Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? Those who have clean hands and pure hearts ….They will receive blessing from the Lord Psalm 24.3
THE GATHERING
+In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen
The Lord be with you And also with you.
Welcome to Church today
HYMN Verse 1
THE PRAYER OF PREPARATION
Almighty God,
To whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden:
Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts, by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
That we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name;
Through Christ our Lord Amen
PRAYERS OF PENITENCE
Most merciful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
We confess that we have sinned in thought, word and deed.
We have not loved you with our whole heart.
We have not loved our neighbours as ourselves.
In your mercy, forgive what we have been,
Help us to amend what we are, and direct what we shall be;
That we may do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with you, our God. Amen
The president gives the ABSOLUTION
THE COLLECT OF THE DAY
Followed by HYMN Verse 2
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
SCRIPTURE READING AND GOSPEL
This is the Word of the Lord Thanks be to God
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
Do you believe and trust in God the Father, source of all being and life, the one for whom we exist?
We believe and trust in him.
Do you believe and trust in God the Son, who took our human nature, died for us and rose again?
We believe and trust in him.
Do you believe and trust in God the Holy Spirit, who gives life to the people of God, and makes Christ known in the world?
We believe and trust in him.
This is the faith of the Church.
This is our faith. We believe and trust in one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
Concluding with HYMN Verse 3
THE LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT
The PEACE of the Lord be always with you And also with you
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER E
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 thanks and praise.
Special preface OR
Father, you made the world and love your creation,
You gave your Son Jesus Christ to be our saviour.
His dying and rising have set us free from sin and death. And so we gladly thank you
With saints and angels praising you, and saying:
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
We praise and bless you, loving Father, through Jesus Christ, our Lord;
And as we obey his command, Send your Holy Spirit + that broken bread and wine outpoured
May be for us the body and blood of your dear Son.
On the night before he died, he had supper with his friends. And, taking bread , he praised you.
He broke the bread, gave it to them and said:
Take, eat, this is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me
When supper was ended, he took the cup of wine. Again he praised you, 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.
Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.
So, Father, we remember all that Jesus did,
In him we plead with confidence his sacrifice made once for all upon the cross.
Bringing before you the bread of life and cup of salvation,
We proclaim his death and resurrection until he comes in glory.
Great is the mystery of faith:
Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again
Lord of all life, help us to work together for that day when your kingdom comes
And justice and mercy will be seen in all the earth.
Look with favour on your people, gather us in your loving arms
And bring us with () all the saints to feast at your table in heaven
Through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
All honour and glory are yours, O loving Father,
For ever and ever, Amen
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name;
Thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever, Amen
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
The president breaks the consecrated bread
We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.
Though we are many, we are one body because we all share in one bread.
AGNUS DEI
Jesus, lamb of God, have mercy upon us.
Jesus, Bearer of our sins, have mercy upon us.
Jesus, redeemer of the world Grant us peace.
The Body of Christ Keep us in eternal life Amen
The Blood of Christ Shed for us all Amen
The president receives communion.
Please come forward to share in communion if you wish or remain seated for the Act of Spiritual Communion which follows.
All communicants are required to sanitize hands before approaching the communion table.
ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
Thanks be to you, Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits you have given me,
For all the pains and insults you have borne for me.
Since I cannot now receive you physically, I ask you to come spiritually into my heart.
+silent prayer+
O most merciful redeemer, friend and brother,
May I know you more clearly, love you more dearly, follow you more nearly. Amen
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
NOTICES
Concluding Verse of HYMN introducing THE BLESSING
DISMISSAL
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord In the name of Christ, Amen
Material from Common Worship is © The Archbishops’ Council / 2020/05
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