Lent 5 Sunday, March 22, 2015

Order of Worship Congregation Stands

We Draw Near to God

Prelude

Welcome and announcements

Call to Worship

Opening Hymn 423 Sing your praise to God eternal

Prayers of Adoration & Confession

The Lords Prayer 831

Assurance of Pardon

Lenten Reading The sign of Thunder read by Marjorie Knights

Hymn 390 Spirit divine, attend our prayers

We Listen to Gods Word

The written Word of God read by Monique Leger

Old Testament Ezekiel 37: 1-14 (OT 806)

Psalm130 see across age

Gospel John 11: 17-29, 32-44 (NT 105)

Hymn 374 O for a thousand tongues remain seated

Sermon Will those bones live Rev. Marie Goodyear

Anthem Contemplation of the cross

We Respond to God

We present our gifts to God

Doxology 830 & Prayer of Dedication

Hymn 663 God whose giving knows no ending

Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Closing Hymn 685 How firm a foundation

Final blessing and choral Amen 780

Psalm 130

R Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.

Lord, hear my voice!

Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!

If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could

stand? But there is forgiveness with you,

so that you may be revered. R I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope;

my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for

the morning, more than those who watch for the

morning.

O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is

steadfast love, with the Lord is great power to redeem.

It is the Lord who will redeem Israel from all its iniquities.

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A cordial welcome is extended to our

visitors this morning. Please stay for a

time of fellowship after the service.

Our Ushers today: Greta Baksh, Yervant Weingarten

Next weeks ushers: Dorine Bourque, Rogerio daSilva

Fellowship hosts: Fred & Linda Hart

Hosts next week: Gillian Goddard, Donna Wells

Iona Announcements

Today we are pleased to welcome back to the pulpit,

Rev. Marie Goodyear, to lead us in worship.

Iona Friends

Your Search Committee has been blessed to have received

several applications from potential candidates for our new

minister. We have now reached the exciting stage of going out

to hear possible candidates preach at other churches, as we seek

God's guidance in this matter. Although this means that we will

miss our usual worship services at Iona on some upcoming

Sundays, we will be working on your behalf. Please keep us and

the candidates in your prayers, as we do our best to find the

person God has prepared for us.

Iona Irish Evening

Thank you to everyone who came out in support of our Irish

Night. A special thanks to everyone who worked on organizing,

setting up, serving, cleaning up and for the entertainment/sing-

a-long. The good food and good fellowship shared made for a

wonderful evening for all. We raised $797.00.

Easter Services

Join us for two hours on Maundy Thursday, April 2 at 6 pm in

our remembrance of Christs last Supper with a cold cuts supper

and Holy Communion with Rev. Marie Goodyear officiating.

Good Friday Service, April 3 at 10 am in the Iona worship area

with Rev. Victor Li preaching, followed by Stations of the Cross at

St Cyprians at 11 am.

Easter Sunday Service, April 5 at 11 am.

Communion Service with Rev. Marie Goodyear preaching.

Tri Church Announcements

Lenten series on Forgiveness - a 5 week course

How to Forgive and Live in Love.

Tuesday Group: 7 - 9 pm

For those who can join us, come at 6 pm for soup & bread.

Friday Group: 1 - 3 pm

Ravel Board meets on March 25 at 7:30 pm.

Mission Capsule

World Water Day

Access to clean water in Chimbonano village in southern

Malawi used to be a huge challenge. Community members

had to drink from unclean water sources or travel far

distances to access clean water. Flonnie Mpunga knows

how dangerous the situation was for her village.

Waterborne diseases were common and we spent a lot of

time nursing each other. We couldnt work hard in our

fields, so we experienced food shortages. But all that has

changed, thanks to a Presbyterian World Service &

Development program providing access to safe water by

digging boreholes and wells. Flonnie shares, Our lives have

improved. We no longer spend long hours fetching water. I

have enough time to prepare my field and take care of my

family. The well has improved my familys health, as well as

the health of the whole community.

PWS&D responds to provide clean water.

IONA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

1080 Finch Avenue East,

North York, Ontario M2J 2X2

Website: www.tri-church.ca/iona

Tel: (416) 494-2442

e-mail: postmaster@tri-church.ca

Interim Moderator: Rev. Dr. Emily Bisset

Organist: Robert Williams

March 22, 2015

Lent 5