The Naming of Jesus
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January 2017
The Gathering of the Community
Processional
Hymn
‘Angels
from the Realms of Glory’ Common Praise #143
Introductory
Responses
Blessed
are you, Son of Mary;
born
a child, you shared our humanity.
Let heaven and earth shout
their praise.
With
all the voices of heaven
we
celebrate the coming of our Saviour.
Let heaven and earth shout
their praise.
With
all the creatures on earth
we
sing and dance at Christ’s birth.
Praise and honour and glory to
you, O Lord most high.
Hymn
of Praise
Gloria in excelsis [i]
Collect
Let
us pray.
O God of ancient blessing,
your
servant Mary pondered in her heart
the
treasured words spoken about her Son,
our
Saviour Jesus Christ.
Prepare
our hearts to receive his Spirit,
so
that our tongues may confess him Lord,
who
with you and the Spirit lives and reigns,
The Proclamation of the Word
First
Reading
A
Reading from Numbers (6.22-27).
6.22 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 23 Speak to Aaron and his sons,
saying, Thus you shall bless the Israelites: You shall say to them,
24 The Lord bless you and keep you; 25
the Lord make his face to shine
upon you, and be gracious to you; 26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.
27 So they shall put my
name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.
Hear
what the Spirit is saying to the church.
Thanks be to God.
The
Gradual Hymn
‘While
Shepherds Watched Their Flocks’ Common Praise #136
The
Gospel
The
Lord be with you.
And also with you.
The
Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke (2.15-21).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus
Christ.
2.15 When the angels had
left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go
now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has
made known to us.” 16 So they
went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. 17 When they saw this, they made
known what had been told them about this child; 18 and all who heard
it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. 19 But Mary treasured all these
words and pondered them in her heart. 20
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and
seen, as it had been told them.
21 After eight days had
passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name
given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
The
Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus
Christ.
The
Sermon
An
Affirmation of Faith
Let
us affirm our faith.
We believe
that Christ is the image of
the invisible God,
the firstborn of all creation;
that in Christ all things in
heaven and earth were created,
things visible and invisible,
that Christ himself is before
all things,
and in him all things hold
together;
that Christ is the head of the
body, the church,
for in Christ the fullness of
God was pleased to dwell;
that through Christ all
things, whether on earth or in heaven,
have been reconciled to God.
The Prayers of the Community
Intercessions,
Petitions and Thanksgivings
The
Exchange of the Peace
May
the peace of Christ be always with you.
And also with you.
The Holy Communion
The
Offertory Hymn
‘See
Amid the Winter’s Snow’ Common Praise #148
Prayer
over the Gifts
Let us pray.
Good and loving God,
we rejoice
in the birth of Jesus,
who came
among the poor
to bring
the riches of your grace.
As you have
blessed us with your gifts,
let them be
a blessing for others.
With the
trees of the field,
with all
earth and heaven,
we shout
for joy at the coming of your Son,
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.
In
the wonder and mystery of the Word made flesh
you
have opened the eyes of faith to a new and radiant vision of your glory,
so that
beholding the God made visible,
we
may be drawn to love the God whom we cannot see.
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:
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
One, the beginning and the end, the giver of life:
Blessed
are you for the birth of creation.
Blessed
are you in the darkness and in the light.
Blessed
are you for your promise to your people.
Blessed
are you for the prophets’ hopes and dreams.
Blessed
are you for Mary’s openness to your will.
Blessed
are you for your Son, Jesus, the Word made flesh.
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.
Let
us proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
With
this bread and cup we remember
your
Word dwelling among us, full of grace and truth.
We
remember our new birth in his death and resurrection.
We
look with hope for his coming.
Come, Lord Jesus.
Holy
God, we long for your Spirit.
Come
among us. Bless this meal.
May
your Word take flesh in us.
Awaken
your people. Fill us with your light.
Bring
the gift of peace on earth.
Come, Holy Spirit.
All
praise and glory are yours, Holy One of Israel,
Word
of God incarnate, Power of the Most High,
one
God, now and for 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 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
‘Love
Came Down at Christmas’ Common Praise #131
The Sending Forth of the Community
Prayer
after Communion
Let us pray.
Radiant God,
with our
eyes we have seen your salvation,
and in this
meal we have feasted on your grace.
May your
Word take flesh in us,
so that we
may be your holy people,
revealing
your glory made known to us
in Jesus
Christ, our Saviour and Lord. Amen.
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. [vii]
Closing
Hymn
‘Good
Christians All, Rejoice’ Common Praise #153
Dismissal
Go
forth in love to proclaim the birth of Christ.
Thanks be to God.
[i] Lang Carol
Mass.
[ii] The Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for
Years A, B & C and Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion,’
(May 2016), 10.
[iii] Colossians
1.15-20 as arranged by the Rev’d Dr R. G. Leggett.
[iv] The Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for
Years A, B & C and Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion,’
(May 2016), 158.
[v] Lang Carol
Mass.
[vi] Common Praise #744.
[vii] The Liturgy Task Force, ‘Trial Use Collects for
Years A, B & C and Seasonal Prayers over the Gifts and after Communion,’
(May 2016), 161.
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