May 29, 2022 - St. Andrew's Church, Ottawa - Ascension Sunday
May 29, 2022 - St. Andrew's Church, Ottawa - Ascension Sunday Service - 10:30 AM WORSHIPPING, CARING, GROWING, REACHING OUT, IN THE NAME OF CHRIST We are people gathered by God from across the National Capital Area to be a witness of Christian hope at the centre of the region. “They said, ‘Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up towards heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.’” Acts 1 : 11 THE GATHERING: WE COME INTO GOD'S PRESENCE Organ Prelude: Heut triumphiret Gottes Sohn / Hail the triumph of God's Son (BWV 630) J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Matthew Larkin Hymn 265: Hail the day that sees Christ rise Tune: "Llanfair" Robert Williams (1781-1821) Words: from Charles Wesley (1707-1788), and Thomas Cotterill (1779-1823) Entry of the Holy Scriptures Call to Worship, Rev. Dr. Karen Dimock Prayer of Adoration and Confession The Lord's Prayer Assurance of Forgiveness WE HEAR GOD'S WORD Announcements, Gail B. Responsive Reading of Psalm 93 (Refrain 1) Hymn 271: Let all the world in every corner sing Tune: "Luckington" Basil Harwood (1859-1949) Words: George Herbert (1593-1633) Children’s Time, Rev. Heather Paton Prayer of Illumination Scripture Readings: Acts 1 : 1-11 Hymn 275: Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Tune: "Warrington" Ralph Harrison (1748-1810) Words: Isaac Watts (1674-1948), after Ps. 72 : 17-20 Sermon: And ascended into heaven! WE RESPOND TO GOD'S WORD Choir Anthem: King of all ages, throned on high Music: Paul Isom (1959- ) Words: from the Latin, translated by the community of Mount St. Bernard Abbey Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession Invitation to the Offering and Blessing of the Food Baskets Hymn 274: Crown him with many crowns Tune: "Diademata" George Elvey (1816-1893) Words: Matthew Bridges (1800-1893), and Godfrey Thring (1823-1903) THE SENDING: WE GO OUT INTO GOD'S WORLD Charge and Benediction Choral Amen Organ Postlude: Transports de joie d'une âme devant la gloire du Christ qui est la sienne / Outbursts of joy from a soul before the glory of Christ, which is its own glory (from L'Ascension) Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Matthew Larkin Cover Photo: The Ascension of Christ by Rembrandt. 1636. Private collection
