Remembrance Sunday

Narrative Lectionary Series

“ “What Are You Doing Here?” 

Based on 1 Kings 19:1-18 – God Speaks to Elijah

       When Elijah ran and hid in a cave on Mt. Horeb, in fear for his life, God asked him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” Once assured by God, Elijah returned to fulfill his call. We need to occasionally pause from our daily grind and ask ourselves, “What Am I Doing Here?” to realign ourselves to life’s call.

 Order of Worship Service | November 7^th, 2021

Prelude: Vesper Voluntary #3, Edward Elgar

Welcoming & Candle Lighting

Hymn: VU 806 O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Service of Remembrance

We make this act of remembrance today,
Not to glorify the horror of war, but to honor the sacrifice of those men and women who answered their country’s call to service in time
of need.
We come also to pray that peace may prevail around the world,
And the noise of war be forever silenced.

The Ritual of Remembrance

Names of Those who Fell (WW1 & WW2) read by Ross McCarlie
For the Fallen (excerpt from “For the Fallen” by Laurence Binyon)
Last Post
Two Minute Silence
Reveille

Trio: “I Choose Love” Text: Lindy Thompson; Music: Mark A. Miller

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18 – God Speaks to Elijah

Sermon: “What Are You Doing Here?”

Reflective Music: Adagio in E Minor, J.S. Bach

Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer

Hymn: VU 608 – Dear God, Who Lives All Humankind. 

Commissioning & Benediction (VU 349 A Prayer) together

May the Christ who walks on wounded feet walk with you on the road.
May the Christ who serves with wounded hands stretch out your hands to serve.
May the Christ who loves with a wounded heart open your hearts to love.
May you see the face of Christ in everyone you meet and may everyone you meet see the face of Christ in you.

Postlude: “Processional in C” by Hal Hopson

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Land Acknowledgment:

We acknowledge we worship on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.  We thank them for having cared for this land and look forward to relating with them as covenant people of God as we continue to care for this land together.

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