Welcome: Prelude: Cradle Song, Op.68 #5 by Edvard Grieg Invocation:

The grace of CHRIST who rises in every act of kindness, the LOVE which IS God and the power of the SPIRIT is with us all. Thanks be to all that IS … INFINITE MYSTERY!

Holy Cross Lutheran Church Progressive in Approach:

Christ-like in Action!

Online Worship: July 19, 2020 Psalm 139

I Am NOT a Christian! Pastor Dawn Hutchings

Musician: Marney Curran www.holycrosslutheran.ca

Music printed under

LiscenSing #1975

Music: Shadow and Substance Words & Music: Daniel Charles Damon TUNE: TWILIGHT

The God of your understanding is just that: the God of your understanding. What you need is the God just beyond your understanding.

Rabbi Rami Shapiro

Prayer of the Day:

Gathered in the midst of the MYSTERY which IS LOVE, we open ourselves to the power of LOVE to tend our wounds, heal our divisions, and empower our lives in ways that will be good news for the world. Immersed in the ONE who created us from the stuff of the Earth, the REALITY which binds us reawakens the LOVE that lives in, with, through, and beyond us. Let us open ourselves to the SACRED and breathe deeply of the wonders of the ONE in whom we live and move and have our being. This we pray in the name the MYSTERY who is LOVE, CHRIST who LOVES and the SPIRIT which stirs desire in us to be LOVERs. Amen.

Song of Praise: The Knowing Video produced by The Work of the People

Gospel: Psalm 139

YHWH, you’ve searched me, and you know me. You know if I am standing or sitting, you read my thoughts from far away. Whether I walk or lie down, you are watching; you are intimate with all of my ways. A word is not even on my tongue, YHWH, before you know what it is: you hem me in, before and behind, shielding me with your hand. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, a height my mind cannot reach!

Where Could I run from your Spirit? Where could I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, your’re there;

if I make my bed in Death, you’re already there. I could fly away with wings made of dawn, or my home on the far side of the sea, but even there your had will guide me, your mighty hand holding me fast. If I say, “The darkness will hide me, and night will be my only light,” even the darkness won’t be dark to you; the night will shine like the day— darkness and light are the same to you.

You created my inmost being and stitched e together in my mother’s womb. For all these mysteries I thank you— for the wonder of myself,

Where I wander—You! Where I ponder—You!

Only You everywhere, You, always, You.

You, You, You. When I am gladdened—You!

And when I am saddened—You! Only You, everywhere You!

You, You, You. Sky is You!

Earth is You! You above! You below!

In every trend, at every end, Only You, everywhere You!

— Levi Yitzchak of Berditchov

for the wonder of your works— my soul knows it well. My frame was not hidden from you while I was being made in that secret place, knitted together in the depths of the earth; your eyes saw my body even there. All of my days were written in your book, all of them planned before even the first of them came to be. How precious your thoughts are to me, O God! How impossible to number them! I could no more count them Than I could count the sand. But suppose I could? You would still be with me! …

Examine me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts— see if there is misdeed within me, and guide me in the way that is eternal.

Reflection: I Am NOT a Christian! I aspire to be a Christian!

Song of the Day I AM the Dream TEXT: S. Curtis Tufts: TUNE: Rick Gunn

Interpretation of the prayer attributed to Jesus:

MYSTERY, closer to us than our own hearts, farther from us than the most distant star, you are beyond naming. May your powerful presence become obvious not only in the undeniable glory of the sky, but also in the seemingly mundane and common processes of the earth. Give us what we need, day by day, to keep body and soul together, because clever as you have made us, we still owe our existence to you. We recognize that to be reconciled with you, we must live peaceably and justly with other human beings, putting hate and bitterness behind us. We are torn between our faith in your goodness and our awareness of the pain in creation, so deliver us from the temptation to despair. Yours alone is the universe and all its majesty and beauty. So it is, Amen.

Music: LOVE IS the Touch Words: Alison M Robertson; MUSIC: John L. Bell

Blessing Announcements:

Guest Preacher next Sunday, July 26: Rev. Dr. Michael Pryse Eastern Synod Bishop

Pastor Dawn on vacation:

Wednesday July 22 to Wednesday July 29

Postlude Moonlight Mood by W. L. Gillock

Please stay tuned to the end of the video for a special appeal from Council Member Andrew Slonetsky!

OFFERINGS:

There are several ways to ensure that we are able to continue meeting our commitments.

You can mail in your offerings: Holy Cross Lutheran Church

1035 Wayne Drive Newmarket, On. L3Y 2W9

You can sign up to our Preauthorized Remittance Program PAR contact our Treasurer Sharon Smyth who will guide you

You can go to Holy Cross’ CanadaHelps page to donate just follow the link:

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/131691727RR0001-holy-cross-lutheran-church/

E-transfer You can now transfer funds via email to:

holy.cross.donations@rogers.com

Pastor Dawn on vacation: Wednesday July 22 to Wednesday July 29

voicemail on the church phone will be answered: 905-898-1682

Holy Cross Finances as of MAY 31, 2020

THANK-YOU! THANK-YOU! THANK-YOU! Thanks to all the generous, Members and Friends of Holy Cross who have graciously stepped up to ensure that our financial house is in order during these unprecedented times! Your ongoing donations are especially appreciated as we all struggle to come to terms with the current realities of financial insecurity. Thanks to your generosity we have been able to hold our deficit down to -1,172.53 compared to Budget. As many of you know, the budget does not reflect the annual expenses which are paid in the first half of the year. Our ongoing expenses are expected to continue well below budget for the remainder of this year. Below you will see a summary of our Income and Expenses.

Financial Report - General Fund Jan-May 31, 2020

INCOMEJan - May BUDGET

Jan - May ACTUAL Variance

Regular Sunday Offerings $54,097.97 $45,930.3BLOG Participants $2,500Total OFFERINGS $54,097.97 $48,430.3 -$5,667.67Solar Panel Income $3,750.00 $1,190.97 -$2,559.03Fundraising $833.31 $0.00 -$833.31Gifts $208.31 $0.00 -$208.31Interest $0.00 $26.01 $26.01Non-Budgeted Expenses $416.69 $0.00 -$416.69Budgeted Expense $416.69 $1,857.40 $1,440.71Gov’t Payroll Subsidy $0.00 $900.00 $900.00Rentals: Church Facility $625.00 $540.00 -$85.00Rental: Armitage Daycare $5,375.00 $5,375.00 $0.00Movie Nights/Matinees $1,250.00 $608.81 -$641.19Miscellaneous Income $0.00 $0.00

Sub-Total General Fund $66,972.97 $58,928.49 -$8,044.482019 Surpluss Carried forward $413.55 $413.55

TOTAL INCOME $67,386.52 $59,342.04 -$8,044.48

TOTAL EXPENSES to May 31, 2020 $67,386.38 $60,514.43 -$6,871.95NET LOSS as of May 31, 2020 $1,172.53

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