thanksgiving
sunday
12 October
2014
The Gathering
of the Community
Processional Hymn
‘Come, Ye Thankful People,
Come’ Common Praise #262
Introductory Responses
Let the earth glorify the
Lord.
Glorify the Lord, O mountains and hills,
and all that grows upon
the earth,
praise and highly exalt the Holy One for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O
springs of water, seas and streams,
O whales and all that move in the waters.
All birds of the air,
glorify the Lord,
praise and highly exalt the Holy One for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O beasts
of the wild,
and all you flocks and herds.
O men and women
everywhere, glorify the Lord,
praise and highly exalt the Holy One for ever. [i]
Hymn of Praise
‘Glory to God’ Common
Praise #702
Collect
Let us pray.
Gracious One,
you satisfy the need of every living creature.
Fill us with gratitude for the abundance of the earth
and for the bonds of love and care
that unite all creation into one family.
May our thanks be the soil
in which dreams of justice grow and thrive;
through Jesus Christ, the Lord of the harvest. Amen. [ii]
The Proclamation of the Word
First Reading
A reading from Joel (2.21-27).
Do not fear, O soil; be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done great things! Do not fear, you animals of the field, for
the pastures of the wilderness are green; the tree bears its fruit, the fig
tree and vine give their full yield. O
children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the Lord
your God; for he has given the early rain for your vindication, he has poured
down for you abundant rain, the early and the later rain, as before. The threshing floors shall be full of grain,
the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the
hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent against
you. You shall eat in plenty and be
satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord
your God, who has dealt wondrously with you.
And my people shall never again be put to shame. You shall know that I am in the midst of
Israel, and that I, the Lord, am
your God and there is no other. And my
people shall never again be put to shame.
Hear what the Spirit is
saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm 126 with refrain from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain (sung 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.”
Refrain: The Holy One does wonderful things for us.
3 The
Lord has done great things for us, *
and we are glad indeed.
4 Restore our fortunes, O Lord, *
like the
watercourses of the Negev.
Refrain: The Holy One does wonderful things for us.
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.
The Second Reading
A reading from the First
Letter to Timothy (2.1-7).
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers,
intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, for kings and all who
are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all
godliness and dignity. This is right and
is acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, who desires everyone to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
For there is one God; there is also one mediator between
God and humankind,
Christ Jesus, himself
human, who gave himself a ransom for all — this was attested at the right time.
For this I was appointed a herald and an
apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in
faith and truth.
Hear what the Spirit is
saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The Gradual Hymn
‘When God Restored Our
Common Life’ Common Praise #583
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our
Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (6.25-33).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
[Jesus said to his disciples,] “Therefore I tell you, do
not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about
your body, what you will wear. Is not
life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow
nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And can any of you by worrying add a single
hour to your span of life? And why do
you worry about clothing? Consider the
lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you,
even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field,
which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much
more clothe you — you of little faith? Therefore
do not worry, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What
will we wear?’ For it is the Gentiles
who strive for all these things; and indeed your heavenly Father knows that you
need all these things. But strive first
for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be
given to you as well.”
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sermon
The Affirmation of Faith
Do you believe and trust
in God the Father,
source of all being and
life,
the one for whom we exist?
We believe and trust in the Holy One.
Do you believe and trust
in God the Son,
who took our human nature,
died for us and rose
again?
We believe and trust in the Holy One.
Do you believe and trust
in God the Holy Spirit,
who gives life to all
people
and makes Christ known in
the world?
We believe and trust in the Holy One.
This is our faith.
We believe and trust
in God the Author of all that is,
in God the Word through whom all things came into being,
The Prayers of
the Community
Intercessions, Petitions and
Thanksgivings
The Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of the Lord
be always with you.
And also with you.
The Holy
Communion
The Offertory Hymn
‘Praise and Thanksgiving’ Evangelical Lutheran Worship #689
Prayer over the Gifts
Bountiful God,
you clothe the grass of the field
and feed the birds of the air.
Receive all that we offer you this day
and transform us by our giving
so that we might share your bounty with others.
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;
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.
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, you alone are
holy, you alone are God.
The universe declares your
praise:
beyond the stars; beneath
the sea;
within each cell; with
every breath.
We praise you, O God.
Generations bless your
faithfulness:
through the water; by
night and day;
across the wilderness; out
of exile; into the future.
We bless you, O God.
We give you thanks for
your dear Son:
at the heart of human
life; near to those who suffer;
beside the sinner; among
the poor; with us now.
We thank you, O God.
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.
Remembering his love for
us on the way,
at the table and to the
end,
we proclaim the mystery of
faith:
Christ has died. Christ
is risen. Christ will come again.
We pray for the gift of
your Spirit:
in our gathering; within
this meal;
among your people;
throughout the world.
Blessing, praise and
thanks to you, holy God,
through Christ Jesus, by
your Spirit,
in your church, without
end. 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
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.
The gifts of God for the
people of God.
Thanks be to God.
The Communion
Communion Hymn
‘Come, My Way, My Truth,
My Life’ Common Praise #569
The Sending
Forth of the Community
Stewardship Reflection
Prayer after Communion
Giving and forgiving God,
you created the good earth and blessed it.
Give us glad and generous hearts,
so that we may rejoice and give thanks
for the abundance of your creation,
the depths of your mercy
and your care for all;
blessed are you, O God,
Source of all being,
eternal Word and Holy Spirit,
for ever and ever.
Amen. [viii]
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.
Stewardship Reflection
Blessing
May the Holy One of Israel
strengthen you;
may the Word of God
incarnate embrace you;
may the Power of the Most
High uphold you,
+ now and for ever. Amen.
[ix]
Closing Hymn
‘For the Healing of the
Nations’ Common Praise #576
Dismissal
Go forth in joy, praise
and thanksgiving.
Thanks be to God. [x]
[ii]
Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for Year A’ (2014), 16.
[iv] The Prayer over the Gifts is based upon the “Intercessory
Prayer for Thanksgiving” in Revised
Common Lectionary Prayers, 228 alt.
[v]
Common Praise #726.
[vi] The Thanksgiving at the Table is “Thanksgiving at the Table
IX” in Evangelical Lutheran Worship,
68, using the “Preface for the Lord’s Day1 from The Book of Alternative Services, 218.
[vii]
Common Praise #744.
[viii]
Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for Year A’ (2014), 16.
[ix] The Blessing is adapted from the Doxology of ‘Thanksgiving at
the Table III’ in Evangelical Lutheran
Worship (2006).
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