thanksgiving
sunday
13 October
2013
The Gathering
of the Community
Processional Hymn
‘Come, Ye Thankful People, Come’ Common
Praise #262
Introductory Responses
Let the earth glorify the Lord.
Glorify
the Lord, O mountains and hills,
and all that grows upon the earth,
praise
and highly exalt the Holy One for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O springs of water,
seas and streams,
O
whales and all that move in the waters.
All birds of the air, glorify the Lord,
praise
and highly exalt the Holy One for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O beasts of the wild,
and
all you flocks and herds.
O men and women everywhere, glorify the
Lord,
praise
and highly exalt the Holy One for ever. [i]
Hymn of Praise
‘Praise to the Lord’ Common
Praise #382
Collect
Let us pray.
Generous God,
you
brought us into the abundance of our inheritance.
Grant
us the faith to be people
blossoming
with honour and truth,
so
that we may produce bountifully
the
first fruits of justice and compassion,
which
are pleasing in your sight;
through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [ii]
The Proclamation of the Word
First Reading
A reading from Deuteronomy (26.1-11).
When
you have come into the land that the Lord
your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and
settle in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground,
which you harvest from the land that the Lord
your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place
that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. You shall go to the priest who is in office at
that time, and say to him, “Today I declare to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us.”
When the priest takes the basket from
your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, you shall make this response before the Lord
your God: “A wandering Aramean was my
ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number,
and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. When the Egyptians treated us harshly and
afflicted us, by imposing hard labour on us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our
affliction, our toil, and our oppression. The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty
hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with
signs and wonders; and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a
land flowing with milk and honey. So now
I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me.” You shall set it down before the Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God. Then you, together with the Levites and the
aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your
house.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
Thanks
be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm 100 with refrain from Songs for the
Holy One
Refrain (sung twice): Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
1 Be joyful
in the Lord, *
all
you lands;
2 serve the Lord with gladness
and come into God’s
presence with a
song.
Refrain: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
3 Know
this: the Lord, the Lord, is God; *
the one made us and to whom we belong;
we
are God’s people, the sheep
of God’s pasture.
4 Enter
the gates of the Lord with thanksgiving;
go
into these courts
with praise; *
give thanks to God and call upon the
name of the Lord.
5 For the Lord is good, whose steadfast love
is everlasting; *
and whose faithfulness endures from age to
age. [iii]
Refrain: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
The Second Reading
A reading from Paul’s letter to the
Philippians (4.4-9).
Rejoice
in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything
by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to
God. And the peace of God, which
surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.
Finally, beloved, whatever is true,
whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is
pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is
anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned
and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
Thanks
be to God.
The Gradual Hymn
‘Eternal, Unchanging’ Common
Praise #394 (sung to #393)
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to John (6.25-35).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
When
[the crowd] found [Jesus] on the other side of the sea, they said to him,
“Rabbi, when did you come here?” Jesus
answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you
saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but
for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.
For it is on him that God the Father has
set his seal.” Then they said to him, “What must we do to perform the works of
God?” Jesus answered them, “This is the
work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” So they said to him, “What sign are you going
to give us then, so that we may see it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness;
as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” Then Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell
you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father
who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down
from heaven and gives life to the world.” They said to him, “Sir, give us this bread
always.”
Jesus
said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever
comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be
thirsty.”
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sermon
The Affirmation of Faith
Do you believe and trust in God the
Father,
source of all being and life,
the one for whom we exist?
We
believe and trust in the Holy One.
Do you believe and trust in God the Son,
who took our human nature,
died for us and rose again?
We
believe and trust in the Holy One.
Do you believe and trust in God the Holy
Spirit,
who gives life to all people
and makes Christ known in the world?
We
believe and trust in the Holy One.
This is our faith.
We
believe and trust
in
God the Author of all that is,
in
God the Word through whom all things came into being,
The Prayers of
the Community
Intercessions, Petitions and Thanksgivings
The Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of the Lord be always with
you.
And
also with you.
The Holy
Communion
The Offertory Hymn
‘Come, O God of All the Earth’ Common
Praise #589
Prayer over the Gifts
Bountiful God,
you
clothe the grass of the field
and
feed the birds of the air.
Receive
all that we offer you this day
and
transform us by our giving
so
that we might share your bounty with others.
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;
you are the source of light and life for
all your creation,
you made us in your own image,
and call us to new life in Jesus Christ
our saviour.
Therefore we praise you,
joining 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.
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.
[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
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.
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks
be to God.
The Communion
Communion Hymn
‘As We Gather at Your Table’ Common
Praise #61
The Sending
Forth of the Community
Prayer after Communion
God of promise and covenant,
free
us from all fear and worry
that,
trusting in your goodness,
we
may always praise your mighty deeds
and
give you thanks for the bounty of your gifts;
through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [ix]
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 Reflection
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. [x]
Closing Hymn
‘For the Healing of the Nations’ Common
Praise #576
Dismissal
Go forth in joy, praise and thanksgiving.
[ii]
‘Thanksgiving Day: Year C’ in Revised Common Lectionary Prayers
(2002), 229 alt.
[iii] Psalm 100
in ‘Draft Liturgical Psalter’ prepared by the Rev’d Dr Richard Geoffrey
Leggett.
[v] The
Prayer over the Gifts is based upon the “Intercessory Prayer for Thanksgiving”
in Revised Common Lectionary Prayers,
228 alt.
[vi] Common Praise #689.
[vii] The
Thanksgiving at the Table is “Thanksgiving at the Table IX” in Evangelical Lutheran Worship, 68, using
the “Preface for the Lord’s Day1 from The
Book of Alternative Services, 218.
[viii] Common Praise #744.
[ix] The
Prayer after Communion is adapted from “Concluding Prayer for the
Intercessions” in Revised Common
Lectionary Prayers, 228 alt.
[x] The
Blessing is adapted from the Doxology of ‘Thanksgiving at the Table III’ in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006).
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