WE APPROACH GOD WE RESPOND TO GOD

Musical Prelude A time to be still and know the presence of God A Time for Reflection
Silent Prayer Chalmers’ Life and Mission
Call to Worship Psalm 95:1-2 The Offering of Our Gifts “Grateful Heart”
Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One,
One: O come, let us sing to the Lord Give thanks because He’s given Jesus Christ His Son. (Repeat)
All: and shout to the rock of our salvation! And now let the weak say “I am strong”, let the poor say “I am rich”,
One: Let us come into God’s presence with thanksgiving Because of what the Lord has done for us. (Repeat)
All: singing joyful songs of praise. Give thanks. Give thanks.
“Give Thanks” words and music by Henry Smith
 Praise: Come, let us sing to the Lord our song 412 ©l978 Integrity’s Hosanna Music Used by permission CCLI License #2709884
Prayers of Adoration and Confession
(The church school children and leaders return.)
Declaration of Pardon
Offering Prayer, Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer
The Peace May the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always. based on Colossians 3:16
And also with you. God of story and song, we bring our gifts before you with gratitude in our
hearts, singing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs to you as we praise and
(The church school children and leaders depart.)
serve you with our voices and our lives, through Jesus Christ our Lord...
WE LISTEN TO GOD’S WORD  Praise: Thou whose almighty word 291
Behold Our God Narrators: Heather Reid & May Lee-Jarvis Commissioning and Benediction
 Hallelujah with You are Good Choir Choral Amen
Musical Postlude
 Come Thou Fount Choir
 Celebrate the Lord of Love Choir  This symbol is used to invite people to stand. All songs and responses will be projected on the screens.

 Behold the Throne Choir

 The Love of Christ Jim Harrett / Choir
 Indescribable Choir
 Refiners’ Fire with Holy Spirit, Rain Down Lizz Thibodeau, Jackie Nathaniel,
Jason McRonald / Choir
 Still Choir
 Blessed Be Your Name Benda Webster / Choir
 Behold Our God Lynn Ball & Todd Webster / Choir
 CHALMERS’ LIFE & MISSION
We welcome you to worship at Chalmers. If you are a guest, visitor or newcomer to Chalmers we
Chalmers Presbyterian Church
reach out to you with hospitality and friendship in Jesus’ name. Please take a moment to fill in a Worship Celebration
guest card—available in the pew holder or from the welcome table. Completed cards may be
Reachout Sings
placed in the offering plate, in the box on the welcome table, or given to Rev. John.
June 10th, 2018—10:00 am

Please note that some fellow worshippers are sensitive to perfumes. We ask that you consider
keeping Chalmers scent-free. Thank you.

AT A GLANCE: June 10 - 17 CHURCH OFFICE HOURS:

Sunday Worship - Reachout sings - 10am
Library Open – 11:15am
Soup’er Sunday - 11:15am
Junior Choir - 11:30am
Stephen Ministry - 7pm
Monday Ukes of London - 7pm
Worship Committee - 7pm
Outreach Committee - 7pm
Tuesday Seniors’ Fitness - 1pm
Care & Share - 1pm
Wednesday Knitting Circle - 1:30pm
Reachout at Ashwood - 7pm
Thursday Choir Rehearsal - 6:30pm
Friday Seniors’ Fitness - 9am
Seniors’ Euchre - 1pm
Sunday Hymn Sing - 9:45am
Worship - 10am
Library Open – 11:15am
Church Picnic - 11:15am
Reachout at Parkwood - 2pm
Meadowpark Worship - 3:30pm
UPCOMING DATES:
June 17: Church Picnic
June 24: Strawberry Social
Monday-Thursday: 9-12
Friday: 12-4
TODAY’S HOSTS:
Brian & Pat MacKay
Debbie Scott & Winter Hales
Keith & Phyllis Johnston
NEXT SUNDAY’S HOSTS:
Wanda MacKay & Barb Jessop
Marilyn & Dave McFadden
Tom & Jane Vannus
COFFEE FELLOWSHIP SERVERS:
June 10: Soup’er Sunday
June 17: Church Picnic
June 24: Strawberry Social
July 1: Gail & Don Leitch
NURSERY VOLUNTEERS:
June 10: Dan Duffin & Hailee
June 17: Patricia Matesic & Kirstyn Chalmers’ Ministry Team:
No nursery volunteers for summer Ministers All the People of Chalmers
Clerk of Session Tom Hunter
OFFERING COUNTERS: Music Director Beth Hickey
June 10: Brian & Pat
June 17: Doris & Yvonne
Office Administrator
Caretaker
Lizz Thibodeau
Brad Dobbie
June 24: Patricia & Paul
Pastor Rev. John Bannerman
July 1: Brenda & Todd
342 Pond Mills Road 519-681-7242 www.chalmerslondon.com
Please PRAY
 For God’s peace and comfort for Brenda
Bakelaar as she grieves the passing of her
mother Shirley. Shirley was a long-time
professing member of Chalmers.
 For Tom Hunter as he recovers at home
from surgery. May he feel God’s peace and
strength surrounding him.
 For Wendy Lefler who is receiving care at
home, and for her husband George.
 For God’s blessing for Ross Cole, Doris
Doskas, Maureen Gaskin, Linda
McPherson, Margaret Middaugh, Eileen
Reid and Daisy Herbert.
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Thank you very much to all my Chalmers
“family” and friends for their cards, emails and
condolences following the recent passing of my
mother, Shirley. Thank you also to those who
provided the delicious luncheon for the
reception. Your support, in all your many ways,
is much appreciated. Brenda Bakelaar
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We will be holding a Soup’er Sunday today
after worship to raise funds for PAN.
Presbyterians Aiding Nicaraguans (PAN) is
sending a medical mission team to Nicaragua &
El Salvador in November, led by Loraine
Warnock and including Audrey Baldwin, Liz
Gough, Chris, Kristine & Grace Hardy, and
Mary MacDonald.
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Chalmers’ 2018 Vacation Bible Camp
needs volunteers! Can you help? This is a
wonderful opportunity to teach children about
God’s love whether you help directly with the
kids or in the background, we have important
roles for everyone. Please sign up in the
narthex or speak to Lizz Thibodeau or Rev.
John if you have questions. The camp will run
9am-noon Monday, July 9th to Friday, July
13th.
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Hymn sing 9:45 am on Sundays, June 17th &
24th. Come early for the opportunity to sing
favourite hymns suggested by the
congregation.
LIBRARY NEWS
Deadline – by Randy Alcorn
RAISE THE ROOF
FUNDRAISING UPDATE
Ollie Chandler series #1 Please continue to watch the bulletin for future
Doc, Jake and Finney have
fundraising events for the Raise the Roof
been best friends since they project.
June 10: World Environment Day (June 5)
were kids. Now as grown men they are still best Did You Know - The weekly offering envelope
Presbyterian World Service & Development is
friends and spend a lot of time together, with their has a line item “Please consider an additional
committed to environmental stewardship and
families at barbecues and just together as they gift to the Roof Fund”.
creation care. Deforestation caused by human
watch their favourite football games. A car RTR FINANCIALS
activity or climate change affects the lives and
accident takes the lives of two of the friends, and $100,800 – Funds as of May 28
livelihoods of millions of people living in poverty. In
leaves Jake, a journalist, to try to uncover what he 605 – Funds received June 3
Haiti, widespread deforestation has eroded crop-
suspects is not really an accident at all. Ollie $101,405 – TOTAL funds received to date
producing soil and led to increased flooding and
Chandler is a police detective who is put in The fundraising team - Janet Bruce, Yvonne
landslides, sustaining cycles of hunger and
charge of the case and he and Jake work Daniel, Bob Finlay, Pat MacKay and Brenda
poverty. PWS&D is supporting partners at
together to really find out the truth behind the Webster
Canadian Foodgrains Bank to replant forest areas
accident and the two resulting deaths. ~~~~~~~~~~~~
and improve food security by equipping farmers to
Quote: Deadline is a dramatic and vivid novel of If you need a replacement name tag, or if you
plant tree nurseries, protect soil and store seeds.
substance, filled with hope and perspective for do not have a name tag, please sign your name
A healthy, vibrant creation is vital for the well-
every reader who longs to feel purpose in life. on the list on the name tag table and we will
being of families throughout our global village, as
(All 3 books are long books, but I found them so make sure you have one.
they harvest food, earn livelihoods and embrace
interesting that it was no chore to keep turning ~~~~~~~~~~~~
futures of hope.
those pages). Christine Hunter, Librarian POP CANS FUNDRAISING:
~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for supporting the pop can venture.
PWS&D encourages environmental stewardship
Check out the Mission Matters display table This venture supports our Youth Ministry.
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in the church foyer. Our Mission Committee has There is a Rubbermaid bin in the narthex for the
Speaking of Stewardship gathered several items related to our various
They asked only one thing, that we remember the pop cans.
mission partners and have displayed them for
poor, which was actually what I was eager to do. your consideration.
Galatians 2:10
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~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for your support
Annual Chalmers’ Church Picnic. for my Heart & Stroke Ride
Come join in on Sunday, June 17th for a picnic for Heart fundraising
lunch and fun games for all ages. Bring enough campaign! With your help, I
sandwiches for your family PLUS some extra to was able to pass my $500
share with others. Drinks and Watermelon fundraising goal, which
provided. Join us on the East Lawn right after the gave me a motivational
service for this time of food, fellowship and fun! boost for the 10km run! It
~~~~~~~~~~~~ was a great morning, with
Canada Youth 2018 & Next Track: over 20,000 participants
New this year at CY - Next Track is a brand new and millions of dollars
track specially designed for congregational raised to help Canadians
leadership. The Next Track runs Thursday, July prevent heart disease and
5th (beginning with lunch) to Saturday, July 7 stroke, enable faster and
(ending at 4:30pm) and will join the CY2018 for better emergency medical
worship and recreation each evening. The treatment, and enhance
registration fee of $265 includes housing and support for survivors,
meals. If you are interested in participating, families and caregivers.
please speak to Rev. John. Thank you!
Dawn Bannerman