January 28, 2018
WELCOME TO ST ANDREW’S ON THE TERRACE
Welcome to St Andrew’s on The Terrace
Wherever you are on your faith journey,
wherever you have come from and wherever you are going to,
whatever you believe, whatever you do not believe, you are welcome here.
Please join in the congregational responses printed in bold italics.
Please stand if you are able, for the hymns and the offering prayer.
We usually sing the hymns without announcement.
GATHERING
Our in-between God welcomes us
We come as we are and we welcome others as they are.
We celebrate our diversity: the one, the other and the in-between
We are welcome as we are, for who we are.
The assured, the doubting, and the in-between;
We are welcome as we are, for who we are.
The optimistic, the suspicious, and the in-between;
We are welcome as we are, for who we are.
The foolish, the wise, and the in-between.
We are welcome as we are, for who we are.
PROCESSIONAL HYMN These Hills FFS 63
Words and music by Colin Gibson
Words and music © 1998 Hope Publishing Company
These hills where the hawk flies lonely,
beaches where the long surf rolls,
mountains where the snows meet heaven,
these are our care.
Pastures where the sheep graze calmly,
orchards where the apples grow,
gardens where the roses cluster,
these are our prayer.
Cities where young roam restless,
lives brought to deep despair,
homeless and powerless people,
these are our care,
Places where the Word is spoken,
hands held in serving love,
faiths of our many cultures,
these are our prayer.
All that the old world gave us,
all that the new world brings,
language, ideas and customs,
these are our care,
Life finding joy and value,
faith seeking truth and light,
God heard and seen in all things,
this be our prayer.
WELCOME
Kia ora tatou.
Kia ora.
PRAYER (conclusion - said together)
And now, teach us to live our own lives gently and kindly
with each other, looking at ourselves and our world through
your eyes of respect and hope and light. AMEN.
LIGHTING THE RAINBOW ROOM CANDLE Luka and Alexei
TIME WITH YOUNG AND OLD Ken Irwin
e paru i te tinana, e ma i te wai.
e paru i te aroha, ka mau tonu e.
BLESSING THE CHILDREN (All stand)
We welcome you today and now release you to read, play and have fun together
We bless you. Amen.
PASSING THE PEACE
Feel free to pass the peace with those nearby or move to greet others further away. Passing the peace consists of shaking hands and saying “Peace be with you.” The response is “Peace be with you” or just “And with you.” Or, simply saying “Hello” is a good idea. Also feel free to simply observe if you wish!
HYMN Mother Earth
Words: © Norman Habel (Admin. by Willow Publishing Pty. Ltd.)
Music: “Praise my Soul” WOV 68
Mother Earth, our Mother birthing
Ev’ry creature from the ground.
Jesus too was flesh and breathing,
Kin to all that’s green and brown.
Celebrate with all creation:
God has joined the web of life.
Sister Air, our Sister lifting
Ev’ry creature born with wing;
Jesus shared the breath of forests,
Breath that makes our spirits sing.
Celebrate with all creation;
God has joined the web of life.
Brother Water, Brother pulsing
Deep through ev’ry vein and sea,
Jesus drank the very raindrops
For our wine and in our tea
Celebrate with all creation;
God has joined the web of life.
Father Fire, our Father burning
With the sacred urge to live.
Jesus’ death completes the cycle,
Bringing life beyond the grave.
Celebrate with all creation;
God has joined the web of life.
THE WORD IN TEXTS Ann Barrie
Gospel Mark 1: 21-28
Contemporary reading Love your Enemy
Joy Cowley
RESPONSE
For the Word in scripture,
for the Word among us,
for the Word within us,
we give thanks
REFLECTION Ken Irwin
Jesus confronts MADNESS theirs and ours!
HYMN Will you come and follow me? CH4 533
Words: Graham Maule, Music: Kelvingrove John L. Bell
Words and Music © 1987 WGRG Iona Community
Will you come and follow me
if I but call your name?
Will you go where you don’t know
and never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown,
will you let my name be known,
will you let my life be grown
in you and you in me?
Will you let the blinded see
if I but call your name?
Will you set the prisoners free
and never be the same?
Will you kiss the leper clean
and do such as this unseen,
and admit to what I mean
in you and you in me?
Will you love the ‘you’ you hide
if I but call your name?
Will you quell the fear inside
and never be the same?
Will you use the faith you’ve found
to reshape the world around
through my sight and touch and sound
in you and you in me?
Lord, your summons echoes true
when you but call my name.
Let me turn and follow you
and never be the same.
In your company I’ll go
where your love and footsteps show.
Thus I’ll move and live and grow
in you and you in me.
AFFIRMATION (said together) The Millenium Prayer
British Council of Churches
Council of Jews & Buddhist Assembly
Let there be:
Respect for the earth
Peace for its people
Love in our lives
Delight in the good
Forgiveness for past wrongs
And from now on
A new start
OFFERING AND OFFERING PRAYER
We recognise and bless the gifts brought to the table, and those which wing
their way electronically from our banks to the church’s account.
LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY OF ST ANDREW’S
People share notices and visitors are welcomed. If you have a notice, please move to the front row, ready to speak briefly from the lectern.
For the benefit of newcomers, please introduce yourself before you begin.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Lois Robertson
CIRCLE OF PRAYER
We think today of the people of Colombia and the Presbyterian Church of Colombia. In New Zealand, we remember those in Parliament, and today we name Marja Lubeck and Jo Luxton list MPs. Here in the Central Presbytery, we pray for the leaders and people of Taradale - St Columba's Presbyterian Church.
PRAYER FOR ST ANDREW’S on card
HYMN One more step along the world I go
Words and Music by Sydney Carter,
Words and music: © 1971 Stainer & Bell Ltd
Tune: Southcote
One more step along the world I go,
one more step along the world I go;
from the old things to the new
keep me travelling along with you:
And it's from the old I travel to the new;
keep me travelling along with you.
Round the corner of the world I turn,
more and more about the world I learn;
all the new things that I see
you'll be looking at along with me
And it's from the old I travel to the new….
Give me courage when the world is rough,
keep me loving though the world is tough;
leap and sing in all I do,
keep me travelling along with you:
And it's from the old I travel to the new…..
You are older than the world can be,
you are younger than the life in me;
ever old and ever new,
keep me travelling along with you:
And it's from the old I travel to the new….
THE POUNAMU BLESSING
SUNG AMEN
THANK YOU Vivien Chiu
Our Musician today
Unless otherwise stated all hymns are used by permission CCLI Licence 341550
Words/music to new hymns and gathering statement, prayers and affirmation are original unless acknowledged. There is a 2-hour parking limit on the street in the Wellington CBD on Sundays.
If you are staying for an after-church activity, you can to move your car into the car park,
or move to a new space on the street.