We Still Remember 10 November 2019
* indicates a request that, as we are able, we stand bold indicates congregational spoken participation bold italics indicates congregational sung participation Daisy’s Prayer Bowl, a crystal bowl on the chancel table is for your personal and private joys and concerns. Feel free to write
a prayer.
PRELUDE
WELCOMING,ANNOUNCEMENTS,WHO’S WHO IN THE PEW
PROCESSIONAL
the symbols of God’s inclusive love are brought forward
CALLING ONE ANOTHER TO WORSHIP
One: On this Remembrance Sunday we gather to pray
All: for a world where no one will learn war anymore.
One: On this day when the guns once fell silent,
All: we gather to pray for peace to reign in every heart, home and nation.
One: On this day of hope,
All: we come before you, God,
to remember all those who gave their lives so we could be free.
One: In this time of story, song, and prayer,
help us to catch a vision of how the world could live together.
All: And so, let echo the old prayers—make us channels of your peace.
One: In that spirit, let us join our hearts in song.
* “Make Me a Channel of Your Peace” Voices United 684 JOYS &CONCERNS:PRAYING TOGETHER IN SILENCE &
TOGETHER
One: Grant that we who gather here today may pay fitting tribute and honour to the memory of those who have died in the service of their country.
All: May we be so inspired by the spirit of their love and courage that, forgetting all selfish and unworthy motives, we may live only to your glory and to the service of your people. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
PREPARING TO LISTEN MORE Voices 97
AREADING OF THE BOOK OF JOB 19:23-27A
O that my words were written down! O that they were inscribed in a book! O that with an iron pen and with lead they were engraved on a rock forever. For I know that my Redeemerlives, and that at the last hewill stand upon the earth; and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see on my side and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!
AREADING OF THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE,CHAPTER
Some Sadducees, those who say there is no
resurrection, came to himand asked him a question, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, the manshall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother. Now there were seven brothers; the first married, and died childless; then the second and the third married her, and so in the same way all seven died childless. Finally the woman also died. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had married her.” Jesus said to them, “Those who belong to this age marry and are given in marriage; but those who are considered worthy of a place in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. Indeed they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of resurrection. And the fact that the dead are raised Moses himself
showed, in the story about the bush, where he speaks of the Lord as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive.”
One: Listen for God’s good news.
All: Alleluia!
LEARNING &PRAYING TOGETHER
REMEMBERING TOGETHER
One: They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.
All: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
One: At the going down of the sun and in the morning.
SOLO:“INTO PARADISE MAY THE ANGELS LEAD YOU”
-REV.DR.ALAN LAI MUSIC:RAWN HARBOR/2003AUGSBURG FORTRESS
TW O MI N U T E S O F SI L E N C E W I L L B E OB S E R V E D SINGING OUR CHILDREN/YOUTH TO THEIR LEARNING CENTRE
“WALK WITH ME”(CHORUS ONLY) VU649
OFFERING OUR GIFTS IN THE SERVICE OF GOD’S LOVE
PRESENTING OUR GIFTS IN THE SERVICE OF GOD’S LOVE Through all our living, we our fruits must give. Good works of service are offering. When we are giving, or when receiving, we belong to God, we belong to God.
VU581 DEDICATING OUR GIFTS IN THE SERVICE OF GOD’S LOVE
One: As we offer these gifts, O God,
All: May we follow the Way of Jesus with courage and faith. Amen.
REFLECTING TOGETHER
*“O for a World” VU 697
PRAYER OF THE PEOPLE
One: We offer to you, O God, our prayers for those who seek justice and resist evil. We pray for those who need your presence and strength to stand firm; for those who are oppose the use of violence in any form in faithful response to the Prince of Peace. We pray for those are prepared to be firm to protect those in
danger.
We pray for those who walk with others who need strength. We pray for those who protest, those who
organize letter campaigns, those who give sacrificially on behalf of others.
We pray for those who speak the unpopular truth; who protect the unpopular victims; who choose the
unpopular path of peace.
We pray for those who do not let their desire for peace hinder the requirements of justice, and for those who do not let their zeal for justice override the call for peace.
All: Amen.
THE PRAYER JESUS TAUGHT &LIVED
“The Lord’s Prayer” Voices United 959 * “Put Peace into Each Other’s Hands” MV 173 the symbols of God’s inclusive love lead us out into God’s world
SENDING ONE ANOTHER FORTH
One: Having gathered, remembered, heard, given, and prayed,
All: we ask, Almighty God, for your blessing, and for your continual presence in our lives.
One: Remind us that no matter where we go, you are there.
All: No matter how bleak the world becomes, all it takes is one ray of light for a new day to be upon us once again. Amen.
* “Amen” VU 967
*SHARING THE PEACE OF JESUS
One: May the peace of Jesus be with you.
All: And also with you.
POSTLUDE
This Week’s WORSHIP SOURCES:
Our worship each week is adapted from a wide variety of sources, including: Voices United; More Voices; Celebrate God’s Presence:
A Book of Services for The United Church of Canada (2000: The
United Church of Canada); Feasting on the Word, Year C – Volume
2, edited by D.L. Bartlett and B.B. Taylor (Westminster John Knox Press,
2009); Feasting on the Word Worship Companion, Year C – Volume
1, edited by Kimberley Bracken Long (Westminster John Knox Press,
2012); Pastoral Prayers to Share Year C (Kelowna: Wood Lake Books, 2010); Textweek.com (David Lose, Dear Partner in Preaching);
Preaching the Gospel Without Blaming the Jews, edited by Ronald
MINUTE FOR MISSION 10NOV 2019
Answering the Call
Our gifts for Mission & Service support theological education in seven theological schools,
including Emmanuel College in Toronto, Ontario.
Aside from The United Church of Canada ministry training degrees, Emmanuel College offers interfaith programs in Muslim studies and Buddhist studies. These programs have created a more enriched program of study and diversity in the student population. Here is the story of one of these students:
Captain Barbara Helms was enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces as a chaplain of the Muslim tradition in October 2017. She will be serving with the 30th Field Artillery Regiment (33 Canadian Battle Group, 4th
Canadian Division). She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree specializing in Muslim chaplaincy, offered through the University of Toronto, the Toronto School of Theology, and Emmanuel College. Thanks to your gifts to Mission & Service, the college has implemented inter-faith programs such as Islamic Studies. Padre Helms has been involved in teaching, community outreach, youth ministry, hospital pastoral care, and inter-faith dialogue. She is grateful for the opportunity to be the first female Muslim chaplain, and finds that military chaplaincy is a place where she can serve her regimental family.
Rev. Dr. Alan Lai’s Continued Education Sharing:
I thank the church for supporting me to attend the annual conference of Religious Education Association for my
continued education of this pastoral year. This is a professional conference designed for researchers, professors and
practitioners working in the field of religious education, or sometimes called Christian education. I used to attend this annual meeting when I was teaching in seminaries and university. I haven’t been attending for the last few years. But this year the conference come to Toronto and that attracted my attention. I am glad that I went.
This year’s theme, “Co-existence in Divided Societies: Pedagogies of the Sacred, of Difference, and of Hope” provided rich discussions of a variety of issues and topics. It centers on how we as educators bring people who have diverse or opposing views closer together for a harmonious society. It certainly is a difficult task, but I think the planning committee has exercised courage in trying to create a forum for learning. Part of the joy to attend conferences such as this one is to reconnect with my friends, many of whom have succeeded well in their professorship. I was pleased to see participants with various religious backgrounds such as Christianity,
Judaism, and Muslim attend this conference. There were many noteworthy events. But one plenary is about Science and Religious Education. In that plenary presentation, a Christian, a Jew, and a Muslim presented the work they did concerning educating young people about the view of evolution and religion. Fabulous!
One thing worth mentioning this year is the presence of Asian scholars. Back then when I came to this Association, there were only a handful of participants of Asian background. This year the conference allocated a time for Asian scholars to meet, and there were 30 people that attended. It was a huge change and I was so encouraged. Among the Asian attendees, there was a strong Korean presence too! I was very pleased by the energy of these younger scholars and the positive outlook of religious education. One thing I learnt is that Korean
Christians and seminaries strongly value the discipline of Christian education, much stronger than the ones in North America.
Next year’s conference will be in St. Louis with the theme on gender and sexuality. It seems to be an interesting event to be part of.
