Seventeenth
Sunday after Pentecost
20 September
2015
The Gathering of the
Community
Gathering Music
Greeting
The Presider begins the Gathering from the door to the Narthex.
Blessed be the Holy Trinity, one God,
who forgives all our sin,
whose mercy endures forever.
Blessed
be God forever. [i]
Collect for Purity
Almighty God,
to
you all hearts are open,
all
desires known,
and
from you no secrets are hidden.
Cleanse
the thoughts of our hearts
by
the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that
we may perfectly love you,
and
worthily magnify your holy name;
through
Christ our Lord. Amen. [ii]
Hymn of Praise
During the singing of the Hymn of Praise the Presider and Deacon process to their places in the Sanctuary.
‘Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love’ Common Praise #504
Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
O God,
who
draws near to us
and
whose nature is revealed in lordship laid aside:
give
us grace to welcome you
in
the child and in the outcast;
in
the name of Jesus Christ who humbled himself
so
that we might know eternal life. Amen. [iii]
The Proclamation of the
Word of God
The First Reading
A reading from Proverbs (31.10-31).
31.10 A
capable wife who can find? She is far
more precious than jewels. 11
The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. 12 She does him good, and not
harm, all the days of her life. 13
She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands. 14 She is like the ships of the
merchant, she brings her food from far away.
15 She rises while it is still night and provides food for
her household and tasks for her servant- girls.
16 She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her
hands she plants a vineyard. 17
She girds herself with strength, and makes her arms strong. 18 She perceives that her
merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does
not go out at night. 19 She
puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle. 20 She opens her hand to the poor,
and reaches out her hands to the needy. 21
She is not afraid for her household when it snows, for all her household are
clothed in crimson. 22 She
makes herself coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the
city gates, taking his seat among the elders of the land. 24 She makes linen garments and
sells them; she supplies the merchant with sashes. 25 Strength and dignity are her
clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of
kindness is on her tongue. 27
She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of
idleness. 28 Her children
rise up and call her happy; her husband too, and he praises her: 29 “Many women have done
excellently, but you surpass them all.” 30
Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be
praised. 31 Give her a share
in the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the city gates.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks
be to God.
The Psalm of the Day
Psalm 1 with a refrain from Songs for the
Holy One
Refrain (sung twice): Happy
are those who trust the Holy One.
1 Happy are they who have not walked in the
counsel of the wicked, *
nor lingered
in the way of sinners,
nor sat in the
seats of the scornful!
2 Their
delight is in the law of the Lord, *
and on this law they meditate day
and night.
3 They are like trees planted by streams of
water, *
bearing fruit
in due season,
with leaves that do
not wither; *
everything they do shall prosper.
Refrain:
Happy are those who trust the
Holy One.
4 It is not so with the wicked; *
they are like chaff which the wind blows
away.
5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand upright
when judgement comes, *
nor the sinner in the council of the
righteous.
6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
*
but the way of the wicked is doomed.
Refrain:
Happy are those who trust the
Holy One.
The Second Reading
A reading from the Letter of James (3.13-4.3,
7-8a).
3.13 Who is
wise and understanding among you? Show
by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom. 14
But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be
boastful and false to the truth. 15
Such wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual,
devilish. 16 For where there
is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of
every kind. 17 But the wisdom
from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of
mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. 18 And a harvest of righteousness
is sown in peace for those who make peace.
4.1
Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are
at war within you? 2 You want
something and do not have it; so you commit murder. And you covet something and cannot obtain it;
so you engage in disputes and conflicts. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive,
because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures.
7 Submit
yourselves therefore to God. Resist the
devil, and he will flee from you. 8a
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks
be to God.
Hymn before the Gospel
Alleluia. Alleluia.
Alleluia.
The Lord is my light and my salvation.
Alleluia. Alleluia.
Alleluia. [iv]
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Mark (9.30-37).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
9.30
They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; 31
for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be
betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being
killed, he will rise again.” 32
But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.
33
Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, “What
were you arguing about on the way?” 34
But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was
the greatest. 35 He sat down,
called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of
all and servant of all.” 36
Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms,
he said to them, 37 “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name
welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.”
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sermon
An Affirmation of Faith
Let us declare our faith in God.
We
believe in God the Father,
from
whom every family
in
heaven and on earth is named.
We
believe in God the Son,
who
lives in our hearts through faith,
and
fills us with his love.
We
believe in God the Holy Spirit,
who
strengthens us
with
power from on high.
We
believe in one God;
the
holy and undivided Trinity. Amen. [v]
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
‘Sing Hallelujah to Our God’ Common Praise #492 (sung to #304)
The Prayer over the Gifts
The Deacon leads the People in the Prayer over the Gifts.
Let us pray.
Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things.
Through
your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts:
our
selves, our time, and our possessions.
Use
us, and what we have gathered,
in
feeding the world with your love,
through
the one who gave himself for us,
Jesus
Christ, our Saviour and Lord. Amen. [vi]
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.
It is indeed right that we should praise
you, gracious God,
for you created all things.
You formed us in your own image:
male and female you created us.
When we turned away from you in sin,
you did not cease to care for us,
but opened a path of salvation for all
people.
You made a covenant with Israel,
and through your servants Abraham and Sarah
gave the promise of a blessing to all
nations.
Through Moses you led your people from
bondage into freedom;
through the prophets you renewed your promise
of salvation.
Therefore, with them, and with all your
saints
who have served you in every age,
we give thanks and 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 God, source of life and goodness, all
creation rightly gives you praise.
In the fullness of time, you sent your Son
Jesus Christ,
to share our human nature, to live and die
as one of us,
to reconcile us to you, the God and Creator
of all.
He healed the sick and ate and drank with
outcasts and sinners;
he opened the eyes of the blind
and proclaimed the good news of your kingdom
to the poor and to those in need.
In all things he fulfilled your gracious
will.
On the night he freely gave himself to
death,
our Lord Jesus Christ took bread,
and when he had given thanks to you, he broke
it,
and gave it to his disciples, and said,
“Take, eat:
this is my body which is given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine;
and when he had given thanks, he gave it to
them, and said,
“Drink this, all of you: this is my blood of the new covenant,
which is shed for you and for all people for
the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever you drink it, do this for the
remembrance of me.”
Gracious God, his perfect sacrifice destroys
the power of sin and death;
by raising him to life you give us life for
evermore.
Therefore we proclaim our hope.
Dying
you destroyed our death.
Rising
you restored our life.
Lord
Jesus, come in glory.
Recalling his death, proclaiming his
resurrection,
and looking for his coming again in glory,
we offer you, O Holy One of Israel, this
bread and this cup.
Send your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these
gifts,
so that all who eat and drink at this table
may be one body and one holy people,
a living sacrifice in Jesus Christ, our
Lord.
Through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory
is yours,
Creator of all things, seen and unseen,
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,
The Breaking of the Bread
“I am the
bread of life,” says the Lord.
“Whoever
comes to me will never be hungry;
whoever
believes in me will never thirst.”
Taste and see that the Lord is good;
happy are they who trust in him! [x]
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks
be to God.
Communion
Hymn after Communion
‘As We Gather at Your Table’ Common Praise #61
The Sending Forth of the
Community
The Prayer after Communion
We give you thanks, almighty God,
that
you have refreshed us
through
the healing power of this gift of life.
In
your mercy, strengthen us through this gift,
in
faith toward you
and
in fervent love toward one another;
for
the sake of Jesus Christ our 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,
Closing Hymn
‘Let There Be Light’ Common Praise #572
The Dismissal
The Deacon sends the People forth with a
Dismissal for the occasion.
[i] Evangelical
Lutheran Worship (2006), 94 alt.
[ii] The
Book of Alternative Services (1985), 185.
[iii]
Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for Proper 23B to Proper 30B’ 2015), 2.
[iv] Common
Praise #710 with Sentence for Proper 25B sung by the presider.
[v] Common
Worship (2000), 148 alt.
[vi]
Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for Proper 23B to Proper 30B’ (2015),
7.
[vii] Common Praise #732.
[viii] The
Book of Alternative Services (1985), 193-195 alt.
[ix] The Book of Alternative Services
(1985), p. 918
[x] The
Book of Alternative Services (1985), 212.
[xi]
Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for Proper 23B to Proper 30B’ (2015),
8.
[xii] The
Book of Alternative Services (1985), 214.
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