The Sixth Sunday of Easter
21 May 2017
The Gathering of the
Community
Gathering Music
Announcements
Opening Hymn
‘Truly, He Comes to Us’ Common
Praise #204 vv. 1, 4, 5, 6
Introductory Responses
Alleluia!
Christ is risen.
The
Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
May his grace and peace be with you.
May
he fill our hearts with joy.
The Hymn of Praise
‘Glory, in the Highest Glory’ Common
Praise #366
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
Three-fold
God of love,
you invite us to abide in you.
May we follow the Spirit of
truth,
so that through us your
commanding love
may speak to the heart of the
world;
The Proclamation of the Word
The First Reading
A reading from the prophet Ezekiel (34.1-7a).
34.1
The word of the Lord came to me: 2 Mortal, prophesy against the
shepherds of Israel: prophesy, and say
to them — to the shepherds: Thus says
the Lord God: Ah, you shepherds of Israel who have been
feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds
feed the sheep? 3 You eat the
fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fatlings; but you
do not feed the sheep. 4 You
have not strengthened the weak, you have not healed the sick, you have not
bound up the injured, you have not brought back the strayed, you have not
sought the lost, but with force and harshness you have ruled them. 5 So they were scattered, because
there was no shepherd; and scattered, they became food for all the wild
animals. 6 My sheep were scattered,
they wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill; my sheep were
scattered over all the face of the earth, with no one to search or seek for
them.
7
Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord.
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks
be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm
115 from Songs for the Holy One.
Refrain
(sung twice): All who revere the Holy One, trust God’s faithful love.
Not to us, O Holy One, not to us
but
to your name give glory
for
your faithful love and constancy.
Why should the nations say,
“Where
is their God?”
Our
God is in heaven,
doing whatever God wishes.
Refrain: All
who revere the Holy One, trust God’s faithful love.
The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
made
by human hands.
They
have mouths but do not speak,
eyes but do not smell,
hands but do not fell,
feet
but do not walk;
their
throats make not a sound.
All
who make the idols and trust them
shall be come like them.
Refrain: All
who revere the Holy One, trust God’s faithful love.
O Israel, trust the Holy One,
who is your help and shield.
O house of Aaron, trust the Holy One,
who is your help and shield.
All who revere the Holy One,
trust
the Holy One,
who is your help and shield.
The Holy One is mindful of us,
blessing
the house of Israel
and
the house of Aaron,
blessing
those who revere the Holy One,
from the least to the greatest.
Refrain: All
who revere the Holy One, trust God’s faithful love.
May the Holy One increase your numbers,
both
yours and your children’s.
May
the Holy One, maker of heaven and earth,
bless you.
The heavens belong to the Holy One,
who
gave the earth to humanity.
The
dead cannot praise the Holy One,
nor can all who go down into
silence.
But we will bless the Holy One,
now and forever! Hallelujah!
Refrain: All
who revere the Holy One, trust God’s faithful love.
The Second Reading
A reading from the First Letter of Peter (2.13-22).
2.13
For the Lord’s sake accept the authority of every human institution, whether of
the emperor as supreme, 14 or of governors, as sent by him to punish
those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. 15 For it is God’s will that by
doing right you should silence the ignorance of the foolish. 16 As servants of God, live as free
people, yet do not use your freedom as a pretext for evil. 17 Honour everyone. Love the family of believers. Fear God. Honour the emperor.
18
Slaves, accept the authority of your masters with all deference, not only those
who are kind and gentle but also those who are harsh. 19 For it is a credit to you if,
being aware of God, you endure pain while suffering unjustly. 20 If you endure when you are
beaten for doing wrong, what credit is that? But if you endure when you do right and suffer
for it, you have God’s approval. 21
For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving
you an example, so that you should follow in his steps.
22
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.”
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks
be to God.
Hymn before the Gospel
‘Alleluia’
Common Praise #715 (‘Alleluia’
refrain only)
The Gospel
The Lord be with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to John (14.15-21).
Glory
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
14.15
[Jesus said,] “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.
18
“I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. 19 In a little while the world will
no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you will know that I
am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21 They who have my commandments
and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my
Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”
The Gospel of Christ.
Praise
to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Hymn after the Gospel
‘Alleluia’
Common Praise #715 (‘Alleluia’
refrain only)
The Homily
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 was 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,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
The Prayers of the Community
Intercessions,
Petitions and Thanksgivings
The Exchange of the Peace
May the peace of the risen Christ be always
with you.
And
also with you.
The Holy Communion
Offertory Hymn
‘Come Away to the Skies’ Common
Praise #225
Prayer over the Gifts
Let
us pray.
Blessed
are you, O God, ruler of heaven and earth.
Day be day you shower us with
blessings.
As you have raised us to new
life in Christ,
give us glad and generous
hearts,
ready to praise you and to
respond to those in need,
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, for the
glorious resurrection of our Saviour Jesus Christ, the true Paschal Lamb who
gave himself to take away our sin, who in dying has destroyed death, and in
rising has brought us to eternal life.
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:
You
are holy, you are whole.
You
are always ever more
than
we ever understand.
You
are always at hand.
Blessed
are you coming near.
Blessed
are you coming here
to
your church in wine and bread,
raised
from soil, raised from dead.
You
are holy,
you
are wholeness,
you
are present.
Let
the cosmos praise you, Lord!
Sing
hosanna in the highest!
Blessed
are you, O God of the universe. Your
mercy is everlasting and your faithfulness endures from age to age.
Praise
to you for creating the heavens and the earth.
Praise to you for saving the earth from the waters of the flood. Praise to you for bringing the Israelites
safely through the sea. Praise to you
for leading your people through the wilderness to the land of milk and
honey. Praise to you for the words and
deeds of Jesus, your anointed one.
Praise to you for the death and resurrection of Christ. Praise to you for your Spirit poured out on
all nations.
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.
With
this bread and cup we remember our Lord’s passover from death to life as we
proclaim the mystery of faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
O
God of resurrection and new life: Pour
out your Holy Spirit on us and on these gifts of bread and wine. Bless this feast. Grace our table with your presence. Come,
Holy Spirit.
Reveal
yourself to us in the breaking of the bread.
Raise us up as the body of Christ for the world. Breathe new life into us. Send us forth, burning with justice, peace,
and love. Come, Holy Spirit.
With
the ever-blessed virgin Mary, blessed Joseph, blessed Faith and your holy ones
of all times and places, with the earth and all its creatures, with sun and
moon and stars, we praise you, O God, blessed and holy Trinity, now and
forever. Amen. [iv]
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
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.
These are the gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks
be to God.
Communion
The Hymn after Communion
‘Shepherd of Souls, Refresh and Bless’ Common
Praise #85
The Sending Forth of the
Community
Prayer after Communion
Let
us pray.
Life-giving
God,
in the mystery of Christ’s
resurrection
you send light to conquer
darkness,
water to give new life,
and the bread of life to
nourish your people.
Send us forth as witnesses to
your Son’s resurrection,
so that we may show your glory
to all the world,
through Jesus Christ, our
risen Lord. Amen. [vi]
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
‘Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling’ Common
Praise #655 (sung to #536)
Dismissal
The
Deacon sends the Community forth with an appropriate Dismissal.
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