The 5th Sunday in Lent March 18, 2018

Holy Trinity Church, Thornhill

Established in 1830

140 Brooke Street, Thornhill, ON L4J 1Y9 Phone: 905 889 5931 ● Fax: 905 889 5632

www.holytrinity-thornhill.ca ● info@holytrinity-thornhill.ca

“Something good is happening here!!”

OUR RULE OF LIFE As members of Holy Trinity Anglican Church, we will try to LIVE for God, our Church, and others STUDY a passage of Scripture every day and ask “what is God calling me to be or to do

today?” PRAY at least twice a day GIVE regularly to support the life and ministry of our Church

This week’s Readings for our Rule of Life – “6 verses for 6 days” Mon. 1 John 3:1 Tue. John 10:14,15 Wed. John 6:51 Thur. John 15:5 Fri. John 14:15-17 Sat. John 15:4

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We extend a warm welcome to all visitors and newcomers. Be sure to sign our guest book. All baptised members of the Christian Church are invited to share in the sacrament of Holy Communion or to receive a blessing. All services are found in The Book of Alternative Services (BAS) and may be found on our website. Follow the service on your smartphone or tablet. Go to the “Worship” link on the side www.HolyTrinity-Thornhill.ca and select “Order of Services”. Wifi connection - HTC-Guest with the password: 9058895931

The Collect of The Day (pg 295) 1st Reading Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 119:9-16 2nd Reading Hebrews 5:5-10 Gospel John 12:20-33 Celebrant & Preacher Canon Stephen Fields Lay Assistants/Lector (8:00) Pat Johnson, Robin Parravano (EM) (10:00) Pat Johnson, Christine Ivy, Steven Law, Lucy Fields Eucharistic Ministers: Steven Law, Danielle Terbenche Sidespersons (8:00) Peter Paterson (10:00) Alex Kuriyan, Grace Gould, Peter

Paterson, Trevor Payne Incumbent The Rev. Canon Stephen Fields ext 23 Honorary Assistant The Rev. Canon Stephen Crowther Lay Pastor Christine Ivy ext 25 Parish Nurse Susan Rodgers, R.N. ext 29 Office Administrator Swan Li ext 21 Director of Music Rachel Yoon Church School Coordinator Judith Sophie Sinclair ext 30 Custodian Jesús Cruz Arángo ext 24

Sunday Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist & Homily 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10:00 a.m. Sung Eucharist & Sermon

1st Sunday - Sung Eucharist (with a twist)& Sermon 2nd Sunday - Choral Mattins & Sermon 3rd Sunday - Sung Eucharist, Sermon & Prayers for Healing 4th Sunday - “ACTION” - A Non-Eucharistic Service 5th Sunday - Sung Eucharist & Sermon

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TODAY’S COLLECT, READINGS & MINISTERS

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Seasonal Sentence Anyone who serves me must follow me, says the Lord, and where I am, there shall my servant be also. John 12.26 The Gathering of The Community (Page 230) Celebrant: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. All: And with thy spirit.

Celebrant: Let us pray. All: Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Summary of the Law Celebrant: Our Lord Jesus Christ said: hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord; and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. All: Lord, have mercy upon us, and write both these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee.

Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. The Collect (Page 295) Celebrant: Let us pray. Most merciful God, by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ, you created humanity anew. May the power of his victorious cross transform those who turn in faith to him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. All: Amen.

The First Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the

8:00 a.m. - The Holy Eucharist & Homily

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land of Egypt a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, "Know the Lord," for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more. Reader: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God. Psalm 119:9-16 (Page 869)

9 How shall a young man cleanse his way? *By keeping to your words. 10 With my whole heart I seek you; *let me not stray from your commandments. 11 I treasure your promise in my heart, *that I may not sin against you. 12 Blessed are you, O Lord; *instruct me in your statutes. 13 With my lips will I recite *all the judgements of your mouth. 14 I have taken greater delight in the way of your decrees *than in all manner of riches. 15 I will meditate on your commandments *and give attention to your ways. 16 My delight is in your statutes; *I will not forget your word.

Lord, you are just and your commandments are eternal. Teach us to love you with all our heart and to love our neighbour as ourselves, for the sake of Jesus our Lord. Amen. The Second Reading: Hebrews 5:5-10 Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him, "You are my Son, today I have begotten you"; as he says also in another place, "You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek." In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek. Reader: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

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The Gospel Reader: The Lord be with you. All: And with thy spirit.

Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John (12:20-33) All: Glory be to thee, O Lord.

Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honour. Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say - 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again." The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered, "This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgement of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself." He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die. Reader: The Gospel of Christ. All: Praise be to thee, O Christ.

Homily

The Apostles’ Creed (Page 251) All: I believe in God the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth:

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting . Amen.

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The Prayers Of The People….Today’s Cycle of Prayer Leadership…Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury, Fred our Primate, Colin,

Archbishop & Metropolitan, Peter, our area Bishop, Canon Stephen & Canon Stephen Crowther, our clergy, Christine, our Lay Pastor

Anglican Communion… Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, Archbishop Paul Kwong Diocese… Holland Deanery Deanery… Grace Church, Markham, Canon Nicola Skinner, Ted Briffett, Ken

McClure Parish… Bonnie Kennedy, Carolyn Kennedy, Jennifer Kennedy, Doreen & Leanda

Kirwan, Mary & Alex Kuriyan The Residents & staff of Glynnwood, Oakridges & Delmanor Retirement Homes The Children & Youth of our Community The Sick...Marion Chambers, Carol Drieberg, Cleo Simpson, Joan Watson Bill &

Fran White. Our Sick Parish Friends...Stephen Baker, Kelly Chung, Joan Davis, Heather George,

Madelyn Ross, Carolyn Spina, Christopher Spina, Peter Tomkins, Colette Ugolini, Olabisi Williams (please name those for whom you wish to pray)

The Confession & Absolution (Page 238) Celebrant: Hear what comfortable words our Saviour Christ saith unto all that truly turn to him.

Come unto me all that labour and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you. Matthew 1.28

God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have eternal life. John 3.16

Hear also what Saint Paul saith. This is a true saying, and worthy of all to be received, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Timothy 1.15

Hear also what Saint John saith. If anyone sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John 2.1,2

Let us humbly confess our sins to almighty God.

All: Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things and judge of all people: we acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, which we from time to time most grievously have committed, by thought, word and deed, against thy divine majesty. We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry

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for these our misdoings. Have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; for thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, forgive us all that is past; and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, to the honour and glory of thy name; Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Celebrant: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto him: have mercy upon you; pardon and deliver you from all your sins; confirm and strengthen you in all goodness; and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. All: Amen.

The Peace Celebrant: The Peace of the Lord be always with you. All: And with thy spirit.

Please greet one another with a sign of peace.

Offertory (Old Rugged Cross)

Prayer over The Gifts (Page 295) Celebrant: Eternal God, your only Son suffered death upon the cross to bring the world salvation. Accept the praise and thanksgiving we offer you this day, in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. All: Amen.

Eucharistic Prayer B (Page 243) Celebrant: The Lord be with you. People: And with thy spirit.

Celebrant: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them up unto the Lord.

Celebrant: Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. People: It is meet and right so to do.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God, creator and preserver of all things.

Who hast bidden us thy faithful people to cleanse our hearts and to prepare with joy for the paschal feast; that reborn through the waters of baptism, and renewed in the eucharistic mystery, we may be more fervent in prayer and more generous in works of love.

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Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising thee and saying: All: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, O Lord most high. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

Please kneel or sit as you are able.

Celebrant: All glory be to thee, O Lord our God, who didst make us in thine own image; and, of thy tender mercy, didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to take our nature upon him, and to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption.

He made there a full and perfect sacrifice for the whole world; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual memory of that his precious death and sacrifice, until his coming again;

who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread; and when he had given thanks to thee, he broke it, and gave it to His disciples, saying, “Take, eat, this is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Likewise, after supper, he took the cup; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink this, all of you; for this is my Blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you, and for many, for the remission of sins. Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me.”

Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, we thy people do celebrate and make, with these thy holy gifts which we now offer unto thee, the memorial thy Son hath commanded us to make; having in remembrance his blessed passion and precious death, his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension; and looking for his coming again with power and great glory.

And we most humbly beseech thee, O merciful Father, to hear us, and, with thy Word and Holy Spirit, to bless and sanctify these gifts of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the body and blood of thy dearly-beloved Son Jesus Christ. All: We praise thee, we bless thee, we thank thee, and we pray to thee, Lord our God.

And we earnestly desire thy fatherly goodness to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, whereby we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies. Grant, we beseech thee, that all who partake of this holy communion may worthily receive the most precious body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ, and be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction; and also that we and all thy whole Church may be made one body with him, that he may dwell in us, and we in him; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord; By

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whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honour and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. Amen. The Lord’s Prayer Celebrant: And now, as our Saviour Christ hath taught us, we are bold to say, People: 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 People: We do not presume to come to this thy table, O merciful Lord, Trusting in our own righteousness, But in thy manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy So much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the same Lord, Whose property is always to have mercy: Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, So to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, And to drink his blood, That we may evermore dwell in him, And he in us. Amen.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world: have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world: have mercy upon us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world: grant us thy peace. Celebrant: The Gifts of God for the People of God. All: Thanks be to God.

Communion (When I Survey The Wondrous Cross) Prayer after Communion (Page 248) Celebrant: Let us pray, All: We most heartily thank thee, almighty and everliving God, that thou dost graciously feed us, in these holy mysteries, with the spiritual food of the most precious body and blood Of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; assuring us thereby of thy favour and goodness towards us; and that we are living members of his mystical Body, which is the blessed company of all faithful people; and are also heirs through hope of thy everlasting kingdom. And we humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father, so to assist us with thy grace, that we may continue in that holy fellowship, and do all such good works as thou hast prepared for us to walk in; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

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The Blessing

Lay Minister: This act of worship is ended! Our service in the world continues! Let us go in peace, to love and serve the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

Recessional (We Sing the Praise of Him)

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Seasonal Sentence Anyone who serves me must follow me, says the Lord, and where I am, there shall my servant be also. John 12.26 Hymn 187 As Royal Banners Are Unfurled (Vv 1,3,4&7)

As royal banners are unfurled, the cross displays its mystery: The Maker of our flesh, in flesh, impaled and hanging helplessly.

See everything the prophets wrote fulfilled in its totality, And tell the nations of the world our God is reigning from a tree.

This tree, ablaze with royal light and with the blood-red robe it wears, Is hallowed and embellished by the weight of holiness it bears.

We hail the cross, faith's one true hope: God's passion set in time and space, By which our guilt is blotted out, engulfed in such stupendous grace.

Welcome Celebrant: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. All: And also with you.

Celebrant: Almighty God, All: 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 Collect (Page 295) Celebrant: Let us pray. Most merciful God, by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ, you created humanity anew. May the power of his victorious cross transform those who turn in faith to him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. All: Amen.

10:00 a.m. - Sung Eucharist

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The First Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, "Know the Lord," for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more. Reader: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God. Psalm 119:9-16 (Page 869) Refrain With my whole heart, O God, I seek you.

9 How shall a young man cleanse his way? *By keeping to your words. 10 With my whole heart I seek you; *let me not stray from your commandments. 11 I treasure your promise in my heart, *that I may not sin against you. 12 Blessed are you, O Lord; *instruct me in your statutes. 13 With my lips will I recite *all the judgements of your mouth. 14 I have taken greater delight in the way of your decrees *than in all manner of riches. 15 I will meditate on your commandments *and give attention to your ways. 16 My delight is in your statutes; *I will not forget your word. The Second Reading: Hebrews 5:5-10 Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him, "You are my Son, today I have begotten you"; as he says also in another place, "You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek." In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek. Reader: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

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Gradual Hymn 178 Restore in Us, O God Restore in us, O God, the splendor of your love; Renew your image in our hearts, and all our sins remove.

O Spirit, wake in us the wonder of your power; From fruitless fear unfurl our lives like springtime bud and flower.

Bring us, O Christ, to share the fullness of your joy; Baptize us in the risen life that death cannot destroy.

Three-personed God, fulfill the promise of your grace,

That we, when our searching ends, may see you face to face.

The Gospel Reader: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you.

Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John (12:20-33) All: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honour. Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say - 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again." The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered, "This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgement of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself." He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die. Reader: The Gospel of Christ. All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. The Apostles’ Creed (Page 189) Celebrant: Let us confess the faith of our baptism, as we say,

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All: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. The Prayers Of The People….Today’s Cycle of Prayer Leadership…Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury, Fred our Primate, Colin,

Archbishop & Metropolitan, Peter, our area Bishop, Canon Stephen & Canon Stephen Crowther, our clergy, Christine, our Lay Pastor

Anglican Communion… Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, Archbishop Paul Kwong Diocese… Holland Deanery Deanery… Grace Church, Markham, Canon Nicola Skinner, Revs. Ted Briffett, Ken

McClure Parish… Bonnie Kennedy, Carolyn Kennedy, Jennifer Kennedy, Doreen & Leanda

Kirwan, Mary & Alex Kuriyan The Residents & staff of Glynnwood, Oakridges & Delmanor Retirement

Homes The Children & Youth of our Community The Sick...Marion Chambers, Carol Drieberg, Cleo Simpson, Joan Watson Bill &

Fran White. Our Sick Parish Friends...Stephen Baker, Kelly Chung, Joan Davis, Heather

George, Madelyn Ross, Carolyn Spina, Christopher Spina, Peter Tomkins, Colette Ugolini, Olabisi Williams (please name those for whom you wish to pray)

The Confession & Absolution (Page 191) Celebrant: Dear friends in Christ, God is steadfast in love and infinite in mercy; he welcomes sinners and invites them to his table. Let us confess our sins, confident in God’s forgiveness.

Silence All: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbours as

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ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your name. Amen.

Celebrant: Almighty God have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. All: Amen. The Peace Celebrant: The Peace of the Lord be always with you. All: And also with you.

Please greet one another with a sign of peace.

Offertory Hymn 456 He Come To Us As One Unknown (tune 455) He comes to us as one unknown, a breath unseen, unheard; As though within a heart of stone, or shriveled seed in darkness sown, A pulse of being stirred, a pulse of being stirred.

He comes when souls in silence lie and thoughts of day depart; half-seen upon the inward eye, a falling star across the sky Of night within the heart, of night within the heart.

He comes to us in sound of seas, the ocean's fume and foam; yet small and still upon the breeze, a wind that stirs the tops of trees, A voice to call us home, a voice to call us home.

He comes in love as once he came by flesh and blood and birth; To bear within our mortal frame a life, a death, a saving Name, For every child of earth, for every child of earth.

He comes in truth when faith is grown; believed, obeyed, adored: the Christ in all the Scriptures shown, as yet unseen, but not unknown, Our Saviour and our Lord, our Saviour and our Lord.

Prayer over The Gifts (Page 295) Celebrant: Eternal God, your only Son suffered death upon the cross to bring the world salvation. Accept the praise and thanksgiving we offer you this day, in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. All: Amen.

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Eucharistic Prayer 1 (Page 193) Celebrant: The Lord is with you. People: And also with you.

Celebrant: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them to the Lord.

Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Celebrant: It is indeed right that we should praise you, gracious God, for you created all things. You formed us in your own image: male and female you created us. When we turned away from you in sin, you did not cease to care for us, but opened a path of salvation for all people. You made a covenant with Israel, and through your servants Abraham and Sarah gave the promise of a blessing to all nations. Through Moses you led your people from bondage into freedom; through the prophets you renewed your promise of salvation. Therefore, with them, and with all your saints who have served you in every age, we give thanks and raise our voices to proclaim the glory of your name.

All: 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.

Please kneel or sit as you are able. Holy God, source of life and goodness, all creation rightly gives you praise. In the fullness of time, you sent your Son Jesus Christ, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. He healed the sick and ate and drank with outcasts and sinners; he opened the eyes of the blind and proclaimed the good news of your kingdom to the poor and to those in need. In all things he fulfilled your gracious will.

On the night he freely gave himself to death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread, and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “ Take, eat: this is my body which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “ Drink this, all of you: this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

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Gracious God, his perfect sacrifice destroys the power of sin and death; by raising him to life you give us life for evermore. Therefore we proclaim the our hope. All: Dying you destroyed death, rising you restored our life. Lord Jesus, come in glory.

Recalling his death, proclaiming his resurrection, and looking for his coming again in glory, we offer you, Father, this bread and this cup. Send your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these gifts, that all who eat and drink at this table may be one body and one holy people, a living sacrifice in Jesus Christ, our Lord. Through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory is yours, almighty Father, now and for ever. Amen. The Lord’s Prayer Celebrant: As our Saviour taught us, let us pray, People: 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 – 7 (page 213) Celebrant: We break this bread. All: Communion in Christ’s body once broken.

Celebrant: Let your Church be the wheat which bears its fruit in dying. All: If we have died with him, we shall live with him; if we hold firm, we shall reign with him. Jesus, Lamb of God Jesus, Lamb of God, have mercy on us. Jesus, bearer of our sins, have mercy on us. Jesus, Redeemer, Redeemer of the world, give us peace, give us peace. The Communion Celebrant: The Gifts of God for the People of God. All: Thanks be to God. Hymn For Healing 533 Jesus, Lover of My Soul - vv 1,2 &4 (Tune: Martyn)

Jesus, Lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, while the tempest still is high:

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Hide me, O my Savior, hide, till the storm of life be past; Safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last.

Other refuge have I none, hangs my helpless soul on thee; Leave, ah! leave me not alone, still support and comfort me! All my trust on thee is stayed; all my help from thee I bring; Cover my defenseless head with the shadow of thy wing.

Plenteous grace with thee is found, grace to cover all my sin; Let the healing streams abound, make and keep me pure within. Thou of life the fountain art, freely let me take of thee:

Spring thou up within my heart, rise to all eternity.

Communion Hymn 610 Before I Take The Body Of The Lord

Before I take the body of my Lord, Before I share his life in bread and wine, I recognise the sorry things within-These I lay down.

The words of hope I often failed to give, The prayers of kindness buried by my pride, The signs of care I argued out of sight, these I lay down.

The narrowness of vision and of mind, The need for other folk to serve my will, And every word and silence meant to hurt, these I lay down.

Of those around in whom I meet my Lord, I ask their pardon and I grant them mine That every contradiction of Christ’s peace might be laid down.

Lord Jesus Christ, companion at this feast, I empty now my heart and stretch my hands,

And ask to meet you here in bread and wine-which you lay down.

Anthem Keep Me Faithfully in Thy Paths, G. F. Handel

Prayer after Communion (Page 295) Celebrant: Let us pray. Merciful God, you have called us to your table and fed us with the bread of life. Draw us and all people to your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. All: Amen.

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Celebrant: Glory to God, All: 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 Recessional Hymn 564 Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us

Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us o’er the world’s tempestuous sea; Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us, for we have no help but Thee; Yet possessing every blessing if our God our Father be.

Savior, breathe forgiveness o’er us; all our weakness Thou dost know; Thou didst tread this earth before us thou didst feel its keenest woe; Lone and dreary, faint and weary, through the desert Thou didst go.

Spirit of our God, descending, fill our hearts with heavenly joy, Love with every passion blending, pleasure that can never cloy;

Thus provided, pardoned, guided, nothing can our peace destroy. Lay Assistant: This act of worship is ended! Our service in the world continues! Let us go in peace, to love and serve the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.