Sunday, January 19, 2024 The Second Sunday after Epiphany

 This week we begin the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which spans from January 18th to January 25th, the feast days of St Paul and St Peter. 

Hymn      Joyful, Joyful We Adore You #232VU

Scripture Lessons:       Isaiah 62:1-5

                                     Psalm 36:5-10 p.762VU

                                     I Corinthians 12:1-11

Message

Prayer:  O God, we thank you for the wholeness of the whole human family: for people of other faiths and of none, especially those who are friends and neighbours; for the rich variety of human experience and the gifts we bring to one another when we meet in a spirit of acceptance and love; for dialogue in community, and for mutual enrichment and growing understanding; for movements to establish and sustain the legitimate rights of persons of every religious conviction. 

And we pray to you that people of all faiths may enjoy the freedom to set forth their conviction with integrity and listen to one another in humility; that the Church may perform a reconciling ministry in a world divided by suspicion and misunderstanding, and bring healing to those places where religious intolerance fractures human community; that the Church may bear a true and loving witness to the One it calls Lord, in whose name we pray. Amen. ( a prayer from the World Council of Churches’ Worship Book, 1984)

Hymn       Songs of Thankfulness and Praise #101

This Sunday’s services will be 9:30 in Howick and 11:00 in Ormstown. 

This is the time for annual meetings and annual reports. If you have reports for Howick, they should be sent to Wilene, and if for Ormstown or Franklin, to Barbara, by the end of the month. 

We continue to hold the family and friends of Burton Lang in our thoughts and prayers. A memorial gathering, or celebration of his life where stories and memories of Burton can be shared will be held Saturday, February 8th from 1-3:00 at the Tres St Sacrement Town Hall. 

St Paul’s Stewards will meet on Wednesday, January 22nd at 7:30pm in the hall. 

The confirmation classes planned for this winter will be getting started. Please speak to Barbara if you know of someone interested in taking part, or joining the church.