{"id":148,"date":"2026-03-29T14:11:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T14:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knoxsackville.ca\/?page_id=148"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:36:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:36:18","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/knoxsackville.ca\/?page_id=148","title":{"rendered":"Worship Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; line-height: 24px;\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><b>Worshiping our God is an essential component of life at Knox. It is an opportunity for the whole community to gather to praise the living God, to pray, to be uplifted by the message as it pertains to our daily lives, and to be inspired as we seek to live out the exciting gospel invitation to love God and our neighbour.<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Lorem Ipsum has been the industry&#8217;s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3>10.30 service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 24px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Each Sunday we welcome everyone to join us in worship in a reverent and respectful but not too formal way. The service is lead by our minister, Rev. Tom Woods. Music in the service is supported by our choir and either our recently installed Casavant Organ, or our Grand Piano. At times we have guest musicians providing accompaniment with other instruments, guitar, flute oboe clarinet etc.<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 24px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><br><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 24px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Our services are live streamed on Facebook. They are available for 30 days after the service and may be viewed by checking our recorded services, or by visiting our&nbsp;<span style=\"color: rgb(230, 0, 0);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/knoxunited\"><em><u>Facebook<\/u><\/em><\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/knoxunited\"><em><u><\/u><\/em><\/a><span style=\"color: rgb(230, 0, 0);\"><\/span>&nbsp;page.<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: 700; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">During the service we offer an active space for young children know as our &#8220;Prayground.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: 700; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Stay for a cup of tea, or coffee, and a chat after the service. We&#8217;d love to get to know you better.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ol><li><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px;\"><br><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px;\"><br><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><font style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">Holy Communion is celebrated a number of times throughout the year:<\/font><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><font style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; World Wide Communion Sunday (first Sunday in October)<\/font><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><font style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The First Sunday in Advent<\/font><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><font style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Christmas Eve<\/font><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><font style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Maundy Thursday<\/font><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><font style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Easter Sunday<\/font><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><font style=\"font-size: 16pt;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Several other Sundays during the remainder of the year.<\/font><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><br><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><br><\/p><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 24px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\"><br class=\"Apple-interchange-newline\">Our sanctuary is equipped with a hearing aid loop.&nbsp; We also have some &#8220;listeners&#8221; which can be used to assist in hearing for those who have hearing aids hat are not equipped with the T coil, or who simply want a bit of help hearing the service. Speak to the person on the sound board at the back to ask about these.<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 24px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Advent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><b>Over the Advent season we hold services every Sunday at 10.30 as well as a Family service on Christmas Eve which includes Communion. Usually close to Christmas the choir will present a Christmas Cantata<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Easter and Lent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><b>During Lent we hold services on Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter morning. Also there is often a Choir cantata held during the season, sometimes as part of the Good Friday Service or as part of the Palm Sunday Service.<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Baptism and Blessing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><b>Jesus said to them, \u2018Whoever welcomes in my name one of these little children, welcomes Me.\u2019 Mark 9:36-37 Knox United is a baptizing Church. When someone seeking personal baptism or baptism for their child, chooses this Church we feel both honoured and blessed to have the opportunity to perform the Sacrament of Baptism. We welcome all to our church family! The minister invites parents who wish to have their child baptized to\u00a0 explore the significance of Baptism.\u00a0 Adults are welcome and encouraged to be baptized as well. This can be done at the same time as the baptism of a child or may be done as a culmination of the confirmation process. The Sacrament of Baptism is part of the Regular Sunday Service\u2028(usually the 3rd Sunday of each month). Please contact the church office if you wish to arrange for a baptism or blessing. \u00a0<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Confirmation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>details to follow<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Marriage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.21cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px;\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><b>Relationships cannot thrive and grow in isolation. They need the encouragement, nurture, support and accountability of community. Thus, covenants of Marriage and Life Partnership are public. In the Church we celebrate such covenants in the context of the public worship of God.<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.21cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px;\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><b>We welcome those couples known to the Knox Church Community who wish to be married in our church. The staff at Knox United Church does everything possible to make each wedding a personal service of celebration and worship.<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border: medium; padding: 0cm; line-height: 24px;\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><b>All couples seeking to be married at Knox must meet with the Minister for pre-marital counseling and instruction in the meaning of Christian marriage and family. Couples are encouraged to participate in a pre -marriage course which helps them to share in discussion about such subjects as personal development, legal aspects of marriage, money management, family life, communications, sexuality, etc.<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border: medium; padding: 0cm; line-height: 24px;\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><b>Knox United Church does not rent its sanctuary for weddings performed by a third party.<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Knox United Church does not rent its sanctuary for weddings performed by a third party.<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p [object NamedNodeMap]>To discuss church availability, fees and honoraria, please contact the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.knoxsackville.ca\/contact\/\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"2\"><b>Church Office<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/a><font color=\"#000000\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><b>.<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Celebration of Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.21cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px;\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><b>At some point in our lives, all of us will be faced with planning a funeral or memorial service for a loved one. The minister of Knox United Church is here to help you through this process. Funerals and memorial services are considered part of the ministers\u2019 pastoral care to our congregation, and even, at times, outreach to our community.<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border: medium; padding: 0cm; line-height: 24px;\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><b>The beauty of our sacred space can ease the pain of bereavement. If you wish to hold a funeral at Knox United Church, contact our minister through the office. A Funeral Wake is another part of the grieving process. It is a time when family members meet with friends, prior to the funeral or memorial service. This gathering provides an opportunity for them to support each other as they mourn the loss of a loved one.<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p><p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border: medium; padding: 0cm; line-height: 24px;\"><font color=\"#000000\"><font face=\"Verdana, sans-serif\"><font size=\"3\"><b>As an open and loving church family, we recognize that some families would prefer to have the wake in a church sanctuary. At Knox United Church there is a team of willing and caring people who will organize and host this type of visitation. We feel honoured and blessed when invited to provide this ministry.<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-148","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/knoxsackville.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/knoxsackville.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/knoxsackville.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knoxsackville.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/knoxsackville.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/knoxsackville.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":671,"href":"https:\/\/knoxsackville.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/148\/revisions\/671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/knoxsackville.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}