First Presbyterian Church - Edmonton, Alberta - First Presbyterian Church Edmonton

First Presbyterian Church
                   Edmonton, Alberta

                      (Founded 1881)

      3rd Sunday after Pentecost

              11:00 am — June 20, 2021

                   Morning Worship

PRELUDE Improvisation on the hymns
                                       Joachim Segger

LIGHTING OF THE CHRIST CANDLE

PASSING OF THE PEACE
Leader:      “The Peace of Christ be with you.”
People:   “And also with you.”

WELCOME AND INTIMATIONS

CALL TO WORSHIP

                   WE APPROACH GOD

HYMN: 676 Jesus, lover of my soul

1 Jesus, lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly,
while the nearer waters roll,
while the tempest still is high;
hide me, O my Savior, hide,
till the storm of life is past;
safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last!

2 Other refuge have I none;
hangs my helpless soul on thee;
leave, ah! leave me not alone,
still support and comfort me.
All my trust on thee is stayed,
all my help from thee I bring;
cover my defenseless head
with the shadow of thy wing.

3 Plenteous grace with thee is found,
grace to cover all my sin;
let the healing streams abound;
make and keep me pure within.
Thou of life the fountain art;
freely let me take of thee;
spring thou up within my heart,
rise to all eternity.

PRAYERS OF APPROACH:
    Jesus, we take great comfort in your words: "peace
be still." We praise you that you come to us in the
storms of life; and even in terrible storms you enable
our capacity for love to grow. Even in terrible storms we
find that we can still learn and grow and open ourselves
up to you.
    Help us to know, Jesus, that the worst storms, are
the ones caused by our fear, when we grow afraid of
losing our power, or we grow suspicious of the power of
others, or when we refuse to acknowledge your
mysterious authority. Forgive us, Lord. Here in the
storm, Jesus, we need you, we need each other, and we
need the love you give us to share. Forgive us for
holding on tightly to fear and lead us through sacrifice
and self-giving to peace and calm. We pray in your
name. Amen.

KYRIE ELEISON (Lord have mercy)

DECLARATION OF PARDON

THE LORD’S PRAYER (sung): Hymn #831
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is
in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and
forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, as we
forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and

the power and the glory forever. Amen.

ANTHEM      Like as a Father            Cherubini/Lovelace

Like as a father, filled with compassion
Pities all his children,
So the Lord has mercy on those who fear him

SHARING A STORY

HYMN: 689 Simply trusting every day

1. Simply trusting every day,
trusting through a stormy way,
even when my faith is small,
trusting Jesus, that is all.

Refrain: Trusting as the moments fly,
trusting as the days go by,
trusting him whate'er befall,
trusting Jesus, that is all.

2. Brightly doth his Spirit shine
into this poor heart of mine;
while he leads I cannot fall,
trusting Jesus, that is all.

3. Singing, if my way be clear,
praying, if the path be drear,
if in danger for him call,

trusting Jesus, that is all.

4. Trusting him while life shall last,
trusting him till earth be past,
till within the jasper wall,
trusting Jesus, that is all.

                    WE HEAR GOD’S WORD

RESPONSIVE PSALM: Psalm 107:1-3,23-32 (Refrain I)

R: Wellspring source of life eternal,
   drench our dryness make us whole.

1 O give thanks to the Lord, for the Lord is good;
      God’s steadfast love endures forever.
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
      those redeemed from trouble
3 and gathered in from the lands,
      from the east and from the west,
      from the north and from the south.

R: Wellspring source of life eternal,
   drench our dryness make us whole.

23 Some went down to the sea in ships,
      doing business on the mighty waters;
24 they saw the deeds of the Lord,

wondrous works in the deep.
25 For God commanded and raised the stormy wind,
      which lifted up the waves of the sea.
26 They mounted up to heaven,
    they went down to the depths;
      their courage melted away in their calamity;
27 they reeled and staggered like drunkards,
      and were at their wits’ end.
28 Then in their trouble they cried to the Lord ,
      who brought them out from their distress;
29 The Lord made the storm be still,
      and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30 Then they were glad because they had quiet,
      and God brought them to their desired haven.
31 Let them give thanks for the Lord steadfast love,
      for God’s wonderful works to humankind.
32 Let them extol the Lord in the congregation of the people,
    and praise God in the assembly of the elders.

R: Wellspring source of life eternal,
   drench our dryness make us whole.

GLORIA PATRI #594
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy
Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall
be, world without end. Amen, amen.

SCRIPTURE LESSONS:
   Old Testament Lesson: Jonah 1
      Gospel Lesson:        Mark 4:35-41

SERMON:

                 WE RESPOND IN FAITH

HYMN: 728 The storm is strong

1. The storm is strong; we face the wind.
The water rises; waves crash in.
Where are we now? Where will we be?
There is no mercy on this sea.

2. But you, Christ, you are with us here.
We turn to you in all our fear.
The single word you say is 'peace'
and wind and waves and storm all cease.

3. Who can you be? What power your say
that even winds and sea obey?
Remove our fear of death and harm.
Give us your faith and still our storm.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING

OFFERTORY DUET Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me

Betty Kolodziej and Graham Fast

1. Jesus, Saviour, pilot me
Over life's tempestuous sea;
Unknown waves before me roll,
Hiding rock and treacherous shoal.
Chart and compass came from Thee.
Jesus, Saviour, pilot me.

2. As a mother stills her child,
Thou canst hush the ocean wild;
Boisterous waves obey Thy will
When Thou sayest to them, "Be still!"
Wondrous Sovereign of the sea,
Jesus, Saviour, pilot me.

3. When at last I near the shore,
And the fearful breakers roar
'Twixt me and the peaceful rest,
Then, while leaning on Thy breast,
May I hear Thee say to me, "Fear not, I will pilot Thee."

DOXOLOGY #830
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him all
creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly
host; praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

OFFERTORY PRAYER

           We take Christ’s Love To The World

HYMN:      753 You walk along our shoreline

1. You walk along our shoreline
where land meets unknown sea.
We hear your voice of power,
'Now come and follow me.
And if you still will follow
through storm and wave and shoal,
then I will make you fishers, but of the human soul.'

2. You call us, Christ, to gather
the people of the earth.
We cannot fish for only
those lives we think have worth.
We spread your net of gospel across the water's face,
our boat a common shelter
for all found by your grace.

3. We cast our net, O Jesus;
we cry the kingdom's name;
we work for love and justice;
we learn to hope through pain.
You call us, Lord, to gather
God's daughters and God's sons,
to let your judgement heal us so that all may be one.

BENEDICTION and CHORAL AMEN

POSTLUDE III: ‘ And I will pour out my Spirit upon all

flesh.’ Acts 2:17 ( from Trinitas)   Eleanor Daley

WARMEST GREETINGS: We are pleased to welcome all
who join us this morning by video stream. We welcome
friends from Westmount Presbyterian Church who are
worshipping with us.

At this time the church is not open to the public because
of Covid 19 and its variants. Worship is restricted to
worship leaders, and members who don’t have internet,
upon approval of the minister. Session will revisit this at
their June meeting on the 21st.

Worship is live streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/
firstpresbyterianedmonton/

Session will meet tomorrow night by Zoom at 7 pm.

Sunday School Refurbishment: Good news. We have
already raised over $10,000 to update the main hall of the
Sunday school room with painting and new flooring. If you
would like to donate please mark Sunday School on your
gift. We thank you again for your generosity.

Our amazing online Church School with Julia-Don
Edwards:https://www.youtube.com/channel/
UCSzLkIA3uQbUMnvNaDQMcLA

Joyful Giving: There are a variety of ways to give. You
can Mail a cheque, or, your church envelope with a

cheque enclosed. Please do not send cash via mail. You
can also make a financial contribution by using PayPal on
the church’s website. Click on the donate button.
You can make a monetary gift via an e-transfer. You put
treasurer@firstpresbyterian.ca in your list of recipients,
set up a question and answer, and email the answer to the
Treasurer, Javed Sommers, at above address. Be sure to
take care to email your name and address to the
treasurer so he can send you a tax receipt at the end of
the year. Use the same address for inquiries about
donating or finances. The Session wants to thank you for
your generosity.
Have you considered setting up a pre-authorized
remittance (PAR)? Information can be found at: https://
presbyterian.ca/plannedgiving/pre-authorized-
remittance-par-program/.

Thanks to the hardworking people who have made our services
happen.
Choir members: Betty Kolodziej, Holly Parkis, Ron Long,
Taylor Fawcett, Graham Fast and Rev. Harry; with our directors
and organists Marnie and Joachim.
Technician: Matt Read
Ushers/Security: Javed Sommers and Fred Ako-nai
Tower Chimes: Graham Fast
Permission to podcast/stream/print the music in this
service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License # A-716770.
All rights reserved.

Image on Front: Calming the storm: by Bernard Allen. His

website is bernardallenart.com

   First Presbyterian Church
        10025 105 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1C8
         Phone: 780.422.2937 Fax: 780.429.3873
            Website: www.firstpresbyterian.ca
             Email: info@firstpresbyterian.ca

                 Minister: Rev. Harry Currie
   Cell: 780.232.1160 Email: minister@firstpresbyterian.ca

                      Music Directors:
        Dr. Marnie Giesbrecht & Dr. Joachim Segger
Email: info@marniegiesbrecht.com / info@joachimsegger.com