Metropolitan United Church London, Ontario, Canada

Organ Prelude: Prelude on ‘Ar hyd y nos’ – Gerald Near

Welcome & Announcements

The Christ Candle

Call to Worship - The Grace 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ 

the love of God

and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit 

be with you.

All:  And also with you. 

Hymn VU#516 – Come, You Thankful People Come – St. George’s Windsor

Opening Prayer

A New Creed:  Let us declare our faith together:

We are not alone,
   we live in God’s world. 

We believe in God:
   who has created and is creating,
   who has come in Jesus,
      the Word made flesh,
      to reconcile and make new,
   who works in us and others
      by the Spirit.

We trust in God. 

We are called to be the Church:
   to celebrate God’s presence,
   to live with respect in creation,
   to love and serve others,
   to seek justice and resist evil,
   to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,
      our judge and our hope.

In life, in death, in life beyond death,
   God is with us.
We are not alone.

   Thanks be to God.SanctusHoly, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee

Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty

God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

Circle Time – Eating green tomatoes; growing tomatoes; wonders of creation; giving thanks

Children’s Prayer - Thanks

Anthem - O taste and see – Ralph Vaughan Williams (ECM – 31)

Call to Confession

Confession

Assurance of Pardon

Responsive Psalm - Psalm 65:1-13 – VU#782

Call for the Offering

Offertory Prayer

O Lord, giver of life and source of freedom

We know that all we have received is from your hand.

You call us to be stewards of your abundance,

the caretakers of all you have entrusted to us

Help us to always use your gifts wisely

and teach us to share them generously.

May our faithful stewardships bear witness

to the love of Jesus Christ in our lives.  Amen.

Doxology (VU#541)

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise him, all creatures here below;

Praise him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.  Amen.

VU#227 – For the Fruit of All Creation – Ar Hyd y Nos

Pastoral & Lord’s Prayer

Anthem – Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem – J. H. Maunder

The Scriptures – Luke 17:11-19        Reader: Quintin Lang

11 On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, 13 they called out, saying, ‘Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!’ 14 When he saw them, he said to them, ‘Go and show yourselves to the priests.’ And as they went, they were made clean. 15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. 16 He prostrated himself at Jesus’[c] feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus asked, ‘Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? 18 Was none of them found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?’ 19 Then he said to him, ‘Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well.’

Message:  Stopping By To Give Thanks

Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice. He prostrated himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. Lk.17:15, 16

Rev. Dr. David McMaster

VU#520 – We Plough The Fields – Wir Pflügen

Commissioning & Benediction

Choral Amen

Musical Postlude: - Now thank we all our God – Virgil Fox