The Fifth Sunday in Lent
13 March 2016
The Gathering of the Community
Gathering Music
Greeting and Litany
The Presider
greets the Community from the door to the Nave.
Bless the Lord who
forgives all our sins,
whose mercy endures for ever. [i]
The Community then
sings the following hymn.
‘Before I Take the
Body of My Lord’ Common Praise #610
The Presider then
says the following,
May the God of
love and power
forgive you and
free you from your sins,
heal and
strengthen you by the Spirit,
and raise you to
new life in Christ our Lord. Amen. [ii]
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
Extravagant God,
lavishing your
love on our poverty of heart:
inspire us to
give with generosity,
to love life
so that we may find it again,
and thus the
world will be filled
with the
fragrance of your love;
through Jesus
Christ, who offers himself for us. Amen. [iii]
The Proclamation of the Word
The First Reading
A reading from Isaiah
(43.16-21).
43.16 Thus says the Lord, who
makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, 17 who brings
out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they
are extinguished, quenched like a wick: 18
Do not remember the former things, or consider the things of old. 19 I am about to do a new thing; now
it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. 20 The wild animals will honour
me, the jackals and the ostriches; for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the
desert, to give drink to my chosen people, 21 the people whom I
formed for myself so that they might declare my praise.
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 Paul’s
letter to the Philippians (3.4b-14).
3.4b If anyone else has
reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, a
member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of
Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, a persecutor of
the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
7 Yet whatever gains I
had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. 8 More than that, I regard
everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my
Lord. For his sake I have suffered the
loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain
Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own
that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the
righteousness from God based on faith. 10
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his
sufferings by becoming like him in his death, 11 if somehow I may attain the
resurrection from the dead.
12 Not that I have
already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make
it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13 Beloved, I do not consider that
I have made it my own; but this one thing I do:
forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14
I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ
Jesus.
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Hymn before the Gospel
‘A Spendthrift
Lover Is the Lord’ Common Praise #177
The Gospel
The Lord be with
you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of
our Lord Jesus Christ according to John (12.1-8).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Six days before the
Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from
the dead. 2 There they gave a
dinner for him. Martha served, and
Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. 3 Mary took a pound of costly
perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the
perfume. 4 But Judas
Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, 5
“Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to
the poor?” 6 (He said this
not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the
common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) 7 Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for
the day of my burial. 8 You
always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”
The Gospel of
Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Sermon
The Affirmation of Faith
Let us declare our
faith in God.
We believe in God the Creator of all,
from whom every family
in heaven and on earth is named.
We believe in God the Word of redemption,
who lives in our hearts through faith
and fills us with love and compassion.
We believe in God the Spirit of wisdom,
who strengthens us with power from on high.
We believe in one God:
The Prayers of the Community
Intercessions, Petitions and Thanksgivings
The Exchange of the Peace
The peace of
Christ be with you all.
And also with you.
The Holy Communion
The Offertory Hymn
‘Jesus, Lover of My
Soul’ Common Praise #533
The Prayer over the Gifts
God our provider,
you have not fed us with bread alone,
but with words of grace and life.
Bless us and these your gifts,
which we receive from your bounty,
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 right to
give you thanks and praise, O Lord, our God, sustainer of the universe, you are
worthy of glory and praise. Glory to you for ever and ever.
At your command
all things came to be: the vast expanse
of interstellar space, galaxies, suns, the planets in their courses, and this
fragile earth, our island home; by your will they were created and have their
being. Glory to you for ever and ever.
From the primal
elements you brought forth the human race, and blessed us with memory, reason,
and skill; you made us the stewards of creation. Glory
to you for ever and ever.
But we turn
against you, and betray your trust; and we turn against one another. Again and again you call us to return. Through the prophets and sages you reveal
your righteous law. In the fullness of
time you sent your Son, born of a woman, to be our Saviour. He was wounded for our transgressions, and
bruised for our iniquities. By his death
he opened to us the way of freedom and peace.
Glory to you for ever and ever.
Therefore we
praise you, joining with the heavenly chorus, with prophets, apostles, and
martyrs, and with those in every generation who have looked to you in hope, to
proclaim with them your glory, in their unending hymn.
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,
Lord our God, for sending us Jesus, the Christ, who on the night he was handed
over to suffering and death, took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread,
gave it to his friends, and said, “Take this, and eat it: this is my body which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
In the same way,
after supper, he took the cup of wine; he gave you thanks, and said, “Drink
this, all of you: this is my blood of
the new covenant, which is shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness
of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this
for the remembrance of me.” Glory to you for ever and ever.
Gracious God, we
recall the death of your Son Jesus Christ, we proclaim his resurrection and
ascension, and we look with expectation for his coming as Lord of all the
nations. We who have been redeemed by
him, and made a new people by water and the Spirit, now bring you these
gifts. Send your Holy Spirit upon us and
upon this offering of your Church, so that we who eat and drink at this holy
table may share the divine life of Christ our Lord. Glory
to you for ever and ever.
Pour out your
Spirit upon the whole earth and make it your new creation. Gather your Church together from the ends of
the earth into your kingdom, where peace and justice are revealed, so that we,
with all your people, of every language, race, and nation, may share the
banquet you have promised; through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ, all
honour and glory are yours, creator of all.
Glory to you for ever and
ever. Amen.
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 this
bread,
communion in Christ’s body once broken.
Let your Church be
the wheat
which bears its
fruit in dying.
If we have died with him,
we shall live with him;
if we hold firm,
we shall reign with him.
The gifts of God
for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
The Communion of the Community
Communion Hymn
‘When God Restored
Our Common Life’ Common Praise #583
The Sending Forth of the Community
The Prayer after Communion
Compassionate God,
you have fed us with the bread of heaven.
Sustain us in our Lenten pilgrimage;
may our fasting be hunger for justice;
our alms, a making of peace;
and our prayer, the song of grateful hearts;
through Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Lord. 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
‘When the King
Shall Come Again’ Common Praise #109
The Dismissal
The Deacon sends
the Community forth with an appropriate Dismissal.
Sending Music
[i] The
Book of Alternative Services (1985), 216 alt.
[ii] Common
Worship (2000), 135.
[iii]
The Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects and Prayers over the Gifts and
after Communion for Year C: The First
Sunday in Lent through the Fifth Sunday in Lent’, 3.
[iv] Common
Worship (2000), 148 alt.
[v] The
Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects and Prayers over the Gifts and after
Communion for Year C: The First Sunday
in Lent through the Fifth Sunday in Lent’, 4.
[vi]
‘Sanctus’ by George Black in The Book of Alternative Services Altar Book.
[vii] The
Book of Alternative Services (1985), 918.
[viii] The
Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects and Prayers over the Gifts and after
Communion for Year C: The First Sunday
in Lent through the Fifth Sunday in Lent’, 4.
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