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Liminal Spaces in a Lenten Journey
Lent Three ~ Conversations at the Edge
March 15, 2020Calvin United Church
Hymn Sing
Welcome
Call to WorshipWe come to the well of fear and doubt.
We have drawn deeply of those waters.We come to the well of anger and hate.
These waters flourish in all the land.Lord, bring us to the water of peace and hope.
Lord, bring us to the well of salvation.Come let us drink deeply in worship.
Song for the Journey Come, Let Us Sing VU 222
Lenten Candle RitualSilent Time
Response Tree of Life (other verse: 3rd Sunday in Lent) VU 121
(A candle is extinguished.)
Let us pray:Draw us together in your love, O God. May our restless hearts not resist you, but continue to search until they find their rest in you. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Reflection with Children
Song Water Flowing from the Mountains MV 87
(Collection of Food by Children during singing)
CENTERING ON GOD Prayer of BrokennessAround the well of your grace, O God,are those who thirst for friendship and love;
Help us to offer themthe living water of community and connectedness;
Around the well of your life, O God,are those who thirst for joy and safety;
the living water of playfulness and protection; Around the well of your mercy, O God,are those who thirst for wholeness and peace;
Help us to offer themthe living water of comfort, healing and welcome;
Around the well of your presence, O God,are those who thirst for meaning and connection;
Help us to offer themthe living water of service and worship;
May the life we have found in you,be the gift we share
with all who hunger and thirst,with all who are outcast and rejected,with all who have too little or too much,with all who are wounded or ashamed,and, through us, may this corner of the world overflowwith your living water.
In Jesus’ Name we pray, Amen.
Kyrie Eleison (1st English; 2nd Greek) MV 68
Silence
Assurance of Pardon
Scripture ReadingsExodus 17: 1-7 The Message Gospel of John 4: 5-42 Readers’ Theater:
Close Encounters At The Cross: The Woman At The Well
This is the Word of God, wisdom for all generations. Thanks be to God!
Choir Anthem By the Well, a Thirsty Woman Stilborn/Wilcox
Meditation Life in Unlikely Conversations
Prayers of the People
Holy God, whose Spirit moved over the waters at the dawn of creation,hear our prayers for all who thirst today.
As we bring the names of those near and dear to us to you in prayer, remind us again that you offer your healing grace….. Prayer Requests
We pray for those who are spiritually thirsty,who long to know Your presence, but don’t know where to find You.We pray for those who are alone and without hope,those who long to feel needed and loved,those who are searching for meaning and purpose.
O healing river, pour down Your waters, and heal Your people.
We pray for all who are physically thirsty,who don’t have enough water to drink, or feed their animals,whose fields are parched, whose crops have withered;those who have to walk long distances to find enough water to survive,or who have to be content with water that is unclean.We pray for those whose homes and villages are torn apartbecause of drought or famine.
O healing river, pour down Your waters, and heal Your people.
We pray for those who are thirsty for justice,who long for an equal sharing of resources among peoples and nations;those who put their lives at risk to protect streams and rivers andoceans;those who are working to find clean water, and make it available to those who need it.
O healing river, pour down Your waters, and heal Your people.
God, we ask that you would open our hearts to the needs of all who thirst.
Give us courage to work together for justice,to stand alongside those who are thirsty,so that all people, everywhere, may live without want or fear,and may discover the abundant life You promise to each one.In the name of Jesus Christ—the source of living water—we pray. Amen.
LIVING THE GOOD NEWS
Invitation to Offering
Offertory Music Aria (Meditation) T. Ripper
Offering Hymn When We Are Living (v. 2) VU 581
Dedication of OfferingO God, our gifts are so minute in comparison to your bounty. Transform our simple offering into ministries that quench parched lives with the water of eternal life. Nurture our need to share your water and your spirit through the gifts that you have given us so freely. In the name of the One who is the Messiah, we pray. Amen.
Community Life
Sending Hymn I Heard the Voice of Jesus VU 626Commissioning
Sung Benediction (Choir)Extinguish Candles
https://www.agnusday.org/comics/20/john-45-42
Worship Notes
Cover Image from https://www.facebook.com/TheWordSupposedWhyNot/photos/a.1750360341644506/1750378408309366/?type=3&theater
Call to Worship Adapted from https://www.ministrymatters.com/all/entry/4556/worship-connection-march-19-2017
Script, “Reader’s Theater: Close Encounters At The Cross: The Woman At The Well” from https://www.ministrymatters.com/all/entry/4556/worship-connection-march-19-2017
Prayers of the People written by Christine Longhurst, in Worship Resources for Lent & World Water Day, 2013. Posted on the Canadian Foodgrains Bank website. http://foodgrainsbank.ca/lent_worship_resources.aspx
Dedication of Offering written by David S. Bell at http://www.davidsbell.org/offertory-prayers
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome to Calvin United Church on Lent 3, Sunday, March 15, 2020.
Please join us for Coffee Time following the worship service. Thanks to our hosts today: Ken Brown, Geraldyne Wilcox, Shirley Denniston and Evelyn Robinson.
Food Bank Donations: Every Sunday in LENT we will be collecting food for the St. Joseph’s Food Bank. Please consider contributing healthy foods that are non-perishable.
Reminder: In this flu season hand sanitizer is available in the narthex and by the church hall entrance.
Emergency Pastoral Care ̶ Stacey Mortson provides emergency pastoral care. Stacey can be reached at 613-401-4526.
THIS WEEK:Wednesday, March 18: Coordination Team meeting at 4:30 pm.
Thursday, March 19: Weekly Choir Practice at 12:30 pm.
NEXT WEEK:
CREW will meet for dinner on Tuesday, March 24 at Boston Pizza. Please contact Sheila Fee at [email protected] or 613-735-8763 before Sunday, March 22nd if you are able to attend.
The Ministry of Care Team will host a workshop Saturday, March 28 from 10 am to 2:30 pm. The guest speaker will be Audrey Edwards, Dementia Care Coach. The topic will be The Dementia Friendly Church. Her insights will assist us to reach out to members in our Faith Community suffering from various forms of memory loss. The afternoon will include orientation to a Tool-Kit & other resources that will be of use when visiting. To register, contact the Church Office at 613-732-8763 by March 24. Bring a brown bag lunch. Soup, coffee & tea will be available.
COMING SOON:Sunday, March 29: Annual Congregational Meeting
First Presbyterian Church Pembroke will be hosting this year’s Joint Community Good Friday Service. The service will be held Friday, April 10 at 10 am. All are invited to attend. A time of fellowship and refreshment will follow the Good Friday Service.
A ladies’ choir is being planned for the Good Friday Service at First Presbyterian Church on Friday, April 10 at 10 am. Please call Joyce at 613-732-8687 if you are interested.
2020 Camp Lau-Ren Job Postings are now listed on website: https://eoorc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Camp-Lau-Ren-Job-Postings_March-2020.pdf
CALVIN UNITED CHURCH276 Church St. Pembroke ON K8A 4L2 613-732-8763Email: [email protected]
Website: www.calvinunitedpembroke.caOffice hours: Tuesday & Wednesday 9 am - 12:30 pm, 1-4 pm
Thursday 8:30 am - 12:30 pm, 1-4 pmStaffRev. Tiina Cote 343-369-5792
email: [email protected] DeHaan DLM (on medical leave) 613-585-0595
email: [email protected] Mortson, Student Minister, UCC Candidate
613-401-4526Joyce Nelson, Director of Music 613-732-8687Lorraine Hartwig, Office Administrator 613-732-8763Bob Marquardt, Custodian 613-732-4197Sharon Godin, Treasurer 613-639-3248Coordination TeamJudy Harms-Potter, Lead 613-735-4944
email: [email protected] Doucette 613-401-2592
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