Saint Faith’s Day
Celebration
16 October 2016
The Gathering of the
Community
Gathering Music
Announcements
The Opening Hymn
‘Blessed
Feasts of Blessed Martyrs’ Common Praise
#284
The Greeting
Bless
the Lord all you works of the Lord:
praise and exalt the Holy One for
ever.
Bless
the Lord you angels of the Lord:
praise and exalt the Holy One for
ever.
O
people of God bless the Lord:
praise and exalt the Holy One for
ever.
Bless
the holy and undivided Trinity, one God:
praise and exalt the Holy One for
ever. [i]
The Kyrie
God,
be gracious to us and bless us,
and
make your face shine upon us:
Lord,
have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
May
your ways be known on the earth,
your
saving power among the nations:
Christ,
have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Make
known your salvation,
and
reveal your justice in the sight of the nations:
Lord,
have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. [ii]
The Collect of the Day
Let
us pray.
Almighty God,
who
gave your servant Faith courage
to
confess Jesus Christ
and to
die for this faith,
may we
always be ready
to give
a reason for the hope that is in us,
and to
suffer gladly for his sake;
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 the Wisdom of Sirach (51.1-12).
51.1 I give you thanks, O
Lord and King, and praise you, O God my Saviour. I give thanks to your name, 2 for
you have been my protector and helper and have delivered me from destruction and
from the trap laid by a slanderous tongue, from lips that fabricate lies. In the face of my adversaries you have been
my helper 3 and delivered me, in the greatness of your mercy and of
your name, from grinding teeth about to devour me, from the hand of those
seeking my life, from the many troubles I endured, 4 from choking
fire on every side, and from the midst of fire that I had not kindled, 5
from the deep belly of Hades, from an unclean tongue and lying words — 6
the slander of an unrighteous tongue to the king. My soul drew near to death, and my life was on
the brink of Hades below. 7
They surrounded me on every side, and there was no one to help me; I looked for
human assistance, and there was none.
8 Then I remembered your
mercy, O Lord, and your kindness from of old, for you rescue those who wait for
you and save them from the hand of their enemies. 9 And I sent up my prayer from the
earth, and begged for rescue from death.
10 I cried out, “Lord, you are my Father; do not forsake me
in the days of trouble, when there is no help against the proud. 11 I will praise your name
continually, and will sing hymns of thanksgiving.” My prayer was heard, 12 for you
saved me from destruction and rescued me in time of trouble. For this reason I thank you and praise you, and
I bless the name of the Lord.
Hear
what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm
124 from ‘A Liturgical Psalter’ [iii]
with refrain from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain
(sung twice): Our help is in the name of the Holy One.
1 If the Lord had not been on our side,
*
let Israel now say;
2 if
the Lord had not been on our side, *
when
enemies rose up against us;
3 then would they have swallowed us up
alive *
in their fierce anger toward us;
4 then
would the waters have overwhelmed us *
and
the torrent gone over us;
Refrain: Our
help is in the name of the Holy One.
5 then would the raging waters *
have gone right over us.
6 Blessed
be the Lord *
who
has not given us over to be a prey for their teeth.
7 We have escaped like a bird from the
snare of the fowler; *
the snare is broken, and we have
escaped.
8 Our
help is in the name of the Lord, *
the
maker of heaven and earth.
Refrain: Our
help is in the name of the Holy One.
The Second Reading
A
reading from Paul’s letter to the Romans (8.31b-39).
8.31b If God is for us, who is against us? 32 He who did not withhold his own
Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us
everything else? 33 Who will
bring any charge against God’s elect? It
is God who justifies. 34 Who
is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus, who
died, yes, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed
intercedes for us. 35 Who
will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or
famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written, “For
your sake we are being killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep to be
slaughtered.”
37 No, in all these
things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither
death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to
come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all
creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
Hear
what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Hymn before the
Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common Praise #710 (sung twice)
The Gospel
The
Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The
Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John (12.24-26).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
12.24 [Jesus said to his disciples,] “Very truly, I
tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains
just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 Those who love their life lose
it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 Whoever serves me must follow
me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honour.”
The
Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Hymn after the
Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common Praise #710 (sung twice)
The Sermon
An Affirmation of
Faith
Let
us affirm our faith.
We praise you, O God,
we acclaim you as Lord;
all creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers
of heaven,
sing in endless praise.
Throughout the world the holy
Church acclaims you:
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of
all praise,
the Holy Spirit, advocate and
guide.
Day by day we bless you.
We praise your name for ever.
In you is our hope:
The Prayers of the
Community
Intercessions,
Petitions and Thanksgivings
The Exchange of the
Peace
The
peace of Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
The Holy Communion
The Offertory Hymn
‘What
A Friend We Have in Jesus’ Common Praise
#532
Prayer over the Gifts
Let
us pray.
God of faithfulness,
your
servant Faith praise you in her death.
Receive
all we offer you this day,
and
give us the strength of will
to
proclaim your righteousness and love.
We ask
this in the name of Jesus Christ the 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 from the Virgin Mary
and
shared our human nature.
He
lived and died as one of us,
to
reconcile us to you,
the
God and Creator of all.
In
fulfilment 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,
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,
that
together we may praise you
and
give you glory
through
your Servant, Jesus Christ.
All
glory and honour are yours,
Source
of all being and eternal Word,
with
the Holy Spirit
in
the holy Church,
now
and for ever. Amen. [vi]
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
You
gave your people angels’ food
and
sent them bread from heaven,
so that your children might
learn, O God,
that it is your word which
sustains all who trust in you.
[viii]
These
are the gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
The Communion of the
Community
The Hymn after
Communion
‘God,
You Have Caused to Be Written’ Common
Praise #476
The Sending Forth of
the Community
Stewardship Moment
Prayer after Communion
All
your works praise you, O Lord.
And your faithful servants bless
you.
Gracious
God,
we thank you for feeding us
with the body and blood of your Son
Jesus Christ.
May we, who share his body,
live his risen life;
we, who drink is cup,
bring life to others;
we, whom the Spirit lights,
give light to the world.
Keep us firm in the hope you have
set before us,
so that we and all your children
shall be free,
and the whole earth live to
praise your name;
The Closing Hymn
‘Yours
Be the Glory, Risen, Conquering Son’ Common
Praise #210
The Dismissal
The
Deacon sends the Community forth with an appropriate Dismissal.
[i]
Adapted by the Rev’d Dr
Richard Geoffrey Leggett from the Benedicite as translated in Common Worship
(2000), 778-779.
[ii]
Common Worship (2000), 134
alt.
[iv]
Adapted from the English Language Liturgical Consultation’s translation of the Te Deum laudamus by the Rev’d Dr
Richard Geoffrey Leggett.
[v] Common Praise #732.
[vi]
The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 196-197 alt.
[vii] Common Praise #744
[viii]
Canticle 12, ‘The Bread of
Heaven’, as found in The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 81-82 and adapted
for use as a fraction anthem by the Rev’d Dr Richard Geoffrey Leggett.
[ix]
The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 214-215.
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