2026-06-07-Service
Summerlea United Church
225 50th Ave, Lachine, Québec, H8T2T7, Canada. 514-634-2651


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Sunday, June 07, 2026


Officiating this morning is Sarah Wicks-Potter



- Introit -
Come, O Spirit, Dwell Among Us
(VU 198, verse 1)

Come, O Spirit, Dwell Among Us,
Come With Pentecostal Power;
Give The Church A Stronger Vision,
Help Us Face Each Crucial Hour.
Built Upon A Firm Foundation,
Jesus Christ, The Cornerstone,
Still The Church Is Called To Mission
That God's Love Shall Be Made Known.




Call to Worship

God has given us this beautiful earth,
All that grows, all that lives upon it.
Thanks be to God.
God has given us breath to live and spirit to sing.
Thanks be to God.
God has gathered us into a community
of care and worship.
Let us worship God,
With love, thanksgiving, and praise.
Amen.

From Celebrate God's Presence, p.22, modifications by Sarah Wicks-Potter




I Danced in the Morning
(VU 352)

I danced in the morning
When the world was begun,
And I danced in the moon
And the stars and the sun,
And I came down from heaven
And I danced on the earth,
At Bethlehem I had my birth.

Refrain:
Dance, then, wherever you may be;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
And I'll lead you all wherever you may be,
And I'll lead you all in the dance, said he.



I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee,
But they would not dance
and they would not follow me;
I danced for the fishermen,
for James and John;
They came to me
and the dance went on. R.

 

I danced on the Sabbath
When I cured the lame,
The holy people said it was a shame;
They whipped and they stripped
And they hung me high;
And they left me there
On a cross to die. R.



I danced on a Friday
And the sky turned black;
It's hard to dance
With the devil on your back;
They buried my body
And they thought I'd gone,
But I am the dance
And I still go on. R.

They cut me down and I leapt up high,
I am the life that I'll never, never die;
I'll live in you if you'll live in me;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he. R.


There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
(VU 271)

There's a wideness in God's mercy,
Like the wideness of the sea;
There's a kindness in his justice
Which is more than liberty.


There is no place where earth's sorrows
Are more keenly felt than heaven:
There is no place where earth's failings
Have such gracious judgment given.

There is plentiful redemption
In the blood that Christ has shed;
There is joy for all the members
In the sorrows of the head.
Troubled souls, why will you scatter
Like a crowd of frightend sheep?
Foolish hearts, why will you wander
From a love so true and deep?
For the love of God is broader
Than the measures of the mind,
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.

- Scripture -



Hosea 5:15-6:6

Follow the written text HERE
Scripture reading this week by

Mary Reynolds.

Psalm 33
(VU 760)

R: A new song to our God proclaim,
from age to age rejoice!

The Voices United text is HERE.
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26


"If I only touch his cloak,
I will be made well."

The written text is HERE.


When Jesus the Healer
(VU 358)

When Jesus the healer
Passed through Galilee,
Heal us, heal us today!
The deaf came to hear
And the blind came to see.
Heal us, Lord Jesus.
A paralyzed man was let down
Through a roof.
Heal us, heal us today!
His sins were forgiven,
His walking the proof.
Heal us, Lord Jesus.
The death of his daughter
Caused Jairus to weep.
Heal us, heal us today!
The Lord took her hand,
And he raised her from sleep.
Heal us, Lord Jesus.

When blind Bartimaeus
Cried out to the Lord,
Heal us, heal us today!
His faith made him whole
And his sight was restored.
Heal us, Lord Jesus.

The lepers were healed
And the demons cast out.
Heal us, heal us today!
A bent woman straightened
To laugh and to shout.
Heal us, Lord Jesus.
The lepers were healed...

The twelve were commissioned
And sent out in twos,
Heal us, heal us today!
To make the sick whole
And to spread the good news.
Heal us, Lord Jesus.
There's still so much sickness
And suffering today.
Heal us, heal us today!
We gather together
For healing, and pray:
Heal us, Lord Jesus.


Your Work, O God, Needs Many Hands
Your work, O God,
Needs many hands to help you everywhere,
And some there are who cannot serve
Unless our gifts we share.

Because we love you and your work,
Our offering now we make:
Be pleased to use it as your own,
We ask for Jesus' sake.




Will You Come and Follow Me
(VU 567)

Will you come and follow me
If I but call your name?
Will you go where you don't know
And never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown,
Will you let my name be known,
Will you let my life be grown
Inn you and you in me?
Will you leave yourself behind
If I but call your name?
Will you care for cruel and kind
And never be the same?
Will you risk the hostile stare
Should your life attract or scare?
Will you let me answer prayer
In you and you in me?
Will you let the blinded see
If I but call your name?
Will you set the prisoners free
And never be the same?
Will you kiss the leper clean,
And do such as this unseen,
And admit to what I mean
In you and you in me?

Will you love the "you" you hide
If I but call your name?
Will you quell the fear inside
And never be the same?
Will you use the faith you've found
To reshape the world around,
Through my sight and touch and sound
In you and you in me?


Christ, your summons echoes
True when you but call my name.
Let me turn and follow you
And never be the same.
In your company I'll go
Where your love and footsteps show.
Thus I'll move and live and grow
In you and you in me.

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