Minister:  Rev. Steven W. Webb  (H) 485-1176

Organist & Choir Director: Bernice MacDonald www.standrewspictou.org

 "A Scent Free Environment"

January 10th, 2010

Organ Prelude

Entrance of the Word of God

 

Welcome and Announcements

 

Moment of Silent Preparation for Worship

Theme:  What do you hear and how do you respond when God calls your name?

 

Called To Worship

 

Leader:            God is with us always and calls us each by name.

People:            When we pass through difficulties and stress,

Leader:            God is with us and calls us by name.

People:            When we are discouraged and feel lost and alone,

Leader:            God is with us and calls us by name, and heals us.

People:            Blessed be God who knows us and calls us by name. AMEN.

           

Hymn:  Breathe on me, breath of God                                 389

                                                               

Prayer of Invocation, Adoration and Confession

Assurance of Pardon

 

Special Music

 

Children`s Hymn: Christ, when for us you were baptised         183

Children`s Time

 

The Word of God

Prayer of Illumination

 

Responsive Reading:  Psalm  29

           

The Gloria:    Glory be to the Father and to the Son,

                        And to the Holy Ghost.

                        As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be

                        World without end. Amen.

Scripture Lessons:     Isaiah 43:1-7  

                                                Luke 3:15-17, 21-22                          

                                                 

Sermon:          Called By Name        

 

Hymn: Will you come and follow me                                 634         

                                   

Our Response to God

 

Offering

 

Doxology:       Praise God from whom all blessings flow;

                        Praise Him all creatures here below;

                        Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

                        Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.

 

Offertory Prayer:

            Lord God Almighty, you have called us by name, you have given us the gift of your son our Lord Jesus Christ.  Help us to respond according to your will, with generous hearts and open hands.  Be pleased with our gifts and bless them to the work of all your people.  Amen

Pastoral Prayer

 

Hymn:   Spirit, Spirit of gentleness                                 399

 

Benediction

 

Choral Amen

 

 

 

                                              Kirk Meetings:

Choir: each  Wednesday at 6:30pm.

Board:   second Monday of each month at 6:30pm

Estelle MacKenzie AMS:  1st Wednesday of each month at
10:30 a.m.

Ladies Association   2nd Wednesday each month at 7:30pm

Session:   4th Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm.

Announcements

Ladies Association:  will meet Wednesday, January 13th at 7:30 p.m.
in the church. All welcome.

Ladies Association: "aprons" have been placed in a 
basket at the back of the church. These aprons provide you 
with the opportunity to simply place a monetary donation in 
its pocket for the Silent Bake Sale!

FundScrip:  Next order dates for FundScrip gift cards is January
17th with a delivery date of Jan 21st and Jan 31st with a 
delivery date for Feb 4th.  Order forms are on the back table 
and may be given to Ethel when completed along with your 
order date filled in and a cheque payable to St. Andrew's. 
To date we have earned $130.00 with only about 12 people 
participating.  Please consider ordering the gift cards for your 
groceries and day to day items and helping the church as well.  
Don't forget that the monies which result from your orders will 
give you a tax deductible receipt for the 2010 tax year.
  
Year end reports:
Reports for the end of the year are now due.  Please leave in 
the treasurer's slot in the church office before the end of 
January.

                                              "Liturgy of the Hours"

                                               January 15th-16th, 2010  

                                                 7:00pm - 7:00pm

                                                    CAMP GEDDIE

Make cheques payable to Camp Geddie

                                              "Liturgy of the Hours"

                                              c/o Shirley Forbes

                                              824 Abercrombie Road

                                              RR 3 New Glasgow, NS B2H 5C6

Please mail registration form and $40.00 to (After January 9th $50.00) 

*please note the Registration forms are with BettyAnn Battist

Breaking Free Interdenominational Ministries  will begin a six-week Community Outreach by Beth Moore called, When Godly People Do Ungodly Things:  Staying Free in the Age of Seduction, at the following locations, dates and times beginning:

Jan. 11, 2010  on Monday evenings  6:30 p.m. at Trenton Church of the Nazarene

Jan. 12, 2010  on Tuesday mornings  9:30 a.m. at St. James Anglican Church,  Pictou

Jan. 13, 2010  on Wednesday evenings  6:30 p.m. at First United Baptist Church, New Glasgow

Call Brenda @ 396-3393 or Wendy at 752-6180 to reserve your study guide today.

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