Refrain And by the Spirit you and I can join our voice to the holy cry and sing, sing, sing to the Maker too.

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1 ST. ANDREW S UNITED CHURCH Cochrane, Alberta SUNDAY WORSHIP FATHER S DAY PICNIC JUNE 11, 2017 WELCOME, COMMUNITY NOTICES Please Stand As You Are Able THE GATHERING SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST God is Good. All the time. All the time. God is Good. OPENING HYMN: IT S A SONG OF PRAISE TO THE MAKER It s a song of praise to the Maker, the thrush sings high in the tree. It s a song of praise to the Maker, The gray whale sings in the sea, MV30 And by the Spirit you and I can join our voice to the holy cry and sing, sing, sing to the Maker too. It s a call of life to the Giver when waves and waterfalls roar. It s a call of life to the Giver when high tides break on the shore, It s a hymn of love to the Lover; the bumblebees hum along. It s a hymn of love to the Lover, the summer breeze joins the song, It s the chorus of all creation; it s sung by all living things. It s the chorus of all creation; a song the universe sings.

2 SONG OF FAITH: OPENING PRAYER One: God is Holy Mystery, beyond complete knowledge, above perfect description. All: Yet, in love, the one eternal God seeks relationship. One: So God creates the universe and with it the possibility of being and relating. God tends the universe, mending the broken and reconciling the estranged. God enlivens the universe, guiding all things toward harmony with their Source. All: Grateful for God s loving action, We cannot keep from singing. One: With the Church through the ages, we speak of God as one and triune: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We also speak of God as Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer God, Christ, and Spirit Mother, Friend, and Comforter Source of Life, Living Word, and Bond of Love, and in other ways that speak faithfully of the One on whom our hearts rely, the fully shared life at the heart of the universe. All: We witness to Holy Mystery that is Wholly Love HYMN: ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL VU291 All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful: in love, God made them all. Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings, God made their glowing colours, God made their tiny wings.

3 The purpleheaded mountains, the river running by, the sunset and the morning that brightens up the sky; The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun, the ripe fruits in the garden: God made them every one. The rocky mountain splendour, the lone wolf's haunting call, the great lakes and the prairies, the forest in the fall; God gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell how great is God our maker, who has made all things well. SCRIPTURE: Genesis 1:1-2:4 HYMN: KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE There's a dark and a troubled side of life There's a bright, there's a sunny side, too Tho' we meet with the darkness and strife The sunny side we also may view Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side Keep on the sunny side of life It will help us every day, it will brighten all the way If we'll keep on the sunny side of life The storm and its fury broke today Crushing hopes that we cherish so dear Clouds and storms will, in time, pass away The sun again will shine bright and clear

4 Let us greet with the song of hope each day Tho the moment be cloudy or fair Let us trust in our Saviour always Who keepeth everyone in His care ACTIVITY SPECIAL MUSIC: IT S A WONDERFUL WORLD REFLECTION: OFFERTORY INVITATION: As we are known by our name, we are known by our gifts. Let our thanks pour forth in recognition of Creator s abundant gifts. HYMN: I THE LORD OF SEA AND SKY VU509 I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry. All who dwell in deepest sin my hand will save. I who made the stars of night, I will make the darkness bright. Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send? Here I am lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the night. I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart. I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people s pain. I have wept for love of them, they turn away. I will break their hearts of stone, give them hearts for love alone. I will give my life to them. Whom shall I send? I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame. I will set a feast for them, my hand will save. Finest bread I will provide till their hearts be satisfied. I will give my life to them, Whom shall I send?

5 OFFERTORY PRAYER: God, your love for us overflows. O God, our love for you is overflowing. Thank you God for receiving these signs of our love. May we always express our love for you. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE 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, Forever and ever. Amen. CLOSING HYMN: I M GONNA LIVE SO GOD CAN USE ME I m gonna live so God can use me I m gonna live so God can use me VU575 I m gonna work so God can use me I m gonna work so God can use me I m gonna pray so God can use me I m gonna pray so God can use me I m gonna sing so God can use me I m gonna sing so God can use me

6 BLESSING: With a generosity beyond imaging, With a sense of justice that will not rest, With a desire to forgive that is unrelenting, With a breadth of vision that is global And with a love that God made clear to us in Jesus, we go out into the world to proclaim and live the good news. Amen.

God the Artist (Rev. Jamie York)

God the Artist (Rev. Jamie York) -5- The Lord s Prayer: (In Unison) Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, they will be done, on earth as it is heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our