Monday, October 24, 2016

An Ordo for Pentecost 24 (RCL Proper 31C, 30 October 2016)

With this Sunday Saint Faith's turns to its 'All Saints Ordo' with its specific (i) Greeting, (ii) Gloria, (iii) Hymn before and after the Gospel, (iv) the Apostles' Creed (ELW translation) (v) Prayer over the Gifts, (vi) Thanksgiving at the Table, (vii) Breaking of the Bread, (viii) Prayer after Communion and (ix) Dismissal.  We will use this Ordo until the First Sunday of Advent.

We are introducing the congregation to David Haas' setting of the Lord's Prayer.  We will use the Trial Use texts for the collect, the psalm and the prayer over the gifts.

The Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
30 October 2016

The Gathering of the Community

The Opening Hymn

‘Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing’  Common Praise #354

The All Saints Greeting

Blessed are you, Author of creation,
for all the saints who went before us,
who have spoken to our hearts and touched us with your fire.
Blessed are you for ever and ever.

Blessed are you, Word of redemption,
for all the saints who live beside us,
whose weaknesses and strengths are woven with our own.
Blessed are you for ever and ever.

Blessed are you, Spirit of wisdom,
for all the saints who live beyond us,
who challenge us to change the world with them.
Blessed are you for ever and ever.

Blessed are you, holy and undivided Trinity, one God.
Blessed are you for ever and ever.  Amen. [i]

The Hymn of Praise

‘Glory to God’  Common Praise #702

The Collect of the Day

Let us pray.

Lord of the lost,
you come into our homes and call us your own:
may our tables be graced by your presence as guest
and our possessions freed to serve the poor;
through Jesus Christ, the Seeker.  Amen. [ii]

The Proclamation of the Word

The First Reading

A reading from Habakkuk (1.1-4; 2.1-4)

            1.1 The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw.  2Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen?  Or cry to you ‘Violence!’ and you will not save?  3 Why do you make me see wrongdoing and look at trouble?  Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise.  4 So the law becomes slack and justice never prevails.  The wicked surround the righteous — therefore judgement comes forth perverted.

            2.1 I will stand at my watch-post, and station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what he will answer concerning my complaint.  2 Then the Lord answered me and said:  Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it.  3 For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does not lie.  If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay.  4 Look at the proud!  Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith.

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.

The Psalm

Psalm 119.137-144 with the refrain from Songs for the Holy One

Refrain (sung twice):  Holy One, teach us your way, and help us walk in it.

137 You are righteous, O Lord, *
            and upright are your judgements.
138 You have issued your decrees *
         with justice and in perfect faithfulness.
139 My indignation has consumed me, *
            because my enemies forget your words.
140 Your word has been tested to the uttermost, *
         and your servant holds it dear.

Refrain:  Holy One, teach us your way, and help us walk in it.

141 I am small and of little account, *
            yet I do not forget your commandments.
142 Your justice is an everlasting justice *
         and your law is the truth.
143 Trouble and distress have come upon me, *
            yet your commandments are my delight.
144 The righteousness of your decrees is everlasting; *
         grant me understanding, that I may live.

Refrain:  Holy One, teach us your way, and help us walk in it.

The Second Reading

A reading from Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians (1.1-4, 11-12).

            1.1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:  2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

            3 We must always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.  4 Therefore we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith during all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring.

11 To this end we always pray for you, asking that our God will make you worthy of his call and will fulfill by his power every good resolve and work of faith, 12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.

The Hymn before the Gospel

‘Adoremus Te Jesu Christe’  Common Praise  #338 (sung once in English)

The Gospel

The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke (19.1-10).

            19.1 [Jesus] entered Jericho and was passing through it.  2 A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax-collector and was rich.  3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature.  4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way.  5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.’ 6 So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him.  7 All who saw it began to grumble and said, ‘He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.’  8 Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, ‘Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.’  9 Then Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham.  10 For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.’

The gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Hymn after the Gospel

‘Adoremus Te Jesu Christe’  Common Praise #338  (sung once in English)

The Sermon

The Apostles’ Creed

Let us confess the faith of our baptism,
the faith we share with all the saints, past, present and future.

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 again 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. [iii]

The Prayers of the Community

Intercessions, Thanksgivings and Petitions

The Exchange of the Peace

The peace of the Lord be with you all.
And also with you.

The Holy Communion

Offertory Hymn                                

‘Will You Come and Follow Me’  Common Praise #430

Prayer over the Gifts

Let us pray.

Holy God, gracious and merciful,
you bring forth food from the earth
and nourish your whole creation.
Turn our hearts toward those
who hunger in any way,
so that all may know your care;
and prepare us now to feast on the bread of life,
Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord.  Amen. [iv]

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, our duty and our joy,
that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you,
almighty and merciful God, through our Saviour Jesus Christ. 
By the witness of the saints you show us the hope of our calling,
and strengthen us to run the race set before us,
so that we may delight in your mercy, and rejoice with them in glory. 
And so, with all the saints with the choirs of angels and the hosts of heaven,
we praise your name and join their unending hymn: [v]

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. [vi]

Holy God, mighty Lord, gracious Father: 
Endless is your mercy and eternal your reign. 
You have filled all creation with light and life;
heaven and earth are full of your glory.

We praise you for the grace shown to your people in every age: 
the promise to Israel, the rescue from Egypt, the gift of the promised land,
the words of the prophets; and, at this end of all the ages,
the gift of your Son, who proclaimed the good news in word and deed
and was obedient to your will, even to giving his life.

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.

For as often as we eat of this bread and drink from this cup,
we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. 
Christ has died.  Christ is risen.  Christ will come again.

Therefore, O God, with this bread and cup
we remember the life our Lord offered for us. 
And, believing the witness of his resurrection,
we await his coming in power to share with us the great and promised feast. 
Amen.  Come, Lord Jesus.

Send now, we pray, your Holy Spirit,
so that we who share in Christ’s body and blood
may live to the praise of your glory
 and receive our inheritance with all your saints in light. 
Amen.  Come, Holy Spirit.

Join our prayers with those of your servants of every time and every place,
and unite them with the ceaseless petitions of our great high priest
until he comes as victorious Lord of all.

Through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours, almighty Father, now and forever.  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,
now and for ever.  Amen. [viii]

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. [ix]

The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.

The Communion of the Community

The Communion Hymn

‘How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds’  Common Praise #620

The Sending Forth of the Community

Prayer after Communion

Let us pray.

Lord of hosts,
we praise your glory reflected in your saints.
May we who share at this table
be filled with the joy of your eternal kingdom,
where Jesus is Lord, now and for ever.  Amen. [x]

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

‘O God of Every Nation’  Common Praise #593  (sung to #434)

Dismissal

With all the company of heaven above,
let us go forth in praise to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God.



[i] Adapted by the Rev’d Dr Richard Geoffrey Leggett from Janet Morley, All Desires Known, 3rd ed. (2006), 148.

[ii] Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for Years A, B & C and Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion’ (2016), 144.

[iii] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 105.

[iv] Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for Years A, B & C and Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion’ (2016), 159.

[v] Evangelical Lutheran Worship:  Leaders Desk Edition (2006), 193 alt.

[vi] Common Praise #689.

[vii] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 66 alt.

[viii] Voices United (1996) #959.

[ix] ‘The Breaking of Bread 3’ in The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 212 alt.

[x] The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 428-429 alt.

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