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First United Church is grounded on the traditional lands of the Nehiyawewin, people of the Sundance Culture in the Battle River watershed, which is a part of the North Saskatchewan River basin in the Metis homeland.
LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE
CALL TO WORSHIP (based on Psalm 82)
Come to worship wandering children of God.
God cries out to the world as it is:
How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?
Come to worship followers of Jesus.
God gives birth to the world Jesus loves:
Asking that we give justice to the weak and the orphan
and maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute.
We come to worship the God who “rescues the weak and the needy,”
Whether we are strong or needy – we are called to worship.
OPENING PRAYER (based on Psalm 80:3)
Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved.
Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved.
All around is anxiety, division and the struggle to do what is good and just.
Within ourselves- anxiety, division and struggle.
Within our communities- anxiety, division and struggle.
Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved.
God, remind us today that Jesus said this would happen – we were not promised peace without pain but rather peace as we experience faithful living.
Come and help us regain your peace without denying the world’s pain,
Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved, through Christ’s power, Amen.
HYMN #1 More Voices “Let us Build a House” (verses 1, 2, 4, and 5)
Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live,
A place where saints and children tell how hearts learn to forgive.
Built of hopes and dreams and visions, rock of faith and vault of grace;
Here the love of Christ shall end divisions:
Refrain All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place!
Let us build a house where prophets speak, and words are strong and true,
Where all God’s children dare to seek to dream God’s reign anew.
Here the cross shall stand as witness and as symbol of God’s grace;
Here as one we claim the faith of Jesus: Refrain
Let us build a house where hands will reach beyond the wood and stone
To heal and strengthen, serve and teach, and live the Word they’ve known.
Here the outcast the stranger bear the image of God’s face:
Let us bring an end to fear and danger: Refrain
Let us build a house where all are named, their songs and visions heard
And loved and treasured, taught and chimed as words within the Word.
Built of tears and cries and laughter, prayers of faith and songs of grace;
Let this house proclaim from floor to rafter: Refrain
PASSING OF THE PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you
And also with you
PRAYER FOR TRANSFORMATION (including Hebrews 12:1-2)
HYMN #382 Voices United “Breathe on Me, Breath of God”
Breathe on me, breath of God, fill me with life anew,
That I may love what thou dost love, and do what thou wouldst do.
Breathe on me, breath of God, until my heart is pure,
Until my will is one with thine, to do and to endure.
Breath one me, breath of God, till I am wholly thine,
Until this earthly part of me glows with thy fire divine.
Breathe on me, breath of God, so shall I never die,
But live with thee the perfect life of thine eternity.
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S VOICE
Loving God, you speak to us in so many ways.
Speak to us now through the reading of the scriptures.
FOCUS SCRIPTURE
Isaiah 5:1-7 (Common English Bible)
Luke 12:49-56 (Common English Bible)
This is the trustworthy witness of God’s faithful people through the ages.
The divine word to us today. Amen.
SERMON –Rev. Leigh Sinclair
HYMN #691 Voices United “Though Ancient Walls” (verses 1, 2, 3, & 5)
Though ancient walls may still stand proud and racial strife be fact,
though boundaries may be lines of hate, proclaim God’s saving act!
Refrain Walls that divide are broken down; Christ is our unity!
Chains that enslave are thrown aside; Christ is our liberty!
When vested power stands firm entrenched and breaks another’s back,
when waste and want live side by side, it’s Gospel that we lack. Refrain
The truth we seek in varied scheme, the life that we pursue,
unites us in a common quest for self and world made new. Refrain
This broken world seeks lasting health and vital unity.
God’s people by God’s Word renewed, cast off all slavery!
INVITATION TO THE OFFERING
MINUTE FOR MISSION “Ladles of Love”
OFFERING RESPONSE HYMN #191 More Voices “What Can I Do?”
What can I do? What can I bring? What can I say? What can I sing?
I’ll sing with joy. I’ll say a prayer. I’ll bring my love. I’ll do my share.
What can I do? What can I bring? What can I say? What can I sing?
I’ll sing with joy. I’ll say a prayer. I’ll bring my love. I’ll do my share.
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
…May we rest easy in Your promise to be with us always.
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,
for ever and ever. Amen
HYMN #672 Voices United “Take Time to be Holy”
Take time to be holy, speak oft with your Lord; abide in him always, and feed on his word.
Make friends of God’s children, help those who are weak, forgetting in nothing his blessing to seek.
Take time to be holy, let him be your guide, and run not before him, whatever betide.
In joy or in sorrow, still follow the Lord, and, looking to Jesus, still trust in his word.
Take time to be holy, be calm in your soul, each thought and each motive beneath his control.
Thus led by his spirit to fountains of love, you soon shall be fitted for service above.
WE GO INTO THE WORLD TO SHARE GOD’S LOVE
CHANGING THE LIGHT
SENDING FORTH
Go now – reconciled children of God.
God sends us out to bring forgiveness to the world.
Go now – followers of Jesus.
Jesus sends us out to bring peace to the world.
Go in the Spirit who will never leave you alone:
May the Spirit help us encounter Christ in everyone we meet.
HYMN #424 Voices United “May the God of Hope Go with Us”
May the God of hope go with us everyday, filling all our lives with love and joy and peace.
May the God of justice speed us on our way, bringing light and hope to every land and race.
Refrain Praying, let us work for peace, singing, share our joy with all,
working, for a world that’s new, faithful when we hear Christ’s call.
May the God of healing free the earth from fear, freeing us for peace, both treasured and pursued.
May the God of love keep our commitment clear to a world restored, to human life renewed. Refrain
This service of worship was initially prepared by Together We Worship and has been revised to fit practices of Wetaskiwin First United Church. Thanks to Rev. Leigh Sinclair, St. David’s United, Leduc, AB for the Sermon and the liturgy.
God calls us to create a community of faith where all are welcome and encouraged to participate fully: no matter where you’re from, when you were born, however you self-identify, whom you love,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INDIGENOUS TERRITORY
First United Church is grounded on the traditional lands of the Nehiyawewin, people of the Sundance Culture in the Battle River watershed, which is a part of the North Saskatchewan River basin in the Metis homeland.
We gather with gratitude for their stewardship of this land and we acknowledge that we too are treaty people, called to live with respect in Creation as we undertake our responsibilities as members of Treaty Six.
LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE
CALL TO WORSHIP
We all have rituals; the way we shower, wash our hair, choose and cook our food, and do many regular activities can all be rituals that we perform.
Rituals give our days a shape and flavour, a way to organize our times and attitudes.
Some rituals are life-enhancing. Others reduce our ability to be spontaneous or joyful.
We can use rituals to avoid thinking, feeling or caring.
Today we engage in rituals of worship.
We need these rituals to help us connect with God, with the universe, and with each other. Let us worship God.
OPENING PRAYER
From the busy-ness of our lives we take these moments, O God,
to orient ourselves to you and to your will for the world. Open our minds, hearts and souls, we pray, to receive from you the compassion that will heal, support and comfort your people. Let us absorb your steadfast love and share it, now and in the worship of you that is expressed in living. Fill us with your Spirit, in the name of Jesus, your beloved child, our sibling and guide. Amen.
HYMN #1 More Voices “Let us Build a House” (verses 1, 3, 4, and 5)
Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live,
A place where saints and children tell how hearts learn to forgive.
Built of hopes and dreams and visions, rock of faith and vault of grace;
Here the love of Christ shall end divisions:
Refrain All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place!
Let us build a house where love is found in water, wine and wheat;
A banquet hall on holy ground, where peace and justice meet,
Here the love of God, through Jesus, is revealed in time and space;
As we share in Christ the feast that frees us: Refrain
Let us build a house where hands will reach beyond the wood and stone
To heal and strengthen, serve and teach, and live the Word they’ve known.
Here the outcast the stranger bear the image of God’s face:
Let us bring an end to fear and danger: Refrain
Let us build a house where all are named, their songs and visions heard
And loved and treasured, taught and chimed as words within the Word.
Built of tears and cries and laughter, prayers of faith and songs of grace;
Let this house proclaim from floor to rafter: Refrain
PASSING OF THE PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you
And also with you
PRAYER FOR TRANSFORMATION
Creator God, when we turn our eyes toward you, we see how we have strayed from your intentions for us, have carried angry and vengeful attitudes and have acted on our harsh feelings. We indulge in hardened hearts, which are the source of sinfulness; we close our minds to hearing facts that challenge our beliefs in the evil of others, while blinding ourselves to the truth that we are equally broken. We need your forgiveness to help us let go or our sin, to turn to gentleness and generosity where we would rather inflict hurt. Aid us, we pray, in sacrificing our rage. Let us nurture kindness, imitating Christ and following your way of steadfast love, for we ask in the name and Spirit of Jesus. Amen.
ASSURANCE
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S VOICE
Loving God, you speak to us in so many ways.
Speak to us now through the reading of the scriptures.
FOCUS SCRIPTURE
Luke 12:32-40
This is the trustworthy witness of God’s faithful people through the ages.
The divine word to us today. Amen.
SERMON –Rev. James McTyre
HYMN #575 Voices United “I’m Gonna Live So God Can Use Me”
I’m gonna live so God can use me anywhere, Lord, anytime!
I’m gonna live so God can use me anywhere, Lord, anytime!
I’m gonna work so God can use me anywhere, Lord, anytime!
I’m gonna work so God can use me anywhere, Lord, anytime!
I’m gonna pray so God can use me anywhere, Lord, anytime!
I’m gonna pray so God can use me anywhere, Lord, anytime!
I’m gonna sing so God can use me anywhere, Lord, anytime!
I’m gonna sing so God can use me anywhere, Lord, anytime!
INVITATION TO THE OFFERING
MINUTE FOR MISSION “General Council 45”
OFFERING RESPONSE HYMN #191 More Voices “What Can I Do?”
What can I do? What can I bring? What can I say? What can I sing?
I’ll sing with joy. I’ll say a prayer. I’ll bring my love. I’ll do my share.
What can I do? What can I bring? What can I say? What can I sing?
I’ll sing with joy. I’ll say a prayer. I’ll bring my love. I’ll do my share.
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION
HYMN #23 Then Let Us Sing “For everyone born” (verses 1, 2, refrain, 3, 4, refrain)
For everyone born, a place at the table, for everyone born, clean water and bread,
a shelter, a space, a safe place for growing, for everyone born, a star overhead,
For all who share life, a place at the table, revising the roles, deciding the share,
with wisdom and grace, dividing the power, for all who share life, a system that’s fair,
Refrain and God will delight when we are creators of justice and joy, compassion and peace:
yes, God will delight when we are creators of justice, justice and joy!
For those we neglect, a place at the table, a voice to be heard, a part in the song,
the hands of a child in hands that are wrinkled, for those we neglect, the right to belong,
For all who have breath, a place at the table, a covenant shared, a welcoming space,
a rainbow of race and gender and colour, for all who have breath, the chalice of grace, Refrain
Our Maker be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to our God.
Let us give thanks to the Maker of all.
It is great to give Gode thanks and praise.
…It is God’s and Jesus is our host.
Thanks be to God!
…we join to sing your praise.
HYMN #203 More Voices “Holy, Holy, Holy”
O holy, holy, holy God, O God of time and space.
All earth and sea and sky above bear witness to your grace.
Hosanna in the highest heav’n, creation sings your praise.
And blessed is the One who comes and bears your name always!
…Let us declare the story of our faith.
HYMN #204 More Voices “Memorial Acclamation”
Sing Christ has died and Christ is risen, Christ will come again!
Sing Christ has died and Christ is risen, Christ will come again!
…Here are the gifts of God for the people of God.
HYMN #205 More Voices “Great Amen”
Amen, amen, O Holy One! Hosanna and Amen!
Amen, amen, O Holy One, Hosanna and Amen!
Come for all is ready at this welcome table. The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
HYMN #23 Then Let Us Sing “For everyone born” (verses 5 and 6)
For you and for me, a place at the table, though wounded and sore, will need to forgive,
in anger, in hurt, a mindset of mercy, for you and for me, a new way to live,
Refrain and God will delight when we are creators of justice and joy, compassion and peace:
yes, God will delight when we are creators of justice, justice and joy!
For everyone born, a place at the table, to live without fear, and simply to be,
to work, to speak out, to witness and worship, for everyone born, the right to be free, Refrain
WE GO INTO THE WORLD TO SHARE GOD’S LOVE
CHANGING THE LIGHT
SENDING FORTH
HYMN #424 Voices United “May the God of Hope Go with Us”
May the God of hope go with us everyday, filling all our lives with love and joy and peace.
May the God of justice speed us on our way, bringing light and hope to every land and race.
Refrain Praying, let us work for peace, singing, share our joy with all,
working, for a world that’s new, faithful when we hear Christ’s call.
May the God of healing free the earth from fear, freeing us for peace, both treasured and pursued.
May the God of love keep our commitment clear to a world restored, to human life renewed. Refrain
This service of worship was initially prepared by Together We Worship and has been revised to fit practices of Wetaskiwin First United Church. Thanks to Rev. James McTyre, Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, TN for the Sermon and TWW for the service liturgy, and to Rev. Leigh Sinclair, St. David’s United, Leduc, AB for the communion liturgy.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INDIGENOUS TERRITORY
First United Church is grounded on the traditional lands of the Nehiyawewin, people of the Sundance Culture in the Battle River watershed, which is a part of the North Saskatchewan River basin in the Metis homeland.
LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE
We light this candle to remind us
that God sends Jesus to be a light to our path. Amen.
CALL TO WORSHIP (based on Psalm 15 and 52)
Who may enter your tent, O God of all?
Those who live with honesty, who work for justice,
who never speak ill of a neighbour, or exploit the innocent,
who trust in the faithful love of the Holy One.
They are like green olive trees in God’s house.
They will not be shaken or moved.
OPENING PRAYER (inspired by Luke 10:38-42)
HYMN #1 More Voices “Let us Build a House”
Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live,
A place where saints and children tell how hearts learn to forgive.
Built of hopes and dreams and visions, rock of faith and vault of grace;
Here the love of Christ shall end divisions:
Refrain All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place!
Let us build a house where prophets speak, and words are strong and true,
Where all God’s children dare to seek to dream God’s reign anew.
Here the cross shall stand as witness and as symbol of God’s grace;
Here as one we claim the faith of Jesus: Refrain
Let us build a house where love is found in water, wine and wheat;
A banquet hall on holy ground, where peace and justice meet,
Here the love of God, through Jesus, is revealed in time and space;
As we share in Christ the feast that frees us: Refrain
Let us build a house where hands will reach beyond the wood and stone
To heal and strengthen, serve and teach, and live the Word they’ve known.
Here the outcast the stranger bear the image of God’s face:
Let us bring an end to fear and danger: Refrain
Let us build a house where all are named, their songs and visions heard
And loved and treasured, taught and chimed as words within the Word.
Built of tears and cries and laughter, prayers of faith and songs of grace;
Let this house proclaim from floor to rafter: Refrain
PASSING OF THE PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you
And also with you
PRAYER FOR TRANSFORMATION (inspired by Amos 8:1-12)
THEME TIME
HYMN #145 More Voices “Draw the Circle Wide”
Refrain Draw the circle wide. Draw it wider still.
Let this be our song, no one stands alone,
Standing side by side, draw the circle wide.
God the still point of the circle, round whom all creation turns.
Nothing lost but held forever in God’s gracious arms. Refrain
Let our hearts touch far horizons, so encompass great and small;
Let our loving know no borders, faithful to God’s call. Refrain
Let the dreams we dream be larger, than we’ve ever dreamed before;
Let the dream of Christ be in us, open every door. Refrain
WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S VOICE
Loving God, you speak to us in so many ways.
Speak to us now through the reading of the scriptures.
FOCUS SCRIPTURE
Genesis 18:1-10a
Luke 10:38-42
This is the trustworthy witness of God’s faithful people through the ages,
The divine word to us today. Amen.
SERMON –Rev. David Holmes
HYMN #79 More Voices “Spirit, Open My Heart”
Refrain Spirit, Open my heart to the joy and pain of living.
As you love may I love, in receiving and in giving, Spirit, open my heart.
God, replace my stony heart with a heart that’s kind and tender.
All my coldness and fear to your grace I now surrender. Refrain
Write your love upon my heart as my law, my goal, my story.
In each thought, word and deed, may my living bring you glory. Refrain
May I weep with those who weep, share the joy of sister, brother.
In the welcome of Christ, may we welcome one another. Refrain
GOD INVITES US TO RESPOND IN FAITH AND HOPE
INVITATION TO THE OFFERING
MINUTE FOR MISSION “Wonder and Worship in the Wilderness”
OFFERING RESPONSE HYMN #191 More Voices “What Can I Do?”
What can I do? What can I bring? What can I say? What can I sing?
I’ll sing with joy. I’ll say a prayer. I’ll bring my love. I’ll do my share.
What can I do? What can I bring? What can I say? What can I sing?
I’ll sing with joy. I’ll say a prayer. I’ll bring my love. I’ll do my share.
PRAYER OF DEDICATION (inspired by Colossians 1:15-28)
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
…We now gather all of our prayers into one, as each in the language of our hearts, we pray in Jesus’ name and in Jesus’ way:
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,
for ever and ever. Amen
HYMN #424 Voices United “May the God of Hope”
May the God of hope go with us every day,
filling all our lives with love and joy and peace.
May the God of justice speed us on our way,
bringing light and hope to every land and race.
Refrain Praying, let us work for peace, singing, share our joy with all,
working, for a world that’s new, faithful when we hear Christ’s call.
May the God of healing free the earth from fear,
freeing us for peace, both treasured and pursued.
May the God of love keep our commitment clear
to a world restored, to human life renewed. Refrain
SENDING FORTH
We are called beyond the distraction.
Let us find the peaceful centre.
We are loved beyond our achievements.
Let us dwell in God’s love.
We are chosen to spread kindness.
Let us choose the better part. Amen.
BLESSING (Based on 1 Thessalonians 3:12; 5:28)
This service of worship was initially prepared by Together We Worship and has been revised to fit practices of Wetaskiwin First United Church. Thanks to Rev. David Holmes, St. Andrew’s United, Lacombe for the sermon and Rev. Murray Speer, Calgary for the Liturgy.
RECOGNITION OF THE LAND AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
First United Church is grounded on the traditional lands of the Nehiyawewin, people of the Sundance Culture in the Battle River watershed, which is a part of the North Saskatchewan River basin in the Metis homeland.
We gather with gratitude for their stewardship of this land, and we acknowledge that we too are treaty people, called to live with respect in Creation as we undertake our responsibilities as members of Treaty Six.
LIGHTING THE CHRIST CANDLE
CALL TO WORSHIP
God, reveal yourself.
Here in this place of worship,
God, reveal yourself.
Here in our hearts, broken and aflame,
God, reveal yourself.
Here in our songs of praise and thanksgiving,
God, reveal yourself.
Here in this community we call home,
God, reveal yourself.
May our worship bring you Glory,
May our prayers begin with gratitude,
May our showing up be nourishment for your kin-dom come.
God, as we gather, reveal yourself.
Come, let us worship the everlasting God.
OPENING PRAYER
Holy One, with open hearts we come to you. Help us to trust that this is where we need to be, encourage us to press pause on our outside worries and grant us permission to be here exactly as we are. We ask that you bless this time together, that it might sustain us, nourish us, fill us, and keep us walking in your way. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
HYMN #376 Voices United “Spirit of the Living God”
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
Melt me, mould me, fill me use me. Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
Spirit of the living God, move among us all. Make us one in heart and mind, make us one in love.
Humble, caring, selfless, sharing. Spirit of the living God, fill our lives with love!
PASSING OF THE PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you
And also with you
PRAYER FOR TRANSFORMATION
VIDEO GREETINGS FROM NORTHERN SPIRIT REGIONAL COUNCIL
HYMN #23 More Voices “Come, O Holy Spirit”
Come, O Holy Spirit, set the Church on fire; strike it as the lightning hits a posing spire.
Burn away the structures and consume the sham of our holy systems;
Come, in Jesus’ name!
Refrain Come, come, come in Jesus’ name! Take our hearts by storm.
All the world lies open; Pentecost is now! I said a
Come, come, come in Jesus’ name! Take our hearts by storm.
All the world lies open; Pentecost is now!
Blow away the cobwebs of our stubborn past. Come, send flying from us myths unfit to last.
Wind of change, refresh us and disturb our calm; teach us what true love is,
Take our hearts by storm. Refrain
Free us from the babble of our Babel mind; spark in us a language all can understand.
Lighten then our darkness, come and show us how all the world lies open:
Pentecost is now! Refrain
SERMON – The Very Rev. Richard Bott
INVITATION TO THE OFFERING
MINUTE FOR MISSION “Healing With Horses”
OFFERING RESPONSE HYMN #537 Voices United “Your Work, O God, Needs Many Hands”
Your work, O God, needs many hands to help you everywhere,
and some there are who cannot serve unless our gifts we share.
Because we love you and your work, our offering now we make:
be pleased to use it as your own, we ask for Jesus’ sake.
PRAYER OF DEDICATION
SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION
HYMN #23 Then Let Us Sing “For everyone born”
For everyone born, a place at the table, for everyone born, clean water and bread,
a shelter, a space, a safe place for growing, for everyone born, a star overhead,
For all who share life, a place at the table, revising the roles, deciding the share,
with wisdom and grace, dividing the power, for all who share life, a system that’s fair,
Refrain and God will delight when we are creators of justice and joy, compassion and peace:
yes, God will delight when we are creators of justice, justice and joy!
For those we neglect, a place at the table, a voice to be heard, a part in the song,
the hands of a child in hands that are wrinkled, for those we neglect, the right to belong,
For all who have breath, a place at the table, a covenant shared, a welcoming space,
a rainbow of race and gender and colour, for all who have breath, the chalice of grace, Refrain
For you and for me, a place at the table, though wounded and sore, will need to forgive,
in anger, in hurt, a mindset of mercy, for you and for me, a new way to live,
For everyone born, a place at the table, to live without fear, and simply to be,
to work, to speak out, to witness and worship, for everyone born, the right to be free, Refrain
God is with us.
We are not alone.
Christ is present here.
The Spirit is among us.
Let us give thanks to God
in memory and in hope.
PRAYER OF GREAT THANKSGIVING
…They proclaimed your goodness in every language, saying:
HYMN #951 Voices United “Santo, Santo, Santo”
Holy, holy, holy, my heart, my heart adores you!
My heart is glad to say the words: You are holy, God!
Santo, santo, santo. Mi corazon te adora!
Mi corazon te sabe decir: Santo eres Dios!
…We now open ourselves to Your power and presence so that our lives may proclaim the mystery of our faith;
HYMN #204 More Voices “Memorial Acclamation”
Sing Christ has died and Christ is risen, Christ will come again!
Sing Christ has died and Christ is risen, Christ will come again!
…We pray Come holy Spirit,
Come Holy Spirit. Amen
SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
SENDING FORTH
HYMN #586 Voices United “We Shall Go Out with Hope of Resurrection”
We shall go out with hope of resurrection; we shall go out, from strength to strength go on;
we shall go out and tell our stories boldly; tales of a love that will not let us go.
We’ll sing our songs of wrongs that can be righted; we’ll dream our dreams of hurts that can be healed;
we’ll weave a cloth of all the world united within the vision of a new life in Christ.
We’ll give a voice to those who have not spoken; we’ll find the words for those whose lips are sealed;
we’ll make the tunes for those who sing no longer, expressive love alive in every heart.
We’ll share our joy with those who still are weeping, raise hymns of strength for hearts that break in grief,
we’ll leap and dance the resurrection story, including all in circles of our love.
This service of worship was initially prepared by Together We Worship and has been revised to fit practices of Wetaskiwin First United Church. Thanks to the Very Rev. Richard Bott, Former Moderator, The United Church of Canada (2018-2022), currently serving Grace United, Burlington, ON, for the sermon and Rev. Andria Irwin, Calgary, AB for the Liturgy.