The Sunday Gathering * indicates standing for those who are able; silent reflection begins with the Prelude PRELUDE SILENT REFLECTION Trinity Bell is rung. Community Candle is lit. GATHERING WORDS *OPENING HYMN Praise, My Soul, the God of Heaven VU 240 THE PEACE The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you. WELCOME & THE NOTICES MINUTE FOR MISSION “A Safe Haven” – Nancy E. Riggs OFFERING Offertory: * Doxology: Praise God… VU 541 TIME WITH THE SUNDAY’S COOL CROWD PRAYER OF JESUS The Lord’s Prayer VU 960 *HYMN Hope of Abraham and Sarah MV 148 PASTORAL PRAYER ANTHEM "Eternal Lord of Love, Behold Your Church". Text is Thomas H. Cain; Music is Michael Joncas READINGS from The Bible, Isaiah 55: 1-9 and Luke 13: 1-9 Offered as wisdom for the journey. May we walk in its light. SERMON – Daniel MacDonald *AFFIRMATION A New Creed VU 918 *CLOSING HYMN God, As We Rise to Leave VU 417 *PARTING WORDS Amen. May it be so. POSTLUDE Please be seated after the ministers have left the nave of the sanctuary; * * *
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The Sunday Gathering* indicates standing for those who are able; silent reflection begins with the Prelude
PRELUDE SILENT REFLECTION Trinity Bell is rung. Community Candle is lit. GATHERING WORDS
*OPENING HYMN Praise, My Soul, the God of Heaven VU 240 THE PEACE The peace of Christ be with you. And also with you. WELCOME & THE NOTICES
MINUTE FOR MISSION “A Safe Haven” – Nancy E. Riggs OFFERING Offertory: * Doxology: Praise God… VU 541
TIME WITH THE SUNDAY’S COOL CROWD
PRAYER OF JESUS The Lord’s Prayer VU 960 *HYMN Hope of Abraham and Sarah MV 148
PASTORAL PRAYER ANTHEM "Eternal Lord of Love, Behold Your Church".
Text is Thomas H. Cain; Music is Michael Joncas
READINGS from The Bible, Isaiah 55: 1-9 and Luke 13: 1-9 Offered as wisdom for the journey.
May we walk in its light.
SERMON – Daniel MacDonald
*AFFIRMATION A New Creed VU 918
*CLOSING HYMN God, As We Rise to Leave VU 417
*PARTING WORDS Amen. May it be so.
POSTLUDE
Please be seated after the ministers have left the nave of the sanctuary;
* * *
Welcome to Fort Massey! Our minister is away from the pulpit today; we are grateful to our Student Minister, Daniel MacDonald, who will bring this morning’s message. We are always delighted to have visitors among us; please sign our Guest Book. Children are invited to join our Church School & Nursery. If you’re looking for a church home, please fill out a Welcome Card (found with the guest book) leaving it with the guest book. Join us in the lower hall for Coffee & Conversation. Sponsors today: Angus & Mary McDonald. To be a host or sponsor, sign-up in the Tobin St. lobby.
Offering Envelopes. Please contact our Chief Steward, Ruth MacKenzie at [email protected], 902.477.5365, if you have questions about weekly envelopes or the advantages of PAR.
Flowers in the Sanctuary. Please contact Carol Robinson (902.429.5954) to make a contribution or memorial contribution to the Easter Flower Fund. Also, Carol can arrange with you to have flowers (memorial or celebratory) placed in the sanctuary on any Sunday throughout the year.
In Hospital: Ray Hunt (INF), Vi MacDougall (INF)Convalescing at home: Jeanne Coiffee, Yvonne Sampson
Petition. KAIROS has a petition to the NS Government to implement a curriculum in our schools that tells the story of our Aboriginal peoples. Located in the Tobin St. lobby.
Women’s Coffee Group will be Tue, Mar 1, 10 AM, at Margie James’.
Board of Management, meeting Tue, Mar 1, 7:30 PM, Parlour. Beyond the Offering Plate: Exploring Gratitude and Expansive Stewardship - Session Three: Responsible Stewardship: Care for Resources, Thursday, Mar 3 @ Tug’s Pub, Historic Properties. 7-9 PM. An All Ages Experience. Bring your friends.
Men’s Breakfast, Fri, Mar 4, 9:30 AM, Athens Restaurant.
World Day of Prayer Services 2016 written by the W.D.P. Committee of Cuba “Receive Children. Receive Me”, March 4, 2 PM, (storm date March 11) at St. Agnes Roman Catholic Parish, 6903 Mumford Road. Speaker: the Rev’d Kimberlynn McNabb, Pastor, Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Halifax. A reception will follow. Evening service will be held at 7 PM at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Russell and Gottingen.
Down Home Saturday Night at Grace United Church, 70 King St., Dartmouth, Mar 5, 4:30-6:30 PM. Musical Treats (Strings4Two) & Mighty Fine Treats (homemade baked beans, sausage, brown bread, gingerbread with lemon sauce. Hotdogs for kids. $8 and $20/family.
FREE Health and Wellness Programs offered by the Halifax Peninsula Community Health Team - Introduction to Living with Stress, Mar 11, 1:30-3:30 PM, Halifax North Memorial Public Library. How Healthy is Your Plate? Eating for Health, Mar 21, 9:30-11:30 am, CHT Young Street. Discovering Your Best Weight, Mar 31 – Apr 21, 6-8 pm, CHT Young Street. Call 902-460-4560 (#4).The documentary MY WEEK ON WELFARE explores the harsh realities of living on welfare and provides insight as to why some struggle to meet their health needs. There will be a short discussion after the documentary. Fri, Mar 11, Royal Bank Theatre, noon – 1PM. Shivani Mahesh. We continue to sponsor Shivani’s education at Ratlam School in India. During Lenten Sundays (til Mar 13) we need to raise $500 for the year. Please mark on your offering envelope “Ratlam School”. Thank you.
Attention men. Announcing the 1st annual Kirk Soup Competition, Sunday, Mar 20, during our Fun Auction. The winner will receive the ‘coveted’ Vicar’s Ladle Trophy. Contact the minister to register. Esteemed judges will decide the three best soups of the day, and the soups will then be served for lunch.Holy Week Services and early breakfastAll Saints Cathedral Monday March 21 7:30 amFirst Baptist Halifax Tuesday March 22 7:30 amSt Mary’s Basilica Wednesday March 23 7:30 amSt Andrew’s United Thursday March 24 7:30 am
Palm Sunday Fort Massey March 20 10:30 amMaundy Thursday Fort Massey March 24 6:00 pmGood Friday Fort Massey March 25 10:30 amEaster Sunday Fort Massey March 27 10:30 am
Spring Newsletter, The Fort Massey Star, deadline is Apr 3.
Next Combined Refugee Committee Meeting, Fort Massey~St. David’s~St. Matthew’s~& Friends will be Sunday, Apr 3, 12:30 PM, at St. Matthew’s.Fort Massey committee members are collecting furnishings. Check the list in the Tobin St. lobby. Contact Stephanie Coulthard or Kathy Evans for more info..
Maritime Conference United Church Men’s Rally, Sat, Apr 23, Trinity- St. Stephen United Church, Amherst. Brochures in Tobin St. lobby.
48th Annual Atlantic Seminar in Theological Education, An Inconvenient Faith: Moved to Action. Jun 12-17, DAL Agricultural Campus, Truro. Theme speakers: Bruce Sanguin, a leader in evolutionary spirituality and UCC minister; Jan Phillips, an evolutionary artist, author and dynamic speaker. For more information on the theme and to find out registration details, go to: www.astes.ca
T. D. Cleveland-Thompson, PastorDaniel MacDonald, Student Minister Simon Abbott, Director of Music John Walter, Assistant Organist Kevin Robarts, Flutist Richard & Carol Robinson, SextonsKathy Cochrane, Office AdministratorMartina Sommer, Facilities Manager Elliott Prouty, Head Usher Alison McDonald, Clerk of SessionAlasdair Sinclair, Clerk Emeritus Nancy E. Riggs, TreasurerRuth MacKenzie, Chief StewardAlan Hayman, Sr. TrusteeSancia Knorr, Church School Elaine Janson, Nursery
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