Sunday Worship Service

Welcome to St. Andrew’s! We’d love for you to join us this Sunday. While our services are rooted in tradition, there is also heartfelt modern music and the occasional joyful "Amen!" Together, we dive deep into Holy Scripture for guidance and lift our personal prayers before God. Come as you are—no need to dress up. Sit wherever you feel comfortable, and if you’d like, stay after the service for coffee and conversation. We’d love to get to know you!

In addition to attending in person, you can stream the service live HERE on Facebook or HERE on our website. This Sunday we will be celebrating Holy Communion. Those who join via the live stream or recordings are invited to prepare their own juice and bread for the service. 

Welcome to today’s worship leaders, Rod, Linda, and Curtis. Marion D. is our elder, and Floris is our reader.

Order of Service

Prelude

Welcome

Call to Worship (based on Psalm 86)

tbd

Opening Prayers

Children's Story

Choruses: "Blessed Be Your Name" (Redman) & "Refiner's Fire" (Doerksen)

Scripture Lessons: 

Sermon: "Making sense of suffering."

Offering & Doxology

Prayers of the People (can be shared in comments of live feed)

Communion Hymn: "Here Is Bread Here Is Wine" #546 (Kendrick)

The Lord's Supper

Announcements

Drum & Drama: All Sunday School-aged children are invited to return to the sanctuary after the service to prepare for a Christmas drama.
Zoom Bible Study: Meeting this Wednesday, 11:00-noon on Zoom.
Session Meeting: This Wednesday at 7:00 pm on Zoom. 
Women's Study: Join us at the church on Thursday at 11:30 am, and bring a bag lunch. Newcomers are warmly welcome.
A&W Study: Cancelled this week.
Hands, Feet, and Hearts for Our Neighbours: Join us for a community visioning gathering this Saturday between 10:00 am and noon. We will review ideas from 2024's gift-mapping exercise, discuss new ideas, and commit to at least one outreach activity. 
Christmas Shoebox Packing Party: Sunday, November 9, following the worship service.
Volunteers for NEXT Sunday: TBD (elder), Mo (reader), Katie (greeter), TBD (vocals), Isobel (AV), Amy (sound)
Birthdays & Anniversaries: Mandy (Tuesday, October 28), Anika (Friday, October 31)

Hymn: "For All The Saints" #611 (How)

Benediction & Amen