Sunday, July 9, 2023 - Worship Service
Order of Service
We welcome all gathering for worship this morning or later in the week. Whether you attend in-person, worship on ZOOM or YouTube, or are a viewer on Rogers TV20 - please know that we consider everyone to be a part of our worship experience and an integral member of our St. Andrew's Guelph community.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this morning's service, both in-person and virtually.
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Welcome Rev. Mark Gaskin
Mark Bennett Gaskin, originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, later moved to Georgetown, Ontario with his family. He pursued his education at Trinity College and Knox College, U of T, receiving his Master of Divinity degree in 1984. Mark served pastoral charges in Prince Edward Island, Exeter, Brantford, and Cambridge before retiring as the minister of Westside Church. He is married to Kathy, and they have three children and five grandchildren. Mark enjoys various hobbies, including cooking, making jam, playing the ukulele (knowing 12 chords!), and watching Tom Hanks movies.
Announcements
Words of Welcome
Prelude
Call to Worship
Hymn #428 We love your house, O God
Opening Prayer & Assurance of Forgiveness
Psalm
Scripture Reading - Genesis 25:22-34, Matthew 11:27-30 NRSV
Sermon: God chooses people. Just. Like. Us.
Hymn #484 The church is wherever God’s people
Invitation to Offering
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Offertory
Offertory Prayer
Prayers of the People
Hymn #587 Called as partners in Christ’s service
Blessing
Postlude
We gather on the traditional territory of the Wendat, the Anishnaabeg and the Haudenosaunee Peoples. We are also on lands that are part of the Dish with One Spoon Wampum. We live and work, worship, learn and meet on lands that are the traditional territory of many different Indigenous Peoples who were here before the establishment of European colonies.
