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Sunday Service is at 10:30am

Care is available for children under 3 in the nursery. Older children are invited to attend Church School following the Learning Together Time in the worship service.

Greeters

Teams of greeters, on a rotating basis, are in the Narthex early on Sunday mornings to distribute the Order of Service and welcome everyone as they arrive, and make visitors especially welcome. The greeters are also responsible for taking up the collection and presenting the Offering.
If you would like to be involved in this activity please contact:

Greeting Coordinator: Joanne Waddington and Marie Marsellus

Communion

Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each liturgical season, as well as on World Wide Communion Sunday, Christmas Eve and at the Easter Vigil. Our communion is an “Open Table.” People of all faiths, denominations and ages are invited to join in receiving communion. In keeping with the concept of a “Ministry of the People,” lay members of the congregation as well as ordained ministers serve the communion elements.
The Bloor Street United Church tradition is for the congregation to be served at stations using the “Intinction” method. (bread dipped in wine). According to ones preference, both wine and grape juice are offered.

Reading The Lesson

In keeping with the principle of Ministry of the People, it is a tradition at Bloor Street for members of the congregation to read the lesson at Sunday worship. The lesson may be from the Hebrew Scriptures, the Gospels, the Epistles, or a psalm (which might also have musical interludes). The Minister who is preaching that Sunday will provide you with a typed transcript of the Biblical version that is preferred, in advance so you can practice, and check pronunciation of Hebrew names, for instance. Tina Edwards co-ordinates the readers so if you would like the opportunity to read from Scripture please contact her in the church office. Your name will be added to our list of readers and you will be contacted in due course.

The Prayers of the People

Usually a lay person leads the Prayers of the People at Bloor Street. Some people make up their own prayers inspired by concerns of the day, the sermon topic and the Scripture reading, but the Ministers can provide books of suggested prayers.
The prayer leader is encouraged to speak with the Minister who is preaching the week before to discuss the gist of the sermon and how it might affect the prayers of the people.
If you would like the opportunity to lead the congregation in prayer please contact Tina Edwards. Your name will be added to our list of pray-ers, and you will be called.