Sunday, April 26, 2026 Good Shepherd Sunday

 This past week has not only been Earth Week but Volunteer week, and Library week as well! We can give thanks for all that we receive and share and have a chance to discover. This coming week will be organ transplant awareness week, so more to consider! 

Hymn       I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say #626VU

Scripture Lessons:       Acts 2:42-47

                                     Psalm 23 p.749VU

                                     John 10:1-10

Message

Prayer:  O Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds, and whose breath gives life to all the world, hear me! I am small and weak. I need your strength and wisdom. 

       Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.

       Make my hands respect the things you have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice. 

       Make me wise so that I may understand the things you have taught my people. 

       Let me learn the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock.

       I seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my greatest enemy, myself.

       Make me always ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes. 

So when life fades, as the fading sunset, my spirit may come to you  without shame. (a Lakota prayer, printed in In Touch with the Word  by Lisa-Marie Calderone-Stewart)

Hymn        He Leadeth Me #657VU

This Sunday’s services will be 9:30 in Ormstown and 11:00 in Howick. This will be a Craft Day in Ormstown for young people in the congregation. All welcome. 

The Stewards in Howick will meet on Tuesday, April 28th at 7pm in the church. 

Howick UCW will be hosting a Friendship Luncheon on Thursday, May 14th at the church for a time of friendship, food and fellowship. We will begin to gather at 11:30 for the meal to begin at noon. To help with the planning, reservations are required, as space is limited to 30 guests. Please reserve your place by responding to the person who gave the invitation, or emailing marlenestuckey68@gmail.com. If you are part of the Wednesday afternoon seniors card group, please give your answer Helene Monaste. All responses must be in by May 10th. A donation box will be available to help cover meal expenses. Any removing funds will be directed to a local non-profit organization, chosen by those attending. We look forward to seeing you there. 

Georgetown Presbyterian Church will be holding a Youth Rally on Friday, May 1st beginning at 7pm. It will include worship and praise, games, words of encouragement and snacks. Young people from local congregations are invited to attend. 

There will also a Youth Forum offered by the First Third Ministries of the Nakonhaka Regional Council held May 22-4th at Emmanuel United Church in Cowansville. More information will follow. 

Once again Nakonhaka Regional Council will be offering bursaries to university, college, and CEGEP students who are confirmed members of a congregation in the region. Application forms are available on the website, Nakonhaka.ucc.ca and the deadline for applying is May 31st. 

On Monday, May 4th the current Moderator of the United Church, the Rt Rev Kimberly Heath will be in Montreal and will be speaking on the Future of Christian Witness in Canada at 3:30-5:00 at St George’s Anglican Church at Place du Canada in Montreal. (This precedes the Convocation celebration for the United and Diocesan Theological Colleges which will take place at 7pm at St George’s as well.)