Epiphany January 5, 2020 - Northlea United Church
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Northlea United Church
In the community. For the community.
125 Brentcliffe Road, Toronto, ON, M4G 3Y7
www.northleaunited.ca ~ 416-425-5252
January 5, 2020
Epiphany
At Northlea United Church,
we encourage one another as we:
Love God ~ Connect with others
Nurture the spirit ~ Serve the world1
We want to make everyone feel welcome at Northlea! Our facilities are accessible for
those with mobility assists, such as wheelchairs and scooters. We welcome pets and
invite you to bring your coffee to service! If we can help improve your experience by
providing you with assisted hearing devices, a large print hymn book or large print
order of service, we have them – just ask one of our Welcomers.
Infants, toddlers, and children are welcome as part of our worship in the sanctuary!
Following the first part of the service each Sunday, many of our children and youth go
with their leaders to “Cool Church.” Children who are visiting are invited to join in!
After the service, everyone reconnects in the Community Room over refreshments.
We encourage everyone to wear name tags, so if you don’t have one, and would like
one, please let one of our Welcomers know.
Thank You for Helping with Today’s Service:
Welcoming: Diana Bennett & Margaret Rieger
Reading: Ray Murrill
Sound Technician: Doug Joyce
Kitchen Hospitality: Lois & Ron Scott
If you are interested in volunteering to help with Sunday Morning Ministries, please
sign up on the sheets posted outside the office on the Welcome Board.
Minister: Lee-Ann Ahlstrom lee-ann@northleaunited.ca
Music Director: David Jafelice david@northleaunited.ca
Office Administrator: Tricia Reid office@northleaunited.ca
Facility Manager: Robert Pringle building@northleaunited.ca
Children & Youth Leader: Jo Dullard jo@northleaunited.ca
Consider Financially supporting Northlea United
● through Canada Helps by going to www.northleaunited.ca
● signing up for PAR (Pre-Authorized Debit) through the church office
● using offering envelopes
Please contact the church office if you would like more information
416 425 5252 or office@northleaunited.ca
** Unless otherwise indicated: Prayers (various) are taken from “The United Church
of Canada - Gathering - resources for worship planners” Advent-Christmas-Epiphany
2019-2020 Year A Worship, Music, and Spirituality ISSN-0823-1869 3.45M 08/19
190020 CH11103
2Northlea United Church
January 5, 2020
(*) Please stand if you are comfortable and able.
Bold letters indicate words to be said by the whole congregation.
Please ask one of our greeters if you would like a large- print bulletin,
a large-print hymn book or an assisted hearing device.
̴ Gathering ̴
Before or during the prelude you are welcome to come to the front and light a candle
and/or enter your prayer requests in the book provided. Your prayers can be included
in the prayers of the people during the service.
Welcome
*Gathering Hymn: In the Darkness Shines the Splendour Voices United #92
Announcements, Joys and Concerns
Call to Light:
The Advent days of waiting have passed,
the days of Christmas celebration have passed,
and even the star of the magi has dimmed.
What is next for us who gather here this morning?
In these post-Christmas days of Epiphany,
we claim anew the promises of Advent
as we seek new visions of what
hope, peace, joy and love mean in our lives.
Then come, let us live in the light.
Lighting the Christ Candle:
We light this candle
to remind us of the presence of Christ.
The light from this one candle
shines equally for each of us.
We light this candle
to remind us of the love of Christ.
The light from this one candle
shines equally for the world.
3May the peace of Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
Greetings of Peace - The congregation is invited to share the peace of Christ with one
another. The children and youth will leave for their Cool Church listening and learning
time.
Sung Response: Gloria (English text) Voices United #37
Opening Prayer:
Gracious God, we seek your Spirit,
so that we may understand the gifts you give us.
We receive your call upon our hearts,
a call to love and serve others
as Jesus loved and served among us.
We ask for your wisdom,
that we might have the mind of Christ within us.
Amen.
̴ Listening ̴
*Hymn: Many Are The Lightbeams Voices United #588
Prayer for Understanding
Holy One, we pray that by the power of your Holy Spirit you
will open our hearts and our minds to your mystery and grace.
Guide us to the truth and wisdom we most need to hear,
as we listen for your still small voice in our sacred story. Amen.
Scripture Reading: Matthew 2:1-12
Response
In this reading we hear God’s voice.
The Spirit is still speaking, thanks be to God.
Anthem: Arise, Shine! (Isaiah 60:1-2) Robert Lau
Message:
̴ Responding ̴
4Invitation to the Offering:
We are the body of Christ in the world today, offering compassion to the
suffering, seeking justice for the oppressed, feeding the hungry and
empowering those who have no voice. Our gifts are a symbol of our faith in
Christ’s invitation to love God and neighbor, so we share what we have as we
are able, for the work of this community.
Offertory Music
Offertory Response: Voices United #55, vs. 4
What can I give him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
if I were a wise man, I would do my part,
yet what I can I give him - give my heart.
*Offertory Prayer:
O Holy One,
these are the gifts of our hands and our hearts
shared in gratitude.
May they touch the lives of many.
Where brokenness resides,
may our gifts offer healing and wholeness.
In the name of Christ. Amen
Prayers of the People:
The Lord’s Prayer: David Haas Voices United #959
Closing Hymn: Let There Be Light Voices United #679
*Commissioning and Benediction
*Amen: (A Caribbean Mass, Patriquin) More Voices #208
Postlude
We acknowledge with respect the history, spirituality, and culture of the
Mississauga peoples who came to this place long before us, and our
responsibility for the territory wherein our church resides.
5Reading Next Week: Matthew 3:13-17
What’s happening in 2020?
• Wednesday, January 8, 2020- Lee-Ann will hold office hours on
Wednesdays starting in January. If daytime hours or Wednesdays are a
challenge, just give the office a call to arrange another time to meet.
• Wednesdays, January 8, 22, 29, 2020 – Cluster Discussion Group: Beyond
Tribal Wars and an Angry God: The Bible and Evolving Human
Consciousness - 7:00 pm
• Sunday, January 12, 2020 – Lay Worship Circle Meeting after service.
• Wednesday, January 15, 2020
o Annual Reports are due to the office
o All Staff meeting and lunch from 12:00 – 2:00 pm
o Lee-Ann will not hold office hours that day.
o Council Meeting 7:00 pm
• Friday, January 17, 2020 – Youth Night – 6:30 pm
• Sunday, January 19, 2020 – Rev. Cynthia Stretton and the Bedford Park
Band 10:30 am
• Wednesday, January 22, 2020 – Trustee Meeting 8:00 pm
• Thursday, January 23, 2020 – Food & Friendship Dinner – FPM 6:00 pm
• Sunday, January 26, 2020 – North Toronto Cluster Pulpit Exchange with
Rev. John Joseph Mastandrea 10:30 am.
Ongoing programs:
• Tuesdays at 10:30 am: Bible Study Christmas Break: December 17, 2019,
returning January 7, 2020
• Wednesdays at 2:00 pm: Flemingdon Park Conversation Group - Christmas
Break: December 18, 2019, returning January 8, 2020.
• Wednesdays, January 8, 22, 29, 2020 – Cluster Discussion Group: Beyond
Tribal Wars and an Angry God: the Bible and Evolving Human
Consciousness - 7:00 pm
• Thursdays at 1:30 pm: Art Circle - Christmas Break: December 19, 2019,
returning January 9, 2020.
• Thursdays at 7:30 pm: Choir Rehearsal –Christmas Break: December 26,
2019, returning January 9, 2020
• 3rd Fridays at 7:00 pm: Youth Night - every 3rd Friday of the month. Next
date: Friday, January 17, 2020.
Next Love Jazz date: February 9, 2020!
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