LEARNING WITH GOD S CHILDREN AND THE LORD S PRAYER

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1 OUR MISSION - OUR VISION Transforming lives rough relationship wi God and one anoer Wesley-Knox - a vibrant Christian community striving to live gratefully, deepen fai and reach out to God s world LEARNING WITH GOD S CHILDREN AND THE LORD S PRAYER COVENANTING OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH FAITH FORMATION LEADERS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 Reflections: Melissa Page-Nichols, Brian Mackinnon, Barb McGill Proclaiming e Word: Richard Yake VOLUNTARY: WE GATHER TOGETHER WORDS OF WELCOME LIFE AND WORK OF THE CHURCH WE APPROACH GOD (The * is an invitation to rise in body or in spirit ) PRELUDE: We light e Christ Candle celebrating Jesus in our midst. * HYMN: 293 We Praise You, Creator * CALL TO WORSHIP All: There is celebration in e air as we gaer to worship. All: Lives are changing, e community is riving, fai is growing! All: In our worship and in our work we reflect e love of God. One: God is wi us and wiin us. Jesus walks wi us and teaches us. The Spirit heals us and empowers us to go forward in fai. All: We live reflecting God s presence in e world. Praise be to God! PRAYER OF APPROACH WE LISTEN FOR GOD S WORD CHILDREN S HYMN: 357 Tell Me e Stories of Jesus (vs. 1-3) Congregational Pledge All: We remember e promise at we make at baptism to provide Christian nurture and example for all. We celebrate e response of ese teachers to God s call, we will partner wi em in e ministry of Jesus Christ. We will pray for em, and for e education ministry of our whole congregation. We pledge to be learners wi em, studying e scriptures and e fai of our church. United in Spirit, we are e body of Christ. Declaration One: As people of Wesley-Knox United Church We rejoice in your gifts, And recognize and affirm Your ministry as teachers in our midst All: Thanks be to God! HYMN: 357 (vs. 4-5) PRAYER OF CONFESSION: WORDS OF ASSURANCE: ANTHEM: Al Shlosha Naplan Text from e Pirkei Avot (e Torah's views on eics and interpersonal relationships from e Mishnah, e Oral Torah, as formulated by e Rabbis in e first centuries of e Common Era) Translated from e Hebrew: The world is sustained by ree ings, by tru, by justice, and by peace. By tru and justice and by e work for peace, e world is sustained for us all.

2 SCRIPTURE: Matew 11:1-6 One: For e Word of God in scripture, among us and wiin us. All: Thanks be to God. MESSAGE: THE GOOD NEWS! WE RESPOND TO GOD HYMN: 359 He Came Singing Love PRESENTATIONS OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS * OFFERTORY RESPONSE AND PRAYER: 539 God of all good, our gifts we bring to you, use em your holy purpose to fulfil; tokens of love and pledges brought anew at our whole life is offered to your will. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE: * HYMN: 606 In Christ There Is No East or West * COMMISSIONING & RESPONSE: 298 When you walk from here, when you walk from here, walk wi justice, walk wi mercy, and wi God s humble care. POSTLUDE: Prélude, Op. 29, No. 1 Pierné Welcome Visitors: We welcome ose of you who are visiting wi us today and invite you to sign our guest books located on e back tables. If you wish office attention, please sign one of e Pew Cards and place it on e offering plate. After e service, please join us downstairs in e Social Hall for coffee, served by Community Breakfast Team. There are activity packs for children who wish to colour during e service. Please return e packs to e table after e service, Thank you!

3 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2016 TODAY Pick up for Children's Worship classes (previously known as Sunday School JK rough grade 5) will be in e Social Hall after e service! We will meet you at e back. Reminder at all activities and events at Wesley-Knox ages O-18 require registration! There are forms outside of Barb's office on e second floor and we will have tables for registration in e Social Hall after e service on September 18. Annual Sunday School Teacher and Nursery Staff gaering, 9:00-10:00 a.m. S.S. Room. This is an opportunity for us to gaer as a whole group, to put faces wi names, welcome new teachers and for practical stuff like class lists, allergy list, and binders! Senior You Group will meet after church for a hot dog lunch. We will be planning our retreat for e following weekend September 16 to 18 at e Walker cottage in Grand Bend. THIS WEEK In your personal prayers is week, please pray for our Sunday School teachers and you leaders as ey begin a new church year. Wesley-Knox is blessed wi many faiful and dedicated people who serve our children and you by sharing eir gifts and eir fai. Please pray at relationships might blossom and allo might grow togeer. Monday, September 12 - Unit #1-6:00 p.m. - BBQ at e home of Mary-Janet, 279 Baseline Rd. E. Please bring a salad or dessert. This will be our planning meeting. Tuesday, September 13 - Moms & Tots - 9:30 a.m. - SS Room DV - 9:30 a.m. - Parlour Card Making - 1:00 p.m. - Social Hall Unit #4-7:00 p.m. - Parlour for a reconnecting and planning meeting. Please join us for Christian fellowship as we get organized for anoer busy year. Wednesday, September 14 - Seniors Connection - 1:00 - Parlour Thursday, September 15 - Cherubs - 4:00-4:45 p.m. - JK-SK Primary Choir - 5:00-6:00 p.m. - Grades 1-3 Boys Choir - 4:45-5:30 p.m. - Grades 4-8 Girls Choir - 5:15-6:00 p.m. - Grades 4-8 Mysterium - 6:00-7:00 p.m. - Grade 9- University Senior Choir - 7:30-9:30 p.m. - Parlour Friday, September 16 - Moms & Tots - 9:30 a.m. - SS Room GENERAL Regular Office Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30-3:30 Fridays 8:30-11:30 Strawberry and mixed jam for sale. $3.00 for small and $5.00 for family size. Available after church during coffee time. st September 21 - a joint Finance, Trustee, Council meeting will be held in e Parlour at 7:00 p.m. There will be a brief OB meeting following church on Sunday September 25 Recycle Your Electronics - Your Green Team will be collecting cast-off household electronics for st recycling on Saturday, October 1 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in e Wesley-Knox parking lot. Please tell everyone you know to bring us eir old radios, speakers, cell phones, computers, TVs and stereos! Contact Tony Hawor for furer information. Only 98 days until S.A.C.K. 2017! No Pokemon-go required! UCW is asking for gently used, clean, cloing for e Christmas Bazaar 2016! Please save your items for our Chic Boutique at was such a huge success last year. We will inform you of our collection dates in e fall. Spread e word to your friends and family too! NOTICE - e golf get-togeer has been cancelled.

4 Free Yoga class for Wesley-Knox Parishioners Hopewind Yoga is running new session is fall and you are invited to try your first class for free. Classes begin on Monday September 12 to October 24, 10:00 a.m. Gentle Haa from10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Supported Classes 6:15 7:15 p.m. women only. Chairs are used for part of e class when needed. All levels Haa 7:30 8:30 p.m. Fees are $15.00/class for e entire session of classes. Drop - In $18.00/class. Instructors are Registered, experienced Yoga teachers and all equipment is provided for a full class of 10. If you can't make it e first day, whenever you can attend will be your free class. to register: karyns@hopewindheal.com Choirs start is week! If you or someone you know is interested in singing in one of our great choirs, please contact Karen, or just show up! Mysterium and Senior Choir start on Thursday, Sept 8. Cherubs, Primary, Boys and Girls' Choirs start on Sept 15: Cherubs (JK-SK 4:00-4:45; Primary (Gr 1-3) 5:00-6:00; Boys (3/4-7/8) 4:45 (Karen starts at 4:30)-5:30; Girls (3/4-7/8) 5:15-6:00; Mysterium (8/9-University) 6:00-7:00. Come one, come all and Sing! WESLEY-KNOX UNITED CHURCH 91 Askin Street, London, Ontario N6C1E wesleyknox@bellnet.ca Rev. Tracy Crick-Butler, Minister, ext 201 revtracy@wesleyknox.com Rev. Dr. Douglas Ross, Minister Emeritus, ext 200 Karen Schuessler, Director of Music, ext 202 kasch500@rogers.com Barbara McGill, Director Children s and You Ministry ext 203, mcgill4556@gmail.com Paul Stewart, Seniors Connection, ext 200 Heaer Westbrook, Office Administrator, ext 200 Chris Nichols, Church Custodian, ext 200 AN EVENING WITH ELVIS - In support of our Grow Campaign, Wesley-Knox is hosting The Story of Elvis Presley s Gospel Music on Saturday, October 15 at 7:00 p.m. This will be an evening of Elvis greatest spiritual recordings wi tribute artist, Pete Dorion, in full costume, singing many gospel favourites, along wi a combination of narrative and video portion to highlight Elvis early career years. Ticket are $15.00 each and can be purchased during e coffee time after each Sunday service beginning today. Tickets can also be purchased from e church office or at Tuckey Home Hardware. For more details, contact Jane Fenwick at A Poster can be found on e Information Tables at e back of e Sanctuary. EVENTS IN WORSHIP September 18 - Welcome Back Sunday September 25 - Jim McDougall and his Barbershop Quartet October 2 - World Wide Communion October 9 - Thanksgiving

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