15 May Order of Worship
To mark the beginning of Christian Aid Week 15-21 May
And Nakba Day 15 May
Church Notices
- Church Meeting today directly following the service to consider those being nominated for Lay Presidency, for a 3-year term: Joan Smith & Peter White
- Prayers for Peace this afternoon here at 3:00, for Ukraine and Palestine. (Next week they are at St Thomas’s Church.)
- Today, the 15th of May, is Nakba Day, the Day of the Catastrophe, which commemorates the displacement of Palestinians that preceded and followed the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948. An estimated 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled, and hundreds of Palestinian towns and villages were depopulated and destroyed. The key is a symbol of the Nakba, the Catastrophe, refering to the many Palestinians who still have keys to their homes from which they were expelled in 1948, expecting to return in a few days.
- 5 June we will mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee using the service prepared by Ana Gobledale for the URC.
Order of Service
Prelude
Church Notices Duty Elder: Harvey Baird
Gathering Words
Lighting the Candle of Peace
Opening Hymn RS 39 All creatures of our God and King
Call to worship Psalm 148 – adapted by Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson
Prayer of Gathering from Christian Aid
The Lord’s Prayer
Introduction to Christian Aid Week Meg Abel
Scripture John 13:31-35
Children’s Message We have a voice! Revd Gobledale
Hymn I have a voice … ‘Kingdom’ from Christian Aid
Prayers of Intercession from Christian Aid UK, adapted Joan Smith
One: We have a voice
All: and when we sing and pray together, a line is drawn and hope reborn. That is the song of Kingdom Come.
Remembering John Banks
Today we remember John Banks and celebrate his life. The candle on the worship table burns in his memory.
Hymn SP 259 As the deer pants for the water
Collection & Dedication of Offering
Scripture Revelation 21 :1-6
Hymn SP 241 Extol the God of Justice
Sermon The long view – a message from Commitment for Life & Christian Aid, Revd Gobledale
Closing Hymn SP 171 Will you come and follow me (tune: Kelvingrove)
Sending forth & The Grace
One: The call is to us to follow Jesus.
All: Yes, we will go where his love and footsteps show.
One: The task is ours, to change this world of hurt and pain into a world of love, justice and peace.
All: We will step up to this task, to make the earth a place in which God’s peace reigns!
Postlude
Church Meeting Church members and any others who are interested are asked to please remain in your seats for the Church Meeting.
Agenda: 1) approve minutes from 10 October Church Meeting; 2) consider those being nominated for Lay Presidency, for a 3-year term: Joan Smith & Peter White
