our communities, following the example of our Lord Jesus Christ"

Did You Know ..................

-John was the only apostle who witnessed the crucifixion of Jesus.
-The 12 disciples were not allowed to carry food, money, or extra clothing.

-50 Bibles are sold every minute. It is the world’s best-selling book. Some 1 billion copies of Bibles have been sold.


-Who wrote the song "Precious Lord"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1d4Rp8SXF8

Judy Moggy was very surprised to find out who it was and she passed it on to us.

THE BIRTH OF THE HYMN "PRECIOUS LORD"

Back in 1932, I was a fairly new husband. My wife, Nettie and I were living in a little apartment on Chicago 's south side. One hot August afternoon I had to go to St. Louis where I was to be the featured soloist at a large revival meeting. I didn't want to go; Nettie was in the last month of pregnancy with our first
child, but a lot of people were expecting me in St. Louis. I kissed Nettie goodbye, clattered downstairs to our Model A and, in a fresh Lake Michigan breeze, chugged out of Chicago  on Route 66.

However, outside the city, I discovered that in my anxiety at leaving, I had forgotten my music case. I wheeled around and headed back.

I found Nettie sleeping peacefully. I hesitated by her bed; something was strongly telling me to stay. But eager to get on my way, and not wanting to disturb Nettie, I shrugged off the feeling and quietly slipped out of the room with my music.

The next night, in the steaming St. Louis heat, the crowd called on me to sing again and again. When I finally sat down, a messenger boy ran up with a Western Union telegram. I ripped open the envelope.... Pasted on the yellow sheet were the words: YOUR WIFE JUST DIED.

People were happily singing and clapping around me, but I could hardly keep from crying out. I rushed to a phone and called home. All I could hear on the other end was "Nettie is dead. Nettie is dead."

When I got back, I learned that Nettie had given birth to a boy. I swung between grief and joy. Yet that same night, the baby died. I buried Nettie and our little boy together, in the same casket. Then I fell apart.

For days I closeted myself. I felt that God had done me an injustice. I didn't want to serve Him anymore or write gospel songs I just wanted to go back to that jazz world I once knew so well. But then, as I hunched alone in that dark apartment those first sad days, I thought back to the afternoon I went to St. Louis . Something kept telling me to stay with Nettie.

Was that something God? Oh, if I had paid more attention to Him that day, I would have stayed and been with Nettie when she died. From that moment on I vowed to listen more closely to Him.

But still I was lost in grief. Everyone was kind to me, especially one friend. The following Saturday evening he took me up to Maloney's Poro College , a neighborhood music school. It was quiet; the late evening sun crept through the curtained windows. I sat down at the piano, and my hands began to browse over the keys. Something happened to me then. I felt at peace. I felt as though I could reach out and touch God. I found myself playing a melody. Once in my head they just seemed to fall into place: 'Precious Lord, take my hand, lead me on, let me stand, I am tired, I am weak, I am worn, through the storm, through the night, lead me on to the light, take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.'

The Lord gave me these words and melody, He also healed my

spirit. I learned that when we are in our deepest grief, when we feel farthest from God, this is when He is closest, and when we are most open to His restoring power.And so I go on living for God willingly and joyfully, until that day comes when He will take me and gently lead me home.

- - - -Tommy Dorsey

For those too young to know who he is, Tommy Dorsey was a well-known band leader in the 1930's and 40's.


Did you know that Tommy Dorsey wrote this song? I surely didn't. What a wonderful story of how God CAN heal the brokenhearted! Beautiful, isn't it?


Worth the reading, wasn't it? Think on the message for a while. Thought you might like to share this, I just did.