FIANGONAN'I JESOA KRISTY ETO MADAGASIKARA CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST IN MADAGASCAR
Prelude PLYMOUTH-TRINITY UNITED CHURCH Trinity Sunday - May 22 th, 2016 Welcome and Greetings * Response Let us build a house where love can dwell MV 1, v. 1 and all can safely live, a place where saints and children tell how hearts learn to forgive. Built of hopes and dreams and visions, rock of faith and vault of grace; here the love of Christ shall end divisions: All are welcome, all are welcome, All are welcome in this place. * Responsive call to worship: Psalm 100 Sing to the Lord, all the world! Manompoa an i Jehovah Amin ny fifaliana; Mankanesa eo anatrehany amin ny fihobiana Acknowledge that the Lord is God He made us, and we belong to him We are his people, we are his flock Midira eo amin ny Vavahadiny amin ny fisaorana, Ary eo an-kianjany amin ny fiderana; Misaora Azy, mankalaza ny anarany. The Lord is good; His love is eternal and his faithfulness lasts forever. * Opening prayer * Hymn O Lord my God VU 238 O! Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder Consider all the works thy hand has made, I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy pow r throughout the universe displayed. Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee; How great thou art, how great thou art, (bis) OT: Old Testament NT: New Testament VU: Voices United MV: More Voices * the congregation standing, as able - 1 -
Raha mitsangatsangana ao an ala Ka mahare ny hiram-borona Ny rivotra mitsoka moramora Ary mahita tendrombohitra Midera Anao Andriamnaitra o! Fa lehibe, Fa lehibe, (bis) Quand, par les bois ou la forêt profonde, J'entends, joyeux, tous les oiseaux chanter; Quand sur les monts, la source avec son onde, Livre au Zéphyr son chant doux et léger. Mon cœur, heureux, s'écrie à chaque instant: O Dieu d'amour, que tu es grand! (bis) Prayer of confession Unison affirmation of grace (Psalm 32:1-2) Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. * Response Ba ni ngye-ti Ba Ya-we, (X3) VU 237 Amen. Let us praise the God of truth, Let us praise the God of peace, Let us praise the God of love. Amen. Hallelujah. (X3) Amen. * Statement of faith of The United Church of Canada (back of insert) Family time Hymn Wonderful words of life Sing them over again to me, wonderful words of life; let me more of their beauty see, wonderful words of life; words of life and beauty teach me faith and duty. Beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life. (bis) Io no Filazantsara soa, teny fiainana; Teny mamy indrindra koa, teny fiainana, Raisonao ny Teny, teny soa nomeny Tenin ny Ray, tsara tokoa teny fiainana. (bis) - 2 -
Prayer of illumination Readings Proverbs 6:1-11 OT 589 Romans 5:1-5 NT 155 Psalm 8 VU 732 John 16:12-15 (Malagasy) NT 110 Sermon Personal reflection The word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God. What are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? * Hymn Come, O fount of every blessing VU 559 Come, O Fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing your grace; streams of mercy, never ceasing call for songs of endless praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above. Praise the mount; I m fixed upon it, mount of God s unfailing love. Here, I pause in my sojourning, giving thanks for having come, come to trust, at every turning, God will guide me safely home. Jesus sought me when a stranger, wandering from the fold of God, came to rescue me from danger, precious presence, precious blood. O, to grace how great a debtor daily I am drawn a-new! Let that grace now, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to you. Prone to wander, I can feel it, wander from the love I ve known: here s my heart, oh, take and seal it for your very own. Minute for Mission Offering (collection will be taken during choir singing) Malagasy Choir Announcements & Sharing in the life of the community Prayers of the people & The Lord s prayer Malagasy Choir * Benediction * Response I m gonna live so God can use me VU 575 Postlude I m gonna 1. live 2. work 3. pray 4. sing So God can use me ; anywhere, Lord, anytime! (twice per verse) - 3 -
Plymouth-Trinity United Church 380 Dufferin Ave. Sherbrooke, QC, J1H 4M7 819 346-6373 - plymouthtrinitychurch@gmail.com www.plymouthtrinitychurch.org Ministers: All of us Clergy: the Rev. Samuel V. Dansokho - 873 200-2011 Organist and Music Director: Leslie Young Secretary: Daniel Laplante 819 346-6373 Caretaker: Christopher Bryant Board Chair: Ann Fowlis - fowlis@sympatico.ca Webmaster: Michael Eby - eby@trainiax.net Welcome to all who are worshipping with us today. On this first Sunday of the longest season in the church calendar, may you feel the warm and gentle winds of the Holy Spirit! Bienvenue à l Eglise Unie Plymouth-Trinity! Il y a des Bibles en français disponibles sur la table à l entrée pour ceux qui en désirent. If you are a visitor, please join us for fair-trade coffee or juice after the service and take a peace candle back to your congregation. All are welcome to our Mission and Service Birthday & Anniversary celebration after the service. Join us for the Malagasy meal graciously offered by our visitors. With our free-will offering, our community increases our M&S donations and our love spreads around the world! We thank our volunteers: Reader: Vivienne Galanis Ushers: Mike Gosselin, Paul Young & Val Rawlings Sexton: Robert Stratton Bulletin covers this week are donated by Inge Lunkenbein in memory of Bob Steele, and by Charlotte Stratton and family in memory of Helen McKinnon. Happy Birthday to Ashley Boynton (May 28 th ). A bilingual prayer group is meeting on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30; please join us and/or send the minister your prayer requests. We would like to know the people in the congregation who presently hold a first aid certificate or would like to take a first aid course. Please speak to Jim Innes. - 4 -
Sympathy: It is with deep sadness that we share the loss of our beloved Ruth Elkas Atto who died peacefully on Thursday morning. We send our condolences to her husband Jim and siblings Gladys, Myrna, Emcee, Sam and Steve and their children and grandchildren. Ruth was baptized at Plymouth, now Plymouth-Trinity, and played and served here her entire life. She touched the lives of all of us here as she did in the many other areas of her employed and volunteer life. We are grateful for the life and the work of Ruth and will remember her. Ruth s funerals will take place at Plymouth-Trinity at 11 AM on Friday, May 27 th preceded by visitation at the church at 9 AM. There will also be visiting at Steve L. Elkas Funeral Home (4230, Bertrand-Fabi) on Thursday from 2 to 4 PM and from 7 to 9 PM. A Christian meditation group is meeting in the chapel on Thursdays, 11 AM to 12 noon. For more information, contact Carol Smith (819-569-6514 or carolepowers@hotmail.com). Un groupe de méditation chrétienne se réunit les jeudis de 11 h à midi à la chapelle. Pour plus d informations, veuillez contacter Carol Smith (voir coordonnées ci-dessus). Church office: Daniel Laplante will be in Tuesday to Friday mornings from 9:00 to 12:00. Messages for Daniel can be sent to plymouthtrinitychurch@gmail.com. Today Welcome to our Malagasy visitors who are with us today, a group from the Canadian branch of the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar, whose visit is organised by our own Nadia Andriamahefa! Go and preach the Good News is the theme of their stay. After the worship service, the group of about 100 will sing songs of praise and provide a Malagasy meal for our Mission and Service Birthday/Anniversary luncheon. Hallelujah! - 5 -
This Week Non-native English-speakers: Next ESL session in the parlour on Wednesday, May 25 th, from 6-7:30 PM. This will be the last session of this season. Prochain cours d anglais : mercredi le 25 mai, de 18 h à 19 h 30. Cette session sera la dernière de la saison. Next Week Sunday, May 29 th Second Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 18:20-39 Psalm 96 Galatians 1:1-12 Luke 7:1-10 Le service en français se tient le dimanche matin à 9 h dans la chapelle. Prière de prendre la porte qui donne sur l aire de stationnement, rue Terrill. English service at 10:30 in the sanctuary. Outreach Projects We stand in solidarity with our sisters and brothers in Fort McMurray. Our heartfelt prayers go to those who have lost their homes in the fire. The United Church of Canada is accepting donations to support the response of our Alberta and Northwest Conference to this disaster. You can donate through the United Church online or by making out a cheque to Plymouth-Trinity and marking it Emergency Response - Fort McMurray. In the Community Janet McBurney has accepted the baton once again and will be participating in her 13 th Relay For Life to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society on June 17 th. It is a life-affirming, community experience and a commitment to save more lives. Tax receipts are available upon request for donations of $10 or more. Luminaires (candles) are available for $5 and are personalized in honour of those battling cancer or in memory of those who lost the fight. For more information, please contact Janet at 819-565-9716 or j.mcburney@sympatico.ca by June 5 th. - 6 -
A NEW CREED We are not alone, we live in God's world. We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit. We trust in God. We are called to be the Church: to celebrate God's presence, to live with respect in Creation, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope. In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God. CONFESSION DE FOI DE L'ÉGLISE UNIE DU CANADA Nous ne sommes pas seuls, nous vivons dans le monde que Dieu a créé. Nous croyons en Dieu qui a créé et qui continue à créer, qui est venu en Jésus, Parole faite chair, pour réconcilier et renouveler, qui travaille en nous et parmi nous par son Esprit. Nous avons confiance en Dieu. Nous sommes appelés à constituer l'église : pour célébrer la présence de Dieu, pour vivre avec respect dans la création, pour aimer et servir les autres, pour rechercher la justice et résister au mal, pour proclamer Jésus, crucifié et ressuscité, notre juge et notre espérance. Dans la vie, dans la mort, et dans la vie au-delà de la mort, Dieu est avec nous. Nous ne sommes pas seuls. Grâces soient rendues à Dieu.