Royal York Road United Church 851 Royal York Road Etobicoke, Ontario M8Y 2V3 416 231 9401
[email protected] www.ryru.ca Rev. Hans van Nie, Minister Douglas Brownlee, Director of Music Order of Service – Sunday, June 6, 2021 Gathering Music (audio recording) Concerto in g minor (Adagio) - A. Vivaldi Dylan Latvala, violin Welcome, Introduction Lighting of the Christ Candle & Call to Worship Lord’s Prayer (audio recording) -Jennifer Wilson Today’s Theme Anthem: “For the Beauty of the Earth - Setting by Wendy Lynn Stevens Amanda Lee, violin and Lydia Pedersen, piano with the RYRUC Senior Choir (from a Sunday service recording, September 22, 2019) For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies For the love which from our birth over and around us lies Christ our God, to Thee we raise this our joyful hymn of grateful praise. For the wonder of each hour, of the day and of the night Hill and vale and tree and flow'r, sun and moon and stars of light Christ our God, to Thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise. For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, Friends on earth and friends above, for all gentle thoughts and mild, Christ our God, to Thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise. Scripture Readings: 1 Samuel 8:4-9, 19-20; Mark 3:31-35 - Stephen Lu Context Reflection Hymn (audio recording) “Who Is My Mother” (Alex Bowie) - MV 178 Who is my mother, who is my brother? All those who gather round Jesus Christ: Spirit blown people born from the Gospel sit at the table, round Jesus Christ.