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Sounds of Worship - Sunday August 16th, 2026

Welcome

 

Opening Hymn - CP #383 Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun

 

The Gathering of the Community

 

Grace, mercy and peace from God our Creator and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.   And also with you.

 

Opening Sentences

 

This new day is fresh with possibility to encounter the Living Christ. With bright eyes, let us search.

 

This new day is fresh with possibility to understand the Living Christ. With engaged minds, let us ponder.

 

This new day is fresh with possibility to be moved by the Living Christ. With compassionate hearts, let us feel.

 

This new day is fresh with possibility to respond to the Living Christ. With solid devotion, let us follow.

 

This new day is fresh with possibility to serve the Living Christ.

With humble intention, let us act.

 

This new day is fresh with possibility to praise the Living Christ.

With strong voices, let us sing

 

Collect Prayer

 

With open arms You welcome all who call on Your name—who acknowledge You as Lord, and look to You in faith. No one stands outside the circle of Your mercy and love. And so we come to offer You our worship—to declare that You are our God, and that we are Your people, called and chosen by You from the very beginning.

 

Through the presence of Your Holy Spirit open our eyes to see You here; open our minds to receive Your truth, and our mouths to speak and sing Your praise. For You alone are God— worthy of all praise and worship, now and to the end of time. Amen.

 

The Proclamation of the Word

 

The Readings - Isaiah 56:1, 6-8; Psalm 67; Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15: 21-28

 

(After the reading: LISTEN FOR THE LEADING OF THE SPIRIT. Thanks be to God.)

 

Homily (followed by a moment of silence for reflection)

 

Affirmation of Faith

 

Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is One and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength.  This is the first and greatest commandment.  The second is like it: you shall love your neighbour as yourself.  On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

 

Prayers of the People

 

Offertory Hymn - CP # 612 Healer of Our Every Ill

 

Prayer Over the Gifts

 

Loving God, you have blessed us with such abundance in your creative world.  We thank you for all your good gifts and ask that you would continually recreate us to be generous givers, like you.  May the gifts we share today be gifts that bless this world with peace and hope.  In the name of Christ we pray.  Amen.

 

The Lord's Prayer

 

As our Saviour taught us, let us pray,

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.  Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.  Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil.  For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever.  Amen.

 

The Sending

 

Merciful God, we ask for Your blessing.

Look with kindness on Your gathered people,

that we might reflect Your goodness to the world around us.

 

Then all of the nations will come to know Your ways

and acknowledge Your saving power.

They will praise You as we praise you now.

For You are a God of justice and compassion,

abundantly providing for the needs of the world.

 

Bless us, O God, and make us a blessing,

that the whole earth may come to experience

Your abundant goodness.  Amen.

 

May the peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.  Amen

 

Sharing of the Peace

 

The peace of the Lord be always with you. 

And also with you.

 

Let us offer one another a sign of peace, God’s seal on our prayers.

 

Announcements

 

Closing Hymn - CP # 425 Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee

 

Dismissal

 

Let us go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God.