This Sunday, 2 September 2018, we will be using several new liturgical elements to express the second part of Ordinary Time in Year B. Perhaps you will find them helpful in the worship life of your own congregation.
Greeting
The Presider greets the Community, saying,
May the strength of God,
and the compassion of Christ
and the wisdom of the Holy Spirit
be with you.
The Great Thanksgiving
The Presider says or sings,
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. [2]
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.
Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal:
you we praise and glorify, you we worship and adore.
You formed the earth from chaos; you encircled the globe with air;
you created fire for warmth and light; you nourish the lands with water.
You moulded us in your image, and with mercy higher than the mountains,
with grace deeper than the seas, you blessed the Israelites
and cherished them as your own.
So that we might be adopted to live in your Spirit,
you called to us through the life and death of Jesus.
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.
Together as the body of Christ, we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
With this bread and cup we remember your Son,
the first-born of your new creation.
We remember his life lived for others,
and his death and resurrection,
which renews the face of the earth.
We await his coming,
when, with the world made perfect through your wisdom,
all our sins and sorrows will be no more.
Holy God, holy and merciful, holy and compassionate,
send upon us and this meal your Holy Spirit,
whose breath revives us for life, whose fire rouses us to love.
Enfold in your arms all who share this holy food.
Nurture in us the fruits of the Spirit,
so that we may be a living tree, sharing your bounty with all the world.
Holy and benevolent God, receive our praise and petitions,
as Jesus received the cry of the needy,
and fill us with your blessing,
until, needy no longer and bound to you in love,
we feast forever in the triumph of the Lamb:
through whom all glory and honour is yours,
O God, O Living One, with the Holy Spirit,
in your holy church, now and for ever. Amen. [3]
The Invitation to Communion
The Presider says,
This is the table of the Lord.
It is made ready for those who want to know and love God more.
Come whether you have much faith or little.
Come whether you have been here long or have just arrived.
Come whether you are confident or have questions.
Come because it is Christ who invites you,
for these are the gifts of God for the people of God.
The Blessing
The Presider blesses the Community, saying,
May the power of God sustain you.
May the wisdom of the Word enlighten you.
May the mercy of the Holy Spirit united you.
And the blessing of God,
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
be with you and remain with you always. Amen. [5]
[1]The Rev’d Richard Geoffrey Leggett, August 2018.
[2]The Book of Alternative Services1985, 218.
[3]Evangelical Lutheran Worship2006, 67 alt.
[4]Adapted from existing invitation in use at Holy Trinity Cathedral, New Westminster BC.
[5]Adapted from ‘A prayer of Catherine of Siena’ in Evangelical Lutheran Worship2006, 87 alt.
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