Order of Service

Easter ll

Prelude: All Things Bright and Beautiful Arranged by Michael Hassell

Welcome

Call to Worship & Lighting of the Christ Candle

Hymn: This is my Father's world - #328 vs 1, 2, 3

Land Acknowledgement

Responsive Earth Day Prayer: led by Paul Spencer

Assurance of Pardon

Children's Song: All Things Bright and Beautiful #435 vs 1, 3 &4

Time for the Child in All of Us

Scripture: read by Yolanda Grant - Genesis 1:26-31 & Psalm 95:1-7

Anthem: The Heavens Are Telling from 'The Creation' Joseph F. Haydn

Sermon: Rev. Herb Gale, "Our Power, Our Planet"

Affirmation of Faith: Our Care for the World from Living Faith, Jan Blackburn

Hymn: God in great love for us lent us this planet #719 vs 1, 2 & 4

Prayers of the People: "An Earth Day Prayer" read by Carol Alguire and Alex VanRensburg

Lord's Prayer

Announcements

Celebrations of Our Gifts, Our Stewardship, Our Discipleship

Offertory: The Earth's Been Good To Me - Arranged by Nick Page, Amanda Jeffreys, Nerissa Jones, Meghan Mair, Diane Collins, Jill Moore, Morgan Ballantyne, Matthew Dudziak, Stuart Bergstra

Prayer of Dedication

Hymn: We cannot own the sunlit sky #717 vs 1 & 3

Words of Blessing and Encouragement

Choral Amen

Postlude: This Is My Father's World - Arranged by Timothy Albrecht