Hybrid Worship, Pentecost 2, June 7
Hybrid Worship
7 JUNE 2026
PENTECOST II
Presider: Rev Mona Smart
Music: Frances Armstrong
We acknowledge that these lands upon which we worship are the
traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw
First Nation. Whoever you are and wherever you are on life’s journey,
you are welcome here!
Words for Worship
Words of response are in bold & italics
Prelude
Gathering Words
Today’s gospel reading from Matthew presents Jesus’ teaching about being called by God, how we are to live in relationship with all of God’s children, especially with those who live on the margins of society, and on the vital power of faith.
Acknowledgement of the Land
We prayerfully acknowledge with thanksgiving that we gather on the unceded territories of the Snuneymuxw people. Gracious God, help us to seek a new relationship with the
first peoples here, one based in honour and respect. Amen.
Call to Worship or The Collect
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Sprit, be with you all.
And also with you.
Lighting of Candle Iona Worship Book
As we worship together,
may God’s love bring joy to each and to all of us.
may the refreshing wind of God’s Spirit renew us.
may the love of Jesus give us courage and strength
to fully live each day.
We light this candle as we draw near to God and to one another.
Opening Hymn: We Are One VU #402
Prayer of Forgiveness United Church, Voices United
Gracious God,
As people called to be your presence in the world, we search our hearts, and ask your forgiveness:
For opportunities not taken, for care not given.
Forgive us we pray.
For sorrow not shared, for joy not celebrated,
Forgive us, we pray.
For love not offered, forgiveness not extended,
Forgive us, we pray.
For those failings we cannot speak aloud.
Forgive us, we pray.
Assurance of Grace
Most merciful God,
We take comfort in the assurance that even those things that are hidden from memory, or are too deep for our words, are not beyond God’s forgiving love. God, who knows us completely, bestows pardon and peace. Amen.
Affirmation of Faith Anglican Church Book of Alternative Services
The Lord our God, the Lord is one,
Love the Lord your God with all your heart,
With all your soul,
With all your mind,
And with all your strength.
This is the first and great commandment.
The second is like it:
Love your neighbour as yourself.
These is no greater commandment than these.
Peace of Christ
May the peace of Christ be with you.
And also with you.
Let us share the peace of Christ with one another.
Prayer Before the Reading of Scripture Mona Smart
Holy Mystery,
in the darkness and silence of our prayer you call to us.
Help us to listen and to hear. Help us to respond.
Scripture Reading: Hosea 5:15-6:6 (NRSV) Reader: Betty Schultze
I will return again to my place
until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face.
In their distress they will beg my favor:
“Come, let us return to the Lord,
for it is he who has torn, and he will heal us;
he has struck down, and he will bind us up.
After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will raise us up,
that we may live before him.
Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord;
his appearing is as sure as the dawn;
he will come to us like the showers,
like the spring rains that water the earth.”
What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes away early.
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
I have killed them by the words of my mouth,
and my judgment goes forth as the light.
For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Gospel Reading Reader: Betty Schultze
As is your custom, please stand or sit for the reading of the gospel.
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 (NRSV)
As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax-collection station, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with Jesus and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard this, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous but sinners.”
While he was saying these things to them, suddenly a leader came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” And Jesus got up and followed him, with his disciples. Then suddenly a woman who had been suffering from a flow of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak, for she was saying to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be made well.” Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that moment. When Jesus came to the leader’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. And the report of this spread through all of that district.
This is the Gospel of Christ.
Thanks be to God
Word: A Reflection on Matthew
Hymn of Response: Take, O Take Me As I Am MV #85
Life & Work of the Church
Prayers of the People Tim Leadem
We pray to our God,
Hear our Prayers.
The Lord’s Prayer (sung) VU #959
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and forever.
Amen.
Offering
Let us now gather our offerings.
(While offerings are gathered, quiet music is played. Monetary offerings are brought to the front and the congregation sings)
Doxology CP #669
Praise God the Source of life and birth,
Praise God the Word, who came to earth.
Praise God the Spirit, holy flame.
All Glory, honour to God’s name.
Prayer of Dedication
In the name and in the spirit of Jesus,
we bring our gifts to you, O God.
Help us to give with them a ready mind,
a willing spirit,
and a joyful heart.
Amen.
Closing Hymn: God Be with You till We Meet Again VU #423
Blessing & Sending
The peace of Christ be with you always.
And also with you.
May the Spirit of the Living God:
Go before us to show us the way;
Go above us to watch over us;
Go behind us to push us into places we might not go ourselves;
Go beneath us to uphold and uplift us;
Go beside us to be our strong and constant companion;
Dwell within us to remind us that we are not alone;
Amen.
Postlude
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Hybrid Worship
7 JUNE 2026
PENTECOST II
Presider: Rev Mona Smart
Music: Frances Armstrong
We acknowledge that these lands upon which we worship are the
traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw
First Nation. Whoever you are and wherever you are on life’s journey,
you are welcome here!
Words for Worship
Words of response are in bold & italics
Prelude
Gathering Words
Today’s gospel reading from Matthew presents Jesus’ teaching about being called by God, how we are to live in relationship with all of God’s children, especially with those who live on the margins of society, and on the vital power of faith.
Acknowledgement of the Land
We prayerfully acknowledge with thanksgiving that we gather on the unceded territories of the Snuneymuxw people. Gracious God, help us to seek a new relationship with the
first peoples here, one based in honour and respect. Amen.
Call to Worship or The Collect
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Sprit, be with you all.
And also with you.
Lighting of Candle Iona Worship Book
As we worship together,
may God’s love bring joy to each and to all of us.
may the refreshing wind of God’s Spirit renew us.
may the love of Jesus give us courage and strength
to fully live each day.
We light this candle as we draw near to God and to one another.
Opening Hymn: We Are One VU #402
Prayer of Forgiveness United Church, Voices United
Gracious God,
As people called to be your presence in the world, we search our hearts, and ask your forgiveness:
For opportunities not taken, for care not given.
Forgive us we pray.
For sorrow not shared, for joy not celebrated,
Forgive us, we pray.
For love not offered, forgiveness not extended,
Forgive us, we pray.
For those failings we cannot speak aloud.
Forgive us, we pray.
Assurance of Grace
Most merciful God,
We take comfort in the assurance that even those things that are hidden from memory, or are too deep for our words, are not beyond God’s forgiving love. God, who knows us completely, bestows pardon and peace. Amen.
Affirmation of Faith Anglican Church Book of Alternative Services
The Lord our God, the Lord is one,
Love the Lord your God with all your heart,
With all your soul,
With all your mind,
And with all your strength.
This is the first and great commandment.
The second is like it:
Love your neighbour as yourself.
These is no greater commandment than these.
Peace of Christ
May the peace of Christ be with you.
And also with you.
Let us share the peace of Christ with one another.
Prayer Before the Reading of Scripture Mona Smart
Holy Mystery,
in the darkness and silence of our prayer you call to us.
Help us to listen and to hear. Help us to respond.
Scripture Reading: Hosea 5:15-6:6 (NRSV) Reader: Betty Schultze
I will return again to my place
until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face.
In their distress they will beg my favor:
“Come, let us return to the Lord,
for it is he who has torn, and he will heal us;
he has struck down, and he will bind us up.
After two days he will revive us;
on the third day he will raise us up,
that we may live before him.
Let us know, let us press on to know the Lord;
his appearing is as sure as the dawn;
he will come to us like the showers,
like the spring rains that water the earth.”
What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?
What shall I do with you, O Judah?
Your love is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes away early.
Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;
I have killed them by the words of my mouth,
and my judgment goes forth as the light.
For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Gospel Reading Reader: Betty Schultze
As is your custom, please stand or sit for the reading of the gospel.
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 (NRSV)
As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax-collection station, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with Jesus and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard this, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous but sinners.”
While he was saying these things to them, suddenly a leader came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” And Jesus got up and followed him, with his disciples. Then suddenly a woman who had been suffering from a flow of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak, for she was saying to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be made well.” Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that moment. When Jesus came to the leader’s house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion, he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping.” And they laughed at him. But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. And the report of this spread through all of that district.
This is the Gospel of Christ.
Thanks be to God
Word: A Reflection on Matthew
Hymn of Response: Take, O Take Me As I Am MV #85
Life & Work of the Church
Prayers of the People Tim Leadem
We pray to our God,
Hear our Prayers.
The Lord’s Prayer (sung) VU #959
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and forever.
Amen.
Offering
Let us now gather our offerings.
(While offerings are gathered, quiet music is played. Monetary offerings are brought to the front and the congregation sings)
Doxology CP #669
Praise God the Source of life and birth,
Praise God the Word, who came to earth.
Praise God the Spirit, holy flame.
All Glory, honour to God’s name.
Prayer of Dedication
In the name and in the spirit of Jesus,
we bring our gifts to you, O God.
Help us to give with them a ready mind,
a willing spirit,
and a joyful heart.
Amen.
Closing Hymn: God Be with You till We Meet Again VU #423
Blessing & Sending
The peace of Christ be with you always.
And also with you.
May the Spirit of the Living God:
Go before us to show us the way;
Go above us to watch over us;
Go behind us to push us into places we might not go ourselves;
Go beneath us to uphold and uplift us;
Go beside us to be our strong and constant companion;
Dwell within us to remind us that we are not alone;
Amen.
Postlude
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Contact Info
Christ Church Gabriola
- 2600 South Road
- Gabriola Island, BC
- V0R 1X7 Canada