canada day
1 july 2012
The Gathering of the Community
The Opening Hymn
‘God Save Our Gracious Queen’ Common
Praise #660 v. 1
‘O Canada’
Common Praise #659 vv. 1, 4
The Introductory Responses
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
whose
glory fills all the earth.
For the natural majesty and beauty of this
country,
we
praise and thank you, O Lord.
For the many resources of this nation,
we
praise and thank you, O Lord.
For the women and men in this and every
generation who have made this country strong,
we
praise and thank you, O Lord.
For the freedoms we enjoy,
we
praise and thank you, O Lord.
For the gifts of many cultures and peoples who
have woven here a rich tapestry,
we
praise and thank you, O Lord.
For faith that renews and sustains us,
we praise
and thank you, O Lord.
The Hymn of Praise
‘Glory to God on High’ Common
Praise #365
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
Almighty God,
whose wisdom and whose
love are over all,
accept the prayers we
offer for our nation.
Give integrity to its
citizens
and wisdom to those in
authority,
that harmony and
justice may be secured
in obedience to your
will;
through Jesus Christ
our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for
ever. Amen.
The Proclamation of the Word
The First Reading
Isaiah 32.1-5, 16-18
The Psalm
Psalm 100 from Songs for the Holy One
The Second Reading
Colossians 3.12-17
The Gradual Hymn
‘Blest Are the Pure in Heart’ Common
Praise #439
The Gospel
John 15.12-17
The Sermon
An Affirmation of Faith
Let us declare our faith in God.
We
believe in God the Father,
from
whom every family
in
heaven and on earth is named.
We
believe in God the Son,
who
lives in our hearts through faith,
and
fills us with his love.
We
believe in God the Holy Spirit,
who
strengthens us
with
power from on high.
We
believe in one God;
Source
of all being, eternal Word and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
The Prayers of the Community
Intercessions, Thanksgivings and Petitions
Confession and Absolution
Come, let us return to the Lord and say:
Lord our
God,
in our
sin we have avoided your call.
Our love
for you is like a morning cloud,
like the
dew that goes away early.
Have
mercy on us;
deliver
us from judgement;
bind up
our wounds and revive us;
in Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
May the God of love and power
forgive you and free you from your sins,
heal and strengthen you by the Holy Spirit,
and raise you to new life in Christ our
Lord. Amen.
The Exchange of the Peace
The peace of the Lord be with you all.
And also
with you.
The Holy Communion
Offertory Hymn
‘For the Healing of the Nations’ Common
Praise #576
Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
Judge eternal,
accept all we offer
you this day,
and grant to our
nation unity and peace.
This we ask in the
name of Jesus Christ the Lord. 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.
It is indeed right that we should praise you,
gracious God,
for you created all things.
You formed us in your own image:
male and female you created us.
When we turned away from you in sin,
you did not cease to care for us,
but opened a path of salvation for all people.
You made a covenant with Israel,
and through your servants Abraham and Sarah
gave the promise of a blessing to all nations.
Through Moses you led your people
from bondage into freedom;
through the prophets
you renewed your promise of salvation.
Therefore, with them, and with all your saints
who have served you in every age,
we give thanks and raise our voices
to proclaim the glory of your name.
[Sung to 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.
Holy God, source of life and goodness,
all creation rightly gives you praise.
In the fullness of time,
you sent your Son Jesus Christ,
to share our human nature,
to live and die as one of us,
to reconcile us to you,
the God and Father of all.
He healed the sick
and ate and drank with outcasts and sinners;
he opened the eyes of the blind
and proclaimed the good news of your reign of
peace and justice
to the poor and to those in need.
In all things he fulfilled your gracious will.
On the night he freely gave himself to death,
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 all people
for the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever you drink it,
do this for the remembrance of me.”
Gracious God,
his perfect sacrifice
destroys the power of sin and death;
by raising him to life
you give us life for evermore.
Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith.
Christ
has died.
Christ
is risen.
Christ
will come again.
or
Therefore we proclaim our hope.
Dying
you destroyed our death,
rising
you restored our life.
Lord
Jesus, come in glory.
Recalling his death,
proclaiming his resurrection,
and looking for his coming again in glory,
we offer you, Father, this bread and this cup.
Send your Holy Spirit upon us
and upon these gifts,
that all who eat and drink at this table
may be one body and one holy people,
a living sacrifice in Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Through Christ, with Christ and in Christ,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory is yours, almighty Father,
now and for ever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
[Sung to
BAS, p. 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
“I am the bread of life,” says the Lord.
“Whoever comes to me will never be hungry;
whoever believes in me will never thirst.”
Taste
and see that the Lord is good;
happy
are they who trust in him!
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks
be to God.
Communion
The Sending Forth of the Community
Hymn after Communion
‘When God Restored Our Common Life’ Common
Praise #583
Prayer after Communion
God of love,
may we who have taken
holy things
grow in unity and
peace.
We ask this in the
name of Jesus Christ the Lord. 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
‘Let There Be Light’ Common
Praise #572
Dismissal
Let us go forth in the name of the living God.
Thanks
be to God.
Liturgical Notes
The opening litany was prepared for Saint Faith’s Vancouver.
‘An Affirmation of Faith’ is adapted from Common Worship (2000) of the Church of England, p. 148.
The ‘Confession’ is taken from Common Worship (2000) of the Church of England, p. 128. The ‘Absolution’ is adapted from Common Worship (2000) of the Church of
England, p. 135.
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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