Eucharist for the 2nd Sunday Before Advent

 

The Gathering

Prelude 

 

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

All Amen.

The Greeting

The president greets the people

The Lord be with you All and also with you.

Words of welcome

 

Hymn 526

Prayer of Preparation

Let us confess to God the sins and shortcomings of the world;

its pride, its selfishness, its greed; its evil distortions and hatreds.

Let us confess our share in what is wrong,

and our failure to seek and establish that peace

which God wills for all his children.

Prayers of Penitence

Silence is kept.

Lord, you are gracious and compassionate:

Lord, have mercy.

You are loving to all and your mercy is over all your creation:

Christ, have mercy.

Your faithful servants bless your name

and speak of the glory of your kingdom:

Lord, have mercy.

 

The president says

May the God who is both power and love forgive you and free you from your sin; give you healing and strength, and raise you to new life in Christ. All Amen

 

The Collect

Heavenly Lord,

you long for the world’s salvation: stir us from apathy,

restrain us from excess and revive in us new hope

that all creation will one day be healed in Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.

 

The Liturgy of the Word

 

Readings

First Reading is from the Book of Daniel 12:1-3 

 

This is the word of the Lord.

All Thanks be to God.

 

Psalm 16

 

1    Preserve me, O God, for in you have I taken refuge;  ♦

I have said to the Lord, ‘You are my lord,

    all my good depends on you.’

2    All my delight is upon the godly that are in the land,  ♦

upon those who are noble in heart.

3    Though the idols are legion that many run after,  ♦

their drink offerings of blood I will not offer,

    neither make mention of their names upon my lips.

4    The Lord himself is my portion and my cup;  ♦

in your hands alone is my fortune.

5    My share has fallen in a fair land;  ♦

indeed, I have a goodly heritage.

6    I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel,  ♦

and in the night watches he instructs my heart.

7    I have set the Lord always before me;  ♦

he is at my right hand; I shall not fall.

8    Wherefore my heart is glad and my spirit rejoices;  ♦

my flesh also shall rest secure.

9    For you will not abandon my soul to Death,  ♦

nor suffer your faithful one to see the Pit.

10  You will show me the path of life;

    in your presence is the fullness of joy  ♦

and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son,  ♦ And to the Holy Spirit,

As it was in he beginning, is now ♦ and ever shall be. Amen.

 

Second Reading is from the Letter to Hebrews 10:11-14, 19-25

 

This is the word of the Lord.

All Thanks be to God.

 

Gospel Reading

 

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark 13:1-8 

All Glory to you, O Lord.

 

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

All Praise to you, O Christ.

 

Sermon

Hymn 379 ( tune Blaewrn) 

 

Affirmation Of Faith

Let us declare our faith in God.

All   We believe in God the Father,

from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named.

 

We believe in God the Son,

who lives in our hearts through faith, and fills us with his love.

 

We believe in God the Holy Spirit,

who strengthens us with power from on high.

 

We believe in one God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

 

Prayers of Intercession

 

The Liturgy of the Sacrament 

 

The Peace

 The peace of the Lord be always with you

All and also with you.

 

Offertory Hymn 421

 

Preparation of the Table

Blessed be God, by whose grace creation is renewed, by whose love heaven is opened, by whose mercy we offer our sacrifice of praise. All Blessed be God forever.

 

The Eucharistic Prayer

 

The Lord is here

All  His Spirit is with us.

Lift up your hearts.

All  We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

All  It is right to give thanks and praise.

It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should always sing of your glory, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.

For you are the hope of the nations, the builder of the city that is to come. Your love made visible in Jesus Christ brings home the lost, restores the sinner and gives dignity to the despised.

In his face your light shines out, flooding lives with goodness and truth, gathering into one in your kingdom a divided and broken humanity. Therefore with all who can give voice in your creation

we glorify your name, for ever praising you and saying:

All  All  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.

Father, on the night before he died, Jesus shared a meal with his friends. He took the bread, and thanked you. He broke it, and gave it to them, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this to remember me.

After the meal, Jesus took the cup of wine. He thanked you, and gave it to them, saying: Drink this, all of you. This is my blood,

the new promise of God’s unfailing love. Do this to remember me. Great is the mystery of faith:

All  Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.

Father, as we bring this bread and wine, and remember his death and resurrection, send your Holy Spirit, that we who share these gifts may be fed by Christ’s body and his blood. Pour your Spirit on us that we may love one another, work for the healing of the earth, and share the good news of Jesus, as we wait for his coming in glory. For honour and praise belong to you, Father, with Jesus your Son, and the Holy Spirit: one God, for ever and ever. All  Amen.

 The Lord’s Prayer

Let us pray in the words that Jesus gave us.

All 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.

All Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread.

Agnus Dei

All Jesus, Lamb of God, have mercy on us.

Jesus, bearer of our sins, have mercy on us.

Jesus, redeemer of the world, grant us peace.

 

Giving of Communion

Come to this table, you who have much faith and you who would like to have more; you who wait in hope and you who are unprepared; you who know you belong, and you who fear you are not welcome. Come, it is Christ who invites us to meet God here. All Amen

The president and people receive communion.

 

Prayer after Communion

Father of all, we give you thanks and praise, that when we were still far off you met us in your Son and brought us home. Dying and living, he declared your love, gave us grace, and opened the gate of glory. May we who share Christ’s body live his risen life; we who drink his cup bring life to others; we whom the Spirit lights give light to the world. Keep us firm in the hope you have set before us, so we and all your children shall be free, and the whole earth live to praise your name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Dismissal 

May we remain open to wonder and mystery, to what is strange and new and precious in each child of God, that with all the saints we might walk in the light of hope; and the blessing of God almighty; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit be among you and remain with you now and always. All   Amen.

Announcements

Hymn  546

 

A minister says

• Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

All In the name of Christ. Amen.

 

Postlude

 

Jesus called us all to be his disciples and contribute to sharing the gospel. There are many ways we contribute in sharing but every way will greatly help others in God’s family. A financial contribution to church and its activities is one way to share of yourself and strengthen the gospel.

 

President & Preacher: Eliza Zikmane | Assistant: Andris Zābers | Organist: Larisa Carjkova 

 

Thanks in advance for your financial support!
It helps us to continue our ministry.

St. Saviour’s account no.  LV17HABA000140J030656

Swedbank, Swift code HABALV22

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