Easter Vigil
19 april 2014
The Gathering of the Community
The Kindling of the New Fire
Dear friends in Christ,
on this most holy night,
when our Lord Jesus Christ passed from death
to life,
the Church invites her children throughout
the world
to come together in vigil and prayer.
This is the Passover of the Lord.
We remember his death and resurrection
by hearing his word and celebrating his
mysteries;
we are confident
that we shall share his victory over death
and live with him for ever in God.
Let us pray.
Father,
we share in the light of your glory
through your Son, the light of the world.
Sanctify this new fire, and inflame us with
new hope.
Purify our minds by this Easter celebration
and bring us one day to the feast of eternal
light.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lighting of the Paschal Candle
The
paschal candle is lit from the fire. Then the candle is processed into the
church. Three times the following is
sung (at a progressively higher pitch).
The light of Christ.
Thanks
be to God.
The
candles of the community are lit.
The Exsultet
The
deacon, or other person appointed, standing near the candle, sings the
Exsultet.
Rejoice, heavenly powers! Sing choirs of angels!
Exult, all creation around God’s throne!
Jesus Christ, our King, is risen!
Sound the trumpet of salvation!
Rejoice, O earth, in shining splendour,
radiant in the brightness of your King!
Christ has conquered!
Glory fills you!
Darkness vanishes for ever!
Rejoice, O Mother Church!
Exult in glory!
The risen Saviour shines upon you!
Let his place resound with joy,
echoing the mighty song of all God’s people!
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
Let us give thanks to the Lord.
It
is right to give our thanks and praise.
It is truly right that with full hearts and
minds and voices
we should praise the unseen God, the
all-powerful Father,
and his only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
For Christ has ransomed us with his blood,
and paid for us the price of Adams sin to our
eternal Father!
This is our passover feast,
when Christ, the true Lamb, is slain,
whose blood consecrates the homes of all
believers.
This is the night
when first you saved our forebears:
you freed the people of Israel from their
slavery
and led them dry-shod through the sea.
This is the night
when Christians everywhere,
washed clean of sin and freed from all
defilement,
are restored to grace and grow together in
holiness.
This is the night
when Jesus Christ broke the chains of death
and rose triumphant from the grave.
Father, how wonderful your care for us!
How boundless your merciful love!
To ransom a slave you gave away your Son.
The power of this holy night dispels all
evil,
washes guilt away,
restores lost innocence,
brings mourners joy.
Night truly blessed
when heaven is wedded to earth
and we are reconciled with God!
Therefore, heavenly Father,
in the joy of this night,
receive our evening sacrifice of praise,
your Church’s solemn offering.
Accept this Easter candle.
May it always dispel the darkness of this
night!
May the Morning Star which never sets
find this flame still burning:
Christ, that Morning Star,
who came back from the dead,
and shed his peaceful light on all creation,
your Son who lives and reigns for ever and
ever. Amen.
After
the Exsultet the congregation may extinguish their candles.
The Proclamation of the Word
The
First Reading, Response and Prayer
Reading
A reading from Genesis (Genesis 1.1-2.4a)
In
the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a
formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God
swept over the face of the waters. Then
God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God
separated the light from the darkness.
God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning,
the first day.
And
God said, “Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate
the waters from the waters.” So God made
the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that
were above the dome. And it was so. God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning,
the second day.
And
God said, “Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place,
and let the dry land appear.” And it was
so. God called the dry land Earth, and
the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. Then God said, “Let the earth put forth
vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear
fruit with the seed in it.” And it was
so. The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind, and trees
of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning,
the third day.
And
God said, “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from
the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years, and
let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. God made the two great lights — the greater
light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night — and the
stars. God set them in the dome of the
sky to give light upon the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and
to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning,
the fourth day.
And
God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds
fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.” So God created the great sea monsters and
every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm,
and every winged bird of every kind. And
God saw that it was good. God blessed
them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and
let birds multiply on the earth.” And
there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.
And
God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind: cattle and
creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind.” And it was so.
God made the wild animals of the earth of every kind, and the cattle of
every kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good.
Then
God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and
let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air,
and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every
creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.”
So
God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male
and female he created them. God blessed
them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and
subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the
air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” God said, “See, I have given you every plant
yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed
in its fruit; you shall have them for food.
And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to
everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I
have given every green plant for food.”
And it was so. God saw everything
that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there
was morning, the sixth day.
Thus
the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude. And on the seventh day God finished the work
that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he
had done. So God blessed the seventh day
and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he had done in
creation.
These
are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created.
Holy Word, Holy Wisdom.
Thanks
be to God.
Psalm 136.1-9, 23-26 with
refrain from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain
(twice): God’s
faithful love endures forever.
1 Give
thanks to the Lord who is good, *
for the mercy of God endures for
ever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods, *
for the mercy of God endures for
ever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, *
for the mercy of God endures for
ever;
4 who only does great wonders, *
for the mercy of God endures for
ever;
5 who by divine wisdom made the heavens, *
for the mercy of God endures for
ever;
6 who spread out the earth upon the waters, *
for the mercy of God endures for
ever;
Refrain: God’s
faithful love endures forever.
7 who created great lights, *
for the mercy of God endures for
ever;
8 the sun to rule the day, *
for the mercy of God endures for
ever;
9 the moon and the stars to govern the night,
*
for the mercy of God endures for
ever;
23 who remembered us in our low estate, *
for the mercy of God endures for
ever.
24 and delivered us from our enemies, *
for the mercy of God endures for
ever;
25 who gives food to all creatures, *
for the mercy of God endures for
ever.
26 Give thanks to the God of heaven, *
for the mercy of God endures for
ever.
Refrain: God’s
faithful love endures forever.
Collect
Let us pray.
Almighty and eternal God,
you
created all things in wonderful beauty and order.
Help
us now to perceive
how
still more wonderful is the new creation,
by
which in the fullness of time
you
redeemed your people
through
the sacrifice of our Passover, Jesus Christ,
who
lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.
The Second Reading, Response and Prayer
Reading
A reading from Exodus (Exodus14.10-31;
15.20-21).
As
Pharaoh drew near, the Israelites looked back, and there were the Egyptians
advancing on them. In great fear the Israelites cried out to the Lord.
They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that
you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us, bringing us out of
Egypt? Is this not the very thing we
told you in Egypt, ‘Let us alone and let us serve the Egyptians?’ For it would have been better for us to serve
the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”
But Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the
deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom
you see today you shall never see again.
The Lord will fight for
you, and you have only to keep still.”
Then
the Lord said to Moses, “Why do
you cry out to me? Tell the Israelites
to go forward. But you lift up your
staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the Israelites
may go into the sea on dry ground. Then
I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them;
and so I will gain glory for myself over Pharaoh and all his army, his
chariots, and his chariot drivers. And
the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord,
when I have gained glory for myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his chariot
drivers.”
The
angel of God who was going before the Israelite army moved and went behind
them; and the pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and took its place
behind them. It came between the army of
Egypt and the army of Israel. And so the
cloud was there with the darkness, and it lit up the night; one did not come
near the other all night.
Then
Moses stretched out his hand over the sea.
The Lord drove the sea back
by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into dry land; and the
waters were divided. The Israelites went
into the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right
and on their left. The Egyptians pursued,
and went into the sea after them, all of Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and
chariot drivers. At the morning watch
the Lord in the pillar of fire and
cloud looked down upon the Egyptian army, and threw the Egyptian army into
panic. He clogged their chariot wheels
so that they turned with difficulty. The
Egyptians said, “Let us flee from the Israelites, for the Lord is fighting for them against
Egypt.”
Then
the Lord said to Moses, “Stretch
out your hand over the sea, so that the water may come back upon the Egyptians,
upon their chariots and chariot drivers.”
So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at dawn the sea returned
to its normal depth. As the Egyptians
fled before it, the Lord tossed
the Egyptians into the sea. The waters
returned and covered the chariots and the chariot drivers, the entire army of
Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea; not one of them remained. But the Israelites walked on dry ground
through the sea, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their
left.
Thus
the Lord saved Israel that day
from the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. Israel saw the great work that the Lord did against the Egyptians. So the people feared the Lord and believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.
Then
the prophet Miriam, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the
women went out after her with tambourines and with dancing.
And
Miriam sang to them: “Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously;
horse and rider he has thrown into the sea.”
Holy Word, Holy Wisdom.
Thanks
be to God.
Psalm 126 with refrain from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain
(twice): The
Holy One does wonderful things for us.
1
When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, *
then
were we like those who dream.
2
Then was our mouth filled with
laughter, *
and
our tongue with shouts of joy.
Then they said among the nations, *
”The
Lord has done great things for them.”
3
The Lord has done great things
for us, *
and we are glad indeed.
Refrain: The Holy One does wonderful things for us.
4
Restore our fortunes, O Lord, *
like
the watercourses of the Negev.
5
Those who sowed with tears *
will reap with songs of joy.
6
Those who go out weeping, carrying the seed, *
will come again with joy, shouldering their
sheaves.
Refrain: The Holy One does wonderful things for us.
Collect
Let us pray.
God of steadfast love,
your
wonderful deeds of old
shine
forth even to our own day.
By
the power of your mighty arm
you
once delivered your chosen people
from
slavery under Pharaoh,
to
be a sign for us of the salvation of all nations
by
the water of baptism.
Grant
that all the peoples of the earth
may
be numbered among the offspring of Abraham,
and
rejoice in the inheritance of Israel.
We
ask this though Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Third Reading, Response and Prayer
Reading
A reading from Ezekiel (Ezekiel 37.1-14).
The
hand of the Lord came upon me, and
he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord
and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very
many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones
live?” I answered, O Lord God, you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones,
and say to them: O dry bones, hear the
word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones: I
will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause
flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you
shall live; and you shall know that I am the Lord.
So
I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a
noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them, and
flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in
them. Then he said to me, “Prophesy to
the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord God: Come from the
four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” I prophesied as he commanded me, and the
breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast
multitude.
Then
he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our
hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’
Therefore prophesy, and say to them, “Thus says the Lord God:
I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my
people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves, and bring
you up from your graves, O my people. I
will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your
own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord,
have spoken and will act, says the Lord.”
Psalm 143 with refrain from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain
(twice): Holy
One, when our spirits fail, help us to remember your faithful love.
1 Lord, hear
my prayer,
and in your faithfulness heed
my supplications; *
answer me in your
righteousness.
2 Enter not into judgement with your servant,
*
for in your sight shall no one
living be justified.
3 For my enemies have sought my life;
they have crushed me to the ground; *
they have made me live in dark places
like those who are long dead.
Refrain: Holy
One, when our spirits fail, help us to remember your faithful love.
4 My spirit
faints within me; *
my heart within
me is desolate.
5 I remember the time past;
I
muse upon all your deeds; *
I consider the works of your hands.
6 I spread
out my hands to you; *
my soul gasps to
you like a thirsty land.
7 O Lord, make haste to answer me; *
my spirit fails me;
do not hide your face from me *
or I shall be
like those who go down to the Pit.
8 Let
me hear of your loving-kindness in the morning, *
for I put my trust in you;
show me the road that I must walk, *
for I lift up my
soul to you.
9 Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord, *
for I flee to you for refuge.
Refrain: Holy
One, when our spirits fail, help us to remember your faithful love.
10 Teach me
to do what pleases you, for you are my God; *
let your good
Spirit lead me on level ground.
11 Revive me, O Lord, for your name’s sake; *
for your righteousness’ sake, bring
me out of trouble.
12 Of your goodness, destroy my enemies
and bring all my foes to naught, *
for truly I am your servant.
Refrain: Holy One, when our spirits fail, help us to
remember your faithful love.
Collect
Let us pray.
Living God,
by
the Passover of your Son
you
have brought us out of sin into righteousness,
and
out of death into life.
Grant
to those who are sealed by your Holy Spirit
the
will and power to proclaim you to all the world;
through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Easter Proclamation
Alleluia!
Christ is risen!
The
Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
The Great Noise
Hymn of Praise
‘This Is the Feast of Victory for Our
God’ Common
Praise #242 vv. 1, 2
Collect
Let us pray.
Eternal Giver of life and light,
this
holy night shines with the radiance of the risen Christ.
Renew
your Church with the Spirit given to us in baptism,
that
we may worship you in sincerity and truth,
and
shine as a light in the world;
through
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who
is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one
God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Epistle
A reading from Paul’s letter to the Romans (Romans
6.3-11).
Do you not know that all of us who have been
baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by
baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the
glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.
For
if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be
united with him in a resurrection like his.
We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin
might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. For whoever has died is freed from sin. But if we have died with Christ, we believe
that we will also live with him. We know
that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer
has dominion over him. The death he
died, he died to sin, once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to
God. So you also must consider
yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks
be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm 114 with refrain from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain
(twice): Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
1 Hallelujah!
When Israel came out of Egypt, *
the house of
Jacob from a people of strange speech,
2 Judah
became the sanctuary of the Lord *
and Israel the dominion of God.
3 The sea beheld it and fled; *
Jordan turned and
went back.
4 The
mountains skipped like rams, *
and the little hills like young
sheep.
Refrain: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
5 What ailed you, O sea, that you fled? *
O Jordan, that
you turned back?
6 You
mountains, that you skipped like rams? *
you little hills like young sheep?
7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the
Lord, *
at the presence
of the God of Jacob,
8 who
turned the hard rock into a pool of water *
and flint-stone into a flowing
spring.
Refrain: Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Matthew (28.1-10).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
After the sabbath, as the first day of the
week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And
suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending
from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was
like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. For fear of him the guards
shook and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be
afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not
here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.
Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and
indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him. ’ This is
my message for you.” So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and
ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And
they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to
them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they
will see me.”
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sermon
The Renewal of Baptismal
Vows
The Thanksgiving at the Font
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It
is right to give our thanks and praise.
Blessed are you, O God, maker and ruler of
all things.
Your voice thundered over the waters at
creation.
You water the mountains and send springs
into the valleys to refresh and satisfy all
living things.
Through the waters of the flood
you carried those in the ark to safety.
Through the sea you led your people Israel
from slavery into freedom.
In the wilderness you nourished them
with water from the rock,
and your brought them across the river Jordan
to the promised land.
By the baptism of his death and resurrection,
your Son Jesus has carried us to safety and
freedom.
The floods shall not overwhelm us,
and the deep shall not swallow us up,
for Christ has brought us over to the land of
promise.
He sends us to make disciples,
baptizing in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Pour out your Holy Spirit;
wash away sin in this cleansing water;
clothe the baptized with Christ;
and claim your daughters and sons,
no longer slave and free,
no longer male and female,
but one with all the baptized in Christ
Jesus,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen. [i]
The Renewal of Baptismal Vows
Dear friends,
through the paschal mystery
we have been buried with Christ in baptism,
so that we may rise with him to a new life.
Now that our Lenten observance is ended,
let us renew the promises we made in baptism,
when we rejected Satan and all the works of
evil,
and promised to serve God faithfully
in the holy catholic church.
Do you reaffirm your renunciation of evil
and renew your commitment to Jesus Christ?
I
do.
Do you believe in God the Father?
I
believe in God,
the
Father almighty,
creator
of heaven and earth.
Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of
God?
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.
Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
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.
Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching
and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?
I
will, with God’s help.
Will you persevere in resisting evil and,
whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?
I
will, with God’s help.
Will you proclaim by word and example the good
news of God in Christ?
I
will, with God’s help.
Will you seek and serve Christ in all
persons, loving your neighbour as yourself?
I
will, with God’s help.
Will you strive for justice and peace among
all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?
I
will, with God’s help.
Will
you strive to safeguard the integrity of God’s creation, and respect, sustain
and renew the life of the Earth?
I will, with God’s help.
God the creator, the rock of our salvation,
has given us new birth by water and the Holy
Spirit,
and bestowed upon us the forgiveness of sins,
through our Lord Jesus Christ.
May God keep us faithful to our calling,
now and for ever. Amen.
The
people are sprinkled with the blessed water as the presider says
Remember your baptism and be thankful.
The Exchange of the Peace
The peace of the risen Christ be with you
all.
And
also with you.
The Holy Communion
Offertory Hymn
‘Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain’ Common
Praise #215 vv. 2, 5
Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
Blessed are you, O God, ruler of heaven and
earth.
Day
by day you shower us with blessings.
As
you have raised us to new life in Christ,
give
us glad and generous hearts,
ready
to praise you and to respond to those in need,
through
Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord.
Amen. [ii]
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.
Blessed are you, gracious God,
creator of heaven and earth;
we give you thanks and praise
for the glorious resurrection of your Son
Jesus Christ our Lord;
for he is the true paschal lamb
who has taken away the sin of the world.
By his death he destroyed death,
and by his rising to life again
he has won for us eternal life.
Therefore, joining our voices
with the whole company of heaven,
we sing our joyful hymn of praise
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.
Blessed are you, O God of the universe.
Your mercy is everlasting
and your faithfulness endures from age to
age.
Praise to you for creating the heavens and
the earth.
Praise to you for saving the earth from the
waters of the flood.
Praise to you for bringing the Israelites
safely through the sea.
Praise to you for leading your people
through the wilderness to the land of milk
and honey.
Praise to you for the words and deeds of
Jesus, your anointed one.
Praise to you for the death and resurrection
of Christ.
Praise to you for your Spirit poured out on
all nations.
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.
With this bread and cup
we remember our Lord’s Passover from death to
life
as we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ
has died.
Christ
is risen.
Christ
will come again.
O God of resurrection and new life:
Pour out your Holy Spirit on us
and on these gifts of bread and wine.
Bless this feast.
Grace our table with your presence.
Come,
Holy Spirit.
Reveal yourself to us in the breaking of the
bread.
Raise us up as the body of Christ for the
world.
Breathe new life into us.
Send us forth, burning with justice, peace
and love.
Come,
Holy Spirit.
With the ever-blessed Virgin Mary,
blessed Joseph, blessed Faith
and your holy ones of all times and places,
with the earth and all its creatures,
with sun and moon and stars,
we praise you, O God,
blessed and holy Trinity,
now and forever. Amen.
[iv]
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. [v]
The Breaking of the Bread
Lord, we died with you on the cross.
Now
we are raised to new life.
We were buried in your tomb.
Now
we share in your resurrection.
Live
in us, that we may live in you.
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks
be to God.
Communion
Hymn after Communion
‘Be Thou My Vision’ Common
Praise #505
The Sending Forth of the
Community
Prayer after Communion
Life-giving God,
in
the mystery of Christ’s resurrection
you
send light to conquer darkness,
water
to give new life,
and
the bread of life to nourish your people.
Send
us forth as witnesses to your Son’s resurrection,
that
we may show your glory to all the world,
through
Jesus Christ, our risen Lord. Amen. [vi]
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
‘Through the Red Sea Brought at Last’ Common
Praise #226
Dismissal
Let us go forth in the name of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia!
Thanks
be to God. Alleluia, alleluia!
[i] ‘Thanksgiving at the Font II’, Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 70.
[ii] ‘Offering Prayer for Easter’, Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 64.
[iii] Evangelical
Lutheran Worship (2006), #525.
[iv] ‘Thanksgiving at the Table IV’, Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006),
111.
[v] Songs
for a Gospel People #12.
[vi] ‘Prayer after Communion for Easter’, Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 65.
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