WELCOME!
"God so loved the world." We come together to celebrate His great love and marvelous grace this afternoon. And it is indeed grace that has brought us thus far. Thank you for coming today on this very special occasion. Please join us after the service for a potluck meal!
Welcome & Announcements: Linda Tae, Council President
Call to Worship: St. Ansgar’s Handbells
Deacon’s Prayer:
O Lord, we have come into Your House to listen, to pray, and to praise You, who created all things with a single word. Send us now, we pray, Your Holy Spirit, so that our hearts may be open to receive your life-creating Word in Jesus Christ.
May prayer and praise be in our speech and hearts, so that our worship may honour Your Holy Name and be a blessing to us.
In Jesus' Name we pray.
Amen
Prelude
Opening Hymm:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
Which wert and art and evermore shalt be.Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
Though the eye made blind by sin thy glory may not see,
Only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
Perfect in power, in love and purity.Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea.
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!
Invocation:
P: In the name of God the Father,
C: Maker of all things, visible and invisible,
P: and of the Son,
C: Whose praise is sung continually around the heavenly throne,
P: and in the Holy Spirit.
C: Whose presence quenches all fear of what we can and cannot understand.
Amen.
Responsive Psalm (spoken responsively) Psalm 84
P: How lovely is your dwelling place,P: Even the sparrow has found a home and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young.
C: A place near your altar, O Lord Almighty, my King and my God
P: Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
C: they are ever praising you.
P: Blessed are they whose strength is in you
C: Who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.
P: As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs.
C: the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
P: They go from strength to strength
C: Till each appears before God in Zion.
P: Hear my prayer, O Lord God Almighty;
C: Listen to me, O God of Jacob.
P: Look upon our shield, O God;
C: Look with favor on your anointed one.
P: Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere;
C: I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tent of the wicked.
P: For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord bestows favour and honour;
C: No good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
P: O Lord Almighty;
C: Blessed is the one whose trust is in you.
C: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Confession & Forgiveness:
P: Let us make confession:
C: Merciful Father, we confess we have failed You – spurning the resources of prayer, doubting Your power to intervene in human life and world events. We confess we have failed those we love and those who depend on us, not loving as fully as we can, leaving kind words unsaid, withholding caring actions, doing and saying things that wound others. We confess that we have failed ourselves, making feeble use of our gifts, falling short of our goals, failing to allow ourselves to accept forgiveness for our faults and the grace to begin anew. God in Your unfailing mercy, grant us the peace to part with past failure and the courage to graciously accept the future You offer. Amen
P: God, who is rich in mercy bids you lift your hearts and realize His presence.
See God’s immeasurable grace in kindness toward us in Christ! In grace you
have been saved through faith. It is the gift of God! Believe and accept the gift:
Your sins are forgiven! Amen.
P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
Kyrie (Sung)
P: Kyrie Eleison
C: Lord have mercy
P: Christe Eleison
C: Christ have mercy
P: Kyrie Eleison
C: Lord have mercy
Hymn of Praise:
Beautiful Saviour, King of creation,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Truly I’d love thee, Truly I’d serve thee,
Light of my soul, my joy, my crown.Fair are the meadows, Fair are the woodlands,
Robed in flow’rs of blooming spring;
Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer,
He makes our sorrowing spirit sing.Fair is the sunshine, Fair is the moonlight,
Bright the sparkling stars on high;
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
Than all the angels in the sky.Beautiful Saviour, Lord of the nations,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honour, Praise, adoration,
Now and forevermore be thine!
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Let us pray… Lord God of our salvation, it is your will that all people might come to you through your Son Jesus Christ. Inspire our witness to him, that all may know the power of His forgiveness and the hope of His resurrection; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen
First Lesson Isaiah 55:1-3,8-13
Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and delight yourselves in rich food. Incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it. For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall be to the Lord for a memorial, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Special music: St. Ansgar Choir
Second Lesson: Romans 12:3-8
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.
Special Music: St. Ansgar Choir
Gospel Acclamation:
Alleluia. Lord, to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life. Alleluia. Alleluia.
P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the 16th chapter.
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
Gospel: Luke 16:1-13
Then Jesus said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering his property. So he summoned him and said to him, "What is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management, because you cannot be my manager any longer.' Then the manager said to himself, "What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. I have decided what to do so that, when I am dismissed as manager, people may welcome me into their homes.' So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he asked the first, "How much do you owe my master?' He answered, "A hundred jugs of olive oil.' He said to him, "Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it fifty.'
Then he asked another, "And how much do you owe?' He replied, "A hundred containers of wheat.' He said to him, "Take your bill and make it eighty.' And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the children of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of light.
And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal homes. "Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. If then you have not been faithful with the dishonest wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what is your own? No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth."
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
Hymn of the Day:
Come down, O Love Divine; Seek thou this soul of mine
And visit with thine own ardor glowing;
O Comforter, draw near; Within my heart appear
And kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing.Oh, let it freely burn, Till worldly passions turn
To dust and ashes in its heat consuming;
And let thy glorious light Shine ever on my sight,
And clothe me round, the while my path illuming.Let holy charity Mine outward vesture be,
And lowliness become mine inner clothing----
True lowliness of heart, Which takes the humbler part,
And o’er its own shortcomings weeps with loathing.
And so the yearning strong, With which the soul will long,
Shall far outpass the pow’r of human telling;
No soul can guess his grace Till it become the place
Wherein the Holy Spirit makes his dwelling.
Message: Rev. Mark Rogers (Not Available for the Web)
Hymn of the Day:
I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard My people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin My hand will save.
I Who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear My light to them? Whom shall I send?Refrain: Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? I have heard You calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if You lead me. I will hold Your people in my heart.I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne My people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them. They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone, Give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak My word to them. Whom shall I send?
Refrain:I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame,
I will set a feast for them. My hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide Till their hearts be satisfied.
I will give My life to them. Whom shall I send?
Refrain:
Affirmation of Faith
P: God has made us His people through our Baptism into Christ. Living together in trust and hope, we confess our faith.
C: In life and death we belong to God.
Through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit,
we trust in the one triune God, the Holy One of Israel,
whom alone we worship and serve.
The same Spirit who inspired the prophets and apostles
rules our faith and life in Christ through Scripture,
engages us in the Word proclaimed, claims us in the waters of baptism,
feeds us with the bread of life and the cup of salvation,
and calls women and men to all ministries of the Church.
In a broken and fearful world the Spirit gives us courage
to pray without ceasing, to witness among all peoples to Christ as Lord and Savior, to unmask idolatries in Church and culture,
to hear the voices of peoples long silenced, and to work with others for justice, freedom, and peace.
In gratitude to God, empowered by the Spirit, we strive to serve Christ in our daily tasks and to live holy and joyful lives,
even as we watch for God's new heaven and new earth, praying, "Come, Lord Jesus!" With believers in every time and place, we rejoice that nothing in life or in death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Amen.
Council Vice-President, Anne Jorgensen, came forward with Pastor King-Kabu and addressed the presiding minister:
Congregational Representative: We, of St. Ansgar Lutheran Church, Montreal, after prayerful deliberation, have elected the Rev. Samuel King-Kabu to be our pastor. I present him for installation.
The minister addresses the one being installed:
P: The Lord Jesus Christ says: “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you. Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” (John 20:21-23)
And again: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20)
Hear the word addressed to Timothy: “Set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Till I come, attend to the public reading of scripture, to preaching, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress. Take heed to yourself and to your teaching; hold to that, for by so doing, you will save both yourself and your hearers.”
P: Pastor King-Kabu, do you in the presence of this congregation, commit yourself to this new trust and responsibility, and promise to discharge your duties in harmony with the constitution of the Church?
R: I will and I ask God to help me.
P: Will you preach and teach in accordance with the Holy Scriptures and the Confessions of the Lutheran Church?
R: I will and I ask God to help me.
P: Will you love, serve and pray for God’s people? Will you nourish them with His Word and the Holy Sacraments, leading them by your own example in the use of the means of grace, in faithful service and holy living?
R: I will and I ask God to help me.
P: Will you give faithful witness in the world, that God’s love may be known in all that you do?
R: I will and I ask God to help me.
P: Almighty God who has given you the will to do these things, graciously give you the strength and compassion to perform them.
C: Amen
The minister addresses the congregation:
P: And you, people of God, will you receive this messenger of Jesus Christ, sent by God to serve God’s people with the Gospel of love and salvation? Will you regard him as a servant of Christ and a steward of the mysteries of God?
C: We will.
P: Will you pray for him, help and honour him for his work’s sake and in all things strive to live together in peace and unity in Christ.
C: We will.
The minister addresses the one being installed
P: The office of Pastor is now committed to you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
(Party move to the font)
Installation Hymn, Verse 1
Your kingdom come! O Father, hear our prayer;
Shine through the clouds that threaten everywhere;
Light from above, our only life and joy,
Show us the hope that nothing can destroy;
Show us the hope that nothing can destroy.
Congregational Representative: You have been called to be among us to baptize, to teach, and to forgive sins.
P: Baptism is the door to new life in Christ. Therefore, one of your most important duties will be to baptize. Baptism is the beginning of the Christian pilgrimage. Pastor, will you dutifully carry out this ministry with a sense of privilege and joy?
R: I will, the Lord being my helper.
P: And will you, people of this parish, do all in your power to set a proper example for new Christians, teaching, nurturing and encouraging those who through baptism have become members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the Kingdom of Heaven? If so answer, “We will, the Lord being our helper.”
C: We will, the Lord being our helper.
(Party moves to the pulpit)
Installation Hymn,Verse 2
Stumbling and blind, we strive to do your will,
Trusting the word you surely will fulfill,
That all are yours, however far they roam,
That love shall triumph, and your kingdom come;
That love should triumph, and your kingdom come.
Congregational Representative: You have been called to be among us to preach the Good News.
P: It is the duty of the pastor to be diligent in the study of God’s Word and in the preaching of the Christian Gospel. You and the people of this parish must do your very best to make Christ’s Gospel known to all the world. It is the Gospel of the resurrection and new life in Christ. Pastor, will you make this new life the keystone of your life and ministry?
R: I will, the Lord being my helper.
P: And you, people of this parish, will you live as children of the resurrection, honouring the Gospel we carry with lives of faithful discipleship? If so, answer, “We will, the Lord being our helper.”
C: We will, the Lord being our helper.
(Party moves to the altar)
Installation Hymn, Verse 3
Come through the faith whereby the Church must live;
Come through the Word and Sacraments you give;
Come through your teaching, and your healing too;
Come through the work enlightened hearts can do;
Come through the work enlightened hearts can do.
Congregational Representative: You have been called to be among us to lead worship
and preside at Holy Communion.
P: It is the privilege of the pastor to preside at our Lord’s table. Remember always to encourage God’s family to continue steadfastly in the apostle’s teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in the prayers. Will you celebrate these mysteries with gladness and simplicity of heart, in all things striving to be a faithful steward of God’s Word and Holy Sacraments?
R: I will, the Lord being my helper.
P: And you, people of this parish, will you persevere in lives of worship and praise, being faithful in private prayer and public worship, seeking regularly the grace of the Sacraments? If so, answer, “We will, the Lord being our helper.”
C: We will, the Lord being our helper.
(Party moves to the front of the chancel)
Installation Hymn,Verse 4
Your kingdom come; come too, God’s glorious Son!
Oh, may our task for you be nobly done!
Faithful let all your servants be, and true,
Until they bring all nations home to you;
Until they bring all nations home to you.
(The newly installed pastor may kneel for the blessing.)
P: The God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do His will, working in you that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory forever and ever.
C: Amen.
The Prayers of the Church are said, beginning with...
P: Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus, and for all people according to their needs.
each petition ending with...
L: Send us your Spirit, Lord.
Congregational Response: Amen. Come, Holy Spirit.
and the whole series ending with...
P: Into your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
C: Amen
(The newly installed pastor addresses the congregation.)
Sharing of Peace:
P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C: And also with you.
The ministers may exchange the peace with the newly installed pastor and with the congregation.
Offertory:
Let the vineyards be fruitful, Lord, and fill to the brim our cup of blessing.
Gather a harvest from the seeds that were sown, that we may be fed with the bread of life.
Gather the hopes and the dreams of all; unite them with the prayers we offer now.
Grace our table with your presence, and give us a foretaste of the feast to come.
Offertory Prayer:
P: Merciful Father,The Great Thanksgiving:
P: The Lord be with You
C: And also with you
P: Lift up your hearts
C: We lift them to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God
C: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
P: It is indeed right and salutary that we praise your name and join in your unending hymn:
C: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might: Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna, Hosanna. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
P: Blessed are you, Lord of heaven and earth.
In mercy for our fallen world you gave your only Son, that all those who believe in
him should not perish, but have eternal life.
We give you thanks for the salvation you have prepared for us through Jesus
Christ. Send now your Holy Spirit into our hearts, that we may receive our Lord
with a living faith as he comes to us in his holy supper.
C: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you.
Do this in remembrance of me.
Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink,
Saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you
And for all people for the forgiveness of sin.
Do this in remembrance of me.
Lord’s Prayer:
C: 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, and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen
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.
(Distribution of Communion)
Thank the Lord:
Thank the Lord and sing his praise; tell ev’ryone what he has done.
Let all who seek the Lord rejoice and proudly bear his name.
He recalls his promises and leads his people forth in joy with shouts of thanksgiving, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Post-Communion Prayer:
P: Let us pray…Pour out upon us the spirit of your love, O Lord, and unite the wills of those whom you have fed with one heavenly food; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
C: Amen
Benediction
P: Almighty and ever-living God, we thank You for having fed us with the body and blood of our Saviour Jesus Christ, assuring us thereby that we are truly members of His body, the Church. And we ask You to help us by Your Holy Spirit that we may continue in this fellowship and do the good works which you desire us to do; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, to whom, with You and the same Spirit, be all honour and glory, forever and ever. Amen.
Go out into the world in peace; have courage; hold to what is good; return no man evil for evil; strengthen the faint-hearted; support the weak; help the suffering; honour all men; love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit. And may almighty God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless you.
C: Anoint us with Your Spirit, Lord God, as we go forth in peace. Amen.
Closing Hymn:
Spirit of God, descend upon my heart;
Wean it from earth, through all its pulses move;
Stoop to my weakness, strength to me impart,
And make me love you as I ought to love.I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies,
No sudden rending of the veil of clay,
No angel visitant, no opening skies;
But take the dimness of my soul away.Have you not bid me love you, God and King;
All, all your own, soul, heart, and strength, and mind?
I see your cross; there teach my heart to cling.
Oh, let me seek you and, oh, let me find!Teach me to love you as your angels love,
One holy passion filling all my frame:
The baptism of the heaven descended dove,
My heart an altar, and your love the flame.
Deacon’s Prayer
O Lord, we render unto Thee our heartfelt thanks that Thou hast taught us what to believe and what to do.
Help us, O God, by Thy Holy Spirit, for the sake of Jesus Christ, to keep Thy Word in pure hearts, that we may be strengthened in faith, perfected in holiness, and comforted in life and in death.
Amen.
Dismissal
P: Go in peace. Serve the Lord. Alleluia! Alleluia!
C: Thanks be to God. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Worship Bells
Postlude
(Edited for the Web)
Pastor Samuel was born and raised in Ghana, on the west coast of Africa. His Christian parents, being the third generation to embrace the Christian faith, raised four daughters and three sons, Samuel being the oldest son. He was baptized in the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.
Home was a place of laughter and safety for young Samuel. His parents had a positive and encouraging attitude towards education. They made lots of sacrifices in order for their children to have an education, knowing that a good education was the path to a better future, thus they gave to their children what they did not have themselves.
Samuel’s parents raised their children in a secure environment, and taught them to work hard and gave them happiness, despite being poor. The community of faith (Church) was very important to them. It was their faith in Jesus Christ and their sacrificial love for people, which had the greatest impact on young Samuel. His mother was an exceptional woman of prayer who was devoted to her family, the church and always found a humorous way of dealing with difficult situations in life (and there were many).
After high school, Samuel worked at Ghana Water and Sewage Corporation. Within one year he was promoted to assistant manager and technician at a sub-station, a position he held for four years, before deciding to travel to Germany to further his education. It was in Germany that Samuel sensed the call of God in his life to go into a full-time Christian ministry and become a Lutheran. Following graduation in Germany, God opened a door of opportunity for ministry in Denmark with (Indre Mission-Youth With a Mission).
His studies of theology was guided by great women and men of God who inspired, encouraged, and nurtured him in his Christian faith. The desire to enter into Christian ministry, he believes, was the seeds sown in prayer by his mother, and it came to fruition when he was in Germany as a student. The community of faith has over the years reaffirmed this call. Samuel has always enjoyed working with people.
His missionary work took him to Scandinavian communities as well as Western Europe and then Eastern Europe, which was, then, behind “The Iron Curtain”. As a missionary and lay preacher, he ministered to various groups of people in various settings: in people’s homes, in small home churches, at Bible camps, in Senior Homes, in Prisons and street Evangelism.
Samuel immigrated to Canada and did further theological studies at Brier Crest Bible College, and Lutheran Theological Seminary in Saskatchewan. He graduated with a degree in Pastoral Ministry in 1986 and married his wife, Susan. They are blessed with three lovely children.
Before Pastor Samuel’s tenure call to St. Ansgar Lutheran, he served the parish of Good Shepherd, St. Lambert, and St. Ansgar Lutheran, Montreal for six years, this term included serving St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ville St. Laurent as interim pastor.
Throughout this time Pastor Samuel continued his tradition of serving the Montreal community in the following capacities: Trust and Thrust (Volunteer ministry to seniors downtown); L’Abri En Ville (Volunteer ministry to persons with mental illness); Prison Visits (Volunteer ministry to inmates, at Archambault); Board member of the Canadian Bible Society; member of Jewish and Christian Dialogue; and participant of IIFWP Inter-Religious (a multi-faith group which works together to build bridges, encourage, foster fellowship, and dialogue among different faith groups in Montreal), and member of the Montreal DCS, & Danish Club.
The call to St. Ansgar's Lutheran congregation is a real blessing for Pastor Samuel, and a dream come true. He never thought that, after all these years away from Denmark, he would be serving a Canadian Lutheran congregation that was founded by Danish immigrants.
Serving the St. Ansgar congregation is like giving back the gift of love that was given to him 28 years ago as a student and sojourner in the rural town of Vejen in “Sønderjylland”.
Installing Pastor: the Rev. Dr. Bart Beglo, Dean of the Ottawa / St. Lawrence Conference
Lectors: Sasha, Jette & the Rev. Kyllikki Pitts
Assisting Ministers:
Rev. Eric Dyck
Pastor of St. John’s Lutheran
Rev. Matthew Anderson
Pastor of Christ the Redeemer
Rev. Kyllikki Pitts
Interim Pastor at St. Michael’s Finnish Lutheran
Rev. Matti Terho
Interim Pastor at St. Paul’s Lutheran
Rev. Mark Rogers
Priest at St. Columba Anglican Church
Congregational Representative: Anne Jørgensen
Presentors: Erling Nielsen, Ermine, Rendell Sergeant & Roger Kenner
Prayers: Hanne
Organist and Music Director: Julia Shantz
Choir: St. Ansgar Lutheran Church,