NOTE: Pg #s refer to the BAS

Watch at all times, praying that you may stand before the Son of man. -Luke 21.28

Processional Hymn: #577 God of Grace and God of Glory

God of grace and god of glory
   on your people pour your power;
now fulfil your church’s story,
   bring its bud to glorious flower.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
   for the facing of this hour,

Lo! The hosts of evil round us
   scorn your Christ, assail his ways!
Fears and doubts too long have bound us
   free our hearts to faith and praise.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
   for the living of these days,

Cure your children’s warring madness;
   Bend our pride to your control;
Shame our wanton, selfish gladness,
   rich in goods and poor in soul.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
   lest we miss your kingdom’s goal,

Set our feet on lofty places;
   Grid our lives that they may be
Armoured with all Christ-like graces
   In the fight for liberty.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
   Lest we fail ourselves and thee.

Welcome & Acknowledgment of Land

Call to Worship: 
Lord, we are rivers running to thy sea:
Our waves and ripples all derived from thee
A nothing we should have, a nothing be, except for thee
Sweet are the waters of thy shoreless sea,
Make sweet our waters that make haste to thee;
Pour in thy sweetness, that ourselves may be;
Sweetness to thee. Amen  (Christine Rossetti “We are Rivers”) 
    
The Gathering of the Community (Service begins on p. 185) 

Glory to God p.186
 
Kyrie Eleison p. 186 

Collect: Almighty God, you sent your Son Jesus Christ to be the light of the world. Free us from all that darkens and ensnares us, and bring us to eternal light and joy; through the power of him who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

The Proclamation of the Word   (Led by Lynn Gray)

First Reading:    1 SAMUEL 1:4-20

1 SAM 2:1-10 R:  My heart exults in the Lord; I rejoice in your salvation

Second Reading:    HEBREWS 10:11-14 (15-18), 19-25

Gradual Hymn: #529 God, My Hope on You is Founded (vs 1-3)    

All my hope on God is founded;
you my faith and trust renew:
through all change and chance he guide me,
only good and only true.
God unknown,
you alone
call my heart to be your own.

Human pride and earthly glory,
sword and crown betray our trust;
though with care and toil we build them,
tower and temple, fall to dust.
Build your power,
hour by hour,
is my temple and my tower.

Daily does the Almighty giver
bounteous gifts on us bestow;
God's desire for us delights us,
pleasure leads us where we go.
Here a6t hand
love takes stand,
joy awaits God's sure command.

The Gospel:    MARK 13:1-8

Gradual Hymn: #529 God, My Hope on You is Founded (vs 4-5)

God's great goodness lasts forever,
deepest wisdom, passing thought:
splendour, light, and life attending,
beauty springing out of naught.
Evermore
from God's store
new-born worlds rise and adore.

Still from earth to God eternal
sacrifice of praise be done,
high above all praises praising
for the gift of Christ the Son.
Christ you call
one and all:
those who follow shall not fall.

Homily:  

Affirmation of Faith: (Apostles Creed p. 189)

Prayers of the People    (Led by Dr. Doug Shantz)

Confession and Absolution p. 191

The Peace    p. 192

Offertory Hymn:  #434  The Love of Jesus Calls Us  

The love of Jesus calls us 
our joyous praise to sing;
our deeply felt thanksgivings
we now together bring,
for all God's many blessings, 
unasked yet still received,
and for the generations 
who faithfully believed.

The love of Jesus calls us, 
that we may always be
companions on a journey, 
where all the world may see
that serving Christ is freedom 
which time does not destroy;
where Christ's command is duty, 
and every duty joy.

The love of Jesus calls us 
to go where he would go,
to challenge all that limits, 
to change, to learn, to grow,
to know that Christ has freed us, 
that prisons are no more;
for those who seek his kingdom, 
Christ opens every door.

The love of Jesus calls us 
in swiftly changing days,
to be God's co-creators 
in new and wondrous ways;
that God with men and women 
may so transform the earth,
that love and peace and justice 
may give God's kingdom birth

Prayer over the Gifts: Holy God, in this eucharist we renew our baptismal covenant. Help us, through our offering this day, to renounce all things that draw us from your love. This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

The Celebration of the Eucharist (Eucharistic Prayer #5, p. 204)

The Lord’s Prayer (sung)        p. 211

The Breaking of the Bread (prayer # 2)     p. 212

Agnes Dei (sung) O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us… Grant us Thy peace.

¬The Communion  (all are welcome to receive communion, or to 
come up to the altar for a blessing)

Communion Hymn: MV 79 Spirit Open My Heart  (see insert)

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. R

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. R

May I weep with those who weep, 
share the joy of sister, brother.
In the welcome of Christ, 
may we welcome one another.  R

Prayer after Communion:  Gracious God, in this sacrament we have shared the body and blood of Christ. May we who have been nourished by holy things bear witness to his light, and share in his eternal priesthood; for he is Lord for ever and ever. Amen

Doxology: Glory to God, whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen

The Blessing

Closing Hymn: #460  Lord, the Light of Your Love is Shining  

Lord, the light of your love is shining
In the midst of the darkness, shining
Jesus, Light of the world, shine upon us
Set us free by the truth you now bring us
Shine on me, shine on me

Refrain
Shine, Jesus, shine
Fill this land with the Father's glory
Blaze, Spirit, blaze
Set our hearts on fire
Flow, river, flow
Flood the nations with grace and mercy
Send forth your word, Lord, 
and let there be light

Lord, I come to your awesome presence
From the shadows into your radiance
By the blood I may enter your brightness
Search me, try me, consume all my darkness
Shine on me, shine on me
Refrain

As we gaze on your kingly brightness
So our faces display your likeness
Ever changing from glory to glory
Mirrored here may our lives tell your story
Shine on me, shine on me.
Refrain

The Dismissal    p. 215