Sunday, November 8, 2026
Remembrance Sunday
Minister of Word and Sacrament ~ The Rev. Dan West
Prelude Abide With Me
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Responsive Call to Worship
Happy are those whose hope is in the Lord.
For God keeps faith with us forever.
Praise God who brings justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry.
We will praise the One who lifts up all those who bear heavy burdens.
God will reign in mercy and righteousness for all generations.
Let us praise the Lord with our lips and honour God with our lives.
*Hymn # 330 O God, Our Help In Ages Past
1. O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
our shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal home.
2. Under the shadow of thy throne
thy saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is thine arm alone,
and our defence is sure.
3. Before the hills in order stood,
or earth received its frame,
from everlasting thou art God,
to endless years the same.
4. A thousand ages in thy sight
are like an evening gone,
short as the watch that ends the night
before the rising sun.
5. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
bears all our years away.
They fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the opening day.
6. O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
still be our guard while troubles last,
and our eternal home.
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
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,
and the power and the glory forever.
Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Call to Remembrance
We worship God, giving thanks for those who fought and died in wartime, so that we might live in peace and security.
But our commemoration is wider than this, for it is right that we remember the part played by all people of all nations who have lived through all periods of war. It is right that we remember all who share the conviction that oppression and tyranny must not prevail.
We are reminded also of the many who have served, and who continue to serve in peace-keeping missions.
During this time of remembrance, let us recall with gratitude, the courage of men, women and children, despite the hardships and horrors of war, did all they could to keep the hope of peace and justice alive.
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Moment of Silence
Lament Piper: Andy Fraser
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*Hymn # 800 O Canada
1. O Canada, our home and native land,
true patriot love
in all our hearts command.
With glowing hearts,
thy children stand,
the true north, strong and free;
from far and wide, O Canada,
we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free;
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee;
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
2. Almighty Love, by thy mysterious power,
in wisdom guide, with faith and freedom dower;
be ours a nation evermore
that no oppression blights,
where justice rules from shore to shore,
from lakes to northern lights.
May love alone for wrong atone;
Lord of the lands, make Canada thine own.
Lord of the lands, make Canada thine own.
*Hymn # 787 The Kingdom of God Is Justice And Joy
1. The kingdom of God
is justice and joy
for Jesus restores
what sin would destroy;
God’s power and glory
in Jesus we know,
and here and hereafter
the kingdom shall grow.
2. The kingdom of God
is mercy and grace:
the prisoners are freed,
the sinners find place,
the outcast are welcomed,
God’s banquet to share,
and hope is awakened
in place of despair.
3. The kingdom of God
is challenge and choice;
believe the good news;
repent and rejoice!
His love for us sinners
brought Christ to his cross,
our crisis of judgement
for gain or for loss.
4. God’s kingdom is come,
the gift and the goal,
in Jesus begun,
in heaven made whole;
the heirs of the kingdom
shall answer his call,
and all things cry, “Glory!”
to God all in all.
Children’s Time
Anthem Peace on Earth
(All rights reserved. Used with permission. Words and Music by Paul Baloche and Michael Rossback. CCLI #7067210)
Scripture Readings
Old Testament
Ruth 3:1-5, 4:13-17 RSV
3 Then Na′omi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a home for you, that it may be well with you? 2 Now is not Bo′az our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. 3 Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. 4 But when he lies down, observe the place where he lies; then, go and uncover his feet and lie down; and he will tell you what to do.” 5 And she replied, “All that you say I will do.”
13 So Bo′az took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son. 14 Then the women said to Na′omi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without next of kin; and may his name be renowned in Israel! 15 He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has borne him.” 16 Then Na′omi took the child and laid him in her bosom, and became his nurse. 17 And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Na′omi.” They named him Obed; he was the father of Jesse, the father of David.
Responsive Psalm 127
1 Unless the LORD builds the house,
those who build it labour in vain.
Unless the Lord guards the city,
the guard keeps watch in vain.
2 It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
for the Lord gives sleep to the beloved.
3 Sons are indeed a heritage from the LORD,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the sons of one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man who has
his quiver full of them.
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
Gospel Reading
Mark 12:38-44 RSV
38 And in his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go about in long robes, and to have salutations in the market places 39 and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at feasts, 40 who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
41 And he sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the multitude putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. 42 And a poor widow came, and put in two copper coins, which make a penny. 43 And he called his disciples to him, and said to them, “Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. 44 For they all contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, her whole living.”
Response to the Word of God
Let us hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God for this word to us today.
*Hymn # 740 Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace
1. Make me a channel of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me bring your love;
where there is injury, your healing power,
and where there’s doubt, true faith in you.
2. Make me a channel of your peace:
where there’s despair in life let me bring hope;
where there is darkness, only light,
and where there’s sadness, ever joy.
3. O Spirit, grant that I may never seek
so much to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love with all my soul.
4. Make me a channel of your peace:
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
in giving to all that we receive,
and in dying that we’re born to eternal life.
Sermon Lest We Forget
Offering
Offertory Rise Up, Rise Up
(All rights reserved. Used with permission. Words and Music by Linnea Good.)
*Doxology We Give Thee but Thine Own
We give thee but thine own,
whate’er the gift may be;
all that we have is thine alone,
a trust, O Lord, from thee.
(All rights reserved. Used with permission. Book of Praise #661)
Offertory Prayer
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
*Hymn # 736 For The Healing Of The Nations
1. For the healing of the nations,
Lord, we pray with one accord;
for a just and equal sharing
of the things that earth affords.
To a life of love in action
help us rise and pledge our word.
2. Lead us forward into freedom,
from despair your world release,
that, redeemed from war and hatred,
all may come and go in peace.
Show us how through care and goodness
fear will die and hope increase.
3. All that kills abundant living,
let it from the earth be banned,
pride of status, race or schooling,
dogmas that obscure your plan.
In our common quest for justice
may we hallow life’s brief span.
4. You, Creator God, have written
your great name on humankind;
for our growing in your likeness
bring the life of Christ to mind,
that by our response and service
earth its destiny may find.
*Benediction
*Response Go Now in Peace
Go now in peace; though friends must part,
Your presence lives in every heart.
Your gifts to us no words can tell:
Go now in peace, in Christ go well.
(All rights reserved. Used with permission. Book of Praise #620)
Postlude Hiding in Thee
(All rights reserved. Used with permission. Ira D. Sankey. Setting: “Going Home”. Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Cindy Berry)
Next Week’s Scripture Readings
Judges 4:1-7
Psalm 123
Matthew 25:14-30