pentecost
27
May 2012
The
Gathering of the Community
The Opening Hymn
‘Wind
upon the Waters’ Common Praise #408
The Introductory
Responses
Your
love, O God, has been poured into our hearts.
We dwell in you and you in us.
We
will give thanks to you, O Lord, and call upon your name;
we will make known your deeds among
the peoples.
Sing,
sing praises to the Lord,
and speak of all the marvellous
works of the Lord.
Holy,
holy, holy is the Lord God almighty,
who was and is and is to come!
The Hymn of Praise
‘Sing
a New Song unto the Lord’ Common Praise #312
The Collect of the Day
Let
us pray.
Creator
and Giver of life,
make the dry, bleached bones of our
lives
live and breathe and grow again
as you did of old.
Pour out your Spirit upon the whole
creation.
Come in rushing wind and flashing
fire
to turn the sin and sorrow within us
into faith, power and delight. Amen.
The
Proclamation of the Word
The First Reading
Ezekiel
37.1-14
The Psalm
Psalm
104.24-34, 35b from Songs for the Holy One
The Second Reading
Acts
2.1-21
The Gradual Hymn
‘Come,
Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire’ Common Praise #637
The Gospel
John
15.26-27, 16.4b-15
The Sermon
An Affirmation of Faith
We
believe in one God,
the
Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We
believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the
only Son of God,
eternally
begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For
us and for our salvation
he
came down from heaven,
was
incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary
and
was became truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On
the third day he rose again
in
accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of
the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We
believe in the Holy Spirit,
the
Lord, the giver of life,
who
proceeds from the Father,
who with the Father and the Son
is worshipped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We
believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
We
acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the
dead,
and the life of the world to
come. Amen.
The Prayers
of the Community
The Intercessions,
Petitions and Thanksgivings
The Exchange of the
Peace
The
peace of the risen Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
The
Holy Communion
Offertory Hymn
‘Spirit,
Spirit of Gentleness’ Songs for a Gospel People #108
Prayer over the Gifts
Empowering
God,
look upon your church
and combine our diverse gifts
so that we may continue Christ’s
mission in this world
until we join in your eternal
praise. Amen.
The Great Thanksgiving
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.
In
fulfillment of your promise
you
pour forth your Spirit upon us,
filling
us with gifts and leading us into all truth.
You
give us power to proclaim your gospel to all nations
and
to serve you as a royal priesthood.
Therefore
we join our voices with angels and archangels,
and
with all those in whom the Spirit dwells,
to
proclaim the glory of your name.
[Common Praise #732]
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might.
Heaven and earth are 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.
Blessed
are you, O God of the universe.
Your
mercy is everlasting
and
your faithfulness endures from age to age.
Praise
to you for creating the heavens and the earth.
Praise
to you for saving the earth from the waters of the flood.
Praise
to you for bringing the Israelites safely through the sea.
Praise
to you for leading your people
through
the wilderness to the land of milk and honey.
Praise
to you for the words and deeds of Jesus, your anointed one.
Praise
to you for the death and resurrection of Christ.
Praise
to you for your Spirit poured out on all nations.
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.
With
this bread and cup
we
remember our Lord’s Passover from death to life
as
we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
O
God of resurrection and new life:
Pour
out your Holy Spirit on us
and
on these gifts of bread and wine.
Bless
this feast.
Grace
our table with your presence.
Come, Holy Spirit.
Reveal
yourself to us in the breaking of the bread.
Raise
us up as the body of Christ for the world.
Breathe
new life into us.
Send
us forth, burning with justice, peace and love.
Come, Holy Spirit.
With
the ever-blessed Virgin Mary,
blessed
Joseph, blessed Faith
and
your holy ones of all times and places,
with
the earth and all its creatures,
with
sun and moon and stars,
we
praise you, O God,
blessed
and holy Trinity,
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.
[BAS p. 918]
The Breaking of the
Bread
Lord,
we died with you on the cross.
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.
The
gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
Communion
Hymn after Communion
‘Come
Down, O Love Divine’ Common Praise #645
Prayer after Communion
Holy
God,
you spoke the world into being.
Pour your Spirit to the ends of the
earth,
that your children may return from
exile
as citizens of your commonwealth,
and our divisions may be healed
by your word of love and righteousness. 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.
Blessing
May
the Spirit of truth lead you into all truth,
giving
you grace to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord
and
to proclaim the wonderful works of God;
and
the blessing of God almighty,
the
Lover, the Beloved and the Love,
be
among you and remain with you always. Amen.
Closing Hymn
‘She
Comes Sailing on the Wind’ Common Praise #656
(Ref,
1, 2, Ref, 3, 4, Ref, 5, Ref)
Dismissal
Let
us go forth in the Spirit. Alleluia,
alleluia!
Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia!
Liturgical Notes
The Opening
Collect is adapted from the Scripture Prayer for Pentecost in Revised Common Lectionary Prayers
(2002), p. 127.
The text of
the Nicene Creed is taken from Evangelical
Lutheran Worship (2006), p. 104, and set for responsive use following the
model in Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of
England (2000), p. 139.
The Prayer
over the Gifts is adapted from the Intercessory Prayer for Pentecost in Revised Common Lectionary Prayers
(2002), p. 126.
‘Thanksgiving
at the Table IV’ is taken from Evangelical
Lutheran Worship (2006), p. 111, and includes the Easter Preface from The Book of Alternative Services of The
Anglican Church of Canada (1985), p. 222.
The Prayer
after Communion is the Thematic Prayer for Pentecost from Revised Common Lectionary Prayers (2002), p. 126.
All other
liturgical texts are taken from The Book
of Alternative Services of The Anglican Church of Canada (1985) and Common Praise (1998).
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