The Celebration of Worship and Communion

October 1, 2017, 10:30 AM

The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Giving the Bread and the Cup “He Leadeth Me” Charles Callahan

* The Hymn of Invitation “Let There Be Peace on Earth” page 431

The Sending

* Benediction Rev. Walker

* Benediction Response 593, refrain “Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the night. I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.”

Postlude “O Praise The Lord, All Ye Nations” R. Powell

* Please stand, if you are able. * You are invited to attend Stand-Around at 10:00 AM.

The Gathering

Introit “You Satisfy the Hungry Heart” R. Kreutz The Chapel Choir

Welcome and Announcements Rev. R. Len Walker

Voluntary “Chorale Fughetta on ST. ANNE” Gilbert Martin

Invocation Rev. Walker

* The Hymn of Praise page 384 “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”

* The Nicene Creed page 880

Petition and Thanksgiving

Old Testament Reading: Ezekiel 18:1-4; 25-32 Rev. Helms * New Testament Reading: Philippians 2:1-13 Rev. Helms

Pastoral Prayer Rev. V. Lamar Helms

Offering and Anthem “Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether” The Chapel Choir arr. H. Friedell

* Doxology 95 OLD 100th

* Prayer of Thanksgiving Rev. Walker

Proclamation of the Word and Response

* The Hymn of Preparation page 548 “In Christ There Is No East or West”

Sermon “The Pursuit Of Peace” Rev. Walker

Isaiah 26:3

Celebration of the Holy Eucharist Invitation

Prayer of Confession Rev. Walker O holy and merciful God, we confess that we have not always taken upon ourselves the yoke of obedience, nor been willing to seek and to do your perfect will. We have not loved you with all our heart and mind and soul and strength, neither have we loved our neighbors as ourselves. You have called to us in the need of our sisters and brothers, and we have passed unheeding on our way.

In the pride of our hearts, and our unwillingness to repent, we have turned away from the cross of Christ, and have grieved your Holy Spirit.

All offer prayers of confession in silence.

The Great Thanksgiving (The Hymnal, pp. 13-14)

Today at the Chapel 8:30 AM Prayer with Senior Chaplain-Chapel 109 8:45 AM Fellowship Class Coffee-McCormick Hall 9:00 AM Fellowship SS Class-McCormick Hall 9:00 AM Grace Walk SS Class-Broyles 102 9:00 AM Blended Worship Service-Chapel

10:00 AM Chapel Stand-Around-Cousins Hall 10:30 AM Faith Quest-Room 102

10:30 AM Seekers SS Class-McCormick Hall 10:30 AM Book by Book SS Class-Board Room 10:30 AM Middle School Youth-Teen Room 10:30 AM Children K-5-Chapel 107 10:30 AM Children 3’s & 4’s-Chapel 106 10:30 AM Nursery-Chapel 101

10:30 AM Traditional Worship Service-Chapel

Chapel Announcements

Women’s Guild Fall Retreat: Thursday, October 12, 9:00 am – 1:30 pm, at the Broyles Center. Retreat Leader: Rev. Dr. Ellen Shepard will speak on “Our One Wild and Precious Life.” Identify women in your cir-cles of involvement and ask them to join us; invite them to be your guests. Your $25 reservation includes morning coffee and a delicious lunch. Pur-chase reservations at Stand-Around today or place your check, payable to BC Chapel Women’s Guild, in the envelope in the Guild Alpha box in the postal facility. Call Judy Erickson (706.579.2918), Brenda Matthews (706.268.2118), or Bonnie Moore (706.579.1012) with questions.

GriefShare: Big Canoe Chapel will sponsor a GriefShare group which will start on October 9th and end on January 15th, 2018, with two weeks off for Christmas. The weekly meeting will be held on Mondays in the lower level of the Broyles Center from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. At Grief Share, you will learn valuable information about recovering from your grief and renewing hope for the future. We hope to see you there. Contact Sandra Hintze (706.268.1937), Bob Layfield (706.268.1356), or Della Clendenin (770.516.8192).

Chapel Member Prayer List

At Home: David Holmes, Cathy Scott, Deb Refling, Marybeth Kidd, Selma Turner, (Jeff Turner’s mother), James Moore, Tom Greene, Joe Dodd.

Hospice: Martha Adkins, Gold City Personal Care, Dahlonega, Bob Williams, Roswell.

Assisted Living: Margaret Fordyce, (Nancy Cowart’s mother), Tampa, Oscar Williams, (Sandra Gadd’s father), Gracemont Senior Living in Cum-ming.

Rehab: Sue Rigby, WS.

In Assisted Care: Margie Hunter, Benton House, Alpharetta; Frances Smith, Hallmark at Phipps, Atlanta; Ben Johnson, Mt. Vernon Village, 475 Mt. Vernon Rd., A201 Sandy Springs, GA 30043, Richard Krajec, 925 Spring Rock Dr., Lawrenceville, GA 30043, Peggy Lehmberg, Brightmore of South Charlotte, 10225 Old Ardrey Kell Rd., Charlotte, NC 28277; John Thurman, Garden Plaza, Lawrenceville, GA.

Prayer Blankets: Remember prayer blankets are always a blessing for people needing comfort. They are in a cabinet along with spiritual music CDs in Room 103 in the Broyles Center.

Christmas Blessing Time: It is always the right time to think of the many blessings we enjoy each day. And it is always the right time to think of the many ways we can be a blessing to others. Christmas Blessing is a wonderful opportunity to share the blessings of Christmas with a needy or foster child in Pickens and Dawson county. Please take the time to sign up to be a Shopper or a Driver at Stand-Around each Sunday from October 1 - October 15 at the Christmas Blessing table. We need your help again this year to insure that these children find gifts under the tree on Christmas morning.

Prayer Blanket Ministry – At Stand-Around today, the Blanket Minis-try will be offering children’s caps, scarves and mittens and adult scarves, cowls and shrugs. These will make good Christmas gifts and children’s items will fit nicely in your Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. These items were made from the leftover fleece in the Blanket Ministry. There is no charge for these items, but donations will be accepted and appreciated.

Serving Today at the Chapel… 10:30 AM

Pianist: Sam Holmes

Organist: James Garner

Ushers: Harry Yarbrough Sandra Jurkiewitsch Tom and Jeanette Crawford

Communion Servers: Bill and Pat Buss

Guest Hosts: John and Carol Willoughby

Cart Driver: Dick Girdler

Stand-Around: Charles and Lyn Cates John and Jean Lomax

Worship Steward: Charley Vick Technical Ministry Team: Randy Lewis, Mike Twiss, Bob Matthews

Today we affirm the presence of God:

“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever---the Spirit of truth.”

John 14:16-17a

Please note:

The Nursery is available downstairs during the 9:00 & 10:30 am services.

Remember to turn your cell phones back on at the end of the service!

This Week at the Chapel

The Celebration of Communion World Communion Sunday October 1, 2017 10:30 AM

“...We will tell to the coming generation the glori-

ous deeds of the Lord, and His might, and the

wonders that he has done.” Psalm 78:4b

Rev. R. Len Walker, Jr. Senior Chaplain

Rev. V. Lamar Helms

Associate Chaplain, Director of Music

Alison Holmes Director of Bella Voce

Lindsey Wesseling

Leslie Grogan

Youth Ministry

Leadership Team

Dr. Vernon S. Broyles Founding Chaplain

Dr. Jimmy Allen

Chaplain Emeritus

Dr. James McCormick Chaplain Emeritus

Email: chapel

@bigcanoechapel.org

10455 Big Canoe

Big Canoe, GA 30143

470.273.6768

www.bigcanoechapel.org

We are a Stephen Ministry Congregation.

Mon. 10/2 Handbell Rehearsal-Cousins Hall 3:00PM Tues. 10/2 Bella Voce Rehearsal-McCormick Hall 9:00AM Tues. 10/3 Stephen Leader Meeting-Room 107 10:00AM Tues. 10/3 Pine Needle Quilters-Room 101 12:00PM Tues. 10/3 Men’s Fellowship/Leadership Team-B. Rm. 1:00PM Tues. 10/3 Communications Meeting-Room 102 3:00PM Wed.. 10/4 Women’s Bible Study-McCormick Hall 9:30AM Wed. 10/4 Creative Stitchery-Room 101 1:00PM Wed. 10/4 Bible Study-Encounter Jesus, Len Walker 4:30PM Wed. 10/4 Bible Study-Jesus in the Gospels-Lamar H. 4:15PM Wed. 10/4 Bible Study-Discussion Group-H. Lucenay 4:30PM Wed. 10/4 Vespers-Chapel 6:00PM Wed. 10/4 Stephen Ministry-Rooms 101&102 6:30PM Thurs. 10/5 Journey Group 1-Room 102 9:00AM Thurs. 10/5 Journey Group 2-Room 107 9:00AM Thurs. 10/5 Journey Group 3-Teen Room 9:00AM Thurs. 10/5 Artist Club Meeting-McCormick Hall 10:00AM Fri. 10/6 Love Wedding Rehearsal-Chapel 4:30PM Sat. 10/7 AA Meeting-Teen Room 9:00AM Sat. 10/7 Love Wedding-Chapel 5:30PM Sun. 10/8 Men’s Chorus sings 10:30AM

Welcome!

Big Canoe Chapel is a multi-denominational congregation united in our faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. The Chapel gladly welcomes anyone desiring to become a regular, asso-ciate, or fellowship member.

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This morning we join with millions of Christians around the world in receiving the sacrament of Holy Communion. It is my hope that the prayer offered by Jesus in John 17 will be realized by every body of believers. As you worship today, remember this prayer of our Lord,

“May they also be in us so that the world may believe you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they maybe one as we are one. I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”

Have you considered how you can be an answer to this prayer of Jesus? Shall we sow the seeds of peace, unity, and love? Shall we affirm the faith expressions of Christians regardless of race, language, or culture? Will we faithfully pray for persecuted Christians around the world? Perhaps as we receive the sacra-ment today we will renew our commitment to be the instruments of peace and unity.

A song I remember from many years ago expresses a timeless truth, “They will know we are Christians by our love.” The re-membrance of God’s love in the bread and cup can be a renewing power in each one of us. Just as Jesus loved us we are called to love one another. It is certainly a miracle of grace. But like any gift that is offered, it must be received. Let’s receive it by faith today and go out into the world as the reflection of the Father’s love.

So that the world may know,

Len