feast
of the epiphany (Transferred)
8
january 2012
The Gathering of the Community
Processional
Hymn
‘As with Gladness Men of Old’ Common
Praise #160
Introductory
Responses
Blessed are you, Son of David;
born to rule,
you received gifts from the magi.
Blessed are you, Son of Man;
baptized by John,
you saved us from ourselves.
Blessed are you, heavenly Sovereign;
teaching and preaching, healing and comforting,
you proclaimed God’s gracious reign.
Let heaven and
earth shout their praise.
With all the voices of heaven
we celebrate the coming of our Saviour.
Let heaven and
earth shout their praise.
With all the creatures on earth
we sing and dance at his birth.
Praise and honour
and glory to you, O Lord most high.
Hymn
of Praise
Gloria in excelsis by Rupert Laing
Collect
Let us pray.
Radiant Morning Star,
you are both
guidance and mystery.
Visit our rest with
disturbing dreams
and our journeys
with strange companions.
Grace us with the
hospitality
to open our hearts
and homes
to visitors filled with
unfamiliar wisdom
bearing profound
and unusual gifts;
for with the Holy
One of Israel and the Holy Spirit,
you live and reign,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Proclamation of the Word
First
Reading
Isaiah 60.1-6
The
Psalm
Psalm 72.1-14 in Songs
for the Holy One
Second
Reading
Ephesians 3.1-12
The
Gradual Hymn
‘Good Christians All, Rejoice’ Common
Praise #153
The
Gospel
Matthew 2.1-12
The
Sermon
An
Affirmation of Faith
Let us affirm our faith in the Word made flesh.
We believe
that Christ is the
image of the invisible God,
the firstborn of
all creation;
that in Christ all
things in heaven and earth were created,
things visible and
invisible,
that Christ himself
is before all things,
and in him all
things hold together;
that Christ is the
head of the body, the church,
for in Christ the
fullness of God was pleased to dwell;
that through Christ
all things, whether on earth or in heaven,
have been
reconciled to God.
This is our faith
and in this faith we shall live. Amen.
The Prayers of the Community
Intercessions,
Petitions and Thanksgivings
The
Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of Christ be always with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Communion
The
Offertory Hymn
‘Stay, My Child, My Body Sharing’ Common
Praise #124
Prayer
over the Gifts
O God of light and peace,
dispel the darkness
that shrouds our path
that we may come
to kneel before
Christ in true worship,
offering these and
all our gifts, our hearts and souls,
so that we might
live as he has taught us.
We ask this in
Christ’s name. Amen.
Thanksgiving
at the Table
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,
creation of heaven and earth;
you have revealed your eternal plan of salvation,
and have shown your Son Jesus Christ
to be the light of all peoples.
Therefore with angels and archangels
we raise our voices in joyful praise
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.
Holy One, the beginning and the end, the giver of life:
Blessed are you for the birth of creation.
Blessed are you in the darkness and in the light.
Blessed are you for your promise to your people.
Blessed are you for the prophets’ hopes and dreams.
Blessed are you for Mary’s openness to your will.
Blessed are you for your Son, Jesus, the Word made flesh.
In the night in which he was betrayed,
our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks;
broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take and eat; this is my body given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks,
and gave it for all to drink, saying:
This cup is the new covenant in my blood,
shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of
sin.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
[Therefore let] us proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come
again.
With this bread and cup we remember
your Word dwelling among us, full of grace and truth.
We remember our new birth in his death and resurrection.
We look with hope for his coming.
Come, Lord Jesus.
Holy God, we long for your Spirit.
Come among us.
Bless this meal.
May your Word take flesh in us.
Awaken your people.
Fill us with your light.
Bring the gift of peace on earth.
Come, Holy Spirit.
All praise and glory are yours, Holy One of Israel,
Word of God incarnate, Power of the Most High,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The
Lord’s Prayer (sung to BAS 918)
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
We break the bread of life,
and that life is the light of the world
God here among us,
light in the midst
of us,
bring us to light
and life.
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
The
Communion
Communion
Hymn
‘All Poor Folk and Humble’ Common
Praise #151
The Sending Forth of the Community
Prayer
after Communion
God of the magi,
guide us on the
path of salvation
that the radiance
and power your Holy Spirit
working in the
world
will gather together
all peoples and nations
into one community
to offer you
worship and proclaim your splendour.
Amen.
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.
Closing
Hymn
‘Earth Has Many a Noble City’ Common
Praise #158
Dismissal
Go forth to reveal Christ in the world.
Thanks be to God.
Notes
The Introductory Responses are taken and emended from The Book of Alternative Services (1985),
pp. 96-97.
The Collect, the Prayer over the Gifts and the Prayer after
Communion have been adapted from the ‘Scripture’ prayer, the ‘Thematic’ prayer
and the concluding ‘Intercessory’ prayer for Epiphany from Revised Common Lectionary Prayers (2002), p. 52.
‘An Affirmation of Faith’ was prepared by the Rev’d Dr Richard
Geoffrey Leggett on the basis of Colossians 1.15-20.
The Thanksgiving at the Table is taken from Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), p. 110 with the Preface for Epiphany
from The Book of Alternative Services
(1985), p. 220.
Any liturgical elements not noted here are taken from ‘The Holy
Eucharist’ in The Book of Alternative
Services, p. 185 ff.
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