Hymn Sing:
#842VU “Unto the Hills”
#163MV “River run Deep”
News and
Announcements:
Lighting of Candles: #88MV
Over
my head, there is music in the air.
Over
my head, there is music in the air.
Over
my head, there is music in the air.
There
must be a God somewhere.
Coming
Together:
Here we are in our newness, in our oldness
Carrying our baggage, our discoveries
and our treasures.
Here we are in our anticipation and trepidation
Wondering and worrying about what is
ahead.
Here we are on the boundary of the past and the
future.
Let us pray...
Guiding god, through joy-filled and
sorrowful stories, you shape a people to live and to love. When we least expect
it, you open us to new possibilities. We
praise and honour you in our worship this morning. Amen.
Singing: #145MV “Draw
the Circle Wide”
Sharing the
Peace of Christ:
In a spirit of community and thanksgiving,
reach out to those around you and share with each other the Peace of Christ,
perhaps with the words "Peace be with you!", responding "And
also with you!"
Storytelling:
Singing: #649VU “Walk
With Me”
(Greeters
will pick up prayer request cards)
Welcoming with
Baptism:
People are asked not to take pictures during
the service.
Introduction
Statement of Faith: #918VU
"A New Creed"
Parents' Promises
Godparents' Promise
Congregation's Promise
All: As a baptized and baptizing people, we commit
ourselves to support and uphold you within the community of faith. May God grant us all grace to live out our
baptismal promises!
Prayer
(together): Gracious and Holy God,
Mother and Father of us all, we bless you for the gift of life and within it,
the gift of water. We recall how your
Spirit hovered over creation's unshaped waters and how, by water, comes the
growth of the earth. It was through
water that you led the children of Israel to freedom. It was in the waters of the Jordan, your
child, Jesus, was baptized. Now, may
your Spirit be upon us and work through this day's water to link us with Jesus'
baptism and with Christians in every time and place. May what we do here be a sign for all of new
life in Christ! Amen.
Music
for Movement: #649VU (rfn)
(Sunday
School participants leave for their learning circle)
Walk
with me, I will walk with you
and
build the land that God has planned
where
love shines through.
Choir: “Come Home”
Readings
from Scripture:
Deuteronomy 34:1-8 HB pg 191
Matthew 22:36-40 NT
pg 35
In ages past, disciples,
prophets, priests and historians wrote down their faith. This is a faithful witness of our
ancestors. Word of God for us today.
Thanks be
to God.
Message: “One More Mountain”
Singing: #161MV “I
Have Called You By Your Name”
Giving
Our Offerings: see announcement for
info.
Minute
for Mission
Offering
Song (#540VU) and Prayer:
Grant
us God the grace of giving
with
a spirit large and free
that
ourselves and all our living,
we
may offer faithfully.
Let us pray...
O God, we are your people. We are all
on the journey of life you give us. We choose to follow you guiding wisdom in the
new beginnings these gifts can bring.
Amen.
Prayers of the People
Blessing of Prayer Shawls
Our Lord’s Prayer (#921VU):
Singing: #642VU “Be
Thou My Vision”
Sending
Out and Sung Response: #374VU (v3)
In
the Spirit let us travel,
open
to each other’s pain.
Let
our love and fears unravel,
celebrate
the space we gain.
There’s
a place for deepest dreaming.
There’s
a time for heart to care.
In
the Spirit’s lively scheming,
there
is always room to spare.
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