5th Sunday of Easter | April 28, 2024

Our worship service at Ebenezer as well on Zoom was led by Joan Chinnery, Clyde Harris, and Margaret Tribe for the reflection and music leadership, Diane McLean and helper for Sunday school, Susan Ryman for the slides, and James Tribe and Doug Mark for our audiovisual and broadcast support.
Special thanks to Diane McLean for the children's story time.
♫ Prelude “Spirit, Open My Heart” arr. Arthur G. Clyde
Candle-lighting
Words of Welcome, Announcements, Chime
*Call to Worship (Responsively)
♫ Hymn “Like a Rock” MV 92
Opening Prayer (In unison)
Prayer of Confession
Words of Affirmation (Responsively)
Sharing Peace
♫ Hymn “Sanna, Sannanina” VU 128
WE LISTEN AND SHARE GOD’S WORD
Children’s Time with Diane McLean
The Lord’s Prayer (a paraphrase) VU 916 by Jim Cotter 1988 (In unison)
Amen.
(Children are welcome to go with Diane McLean and “Helper” to classrooms 1&2 for a Sunday School program.)
Scripture Readings
Genesis 28:10-22 (NRSV) Jacob’s Dream at Bethel
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Matthew 6:25-34 (NRSV) Do Not Worry
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Reflection “Resurrection Now!” by Margaret Tribe
Silence/Spiritual Practice lead by Margaret Tribe
WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD
♫ Hymn “Long Before the Night” VU 282
Invitation to the Offering (Worship Leader)
Stewardship Second
♫ Offertory Hymn “Your work, O God, Need Many Hands” VU 537
Offertory Prayer
Prayers of the People
♫ Choral response “Lead me, God” VU 728
WE GO INTO GOD’S WORLD
♫ Hymn “I heard the voice of Jesus say” VU 626
*Commissioning and Blessing VU 349 (In unison)
♫ “Go Now in Peace” by Nancy Price and Don Besig
♫ Postlude “Rock of Ages” by Augustus Toplady
End notes: Respectfully adapted from Gathering Worship.ca; Seasons of the Spirit, Season’s Fusion
Ebenezer United Church
Markham, Ontario Canada
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