the feast of michael and all angels
30 September 2012
The Gathering of the Community
The Opening Hymn
‘Christ, the Fair Glory of the Holy
Angels’ Common Praise #272 vv. 1, 2, 5, 6
The Introductory Responses
Glory to you, Lord God of our ancestors;
you are
worthy of praise, glory to you.
Glory to you, seated between the cherubim;
we will
praise you and highly exalt you for ever.
Glorify the Lord, you angels and all powers of
the Lord,
O
heavens and all waters above the heavens.
Sun and moon and stars of the sky, glorify the
Lord,
praise
and highly exalt the Holy One for ever.
The Hymn of Praise
‘Glory, in the Highest Glory’ Common
Praise #366
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
Eternal God,
you have ordained and
constituted in a wonderful order
the ministries of
angels and mortals.
Grant that as your
holy angels stand before you in heaven,
so at your command
they may help and
defend us here on earth;
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
Genesis 28.10-17
The Psalm
Psalm 54 from Songs for the Holy One (Refrain:
‘Bless the Lord, My Soul’ Common Praise
#360)
The Second Reading
Revelation 12.7-12
The Gradual Hymn
‘Ubi Caritas et Amor’ Common
Praise #553 (sung three times in English)
The Gospel
Mark 9.30-37
The Sermon
An Affirmation of Faith
Hear, O Israel,
the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
Love the
Lord your God
with all
your heart,
with all
your soul,
with all
your mind,
and with
all your strength.
This is the first and the great commandment.
The second is like it:
Love
your neighbour as yourself.
There is
no commandment greater than these.
The Prayers of the Community
Intercessions, Thanksgivings and Petitions
Confession and Absolution
Let us pray to God for the forgiveness of our
sins.
Have
mercy upon us, most merciful God;
in your
compassion, forgive us our sins,
known
and unknown,
things
done and left undone;
and so
uphold us by your Spirit
that we
may live and serve you in newness of life,
to the
honour and glory of your name;
through
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
‘Love Divine, All Loves Excelling’ Common
Praise #486 (sung to #374)
Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
God of glory,
as you have appointed
angels to minister in your presence,
so may all our worship
bring you worthy praise.
We ask this in the
name of Jesus Christ our 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.
Blessed are you, gracious God,
creator of heaven and earth;
we give you thanks and praise,
because, in the mystery you disclose to us,
you reveal your glory
as the glory of your Son and the Holy Spirit:
three persons equal in majesty,
undivided in splendour, yet one Lord, one God,
ever to be adored in your everlasting glory.
Therefore with all the company of heaven
we raise our voices to proclaim the glory of
your name. [2]
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 God, you alone are holy, you alone are
God.
The universe declares your praise:
beyond the stars; beneath the sea;
within each cell; with every breath.
We
praise you, O God.
Generations bless your faithfulness:
through the water; by night and day;
across the wilderness; out of exile; into the
future.
We bless
you, O God.
We give you thanks for your dear Son:
at the heart of human life; near to those who
suffer;
beside the sinner; among the poor; with us
now.
We thank
you, O God.
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.
Remembering his love for us on the way,
at the table and to the end,
we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ
has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
We pray for the gift of your Spirit:
in our gathering; within this meal;
among your people; throughout the world.
Blessing, praise and thanks to you, holy God,
through Christ Jesus, by your Spirit,
in your church, without end. 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
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.
Communion
The Sending Forth of the Community
Hymn after Communion
‘As We Gather at Your Table’ Common
Praise #61
Prayer after Communion
Let us pray.
Eternal God,
you have fed us with
the bread of angels.
May we who come under
their protection,
like them give you
continual service and praise;
through Jesus Christ
our 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 Holy One of Israel strengthen you;
may the Word of God incarnate embrace you;
may the Power of the Most High uphold you,
+ now and for
ever. Amen.
Closing Hymn
‘Ye Holy Angels Bright’ Common
Praise #323
Dismissal
With all the company of heaven,
let us go forth in praise to love and serve
the Lord.
Thanks
be to God.
Liturgical Notes
The ‘Absolution’ is adapted from Common Worship (2000) of the Church of England, p. 135.
‘Thanksgiving at the Table IX’ is taken from Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006).
The Blessing is adapted from the Doxology of ‘Thanksgiving at the
Table III’ in Evangelical Lutheran
Worship (2006).
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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