Service of Worship at 10:55a.m. (*indicates standing, if persons are able)

Happy Mother’s day

Call to Worship Memorial Carillon

Prelude 

Ministry Opportunities  Pastor Kevin

*Time of Praise   Worship Team

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

Solidarity Sunday Indonesia     Graham Starratt

*Hymn ”Bind Us Together”

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

Tithes and Offerings

Offering & Offertory Prayer

 Offertory 

 *Offertory Response “Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow”

Prayers of the People

Ministry of Music “Would You Bless Our Homes And Families” Sanctuary Choir

The Ministry of the Word

Scripture 1 Samuel 1:1-20 (OT Pg. 244-245)

Sermon “Daring to Pray Again”   Pastor Bob

*Hymn #328 “I Need Thee Every Hour” (V 1 & 3)

“Daring To Pray Again Prayer”

   Lord and Master, as your servant I sincerely want to please you. I don’t need

   to know your plans for my entire life, so help me focus on today. To the best of

   my understanding, this is what I sense are your expectations: _______________.

   Please empower me to serve you in this way. I want your dreams for me to be

   my dreams as well. Amen.

*Hymn "God Be With You ... Till We Meet Again" (V1)

Benediction

Postlude 

Serve the Lord Your God with All Your Heart

Total Offering for Sunday, May 3^rd 2009 $9,720.53

(Automatic debit weekly offerings are included in totals)

 Morning Service

 Last Week: 202 Year Ago: 164

Plant Sale

The Floral Committee is organizing a Plant Sale for May 30^th. We are looking for donations of perennials, bushes, bulbs (Iris, Dahlias, Glads). Ice cream and margarine containers or cut down milk cartons can be used for transplanting. If you can help, plants can be left at the church office from Wednesday, May 27 to Friday, May 29 from 9-12noon. Please indicate plant’s name and color if known. Also a Garden Accessories table is planned so donations of tools, bird feeders, garden accents or garden books would be appreciated. Any questions please call Sandra @ 835-5893.

Congratulations!

Today, three men who were or still are members of our church - Lic. Kevin Haggarty, (our Youth Pastor and son of members Ian and Jeanette Haggarty) Borden Scott (son of members Walter and Susan Scott) and Christopher Drew (son of former members Ken and Sandra Drew and grandson of member Annie Pierce) will graduate from Acadia Divinity College.

Anniversary Congratulations

Congratulations to Bob and Betty Short who celebrated 55 years of marriage on Friday, May 8th.

Prayer Link

Baccalaureate and Spring Convocation services of Acadia Divinity College will be held today in Wolfville. Please pray for the graduates and for churches where they will be called to use their gifts for the benefit of God’s Kingdom. Pray also for the staff and faculty as they prepare for this special day in the lives of the students and of our Divinity College.

Summer Ministry Coordinators Jobs

The CE Committee will hear within a couple of weeks whether we will receive government grants. Because we have agreed to an open competition, particularly with visible minorities and those with disabilities, we will advertise in a variety of ways. With this in mind, we are re-opening the job postings for 3 summer ministry coordinators positions with hopes that we will be awarded grants. The jobs are all post- secondary education positions. We will also consider persons who are completing Grade 12 who are going on to post-secondary education this fall. However, the proposed start date would be May 20 and Grade 12 candidates would need to be willing to work part-time until school was finished. Please contact church office for further info and submit resumes to church office.

Senior’s Bus Trip

Our Seniors Bus Trip will be on Friday May 22. We will take in the sights of Truro, including the tulips and Victoria Park, and enjoy lunch at one of Truro's fine resturants. We will also visit Masstown Market. A donation of $15.00 is suggested to help cover the bus rental fee.  There is a sign-up sheet in the foyer for any who can join us. See you then.

Men’s Group

The Men’s group will be having a Men’s Breakfast at the church on Saturday May 23rd at 8:30am. For details please contact Randy Murphy or Ronzo Mantley.

Penny Auction

The Friendship Circle will be holding their annual Penny Auction fundraiser in the Heffler Room on Tuesday, May 12^th, with Gordon Irving as our Auctioneer. Hats off to Gordon for giving us a lot of laughs and doing a fantastic job. Come and join in the fun!

Bulletin Memorial

Today’s bulletin has been given “in loving memory our precious mother Elizabeth Clara Levy by Beryl MacKinnon and family”.

New Beginnings Ministry

We are pleased to announce that Pastor Warren Clapham will be ministering at New Beginnings for the term as our Pastor of Family and Youth.  We are so blessed to have Pastor Warren and Pastor Sarah ministering with us.