6th Sunday of Easter | May 5, 2024

Our worship service at Ebenezer as well on Zoom was led by Vernon Clarke and Rev. Nicholas Forrester with Margaret Tribe for 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 the Children's Choir for their song plus Norma Ricketts and Valarie Clarke for refreshments after the service.
♫ Prelude “Lead Me, God” by Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Lighting of the Christ Candle & Fellowship Candles
Welcome & Announcements
♫ Chimes ~ Margaret Tribe
*Call to Worship (Worship Leader, People, All) (Please stand)
♫ Hymn of Praise “Blest Be the Tie That Binds” VU #: 602
Invocation (Together) (Led by Worship Leader)
Confession (Responsive) (Worship Leader, People, All)
Assurance of Pardon (Minister, All)
♫ The Lord’s Prayer (Sung Together) VU #: 959
♫ Song for the Young “Jesus Loves Me” VU #: 365
A Time with Our Children
♫ Special Song for the Forresters “Wherever You Go” by B. Hamm
(Children are welcome to go with Diane McLean and “Helper” to classrooms 1&2 for a Sunday School program.)
Prayer for Understanding (Worship Leader)
Scripture Readings
Acts 10:44-48 (NIV)
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John 15:9-17 (NIV)
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Sermon “Greater Love Has No One Than This!” Rev. Nicholas Forrester
♫ Hymn of Response “My Song Is Love Unknown” VU #: 143
Prayers of Intercession, Thanksgiving, & Supplication
Invitation to the Offering (Worship Leader)
Offering Our Gifts
♫ Offertory Hymn “We Give Thee but Thine Own” VU #: 543
Prayer of Dedication (Minister)
CELEBRATING THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION
♫ Communion Hymn “Now to Your Table Spread” VU #: 456
INVITATION (Minister)
PRAYER
NARRATIVE OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
THE MYSTERY OF OUR FAITH
THE CONSECRATION (Minister)
THE RE-ENACTMENT (Minister)
AGNUS DEI
THE SHARING OF THE BREAD AND THE WINE
♫ Hymn for Distribution “Let Us Break Bread Together” VU #: 480
PASSING OF THE PEACE
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
A LITURGYY FOR CLOSING A PASTORAL MINISTRY
Ebenezer United Church
and
Reverend Nicholas Forrester
AN ORDER FOR ENDING A PASTORAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A CONGREGATION AND MINISTER
FAREWELL LITURGY (Adapted from the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ)
Scripture Reading from (Acts 20:32-38) (Vernon, acting Chair)
Introduction
Thanksgiving
Prayer
♫ Closing Hymn “What A Friend We Have In Jesus” VU #: 664
*Benediction (Rev. Forrester) (Please stand as you are able)
♫ “Go Now in Peace” by Nancy Price and Don Besig
♫ Postlude (Rev. Forrester’s Favourite Hymn)
“Up from the Grave He Arose” by Robert Lowry
“God Be with You till We Meet Again” VU #422 (verse 1)
Acknowledgements: Respectfully adapted from the following resources:
The United Church of Canada @ www.united-chu... The Presbyterian Church in Canada @ presbyterian.c... United Church of Christ Worship Ways @ www.ucc.org/wo... Spirit Networks @ www.spirit-net.... and The United Methodist Church Ministry Matters @ www.ministryma....
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