3rd Sunday After Pentecost
& Father’s Day
June 18, 2023
Prelude: “The Lorica”
Welcome & Announcements
Call to Worship
Song: “May the Peoples Praise You”
Opening Prayers
Song: “Blessed Be Your Name”
Family Time: “The Holy Spirit Gives Us Perseverance”
Ministry of Music: “Thanks And Praise”
NT Reading: Acts 27:21-26, 39-44
Gospel Reading: Matthew 13:3-9, 18-23
Hymn: “It is Well with my Soul”
Message: “Growing and Enduring”
We Offer God Our Gifts
Sung Response: “Doxology (God Be Praised)”
Closing Prayers (and the Lord’s Prayer)
Song: “Shout to the North”
Blessing
Postlude
Announcements
Today is: Father’s Day. In worship we will be returning to the final part of the Apostle Paul’s story in the book of Acts and what it can tell us about making our way through the challenge of life and faith.
Vacation Bible School Reminder:
St. John’s Parish Hall (37 Halson Street, Ancaster) July 3 – July 7 from 9am to 12pm. There is still time to register your children or grandchildren that are going into Senior Kindergarten to Grade 5 to get on a roll with God as the Food Truck Party rolls into their neighborhood for the summer’s biggest party! For grade 6-8, come to Leadership Training. A special course for development of lifelong leadership skills, with some VBS fun too. A fun opportunity for high school youth volunteer hours. Be sure to invite family and friends!
Cost is $30 per child (same for Leadership Training). Children’s registration and Volunteer Sign up forms are at top of the page on our VBS website: https://ancastervbs2023.mycokesburyvbs.com/
Registration closes June 19th.