The beauty of this ride of life isn't that it's always pleasant, it's that life is stimulating, and always moving. Sunrises, sunsets, birth, death,

renewal, destruction, all these things are happening continually, and we're lucky enough

to be around to experience them.

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WELCOME TO PICTOU UNITED CHURCHWELCOME TO PICTOU UNITED CHURCH Rev. MaryRev. Mary--Beth Moriarity B.A., B.Th., M.Div.Beth Moriarity B.A., B.Th., M.Div.

David & Shelley Pos: Ministry of MusicDavid & Shelley Pos: Ministry of Music www.pictouunited.com

Sunday, August 11th, 2019 SUMMER WORSHIP R&R

“The wisest ones are the ones who“The wisest ones are the ones who

acknowledge how little they actually know.”acknowledge how little they actually know.” Humble the Poet

UNLEARN: 101 SIMPLE TRUTHS FOR A BETTER LIFE

We Gather in CommunityWe Gather in Community

As the music begins, we are invited to prepare ourselves for worship.

Music to Gather Us

Welcome & Announcements

Gathering Words ~ Moment to Pause

One: Like the heron – shoreline sentry – poised, posted, and patient, let us wait upon God,

ALL: alert and attentive. One: Like the osprey who hovers,

then plunges, then rises, let us know our deep places,

ALL: and rise in God’s love. One: Like the hummingbird at the feeder,

energetic and eager, let us live out our being,

ALL: dance and dare at God’s urging. One: With the rest of creation, ALL: let us greet this new morning with longing and praise.

adapted from a Gathering by Nigel Weaver - Prayer Bench Summer 2019

As We Sing, the Christ Candle Is Lit. a visible reminder that the Light of Love can never be extinguished.

Praise God for this holy ground, place and people, sight and sound. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

God’s goodness is eternal.

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We Gather Together

One: God invites us to listen for God in unexpected prophets. ALL: We come, listening for God. One: God invites us to hear God’s voice in unexpected moments. ALL: We come, seeking to hear God’s voice. One: God invites us to speak God’s name in unexpected places. ALL: We come, speaking God’s name. One: God invites us to come with God into every nook and cranny where the unexpected is hidden in every yet-to-be. ALL: We come to this place and to this time; God meets us, and we meet God.

Hymn Let Us Build a House More Voices 1

Gathering Breath-Prayer

… sometimes the best gift we can give ourselves is some time to breathe, and focus on our own wellness…

… remember your personal wellness is no one else's responsibility but your own, and as you make your happiness a priority,

that'll allow you to share that happiness with other people as well. Humble the Poet

We pause as we ground ourselves in this time and in this place. We pause as we open ourselves to God and become aware of God’s presence around

and within, as we use a ‘breath prayer’.

Breathing out we pray… I am empty… Breathing in we pray… I am filled with all that is holy…

Take a moment to offer your silent prayers to God….

One: God’s breath around us. ALL: God’s breath within us.

One: The breath inside the breath.

we breathe and prayerfully sing…

Sacred silence, holy ocean, Gentle water, washing over me; help me listen, Holy Spirit. Come and speak to me.

Sacred silence, holy ocean, Gentle water, washing over us; help us listen, Holy Spirit. Come and be with us.

adapted from ‘Sacred Silence’ - words & music: Tom Booth, Jenny Pixie, Anthony Kuner

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We Open Ourselves to WisdomWe Open Ourselves to Wisdom

Day after day, night after night, you speak through everything.

Sung twice – More Voices 123

Hebrew Scripture Wisdom Proverbs 8:22-31 Wisdom Remembers

Hymn Come and Seek the Ways of Wisdom More Voices 10

Gospel Wisdom Matthew 13 selected verses Hymn Teach Me, God, to Wonder Voices United 299 A Humble Summer R&R ‘Simple Truths’

We Respond and Move into the WorldWe Respond and Move into the World

We Prepare to Offer our Gifts ~ Offertory ~ Prayer

We use our gifts for God. We use our gifts for God.

When things go right, when things go wrong, we use our gifts for God.

words & music: Ruth Bamforth in Songs for Winter

Prayers of the People - Lord’s Prayer

One: In gratitude, in deep gratitude for this moment, for this place, for this community of faith, we give ourselves to the work of God in the world.

ALL: May we be led out to live as changed people, because in this time we have been touched by a holy presence and cannot remain the same.

One: May much be asked of us. May much be expected from us. May much be enabled through us. ALL: In gratitude, in deep gratitude

for this moment, for this place, for this community of faith, we give ourselves to the work of God in the world.

adapted from worship resources of the Iona Community

Hymn Creator God You Gave Us Life More Voices 27

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We Are Blessed - Called to Be a Blessing

One: “Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy. ALL: Just to be; Just to live; Is a blessing; Is holy”

from the writings of Rabi Abraham Joshua Heschel

Ministry of Music ‘Today’s the Day’ offered by Cameron Fuchs

This song was written and recorded by Pink to serve as the new theme song for The Ellen DeGeneres Show. It is an inspirational feel good song about seizing the day and not wanting to let it end.

Music to Send Us Out into the World

A place of welcome… A place of learning… A place of exploring… A place of laughter… A place of prayer… A holy place…

A people of faith making a difference in our community and our world.

WELCOME

Greeting the congregation is Lynn Hardy.

Our Steward today is Bill Dodson.

Our Ambassador today is Alison Arsenault.

Visit pictouunited.com & united-church.ca

A warm welcome and thank you to Cameron Fuchs for sharing

with us his love and gift of music. Cameron, is 10 years old, and is visiting with his parents from Surrey, B.C. He is the grandson of

June Cameron who will be celebrating her 80th birthday at the

Caribou Fire Hall, Saturday evening, Aug 17th. All are welcome to attend.

REMEMBER! FUNDSCRIP order pick-up is today.

For more info call Bev 902 485-4794 or Nancy 902 485-6738.

‘CONTEMPLATIVE GARDEN NOTES’

Garden bench installation completed. Grass seed planted. Finger labyrinth sculpture now in place.

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PUC is a NUT & SCENT AWARE ZONE. Please remember when providing food for events. Please be aware of scent sensitivities of others. Thank you.

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This summer, our worship services will be woven together by the theme:

R&R: RUMINATIONS & REFLECTIONS.

Rev. Mary-Beth’s R&R might be sparked by her summer reading or podcast listening, Netflix or Ted-Talk binging. Or, better yet, something that has been shared by you with her. So, if you see, or hear, or read, or are told something that you find

thought provoking… share it with her that she might include it in her R&R.

THIS MORNING’S R&R WAS SPARKED BY THE WORDS, WRITINGS AND WISDOM OF ‘HUMBLE THE POET’.

Kanwer Singh, aka ‘Humble the Poet’, is a Toronto-bred spoken word artist, author, singer, blogger and so much more. With tattoos, beard, head wrap and a silly smile, Humble embodies diversity and resiliency. He stimulates his readers and followers with ideas that challenge conventional wisdom and go against

the grain - shaking conventions and minds at the same time. In 2017 Humble The Poet championed the book Fifteen Dogs (André Alexis)

over four days of debate on CBC’s Canada Reads.

Check-out his websites, writings, music and bloggings: www.humblethepoet.com

You can also follow him on all forms of social media.

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L��� H���� - F����, A����� 16, 9 am - 4 pm only! McCulloch House invites you to step back into 19th Century Pictou and experience the past in the present. Live History portrays the McCulloch Family in their day. Guests are

immersed in, and are at the centre of the action! Vote in the Brandy election or

stop it in its tracks! Together, we meet the McCulloch family and decide their fate. The choice is yours! $5 (regular museum admission) per person.

For Restless Hands & Bodies Sunday School has ended for the summer,

however children remain an important part of our Church family. There are colouring sheets,

story books and a colouring table located on the north side of the hall.

Group Subscription Offer. $25 a year. Please speak to Margaret Anne Dodson and she will add your name to the PUC subscription list at this

reduced rate. Save $8.84 a year. Spirituality, justice & ethical living

For those who did not have their pictures taken by Universal Portrait Studios, copies are available for $20. To order a copy speak to Sandy by

Sunday, August 25th. Family Album will be available later this fall.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 @ 6:30 PM | PAY WHAT YOU CAN !

Host: AMELIA PARKER with special guests:

ASHELY GEORGE & HALEY MACLEOD

JOHN SPYDER MACDONALD

ALLYSON PARKER

& HANNAH FLEURY

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