This Sunday August 29 we continue with our new pattern of both in-person and online worship. We can safely accommodate up to 40 people in the church sanctuary at our usual time of 10:30am. Full worship guidelines (such as maximum attendance, requirements for masks and physical distancing) please go to: https://standrews.ws/2021/08/13/in-person-worship/
The online service will premier on YouTube at 10:30am and will be available any time afterward. This week we continue our exploration of the opening of God’s big story in the book of Genesis. Our theme for the day is “The Lord Loves Life”
Online Order of Service
Family Worship: “The Lord Loves Life” (available at 8:30am)
Home Worship Service Premiers at 10:30am
Call to Worship – Psalm 32:1-6,11
Opening Prayer
Hymn: “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”
Old Testament Reading – Genesis 4:1-16
Gospel Reading – Mark 1:9-15
Message – “Back to the Start: Sin at the Door”
Song: “Yet Not I, But Through Christ in Me”
We Respond to God’s Generosity
Closing Prayers & Blessing
News:
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- Going Deeper: (Study Resources): The Bible Project has an excellent summary of the story of Genesis that can be found here complete with study notes: https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/torah-genesis-1/ For a more detailed exploration of Genesis, you can go here: https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/genesis-1-11/
- Respond to the Crisis in Haiti through PWS&D: The nation of Haiti is facing an unprecedented series of disasters – COVID, a political crisis, a major earthquake and most recently a tropical storm. One way to help is through Presbyterian World Service & Development (PWS&D). To learn more go here – https://presbyterian.ca/pwsd/haiti-crisis/ and please keep Haiti in your prayers.