February 25, 2024 | St. Andrew's Church, Ottawa | Second Sunday in Lent Worship Service
#StAndrewsOttawa #PresbyterianChurch #Lent WORSHIPPING, CARING, GROWING, REACHING OUT, IN THE NAME OF CHRIST St. Andrew’s is a community that gathers together from all across the city of Ottawa, and around the world. We worship each week on Sundays at 10:30 am and our services can be joined online. Whether you are visiting from out of town, looking for a new church home, or simply curious to learn more about St. Andrew’s, please visit our website to find out more: https://www.standrewsottawa.ca/im-new ONLINE DONATIONS: https://www.standrewsottawa.ca/one-ti... Your financial gift will help host worship services, offer people pastoral care, provide gathering places for community organizations, share God’s word and so much more. Your generosity is a blessing. _________________ SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE – SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT FEBRUARY 25, 2024 — 10:30AM Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught, him saying to him, ‘You of little faith, why did you doubt?’ Matthew 14 : 31 THE GATHERING: WE COME INTO GOD'S PRESENCE Opening Voluntary Welcome and Announcements – Jonathan M Hymn 728: The storm is strong; we face the wind “The King’s Majesty” Graham George (1912-1993) Words: Sylvia G. Dunston (1955-1993) Copyright © G.I.A. Publications Inc., 1991 Entry of the Holy Scriptures Call to Worship – Rev. Dr. Karen Dimock Introit: Lent Prose (Attende, Domine) Tone V Plainsong Melody; arr. M. Larkin Call to Confession – Emilie Parlee Prayer of Confession Assurance of Forgiveness WE HEAR GOD'S WORD Hymn 631: Jesus’ hands were kind hands “Au clair de la lune” French traditional Words: Margaret Cropper (1886-1980) A Time for Children – Rev. Heather Paton Psalm 22 : 23-31, Refrain 2 & Tone 2 Prayer for Illumination – Deborah D Scripture Reading: Matthew 14 : 22-33 Hymn 675: Precious Lord, take my hand “Precious Lord” Words and Music: Thomas A. Dorsey (1899-1993) Copyright © Unichappell Music Inc., 1938 Sermon: Rescue me from danger – Rev. Dr. Karen Dimock WE RESPOND TO GOD'S WORD Anthem: Nobody knows the trouble I see African-American Spiritual; arr. Michael Tippet (1905-1998) Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession (with sung Kyrie Eleison) The Lord's Prayer Invitation to the Offering and Blessing of the Food Baskets Doxology (Hymn 830): Praise God from whom all blessings flow Prayer of Dedication THE SENDING: WE GO OUT INTO GOD'S WORLD Affirmation of Faith Hymn 649: How clear is our vocation, Lord “Repton” C. Hubert Parry (1848-1918) Words: Fred Pratt Green (1903-2000) Copyright © Hope Publishing Co., 1982 Charge and Benediction Closing Voluntary: Psalm Prelude, set 1, no. 3 "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff comfort me" (Ps. 23) Herbert Howells (1892-1983) _________________ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cover Artwork: “Lift Off” by Nicolette Peñaranda. Inspired by Matthew 14 : 22-23. Acrvlic ink, paper collage and mixed media on canvas. Copyright a Sanctified Art. Prayers by Rev. Sarah Speed/ASanctified Art LLC /Sanctifiedart.org Copyrighted hymns used with permission under ONE LICENSE # 737520-A. All rights reserved. TODAY'S MUSIC FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH Anthem, Nobody knows the trouble I see, is a setting of a traditional African-American spiritual by the English Composer, Michael Tippett, who included it along with four other spirituals in his oratorio, A child of our time (first performed in 1944). Tippett was moved to compose the work following the unsettling events of the late 1930s, which included the outbreak of war in September 1939. Tippett believed that while Christian hymns spoke most resonantly to Christian people, spirituals had a more evident and accessible message to everyone, and particularly those who have had the visceral experience of oppression. The hymn, Precious Lord, was one of some 3000 songs (a third of them in the Gospel tradition), by the musician and evangelist Thomas Andrew Dorsey (a native of Georgia). Dorsey grew up playing the blues in Atlanta barrelhouses, before moving to Chicago to become music director at Pilgrim Baptist Church in the early 1930s (remaining there for over fifty years). Dorsey was said to have combined "the good news of the Gospel with the bad news of the blues" in his music (Anthony Heilbut). _________________ LIVE-STREAMED | FEBRUARY 25, 2024 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ottawa 82 Kent Street, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA CONNECT WITH OUR CHURCH ►► Web: https://www.standrewsottawa.ca ►► YouTube: / @standrewspresbyterianottawa ►► Facebook: / standrewsottawa ►► Music as Sanctuary Concert Series: / @standrewsottawa-concerts
