Opening ourselves to the Word of God, or “Grounding” 

Piano Prelude: Pelude in F by :.V. Beethoven played by Deirdre Ormerod

Welcome
Lighting of a Candle
​Opening Prayer

Hymn: "We have come at Christ's own bidding" Words: Carl P. Daw (1944-)

Listening for the Word of God or "Rooting" ourselves

​The gospel according to Luke:9:28-36 (NIV) read by Madeleine Akin
Jesus transfigured on the mountain
About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.  As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus.  They spoke about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem.  Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 
A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.”  When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.
The gospel of Jesus Christ. Thanks be to God.

Message:  "Covid, Ukraine...where is the light?"                 Rev. Elisabeth

Putting Word into Action, or “Bringing fruit”

"Gifts with Vision" are not just for Christmas giftswithvision.ca/collections/gifts-for-mission-service/products/give-rise-to-change and if you would like to make a tax deductible gift to our church's ministry, send us an e-transfer to stgeorgeandstandrew@gmail.com, or go to www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/annapolis-granville-pastoral-charge-united-church-of-canada/
Some ask whether the United Church has a special appeal to help financially with the situation in Ukraine. Since the United Church does not have partners there on the ground, at the moment we can not offer our own appeal. However you can contribute to the Red Cross Humanitarian Crisis -Donations will be matched by the Canadian Government appealdonate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1

A prayer for the World and for ourselves
Refrain: "Kyrie eleison"- "Lord, have mercy"

Hymn: "Like a fire is meant for burning" -Ruth Duck
​Voices United #578

Offertory Prayer:
On this Annual Meeting Sunday we celebrate the many gifts we all have to offer. Let us dedicate the gifts of talent, time and treasure to the work of God. Would you pray with me saying:
Holy One, Help us offer what we can to your service and your glory. Help us to be mindful of our great giftedness in so many ways throughout our lives. May our gifts bring relief to everyone they touch.

Commissioning and Blessing

Piano Postlude: "Leaning on the everlasting arms" -P. Johnston played by Deirdre Morrell-Ormerod

Thank you for participating in this online service, an abbreviated service as we have our AGM as well on Sunday Feb. 27