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Parish Communion Third Sunday before Lent 16 February 2025
Celebrant and Preacher: Revd Jonathan Swindells (Rector)
1st Reading: Jeremiah 17: vv5-10
2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 15: vv12-20
Gospel: Luke 6: vv17-26
Welcome: The Rector
Hymn: Come down, O Love divine
The Lord be with you
and also with you.
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.
Invitation to Confession
My brothers and sisters,
as we prepare to celebrate the presence of Christ
in word and sacrament,
let us call to mind and confess our sins.
Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
we have sinned against you
and against our neighbour
in thought and word and deed,
through negligence, through weakness,
through our own deliberate fault.
We are truly sorry
and repent of all our sins.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
who died for us,
forgive us all that is past
and grant that we may serve you in newness of life to the glory of your name.
Amen.
Almighty God,
who forgives all who truly repent,
have mercy upon you,
pardon and deliver you from all your sins,
confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,
and keep you in life eternal;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Glory, glory to God, glory to God in the highest;
peace to his people on earth,
peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, Heavenly King, almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.
Glory, glory to God, glory to God in the highest;
peace to his people on earth,
peace to his people on earth.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us.
For you are seated at the right hand of the Father:
receive our prayer, receive our prayer, receive our prayer.
You alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most
High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory,
the glory, the glory of God the Father.
Amen, amen, amen, amen, amen, amen.
Collect
Eternal God, whose son went among the crowds
and brought healing with his touch:
help us to show his love,
in your Church as we gather together,
and by our lives as they are transformed into the image of Christ our Lord. Amen.
First Reading: Jeremiah 17: vv5-10 Val Rice
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15: vv12-20 Lance Fearon
Gradual Hymn: Sing, my soul, when hope is sleeping
Gospel: Luke 6: vv17-26 The Rector
Alleluia, alleluia.
I am the light of the world, says the Lord.
Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life. Alleluia.
Sermon The Rector
Affirmation of Faith
Let us declare our faith in God
We believe in one God,
the Father, the almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true god from true God,
begotten not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven;
was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord,
the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and
glorified, who has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Prayers: St Luke’s Team Ministry
The Peace
We are the body of Christ.
In the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body.
Let us then pursue all that makes for peace
and builds up our common life.
The peace of the Lord be always with you
and also with you.
Offertory Hymn: Be still, for the presence of the Lord
Preparation of the Table
Yours, Lord is the greatness, the power,
the glory, the splendour, and the majesty:
for everything in heaven and on earth is yours.
All things come from you,
and of your own do we give you.
Eucharistic Prayer B
The Lord is here.
His Spirit is with us.
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.
It is truly right and just,
our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
From sunrise to sunset this day is holy,
for Christ has risen from the tomb
and scattered the darkness of death
with light that will not face.
This day the risen Lord walks with your gathered people,
unfolds for us your word,
and makes himself known in the breaking of the bread.
And though the night will overtake this day
you summon us to live in endless light,
the never-ceasing sabbath of the Lord.
And so, with choirs of angels
and with all the heavenly host,
we proclaim your glory
and join their unending song of praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest;
hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he, blessed is he,
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest, hosanna,
hosanna, hosanna in the highest;
hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
Accept our praises, heavenly Father,
through your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ,
and as we follow his example and obey his command,
grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit
these gifts of bread and wine
may be to us his body and his blood:
who, in the same night that he was betrayed,
took bread and gave you thanks;
he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you;
do this in remembrance of me.
In the same way, after supper
he took the cup and gave you thanks;
he gave it to them, saying:
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.
Therefore, heavenly Father,
we remember his offering of himself
made once for all upon the cross;
we proclaim his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension;
we look for the coming of your kingdom,
and with this bread and this cup
we make the memorial of Christ your Son our Lord.
Great is the mystery of faith:
Christ has died:
Christ is risen:
Christ will come again.
Accept through him, our great high priest,
this our sacrifice of thanks and praise,
and as we eat and drink these holy gifts
in the presence of your divine majesty,
renew us by your spirit,
inspire us with your love
and unite us in the body of your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Through him, and with him, and in him,
in the units of the Holy Spirit,
with all who stand before you in earth and heaven,
we worship you, Father almighty,
in songs of everlasting praise:
Blessing and honour and glory and power
be yours for ever and ever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us:
Breaking of the 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, Jesus, Lamb of God,
you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Jesus, Lamb of God, Jesus, Lamb of God,
you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us.
Jesus, Lamb of God, Jesus, Lamb of God,
you take away the sins of the world:
grant us your peace, grant us your peace.
Draw near with faith,
Receive the body of our Lord Jesus Christ
which he gave for you, and his blood which he shed for you.
Eat and drink in remembrance that he did for you,
And feed on him in your hearts, by faith with thanksgiving.
Music during Communion
The priest says:
The body of Christ, keep you in eternal life. Amen.
The blood of Christ, keep you in eternal life. Amen.
Post Communion Collect
Merciful Father, who gave Jesus Christ to be for us the bread of life,
that those who come to him should never hunger: draw us to the Lord in faith and love,
that we may eat and drink with him
at his table in the kingdom,
where he is alive and reigns, now and for ever. Amen.
Final Hymn: We cannot measure how you heal
Notices
The Blessing
The peace of God,
which passes all understanding,
keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge
and love of God,
and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord;
and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit be among you and remain with you always. Amen.
Dismissal
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
In the name of Christ. Amen.