trinity
sunday
26 May
2013
The
Gathering of the Community
The
Opening Hymn
‘Yours
the Hand That Made Creation’ Common Praise #256
The
Introductory Responses
Great
are you, O Lord, and greatly to be praised;
there is no end to your
greatness.
One
generation shall praise your works
and shall declare your power,
love and compassion.
All
your works praise you, O Lord,
and your faithful servants
bless you.
Our
mouths shall speak your praise, O Lord;
may all creation praise your
holy name for ever. [i]
The Hymn
of Praise
‘Glory
to God’ Common Praise #702
The
Collect of the Day
Let
us pray.
God of heaven and
earth,
before the
foundation of the universe
and the beginning
of time
you are the triune
God:
the Author of
creation,
the eternal Word
of salvation,
and the
life-giving Spirit of wisdom.
Guide us to all
truth by your Spirit,
that we may
proclaim all that Christ revealed
and rejoice in the
glory he shared with us.
Glory and praise
to you,
Author, Word and
Spirit,
now and for
ever. Amen. [ii]
The
Proclamation of the Word
The
First Reading
A
reading from Proverbs (8.1-4, 22-31).
Does not wisdom call, and does not
understanding raise her voice? On the
heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; beside the
gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out: To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to
all that live.
The Lord
created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago. Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before
the beginning of the earth. When there
were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with
water. Before the mountains had been
shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth — when he had not yet made earth
and fields, or the worlds first bits of soil.
When he established the heavens, I was there, when he drew a circle on
the face of the deep, when he made firm the skies above, when he established
the fountains of the deep, when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the
waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of
the earth, then I was beside him, like a master worker; and I was daily his
delight, rejoicing before him always, rejoicing in his inhabited world and
delighting in the human race.
Hear
what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The
Psalm
Psalm 8 with Refrain from Songs
for the Holy One
Refrain (sung twice)
O Lord our governor, *
how exalted is your name in all the
world!
Out
of the mouths of infants and children *
your majesty is praised above the
heavens.
You
have set up a stronghold against your adversaries, *
to
quell the enemy and the avenger.
Refrain
When I consider your heavens, the work of your
fingers, *
the moon and the stars you have set
in their courses,
what
are human beings that you should be mindful of them, *
their
children that you should seek them out?
Refrain
You have made them but little lower than the angels;
*
you adorn them with glory and
honour;
you
give them mastery over the works of your hands; *
you
put all things under their feet;
all sheep and oxen, *
even the wild beasts of the field,
the
birds of the air, the fish of the sea, *
and
all that walks in the paths of the sea.
O Lord our governor, *
how
exalted is your name in all the world!
Refrain
The Second
Reading
A
reading from Paul’s letter to the Romans (5.1-5)
Therefore, since we are justified by
faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we
have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope
of sharing the glory of God. And not
only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces
endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and
hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
Hear
what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The
Gradual Hymn
‘God,
You Have Caused to Be Written’ Common Praise #476
The
Gospel
The
Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The
Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John (16.12-15).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus
Christ.
[Jesus said to his disciples,] “I
still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide
you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will speak
whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what
is mine and declare it to you. All that
the Father has is mine. For this reason
I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.”
The
gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ.
The
Sermon
The
Nicene Creed
Let
us confess the faith of the church.
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
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. [iii]
The
Prayers of the Community
Intercessions,
Thanksgivings and Petitions
The
Exchange of the Peace
The
peace of the risen Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
The
Holy Communion
Offertory
Hymn
‘God,
Beyond All Face and Form’ Common Praise #412
Prayer
over the Gifts
Let
us pray.
Living
God,
receive all we offer you this
day.
Grant that hearing your word
and responding to your Spirit,
we may share in your divine
life.
We ask this in the name of
Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen. [iv]
The
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,
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. [v]
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. [vi]
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. [vii]
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,
The
Breaking of the Bread
How shall we repay you, O Lord,
for all the good things you have done for us?
We will
lift up the cup of salvation
and call upon
your name.
We will offer you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call upon your name.
We will
fulfil our vows to you
in the
presence of all people. [ix]
The
gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
Communion
of the Community
Hymn
after Communion
‘God
of the Sparrow’ Common Praise #414 vv. 1, 4, 5, 6
The Sending Forth of the Community
The
Prayer after Communion
Almighty
and eternal God,
may we who have received this
eucharist
worship you in all we do,
and proclaim the glory of your
majesty.
We ask this in the name of
Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen. [x]
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
‘Holy,
Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty’ Common Praise #1
The
Dismissal
Go
in peace to share God’s life with all people.
Thanks be to God.
[i] Introductory Responses for
Major Saints’ Days in The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 99 alt.
[ii] Scripture Prayer for
Trinity C in Revised Common Lectionary
Prayers (2002).
[iii] The Nicene Creed (CCT) in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 104
with the omission of the Filioque.
[iv] Prayer over the Gifts for
Trinity in The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 347.
[v] Preface for Trinity Sunday
in The Book of Alternative Services
(1985), 223.
[vi] ‘You Are Holy’ in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006),
#525.
[vii] Thanksgiving at the Table
IV in Evangelical Lutheran Worship
(2006), 111.
[viii] Songs for a Gospel People #12 sung by the whole community without
repeats.
[ix] Psalm 116 altered for
liturgical use by the Rev’d Dr Richard Geoffrey Leggett.
[x] Prayer after Communion for
Trinity in The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 347.
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