Lay Reader Kirk Hearder (Order of the Diocese of Toronto) leads our Morning Prayer worship and delivers the homily on the Presentation of the Lord Sunday, February 2, 2025. Our Music Director is Zacharia Dekker, and this morning’s Intercessor is Susan Schuschu. The lessons are read by Jim Hodder (The Book of Malachi 3:1-4) and Chris Cox (The Letter to the Hebrews 2:14-18), and the Gospel is from Luke (2:22-40). Zach cantors the verses to Psalm 84, while the congregation responds with, “How dear to me is your dwelling, O Lord of hosts”, from the George Black setting. Our hymns this week: ‘Morning Has Broken’ (Common Praise #3); ‘Praise the One Who Breaks’ (#397); and, ‘Be Thou My Vision’ (#505). All are invited to the hall for refreshments and conversation following Zach’s Postlude.

St. John’s, East Orangeville is located in Caledon, Ontario Canada, and is a parish within the Anglican Diocese of Toronto. It is a ground-level fully accessible church and hall. Please visit our website at stjohnsorangeville.ca, where you will find links to our extensive recording archives (the ‘Recent Recordings’ heading on our homepage, and earlier recordings in ‘All Recordings’ under the Menu), as well as the opportunity to make a donation to support this Outreach Ministry. We thank you for your interest and for joining us.