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GATHERING THE COMMUNITY
PRELUDE
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
The clergy will enter and kneel to pray. At this point, please move to your seats and conclude conversations quietly. The celebrant then welcomes the gathering informally.
THE GREETING
The celebrant makes the Territorial Acknowledgement.
Celebrant The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
All And also with you.
HYMN “All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name” CP 322
All hail the power of Jesus' name!
Let angels prostrate fall.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him Lord of all.
Hail him the heir of David’s line
Whom David Lord did call
The God incarnate life divine
and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him Lord of all.
Crown him, you martyrs of your God
Who from his altar call
Praise him whose burning path you trod
and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him Lord of all.
Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget
The wormwood and the gall
Go, spread your trophies at his feet
and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him Lord of all.
Let every tongue and every tribe
delivered from the fall
to Christ all majesty ascribe,
and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him Lord of all.
O that, with heaven’s sacred throng
we at his feet may fall,
lift high the universal song
and crown him, crown him, crown him, crown him Lord of all.
Text: Edward Perronet (1726-1792), alt. | Music William Shrubsole (1759?-1806) | MILES LANE | Public Domain
THE COLLECT OF THE DAY
Celebrant Let us pray.
The community prays in silence.
Celebrant Almighty God,
your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
is the light of the world.
May your people,
illumined by your word and sacraments,
shine with the radiance of his glory,
that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed
to the ends of the earth;
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
All Amen.
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
Celebrant Let us prepare ourselves for the Word of God
as it comes to us in the reading of Holy Scriptures.
All Our hearts and minds are open.
FIRST READING
Reader A READING FROM THE BOOK OF ISAIAH
For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her vindication shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning torch. The nations shall see your vindication, and all the kings your glory; and you shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give. You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate; but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married. For as a young man marries a young woman, so shall your builder marry you, and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you. ISAIAH 62:1-5
Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.
All Thanks be to God.
Musical Interlude.
SECOND READING
Reader A READING FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says "Let Jesus be cursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except by the Holy Spirit. Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:1-11
Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people.
All Thanks be to God.
Musical Interlude. At the conclusion, please stand as you are able for….
THE GOSPEL
Reader The Lord be with you.
All And also with you.
Reader +The Holy Gospel of Jesus the Christ according to John.
All Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, "They have no wine." And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come." His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, "Fill the jars with water." And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward." So they took it. When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom and said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now." Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. JOHN 2:1-11
Reader The Gospel of Christ.
All Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ
SERMON
AFFIRMING OUR FAITH (The Apostles’ Creed)
Celebrant Let us give voice to our convictions and substance to our hopes.
All I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his 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 PEOPLE
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
Celebrant Let us confess our sins and our failure to make God’s will our priority:
We keep a moment of quiet for reflection.
Celebrant Most merciful God,
All we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us,
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your name. Amen.
Celebrant Almighty God have mercy upon you,
+pardon and deliver you from all your sins,
confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,
and keep you in eternal life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
All Amen.
THE PEACE
Celebrant Our Saviour Christ is the Prince of Peace.
of the increase of his government and of peace
there shall be no end.
All And also with you.
The Celebrant will informally give directions.
CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST
The table is prepared.
PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS
Celebrant Let us pray
The community prays in silence.
Celebrant Living God,
you have revealed your Son as the Messiah.
May we hear his word and follow it,
and live as children of light.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.
All Amen.
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
Celebrant The Lord be with you.
All And also with you.
Celebrant Lift up your hearts.
All We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Celebrant Blessed are you, gracious God,
creator of heaven and earth;
you are the source of light and life for all your creation,
you made us in your own image,
and call us to new life in Jesus Christ our Saviour.
Therefore we praise you,
joining our voices to proclaim the glory of your name.
SANCTUS
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.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna in the highest.
Celebrant 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 many
for the forgiveness of sins.
Whenever you drink it,
do this for the remembrance of me.”
Therefore, Father, according to his command,
All we remember his death,
we proclaim his resurrection,
we await his coming in glory;
Celebrant 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,
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,
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 children;
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.
All Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (said)
Celebrant Now, as our Saviour Christ has taught us,
and each in the language in which you pray, we are bold to say,
All 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 forever. Amen.
THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD
The celebrant breaks the consecrated bread.
Celebrant Be present, be present, Lord Jesus Christ, crucified and risen;
All make yourself known in the breaking of bread.
THE INVITATION
Celebrant This is the table, not of the righteous,
but of the poor in spirit.
It is made ready for those who love God
and who want to love God more.
So come, you who have much faith and you who have little,
You who have been here often
and you who have not been for a long time or ever before,
You who have tried to follow and all of us who have failed.
Come, not because the Church invites you;
It is Christ who invites you to be known and fed here.
The gifts of God for the people of God
All Thanks be to God.
THE COMMUNION
Everyone is invited to share in the communion through receiving the bread or, if preferred, a prayer of blessing. Communion is shared according to local COVID-19 protocols.
THE CONCLUDING RITE
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Celebrant Let us pray.
The community prays in silence.
Celebrant God of glory,
All you nourish us with bread from heaven.
Fill us with your Holy Spirit,
that through us your light may shine in all the world.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Celebrant Glory to God,
All 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.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE BLESSING
Celebrant May God the Father,
who led the wise men by the shining of a star
to find the Christ, the Light from Light,
lead you also in your pilgrimage to find the Lord.
All Amen.
Celebrant May God the Son,
who turned water into wine at the wedding feast at Cana,
transform your lives and make glad your hearts.
All Amen.
Celebrant May God the Holy Spirit,
who came upon the beloved Son
at his baptism in the river Jordan,
pour out his gifts on you
who have come to the waters of new birth.
All Amen.
Celebrant And the blessing of God almighty,
the Creator, Sustainer and Giver of Life,
be among you and remain with you always.
All Amen.
HYMN “Let All the World in Every Corner Sing” CP 357
Let all the world in every corner sing: "My God and King"
The heavens are not too high, His praise may thither fly;
the earth is not too low, His praises there may grow.
Let all the world in every corner sing: "My God and King"
Let all the world in every corner sing: "My God and King"
The church with psalms must shout, no door can keep them out.
But, more than all, the heart must bear the longest part.
Let all the world in every corner sing: "My God and King"
Text: George Herbert (1593-1633) | Music: Basil Harwood (1859-1949) | LUCKINGTON | Public Domain
THE DISMISSAL
Celebrant We have come to Christ, the living water.
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
All In the name of Christ. Amen.
POSTLUDE.
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