Looking for a few precious moments of peace and perspective in your busy week? We hold worship services each Sunday at 10:30am.
Our worship ministry has many components that are updated each week. We encourage you to "mix and match" the pieces to find out what works best for you.
WORSHIP UPDATE
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It's hard to believe, but this Labour Day weekend means, for many, that we have reached the end of summer holidays and are now looking ahead to a new fall season. We hope you will make time to join us for worship at First-St. Andrew's.
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On Sunday, September 6th Rev. Dr. Joshua Lawrence, our Minister of Worship & Congregational Life, will lead our service. The theme for this week is Restorative Justice. Pastor Joshua will preach a sermon entitled “A Different Vision” based on this our Gospel reading from Matthew 18: 15-20. Joan Bancroft will read this Sunday's first Scripture, Exodus 12: 1-14.
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Our FSA Adult Choir will return from their summer break next week, but for this Sunday Minister of Music, Chris Fischer is joined by the Neaves family who will provide our music in this service. Alex & Rebecca will help Chris lead the congregation in our Gathering / Candle Lighting Music, MV #14 "Where Two or Three are Gathered," which will be sung as a 3-part round. Their children will join in for our Musical Reflection, "The Storm is Passing Over" by Charles Albert Tindley and our Musical Offering, David Kai's "The Lion and Bear." The congregational is invited to sing this week's hymns which are MV #30 "It's a Song of Praise to the Maker," VU #565 "Love, Who Made Me in Your Likeness" and VU #633 "Bless Now, O God, the Journey." Chris will close the service from the organ with John S. Dixon's "Come, Labour On."
Want to know the names of those who greeted you or read scripture on a given Sunday? Find out here.
Our Online Ministry
(To see the Sunday Slide Show which plays in the Sanctuary prior to Worship, go to our Billboard Page)
We invite you to join us online for our Sunday morning services. Just link from the video portal below. Don't forget to download an Order of Service so that you can follow along with the proceedings.
To select and watch any of our past video recorded services, link to our YouTube Channel from the icon.
GROW YOUR FAITH! Listen to recent sermons on your portable device. You can take us with you to your workout, on your daily commute, or whenever and wherever you have some personal time.
"Deep Dive" provides an audio commentary on the most recent Sunday message. Listen to a thoughtful discussion by using this link and once there, go to the STUDIO section and open the commentary link there. (Hint: If you're using a handheld device, be patient. After you hit the "play" icon it takes a couple of minutes for the audio to load before it starts playing.)
"PostScript," is "taking a sabbatical" for a few weeks. Watch for its return following the Sept. 13 Homecoming Service.
Ready for a break from all your screen time? Why not join either the Fall or Winter/Spring session of Bible Study on Thursdays at 11am? It's much more than Bible Study, though. We discuss the message of the Bible through the lens of a book or commentary. Contact the church office for details. We'd love to see you in person!
Have you been benefitting from our online ministry? Perhaps now is the time to give back so that we can continue to offer this outreach. Just link from the red "DONATE" button below.