Trinity Sunday
22 May 2016
The Gathering of the
Community
Entrance
Hymn
‘Who Comes from God’ Common Praise #392
Greeting
Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God,
the
fountain of living water,
the
rock who gave us birth,
Almighty God,
to
you all hearts are open,
all
desires known,
and
from you no secrets are hidden.
Cleanse
the thoughts of our hearts
by
the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that
we may perfectly love you,
and
worthily magnify your holy name;
through
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Canticle
‘Sing Ye Praises to the Father’ Common Praise #391
Collect
of the Day
Let us pray.
Holy and undivided Trinity,
you
are an eternal harmony of gift and response:
through
the uncreated Word and the Spirit of truth
embrace
us and all creation in your extravagant love;
through
the Wisdom of God,
The Proclamation of the
Word of God
The
First Reading
A reading from Proverbs (8.1-4, 22-31).
8.1
Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? 2 On the heights, beside the way,
at the crossroads she takes her stand; 3 beside the gates in front
of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out: 4 “To you, O people, I call, and
my cry is to all that live.
“22
The Lord
created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long
ago. 23 Ages ago I was set
up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. 24 When there were no depths I was
brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains had been
shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth —
26 when he had not yet made earth and fields,
or the world’s first bits of soil. 27
When he established the heavens, I was there, when he drew a circle on the face
of the deep, 28 when he made
firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, 29
when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress
his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, 30 then
I was beside him, like a master worker; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing
before him always, 31 rejoicing in his inhabited world and
delighting in the human race.”
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
Thanks
be to God.
The
Psalm of the Day
Psalm 8 with Refrain from Songs for the Holy
One
Refrain (twice): May we
ever honour the Holy One, our Creator.
1 O Lord our governor, *
how
exalted is your name in all the world!
2 Out of the mouths of infants and
children *
your
majesty is praised above the heavens.
Refrain:
May we ever honour the Holy One,
our Creator.
You have set up a stronghold against your
adversaries, *
to
quell the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens, the
work of your fingers, *
the moon and the stars you have set
in their courses,
Refrain:
May we ever honour the Holy One,
our Creator.
4 what are mortals that you should be
mindful of them, *
their
children that you should seek them out?
5 You have made them but little
lower than the angels; *
you adorn them with glory and
honour;
Refrain:
May we ever honour the Holy One,
our Creator.
6 you give them mastery over the works
of your hands; *
you
put all things under their feet;
7 all sheep and oxen, *
even the wild beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the air, the fish of
the sea, *
and
all that walks in the paths of the sea.
9 O Lord our governor, *
how exalted is your name in all the
world!
Refrain:
May we ever honour the Holy One,
our Creator.
The
Second Reading
A reading from Paul’s Letter to the Romans
(5.1-5).
8.1
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have obtained access to this
grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also
boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4
and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and
hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
Thanks
be to God.
Hymn
before the Gospel
‘Yours the Hand That Made Creation’ Common Praise #156 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 (16.12-15).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
16.12
[Jesus said to his disciples] “I still have many things to say to you, but you
cannot bear them now. 13 When
the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will
not speak on his own, but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to
you the things that are to come. 14
He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to
you. 15 All that the Father
has is mine. For this reason I said that
he will take what is mine and declare it to you.”
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Hymn
after the Gospel
‘Yours the Hand That Made Creation’ Common Praise #156 v. 3
The
Sermon
The
Nicene Creed
Let us confess our faith, as we say,
We
believe in one God,
the
Father, the Almighty,
maker
of heaven and earth,
of
all that is, seen and unseen.
We
believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the
only Son of God,
eternally
begotten of the Father,
God
from God, Light from Light,
true
God from true God,
begotten,
not made,
of
one Being with the Father;
through
him all things were made.
For
us and for our salvation
he
came down from heaven,
was
incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary
and
became truly human.
For
our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he
suffered death and buried.
On
the third day he rose again
in
accordance with the scriptures;
he
ascended into heaven
and
is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He
will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and
his kingdom will have no end.
We
believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who
proceeds from the Father,
who
with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified,
who
has spoken through the prophets.
We
believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
We
acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We
look for the resurrection of the dead,
The Prayers of the
Community
Intercessions,
Petitions and Thanksgivings
The
Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of the Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Communion
Offertory
Hymn
‘Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones’ Common Praise #320
The
Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
Living God,
receive
all we offer you this day.
Grant
that hearing your word and responding to your Spirit,
we
may share in your divine life.
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.
You
reveal your glory as the glory of the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit:
equal
in majesty, undivided in splendour,
one
Lord, one God, ever to be adored in your eternal glory.
And
so, with all the choirs of angels,
with
the church on earth and the hosts of heaven,
we
praise your name and join their unending hymn: [v]
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, holy and mighty, holy and immortal:
you
we praise and glorify, you we worship and adore.
You
formed the earth from chaos; you encircled the globe with air;
you
created fire for warmth and light; you nourish the lands with water.
You
moulded us in your image, and with mercy higher than the mountains,
with
grace deeper than the seas,
you
blessed the Israelites and cherished them as your own.
That
also we, estranged and dying, might be adopted to live in your Spirit,
you
called to us through the life and death of Jesus.
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.
Together
as the body of Christ,
we
proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
With
this bread and cup we remember your Son,
the
first-born of your new creation.
We
remember his life lived for others,
and
his death and resurrection, which renews the face of the earth.
We
await his coming, when, with the world made perfect through your wisdom,
all
our sins and sorrows will be no more.
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
Holy
God, holy and merciful, holy and compassionate,
send
upon us and this meal your Holy Spirit,
whose
breath revives us for life, whose fire rouses us to love.
Enfold
in your arms all who share this holy food.
Nurture
in us the fruits of the Spirit,
so
that we may be a living tree, sharing your bounty with all the world.
Amen. Come, Holy Spirit.
Holy
and benevolent God, receive our praise and petitions,
as
Jesus received the cry of the needy,
and
fill us with your blessing, until, needy no longer and bound to you in love,
we
feast forever in the triumph of the Lamb:
through
whom all glory and honour is yours,
O
God, O Living One, with the Holy Spirit,
in
your holy church, now and for ever. Amen. [vii]
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
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks
be to God.
Communion
Hymn
after Communion
‘Here, Lord, We Take the Broken Bread’ Common Praise #65
The Sending Forth of the
Community
The
Prayer after Communion
All your works praise you, O Lord.
And
all your faithful servants bless you.
Gracious God,
we
thank you for feeding us
with
the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ.
May
we, who share his body, live his risen life;
we,
who drink his cup, bring life to others;
we,
whom the Spirit lights, give light to the world.
Keep
us firm in the hope you have set before us,
so
that we and all your children shall be free,
and
the whole earth live to praise your name;
Closing
Hymn
‘Be Thou My Vision’ Common Praise #505
The
Dismissal
The Deacon sends the Community forth with an
appropriate Dismissal.
[i]
Evangelical Lutheran Worship
(2006), 97 alt.
[ii]
The Propers Working Group of
the Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Propers for Year C: Trinity through Proper 14C’, 1.
[iii]
Evangelical Lutheran Worship
(2006), 104 alt.
[iv]
The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 347.
[v]
Evangelical Lutheran Worship: Leaders
Desk Edition (2006), 190.
[vi]
Common Praise #719.
[vii]
Evangelical Lutheran Worship
(2006), 67 alt.
[viii]
Songs for a Gospel People #12.
[ix]
The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 212.
[x]
The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 214-215.
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