Message for the 4th Sunday of Easter & Mother’s Day – May 11, 2025
This message starts a short post-Easter trip through the book of Acts, called ‘Raising Up.’ Over the next few weeks we’ll be looking at some of the ways the Resurrection of Jesus raises people up.
This week we start in Acts 9:32-43 where we see how Jesus works through the Apostle Peter to raise up a woman named Tabitha (or Dorcas) and what this says about how God raises up women today.
Preacher: Rev. John Read
St. Andrew’s Music Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025
OPENING WORSHIP
“Jesus Christ is Risen Today”
Words: Anonymous (Latin) | Tate and Brady’s New Version (translation) | vs. 4 Charles Wesley | Music: Lyra Davidica 1708, 1749
Words & Music: Public Domain
“Great Things”
Words & Music: Jonas Myrin | Phil Wickham
© Capitol CMG Paragon (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) | Son of the Lion (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) | Phil Wickham Music (Fair Trade Music Publishing [c/o Essential Music Publishing LLC]) | Simply Global Songs (Fair Trade Music Publishing [c/o Essential Music Publishing LLC]) | Sing My Songs (Fair Trade Music Publishing [c/o Essential Music Publishing LLC])
CHOIR
“O Blessed Dawn Of Easter’s Day”
Words & Music: William B. Bradbury| Tony Wood ©2015 Wordspring Music,LLC (SESAC)/Tony Wood Songs (SESAC) (Adm. By Wordspring Music, LLC)
Used by Permission CCLI License #3046584 | CCLI Streaming # 20546703
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Ancaster
Message for Easter Sunday – April 20, 2025
This week we reflected on how the resurrection of Jesus gives us hope in the face of death and grief and gives us the courage to live each day as a gift from a generous God. Today’s message was based on Luke 24:1-12 & 1 Corinthians 15:12-26.
Our online service will be on pause for the next 2 weeks while Rev. John Read is off on study leave. But we’ll be back for Mother’s Day on May 11.
If you would like to follow along with the service program, which includes the full narrative of Luke 22-23 with congregational responses, you can find it here: Good Friday Order of Service 2025
St. Andrew’s Choir
Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025
Revelation 19
Words & Music: Jeffrey LaValley
Choral Setting: Jack Schrader
© Candied Jam Music; Savgos Music, Inc.; Peermusic III, Ltd. © 1985 and this Arrangement © 2004
Used by Permission CCLI License #3046584 | CCLI Streaming # 20546703 St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Ancaster
Message for Palm Sunday – April 13, 2025
This week we reflected on Jesus’s arrival in Jerusalem for his final week in Luke 19:28-44 and focused on a detail found only in Luke’s version of the story – Jesus weeping over the coming destruction of the city. We took some time to consider how we respond to things in the world that we have no control over, and how we can find the strength to make a difference when and where we can do something.
Music for the 5th Sunday in Lent, April 6, 2025
Salvator Mundi (“Saviour Of The World, Save Us”)
Tune: Jacques Berthier
© 1980 Les Presses de Taize; GIA Publications Inc.
Used by permission.
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Ancaster
Message for the 5th Sunday in Lent – April 6, 2025
We’re heading back into the story of Luke’s Gospel as we approach Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter. This week we looked at Jesus’ teaching in Luke 9:18-27 and reflected on how saying no to ourselves can free us to say yes to God and to others.
Join us at 10:30am as we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection and the victory of God’s love over the power of death. Worship will include special music from the St. Andrew’s Choir and Music Team.
Join us for our Good Friday Service on April 18th at 11:00am. We will journey together through the story of Jesus’ suffering and sacrifice through the dramatic reading of Scripture and special music from our Choir and Music Team.
