Service of Worship at 10:00a.m.    (*indicates standing, if persons are able)

Worthy of Praise is the Lord

Call to Worship Memorial Carillon  

Prelude “Hymn Medley”      Christine Cole

Ministry Opportunities    Pastor Kevin

*Time of Singing      Worship Team

 (Children are invited to come to the front pews during the last song) 

Children’s Story      Pastor Ida

*Children’s Hymn “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus”

 (Children, Primary to Grade 6, are directed to KidZone during the singing)

Tithes and Offerings   

Offering & Offertory Prayer   

   Offertory “Sing to the Lord” (Smith)

*Offertory Response #600 “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow”

Prayers of the People   

Ministry of Music          Janette Haggarty

The Ministry of the Word

Scripture Revelation 3:14-16 (NT pg. 247)

Sermon  “Don’t Let Jesus Spit You Out”      Heather Cox

*Hymn “I Surrender All” (v. 1, 3, & 5)

Benediction

Postlude “The Heavens Are Telling” (Haydn)

Go and Be Followers of Christ

Total Offering for Sunday, August 16^th, 2009  $5,400.29

(Automatic debit weekly offerings are included in totals)

Morning Service Drive-In Service

   Last Week: 135 Year Ago: 160  Last Week: 61 Year Ago: 60

Birthday Greetings

Best wishes are extended to Don Bishop who is celebrating his 85^th birthday today.

Anniversary Congratulations

Belated congratulations to Keith & Elsie Roberts who celebrated 54 years of marriage on August 13^th and to Russell & Ruth Fenton who celebrated 51 years of marriage on August 22^nd. Congratulations to Bob & Grace McLean who are celebrating their 61^st wedding anniversary today; to Barb & Don Bishop who are celebrating 62 years of marriage on August 27^th; and to Gar & Jean Woodworth who are celebrating their 55^th wedding anniversary on August 28^th. 

Acadia Divinity College in Metro: Fall 2009

Three Acadia Divinity College courses are now open for registration. Please see the pamphlet on the bulletin board in the foyer for more details.

Nuptial News

Congratulations are extended to Darren and Tara (née Williams) Brewster  who were united in marriage by Rev. Dr. Ida on Saturday, August 22, 2009.

Thank You

We wish to extend a heartfelt thanks to everyone for visits to our home, phone calls, sympathy cards, and food during our difficult time in the loss of Bill. Special thanks to Pastor Bob and Dr. Ida for their support. Your kindness and caring mean so much to us. 

Gar & Jean Woodworth and family.

Spiritual Week

Please be in prayer for the group of youth and their leaders who are leaving today for a week-long stay on PEI. The youth will be taking part in a variety of activities focused on discovering more about Jesus, as well as enjoying fellowship time together. A special thank you to those who contributed food items for the trip, your kindness is appreciated!

Edu-Kid

Thank you to all those who have made donations to the Edu-Kid campaign. We are still in need of glue sticks, scissors, Kleenex and math sets.

There is a box in the foyer where you can drop off donated supplies or you can make a donation (mark as “school supplies”) and these funds will be used to meet special requests from our students. Thank you for your support!

Sunday Prayer Link

Please pray for Rev. Dale Stairs and Mrs. Jody Linkletter who together give leadership in the Youth and Family Department of our Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches. Please pray also for the search process for a new Director of Youth and Family for our Convention.

Summer Updates

^v Thank you to Alex Ewing, our IT technician who completed his term with us on August 21^st. Thank you also to Stefan Purdy who finishes on August 26^th and to  Heather Cox who finishes her term on August 30^th.

^v Krista-Lee Bates is in Cambridge, Nova Scotia for her last week of DVBS. Please remember her in your prayers as she wraps up a busy summer.

^v Please be in prayer for staff and campers at Bayside Camp as the 2009 camping season comes to a close. We thank God for the ministry of Chris MacRae, Josh Mitton, and Borden & Amy Scott.

Reading Program

Over 150 books have been borrowed from our library since the beginning of our “Summer Fun Reading Program” began! There are lots of books to choose from so join the fun! There’s still a month to go and great prizes to be won (see partial list of prizes in library).

Volunteers Needed

We are making plans for an exciting Fall Program for Hi/KidVenture. This program will be meeting on Monday nights from 6:30-8:00pm. We are looking for volunteers who are willing to help out on Monday evenings in a variety of capacities. If you are interested in becoming a Hi/KidVenture volunteer or would like more information, please contact the church office @ 835-5966.

You are Invited

There will be a decommissioning service for the Seabright United Baptist Church building on Sunday, August 30^th beginning at 2:30 in the afternoon with a “walk about” at the Seabright site.  This will be followed by the formal part of the service at the William Black United Church in Glen Margaret, followed by a reception in the church hall.

How Then Shall We Live?

This one-day conference on integrating faith into life will take place on September 26, 2009. Guest speakers include Dr. Craig Evans, Dr. Bryan Hagerman, and Dr. Andrew MacRae. For more information, please see the poster on the bulletin board in the foyer.

Music to Prepare Ourselves for Worship

Prelude  Christine Cole

Opening Prayer     Pastor Ida

Words of Welcome

Hymn  “There Will Be Showers of Blessing” (see handout)

Witness Stand     Jenn Cox

Ministry of Music      Janette Haggarty

Evening Prayer  

Announcements

Offering

Ministry of Music   Janette Haggarty

Scripture  John 14:1-7

Sermon  “I AM . . .the way, truth and life”    Pastor Ida

Hymn  “Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord” (see handout)

Benediction