Eighth Sunday
after Pentecost
19 July 2015
The Gathering of the
Community
Entrance Hymn
‘We, the Lord’s People’ Common Praise #10
Greeting
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit
be with you all.
And
also with you.
Kyrie [i]
May your loving mercy come to us, O Lord,
and your salvation according to your word.
Kyrie
eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. [ii]
Your word is a lantern to our feet
and a light to our path.
Kyrie
eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. [iii]
O let your mercy come to us,
so that we may live fully and freely.
Kyrie
eleison. Christe eleison. Kyrie eleison. [iv]
Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
Holy God of Israel,
draw us near to you,
so that in place of
hostility there may be peace;
in place of
loneliness, compassion;
in place of
aimlessness, direction;
and in place of
sickness, healing;
through Christ Jesus,
in whom you draw near to us. Amen. [v]
The Proclamation of the
Word of God
The First Reading
A reading from the Second Book of Samuel (7.1-14a).
1
Now when [King David] was settled in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all
his enemies around him, 2 the king said to the prophet Nathan, “See
now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God stays in a tent.” 3 Nathan said to the king, “Go, do
all that you have in mind; for the Lord is with you.”
4
But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan: 5 Go and tell my servant David: Thus says the Lord:
Are you the one to build me a house to live in? 6 I have not lived in a house since
the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have
been moving about in a tent and a tabernacle. 7 Wherever I have moved about among
all the people of Israel, did I ever speak a word with any of the tribal leaders
of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, “Why have you
not built me a house of cedar?” 8
Now therefore thus you shall say to my servant David: Thus says the Lord of hosts: I took you from the pasture, from following
the sheep to be prince over my people Israel; 9 and I have been with
you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I
will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. 10 And I will appoint a place for
my people Israel and will plant them, so that they may live in their own place,
and be disturbed no more; and evildoers shall afflict them no more, as
formerly, 11 from the time that I appointed judges over my people
Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover the Lord declares to you that the Lord will
make you a house. 12 When
your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your ancestors, I will raise up
your offspring after you, who shall come forth from your body, and I will
establish his kingdom. 13 He
shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom
forever. 14 I will be a
father to him, and he shall be a son to me.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks
be to God.
The Psalm of the Day
Psalm 89.20-37 with a refrain from Songs for
the Holy One
Refrain (sung twice): May we
ever be faithful to your covenant, O Holy One.
20 I have found David my servant; *
with my holy oil have I anointed
him.
21 My hand will hold him fast *
and
my arm will make him strong.
22 No enemy shall deceive him, *
nor any wicked one bring him down.
23 I will crush his foes before him *
and
strike down those who hate him.
Refrain:
May we ever be faithful to your
covenant, O Holy One.
24 My faithfulness and love shall
be with him, *
and he shall be victorious through
my name.
25 I shall make his dominion extend *
from
the Great Sea to the River.
26 He will say to me, ’You are my
Father, *
my God, and the rock of my
salvation’
27 I will make him my firstborn *
and
higher than the rulers of the earth.
28 I will keep my love for him for
ever, *
and my covenant will stand firm for
him.
29 I will establish his line for ever *
and
his throne as the days of heaven.
Refrain:
May we ever be faithful to your
covenant, O Holy One.
30 If his children forsake my law *
and do not walk according to my
judgements;
31 if they break my statutes *
and
do not keep my commandments;
32 I will punish their
transgressions with a rod *
and their iniquities with the lash;
33 but I will not take my love from him, *
nor
let my faithfulness prove false.
Refrain:
May we ever be faithful to your
covenant, O Holy One.
34 I will not break my covenant, *
nor change what has gone out of my
lips.
35 Once for all I have sworn by my holiness: *
‘I
will not lie to David.
36 His line shall endure for ever *
and his throne as the sun before me;
37 It shall stand fast for evermore like the moon, *
the
abiding witness in the sky.’”
Refrain:
May we ever be faithful to your
covenant, O Holy One.
The Second Reading
A reading from the Letter to the Ephesians (2.11-22).
11
So then, remember that at one time you Gentiles by birth, called “the uncircumcision”
by those who are called “the circumcision” — a physical circumcision made in
the flesh by human hands — 12 remember that you were at that time
without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to
the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who
once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For he is our peace; in his
flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall,
that is, the hostility between us. 15
He has abolished the law with its commandments and ordinances, that he might
create in himself one new humanity in place of the two, thus making peace, 16
and might reconcile both groups to God in one body through the cross, thus
putting to death that hostility through it. 17 So he came and proclaimed peace
to you who were far off and peace to those who were near; 18 for
through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father. 19 So then you are no longer
strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of
the household of God, 20 built upon the foundation of the apostles
and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. 21 In him the whole structure is
joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; 22 in whom
you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling place for God.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks
be to God.
Hymn before the Gospel
‘Alleluia’
Common Praise #714 (verse 1 sung by the Presider)
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Mark (6.30-34, 53-56).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
30
The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and
taught. 31 He said to them,
“Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had
no leisure even to eat. 32
And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. 33 Now many saw them going and
recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived
ahead of them. 34 As he went
ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were
like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.
53
When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored the
boat. 54 When they got out of
the boat, people at once recognized him, 55 and rushed about that
whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was.
56 And wherever he went, into
villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged
him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it
were healed.
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sermon
The Apostles’ Creed
Let us confess the faith of our baptism.
I
believe in God,
the
Father almighty,
creator
of heaven and earth.
I
believe in Jesus Christ,
God’s
only Son, our Lord,
who
was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born
of the virgin Mary,
suffered
under Pontius Pilate,
was
crucified, died and was buried;
he
descended to the dead.
On
the third day he rose again;
he
ascended into heaven,
he
is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and
he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I
believe in the Holy Spirit,
the
holy catholic church,
the
communion of saints,
the
forgiveness of sins,
the
resurrection of the body,
and
the life everlasting. Amen.
The Prayers of the Community
Intercessions, Thanksgivings and Petitions
The Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of the Lord be always with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Communion
Offertory Hymn
‘Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life’ Common Praise #592 vv. 1, 2, 5, 6
The Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
O God,
accept
our praise and thanksgiving.
Help
us in all we do
to
offer ourselves as a true and living sacrifice;
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 sorrow,
and to give
up his life on the cross,
so 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.
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,
so that together we may praise you
and give you glory
through your Servant, Jesus Christ.
All glory and honour are yours,
Author of life and Word of redemption,
with the Holy Spirit
in the holy Church,
now and for ever. Amen.
[viii]
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,
now
and for ever. Amen. [ix]
The Breaking of the Bread
Be known to
us, Lord Jesus,
in the
breaking of the bread.
Be known to us, Lord Jesus,
in the breaking of the bread.
The bread
which we break, alleluia,
is the
communion of the body of Christ.
Be known to us, Lord Jesus,
in the breaking of the bread.
One body are
we, alleluia,
for though
many, we share one bread.
Be known to us, Lord Jesus,
in the breaking of the bread. [x]
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks
be to God.
Communion
Hymn after Communion
‘Here, Lord, We Take the Broken Bread’ Common Praise #65
The Sending Forth of the
Community
The Prayer after Communion
O God,
as we are
strengthened in these holy mysteries,
may our
lives be a continual offering,
holy and
acceptable in your sight;
through Jesus
Christ the Lord. Amen. [xi]
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
‘Ye Holy Angels Bright’ Common Praise #323
The Dismissal
The Deacon sends the People forth with a
Dismissal for the occasion.
[i] Common Worship (2000), 133 alt.
[ii] Common Praise #706.
[iii] Common Praise #706.
[iv] Common Praise #706.
[v] Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use
Collects, Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion: Propers 10 to 22’ (2015), 4.
[vi] The Book of Alternative Services
(1985), 369.
[vii] Common Praise #732.
[viii] ‘The Great Thanksgiving 2’ in The
Book of Alternative Services (1985), 196-197 alt.
[ix] Songs for a Gospel People #12.
[x] The Book of Alternative Services
(1985), 227.
[xi] The Book of Alternative Services
(1985), 369;
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