reign of Christ
23 November 2014
The Gathering of the Community
Processional Hymn
‘The Lord’s My Shepherd’
Common Praise #519
Introductory Responses
Splendour and honour and sovereign power
are yours by right, O Lord our God,
for you created
everything that is,
and by your will
they were created and have their being;
and yours by right, O Lamb that was slain,
for with your blood you have redeemed for God,
from every family,
language, people and nation,
a priestly people
to serve our God on earth.
And so, to the One who sits upon the throne,
and to Christ the Lamb,
be worship and
praise, dominion and splendour
for ever and for
evermore.
Hymn of Praise
‘Glory to God’ Common Praise #702
Collect
Let us pray.
Destitute king,
one with the
hungry, the naked and the scorned:
may our faith be
proved not in dogma and piety
but in serving you
in the last and the least;
through Jesus
Christ, the stranger’s Lord. Amen. [i]
The Proclamation of the Word
First Reading
A Reading from Ezekiel (34.11-16).
For thus says
the Lord God: I myself will search for my sheep, and will
seek them out. As shepherds seek out
their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out my
sheep. I will rescue them from all the
places to which they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness.
I will bring them out from the peoples
and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land;
and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in
all the inhabited parts of the land. I
will feed them with good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel shall be
their pasture; there they shall lie down in good grazing land, and they shall
feed on rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and
I will make them lie down, says the Lord
God. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind
up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, but the fat and the strong I
will destroy. I will feed them with justice.
Hear what the spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The Canticle
Psalm 100.1-5 with
the refrain from Songs for the Holy One
Refrain (sung
twice): Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
1
Be joyful in the Lord, *
all you lands;
2
serve the Lord with gladness
and come into the
divine presence with
a song.
3
Know this: the Lord, the Lord, is God; *
the one made us and to whom we belong;
we are God’s
people, the sheep
of God’s pasture.
4
Enter the gates of the Lord with thanksgiving;
go into these courts
with praise; *
give thanks to God
and call upon the name of the Lord.
5
For the Lord is good, whose steadfast love is everlasting; *
and whose
faithfulness endures from age to age.
Refrain:
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
The Second Reading
A Reading from the Letter to the Ephesians (1.15-23).
I have heard
of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for
this reason I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my
prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and
revelation as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of your heart
enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are
the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, and what is the
immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the
working of his great power. God put this
power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his
right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power
and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also
in the age to come. And he has put all
things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church,
which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The Gradual Hymn
‘Rejoice Today with One Accord’
Common Praise #318
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (25.31-46).
Glory to you, Lord
Jesus Christ.
[Jesus said to
those around him,] “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels
with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him,
and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep
from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats at
the left. Then the king will say to
those at his right hand, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and
you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a
stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick
and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord,
when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you
something to drink? And when was it that
we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in
prison and visited you?’ And the king
will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of
these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’ Then he will say to those at his left hand,
‘You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the
devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty
and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me,
naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison and you did not
visit me.’ Then they also will answer,
‘Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or
sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?’ Then he will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you,
just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to
me.’ And these will go away into eternal
punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord
Jesus Christ.
The Homily
An Affirmation of Faith
Let us declare our faith in God.
We believe in God
the Father,
from whom every
family
in heaven and on
earth is named.
We believe in God
the Son,
who lives in our
hearts through faith,
and fills us with
his love.
We believe in God
the Holy Spirit,
who strengthens us
with power from on
high.
We believe in one
God:
the Author of all
that is,
eternal Word of
redemption and
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
‘Living Lord of Love’s Dominion’ Common
Praise #453
Prayer over the Gifts
Shepherd of your people,
you guide all
things through Jesus
whom you have
exalted over all creation.
Receive all we
offer you this day
for the creation he
cherished
and that you
entrust to us;
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
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
You exalted him as Lord of all creation
that he might present to you
an eternal and universal kingdom:
a kingdom of truth and life,
a kingdom of holiness and grace,
a kingdom of justice, love and peace.
Therefore at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow
as heaven and earth proclaim the glory of your name. [iv]
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, 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,
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
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 for
ever.
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
We break the bread of life,
and that life is the light of the world.
God here among us,
light in the midst
of us,
bring us to light
and life.
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
The Communion
Communion Hymn
‘I Come with Joy’ Common Praise #60
The Sending Forth of the Community
Prayer after Communion
Shepherd of Israel,
your power was
revealed
when you raised
Christ from the dead
and seated him in
honour at your side.
Grant that we may
always give you thanks
for your
immeasurable love
and show that
gratitude in loving service
to all our brothers
and sisters;
through Jesus Christ
in whose name we pray. 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.
Closing Hymn
‘Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life’ Common
Praise #592
Dismissal
Priestly people of God,
go forth to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
[i] http://www.anglican.ca/resources/files/2014/06/Trial-Use-Collects-for-Year-A-2-Jun-2014.pdf.
[ii] Common Worship (2000), 148 alt.
[iii] Revised Common Lectionary Prayers
(2002), 216 alt.
[iv] The Book of Alternative Services (1985),
223.
[v] Common Praise #726.
[vi] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 66.
[vii] Common Praise #744.
[viii] http://www.anglican.ca/resources/files/2014/06/Trial-Use-Collects-for-Year-A-2-Jun-2014.pdf.
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