Interim Moderator Rev. Robert Shaw B.A., M.Div.
Oct. 13, 2019
THANKSGIVING SUNDAY
Welcome & Announcements
Call to Worship
One: In deep gratitude we pause to worship God, our Maker.
All: We celebrate God as the source of all the goodness we know.
One: All good gifts come from the Spirit of God.
All: Love, peace, joy, patience, kindness, gentleness and self-control; these are God’s good gifts.
One: So come with grateful hearts, to give God thanks not just for good things, but for all the goodness we enjoy.
All: God, our Maker, receive our gratitude in song and prayer.
Hymn # 435 “All things bright and beautiful”
Prayer of Approach
Responsive Reading:
| Psalm 66: | 1-12 | L#410 | C#464 |
Anthem
Children’s Time
Hymn # 324 “Great is thy faithfulness”
Our Morning Prayer – Lord’s Prayer (trespasses)
Words of Assurance
We Bring Our Gifts to God: “An acceptable sacrifice, pleasing God”.
Philippians 4:18
Doxology: “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow”
Offertory Prayer
Scripture:
| Jeremiah 29: | 1, 4-7 | L#557 | C#641 |
| Luke 17: | 11-19 | L#741 | C#850 |
| 2 Timothy 2: | 8-15 | L#841 | C#964 |
Hymn # 457 “Now thank we all our God”
Message:
Closing Prayer and Prayer for the People
Hymn # 736 “For the healing of the nations”
Benediction and God’s Blessing
Choral Response: “Go Now in Peace” (inside back cover of Hymn Book)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
THANK YOU to Mr. Doug Gillard for leading our worship today.
UPCOMING SERVICES: Doug will be with us again for Oct. 20, 27, and throughout November.
COFFEE HOUR: There will be a coffee hour in Largie on Oct. 27, 2019 following the morning service.
LONDON PRESBYTERIAL W.M.S. Outreach Day (Formerly Mission Day) will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church, St. Thomas, on Thursday, October 17, 2019. Coffee and registration is at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting convenes at 10:00 a.m. Guest speaker is Gayle Harrison, an optometrist, who has worked in Malawi and other areas of the world. Lunch is $15.00.
VISITATION REQUESTS: If anyone would like a Pastoral visit from Wilma Boyce, please contact the session clerks or Wilma herself at 226-504-3224.