The sixteenth
Sunday after Pentecost
24 September 2017
The Gathering
of the Community
Gathering Music
Announcements
Opening Hymn
‘Praise, My Soul’ Common Praise #381
The Greeting
The grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God
and the communion
of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
And also with you.
The Deacon offers the Bidding and the Community
responds with the Kyrie.
Holy One, you raise
the dead to life in the Spirit:
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us. [ii]
You bring pardon
and peace to the broken in heart:
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
You make the torn
and divided one by your Spirit.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.
May the God of love
and power forgive us
and free us from
our sins,
heal and strengthen
us by the Spirit,
and raise us to new
life in Christ our Lord. Amen. [iii]
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
O God,
from your providing hand
even the dissatisfied and grumbling
receive what they need for their lives.
Teach us your ways of justice
so that we may live a life worthy of the
gospel
made known through your Son
Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. [iv]
The
Proclamation of the Word
The First Reading
A reading from the prophet
Jonah (3.10-4.4).
3.10 When God saw what
they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the
calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it.
4.1 But this was very
displeasing to Jonah, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord! Is not this what I said while I was still in
my own country? That is why I fled to
Tarshish at the beginning; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and ready to relent from
punishing. 3 And now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for
it is better for me to die than to live.” 4 And the Lord said, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm 145.1-8 from Songs for the Holy One.
Refrain (sung twice): Great
and loving are you, O Holy One.
We praise you with all our hearts.
My sovereign God, I
must exalt you;
I must bless your Name for ever and ever.
Every day I will
bless you and everlastingly praise your Name.
Great are you, Holy One, most worthy of
praise,
grand beyond all knowing.
Refrain: Great
and loving are you, O Holy One.
We praise you with all our hearts.
Generation on
generation shall praise your works,
and proclaim your
mighty power.
They will declare your glorious majesty.
I will meditate on
your marvellous works.
They will speak of the power of your awesome
acts.
Refrain: Great
and loving are you, O Holy One.
We praise you with all our hearts.
I will proclaim
your greatness.
They will pour out memories of your great
goodness
and loudly praise your true justice.
You are gracious
and merciful,
slow to anger and filled with faithful love.
Refrain: Great
and loving are you, O Holy One.
We praise you with all our hearts.
The Second Reading
A reading Paul’s
Letter to the Philippians (1.21-30).
1.21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. 22 If I am to live in the flesh,
that means fruitful labour for me; and I do not know which I prefer. 23 I am hard pressed between the
two: my desire is to depart and be with
Christ, for that is far better; 24 but to remain in the flesh is
more necessary for you. 25
Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all
of you for your progress and joy in faith, 26 so that I may share
abundantly in your boasting in Christ Jesus when I come to you again.
27 Only, live your life
in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you
or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one
spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel, 28
and are in no way intimidated by your opponents. For them this is evidence of
their destruction, but of your salvation. And this is God’s doing. 29 For he has graciously granted
you the privilege not only of believing in Christ, but of suffering for him as
well — 30 since you are having the same struggle that you saw I had
and now hear that I still have.
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
Hymn before the Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common Praise #711 (refrain only, sung
twice)
The Gospel
The Lord be with
you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of
our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (20.1-16).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
20.1 [Jesus told this
parable,] “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in
the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the labourers
for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 When he went out about nine
o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; 4 and he
said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is
right.’ So they went. 5 When he went out again about noon
and about three o’clock, he did the same. 6 And about five o’clock he went
out and found others standing around; and he said to them, ‘Why are you
standing here idle all day?’ 7
They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the
vineyard.’ 8 When evening
came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the labourers and
give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.’ 9 When those hired about five
o’clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage. 10 Now when the first came, they
thought they would receive more; but each of them also received the usual daily
wage. 11 And when they
received it, they grumbled against the landowner, 12 saying, ‘These
last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne
the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ 13 But he replied to one of them,
‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily
wage? 14 Take what belongs to
you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. 15 Am I not allowed to do what I
choose with what belongs to me? Or are
you envious because I am generous?’ 16
So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”
The Gospel of
Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Hymn after the Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common Praise #711 (refrain only, sung
twice)
The Homily
An Affirmation of Faith
As our Lord Jesus Christ said, let us now affirm:
Hear, O Israel,
the Lord our God, the
Lord is one.
Love the Lord your
God
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with all your mind,
and with all your
strength.
This is the first and
the great commandment.
The second is like
it:
Love your neighbour
as yourself.
There is no
commandment greater than these. [v]
The Prayers of
the Community
Intercessions, Petitions and Thanksgivings
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
Offertory Hymn
‘God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending’ Common
Praise #601 (sung to #374)
Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
God of power,
the
glory of your works fills us with wonder and awe.
Accept
our offering this day,
and help
us to live in peace and harmony
with all
your creation,
for the
sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [vi]
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 day overcame death and the grave,
and by his glorious resurrection opened to us 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: [vii]
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.
O God most mighty, O God most merciful, O God our
rock and our salvation,
hear us as we praise, call us to your table, grant
us your life.
When the world was a formless void, you formed order
and beauty.
When Abraham and Sarah were barren, you sent them a
child.
When the Israelites were enslaved, you led them to
freedom.
Ruth faced starvation, David fought Goliath, and the
psalmists cried out for healing,
and full of compassion, you granted the people your
life.
You entered our sorrows in Jesus our brother.
He was born among the poor, he lived under
oppression, he wept over the city.
With infinite love, he granted the people your 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.
Remembering his death, we cry out Amen. Amen.
Celebrating his resurrection, we shout Amen. Amen.
Trusting his presence in every time and place, we
plead Amen. Amen.
O God, you are Breath: send your Spirit on this meal.
O God, you are Bread: feed us with yourself.
O God, you are Wine:
warm our hearts and make us one.
O God, you are Fire:
transform us with hope.
O God most majestic, O God most motherly,
O God our strength and our song,
you show us a vision of a tree of life
with fruits for all and leaves that heal the
nations.
Grant us such life, the life of the Father to the
Son,
the life of the Spirit of our risen Saviour,
life in you, now and forever. Amen.
[ix]
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
Jesus, Lamb of God,
have mercy on us.
Jesus, bearer of
our sins,
have mercy on us.
Jesus, redeemer of
the world,
give us your peace. [xi]
These are the gifts
of God for the people of God.
Thanks be to God.
Communion
The Hymn after Communion
‘Take My Life, and
Let It Be’ Common Praise #435
The Sending
Forth of the Community
Prayer after Communion
Let us pray.
Ruler of the universe,
all
creation yearns for its fulfilment in your Son.
May we
who have shared in holy things
grow
into maturity in him.
This we
ask in the name of the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [xii]
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
‘I’ll Praise My Maker While I’ve Breath’ Common
Praise #346
Dismissal
The Deacon sends the Community forth with an appropriate
Dismissal.
[i] Common Worship (2000),
133 alt.
[ii] Common Praise (1995),
#678.
[iii] Common Worship (2000),
135.
[iv] Liturgy Task Force (2016), 45.
[v] The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 53. Introductory
sentence prepared by the Rev’d Dr Richard Geoffrey Leggett.
[vi] The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 382.
[vii] Evangelical Lutheran
Worship: Leaders Desk Edition
(2006), 180.
[viii] Common Praise (1995)
#689.
[ix] Evangelical Lutheran Worship
(2006), 69.
[x] Common Praise (1995)
#744.
[xi] Common Praise (1995),
#747 said.
[xii] The Book of Alternative
Services (1985), 382.
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