The Fifth Sunday
of Easter
May 3, 2026, 10:00 am
St. Paul’s Parish, Charlottetown, PEI
Preludes: French Suite No. 3 in b minor, J.S. Bach
Allemande—Courante—Sarabande-Anglaise
(11 minutes)
The Easter Proclamation
Alleluia! Christ is risen.
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
May God’s grace and peace be with you.
May God fill our hearts with joy.
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.
Hymn: 300
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray,
Generous God, whose life is freely given in Jesus Christ our Lord: as you have opened for us your house of many rooms, so may we make a place for the rejected and unloved, and share in the work of peace; through Jesus Christ the cornerstone. Amen.
Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009) alt.
The Proclamation of the Word
First Reading: 1 Peter 2:2-10
Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God's sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in scripture: "See, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame." To you then who believe, he is precious; but for those who do not believe, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the very head of the corner," and "A stone that makes them stumble, and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
For the Word of God in scripture, among us and with us.
Thanks be to God
The Holy Gospel: John 14:1-14
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to John
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way to the place where I am going." Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him." Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied." Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it."
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon
Hymn: 354: Come Thou Fount
The Prayers of the Community
Intercessions
We offer prayers to God who is in Jesus and by whose works, by whose life, death and resurrection we come to believe, saying: hear our prayer.
For the Church: in you we can find rest and refreshment, we ask that by our witness and love we may be signs of the Risen
Christ. We pray for all who live in fear and anxiety in this time of
uncertainty, that the gift of Easter may give all of us peace and hope. God of
love,
For this parish of St. Paul’s: we trust in you; you provide all that is marvelous, filling us with your goodness and mercy that we may be transformed through our encounters with the living Christ and be instruments of healing and forgiveness. God of love,
For all who struggle with their faith; lead us in right paths, help us make wise decisions, that your presence and love may be made known to all people and bring light to our common journey. God of love,
For a renewed stewardship of the whole creation: that you will guide us to effectively care for the Earth and preserve its beauty and help restore a balanced existence for all our relations. Teach us to seek your justice in all relationships, with all creatures. God of love,
For peace in all the troubled areas of the world, that Christ's victory over death may bring an end to war, genocide, and inhumane treatment of people. We pray for peace in the Middle East, that world leaders will put aside hatred, division, lies and destruction and turn to dialogue, diplomacy, justice and harmony. God of love,
Hear our prayer.
For all who suffer in body, mind, or spirit, remembering especially those we know who are ill at home or in the hospital:
-
and those we may name out loud or in our hearts:
-
…that they may find healing in the name of the Risen Christ. God of love,
Hear our prayer.
For those who have died in your peace, remembering especially,
…that by the resurrection of Jesus, they may rejoice forever with the Living One. And we ask your comfort for all who mourn. God of love,
Hear our prayer.
In thanksgiving we acknowledge your power to save, and we pray that you will send the fire of your Holy Spirit upon us, your people, that we may be forgiven all our sins and bear faithful witness to the resurrection of Jesus the Christ, and may all of our choices, actions, and words be consistent with your will, God of love:
Risen Christ, you prepare a place for us, in the home of the God of us all. Draw us more deeply into yourself, through scripture read, water splashed, bread broken, wine poured, so that when our hearts are troubled, we will know you more completely as the way, the truth, and the life. Amen.
The Peace
Alleluia! The peace of the risen Christ
be always with you
and also with you. Alleluia!
Announcements
The Celebration of the Holy Eucharist
Hymn: 371
To God Be the Glory
Prayer Over the Gifts
Let us pray,
Gracious God, you show us your way and give us your divine life. May everything we do be directed by the knowledge of your truth. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the risen Lord. Amen.
Supplementary 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.
It is indeed right to thank you
and praise you, holy and gracious God, creator of all things, ruler of heaven
and earth, sustainer of life, for you are the source of all goodness, rich in
mercy and abounding in love; you are faithful to your people in every
generation, and your word endures for ever.
Therefore with angels and
archangels, with the fellowship of saints and the company of heaven, we glorify
your holy name, evermore praising you and singing,
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 praise you, merciful Father,
not as we ought, but as we are able, because in your tender love you gave the
world your only Son, in order that the world might be saved through him. He
made you known by taking the form of a servant, healing the sick, liberating
the oppressed, reaching out to the lost.
Betrayed, reviled, and nailed to
the cross, he confronted the power of sin and disarmed it for ever. In his
offering of himself, he became the perfect and sufficient sacrifice for the
sins of the whole world. Redeemed by Christ, we have been adopted as your
children; by your pardon you have made us worthy to praise you.
On the night he was betrayed,
Jesus, at supper with his friends, took bread, gave you thanks, broke the
bread, gave it to them, and said, “Take and 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.”
In obedience to him and with
grateful hearts we approach your holy table, remembering our Saviour’s
sacrifice, and rejoicing in his victory. Confident in his sovereign purpose, we
declare our faith.
Christ has died,
Christ is risen,
Christ will come again.
Send your Holy Spirit on us that
as we receive this bread and this cup we may partake of the body and blood of
our Lord Jesus Christ, and feed on him in our hearts by faith with
thanksgiving.
May we be renewed in his risen
life, filled with love, and strengthened in our will to serve others; and make
of our lives, we pray, a pure and holy sacrifice, acceptable to you, knitting
us together as one in your Son Jesus Christ, to whom, with you and the Holy
Spirit, be all honour and glory, now and forever. 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 (Easter Season)
Now we are raised to new life.
We were buried in your tomb.
Now we share in your resurrection.
Live in us, that we may live in you.
Alleluia! Christ our passover
is sacrificed for us.
Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia!
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.
Hymn-during-communion:
P233 Surely the Presence
PB 82 Spirit of the Living God
The Sending Forth of the Community
Hymn: PB 82 Spirit of the Living God
Prayer after Communion
Let us pray,
God of love, in this eucharist we have heard your truth and shared in your life. May we always walk in your way, in the name of Jesus Christ the 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 Risen Christ,
give us grace to love one another,
to search for truth
and to walk in the ways of justice and peace.
And may the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among you and remain with you always. Amen.
Hymn: 525 The Church's one foundation
The Scattering
(Mark 4:20)
rejoicing in the power of the Risen Lord.
Thanks be to God. Alleluia!
Postlude: English Suite No. 3 in g minor, J.S. Bach Prelude (3.5 to 4 minutes)
May 3, 2026, 10:00 am
St. Paul’s Parish, Charlottetown, PEI
Alleluia! Christ is risen.
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
May God’s grace and peace be with you.
May God fill our hearts with joy.
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.
Let us pray,
Generous God, whose life is freely given in Jesus Christ our Lord: as you have opened for us your house of many rooms, so may we make a place for the rejected and unloved, and share in the work of peace; through Jesus Christ the cornerstone. Amen.
Prayers for an Inclusive Church (2009) alt.
First Reading: 1 Peter 2:2-10
Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God's sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in scripture: "See, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame." To you then who believe, he is precious; but for those who do not believe, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the very head of the corner," and "A stone that makes them stumble, and a rock that makes them fall." They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
For the Word of God in scripture, among us and with us.
Thanks be to God
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to John
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus said, "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way to the place where I am going." Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him." Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied." Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it."
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Intercessions
We offer prayers to God who is in Jesus and by whose works, by whose life, death and resurrection we come to believe, saying: hear our prayer.
For this parish of St. Paul’s: we trust in you; you provide all that is marvelous, filling us with your goodness and mercy that we may be transformed through our encounters with the living Christ and be instruments of healing and forgiveness. God of love,
For all who struggle with their faith; lead us in right paths, help us make wise decisions, that your presence and love may be made known to all people and bring light to our common journey. God of love,
For a renewed stewardship of the whole creation: that you will guide us to effectively care for the Earth and preserve its beauty and help restore a balanced existence for all our relations. Teach us to seek your justice in all relationships, with all creatures. God of love,
For peace in all the troubled areas of the world, that Christ's victory over death may bring an end to war, genocide, and inhumane treatment of people. We pray for peace in the Middle East, that world leaders will put aside hatred, division, lies and destruction and turn to dialogue, diplomacy, justice and harmony. God of love,
Hear our prayer.
For all who suffer in body, mind, or spirit, remembering especially those we know who are ill at home or in the hospital:
-
and those we may name out loud or in our hearts:
-
…that they may find healing in the name of the Risen Christ. God of love,
Hear our prayer.
For those who have died in your peace, remembering especially,
…that by the resurrection of Jesus, they may rejoice forever with the Living One. And we ask your comfort for all who mourn. God of love,
Hear our prayer.
In thanksgiving we acknowledge your power to save, and we pray that you will send the fire of your Holy Spirit upon us, your people, that we may be forgiven all our sins and bear faithful witness to the resurrection of Jesus the Christ, and may all of our choices, actions, and words be consistent with your will, God of love:
Risen Christ, you prepare a place for us, in the home of the God of us all. Draw us more deeply into yourself, through scripture read, water splashed, bread broken, wine poured, so that when our hearts are troubled, we will know you more completely as the way, the truth, and the life. Amen.
Alleluia! The peace of the risen Christ
be always with you
and also with you. Alleluia!
Let us pray,
Gracious God, you show us your way and give us your divine life. May everything we do be directed by the knowledge of your truth. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the risen Lord. Amen.
Supplementary 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.
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.
Christ has died,
Christ is risen,
Christ will come again.
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.
Now we are raised to new life.
We were buried in your tomb.
Now we share in your resurrection.
Live in us, that we may live in you.
Alleluia! Christ our passover
is sacrificed for us.
Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia!
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.
P233 Surely the Presence
PB 82 Spirit of the Living God
Hymn: PB 82 Spirit of the Living God
Let us pray,
God of love, in this eucharist we have heard your truth and shared in your life. May we always walk in your way, in the name of Jesus Christ the 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.
May the Risen Christ,
give us grace to love one another,
to search for truth
and to walk in the ways of justice and peace.
And may the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among you and remain with you always. Amen.
Hymn: 525 The Church's one foundation
rejoicing in the power of the Risen Lord.
Thanks be to God. Alleluia!
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