An Ordo for Pentecost (15 May 2016)

The Day of Pentecost

15 May 2016

The Gathering of the Community

Entrance Hymn

‘All Creatures of Our God and King’  Common Praise #355 vv. 1, 2, 3, 4

Greeting

Alleluia!  Christ is risen.

The Lord is risen indeed.  Alleluia!

May his grace and peace be with us.

May he fill our hearts with joy.

There is one body and one Spirit;

there is one hope in God’s call to us;

one Lord, one faith, one baptism;

one God, the Source of all being.

Canticle

‘Soaring Spirit, Set Us Free’  Common Praise #250

Collect of the Day

Let us pray.

Living God,

you create all that is.

Send forth your Spirit to renew and restore us,

so that we may proclaim your good news

in ways and words that all will embrace and believe.  Amen. [i]

The Proclamation of the Word of God

The First Reading

A Reading from Genesis (11.1-9).

         ^11.1 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words.  ² And as they migrated from the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there.  ³ And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.”  And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar.  ⁴ Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.” ⁵ The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which mortals had built.  ⁶ And the Lord said, “Look, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.  ⁷ Come, let us go down, and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”  ⁸ So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.  ⁹ Therefore it was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth; and from there the Lord scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.

Thanks be to God.

The Psalm of the Day

Psalm 104.24-34, 35b with Refrain from Songs for the Holy One

Refrain (twice):  O my soul, bless the Holy One.  Hallelujah!

²⁴ O Lord, how manifold are your works! *

         In wisdom you have made them all;

         the earth is full of your creatures.

²⁵ Yonder is the great and wide sea

with its living things too many to number, *

         creatures both small and great.

²⁶ There move the ships, and there is that Leviathan, *

         which you have made for the sport of it.

²⁷ All of them look to you *

         to give them their food in due season.

Refrain:  O my soul, bless the Holy One.  Hallelujah!

²⁸ You give it to them; they gather it; *

         you open your hand,

         and they are filled with good things.

²⁹ You hide your face, and they are terrified; *

         you take away their breath,

         and they die and return to their dust.

³⁰ You send forth your Spirit, and they are created; *

         and so you renew the face of the earth.

³¹ May your glory, O Lord, endure for ever; *

         may you rejoice in all your works;

Refrain:  O my soul, bless the Holy One.  Hallelujah!

³² you look at the earth and it trembles; *

         you touch the mountains and they smoke.

³³ I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; *

         I will praise my God while I have my being.

³⁴ May these words of mine please you; *

         I will rejoice in the Lord.

^35b Bless the Lord, O my soul.  Hallelujah!

Refrain:  O my soul, bless the Holy One.  Hallelujah!

The Second Reading

A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles (2.1-21).

         ^2.1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.  ² And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.  ³ Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them.  ⁴ All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.

         ⁵ Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem.  ⁶ And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each.  ⁷ Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans?  ⁸ And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language?  ⁹ Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, ¹⁰ Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, ¹¹ Cretans and Arabs — in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.”  ¹² All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”  ¹³ But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.”

         ¹⁴ But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say.  ¹⁵ Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning.  ¹⁶ No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

         ¹⁷ ‘In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.  ¹⁸ Even upon my slaves, both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.  ¹⁹ And I will show portents in the heaven above and signs on the earth below, blood, and fire, and smoky mist.  ²⁰ The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day.  ²¹ Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’”

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.

Thanks be to God.

Hymn before the Gospel

‘Jesus Is Risen from the Grave’  Common Praise #232 vv. 1, 2

The Gospel

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John (14.8-17, 25-27).

Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

         ⁸ Philip said to [Jesus], “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.”  ⁹ Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me?  Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.  How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?  ¹⁰ Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?  The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works.  ¹¹ Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves.  ¹² Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.  ¹³ I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.  ¹⁴ If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.

         ¹⁵ “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.  ¹⁶ And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever.  ¹⁷ This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you.

         ²⁵ “I have said these things to you while I am still with you.  ²⁶ But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you.  ²⁷ Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.”

The Gospel of Christ.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Hymn after the Gospel

‘Jesus Is Risen from the Grave’  Common Worship #232 vv. 5, 6, 7

The Sermon

The Apostles’ Creed

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.

The Prayers of the Community

Intercessions, Petitions and Thanksgivings

The Exchange of the Peace

May the peace of the risen and ascended Christ be with you all.

And also with you.

The Holy Communion

Offertory Hymn

‘At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing’  Common Praise #207

The Prayer over the Gifts

Let us pray.

Giver of life,

receive all we offer you this day.

Let the Spirit you bestow on your Church

continue to work in the world

through the hearts of all who believe.

We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the 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.

It is indeed right, our duty and our joy,

that we should at all times and in all places

give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God,

through our Saviour Jesus Christ.

Fulfilling the promise of the resurrection,

you pour out the fire of your Spirit,

uniting people of every nation and tongue.

And so, with Mary Magdalene and Peter

and all the witnesses of the resurrection,

with earth and sea and all their creatures,

and with angels and archangels, cherubim and seraphim,

we praise your name and join their unending hymn: [iii]

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. [iv]

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,

so 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 every 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, Creator of all,

now and forever.  Amen. [v]

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. [vi]

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

‘Mon âme se repose en paix’  Common Praise #563 (sung thrice)

The Sending Forth of the Community

The Prayer after Communion

Let us pray.

Giver of holy speech,

may we who have received this eucharist

live in the unity of your Holy Spirit,

so that we may show forth your gifts to all the world.

We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen. [vii]

May the light of God illumine your hearts.

May the flame of Christ kindle your love.

May the fire of the Spirit free you to live boldly.

And the blessing of holy and undivided Trinity:

✚ Source of all being, Word of redemption and Spirit of wisdom,

be with you all, now and for ever.  Amen. [viii]

Closing Hymn

‘All Creatures of Our God and King’  Common Praise #355 vv. 5, 6, 7

The Dismissal

Let us go forth into the world, in the power of the Holy Spirit.  Alleluia, alleluia!

Thanks be to God.  Alleluia, alleluia!

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^[i] Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects and Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion for Year C:  Easter during the Day through Pentecost’ (2015), 9.

[ii] The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 346.

[iii] Evangelical Lutheran Worship:  Leaders Desk Edition (2006), 189.

[iv] Common Praise #719.

[v] Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006), 66 alt.

[vi] Songs for a Gospel People #12.

[vii] The Book of Alternative Services (1985), 346 alt.

[viii] J. Philip Newell, Celtic Benediction:  Morning and Night Prayer (2000), 5 alt.