the
feast of michael and all angels
29
september 2013
The
Gathering of the Community
The
Opening Hymn
‘Christ,
the Fair Glory of the Holy Angels’
Common Praise #272
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
‘Praise
to the Lord’ Common Praise #382
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
A
Reading from Genesis (28.10-17).
Jacob left Beer-sheba and went
toward Haran. He came to a certain place
and stayed there for the night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put
it under his head and lay down in that place.
And he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, the top of
it reaching to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and descending on
it. And the Lord stood beside him and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and
the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your
offspring; and your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you
shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the
south; and all the families of the earth shall be blessed in you and in your
offspring. Know that I am with you and
will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will
not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said,
“Surely the Lord is in this place
— and I did not know it!” And he was
afraid, and said, “How awesome is this place!
This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of
heaven.”
Hear
what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The
Psalm
Psalm 103.19-22 with the
refrain from Songs
for the Holy One
Refrain (sung twice): We bless you, O Holy One, from
the depths of our being.
19 The Lord
is enthroned in heaven, *
and has dominion
over all.
20 Bless the Lord, you angels,
you mighty
ones who do the bidding of God, *
and hearken to the voice of the word
of the Lord.
21 Bless the
Lord, all you hosts, *
you ministers who
do the will of God.
22 Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord,
in all
places of the dominion of the Lord; *
bless the Lord, O my soul.
Refrain:
We bless you, O Holy One, from the depths of
our being.
The Second
Reading
A
Reading from Revelation (12.7-12).
And war broke out in heaven; Michael
and his angels fought against the dragon. The dragon and his angels fought back, but
they were defeated, and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. The great dragon was thrown down, that ancient
serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world — he
was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven,
proclaiming, “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our
God and the authority of his Messiah, for the accuser of our comrades has been
thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. But they have conquered him by the blood of
the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they did not cling to life
even in the face of death. Rejoice then,
you heavens and those who dwell in them!
But woe to the earth and the sea, for
the devil has come down to you with great wrath, because he knows that his time
is short.”
Hear
what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The
Gradual Hymn
‘Bless
the Lord, My Soul’ Common Praise #360 (sung three times)
The
Gospel
The
Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The
Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John (1.47-51).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus
Christ.
When Jesus saw Nathanael coming
toward him, he said of him, “Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no
deceit!” Nathanael asked him, “Where did
you get to know me?” Jesus answered, “I
saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.” Nathanael replied, “Rabbi, you are the Son of
God! You are the King of Israel!” Jesus answered, “Do you believe because I
told you that I saw you under the fig tree?
You will see greater things than these.”
And he said to him, “Very truly, I tell you, you will see heaven opened
and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.”
The
gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ.
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. [i]
The
Exchange of the Peace
The
peace of the Lord be with you all.
And also with you.
The
Holy Communion
Offertory
Hymn
‘For
All Your Blessings’ Common Praise #440 (sung to #3)
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
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.
We give you
thanks and praise, almighty God,
through your
beloved Son, Jesus Christ,
our Saviour
and Redeemer.
He is your
living Word
through whom
you have created all things.
By the power
of the Holy Spirit
he took
flesh of the Virgin Mary
and shared
our human nature.
He lived and
died as one of us,
to reconcile
us to you,
the God and
Father of all.
In
fulfillment of your will
he stretched
out his hands in suffering,
to bring
release to those who place their hope in you,
and so he
won for you a holy people.
He chose to
bear our griefs and sorrows,
and to give
us his life on the cross,
that he
might shatter the chains of evil and death,
and banish
the darkness of sin and despair.
By his
resurrection
he brings us
into the light of your presence.
Now with all
creation we raise our voices
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. [ii]
Holy
and gracious God,
accept
our praise,
through
your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ;
who
on the night he was handed over
to
suffering and death,
took
bread and gave you thanks,
saying,
“Take, and eat:
this
is my body which is broken for you.”
In
the same way he took the cup,
saying,
“This is my blood which is shed for you.
When
you do this, you do it in memory of me.”
Remembering,
therefore, his death and resurrection,
we
offer you this bread and this cup,
giving
thanks that you have made us worthy
to
stand in your presence and serve you.
We
ask you to send your Holy Spirit
upon
the offering of your holy Church.
Gather
into one
all
who share in these sacred mysteries,
filling
them with the Holy Spirit
and
confirming their faith in the truth,
that
together we may praise you
and
give you glory
through
your Servant, Jesus Christ.
All
glory and honour are yours,
Father
and Son,
with
the Holy Spirit
in
the holy Church,
now
and for ever. Amen. [iii]
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
Creator of
all,
you gave us
golden fields of wheat,
whose many
grains we have gathered
and made
into this one bread.
So may your Church be gathered
from the ends of the earth
into your reign of justice and peace. [v]
The
gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
The
Communion of the Community
The
Communion Hymn
‘How
Blessed Is This Place’ Common Praise #301
The Sending Forth of the Community
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.
Stewardship Moment
Closing
Hymn
‘I
Sing a Song of the Saints of God’ The Hymnal 1982 #293
Dismissal
With
all the company of heaven,
let
us go forth in praise to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
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