ORDER OF SERVICE
OPENING PRAYER
INTROIT HYMN: 515 - Come, we that love the Lord
1 Come, we that love the Lord, and let our joys be known; join in a song with sweet accord, join in a song with sweet accord and thus surround the throne, and thus surround the throne.
Refrain:
We're marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion; we're marching upward to Zion, the beautiful city of God.
2 Let those refuse to sing who never knew our God; but children of the heavenly King, but children of the heavenly King may speak their joys abroad, may speak their joys abroad. (Refrain)
3 The hill of Zion yields a thousand sacred sweets before we reach the heavenly fields, before we reach the heavenly fields, or walk the golden streets, or walk the golden streets. (Refrain)
Then let our songs abound, and every tear be dry; we're marching through Immanuel's ground, we're marching through Immanuel's ground, to fairer worlds on high, to fairer worlds on high. (Refrain)
PRESIDENT: Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ. A warm welcome to our Eucharistic worship. The mass will be a Said Mass.
Today is the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 7A and our collect can be found on page 174. Today is also being observed as Father’s Day. We wish all fathers a happy Father’s Day.
Tomorrow, Monday, 22nd June is the Feast of St. Alban, Martyr and on Wednesday, 24th June is the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. We remember the Priest-in-Charge of St. Alban and the Rector of St. John-the-Baptist, and their respective congregations in our prayers.
The Eucharist continues on page 99.
OPENING SENTENCE:
PRESIDENT: Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of Him. Psalm 96: 9
VERSICLE & RESPONSE (BCP Page 101)
PRESIDENT: Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Alleluia. Alleluia.
ALL: And blessed be His Kingdom, now and forever. Amen. Alleluia. Alleluia.
ALL: Blessed Lord and Father, we have assembled in your name and in fellowship with one another. Enable us by your grace to offer the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; to proclaim and respond to your holy word. Teach us to pray for your
world and your Church. Grant that we, confessing our sins, may worthily offer to you our souls and bodies as a living sacrifice and eat and drink of your spiritual food in this Holy Sacrament Amen.
COLLECT FOR PURITY
(BCP Page 101)
ALL: Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: 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.
THE KYRIE (BCP Page 102)
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
(BCP Page 102)
Glory to God in the highest, and 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.
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; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer.
For you alone are the Holy One; you alone are the Lord: you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
COLLECTS
PRESIDENT: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
PRESIDENT: Let us pray.
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (BCP page 174)
PRESIDENT: O God our defender, storms rage about us and cause us to be afraid. Rescue your people from despair, deliver your sons and daughters from fear, and preserve us all from unbelief; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
St Alban, Martyr (BCP page 192
PRESIDENT: Almighty God, by whose grace and power your holy martyr Alban triumphed over suffering and was faithful even unto death: Grant us, who now remember him in thanksgiving, to be so faithful in our witness to you in this world that we may receive with him the crown of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (BCP page 186)
PRESIDENT: Almighty god, by whose providence your servant John the Baptist was wonderfully born, and sent to prepare the way of your Son our Saviour by preaching repentance: Make us so to follow his teaching and holy life, that we may truly repent according to his preaching; and, following his example, constantly speak the truth, boldly rebuke vice, and patiently suffer for the truth's sake; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
PRESIDENT: Kindly be seated for the ministry of the word.
FIRST LESSON: Genesis 21:8-21 [Ms. Roselle Jordan]
READER: A Reading from the Word of God, written in the book of Genesis, chapter twenty-one, beginning at the eighth verse.
ILLUMINATION:
READER: The child grew, and was weaned; and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, playing with her son Isaac. So she said to Abraham, “Cast out this slave woman with her son; for the son of this slave woman shall not inherit along with my son Isaac.” The matter was very distressing to Abraham on account of his son. But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed because of the boy and because of your slave woman; whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for it is through Isaac that offspring shall be named for you. As for the son of the slave woman, I will make a nation of him also, because he is your offspring.” So Abraham rose early in the morning, and took bread and a skin of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered about in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. When the water in the skin was gone, she cast the child under one of the bushes. Then she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot; for she said, “Do not let me look on the death of the child.” And as she sat opposite him, she lifted up her voice and wept. And God heard the voice of the boy; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Do not be afraid; for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is. Come, lift up the boy and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make a great nation of him.” Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. She went, and filled the skin with water, and gave the boy a drink. God was with the boy, and he grew up; he lived in the wilderness, and became an expert with the bow. He lived in the wilderness of Paran; and his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
READER: The word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God.
PSALM 86:1-10, 16-17
1. Bow down thine ear, O Lord, and hear me : for I am poor, and in misery.
2. Preserve thou my soul, for I am holy : my God, save thy servant that putteth his trust in thee.
3. Be merciful unto me, O Lord : for I will call daily upon thee.
4. Comfort the soul of thy servant : for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
5. For thou, Lord, art good and gracious : and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
6. Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer : and ponder the voice of my humble desires.
7. In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee : for thou hearest me.
8. Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord : there is not one that can do as thou doest.
9. All nations whom thou hadst made shall come and worship thee, O Lord : and shall glorify thy Name.
10.For thou art great, and doest wondrous things : thou art God alone.
16.O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon me : give thy strength unto thy servant, and help the son of thine handmaid.
17. Shew some token upon me for good, that they who hate me may see it and be ashamed : because thou, Lord, hast holpen me and comforted me.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
SECOND LESSON: Romans 6:1b-11 [Mr. Kaiden Goodridge]
READER: A reading from the word of God written in Paul’s letter to the Romans, chapter six beginning at the first verse.
ILLUMINATION:
READER: Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. For whoever has died is freed from sin. But if we have died with Christ, we
believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. The death he died, he died to sin, once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
READER: The word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God.
GRADUAL HYMN: 344 - Spread, O spread, thou mighty word (verses 1-4)
1 Spread, O spread, thou mighty word, spread the kingdom of the Lord, that to earth's remotest bound all may heed the joyful sound.
2 Word of how the Father's will made the world, and keeps it, still, how his only Son he gave earth from sin and death to save;
3 Word of how the Saviour's love earth's sore burden doth remove; how for ever, in its need through his death the world is freed;
4 Word of how the Spirit came bringing peace in Jesus' name; how his never-failing love guides us on to heaven above.
THE GOSPEL: Matthew 10:24-39
DEACON: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
DEACON: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew, the tenth chapter beginning at the twenty-fourth verse.
ALL: Glory to Christ our Saviour
ILLUMINATION:
DEACON: Jesus said to the twelve disciples, “A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master; it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household! “So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. “Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before others, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven; but whoever denies me before others, I also will deny before my Father in heaven. “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and one’s foes will be members of one’s own household. Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.”
DEACON: This is the Gospel of Christ
ALL: Praise to Christ our Lord
HYMN: 344 (verse 5)
5 Word of life, most pure and strong, word for which the nations long, spread abroad, until from night all the world awakes to light.
THE SERMON
PRESIDENT: Let us now stand and reaffirm our faith in our Lord Jesus Christ in the words of the Nicene Creed.
NICENE CREED [BCP page 104]
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen or 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, one in Being with the Father. Through Him all things were made. For us and for our salvation He came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit He was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered, died and was buried. On the third day He rose again in fulfilment of 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. With the Father and the Son He is worshipped and glorified.
He 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.
INTERCESSION FORM E (BCP Page 112) [Church Army]
LEADER
Let us pray for the fellowship of the Church of Christ, and for all God's creatures.
LEADER
With all who confess the name of Jesus, as Lord and Saviour, we offer our prayers and praises, in Spirit and in truth. Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
With Jesus Christ, our Great High Priest, who ever lives to intercede for us, we uphold all ministers of God's Word and Sacraments, that they may fulfill their high calling in the faith. Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
We pray for the unfailing guidance of the Holy Spirit on those who are called to interpret and expound the will of the Lord to others. Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
We pray for all organizations, within the fellowship of the Body of Christ, that their work may edify the people of God, and bear faithful witness to the Gospel. Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
We pray for all persons who do not share our confession of faith, that with courage, truth and love we may work together with them, and promote the common good. Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
For the leaders of our country, and all who make decisions on our behalf, that they may be guided by the Spirit, to direct our affairs in righteousness and peace. Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
For our Judges, Magistrates and all who administer justice, that in all things they may seek to do your will, and to protect the rights and freedom of your people.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
In our schools, and in all other places of learning, may true knowledge, sound wisdom, and godly discipline ever be found.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
To the poor, the hungry, the unemployed, and all victims of persecution and discrimination of any kind, may God in Christ help us all to bring relief, justice and protection.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
To all who suffer now from pain and disease, discomfort or misery, may God in Christ bring healing and joy, for the renewal of their faith.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
That we may use aright the fullness of the Earth, that our pursuits in science, and the advancement of our skills, may ever be in service of that true humanity, which is created in the image of God.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
That we may never become slaves of money, or of the lust for power, but may rather strive for victory through the power of love.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Hear our prayer.
LEADER
That with all who belong to the communion of saints, both living and departed, we may ever rejoice in the blessed assurance of that hope, which has been won for us in Christ.
Father in Heaven.
ALL: Receive these our prayers in the name of your dear Son, even Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Church Army Prayer
LEADER: O Lord, our heavenly father, whose son Jesus Christ came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, bless all members of the Church Army in this and other lands; that following in the steps of your son and giving themselves to the service of their fellowmen, they may be inspired by your love and so worthily minister in your name, to the fallen, the friendless, and the needy for the sake of the same, your son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
Prayer for God’s protection during this Hurricane Season
ALL: Almighty God, governor of all things in Heaven and earth: Receive now, we pray, our supplications for protection from storms or hurricanes. We acknowledge that we are unworthy for the least of your mercies, yet we humbly pray that you will so hold the winds of heaven that we may dwell safely without fear of evil; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. Amen.
ACT OF PENITENCE (BCP Page 123)
PRESIDENT: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, God is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins, and cleanse us from all un-righteousness.
A period of silence shall be kept.
PRESIDENT: Let us therefore confess our sins.
FORM A (BCP Page 123)
ALL: Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, we have sinned against you and one another, in thought, word and deed, and in what we have left undone. We are sorry and repent of all our sins. For your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, forgive us all that is past, and grant that we may serve you in newness of life to the glory of your Name. Amen
THE ABSOLUTION (BCP Page 124)
PRESIDENT: 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 life eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
ALL: Amen.
THE GREETING OF PEACE (BCP Page 124-125)
FORM A
PRESIDENT: We are the body of Christ. By the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. and have all been made to drink of the one Spirit.
ALL: Let us then pursue the things that make for peace and build up the common life.
PRESIDENT: The peace of the Lord be always with you.
ALL: And also with you.
PRESIDENT: Let us share that peace.
SONGS FOR THE GREETING OF PEACE:
(1) For I'm building a people of power
1 For I'm building a people of power and I'm making a people of praise, that will move through this land by my Spirit, and will glorify my precious name.
Refrain
Build your church, Lord; make us strong, Lord join our hearts, Lord, through your Son make us one, Lord in your Body in the kingdom of your Son.
(Repeat verse and chorus)
(2) I’ve got peace like a river
1 I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river in my soul. I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river in my soul.
2 I've got love like an ocean, I've got love like an ocean, I've got love like an ocean in my soul. I've got love like an ocean, I've got love like an ocean, I've got love like an ocean in my soul.
3 I've got joy like a fountain, I've got joy like a fountain, I've got joy like a fountain in my soul. I've got joy like a fountain, I've got joy like a fountain, I've got joy like a fountain in my soul.
OFFERTORY HYMNS: 391, 410
HYMN: 391 - When, in our music, God is glorified
1 When, in our music, God is glorified, and adoration leaves no room for pride, it is as though the whole creation cried: alleluia!
2 How often, making music, we have found a new dimension in the world of sound, as worship moved us to a more profound alleluia!
3 So has the Church, in liturgy and song, in faith and love, through centuries of wrong, borne witness to the truth in every tongue: alleluia!
4 And did not Jesus sing a psalm that night when utmost evil strove against the Light? Then let us sing, for whom he won the fight: alleluia!
5 Let every instrument be tuned for praise! Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise! And may God give us faith to sing always alleluia!
HYMN: 410 - Brothers, joining hand to hand
1 Brothers, joining hand to hand, in one bond united, pressing onward to that land where all wrongs are righted: let your words and actions be worthy your vocation; chosen of the Lord, and free, heirs of Christ's salvation.
2
Christ, the Way, the Truth, the Life, who hath gone before you through the turmoil and the strife, holds his banner o'er you; all who see the sacred sign press towards heaven's portal, fired by hope that is divine, love that is immortal.
3 They who follow fear no foe, care not who assail them; where the Master leads, they go, he will never fail them; courage, brothers! We are one, in the love that sought us; soon the warfare shall be done, through the grace he brought us.
THE PRESENTATION OF OFFERING - FORM A (BCP Page 126)
PRESIDENT: Through your goodness, Lord, we have this bread and wine to offer, the fruit of the earth and the work of human hands. They will become our spiritual food.
ALL: All things come from you, O Lord, and of your own do we give you. Blessed be God for ever. Amen.
THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS
SURSUM CORDA
PRESIDENT: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
PRESIDENT: Lift up your hearts.
ALL: We lift them up to the Lord.
PRESIDENT: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
ALL: It is right to give God thanks and praise.
PRESIDENT: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Father Almighty, everlasting God:
For by water and the Holy Spirit you have made us a new people in Jesus Christ our Lord, to show forth your glory in all the world.
Therefore, we praise you; joining our voices with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven, who forever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:
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.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER B
(BCP Page 135)
PRESIDENT: Holy and gracious Father, all creation rightly gives you praise. All life, all holiness, comes from you through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, whom you sent to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all.
We therefore bring you these gifts, and we ask you to make them holy by the power of your Spirit, that they may become the Body and Blood of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ, who offered Himself in obedience to your will, the Perfect Sacrifice for all mankind.
On the night he was betrayed, he took bread, and when he had given thanks to you, He broke it and gave it to his disciples and said: "Take this and eat it: "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. "Do this, whenever you drink it, "For the remembrance of me."
ALL: When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim the death of Christ until he comes again.
PRESIDENT: Father, calling to mind the death your Son endured for our salvation; His Glorious Resurrection and Ascension; His continual intercession for us in heaven; and looking for His coming again in glory, we offer you, in thanksgiving, this holy and life-giving sacrifice.
Look with favour on your Church's offering, and grant that we who eat and drink these holy gifts may be filled with your Holy Spirit and become one body in Christ, and serve you in unity, constancy and peace.
May He make us a perpetual offering to you and enable us, in communion with blessed Mary and the whole company of heaven, to share in the inheritance of your saints.
With Him, and in Him, and through Him, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we worship you, Father Almighty, with all who stand before you in earth and heaven in songs of everlasting praise:
ALL Blessing and honour and glory and power be yours for ever and ever. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (BCP Page 144)
PRESIDENT: As our Saviour has taught us, so we pray:
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 BREAD (BCP Page 145)
PRESIDENT: 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.
THE AGNUS DEI (BCP Page 147)
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: grant us peace.
THE INVITATION (BCP Page 145-146)
FORM B
DEACON: The Gifts of God for the People of God.
ALL: Our souls will feast and be satisfied, and we will sing glad songs of praise to Him.
COMMUNION HYMNS: 494, 584, 627, 412
HYMN: 494 - All to Jesus I surrender
1 All to Jesus I surrender, all to him I freely give; I will ever love and trust him, in his presence daily live.
Refrain: I surrender all, I surrender all, all to thee, my blessed Saviour, I surrender all.
2 All to Jesus I surrender, humbly at his feet I bow; worldly pleasures all forsaken, take me, Jesus, take me now.
Refrain:
3
All to Jesus I surrender, make me, Saviour, wholly thine; let me feel the Holy Spirit, truly know that thou art mine.
Refrain:
4 All to Jesus I surrender, Lord, I give myself to thee; fill me with thy love and power, let thy blessing fall on me.
Refrain:
5 All to Jesus I surrender, now I feel the sacred flame; O the joy of full salvation! Glory, glory to his name!
Refrain:
HYMN: 584 - Father God, the Lord, Creator
1
Father God, the Lord, Creator, by whose hand we all are fed, in your mercy re-create us at the breaking of the bread.
2 Christ our Lord, be present with us, risen victorious from the dead! In your mercy may we know you in the breaking of the bread.
3 Holy Spirit, God's empowering, by whose life the Church is led; in your mercy, send us strengthened from the breaking of the bread.
4 Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, hear our praises sung and said. From our hearts comes our thanksgiving for the breaking of the bread.
HYMN: 627 - We pray thee, heavenly Father
1 We pray thee, heavenly Father, to hear us in thy love, and pour upon thy children the unction from above; that so in love abiding, from all defilement free, we may in pureness offer our eucharist to thee.
2 Be thou our guide and helper, O Jesus Christ, we pray; so may we well approach thee, if thou wilt be the Way: thou, very Truth, hast promised to help us in our strife, food of the weary pilgrim, eternal source of life.
3 And thou, creator Spirit, look on us, we are thine; renew in us thy graces, upon our darkness shine; that, with thy benediction upon our souls outpoured, we may receive in gladness the body of the Lord.
4 O Trinity of Persons, O Unity most high, on thee alone relying thy servants would draw nigh: unworthy in our weakness, on thee our hope is stayed, and blessed by thy forgiveness we will not be afraid.
HYMN: 412 - Faith of our fathers! Living still
1 Faith of our fathers! Living still in spite of dungeon, fire, and sword: O how our hearts beat high with joy, whene'er we hear that glorious word:
Refrain: Faith of our fathers, holy faith! We will be true to thee till death.
2 Faith of our fathers! Faith and praise shall win all nations unto thee; and through the truth that comes from God, mankind shall then indeed be free.
Refrain:
3
Faith of our fathers! We will love both friend and foe in all our strife: and preach thee, too, as love knows how, by kindly deeds and virtuous life.
Refrain:
HYMNS FOR BLESSING: 415, 395
HYMN: 415 - Children of the heavenly King
1 Children of the heavenly King, as ye journey, sweetly sing; sing your Saviour's worthy praise, glorious in his works and ways
2 We are travelling home to God, in the way the fathers trod; they are happy now, and we soon their happiness shall see.
3
Lift your eyes, ye sons of light! Sion's city is in sight: there our endless home shall be, there our Lord we soon shall see.
4 Fear not, brethren! Joyful stand on the borders of your land; Jesus Christ, your Father's Son, bids you undismayed go on.
5 Lord, obediently we would go, gladly leaving all below; only thou our Leader be; and we still will follow thee.
HYMN: 395 - Give light, O Lord, that we may learn
1 Give light, O Lord, that we may learn the way that leads to thee, that where our hearts true joy discern, our life may be.
2 Give light, O Lord, that we may know thy one unchanging truth, and follow, all our days below, our Guide in youth.
3 Give light, O Lord, that we may see where wisdom bids beware, and turn our doubting minds to thee, in faithful prayer.
4 Give light, O Lord, that we may look beneath, around, above, and learn from nature's living book thy power and love.
5
Give light, O Lord, that we may read all signs that thou art near, and, while we live, in word and deed thy name revere.
6 Give light, O Lord, that we may trace in trial, pain, and loss in poorest lot, and lowest place, a Saviour's cross.
7 Give light, O Lord, that we may see a home beyond the sky, where all who live in Christ with thee shall never die.
THE DISMISSAL
POST COMMUNION PRAYER B (BCP Page 148)
ALL: Eternal God and Heavenly Father, we thank you for feeding us with the Body and Blood of your Son Jesus Christ. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you, and all persons in you, with gladness and singleness of heart, through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
BLESSING:
PRESIDENT: The blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit be among you and remain with you always.
ALL: Amen.
PRESIDENT: Kindly be seated for the Notices
NOTICES & HIGHLIGHTS
RECESSIONAL HYMN: 836 (SH) - When we walk with the Lord
1 When we walk with the Lord In the light of His Word, What a glory He sheds on our way;
While we do His good will, He abides with us still, And with all who will trust and obey.
Refrain Trust and obey, For there's no other way To be happy in Jesus, But to trust and obey.
2 Not a shadow can rise, Not a cloud in the skies, But His smile quickly drives it away; Not a doubt or a fear, Not a sigh or a tear, Can abide while we trust and obey.
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3 Not a burden we bear, Not a sorrow we share, But our toil He doth richly repay; Not a grief or a loss, Not a frown or a cross, But is blest if we trust and obey.
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4 But we never can prove The delights of His love, Until all on the altar we lay; For the favor He shows, And the joy He bestows, Are for them who will trust and obey.
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CLOSING PRAYERS
DEACON: Go in peace and serve the Lord. ALL: In the name of Christ. Amen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES
Greetings and Welcome
We greet you warmly today to our Eucharistic worship. We now invite or visitors to share your name and church community with us.
Thank you for worshipping with us today.
Events In Our Parish
• Ushers’ Guild Bus Ride
The Usher’s Guild thanks all persons who attended their bus ride which was held last Sunday. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Events in our Diocese
See the attached flyers.
Events of our Lives
Birthdays
Congratulations to all those persons celebrating birthdays this week.
1. Audrey Broomes - June 24
As their days increase, God’s richest blessing on them.
Anniversaries
Congratulations to all persons celebrating anniversaries this week.
Bereavement
We extend condolences to the families of those persons who have died.
May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
Sick & Shut-Ins/Prayer Request
Stella Atwell
Carmen Bowen
Douglas Brome
Marva Brome
Enid Broome
Michael Broomes
Thesby Evans
Anthony Grant
Joyce Grant Doriel King
Erma Griffith Marlene King
Gilbert Griffith Dinese Lashley
Waple Griffith Elsie Maxwell
Audrey Headley
John Maxwell
Roy Hinds Horace Nicholls
Theomonda Husbands Eupharene Walkes
Marva Jordan
Thelma Jordan
Joan Yearwood
Please remember the sick or injured in our parish and the wider community.
Events
St. Lucy Parish Church - Calendar of
