- We are using the Trial Use Collects for Years A, B & C, recently posted to the Anglican Church of Canada's website. This document also provides Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion. Each Sunday we will decide whether to use prayers from this resource or from the BAS.
- For the Psalm we are continuing to use 'A Liturgical Psalter', an version of the BAS Psalter emended for inclusive language.
- As an Affirmation of Faith we've prepared an adapted version of an affirmation from Common Worship, the alternative liturgical book of the Church of England.
- We are also using 'Thanksgiving at the Table VII' from Evangelical Lutheran Worship.
- To highlight our own ministry as a prophetic people we are using the fixed Prayer after Communion found on page 214 of The Book of Alternative Services.
Second Sunday
after Pentecost
29 May 2016
The Gathering of the
Community
Entrance
Hymn
‘I’ll Praise My Maker While I’ve Breath’ Common Praise #346
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
‘Glory, in the Highest Glory’ Common Praise #366
Collect
of the Day
Let us pray.
God of compassion,
whose
Son brought healing to those in need,
help
us to continue this work
as
we proclaim the gospel message,
The Proclamation of the
Word of God
The
First Reading
A reading from First Kings (18.20-39).
18.20
So Ahab sent to all the Israelites, and assembled the prophets at Mount Carmel.
21 Elijah then came near to
all the people, and said, “How long will you go limping with two different
opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if
Baal, then follow him.” The people did
not answer him a word. 22
Then Elijah said to the people, “I, even I only, am left a prophet of the Lord ; but
Baal’s prophets number four hundred fifty. 23 Let two bulls be given
to us; let them choose one bull for themselves, cut it in pieces, and lay it on
the wood, but put no fire to it; I will prepare the other bull and lay it on
the wood, but put no fire to it. 24
Then you call on the name of your god and I will call on the name of the Lord; the god
who answers by fire is indeed God.” All
the people answered, “Well spoken!” 25
Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose for yourselves one bull and
prepare it first, for you are many; then call on the name of your god, but put
no fire to it.” 26 So they
took the bull that was given them, prepared it, and called on the name of Baal
from morning until noon, crying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and no answer. They limped about the altar that they had
made. 27 At noon Elijah
mocked them, saying, “Cry aloud! Surely
he is a god; either he is meditating, or he has wandered away, or he is on a
journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.” 28 Then they cried aloud and, as
was their custom, they cut themselves with swords and lances until the blood
gushed out over them. 29 As
midday passed, they raved on until the time of the offering of the oblation,
but there was no voice, no answer, and no response.
30
Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come closer to me”; and all the people
came closer to him. First he repaired
the altar of the Lord
that had been thrown down; 31 Elijah took twelve stones, according
to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came,
saying, “Israel shall be your name”; 32 with the stones he built an
altar in the name of the Lord. Then he made a
trench around the altar, large enough to contain two measures of seed. 33 Next he put the wood in order,
cut the bull in pieces, and laid it on the wood. He said, “Fill four jars with water and pour
it on the burnt offering and on the wood.” 34 Then he said, “Do it a second
time”; and they did it a second time. Again
he said, “Do it a third time”; and they did it a third time, 35 so
that the water ran all around the altar, and filled the trench also with water.
36 At the time of
the offering of the oblation, the prophet Elijah came near and said, “O Lord, God of
Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in
Israel, that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your
bidding. 37 Answer me, O Lord, answer
me, so that this people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned
their hearts back.” 38 Then
the fire of the Lord
fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and
even licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 When all the people saw it, they
fell on their faces and said, “The Lord indeed is God; the Lord indeed
is God.”
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
Thanks
be to God.
The
Psalm of the Day
Psalm 96 with Refrain from Songs for the
Holy One
Refrain (twice): May
the heavens rejoice and the earth dance with joy!
1 Sing to the Lord a new song; *
sing to the Lord, all the whole
earth.
2 Sing to the Lord and
bless the divine name; *
proclaim
the good news of our salvation from day to day.
3 Declare the glory of the Lord among the nations *
and the wonders of God among all
peoples.
4 For great is the Lord
and greatly to be praised, *
more
to be feared than all gods.
Refrain:
May the heavens rejoice and the
earth dance with joy!
5 As for all the gods of the nations, they are but idols; *
but it is you, O Lord, who made the
heavens.
6 Oh, the majesty and
magnificence of your presence! *
Oh,
the power and the splendour of your sanctuary!
7 Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples; *
ascribe to the Lord honour and
power.
8 Ascribe to the Lord the
honour due the divine name; *
bring
offerings and come into the courts of the Lord.
Refrain:
May the heavens rejoice and the
earth dance with joy!
9 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; *
let
the whole earth tremble before God.
10 Tell it out among the nations: “The Lord reigns! *
The
Lord who made the world so firm that it cannot be moved
will
judge the peoples with equity.”
11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
let the sea
thunder and all that is in it; *
let
the field be joyful and all that is therein.
12 Then shall all the trees of the wood shout for joy
before the Lord who is coming, *
who is coming to judge the earth.
13 The Lord will judge the
world with righteousness *
and
the peoples with truth.
Refrain:
May the heavens rejoice and the
earth dance with joy!
The
Second Reading
A reading from Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
(1.1-12).
1.1
Paul an apostle — sent neither by human commission nor from human authorities,
but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead — 2
and all the members of God’s family who are with me,
To
the churches of Galatia:
3
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4
who gave himself for our sins to set us free from the present evil age,
according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be the glory
forever and ever. Amen.
6
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you in the
grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel — 7 not that
there is another gospel, but there are some who are confusing you and want to
pervert the gospel of Christ. 8
But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel contrary
to what we proclaimed to you, let that one be accursed! 9 As we have said before, so now I
repeat, if anyone proclaims to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let
that one be accursed!
10
Am I now seeking human approval, or God’s approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not
be a servant of Christ.
11
For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed
by me is not of human origin; 12 for I did not receive it from a
human source, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of
Jesus Christ.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the
church.
Thanks
be to God.
Hymn
before the Gospel
‘Let All the World in Every Corner Sing’ Common Praise 357 v. 1
The
Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Luke (7.1-10).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
7.1
After Jesus had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he
entered Capernaum. 2 A
centurion there had a slave whom he valued highly, and who was ill and close to
death. 3 When he heard about
Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his
slave. 4 When they came to
Jesus, they appealed to him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy of having you do
this for him, 5 for he loves our people, and it is he who built our
synagogue for us.” 6 And
Jesus went with them, but when he was not far from the house, the centurion
sent friends to say to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy
to have you come under my roof; 7 therefore I did not presume to
come to you. But only speak the word,
and let my servant be healed. 8
For I also am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to
one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my slave,
‘Do this,’ and the slave does it.” 9
When Jesus heard this he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd that
followed him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such
faith.” 10 When those who had
been sent returned to the house, they found the slave in good health.
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Hymn
after the Gospel
‘Let All the World in Every Corner Sing’ Common Praise 357 v. 2
The
Sermon
An
Affirmation of Faith
Do you believe and trust in God the Creator,
source of all being and life,
the one for whom we exist?
We
believe and trust in God.
the
holy and undivided Trinity.
Do you believe and trust in God the Word,
who took our human nature,
died for us and rose again?
We
believe and trust in God.
the
holy and undivided Trinity.
Do you believe and trust in God the Holy
Spirit,
who gives life to the people of God
and makes Christ known in the world?
We
believe and trust in God.
the
holy and undivided Trinity.
This is the faith of the Church.
This is our faith.
We
believe and trust in one God,
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
‘This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made’ Common Praise #373
The
Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
Eternal God,
receive
all we offer you this day.
Give
us the wisdom of obedience
and
help us to do your holy and life-giving will;
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;
who
on this overcame death and the grave,
and
by his glorious resurrection opened the way of everlasting life.
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,
now
and for ever. Amen.
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
‘We Cannot Measure How You Heal’ Common Praise #292
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
‘God of Grace and God of Glory’ Common Praise #577
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 Collects for Years A, B & C’, 130.
[iii]
Common Worship (2000), 144
alt.
[iv]
The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 360.
[v]
Evangelical Lutheran
Worship: Leaders Desk Edition (2006),
180.
[vi]
Common Praise #732.
[vii]
Evangelical Lutheran Worship
(2006), 67 alt.
[viii]
The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 212.
[ix]
The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 214-215.
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