The
Gathering of the Community
Opening Hymn 175: Forty Days and Forty
Nights
Gradual Hymn 564: Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us
Hymn-at-the-Offertory: Jesus Put this
Song Into Our Hearts
Hymns-during-Communion:
-
How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
-
You are My Hiding Place (P17)
- Come
Let Us Worship and Bow Down (P211)
Hymn 179: Tree of Life and Awesome
Mystery (V 1, 6b)
Closing Hymn 306: O For a Thousand
Tongues to Sing
A Penitential Order
Greeting
All stand.
The presiding celebrant greets the community.
The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit,
be with you all.
And
also with you.
Bless the Lord
who forgives all our sins.
His
mercy endures for ever.
Almighty God,
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 Summary of the Law
Hear
the teaching of Christ: you shall love the Lord your God with all
your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength. This is the first commandment. And a second is this: You shall love
your neighbour as yourself.
Spirit of God,
search our hearts.
Confession and Absolution
Jesus,
full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit
into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted.
Let
us confess our sins remembering before God the times when we have fallen from
temptation into sin.
Silence is kept.
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 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.
The celebrant stands and says,
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. Amen.
Hymn
The Collect of the Day
(see the insert)
The Proclamation of the Word
The
Readings (see the insert for the readings)
A hymn or anthem will be sung before the Gospel
reading at the 10:00 a.m. service.
Sermon
An Affirmation of Faith
Let us declare our faith in the
resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Christ
died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures; he was buried; he was
raised to life on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures; afterwards
he appeared to his followers, and to all the apostles: this we have received,
and this we believe. Amen.
cf 1 Corinthians 15.3-7
The Prayers of the Community
With
confidence and trust let us pray to God, our Creator. For the one holy catholic
and apostolic Church… let us pray to God. Lord of
compassion,
in
your mercy hear us.
For
the mission of the Church, that in faithful witness it may preach the gospel to
the ends of the earth, (the
Cycle of Prayer)
let us pray to God. Lord of compassion,
in
your mercy hear us.
For
those preparing for baptism and confirmation… and for their teachers and
sponsors, let us pray to God. Lord of compassion,
in
your mercy hear us.
For
peace in the world … that a spirit of respect and reconciliation may grow among
nations and peoples, let us pray to God. Lord of compassion,
in
your mercy hear us.
For
the poor, the persecuted, the sick, and all who suffer… for refugees,
prisoners, and all in danger; that they may be relieved and protected, (prayers for those who are ill) let us pray to God. Lord of
compassion,
in
your mercy hear us.
For
those whom we have injured or offended, let us pray to God. Lord of compassion,
in
your mercy hear us.
For grace to amend our lives and to further the reign of
God, let us pray to God. Lord of compassion,
in
your mercy hear us.
In
communion with all those who have walked in the way of holiness (prayers for those who have died)… let us pray to God. Lord of
compassion,
in
your mercy hear us.
God
our Father, in your love and goodness you have taught us to come close to you
in penitence with prayer, fasting and generosity; accept our Lenten discipline,
and when we fall by our weakness, raise us up by your unfailing mercy; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The
Peace
The peace of the Lord
be always with you.
And also with you.
The Celebration of the Holy Eucharist
Hymn
The Prayer over the Gifts
(see the insert for this prayer)
The Great Thanksgiving
(see the Book of Alternative Services at 10:00 a.m., and the Book of
Common Prayer at 8:00 a.m. The responses will be said.)
The Lord’s Prayer (said)
The Breaking of the Bread
(Lent and Holy Week)
We
break this bread,
Communion in Christ’s body
once broken.
Let your Church be the wheat
which bears its fruit in dying.
If we have died with him,
we shall live with him;
if we hold firm,
we shall reign with him.
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 your peace.
Hymns during communion at 10:00 a.m.
The Sending Forth of the Community
Hymn
The Prayer after Communion
(see the insert for this prayer)
A doxology
Faithful God,
may we who share this banquet
glory in the cross
glory in the cross
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
our salvation, life and hope,
who reigns as Lord
our salvation, life and hope,
who reigns as Lord
now and for ever. Amen.
Blessing
May
the God of mercy transform you by his grace, and the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you
always. Amen.
Hymn
The Scattering (Mark 4:20)
Go in peace
to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
