This Sunday
Order of Service
December 22, 2024
Prelude
Pre-service Behold – Philip Wickham
God Calls Us to Worship
Welcome
Silent Prayer
Song: LUYH 61, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (in Unison–Acapella)
*Call to Worship
*Gods Greeting -Jude 1-2
*Opening Song: Make Room
We Prepare Our Hearts
Candle lighting – Peace
Testimony of Peace: Anneke Dykink
Prayer of Confession
Assurance of Pardon – from Isaiah 40
God Reminds Us how to Live
Song: What Does The Lord Require Of You
Children’s Message
*Children’s Song: He Came Down
We Come with Thanks and Prayer
Offering: Special Causes
Offertory: He Shall Reign Forevermore
Congregational Prayer
God Comes to Us in the Word
Scripture Reading: Luke 1:46-55
page 1458 in pew Bible
Message: Not a Nice song
*Song of Response: LUYH 364, vs 1-4, Tell Out, My Soul
God Sends Us With a Blessing
*God’s Blessing: from Psalm 80
*Parting Song: I Cannot Tell, v 1, 4
Postlude: Adore
OFFERINGS
At WECRC we believe Christians are called to be generous with the resources God has entrusted to us. We are inspired to give freely of ourselves, our time, our talents and our treasures as the visible expression of our love for God and each other. May God provide.
TODAY: Special Causes. These offering gifts are used to support various organizations, agencies and causes, beyond our weekly offering schedule. Typically we have 3 or 4 offerings a year. At the end of the year, these monies are divided and donated in support of various causes. The Deacons welcome any suggestions you may have on causes to support.
Christmas Day: World Renew DRS.Disasters, whether human-made or natural, impact people’s lives every year. They cause serious disruption in communities, including infrastructural, environmental, and personal losses, as well as countless deaths. World Renew Disaster Relief Services helps by coming in to clean up and remove debris from homes and communities, they perform needs assessments in the community to determine and prioritize recovery needs, and then they help with home repairs. Over the last decade, World Renew has brought hope to at least 6 million disaster survivors around the world, repairing communities and helping them determine their long-term goals so that they can flourish.
Next Week. Herreras & Seeds – West End CRC supports Adrianna and Raul Herrera as our Global Missions Partners as well as “Seeds of New Creation” in El Salvador. The Herreras serve as Connection Coaches partnering churches in North and Central America and they have helped facilitate our partnership with Seeds of New Creation. This and future Global Mission Support offerings will be directed to both the Herrera’s and this partnership with “Seeds”.
Send E-transfers to treasurer@westendcrc.ca and choose the option to notify us via email. All e-transfers should be labelled appropriately with the cause you are supporting in the comment