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September 5, 2010
WE GATHER
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Sharing the Peace of Christ
Gathering Praise “The Power of Your Love”
Lord, I come to You, let my heart be changed, renewed,
Flowing from the grace that I've found in You.
And Lord, I've come to know the weaknesses I see in me
will be stripped away by the pow'r of Your love.
Chorus: Hold me close, let Your love surround me;
Bring me near, draw me to Your side.
And as I wait, I'll rise up like the eagle and I will soar with You,
Your Spirit leads me on in the pow'r of Your love.
Lord, unveil my eyes, let me see You face to face,
The knowledge of Your love as You live in me.
Lord, renew my mind, as Your will unfolds in my life,
In living ev'ry day in the pow'r of Your love. Chorus.
Greeting and Call to Worship
Leader: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
People: And also with you.
Leader: We gather to celebrate the presence of God in our lives.
People: We come in a spirit of hope and joy, believing that God desires
for us every good thing.
Leader: It’s good to believe that in Christ, we will be led to truth and
find the meaning we long for.
People: There is nothing that can separate us from this great love of
God.
Prayer of Adoration & Confession followed by The Lord’s Prayer (debts)
Hymn 496 “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet”
Children’s Time
Song of Praise “Holy Ground”
We are standing on holy ground,
And I know that there are angels all around.
Let us praise Jesus now;
We are standing in His presence on holy ground. (repeat)
Scripture Reading
Responsive Testament Reading: Psalm 111 (Pg. 952)
Gospel Reading: Matthew 7: 7-12 (Pg. 1505-1506)
Leader: The Word of the Lord People: Thanks be to God
Special Music “I Believe” (Drake) – Ken Robertson
Message: “Trivial Pursuits?”
Rev. Tim Raeburn-Gibson
TO RESPOND IN FAITH
Hymn “Ancient Words”
Holy words long preserved for our walk in this world;
They resound with God’s own heart, O, let the ancient words impart;
Words of life, words of hope, give us strength, help us cope;
In this world where-’er we roam, ancient words will guide us home.
Chorus: Ancient words, ever true, changing me, changing you;
We have come with open hearts, O let the ancient words impart.
Holy words of our faith handed down to this age,
Came to us through sacrifice; O, heed the faithful words of Christ;
Holy words long preserved for our walk in this world;
They resound with God’s own heart; O, let the ancient words impart.
Chorus
Prayer of Dedication for the Offering
Offertory “He Lives” (Ackley) – Ken Robertson
Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
TO GO FORTH IN GOD’S NAME
Closing Hymn 461 “Be thou my vision”
The Benediction and Choral Amen
Closing Chorus “God Be With You Till We Meet Again”
God be with you ‘til we meet again, by His counsels guide, uphold you,
With His sheep securely fold you: God be with you ‘til we meet again.
Chorus: ‘Til we meet, ‘til we meet, ‘til we meet at Jesus’ feet
‘Til we meet, ‘til we meet, God be with you ‘til we meet again.
CCLI 869714
 Welcome to First Church!
We’re glad you’ve joined us this morning
If you are new to our Church or a visitor, please fill out a blue card from the back of the pew and place it on the offering plate. Thank you to everyone
who participated in worship today.
Greeting you this morning is Olive Leno. Your ushers for today are Betty Baker and Judith Turner with Paul and Ruth Handy. They welcome you to First Church. This morning the Nursery/Toddler caregivers are Lisa Avery and Bethany Christian. Next week Nancy Locke and Melanie Carson will be
in the nursery.
 Children are welcome! Children’s activity bags are available
at the ushers’ station. Visitors may wish to accompany their child and meet the teachers. For the summer months, we have some special volunteers leading children from ages 3 to grade 3. Anna McNabb and Chelsea Williams are working with the children in the yellow gym.
After the service, children newborn – 2 yrs old (Nursery) may be picked up downstairs in the Nursery; children ages 3 – grade 3 are downstairs in the yellow gym.
Our Regular Church School Programmes
Nursery – Newborn - 2 years old Little Lambs – 3 & 4 yr olds
Children and Worship – SK – Grade 1 Treasure Land – Grades 2-6
If you have any questions about the Christian Education Programme, or
are interested in working with one of the above Children’s Programmes,
please call Carri at the church office at 445-4651.
 Please join us for a light refreshment in the Welcome
Centre immediately following this morning’s service.
Summer Services
Next week, we will be back to 2 services at 9:00 and 10:30am; and regular Church School at our 10:30am service.
 Events & Activities
Week of September 5 - 11
Sept. 7 The Office will be closed due to the stat holiday
Finance Committee Meeting at 1:00pm in the Conf. Rm.
Fall Campaign Meeting at 7:00pm in the Conference Room
Sept. 8 Staff Meeting at 10:30am in the Conference Room
Session Mtg. at 7:00pm in the Conference Room
Church School Teachers/Leaders Mtg. at 7:00pm upstairs.
This is a very important meeting & yes, you’ll be meeting Sean
Angel. Please come with your calendars and be prepared to brain
storm for this upcoming year.
Spa Night Mtg. at 7:30pm in the Welcome Centre
 
Sept. 15 Centennial Women’s Missionary Society (WMS) meets at
7:00pm in the Conf. Rm. All women of the church are
welcome to discuss ways that mission can be a part of our
daily lives, in our own church & community, as well as globally.
Contact Catherine Brown 445-6941 or Jean Jones 445-7845 for
more information.
Fall Campaign Meeting at 7:00pm in the Lower Hall
Sept. 21 Community Dinner at 5:30pm in the Lower Hall
Board Meeting at 7:00pm in the Conference Room
 This summer plans began to produce another Church photo
directory. Special thanks to Jean Jones and Denman
Lawrenson for heading up this huge project and to all the
volunteers who helped them!!
 Music
Ministry
Thanks to Ken Robertson for his wonderful music this morning! Next week
the adult choir will be in the loft!
“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!” Ps. 150:6
If you have a musical talent, the following opportunities are available.
Thursday is Choir Day at 1st Church!
All choirs resume on Thurs. September 9
Outreach Singers: at 1:30 in the sanctuary
Cherubs: (SK – Gr. 4) - 6:30 - 7:00pm in the Conf. Rm.
For info contact Angela Girdwood at 444-2013
Adult Choir: (sings at 10:30am service) - 7:30 – 8:30pm in the Sanctuary
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding music at the 10:30am
service, please contact Kimberley Raeburn-Gibson at 445-9235
First Youth Players sign up sheets for the upcoming musical theatre classes are at the Welcome Centre. The next presentation will be a hip-hop/pop musical number. All the info is on the forms. Please drop the completed forms at the Church office.
 CHURCH SCHOOL UPDATE
This morning the children enjoyed their time together with Anna leading. They had a great time learning more of God’s love for them through a story, song, snack and activities. Ask your child(ren) what they learned from the story this morning.
 PRAISE THE LORD!! God has provided some awesome teachers, leaders and helpers, once again to help out in our Christian Education ministry. Kathy
Thompson, our Children & Worship leader, is still looking for helpers. Students would be great greeters/helpers & it’s a rewarding way to earn your community hours. Call her at 446-0428. She would love to hear from you!
 Next week will be our Rally Day kick off. Rocky the clown will be here!! Come celebrate with us. We have fun, games, activities & songs planned for
kids of all ages. We’ll even have our hot dogs again following the 10:30am service.
Please Note the Following:
Book Club – Please join us for a discussion on the Book of James at our
September 29 meeting at Binnie Armstrong’s. We’ll start at 7:00pm.
For complete details, contact Judy Milley at 444-9172
 Envirothought – Green your child’s lunch box. Aim for no
waste lunches. That means no plastic baggies! Go reusable and keep approximately 100 pounds of extra trash out of the landfill each year.
 Food Bank Sunday is this morning. Thank you for bringing in your non-perishable food items for us to donate to our local Salvation
Army Food Bank. Thanks for your generosity!
Grocery Cards – Please remember to purchase your Grocery Cards at the Welcome Centre before or after our service and the Church office during office hours to support our Church needs. This is such an easy way to
earn money for our Church. Thanks for your support!
 Library Lines – In Left to Tell, Discovering God Amidst the
Rwandan Holocaust, Rwandan author, Imaculee Ilibagiza shares her survival story and her soul’s struggle through disbelief to anger and rage, and ultimately, forgiveness…humankind’s depravity counterbalanced by hope in an all-powerful God. Our Book club will soon be reading her later book, Led by Faith.
 Stamps – Just a friendly reminder to support Christian Salvage
Mission by bringing in your new or used postage stamps. Just put them in the container on top of the coat rack in the Welcome Centre & we’ll pass them along.
Walking Bags – Five of our children’s activities bags have gone walking this summer. Can you give us any clues? If you have them, please return to the basket in the front foyer. Thanks!
We would like to express our thanks and appreciation to the Endowment Fund team for all their work. The team consists of Alex Besse, Bill Davidson, Linda Grendon, Bob Mills and Ted Pollock.
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