RIVERVIEW UNITED CHURCH “A place to grow in faith and

love.”

The Croi at Corrymeela

June 2, 2019www.riverviewandninemileriverunitedchurches.com

(▲Rise in body or in spirit)

(Responses in bold)

WE GATHER AS GOD’S PEOPLE

Welcome & the Life and Work of the Faith Community

Acknowledging the Territory

As we gather this morning,let us pause to remember, that in this region,

we live and work and worship on lands that are the unceded territory

of the Mi’kmaq people.May we live with respect on this land,

and live in peace with its people.

Lighting the Christ Candle

▲Celebration Song – Joy Comes with the Dawn VU # 166

Joy comes with the dawn,Joy comes with the morning sun;

Joy springs from the tomb And scatters the night with her song,

Joy comes with the dawn.

Call to Worship (Responsive)

The Lord be with you.And also with you.Lift up your hearts.

We lift them up to the Lord.Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

We rejoice in giving God thanks and praise.

Sharing the Peace of Christ

The peace of Christ be with you!And also with you!

▲Hymn – Come Touch Our Hearts MV # 12

Opening Prayer

Courage comes from the heartand we are always welcomed by God, the Croi of all being.

We bear witness to our faith, knowing that we are calledto live lives of courage, love and reconciliation

in the ordinary and extraordinary moments of each day.

We bear witness, too, to our failuresand our complicity in the fractures of our world.

May we be courageous today. May we learn today.May we love today.

Silent Prayer…

We turn to You, knowing that You understand us,forgive us, and love us like a Mother,

and so we sing with confidence and faith,Our Father, in heaven

Hallowed be your nameYour kingdom come, your will be done

On earth, as in heaven.Give us today our daily bread

Forgive us our sinsAs we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trialand deliver us from evil

For the kingdom,the power and the glory are yours,

now and forever.

A Time for the Child in All of Us

▲Children’s Hymn – Rejoice in the Lord, Always VU # 249

Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice! (clap, clap)

Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice! (clap, clap)

Rejoice, rejoice, and again I say rejoice! (clap, clap)Rejoice, rejoice, and again I say rejoice! (clap, clap)

LISTENING TO GOD’S WORD

Scripture – Various

Reflection – Corrymeela Begins When You Leave

Reflective Music

RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD

▲A New Creed – VU – Page # 918

Minute for Mission

Invitation to the Offering

▲Offering Song – Easter Morning (Tune VU # 540)

Easter morning give us promise,Christ is risen from the dead.

With our gifts his work continues,Lives transformed and hungry fed.

▲Prayer of Dedication

Prayers of the People

SENDING FORTH

▲Hymn – May the God of Hope Go With Us VU # 424

▲Commissioning and Benediction

▲Song of Dismissal – Onward Easter People

Onward Easter people, risen with our Lord.Loving, caring, sharing, spread his living word.Death no longer holds him, we can plainly see.

Christ is resurrected, we have been set free.Onward Easter people, risen with our Lord.

Loving, caring, sharing, spread his living Word.

Opening Prayer -Pádraig Ó Tuama