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Hymn: Rejoice, the Lord Is King (vs. 1, 4 & 5) #379
Rejoice, the Lord is King!
Your Lord and King adore;
rejoice, give thanks and sing,
and triumph evermore.
Lift up your heart,
lift up your voice; rejoice;
again I say, rejoice.
He sits at God’s right hand
till all his foes submit,
and bow to his command,
and fall beneath his feet.
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice:
rejoice; again I say, rejoice!
Rejoice in glorious hope!
Jesus the Judge shall come,
and take his servants up
to their eternal home.
We soon shall hear the archangel’s voice;
the trump of God shall sound, rejoice!
Greeting
Celebrant: We gather in the image of the Creator
People: who is a community of love.
Celebrant: We gather in the name of the Redeemer
People: who reconciles all of creation.
Celebrant: We gather in the presence of the Life Giver
People: who inspires new life and renews it.
Welcome
Glory to God
Cantor: Glory to God in the highest,
All: 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.
Collect
Celebrant: Let us pray. Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered by your Holy Spirit into one, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
A Reading from the Letter of James (Chapter 5: 13 -20)
Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth yielded its harvest. My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and is brought back by another, you should know that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save the sinner’s soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
Reader: The Word of the Lord
People: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 1
Reader: If the Lord had not been on our side, let Israel now say; If the Lord had not been on our side, when enemies rose up against us; Then would they have swallowed us up alive in their fierce anger toward us;
Response: We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
Reader: Then would the waters have overwhelmed us and the torrent gone over us; Then would the raging waters have gone right over us.
Response: We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
Reader: Blessed be the Lord! he has not given us over to be a prey for their teeth. We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the snare is broken, and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.
Response: We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
Gradual: Alleluia (vs. 1) #715
Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia!
(cantor only)
The Word of the Lord lasts forever.
What is the Word that is living?
It is brought to us through his Son Jesus Christ.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia!
The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
Deacon: The Lord be with you
People: And also with you.
Deacon: The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark
People: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ
As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honour your father and mother.'” He said to him, “Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.”
Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions. Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were greatly astounded and said to one another, “Then who can be saved?”
Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.” Peter began to say to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.”
Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age – houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields with persecutions – and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.” (Mark 10: 17-31)
Deacon: The Gospel of Christ
People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Gradual: Alleluia (vs. 3) #715
Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia!
(cantor only)
The Word of the Lord is alive,
the word of God is active–
it can judge our thoughts,
bring us closer to the father.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia!
The Sermon
Guest: Mr. Ron Houston,
Chair of the Board at North House
The Apostles’ Creed
Celebrant: Let us confess the faith of our baptism, as we say,
All: I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again
to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Prayers of the People
Leader: Father of all peoples;
Response: Hear our prayer.
Confession and Absolution
Celebrant: We praise you God, for the diversity of your creation. With the psalmist we are amazed at the manifold diversity of your work. The Earth is full of your creatures and in your holy wisdom you have made them all.
But in our self-centeredness, we have neglected to serve our fellow creatures. We have made distinction amongst ourselves allowing inequalities to fester. And we have polluted the land and the waters, destroying delicate habitats and accelerating the loss of your precious species. We know that creation waits with eager longing in the hope of being set free from this bondage to our decay And so we confess our sins to God, saying together
All: forgive us and help us.
Celebrant: We confess the sins of our society, for the sins of racism, classism and all other forms of prejudice that keep us from loving one another. We belong to a people who are full and satisfied, but can ignore the cry of the hungry and those in need. In your mercy;
All: forgive us and help us.
Celebrant: We confess to the misuse of God’s creation. We are sorry for the times when we have used your gifts carelessly, and acted ungratefully, forgetting that it is from your hand that we receive all things. In your mercy;
All: forgive us and help us.
Celebrant: We confess that we have not loved you as we love ourselves. We store up goods for ourselves alone, as if there were no God and no heaven. In the silence of our hearts we confess any additional sins of our hearts to you now… Silence is kept.
In your mercy;
All: forgive us and help us.
Celebrant: 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 eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
The Peace
Celebrant: You shall go out in joy and be led back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. (Isa 55:12)
The Peace of our God, in Jesus be with us all.
People: With each other, with us all, and with all creation. Amen.
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Offertory Hymn: Sister, Let Me Be Your Servant (vs. 1, 5 & 6) #500
Sister, let me be your servant.
let me be as Christ to you;
pray that I may have the grace to
let you be my servant, too.
When we sing to God in heaven,
we shall find such harmony,
born of all we’ve known together
of Christ’s love and agony.
Brother, let me be your servant,
let me be as Christ to you;
pray that I may have the grace to
let you be my servant, too.
Prayers
Eternal God, in Jesus Christ we behold your glory. Receive the offering of your people gathered before you, and open our hearts and mouths to praise your great salvation, the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Celebrant: And now, as our Saviour Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,
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.
Celebrant: Father in heaven, strengthen the unity of your Church, so that we who have been fed with holy things may fulfil your will in the world. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Doxology
Celebrant: Glory to God,
All: whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Blessing
Celebrant: May God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the source of all goodness and growth, pour his blessings upon all things created, and upon you his children, that you may use his gifts to his glory for the welfare of all peoples and all of creation. And the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen
Hymn: How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord (vs. 1, 3 & 4) #466
How clear is our vocation, Lord,
when once we heed your call:
to live according to your word,
and daily learn, refreshed, restored,
that you are Lord of all,
and will not let us fall.
We mark your saints, how they became
in hindrances more sure,
whose joyful virtues put to shame
the casual way we wear your name,
and by our faults obscure
your power to cleanse and cure.
In what you give us, Lord, to do,
together or alone,
in old routines or ventures new,
may we not cease to look to you,
the cross you hung upon,
all you endeavoured done.
The Dismissal
Deacon: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
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Those Assisting with Today’s Service
Celebrant: The Rev. Jennifer Schick
Guest Preacher: Mr. Ron Houston, Chair of the Board at North House
Voice of the Congregation: Jacky Bramma
Deacon: The Rev. Dr. Gary Gannon
Organist: Adriaan Bakker
Cantor: Amanda Marsh
Prayers of the People: The Rev. Joanne Warman
Reader: Shane Schick
Psalmist: Jacky Bramma
Digital Vergers: Tim Ralph, Darren Clift
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