All Saints’
Sunday
5 November 2017
The Gathering
of the Community
Gathering Music
Announcements
Opening Hymn
‘Wash, O God, Our Sons and Daughters’ Common
Praise #35
The Greeting
For all the saints
who went before us,
who have spoken to our hearts
and touched us with your faire,
we
praise you, O God.
For all the saints
who live beside us,
whose weaknesses and strengths
are woven with our own,
we
praise you, O God.
For all the saints
who live beyond us,
who challenge us
to change the world with them,
we
praise you O God.
[i]
The Hymn of Praise
‘Glory, in the Highest Glory’ Common
Praise #366
The Collect of the Day
Let us pray.
God of the ages,
your
saints who lived in faithful service
surround
your throne and praise you night and day.
May we,
your saints on earth, join our voices with theirs
to
proclaim your rule of righteousness and peace,
which
comes to us through Jesus Christ
now and
for ever. Amen. [ii]
The
Proclamation of the Word
The First Reading
A reading from Revelation
(7.9-17).
7.9 After this I looked,
and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation,
from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and
before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. 10 They cried out in a loud voice,
saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the
Lamb!” 11 And all the angels
stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures,
and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped God, 12
singing, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and
power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
13 Then one of the elders
addressed me, saying, “Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come
from?” 14 I said to him,
“Sir, you are the one that knows.” Then
he said to me, “These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have
washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 For this reason they are before
the throne of God, and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one
who is seated on the throne will shelter them.
16 They will hunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will
not strike them, nor any scorching heat;
17 for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their
shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will
wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
The Psalm
Psalm 34.1-10, 22 from Songs for the Holy One.
Refrain (sung twice): Sing
for joy to the Holy One!
I must bless the
Holy One at all times,
with sacred psalms
always on my lips.
For the Holy One my soul sings for joy.
May the poor and afflicted hear and rejoice.
Magnify the Holy
One with me;
let us exalt the Holy Name together.
I turned to the
Holy One, who answered me
and from all my
terrors delivered me.
Look to God!
Be radiant!
Do not let your faces be ashamed!
This poor person
called to the Holy One,
who answered and
saved me from all affliction.
The holy angels surround those who are
reverent
and rescue them.
Refrain: Sing
for joy to the Holy One!
How wonderful is
the Holy One!
Taste and see!
Happy are those who seek refuge there.
Reverence the
Creator, you holy people;
those who do lack for nothing.
Young lions may
lack food and starve,
but those who turn to the Holy One lack
nothing.
Refrain: Sing
for joy to the Holy One!
The Holy One
redeems the lives of God’s servants.
None who seek refuge in the Holy One shall be
ruined.
Refrain: Sing
for joy to the Holy One!
The Second Reading
A reading the First
Letter of John (3.1-3).
3.1 See what love the
Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what
we are. The reason the world does not
know us is that it did not know him. 2
Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for
we will see him as he is. 3
And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
Hear what the
Spirit is saying to the Church.
Thanks be to God.
Hymn before the Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common Praise #708 (sung twice)
The Gospel
The Lord be with
you.
And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of
our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew (5.1-12).
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
5.1 When Jesus saw the
crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to
him. 2 Then he began to
speak, and taught them, saying:
3 “Blessed are the poor
in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 “Blessed are those who
mourn, for they will be comforted.
5 “Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
6 “Blessed are those who
hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
7 “Blessed are the
merciful, for they will receive mercy.
8 “Blessed are the pure
in heart, for they will see God.
9 “Blessed are the
peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
10 “Blessed are those who
are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when
people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you
falsely on my account. 12
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way
they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
The Gospel of
Christ.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Hymn after the Gospel
‘Alleluia’ Common Praise #708 (sung twice)
The Homily
The Apostles’ Creed
Let us confess the faith of our baptism.
I
believe in God,
the
Father almighty,
creator
of heaven and earth.
I
believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord.
He was
conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born
of the Virgin Mary.
He
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was
crucified, died and was buried.
He
descended to the dead.
On the
third day he rose again.
He
ascended into heaven
and is
seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will
come again to judge the living and the dead.
I
believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy
catholic Church,
the
communion of saints,
the
forgiveness of sins,
the
resurrection of the body,
and the
life everlasting. Amen.
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
‘Let All Things Now Living’ Common
Praise #403
Prayer over the Gifts
Let us pray.
Holy and mighty God,
we give you thanks for the triumph of Christ
in the loves of all his saints.
Receive all we offer you this day,
and help us, like them,
to run our course with faith,
so that we may come to your eternal kingdom.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our
Lord. Amen. [iii]
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.
Blessed are you, gracious God,
creator of heaven and earth;
in the multitude of your saints
you have surrounded us
with so great a cloud of witnesses,
that we, rejoicing in their fellowship,
may run with patience the race that is set before
us,
and together with them receive the crown of glory
that never fades away.
Therefore with angels and archangels
and with all who have served you in every age,
we raise our voices to proclaim the glory of your
name.
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.
We
give thanks to you, Lord our God,
for
the goodness and love
you
have made known to us in creation;
in
calling Israel to be your people;
in
your Word spoken through the prophets;
and
above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus your Son.
For
in these last days you sent him
to
be incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
to
be the Saviour and Redeemer of the world.
In
him, you have delivered us from evil,
and
made us worthy to stand before you.
In
him, you have brought us out of error into truth,
out
of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.
On
the night he was handed over
to
suffering and death, a death he freely accepted,
our
Lord Jesus Christ took bread;
and
when he had given thanks to you,
he
broke it, and gave it to his disciples,
and
said, “ Take, eat: this is my body which
is given for you.
Do
this for the remembrance of me.”
After
supper he took the cup of wine;
and
when he had given thanks,
he
gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you:
this
is my blood of the new covenant,
which
is shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever
you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”
Therefore,
holy and gracious God, according to his command,
we remember his
death,
we proclaim his
resurrection,
we await his coming
in glory;
and
we offer our sacrifice
of
praise and thanksgiving to you, Lord of all;
presenting
to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine.
We
pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts,
so
that they may be the sacrament of the body of Christ
and
his blood of the new covenant.
Unite
us to your Son in his sacrifice,
so
that we, made acceptable in him,
may
be sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
In
the fullness of time, reconcile all things in Christ,
and
make them new, and bring us to that city of light
where
you dwell with all your sons and daughters;
through
Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation,
the
head of the Church, and the author of our salvation;
by
whom, and with whom, and in whom,
in
the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours,
almighty
Father, 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
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
into
your kingdom.
This are the gifts of God for the people of God.
Thanks
be to God.
Communion
The Hymn after Communion
‘You Are God’s Work of Art’ Common
Praise #39
The Sending
Forth of the Community
Stewardship Moment
Prayer after Communion
Let us pray.
Lord of hosts,
we
praise your glory reflected in your saints.
May we
who share at this table
be
filled with the joy of your eternal kingdom,
where
Jesus is Lord, now and for ever. 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
‘For All the Saints’
Common Praise #276 vv. 1, 2,
4, 7, 8
Dismissal
The Deacon sends the Community forth with an
appropriate Dismissal.
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