St. Paul’s Parish, Charlottetown, PEI
November 8, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost
An Act of Remembrance
The Gathering of 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.
Song of Peace (Isaiah 2:2-5)
In the days to come *
the mountain of the house of the Lord
shall tower as the highest of mountains.*
and be raised above the hills.
There shall all the nations flow; *
many peoples shall come and say,
"Let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,*
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways *
that we may walk in his paths.
For the law shall go out from Zion, *
from Jerusalem the word of the Lord,
He shall judge between many nations *
and decide for many peoples.
They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, *
their spears into pruning knives.
nation shall not lift sword against nation; *
they shall never train for war again.
O people of Jacob, come, *
let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Hymn 528: O God Our Help in Ages Past
The Collect for Peace
Let us pray,
O God, it is your will to hold both heaven and earth in a single peace. Let the desire of your great love shine on the waste of our wraths and sorrows, and give peace to your Church, peace among nations, peace in our homes, and peace in our hearts; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Reading of the Names: Lest We Forget
In Loving Remembrance World War I, 1914 - 1918
World War II, 1939 - 1945
The Last Post (silence) and Reveille
An Act of Remembrance
They shall grow not old,
as we who are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun,
and in the morning we will remember them.
We will remember them.
Hymn: O Canada
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray,
Eternal God, who caused all holy scriptures to be written for our learning, grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Proclamation of the Word
The Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13
Sermon
The Prayers of the People
Generous God, you raise up the humble and poor; you inspire us to generosity and love: Hear us as we pray for all creation, saying: Hear our prayer.
Fill us with generosity and faith, that we may reflect your loving compassion and grace throughout creation. We pray for veterans of the Canadian Forces; and the ministry of Forces chaplains. We pray this day for all members of the Forces who are in danger, remembering family, friends and all who pray for their safe return. God of love:
Hear our prayer.
We pray for civilian women, children and men whose lives are harmed by war or terror, calling to mind in penitence the anger and hatreds of humanity; we pray for peacemakers and peacekeepers, and all who seek to keep this world secure and free; God of love:
Hear our prayer.
O God, enlighten our leaders and all in authority to forego the appearance of piety, the abuse of privilege, and the selfishness of power, that they may lead generously on behalf of the humble. We pray for all who bear the burden and privilege of leadership, political, military and religious; asking for gifts of wisdom and resolve in the search for reconciliation and peace. God of love:
Hear our prayer.
You call all in our community to the responsibilities of stewardship and mutual care: Grant us everything necessary for our common life and the wisdom and generosity to use our resources so that no one may be in want. We pray for all who suffer as a result of conflict and ask that we may know peace: we pray for the service men and women who have died in war and for those who love them in death as in life, offering the distress of our grief and the sadness of our loss. God of love:
Hear our prayer.
You love the humble and needy: Be with all for whom we pray, for those we know who are ill at home or in the hospital, especially…
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And others we may name out loud, or in our hearts…
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… that they will find strength and healing, God of love:
Hear our prayer.
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray,
Eternal God, who caused all holy scriptures to be written for our learning, grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Proclamation of the Word
The Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13
Sermon
The Prayers of the People
Generous God, you raise up the humble and poor; you inspire us to generosity and love: Hear us as we pray for all creation, saying: Hear our prayer.
Fill us with generosity and faith, that we may reflect your loving compassion and grace throughout creation. We pray for veterans of the Canadian Forces; and the ministry of Forces chaplains. We pray this day for all members of the Forces who are in danger, remembering family, friends and all who pray for their safe return. God of love:
Hear our prayer.
We pray for civilian women, children and men whose lives are harmed by war or terror, calling to mind in penitence the anger and hatreds of humanity; we pray for peacemakers and peacekeepers, and all who seek to keep this world secure and free; God of love:
Hear our prayer.
O God, enlighten our leaders and all in authority to forego the appearance of piety, the abuse of privilege, and the selfishness of power, that they may lead generously on behalf of the humble. We pray for all who bear the burden and privilege of leadership, political, military and religious; asking for gifts of wisdom and resolve in the search for reconciliation and peace. God of love:
Hear our prayer.
You call all in our community to the responsibilities of stewardship and mutual care: Grant us everything necessary for our common life and the wisdom and generosity to use our resources so that no one may be in want. We pray for all who suffer as a result of conflict and ask that we may know peace: we pray for the service men and women who have died in war and for those who love them in death as in life, offering the distress of our grief and the sadness of our loss. God of love:
Hear our prayer.
You love the humble and needy: Be with all for whom we pray, for those we know who are ill at home or in the hospital, especially…
-
And others we may name out loud, or in our hearts…
-
… that they will find strength and healing, God of love:
Hear our prayer.
Receive into your eternal and glorious reign those who have died in your peace, especially:
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God of love:
Hear our prayer.
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God of love:
Hear our prayer.
O God of truth and justice, we hold before you those whose memory we cherish, and those whose names we will never know. Help us to lift our eyes above the torment of this broken world, and grant us the grace to pray for those who wish us harm. As we honour the past, may we put our faith in your future; for you are the source of life and hope, now and for ever. Amen.
Confession and Absolution
Let us confess our sins, confident in God’s forgiveness.
Silence is kept.
Confession and Absolution
Let us confess our sins, confident in God’s forgiveness.
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.
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.
The Peace
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
Announcements
Hymn: Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
The Celebration of the Eucharist
The Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray,
Gracious God, your word to us is food indeed. Receive all we offer you this day, and let your loving-kindness be our comfort, for the sake of Jesus Christ, your living Word. Amen.
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer 3
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Blessed are you, gracious God, creator of heaven and earth; we give you thanks and praise through Jesus Christ our Lord, whose victorious rising from the dead has given to us the hope of resurrection and the promise of eternal life. Therefore with angels and archangels and all who have served you in every age, we raise our voices to proclaim the glory of your name.
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
We give thanks to you, Lord our God, for the goodness and love you have made known to us in creation; in calling Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Saviour and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.
On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, a death he freely accepted, 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.”
Therefore, Father, according to his command,
we remember his death,
we proclaim his resurrection,
we await his coming in glory;
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.
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.
The Peace
The peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
Announcements
Hymn: Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
The Celebration of the Eucharist
The Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray,
Gracious God, your word to us is food indeed. Receive all we offer you this day, and let your loving-kindness be our comfort, for the sake of Jesus Christ, your living Word. Amen.
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer 3
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Blessed are you, gracious God, creator of heaven and earth; we give you thanks and praise through Jesus Christ our Lord, whose victorious rising from the dead has given to us the hope of resurrection and the promise of eternal life. Therefore with angels and archangels and all who have served you in every age, we raise our voices to proclaim the glory of your name.
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
We give thanks to you, Lord our God, for the goodness and love you have made known to us in creation; in calling Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Saviour and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.
On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, a death he freely accepted, 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.”
Therefore, Father, according to his command,
we remember his death,
we proclaim his resurrection,
we await his coming in glory;
and we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine.
We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts, that they may be the sacrament of the body of Christ and his blood of the new covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we, made acceptable in him, may be sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
In the fullness of time, reconcile all things in Christ, and make them new, and bring us to that city of light where you dwell with all your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation;
by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours, almighty Father, now and for ever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
As our Saviour taught us, let us pray,
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread
Creator of all,
you gave us golden fields of wheat,
whose many grains we have gathered
and made into this one bread.
So may your Church be gathered
from the ends of the earth
into your kingdom.
The gifts of God for the People of God.
Thanks be to God.
Lamb of God
Hymn: Let There Be Peace on Earth
Music
Prayer after Communion
Let us pray,
Living God, in the eucharist you fill us with new hope. May the power of your love, which we have known in word and sacrament, continue your saving work among us, and bring us to the joy you promise. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The doxology
Glory to God,
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.
Blessing
May the love and mercy of God for ever hold you, and keep you from all harm and oppression; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen.
Hymn 567: Eternal Father, Strong to Save
The Scattering
Go forth into the world,
rejoicing in the power of the Spirit.
Thanks be to God.
We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts, that they may be the sacrament of the body of Christ and his blood of the new covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we, made acceptable in him, may be sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
In the fullness of time, reconcile all things in Christ, and make them new, and bring us to that city of light where you dwell with all your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation;
by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours, almighty Father, now and for ever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
As our Saviour taught us, let us pray,
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread
Creator of all,
you gave us golden fields of wheat,
whose many grains we have gathered
and made into this one bread.
So may your Church be gathered
from the ends of the earth
into your kingdom.
The gifts of God for the People of God.
Thanks be to God.
Lamb of God
Hymn: Let There Be Peace on Earth
Music
Prayer after Communion
Let us pray,
Living God, in the eucharist you fill us with new hope. May the power of your love, which we have known in word and sacrament, continue your saving work among us, and bring us to the joy you promise. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The doxology
Glory to God,
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.
Blessing
May the love and mercy of God for ever hold you, and keep you from all harm and oppression; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen.
Hymn 567: Eternal Father, Strong to Save
The Scattering
Go forth into the world,
rejoicing in the power of the Spirit.
Thanks be to God.
