Order of Service – July 16, 2023

Jul 14, 2023

Minister: Rev. Alistair G. Bennett, BSc.BD
Organist: Oliver B. Grant, BA (Hons), PG Dipl.
Choir Master & Deputy Organist: Winton Brangman, BA

Welcome and Notices

Call to Worship

Hymn 140 Lord, Your Hands Have Formed the World

Call to Prayer

Prayer

Psalm 65, verses 1, 9-13 (Alternating)
All: Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion; and to you shall vows be performed, Hallelujah.
P.: You visit the earth and water it, you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water;
All: You provide the people with grain, for so you have prepared it.
P.: You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.
All: You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with richness.
P.: The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy,
All: the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain,
P.: they shout and sing together for joy.
All: Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion; and to you shall vows be performed, Hallelujah.

Hymn 227 The Earth is Yours, O God

Readings: Isaiah 55: 10-13 and Matthew 13: 1-9 and 18-23

Hymn 605 Thanks to God Whose Word Was Spoken

Sermon Mini Series: Grown from Seed
1. Not Every Seed Will Grow, but There Will Still Be Abundance.

Hymn 349 In Our Lives Plant Seeds of Hope

Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession

The Offering

Prayer of Dedication and 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,
the power and the glory
for ever and ever. Amen

Hymn 550 As the Deer Pants for the Water

Benediction and threefold Amen

Go Now in Peace
Go now in peace, never be afraid,
God will go with you each hour of every day.
Go now in faith, steadfast, strong and true.
Know he will guide you in all you do.
Go now in love and show you believe.
Reach out to others so all the world can see.
God will be there, watching from above.
Go now in peace, in faith and in love.

Notices
The May edition of Life and Work is available in Thorburn Hall for collection for anyone who would like a copy.

Contact Information
Office: Tel: 236-1882
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Session Clerk: Doug Frith Tel: 236-2515
Clerk to the Board: Duncan Dawson Tel: 238-3648
Treasurer: David Cartmill Tel: 535 7142
Church Secretary: Sandra Christensen Tel: 236-1882
Christ Church Youth (CCY): Martha Kirkland Tel: 236-0383
Choir Master: Winton Brangman Tel: 799-2603
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Website: www.christchurch.bm 
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Minister Karsten Decker can be contacted at 777-2493 or