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20 August 2017 9am Communion in-the-round Preacher and Presider, Andrew Federle Director of Music, Daniel Webb

We are grateful you ve joined us and pray you will experience God s presence today.

the service for refreshments. Questions? Ask anyone wearing their nametag on a red lanyard.

Children and Youth enjoy their own dedicated programming during the first half of the service, joining the wider

Nursery (ages 0-3): Located just up the stairs and to the right.

1 20 August am Communion in-the-round Preacher and Presider, Andrew Federle Director of Music, Daniel Webb Violinist, Jenna Gallagher Welcome to St Clement s! We are grateful you ve joined us and pray you will experience God s presence today. We invite all newcomers to take one of the red Welcome bags (available at each entrance) and to join us after the service for refreshments. Questions? Ask anyone wearing their nametag on a red lanyard. Children and youth are full participants in all our worship services at St Clement s and always welcome to sit with you. Every Sunday, we also offer excellent, staffed leadership in our Nursery, Children, and Youth ministries. Children and Youth enjoy their own dedicated programming during the first half of the service, joining the wider community at Communion, our family meal. Our youngest members may remain in the Nursery for the entire service. Nursery (ages 0-3): Located just up the stairs and to the right. Feel free to stay with your child until s/he feels comfortable. Please pick up your child here after the service. Children (JK-Grade 5): Located past the Welcome Hub in the Briar Hill Room. Kids do a sticker sign-in at our colourful Welcome table. Youth (Grades 6-12): Located at the top of the stairwell past Canon Nicholson Hall. Junior and Senior Youth gather in the youth room

2 We seek to be a community that is easy to enter; where you can discover God and yourself; and live a transformed life. When we are capable of stopping, we begin to see. -Thich Nhat Hanh 2

3 Enter We Enter into the presence of God and of one another. Musical Prelude Please help yourself to a hot or cold drink, or refill the one you have. Enjoy the music as you find a seat wherever you feel comfortable. Welcome please stand Gathering Song 505 Be thou my vision Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; naught be all else to me, save that thou art thou my best thought, by day or by night, waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true Word; I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord; thou my great Father; thine own may I be, thou in me dwelling, and I one with thee. Riches I heed not, nor the world s empty praise; thou mine inheritance, now and always: thou and thou only, first in my heart, high King of heaven, my treasure thou art. High King of heaven, when victory is won, may I reach heaven s joys, bright heaven s Sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, still be my vision, O Ruler of all. Prayer of the Day Almighty God, you have broken the tyranny of sin and sent into our hearts the Spirit of your Son. Give us grace to dedicate our freedom to your service, that all people may know the glorious liberty of the children of God; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. 3

4 Discover We Discover more of God and of ourselves. Reading Ephesians 5:15-20 read by David Chapman Smith Reader Reader A reading from the Letter of Paul to the Ephesians. Paul wrote, 15 Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, 16 making the most of the time, because the days are evil. 17 So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, 20 giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Thanks be to God. Responsive Song Merciful God Merciful God, O abounding in love, faithful to all who draw near you; hearing the cries of the humble in heart, showing the cross they may cling to. Helpless I come, broken within; found at the feet of your mercy. Father, forgive; may my sin be remembered no more. Merciful God, O abounding in love, faithful through times we have failed you; selfish in thought and uncaring in deed, foolish in word and ungrateful. Spirit of God, conquer our hearts with love that flows from forgiveness; cause us to yield and return to the mercy of God. Merciful God, O abounding in love; faithful to keep us from falling; guiding our ways with your fatherly heart, growing our faith with each testing. God speed the day struggles will end; faultless we ll gaze on your glory. Then we will stand overwhelmed by the mercy of God. please be seated 4

5 Discover Message Andrew Federle Your notes: Every week we rotate through one of the following Discovery elements: 1. Q & A with today s speaker 2. Silence 3. Responding through music 4. Take home question of the week 5. Visuals The Creed People People please stand Do you believe and trust in God the Father, source of all being and life, the one for whom we exist? We believe and trust in God. Do you believe and trust in God the Son, who took our human nature, died for us and rose again? We believe and trust in God. 5

6 Discover People People Do you believe and trust in God the Holy Spirit, who gives life to the people of God and makes Christ known in the world? We believe and trust in God. This is the faith of the Church. This is our faith. We believe and trust in one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. The Prayers of the People read by Heather Jenkin Lord our God, in our sin we have avoided your call. Our love for you is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early. Have mercy on us; deliver us from judgment; bind up our wounds and revive us; in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer. Giving Back to God We invite you to come forward as we circle around the table up front. Bread, wine, and money are collected and placed on the table as symbols of our lives and labours. If you are visiting with us today, you are our special guests, so please do not feel compelled to give financially. Song Creation Sings Creation sings the Father's song; He calls the sun to wake the dawn And run the course of day Till evening falls in crimson rays. His fingerprints in flakes of snow, His breath upon this spinning globe, He charts the eagle's flight; Commands the newborn baby's cry. Hallelujah! Let all creation stand and sing, "Hallelujah!" Fill the earth with songs of worship; Tell the wonders of creation's King. Creation gazed upon His face; The ageless One in time's embrace Unveiled the Father's plan Of reconciling God and man. A second Adam walked the earth, Whose blameless life would break the curse, Whose death would set us free To live with Him eternally. 6

7 Discover Live Hallelujah! Let all creation stand and sing, "Hallelujah!" Fill the earth with songs of worship; Tell the wonders of creation's King. Creation longs for His return, When Christ shall reign upon the earth; The bitter wars that rage Are birth pains of a coming age. When He renews the land and sky, heav'n will sing and earth reply With one resplendent theme: The glories of our God and King! Hallelujah! Let all creation stand and sing, "Hallelujah!" Fill the earth with songs of worship; Tell the wonders of creation's King. As we prepare to Live transformed lives, our communion meal reminds us of Jesus with us. Receiving bread, wine, or blessing are all valued ways of participating around Jesus' table. Baptized persons of any age are welcome to receive the bread and wine, and gluten-free wafers are available. If you wish to receive a blessing, please cross your arms over your chest. If you wish, the Deacon will bring communion to where you are seated. Prayer over the Gifts Loving God and Father, People you have adopted us to be your heirs. Accept all we offer you this day and give us grace to live as faithful children. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Eucharistic Prayer The Lord is here. His Spirit is with us. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give thanks and praise. It is indeed right, to give you, our Father, thanks and praise through Jesus. For he is your living Word; through him you have created all things from the beginning, and formed us in your own image. To you be glory and praise for ever. 7

Live Through him you have freed us from the slavery of sin, giving him to die upon the cross; raised from the dead, exalted to your right hand. To you be glory and praise for ever.

8 Live Through him you have freed us from the slavery of sin, giving him to die upon the cross; raised from the dead, exalted to your right hand. To you be glory and praise for ever. Through him you have sent upon us your holy and life-giving Spirit, and made us a people for your own possession. To you be glory and praise for ever. Accept our praises and grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit these gifts of bread and wine may be to us his body and his blood. In the same night that he was betrayed, Jesus took bread and gave you thanks; he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me. To you be glory and praise for ever. In the same way, after supper he took the cup and gave you thanks; he gave it to them, saying: Drink this all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. To you be glory and praise for ever. As we eat and drink these holy gifts, inspire us with your love and unite us in the body of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. To you be glory and praise for ever. Amen. The Lord s Prayer Wyse 8

9 Live Meal Communion Song Kids Join in! How deep the father s love How deep the Father s love for us, how vast beyond all measure, that he should give his only son to make a wretch his treasure. How great the pain of searing loss the father turns his face away, as wounds which mar the chosen one bring many ones to glory. Behold the man upon a cross, my sin upon his shoulders; ashamed, I hear my mocking voice call out among the scoffers. It was my sin that held him there until it was accomplished; his dying breath has brought me life I know that it is finished. I will not boast in anything, no gifts, no power, no wisdom; but I will boast in Jesus Christ, his death and resurrection. Why should I gain from his reward? I cannot give an answer; but this I know with all my heart his wounds have paid my ransom. 9

10 Live Communion Song Holy, holy sing twice through Kids Join in! Closing Prayers Dear Lord, strengthen for service the hands that have taken holy things; may the ears which have heard your word be deaf to clamour and dispute; may the tongues which have sung your praise be free from deceit; may the eyes which have seen the tokens of your love shine with the light of hope; and may the bodies which have been fed with your body be refreshed with the fullness of your life; glory to you for ever. Amen. 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. Living it Out 10

11 Live Sending Song Kids Join in! Lord of the dance I danced in the morning when the world was begun, and I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun, and I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth at Bethlehem I had my birth. Refrain Dance, then, wherever you may be; I am the Lord of the Dance, said he, I ll lead you all wherever you may be, I will lead you all in the dance, said he. I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee, but they would not dance and they wouldn t follow me; I danced for the fishermen, for James and John; they came with me and the dance went on. Refrain I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame; the holy people said it was a shame; they whipped and they stripped and they hung me high, and they left me there on a cross to die. Refrain I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black it s hard to dance with the devil on your back; they buried my body and they thought I d gone but I am the dance and I still go on. Refrain They cut me down and I leapt up high; I am the life that ll never, never die. I ll live in you if you live in me I am the Lord of the Dance, said he. Refrain Sending Go in peace, filled with God s Holy Spirit. Thanks be to God. Please join us for lemonade and coffee on the terrace after the service. 11

12 The flowers at the altar today are given to the glory of God. Flowers are arranged this week by Kitty Graham. /StClementsTO In consideration of those who suffer from chemical sensitivities or allergies, we request that you refrain from wearing fragranced products when in church. Please help us care for God s world and recycle this program. Music texts are reprinted with permission under OneLicense.net A

9am Communion in-the-round Welcome to St Clement s! newcomers Children and youth excellent, staffed leadership family meal Nursery (ages 0-3):

9am Communion in-the-round Welcome to St Clement s! newcomers Children and youth excellent, staffed leadership family meal Nursery (ages 0-3): 17 September 2017 9am Communion in-the-round Presider, Andrew Federle Preacher, Richard Webb Director of Music, Daniel Webb Violinist, Jenna Gallagher Welcome to St Clement s! We are grateful you ve joined