St. John's Anglican Church
Parish of Horton, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
We are a welcoming & affirming community to all persons.
January 18th, 2026
Rector: The Rev’d Nicole Uzans, [email protected]
Wardens: Cameron Finlay & Karen Padovani, [email protected]
Director of Music & Organist: Dr. Michelle Boyd, [email protected]
Livestream Operator: Murray Phillips
Parish of Horton, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
We are a welcoming & affirming community to all persons.
January 18th, 2026
Rector: The Rev’d Nicole Uzans, [email protected]
Wardens: Cameron Finlay & Karen Padovani, [email protected]
Director of Music & Organist: Dr. Michelle Boyd, [email protected]
Livestream Operator: Murray Phillips
This parish is located in Mi’kma’ki,
the traditional and unceded lands and waters of the Mi’kmaq.
the traditional and unceded lands and waters of the Mi’kmaq.
8AM HOLY COMMUNION, THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
Presider: Rev. Nicole Uzans
Presider: Rev. Nicole Uzans
Greeter: Beth Turner
Reader: Robert Rose
Reader: Robert Rose
Readings & Prayers
The Collect of the Day: ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost govern
all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of thy
people, and grant us thy peace all the days of our life; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
1st Reading: Isaiah 49:1-7
At the conclusion of the passage, the reader says,
The word of the Lord.
All respond: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 40, prayed responsively, all seated
I waited patiently upon the Lord
who stooped to me and heard my cry.
God lifted me out of the desolate pit, out of the mire and clay,
and set my feet on a high cliff and made my footing sure.
God put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
many shall see, and stand in awe, and put their trust in the Lord.
Happy are they who trust in the Lord!
they do not resort to evil spirits or turn to false gods.
Great things are they that you have done, O Lord my God!
how great your wonders and your plans for us!
There is none who can be compared with you.
Oh, that I could make them known and tell them,
but they are more than I can count.
In sacrifice and offering you take no pleasure
(you have given me ears to hear you);
burnt-offering and sin-offering you have not required.
And so I said, “Behold, I come.
In the roll of the book it is written concerning me:
‘I love to do your will, O my God;
your law is deep within my heart.’”
I proclaimed righteousness in the great congregation;
behold, I did not restrain my lips; and that, O Lord, you know.
Your righteousness have I not hidden in my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your deliverance;
I have not concealed your love and faithfulness
from the great congregation.
You are the Lord; do not withhold your compassion from me;
let your love and your faithfulness keep me safe for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
The Holy Gospel: John 1:29-42
All stand, as they are able.
Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is written in the
2nd chapter of the gospel according to John, beginning at the 13th verse.
People: Glory be to thee, O Lord.
At the conclusion of the Gospel, the reader says,
The Gospel of Christ.
People: Praise be to thee, O Christ.
all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of thy
people, and grant us thy peace all the days of our life; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
1st Reading: Isaiah 49:1-7
At the conclusion of the passage, the reader says,
The word of the Lord.
All respond: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 40, prayed responsively, all seated
I waited patiently upon the Lord
who stooped to me and heard my cry.
God lifted me out of the desolate pit, out of the mire and clay,
and set my feet on a high cliff and made my footing sure.
God put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
many shall see, and stand in awe, and put their trust in the Lord.
Happy are they who trust in the Lord!
they do not resort to evil spirits or turn to false gods.
Great things are they that you have done, O Lord my God!
how great your wonders and your plans for us!
There is none who can be compared with you.
Oh, that I could make them known and tell them,
but they are more than I can count.
In sacrifice and offering you take no pleasure
(you have given me ears to hear you);
burnt-offering and sin-offering you have not required.
And so I said, “Behold, I come.
In the roll of the book it is written concerning me:
‘I love to do your will, O my God;
your law is deep within my heart.’”
I proclaimed righteousness in the great congregation;
behold, I did not restrain my lips; and that, O Lord, you know.
Your righteousness have I not hidden in my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your deliverance;
I have not concealed your love and faithfulness
from the great congregation.
You are the Lord; do not withhold your compassion from me;
let your love and your faithfulness keep me safe for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
The Holy Gospel: John 1:29-42
All stand, as they are able.
Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is written in the
2nd chapter of the gospel according to John, beginning at the 13th verse.
People: Glory be to thee, O Lord.
At the conclusion of the Gospel, the reader says,
The Gospel of Christ.
People: Praise be to thee, O Christ.
10AM HOLY EUCHARIST (Contemporary Rite)
Presider: Rev. Nicole Uzans
The Gathering of the Community
Prelude: Brightest and Best (arr. John M. Rasley)
Opening Hymn:#8 Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun
Awake, my soul, and with the sun
thy daily stage of duty run;
shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise
to pay thy morning sacrifice.
Redeem thy misspent time that's past,
and live this day as if thy last;
improve thy talent with due care;
for the great day thyself prepare.
Let all thy converse be sincere,
thy conscience as the noonday clear;
think how all-seeing God thy ways
and all thy secret thoughts surveys.
Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart,
and with the angels bear thy part,
who all night long unwearied sing
glory to the eternal King.
The Greeting and Collect for Purity,
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
And also with you.
Almighty God,
to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hidden. Cleanse the
thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and
worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Gloria: #702 Glory to God
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God’s people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly king, almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory;
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God’s people on earth.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God,
Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer.
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God’s people on earth.
For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God’s people on earth.
The Collect of the Day: Steadfast God, you have enriched and enlightened us by the
revelation of your eternal Christ. Strengthen us to walk the path of his teaching, so that
by word and deed and in the power of the Spirit we may manifest the gracious news of
your faithfulness and love. Amen.
The Proclamation of the Word
First Reading: Isaiah 49:1-7 read by Elmer Uzans
At the conclusion of the passage, the reader says, The word of the Lord.
All respond: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 40:1-11, read responsively; led by Mary Phillips
I waited patiently upon the Lord
who stooped to me and heard my cry.
God lifted me out of the desolate pit, out of the mire and clay,
and set my feet on a high cliff and made my footing sure.
God put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
many shall see, and stand in awe, and put their trust in the Lord.
Happy are they who trust in the Lord!
they do not resort to evil spirits or turn to false gods.
Great things are they that you have done, O Lord my God!
how great your wonders and your plans for us!
There is none who can be compared with you.
Oh, that I could make them known and tell them,
but they are more than I can count.
In sacrifice and offering you take no pleasure
(you have given me ears to hear you);
burnt-offering and sin-offering you have not required.
And so I said, “Behold, I come.
In the roll of the book it is written concerning me:
‘I love to do your will, O my God;
your law is deep within my heart.’”
I proclaimed righteousness in the great congregation;
behold, I did not restrain my lips; and that, O Lord, you know.
Your righteousness have I not hidden in my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your deliverance;
I have not concealed your love and faithfulness
from the great congregation.
You are the Lord; do not withhold your compassion from me;
let your love and your faithfulness keep me safe for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Gradual Hymn – #430 Will You Come and Follow Me
Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?
Will you go where you don't know and never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown, will you let my name be known,
Will you let my life be grown in you and you in me?
Will you leave yourself behind if I but call your name?
Will you care for cruel and kind and never be the same?
Will you risk the hostile stare should your life attract or scare?
Will you let me answer prayer in you and you in me?
Will you let the blinded see if I but call your name?
Will you set the prisoners free and never be the same?
Will you kiss the leper clean, and do such as this unseen,
And admit to what I mean in you and you in me?
Will you love the 'you' you hide if I but call your name?
Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same?
Will you use the faith you've found to reshape the world around,
Through my sight and touch and sound in you and you in me?
Lord, your summons echoes true when you but call my name.
Let me turn and follow you and never be the same.
In your company I'll go where your love and footsteps show.
Thus I'll move and live and grow in you and you in me.
The Holy Gospel: John 1:29-42
Reader: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you.
Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
People: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
At the conclusion of the Gospel, the reader says,
The Gospel of Christ.
People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon – The Rev. Nicole Uzans
The Affirmation of Faith:
From the Iona Community
All are invited to rise.
We believe in Jesus Christ,
Son of the One God,
maker and sustainer of earth, sea, and sky.
Born of Mary's womb,
faithful to the God of Abraham and Sarah,
Jesus healed the sick, served the poor,
and proclaimed heaven on earth.
Condemned by the religious, crucified by the state, he died,
but transformed even death and rose to life everlasting.
He blessed the disciples with his Holy Spirit
and sent them forth, east and west, north and south.
We commit ourselves to Jesus,
to one another as siblings in faith,
and to God’s mission in the world,
in the grace of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Prayers of the People, led by Kathryn Renick
All may be seated or kneel.
Confession and Absolution
(from A New Zealand Prayer Book)
My siblings in Christ, believing that God is faithful to forgive us, let us let go of all
that holds us back and damages our friendship with God and with one another.
Silence
God forgives and heals us.
We need your healing, merciful God: give us true repentance.
Some sins are plain to us; some escape us, some we cannot face.
Forgive us; set us free to hear your word to us; set us free to serve you.
God the Creator brings you new life, forgives and redeems you. Take hold of this
forgiveness and live your life in the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.
The Sharing of the Peace:
God makes peace within us.
Let us claim it.
God makes peace among us.
Let us share it.
Please remain in your pews/seats and acknowledge others with a sign of peace.
The Celebration of the Eucharist
Offertory Hymn: Speak, O Lord (Keith Getty and Stuart Townsend)
Speak, O Lord, as we come to You
to receive the food of Your Holy Word.
Take Your Truth, plant it deep in us;
shape and fashion us in Your likeness;
That the light of Christ might be seen today
in our acts of love and our deeds of faith.
Speak, O Lord and fulfill in us
all Your purposes for Your glory.
Teach us Lord, full of obedience,
Holy reverence, true humility.
Test our thoughts and our attitudes
in the radiance of Your purity.
Cause our faith to rise, cause our eyes to see
Your majestic love and authority.
Words of pow’r that can never fail;
Let their truth prevail over unbelief.
Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds;
Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us.
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time,
that will echo down through eternity.
And by grace we’ll stand on Your promises;
And by faith we’ll walk as You walk with us.
Speak, O Lord, ‘til Your church is built,
and the earth is filled with Your glory.
Prayer over the Gifts: God of light, in the birth of your Son we see your glory.
May we who share in this mystery grow daily in your love. This we ask in the name
of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer:
(BAS Prayer #2)
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
We give you thanks and praise, almighty God, through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ,
our Saviour and Redeemer. He is your living Word, through whom you have created all things.
By the power of the Holy Spirit he took flesh of the Virgin Mary and shared our human nature.
He lived and died as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. In fulfillment
of your will, he stretched out his hands in suffering, to bring release to those who place their
hope in you; and so he won for you a holy people.
He chose to bear our griefs and sorrows, and to give up his life on the cross, that he
might shatter the chains of evil and death, and banish the darkness of sin and despair.
By his resurrection, he brings us into the light of your presence. Now with all creation,
we raise our voices to proclaim the glory of your name.
The Sanctus & Benedictus: (#735)
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full, full of your glory;
Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
Hosanna in the highest; hosanna in the highest.
Celebrant: Holy and gracious God, accept our praise, through your Son our Saviour
Jesus Christ; who on the night he was handed over to suffering and death, took bread
and gave you thanks, saying “Take, and eat: this is my body which is broken for you.”
In the same way he took the cup, saying, “This is my blood which is shed for you. When
you do this, you do it in memory of me.”
Remembering, therefore, his death and resurrection, we offer you this bread and this cup,
giving thanks that you have made us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you. We
ask you to send your Holy Spirit upon the offering of your holy Church. Gather into one all
who share in these sacred mysteries, filling them with the Holy Spirit and confirming their
faith in the truth, that together we may praise you and give you glory through your Servant,
Jesus Christ.
All glory and honour are yours, Father and Son, with the Holy Spirit, in the holy Church,
now and for ever. Amen.
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, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread: 6
We break the bread of life, and that life is the light of the world.
God here among us, light in the midst of us, bring us to light and life.
The gifts of God for the People of God.
Thanks be to God.
(#745) Lamb of God
Lamb of God, you take away
the sin of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away
the sin of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world:
grant us peace; grant us peace.
Music During Communion: Communion in E Minor (Alexandre Guilmant); Patiently Have
I Waited (Camille Saint-Saëns; arr. Raymond H. Haan)
Prayer after Communion: Source of truth and joy, may we who have received the gift of
divine life always follow the way of your Son. This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.
Amen.
Doxology:
Glory to God, whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we can ask or
imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the church and in Christ Jesus,
for ever and ever. Amen.
The Blessing & Announcements
Closing Hymn: #560 God, Whose Almighty Word
God, whose almighty word chaos and darkness heard,
And took their flight:
Hear us, we humbly pray, and where the gospel-day
Sheds not its glorious ray,
Let there be light!
Saviour, who came to bring on your redeeming wing
Healing and sight,
health to the sick in mind, sight to the inly blind:
O now to humankind
let there be light!
Spirit of truth and love, Life giving, holy dove,
Speed on your flight!
Move on the water's face Bearing the lamp of grace
And, in earth's darkest place,
Let there be light!
Gracious and holy Three, Glorious Trinity,
Wisdom, Love, Might!
Boundless as ocean's tide, rolling in fullest pride,
Through the world, far and wide,
Let there be light!
The Dismissal
Let us go in peace, to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God
Postlude: Worthy Is the Lamb (G. F. Handel; arr. Lyndell Leatherman)
Presider: Rev. Nicole Uzans
The Gathering of the Community
Prelude: Brightest and Best (arr. John M. Rasley)
Opening Hymn:#8 Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun
Awake, my soul, and with the sun
thy daily stage of duty run;
shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise
to pay thy morning sacrifice.
Redeem thy misspent time that's past,
and live this day as if thy last;
improve thy talent with due care;
for the great day thyself prepare.
Let all thy converse be sincere,
thy conscience as the noonday clear;
think how all-seeing God thy ways
and all thy secret thoughts surveys.
Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart,
and with the angels bear thy part,
who all night long unwearied sing
glory to the eternal King.
The Greeting and Collect for Purity,
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
And also with you.
Almighty God,
to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hidden. Cleanse the
thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and
worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Gloria: #702 Glory to God
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God’s people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly king, almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory;
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God’s people on earth.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God,
Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer.
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God’s people on earth.
For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God’s people on earth.
The Collect of the Day: Steadfast God, you have enriched and enlightened us by the
revelation of your eternal Christ. Strengthen us to walk the path of his teaching, so that
by word and deed and in the power of the Spirit we may manifest the gracious news of
your faithfulness and love. Amen.
The Proclamation of the Word
First Reading: Isaiah 49:1-7 read by Elmer Uzans
At the conclusion of the passage, the reader says, The word of the Lord.
All respond: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 40:1-11, read responsively; led by Mary Phillips
I waited patiently upon the Lord
who stooped to me and heard my cry.
God lifted me out of the desolate pit, out of the mire and clay,
and set my feet on a high cliff and made my footing sure.
God put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
many shall see, and stand in awe, and put their trust in the Lord.
Happy are they who trust in the Lord!
they do not resort to evil spirits or turn to false gods.
Great things are they that you have done, O Lord my God!
how great your wonders and your plans for us!
There is none who can be compared with you.
Oh, that I could make them known and tell them,
but they are more than I can count.
In sacrifice and offering you take no pleasure
(you have given me ears to hear you);
burnt-offering and sin-offering you have not required.
And so I said, “Behold, I come.
In the roll of the book it is written concerning me:
‘I love to do your will, O my God;
your law is deep within my heart.’”
I proclaimed righteousness in the great congregation;
behold, I did not restrain my lips; and that, O Lord, you know.
Your righteousness have I not hidden in my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your deliverance;
I have not concealed your love and faithfulness
from the great congregation.
You are the Lord; do not withhold your compassion from me;
let your love and your faithfulness keep me safe for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Gradual Hymn – #430 Will You Come and Follow Me
Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?
Will you go where you don't know and never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown, will you let my name be known,
Will you let my life be grown in you and you in me?
Will you leave yourself behind if I but call your name?
Will you care for cruel and kind and never be the same?
Will you risk the hostile stare should your life attract or scare?
Will you let me answer prayer in you and you in me?
Will you let the blinded see if I but call your name?
Will you set the prisoners free and never be the same?
Will you kiss the leper clean, and do such as this unseen,
And admit to what I mean in you and you in me?
Will you love the 'you' you hide if I but call your name?
Will you quell the fear inside and never be the same?
Will you use the faith you've found to reshape the world around,
Through my sight and touch and sound in you and you in me?
Lord, your summons echoes true when you but call my name.
Let me turn and follow you and never be the same.
In your company I'll go where your love and footsteps show.
Thus I'll move and live and grow in you and you in me.
The Holy Gospel: John 1:29-42
Reader: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you.
Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
People: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
At the conclusion of the Gospel, the reader says,
The Gospel of Christ.
People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon – The Rev. Nicole Uzans
The Affirmation of Faith:
From the Iona Community
All are invited to rise.
We believe in Jesus Christ,
Son of the One God,
maker and sustainer of earth, sea, and sky.
Born of Mary's womb,
faithful to the God of Abraham and Sarah,
Jesus healed the sick, served the poor,
and proclaimed heaven on earth.
Condemned by the religious, crucified by the state, he died,
but transformed even death and rose to life everlasting.
He blessed the disciples with his Holy Spirit
and sent them forth, east and west, north and south.
We commit ourselves to Jesus,
to one another as siblings in faith,
and to God’s mission in the world,
in the grace of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Prayers of the People, led by Kathryn Renick
All may be seated or kneel.
Confession and Absolution
(from A New Zealand Prayer Book)
My siblings in Christ, believing that God is faithful to forgive us, let us let go of all
that holds us back and damages our friendship with God and with one another.
Silence
God forgives and heals us.
We need your healing, merciful God: give us true repentance.
Some sins are plain to us; some escape us, some we cannot face.
Forgive us; set us free to hear your word to us; set us free to serve you.
God the Creator brings you new life, forgives and redeems you. Take hold of this
forgiveness and live your life in the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.
The Sharing of the Peace:
God makes peace within us.
Let us claim it.
God makes peace among us.
Let us share it.
Please remain in your pews/seats and acknowledge others with a sign of peace.
The Celebration of the Eucharist
Offertory Hymn: Speak, O Lord (Keith Getty and Stuart Townsend)
Speak, O Lord, as we come to You
to receive the food of Your Holy Word.
Take Your Truth, plant it deep in us;
shape and fashion us in Your likeness;
That the light of Christ might be seen today
in our acts of love and our deeds of faith.
Speak, O Lord and fulfill in us
all Your purposes for Your glory.
Teach us Lord, full of obedience,
Holy reverence, true humility.
Test our thoughts and our attitudes
in the radiance of Your purity.
Cause our faith to rise, cause our eyes to see
Your majestic love and authority.
Words of pow’r that can never fail;
Let their truth prevail over unbelief.
Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds;
Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us.
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time,
that will echo down through eternity.
And by grace we’ll stand on Your promises;
And by faith we’ll walk as You walk with us.
Speak, O Lord, ‘til Your church is built,
and the earth is filled with Your glory.
Prayer over the Gifts: God of light, in the birth of your Son we see your glory.
May we who share in this mystery grow daily in your love. This we ask in the name
of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer:
(BAS Prayer #2)
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
We give you thanks and praise, almighty God, through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ,
our Saviour and Redeemer. He is your living Word, through whom you have created all things.
By the power of the Holy Spirit he took flesh of the Virgin Mary and shared our human nature.
He lived and died as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. In fulfillment
of your will, he stretched out his hands in suffering, to bring release to those who place their
hope in you; and so he won for you a holy people.
He chose to bear our griefs and sorrows, and to give up his life on the cross, that he
might shatter the chains of evil and death, and banish the darkness of sin and despair.
By his resurrection, he brings us into the light of your presence. Now with all creation,
we raise our voices to proclaim the glory of your name.
The Sanctus & Benedictus: (#735)
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full, full of your glory;
Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
Hosanna in the highest; hosanna in the highest.
Celebrant: Holy and gracious God, accept our praise, through your Son our Saviour
Jesus Christ; who on the night he was handed over to suffering and death, took bread
and gave you thanks, saying “Take, and eat: this is my body which is broken for you.”
In the same way he took the cup, saying, “This is my blood which is shed for you. When
you do this, you do it in memory of me.”
Remembering, therefore, his death and resurrection, we offer you this bread and this cup,
giving thanks that you have made us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you. We
ask you to send your Holy Spirit upon the offering of your holy Church. Gather into one all
who share in these sacred mysteries, filling them with the Holy Spirit and confirming their
faith in the truth, that together we may praise you and give you glory through your Servant,
Jesus Christ.
All glory and honour are yours, Father and Son, with the Holy Spirit, in the holy Church,
now and for ever. Amen.
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, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread: 6
We break the bread of life, and that life is the light of the world.
God here among us, light in the midst of us, bring us to light and life.
The gifts of God for the People of God.
Thanks be to God.
(#745) Lamb of God
Lamb of God, you take away
the sin of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away
the sin of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world:
grant us peace; grant us peace.
Music During Communion: Communion in E Minor (Alexandre Guilmant); Patiently Have
I Waited (Camille Saint-Saëns; arr. Raymond H. Haan)
Prayer after Communion: Source of truth and joy, may we who have received the gift of
divine life always follow the way of your Son. This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.
Amen.
Doxology:
Glory to God, whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we can ask or
imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the church and in Christ Jesus,
for ever and ever. Amen.
The Blessing & Announcements
Closing Hymn: #560 God, Whose Almighty Word
God, whose almighty word chaos and darkness heard,
And took their flight:
Hear us, we humbly pray, and where the gospel-day
Sheds not its glorious ray,
Let there be light!
Saviour, who came to bring on your redeeming wing
Healing and sight,
health to the sick in mind, sight to the inly blind:
O now to humankind
let there be light!
Spirit of truth and love, Life giving, holy dove,
Speed on your flight!
Move on the water's face Bearing the lamp of grace
And, in earth's darkest place,
Let there be light!
Gracious and holy Three, Glorious Trinity,
Wisdom, Love, Might!
Boundless as ocean's tide, rolling in fullest pride,
Through the world, far and wide,
Let there be light!
The Dismissal
Let us go in peace, to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God
Postlude: Worthy Is the Lamb (G. F. Handel; arr. Lyndell Leatherman)
10AM HOLY EUCHARIST
(Contemporary Rite)
Presider: Nicole Uzans
The Gathering of the Community
Prelude:
Brightest and Best (arr. John M. Rasley)
Opening Hymn:
#8 Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun
Awake, my soul, and with the sun
thy daily stage of duty run;
shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise
to pay thy morning sacrifice.
Redeem thy misspent time that's past,
and live this day as if thy last;
improve thy talent with due care;
for the great day thyself prepare.
Let all thy converse be sincere,
thy conscience as the noonday clear;
think how all-seeing God thy ways
and all thy secret thoughts surveys.
Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart,
and with the angels bear thy part,
who all night long unwearied sing
glory to the eternal King.
The Greeting and Collect for Purity,
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
be with you all.
And also with you.
Almighty God,
to you all hearts are open, all desires
known, and from you no secrets are
hidden. Cleanse the thoughts of our
hearts by the inspiration of your
Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love
you, and worthily magnify your holy name;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Gloria: #702 Glory to God
Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to God’s people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly king,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory;
Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to God’s people on earth.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the
Father: receive our prayer.
Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to God’s people on earth.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to God’s people on earth.
The Collect of the Day:
Steadfast God, you have enriched and enlightened us by the
revelation of your eternal Christ. Strengthen us to walk the path of his teaching, so that
by word and deed and in the power of the Spirit we may manifest the gracious news of
your faithfulness and love. Amen.
1st Reading:
Isaiah 49:1-7 , read by Elmer Uzans
At the conclusion of the passage, the reader says,
The word of the Lord.
All respond: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 40:1-11,
read responsively; led by Mary Phillips
I waited patiently upon the Lord
who stooped to me and heard my cry.
God lifted me out of the desolate pit,
out of the mire and clay,
and set my feet on a high cliff and made my footing sure.
God put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
many shall see, and stand in awe, and put their trust in the Lord.
Happy are they who trust in the Lord!
they do not resort to evil spirits or turn to false gods.
Great things are they that you have done,
O Lord my God! how great your wonders and your plans for us!
There is none who can be compared with you.
Oh, that I could make them known and tell them,
but they are more than I can count.
In sacrifice and offering you take no pleasure
(you have given me ears to hear you);
burnt-offering and sin-offering you have not required.
And so I said, “Behold, I come.
In the roll of the book it is written concerning me:
‘I love to do your will, O my God;
your law is deep within my heart.’”
I proclaimed righteousness in the great congregation;
behold, I did not restrain my lips; and that, O Lord, you know.
Your righteousness have I not hidden in my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your deliverance;
I have not concealed your love and faithfulness
from the great congregation.
You are the Lord; do not withhold your compassion from me;
let your love and your faithfulness keep me safe for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
#430 Will You Come and Follow Me
Will you come and follow me
If I but call your name?
Will you go where you don't know
And never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown,
Will you let my name be known,
Will you let my life be grown
In you and you in me?
Will you leave yourself behind
If I but call your name?
Will you care for cruel and kind
And never be the same?
Will you risk the hostile stare
Should your life attract or scare?
Will you let me answer prayer
In you and you in me?
Will you let the blinded see
If I but call your name?
Will you set the prisoners free
And never be the same?
Will you kiss the leper clean,
And do such as this unseen,
And admit to what I mean
In you and you in me?
Will you love the 'you' you hide
If I but call your name?
Will you quell the fear inside
And never be the same?
Will you use the faith you've found
To reshape the world around,
Through my sight and touch and sound
In you and you in me?
Lord, your summons echoes true
When you but call my name.
Let me turn and follow you
And never be the same.
In your company I'll go
Where your love and footsteps show.
Thus I'll move and live and grow
In you and you in me.
The Holy Gospel:
John 1:29-42
All stand, as they are able.
Reader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
People: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
At the conclusion of the Gospel, the reader says,
The Gospel of Christ.
People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon – The Rev. Nicole Uzans
Affirmation of Faith
from the Iona Community
All are invited to rise.
We believe in Jesus Christ,
Son of the One God,
maker and sustainer of earth, sea, and sky.
Born of Mary's womb,
faithful to the God of Abraham and Sarah,
Jesus healed the sick, served the poor,
and proclaimed heaven on earth.
Condemned by the religious, crucified by the state, he died,
but transformed even death and rose to life everlasting.
He blessed the disciples with his Holy Spirit
and sent them forth, east and west, north and south.
We commit ourselves to Jesus,
to one another as siblings in faith,
and to God’s mission in the world,
in the grace of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Prayers of the People,
led by Kathryn Renick
All are invited to sit or kneel.
Confession and Absolution
(from A New Zealand Prayer Book)
My siblings in Christ, believing that God is faithful to forgive us, let us let go of all
that holds us back and damages our friendship with God and with one another.
Silence
God forgives and heals us.
We need your healing, merciful God:
give us true repentance.
Some sins are plain to us; some escape us,
some we cannot face.
Forgive us; set us free to hear your word to us;
set us free to serve you.
God the Creator brings you new life,
forgives and redeems you.
Take hold of this
forgiveness and live your life in the Spirit of Jesus.
Amen.
The Sharing of the Peace,
The peace of Christ be always with you.
And also with you.
Please remain in your pews/seats and acknowledge others with a sign of peace.
The Celebration of the Eucharist
Offertory Hymn:
Speak, O Lord (Keith Getty and Stuart Townsend)
Speak, O Lord, as we come to You
to receive the food of Your Holy Word.
Take Your Truth, plant it deep in us;
shape and fashion us in Your likeness;
That the light of Christ might be seen today
in our acts of love and our deeds of faith.
Speak, O Lord and fulfill in us
all Your purposes for Your glory.
Teach us Lord, full of obedience,
Holy reverence, true humility.
Test our thoughts and our attitudes
in the radiance of Your purity.
Cause our faith to rise, cause our eyes to see
Your majestic love and authority.
Words of pow’r that can never fail;
Let their truth prevail over unbelief.
Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds;
Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us.
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time,
that will echo down through eternity.
And by grace we’ll stand on Your promises;
And by faith we’ll walk as You walk with us.
Speak, O Lord, ‘til Your church is built,
and the earth is filled with Your glory.
The offering is brought forward by one of the greeters.
Prayer over the Gifts:
God of light, in the birth of your Son we see your glory.
May we who share in this mystery grow daily in your love.
This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer:
(BAS Prayer #2)
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
We give you thanks and praise, almighty God, through your beloved Son,
Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Redeemer. He is your living Word,
through whom you have created all things.
By the power of the Holy Spirit he took flesh of the Virgin Mary and shared our human nature.
He lived and died as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all.
In fulfillment of your will, he stretched out his hands in suffering,
to bring release to those who place their hope in you; and so he won for you a holy people.
He chose to bear our griefs and sorrows, and to give up his life on the cross,
that he might shatter the chains of evil and death, and banish the darkness of sin and despair.
By his resurrection, he brings us into the light of your presence.
Now with all creation, we raise our voices to proclaim the glory of your name.
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full, full of your glory;
Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
Hosanna in the highest; hosanna in the highest.
Holy and gracious God, accept our praise, through your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ;
who on the night he was handed over to suffering and death, took bread and gave you thanks,
saying “Take, and eat: this is my body which is broken for you.”
In the same way he took the cup, saying, “This is my blood which is shed for you.
When you do this, you do it in memory of me.”
Remembering, therefore, his death and resurrection, we offer you this bread and this cup,
giving thanks that you have made us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you.
We ask you to send your Holy Spirit upon the offering of your holy Church.
Gather into one all who share in these sacred mysteries,
filling them with the Holy Spirit and confirming their faith in the truth,
that together we may praise you and give you glory through your Servant, Jesus Christ.
All glory and honour are yours, Father and Son, with the Holy Spirit,
in the holy Church, now and for ever. Amen.
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,
the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
We break the bread of life, and that life is the light of the world.
God here among us, light in the midst of us, bring us to light and life.
The gifts of God for the People of God.
Thanks be to God.
(#745) Lamb of God
Lamb of God, you take away
the sin of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away
the sin of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world:
grant us peace; grant us peace.
Music During Communion:
Communion in E Minor (Alexandre Guilmant);
Patiently Have I Waited
(Camille Saint-Saëns; arr. Raymond H. Haan)
Prayer after Communion:
Source of truth and joy, may we who have received the gift
of divine life always follow the way of your Son.
This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.
Amen.
Doxology:
Glory to God, whose power working in us
can do infinitely more than we can ask or
imagine. Glory to God from generation to
generation, in the church and in Christ Jesus,
for ever and ever. Amen.
The Blessing & Announcements
Closing Hymn:
#560 God, Whose Almighty Word
God, whose almighty word chaos
and darkness heard,
And took their flight:
Hear us, we humbly pray,
and where the gospel-day
Sheds not its glorious ray,
Let there be light!
Saviour, who came to bring on
your redeeming wing
Healing and sight,
health to the sick in mind,
sight to the inly blind:
O now to humankind
let there be light!
Spirit of truth and love,
Life giving, holy dove,
Speed on your flight!
Move on the water's face
Bearing the lamp of grace
And, in earth's darkest place,
Let there be light!
Gracious and holy Three, Glorious Trinity,
Wisdom, Love, Might!
Boundless as ocean's tide,
rolling in fullest pride,
Through the world, far and wide,
Let there be light!
The Dismissal
Let us go in peace,
to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God
Postlude:
Worthy Is the Lamb
(G. F. Handel; arr. Lyndell Leatherman)
Greeters: James Nelson & Kathryn Renick
Counters: Mary Phillips & Murray Phillips
Livestreamer: Murray Phillips
Music used for our digital service under permission of OneLicense #738879-A
Counters: Mary Phillips & Murray Phillips
Livestreamer: Murray Phillips
Music used for our digital service under permission of OneLicense #738879-A
Service for January 25th, 2026
8AM BCP Morning Prayer
10AM Service of the Word
Watch our 10am services anytime on the
St. John’s YouTube channel
8AM BCP Morning Prayer
10AM Service of the Word
Watch our 10am services anytime on the
St. John’s YouTube channel
Cycle of Prayer
Please remember in your prayers…
Please remember in your prayers…
- In the Anglican Worldwide Cycle of Prayer: Province de L’Eglise Anglicane Du Congo
- In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: St. Mary And St. John Summerside, Prince Edward Island
- All who are in need of God’s healing grace: Mark Fletcher,
- Steve Boone, Digger MacDougall, John & Michele Niec, Matt, Bernadette, Linda Brehaut, Sandi King, Mark Lutz, Joel Neily, Cameron Finlay, Paul Friesen, Evan, Val Burtsell, and Karen Hennigar
Announcements
- Rector’s Days Off: I will be off Monday of this week. During time off, I do not respond to non-urgent messages. My contact info is [email protected] or 902-956-4892 (cell).
- Refreshments: Join us after the service for a time of fellowship, tea & coffee is served in the meeting room, all welcome.
- Christian Meditation: Weekly at the church. Friday mornings from 11-11:45am. All are welcome; instructions are given every week. If schools are closed due to inclement weather, there will be no Meditation held in the church. Look for an email.
