Hymn Jesus Bids Us Shine #585VU
Scripture Lessons: Isaiah 58:1-9a
Psalm 112 p.834VU
Matthew 5:13-20
Message
Prayer: Living God, help us to be bearers of hope; to bring your love to those who despair, to see the possibility for change even in the darkest experience.
May we encourage, reconciliation, healing, and justice, and where our hope is weak, grant us the courage to wait in the darkest experience until your light breaks through.
O God, we watch the news and we read the headlines about crime, cruelty, and abuse. We don’t want people to be hurt — but what can we do to help?
Light of the world, when there is darkness, help us to light a candle. Amen. (a selection of prayers from the Iona Community)
Hymn New Every Morning #405 VU
This Sunday’s services are 9:30 in Howick and 11:00 in Ormstown.
The annual reports are now available. You can pick them up or give Barbara or Wilene or give us a call and we will get one to you.
On Tuesday, February 17th Howick United Church will be holding a Waffle Dinner for Pancake Tuesday, from 4:30-6:30pm. Tickets for the eat-in or takeout dinner are available from Wilene Cullen at a cost of $15 for adults, $8 for ages 6-12 and 5 and under free.
The season of Lent is quickly approaching. If you would be interested in the Lenten study the United Church has prepared for this year, Bless, Break, and Share, it is available through ucrd.ca.
Howick United Church will be holding its annual meeting, in combination with the Sunday service on Sunday, February 22nd, beginning at 11:00. The storm date for this meeting will be March 1st.
The Official Board meeting for St Paul’s and Franklin United Churches will be held on Wednesday, February 18th at 1:30pm in the hall in Ormstown.
The annual meeting for St Paul’s United Church will be held on Sunday, March 8th, in combination with the Sunday service, beginning at 11:00. (The storm date for this meeting will be March 15th, at 11:00.)