July 5, 2020 5th after Pentecost
Reverend Nam Ok Yoo
Gathering
Welcome and Announcements
Lighting the Christ Candle
Call to Worship
God invites all who are weary to come.
Come now with the burdens of work, home, and community.
Jesus promises,
I will give you rest.
God invites all who are weary to come.
Come now with the burdens of illness, of fear, of hopelessness.
Jesus promises,
I will give you rest.
God invites all who are weary to come.
Come now with the burdens of anger, of prejudice, of alienation.
Jesus promises,
I will give you rest.
God invites all who are weary to come.
God invites all who are weary to lay down their burdens.
God invites all who are weary to find peace.
We gather in hope and to rest in God.
Come, let us worship.
(Seasons of the Spirit, 2020)
Opening Prayer
Opening Hymn: VU 333 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Prayer of Confession
Words of Assurance
As we dip deep into the well of God’s love
in the sound of water, we hear vibrancy.
In the touch of water, we feel calm.
In the taste of water, we experience nourishment.
God of living water is ever-present in our lives,
offering constant love through vibrant, calm,
and nourishing encounters.
God is a God of abundance and relationship.
And for that we rejoice! Amen.
(Seasons of the Spirit, 2020)
Word
Scripture
First Reading Romans 7:15–25a
Gospel Matthew 11:16–19, 25–30
Reflection Rev. Nam Ok Yoo
Hymn: MV 33 Jesus Came Bringing Us Hope (peace, love, joy)
Thanksgiving
Invitation to Offering
[3 Ways of Giving] - Please look at the church website for details.
1) Postdated Cheques:
Make the cheques to "Willingdon Heights United Church".
Enclose it in an envelope and mail to:
Willingdon Heights United Church
4304 Parker Street,
Burnaby, BC V5C 3C5
2) CanadaHelps.org
Be sure to fill the Payment Method and click the "Complete Donation Now" button on the bottom.
Every United Church congregation is already listed in this directory as a registered charity in Canada.
CanadaHelps will immediately e-mail the donor a tax receipt.
Please make sure you identify yourself so you can receive your tax receipt.
3) Interac E-Transfer
Contact the church at for assistance.
Be sure to use the security prompt and response that we provide.
Response: VU 541 Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
praise God, all creatures high and low;
give thanks to God in love made known:
Creator, Word and Spirit, One.
(Words: Thomas Ken ca. 1674.
Music: Genevan Psalter 1551. Public domain.)
Offering Prayer
Gracious God,
may our offerings of money, talents, time, energy
and love be used to translate our faith into our ministries
that is hospitable to all. Amen.
(taken and altered, Seasons of the Spirit, Pen 1 2020)
(Seasons of the Spirit, Pen 1 2020)
Prayers of the People
The Prayer of Jesus
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil:
for thine is the kingdom
and the power and the glory,
forever and ever.
Amen.
Sending Forth
Closing Hymn: VU 884 You Shall God Out With Joy (X2)
Commissioning & Blessing
In worship, we find rest and renewal
but this is not where we stay.
We go from this place
to open to embracing love’s beauty in the word.
We go to greet the stories of another
as opportunities for love.
We go to be transformed
by God the Comforter,
God the Redeemer,
and God the Sustainer. Amen.
(taken and altered, Seasons of the Spirit, Pen 1 2020)
Response: VU 431 Sing Amen (X3, English-African-English)
End of Worship
Beginning of Service in the Community