June 21, 2026
FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
BAPTISMAL SUNDAY
SUMMER SOLSTICE, FATHER’S DAY
NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY
A Service of Prayer, of Song, of Welcoming, and of Connecting in Worship
“May the openness that summer brings be a gift to all of us – to open the windows of our lives to other people, to open our homes to share in hospitality of table and of love. May we open our minds and drink in the beauty of nature, always finding spaces of relaxation and a change of pace with the Spirit guiding each of us along the way.”
Lead Minister: The Rev. Jope Langejans
Music Director: Cody Obst
Minister Emeritus: Rev. Gerry Scharff
Honorary Associate Ministers: Rev. Clint Mooney & Rev. Kelley Warner
Licensed Lay Worship Leaders: Bob Gibbenus & Fiona Hayes
Chair of Council: Vacant
Reader: Elizabeth Wegg
Gathering
(*Indicates that you may stand if you are able…)
PRELUDE
WELCOMING /ANNOUNCEMENTS /INTRODUCTIONS
*OPENING HYMN VU # 395 “Come In, Come In and Sit Down (Part of the Family)”
LIGHTING of the CHRIST CANDLE
Rev. Jope: This Sunday morning, this special Sunday of a baptism, we light the candle of Christ where when Penny’s baptismal candle is lit, the light of Christ will flow to her and through to her family and to all of those who will be worshiping here or possibly to those who see this service from a distance. A little prayer…
ACKNOWLEDGING OUR TERRITORY
Rev. Jope: We acknowledge the traditional territories and the value of the traditional and current oral practices of the Blackfoot Confederacy,
the Tsuut’ina and Stoney Nakoda Nations, the Metis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.
OPENING CALL TO WORSHIP (Coming Together)
Rev. Jope: In the beauty of this day and in the beauty of this season of summer, we all come to experience God’s grace and
God’s most wonderful world.
ALL: Flowers are blooming, trees are displaying God’s glory, summer sun and gentle rains fill each day with wonder and with the peace of growth and of life.
Rev. Jope: We gather together in one Spirit. We come together to worship, to pray, to experience the sacrament of baptism once again, and to be in the presence of each other.
ALL: We come in hope and in faith…we come in trust and in friendship. We come to worship as a family of faith, eager to commune in God as one.
Rev. Jope: We hear your call, Creator of all, and we are here, together, to find new ways of being your disciples – of being your children of justice and of positive change….
ALL: we are part of a story of faith still unfolding.
Rev. Jope: May our time today be an open window to the vistas of your world and to the closeness which each of us shares with the other.
ALL: We now centre ourselves and share in these words of our opening prayer which comes in the shape of a song…O Great Spirit, hear our voices in rhythm to you:
OPENING PRAYER (Song) “Morning Has Broken” (Optional wordage)
1 “Morning has broken like the first morning,
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.
Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!
Praise for them springing fresh from the Word!”
2 “Bright the dawn’s new rise, streaking the heavens;
Cool breath of darkness warming to light.
Praise for the whisper of this new morning,
Dawning the waking of a new heart.”
3 “Mine is a turning. Mine is a new life.
Mine is a journey, closer to you.
Praise for the sweet glimpse, caught in a moment,
Joy breathing deeply, dancing in flight!”
4 “I am the sunrise, warming the heavens
Spilling my warm glow over the earth.
Praise for the brightness, of this new morning,
Filling my spirit with your great love.” (End)
ASSURANCE of PARDON: (Rev. Jope)
As fire cleanses and brings new life where little seemed to live before, God gives new life to us all. The past is gone. The new day is here. Thanks be to God for this Good News and thanks be to God that our weaknesses, through our admissions, will be forgiven…Amen & Amen.
PASSING of the PEACE of CHRIST:
(Words to each other) ‘The peace of Christ I pass to you’ and your answer, ‘And I pass it back to you.’
Sacrament of Holy Baptism
PENELOPE LINTON
NEW CREED
(During the Sacrament of Baptism, there will be a time where you will be invited to share in the words of The New Creed and following are the words:)
ALL: We are not alone; we live in God’s world. We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, and who works in us and others by the Spirit. We trust in God. We are called to be the Church: to celebrate God’s presence, to live with respect in Creation, to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil, to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope. In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God.
SUNDAY’S BLESSING for PENNY (Unison)
(this blessing will be shared by all, following the baptism…)
Penny, may the miracle of your birth always be a source of joy for you. May you be blessed by wise, caring people who will guide you and protect you. May you always keep your openness to wonder and new discoveries. May you be treasured by your family and by all who take care of you. May you be filled with wonderful dreams and dance through life as a child of the universe. Penny, may you be aware of the tremendous love that the Creator has for you
CHOIR SELECTION “You Do Not Walk Alone” by: Elaine Hagenberg
Engaging
(Reader: Elizabeth Wegg)
FIRST SCRIPTURE PASSAGE
GENESIS 21: 8-12 (15) Hagar and Ishmael sent away
SECOND PASSAGE
PSALM 86: 1-10, 16-17 (473) Turn your ear to me, O God…
*HYMN “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”
1“He’s got the whole world in his hands
He’s got the whole wide world in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands.”
2”He’s got the wind and the rain in his hands (3 X’s)
He’s got the whole world in his hands.”
3”He’s got you and me brother, in his hands
He’s got you and me sister, in his hands
He’s got you and me brother, in his hands
He’s got the whole world in his hands.”
4”He’s got little bitty Penny in his hands (3 X’s)
He’s got the whole world in his hands”
5”He’s got all of us at Lakeview in his hands (3 X’s)
He’s got the whole world in his hands.”
6”He’s got the whole world in his hands.” (4 X’s)
GOSPEL PASSAGE
MATTHEW 10: 24-39 (791) Discipleship: lose your life to find it….
MESSAGE “Living Together in this World with Our Differing Cultures”
Responding
Rev. Jope: Let us embrace the promise of love through the gifts of our offering as we seek to further God’s work of acceptance, kindness, compassion, and forgiveness. The offering will now be received…
SPECIAL CHOIR MUSIC “Esto Les Digo” arr: Kinley Lange
OFFERING DEDICATION PRAYER (Rev. Jope)
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Blessing
CLOSING SPECIAL MUSIC
(This song is to the tune of “Edelweiss”)
“Thank-you God, on this day, for our many good blessings;
Thank-you God, on this day, for our many good friendships;
Glory to you, may you hear our prayer, guide us on forever.
Thank-you God, on this day, for our blessings and friendships.”
“Bless our friends, bless our homes, come O God and sit with us.
May our talk glow with peace, bring your love and surround us.
Friendship and peace may they bloom and grow –
bloom and grow forever.
Bless all those, who are here, bless us all of your children.”
*COMMISSIONING (unison)
O God we truly believe that our lives have been touched by you and that you want something from us…may we use our ears to truly listen, our eyes to truly see, and our hearts to truly show compassion as we now enter into the world and spread the Good News to all people. Our lives are yours and our actions follow your wishes….Amen
*BENEDICTION (Rev. Jope)
RECESSIONAL & POSTLUDE MUSIC
SCRIPTURE PASSAGES for SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2026
GENESIS 22: 1-14
PSALM 13
ROMANS 6: 12-23
MATTHEW 10: 40-42