Minister:  Rev. Kathleen Mowat

Director of Music:  Dean Perry

We welcome to our service today:

Rev. George James, Guest Minister

A Cappella Chamber Choir directed by Jeanette Steeves and accompanied by Marian Pedwell.

PRELUDES                              Song (from Jubilate Suite)        Bob Chilcott   /  John DeJager, tenor

                                                   Elegy                                           Michael Conway Baker   /   Meryl Gilmore, flute

HYMN                                       533, When in Our Music God Is Glorified

WELCOME AND LIGHTING OF THE CHRIST CANDLE

CALL TO WORSHIP

PRAYER OF APPROACH (in unison)

For the wonder of your creation; for the goodness that fills our lives; and for every impulse that moves us to seek your presence, we give thanks to you, O God.

For the privilege of offering praise with voices raised in song, and for the power of music to lift us into your presence, we thank you, God.

Receive the worship that we offer now, and open our hearts to the mystery and wonder of your being. We pray in Christ’s name. Amen

PRAYER OF CONFESSION (in unison)

Forgive us, O God, if by the names we call you we have presumed to contain you or to know you fully. Forgive us for times when we have confused faith with knowledge; times when we have turned away from new learnings because they challenge our certainties; times when we have caused offense to others by refusing to honour their journey of faith. Give us minds and hearts open to truth, responsive to your Spirit, and trustful of your goodness. This we ask in Jesus’ name. Amen

We’re So Glad You Came!

November 21st, 2010

WORDS OF ASSURANCE
In faith we receive the promise of forgiveness offered to us in the gospel: we are freed to live unburdened by our past.

All: Thanks be to God for this great gift. Amen

CHILDREN’S HYMN                  296, This Is God’s Wondrous World

CHILDREN’S TIME

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MINUTE FOR MISSION                         Ardyn Todd

(prayer to be said in unison following presentation)

Dear God, for the gifts of those who care, for the enthusiasm of those who reach out, and for the commitment of those who seek to live the life of Christ in our day, we give you thanks.  Be with all who seek to walk the way of compassion, and share the message of hope, in Jesus’ name. 

Amen.

THE WORD OF GOD

HEBREW SCRIPTURE                          Job 37:  14 – 16; 38:  4 – 7                                                                    Lay reader:  Adele Fairfield

RESPONSIVE READING                       Psalm 92, VU pg. 810

                                                            Lay reader:  Adele Fairfield

EPISTLE                                              Hebrews 11:  1 – 3

HYMN                                                   299, Teach Me, God, to Wonder

SERMON                      “Living in Three Worlds”

OUR RESPONSE TO GOD’S WORD

OFFERING

OFFERTORY ANTHEM                          Laudate Dominum     W. A. Mozart

                                                                                Meghan DeJager, soprano

DOXOLOGY

Grant us, God, the grace of giving,

with a spirit large and free,

that ourselves and all our living,

we may offer faithfully.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

LORD’S PRAYER

CLOSING HYMN                                   248, When Long before Time

Our worship ends, our service now begins.  You are invited to share this bulletin with friends and family.

Thought for the Week

I am the change

USHERS                                                      Adele and Hugh Fairfield

                                                                      Ruth and Lorne Robertson

IN THE NURSERY                                      Robbie Quinn

IN SUNDAY SCHOOL                                Mark or Sasha Pringle  

SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSISTANT              Hanna Dykstra

Meetings, Meetings, Meetings

Nov. 23^rd, Sanctuary Comm., 2:00 p.m., Fireside Room

Nov. 25^th, WOW, 12:30 p.m., Downstairs Meeting Room

Nov. 25^th, Choir, 5:30 p.m., Chapel

Nov. 29^th, Open Discussion Group, 7:00 p.m., Fireside Room

Dec. 1^st, Shawl Ministry, 9:30 a.m., Fireside Room

Dec. 1^st, Worship Comm., 12:30 p.m., Fireside Room

Dec. 2^nd, WOW, 12:30 p.m., Downstairs Meeting Room

Dec. 2^nd, Senior Choir, 5:30 p.m., Chapel

Dec. 5^th, Community Christmas Pageant, 7:00 p.m., Sanctuary

Dec. 6^th, Property Comm., 7:00 p.m., Fireside Room

Ladies Christmas Dinner

This year’s dinner will be on Wednesday, Dec. 15^th at 6:00 p.m.  Tickets are $12.00 each and must be picked up and paid for by Dec. 10^th.  Steve Ormsby, will be selling tickets today, in the narthex and auditorium during coffee time.

Open Discussion Group

The speaker for the Open Discussion Group on November 29, at 7:00 p.m. is Fred Hurd.  

His topic will be “The Forgotten Heroes”.

Church Website

We are trying to keep the church’s web-site current and in this connection, we would love to have information related to church activities, including fund raisers such as the bazaar.  The fashion show would have been a good example.  Any Committee that may have information they would like the greater congregation and/or community to know about please forward this information to me, Sharon Kittson, at s.kittson@hotmail.com.   I will then refer these items and/or pictures to Linda Birmingham who maintains the website.   We will not be able to include birthdays, anniversaries or outside community events.  If you have access to the web, please take the time to browse the church’s site at www.trinityu.ca  it is very informative.  Thank you!

Rev. Kathleen Away

Rev. Kathleen is away from Nov. 19 – 26.  Kathleen and Bruce would like to thank all who worked so faithfully on the Christmas bazaar.  The fellowship, fundraising and fun is a wonderful start to our Christmas preparations.

Visitation and Stewardship Update

Between Oct. 26 and Nov. 8, 165 Trinity households have been visited by 28 volunteers formed into 22 different groups. The visitation presented the good news of Kathleen's ministry and what we are doing at Trinity and asked for Pledges of money, time, and talent for 2011 and 2012.

Although not all visitation information has been returned to the church office, the returns to date have been very encouraging. So far 94 households have pledged $ 125,658 for 2011. This shows an increase of 10% when analyzing a similar group of 70 households compared to our 2010 pledges.

Our volunteers visited 7 households each and deserve our thanks for their dedication. Their enthusiasm and energy in reaching out to our congregation has opened new and positive relationships and has increased the ability of Trinity to plan its near-term future.

If, by chance, you were missed and wish to be visited, please contact

Linda Richardson, Church Secretary, at 687-2542

It is with thanks that we acknowledge our visitors:  Jim Reynolds, Dave and Eileen Trethewey, Mark and Sasha Pringle, Gord and Doreen Maunder, Sharon Kittson, Neville Stevenson, Ardyn Todd, Bob and Shirley Harris, Pat Loughead, Brad and Elaine Fletcher, Steve Ormsby, Marina Fitzgerald, Helen Mallet, Ron Riddell, Lorne Robertson, Gord Durnan, Roger Bolt, Juris Svistunenko, Bob Weekes, Jim Goodwin, Dave Follis, Dick Augustine and Jim Cruickshank.

Bala’s Trek to Bethlehem – A Family Event

On trek night – December 4^th, a circle of Bala Streets is transformed into a biblical village where visitors come to journey back in time to experience what the first Christmas night might have been like.  Beginning at 5:30 p.m., visitors line up outside the Bala Community Centre.  The journey ends back at the Bala Arena where everyone enjoys warmth and nourishment.

Community Carol Sing

This will take place on Sat., Dec. 11 at 2:00 p.m. at the

Please bring a non-perishable item for the food bank.

Secretary:  Linda Richardson

Chapel Service 9:15 a.m., Sanctuary Service 10:30 a.m.

Nursery Care at 10:30 a.m. service,

Office Hours:  9:00 a.m. – noon Mon. thru Fri.

Tel:  687-2542      Fax:  687-1435

Rev. Kathleen’s e-mail:   mowatminister@gmail.com

Church’s e-mail:  trinityu@bellnet.ca     Web page:  trinityu.ca

Pastoral Care number:  687-2542