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
God, who is faithful when all the foundations crumble: in the time of crisis, as holy places fall and nations stumble, give us the conviction to bear witness to love, whatever the cost, through Jesus Christ, the Word and Wisdom of God.
All Amen.
The Liturgy of the Word
Readings
First Reading is from the Book of Malachi 4.1-2a
This is the word of the Lord.
All Thanks be to God.
Psalm 98
1 Sing to the Lord a new song, ♦
for he has done marvellous things.
2 His own right hand and his holy arm ♦
have won for him the victory.
3 The Lord has made known his salvation; ♦
his deliverance has he openly shown in the sight of the nations.
4 He has remembered his mercy and faithfulness
towards the house of Israel, ♦
and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
5 Sound praises to the Lord, all the earth; ♦
break into singing and make music.
6 Make music to the Lord with the lyre, ♦
with the lyre and the voice of melody.
7 With trumpets and the sound of the horn ♦
sound praises before the Lord, the King.
8 Let the sea thunder and all that fills it, ♦
the world and all that dwell upon it.
9 Let the rivers clap their hands ♦
and let the hills ring out together before the Lord,
for he comes to judge the earth.
10 In righteousness shall he judge the world ♦
and the peoples with equity.
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 2nd Letter to Thessalonians 3.6-13
This is the word of the Lord.
All Thanks be to God
Gospel Reading
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke 21.5-19
All Glory to you, O Lord.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
All Praise to you, O Christ.
Sermon
Hymn 242
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 453
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 (Hymn 418) 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 (Hymn 419) Jesus, Lamb of God, have mercy on us.
Jesus, bearer of our sins, have mercy on us.
Jesus, redeemer of the world, grant us your 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
Gracious Lord, in this holy sacrament you give substance to our hope:
bring us at the last to that fullness of life for which we long;
through Jesus Christ our Saviour. All 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 580
A minister says
- Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
All In the name of Christ. Amen.
Postlude
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