The desert waits, ready for those who come, who come obedient to the Spirit’s leading; or who are driven, because they will not come any other way. The desert waits, ready to let us know who we are– the place of self-discovery. (Ruth Burgess)   

Lent 1 Bulletin

Announcement Sheet

Shining Waters Regional Council Prayer Cycle:

Today we pray for: Knox United Church, Dunchurch, Ghana Calvary Methodist United Church, Toronto, Alpha Korean United Church, Tamil United Church

Prayers: 

We Call on Your Holy Name: A prayer for the First Sunday in Lent from Everday Skeptics

Our Rainbow After the Storm:  God of the journey

Minute for Mission:

Empowering Women and Families with Diversified Farming:  Sustainable Development Goals 2 – Eradicating Hunger, SDG 17 – Partnering for the Goals

The hymn and music today… 

Soil of God, You and I - (Hannah, Melhorn-Boe). Reprinted and podcast with permission under One License #A-718074.

Jesus, Tempted in the Desert - (w Herman Steumpfle, m The Sacred Harp. Philadelphia, harm Roanls A. Nelson). Reprinted and podcast with permission under One License #A-718074.

O Jesus, I Have Promised – (w John Ernest Bode, m James W. Elliot) - Public Domain

Tree of Life and Awesome Mystery - (w/m Marty Haugen) –  Reprinted and podcast with permission under One License #A-718074.

Christ Has No Body Now buy Yours – (w Adapt by Stephen C. Warner, m Rick Gunn). Reprinted and podcast with permission under One License #A-718074 and CCLI Licenses #20425240 and #20425257.

Let My Soirit Always Sing - (w Shirley E. Murray, m Jane Marshall) - Reprinted and podcast with permission under One License #A-718074 and CCLI Licenses #20425240 and #20425257.

May the Love of the Lord (w Maria Ling Poh Choo, m Swee hong Lim). Reprinted and podcast with permission under One License #A-718074.

Trumpet Voluntary - (J. Stanley, arr. C Seipp) - Podcast with permission under One License #A-718074

There Is a Time (LC. McDade, arr. L. Pedersen) - Podcast with permission under One License #A-718074

Kyrie (Sherri Porterfield) - Podcast with permission under One License #A-718074.

Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen - (Pierrot's Tanzlied) from Die Tote Stadt (Erich Korngold)

Trumpet Voluntary - (W. Boyce, arr. C. seipp)

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