Stock image from The Worship Center World Headquarters Inc. from facebook.com/twcworldhdq/photos.

 

We welcome Reverend Stephen Kendall, Principal Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, to lead us in worship this Sunday. Have a look at the Order of Service below, and join us either in the sanctuary or by live-stream at  https://youtu.be/B4Qh63akSNc . Organ preludes will begin around 10:25 a.m. and the service will commence at 10:30 a.m. Previous services can be found on the St. Andrew’s Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/StAndrewsPresbyterianChurchKingston

The Order of Service and announcements can be found below, with the hymns printed out further down the page. 

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Uncredited stained glass window in the chapel at Val du Charron, Wellington, RSA

We welcome Reverend Nancy Hancock to lead us in worship this Sunday. Have a look at the Order of Service below, and join us either in the sanctuary or by live-stream at https://youtu.be/MSL1SdP10zQ . Organ preludes will begin around 10:25 a.m. and the service will commence at 10:30 a.m. Previous services can be found on the St. Andrew’s Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/StAndrewsPresbyterianChurchKingston

The Order of Service and announcements can be found below, with the hymns printed out further down the page. 

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Joshua Passing the River Jordan with the Ark of the Covenant. Benjamin West. 1800

“Now therefore revere the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness; put away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:14-15

We welcome Rev Harry Klassen to lead us in worship again this Sunday. Have a look at the Order of Service below, and join us either in the sanctuary or by live-stream at   https://youtu.be/Zg1IXD6RMuo  Organ preludes will begin around 10:25 a.m. and the service will commence at 10:30 a.m. Previous services can be found on the St. Andrew’s Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/StAndrewsPresbyterianChurchKingston

The Order of Service and announcements can be found below, with the hymns printed out further down the page. 

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We welcome Rev Harry Klassen to lead us in worship and Holy Communion this Sunday morning. Individually wrapped, disposable Communion packages will be available as you enter the sanctuary, but please feel free to bring your own from home. If you are joining us online, perhaps take a moment before the service to prepare some bread and a cup and participate in the sacrament with us.

Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” – John 6:35

Have a look at the Order of Service below, and join us either in the sanctuary or by live-stream at    https://youtu.be/fbKfI-PO1Kw   Organ preludes will begin around 10:25 a.m. and the service will commence at 10:30 a.m. Previous services can be found on the St. Andrew’s Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/StAndrewsPresbyterianChurchKingston

The Order of Service and announcements can be found below, with the hymns printed out further down the page. 

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ONLINE TAIZÉ SERVICE – 2nd & 4th Wednesday (July 28 through September 22) 7:30-8:00 pm 

A new opportunity with St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Kingston, initially on Zoom. 
You are invited to a time of prayer and song in the tradition of the Taizé community. Led by Susanne Cliff-Jüngling and Wendy Luella Perkins. Together, we will light a candle, join in simple prayerful chants combined with short scripture readings and prayers.   
Please feel free to invite your friends and families. 
 
Join Via Zoom: 
7:30-8:00pm Wednesday July 28, August 11 + 25, September 8 + 22 
Meeting ID: 824 6481 1989 

We plan to offer 5 sessions and see how it goes (if well, then it will continue). 

Nathan before King David. Clement-Pierre Marillier (1740-1808)

This is definitely David. There is the harp of his psalms, there is the throne of his rule. But why is his head in his hands? How could one of such privilege look so miserable? 

That is the prophet Nathan before David. Using a parable, Nathan has held up a mirror to David. And David has seen himself as God and others see him. David is brought to his senses, beginning with an experience of regret and confession. (2 Samuel 12:1-15). As with David, how often with us! 

Have a look at the Order of Service below, and join us either in the sanctuary or by live-stream at https://youtu.be/IM8l5WsY0e0. We welcome Aurora Dokkens back to the organ bench this Sunday morning and Susanne Cliff-Jüngling as cantor. Organ preludes will begin around 10:25 a.m. and the service will commence at 10:30 a.m. Previous services can be found on the St. Andrew’s Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/StAndrewsPresbyterianChurchKingston

The Order of Service and announcements can be found below, with the hymns printed out further down the page. The lyrics to the hymns provide some wonderful mediative verse, from the Scottish Psalter of 1650 (O thou my soul, bless God the Lord) to the English poet George Herbert (King of glory, King of peace) to a contemporary Christian with a Canadian connection, Anna Briggs (We lay our broken world in sorrow at your feet).

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Mephibosheth before David: The Morgan Bible, c.1244

Mephibosheth is not a name that rolls easily off my English-language-shaped tongue. Mainly because, I imagine, it is a name so infrequently heard or spoken. But Mephibosheth is a character critical to our understanding of David as king, and perhaps to our understanding of Christ and our calling as Christians.

I could not find many images of this scene from 2 Samuel 9. And it is interesting that of those images that are available from across the ages, most focus upon the crutches of Mephibosheth as he is brought before King David. But when David asks ‘To whom may I show the kindness of God?’ and then sends for Mephibosheth to be brought to him, I do not believe it is Mephibosheth’s crippled body that is David’s primary focus. David’s intention is not primarily an act of charity but a decision to let go of vengeance and embrace a life that gives life. I invite you explore this theme with me during the sermon this Sunday morning.

Have a look at the Order of Service below, and join us either in the sanctuary or by live-stream at https://youtu.be/9KuUCy6hkGw..  We welcome Aurora Dokkens back to the organ bench this Sunday morning. We also welcome Margaret Moncrieff who will share, as an introduction to our prayers of intercession, lyrics and music she has composed in response to the recent revealing of so many unmarked graves of indigenous children at former residential schools and the transfer of the Macdonald statue in our city – ‘Where do we go from here?’. Organ preludes will begin around 10:25 a.m. and the service will commence at 10:30 a.m. Previous services can be found on the St. Andrew’s Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/StAndrewsPresbyterianChurchKingston

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