Sunday, May 4, 2025 The Third Sunday of Easter

 May 5th is Red Dress Day, a day when we remember the missing and murdered indigenous women and girls and their families. We pray for healing and true reconciliation that brings an end for the need of this day. 

Hymn      When Morning Gilds the Skies #339VU

Scripture Lessons: Revelation 5:11-14

                               Psalm 30 p. 757VU

                               John 21:1-19

Hymn       Jesus Stand Among Us #396VU

Message

A Blessing:  Christ of the morning’s rising blesses you. 

Christ of the moon’s setting blesses you. 

Christ by the lakeside edge blesses you. 

Christ of the birdsong hymns blesses you. 

Christ of all creation, all the gifts of creation, blesses you. 

Christ of the cooked fish offered blesses you. 

Christ of the sweet syrup blesses you. 

Christ of the fruits of the earth blesses you. 

Christ within you. 

Christ around you. 

Christ in creation. 

Blesses you, keeps you, holds you, from the dawning of the day to its dawning again. 

All your days. All your places. Until your life here becomes your life in Christ forever. Christ of Easter blesses you always. Amen. 

Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! ( written by Bob Root of Peterborough, ON and printed in Gathering, L/E 2025

Hymn        This Joyful Eastertide #177VU

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

The Confirmation Class continues to meet on Monday afternoons from 4pm in the hall in Ormstown. 

The UCW in Howick will meet Wednesday, May 14th at 7pm in the church. The subject will be mothers and mothering and members are invited to bring a photo, if possible. 

We send our best wishes to the graduates of both the United Theological College and Diocesan College who will be holding their Convocation tomorrow at St George’s Church in Montreal. 

Barbara is planning to produce a new (paper) newsletter for June, with its special events. If there are other news items to be included, please let Barbara know. 

The Nakonhaka Regional Council is once again offering bursaries for post-secondary education to students who are confirmed members of congregations in the region. The application is available on the Regional Council website, nakonhaka.ca, and the deadline for applying is June 2nd. 

A special Spanish language service for foreign workers is being held at Georgetown Presbyterian Church on Friday, May 9th at 2pm. The gathering will begin at noon, with a lunch and to allow the workers to get to know each other.