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Processional Hymn: “Praise, My Soul” #381
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;
to his feet your tribute bring;
ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
evermore his praises sing:
Alleluia, alleluia,
praise the everlasting King.
Praise him for his grace and favour
to our forebears in distress;
praise him still the same forever,
slow to chide and swift to bless;
alleluia, alleluia,
glorious in his faithfulness.
Father-like he tends and spares us;
well our feeble frame he knows;
in his hands he gently bears us,
rescues us from all our foes:
alleluia, alleluia,
widely as his mercy flows.
Frail as summer’s flower we flourish;
blows the wind and it is gone;
but, while mortals rise and perish,
God endures unchanging on:
alleluia, alleluia,
praise the high eternal one.
Angels, help us to adore him;
you behold him face to face;
sun and moon, bow down before him,
dwellers all in time and space.
Alleluia, alleluia,
praise with us the God of grace.
Greeting
Celebrant: The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
People: And also with you.
Welcome
Glory to God
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.
Collect
Celebrant: Merciful Lord, grant to your faithful people pardon and peace, that we may be cleansed from all our sins and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
A Reading from the Book of Isaiah (Chapter 58, verses 1 to 9a)
Shout out, do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet! Announce to my people their rebellion, to the house of Jacob their sins. Yet day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practised righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God; they ask of me righteous judgements, they delight to draw near to God. “Why do we fast, but you do not see? Why humble ourselves, but you do not notice?” Look, you serve your own interest on your fast day, and oppress all your workers. Look, you fast only to quarrel and to fight and to strike with a wicked fist. Such fasting as you do today will not make your voice heard on high. Is such the fast that I choose, a day to humble oneself? Is it to bow down the head like a bulrush, and to lie in sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord? Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover them, and not to hide yourself from your own kin? Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up quickly; your vindicator shall go before you, the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry for help, and he will say, Here I am.
Reader: The Word of the Lord
People: Thanks be to God.
Psalm
Hallelujah! Happy are they who fear the Lord And have great delight in his commandments!Their descendants will be mighty in the land; The generation of the up–right will be blessed. Wealth and riches will be in their house, And their righteousness will last forever.Light shines in the darkness for the upright; The righteous are merciful and full of compassion. It is good for them to be generous in lending And to manage their af–fairs with justice.For they will never be shaken; The righteous will be kept in ev–er–lasting remembrance. They will not be afraid of any ev–il rumours; Their heart is right; they put their trust in the Lord.Their heart is established and will not shrink, Until they see their desire up–on their enemies. (2nd half of tone)They have given freely to the poor, And their righteousness stands fast for ever; They will hold up their head with honour.
A Reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians (Chapter 2, verses 1 to 12)
When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling. My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God. Yet among the mature we do speak wisdom, though it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to perish. But we speak God’s wisdom, secret and hidden, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. None of the rulers of this age understood this; for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him” – these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For what human being knows what is truly human except the human spirit that is within? So also no one comprehends what is truly God’s except the Spirit of God. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God.
Reader: The Word of the Lord
People: Thanks be to God.
Gradual: “Alleluia! Glory to God” (vs. 1) #457
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Glory to God who does wondrous things;
Let all the people God’s praises now sing;
All of creation in splendor shall ring: Alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
Reader: The Lord be with you
People: And also with you.
Reader: The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew
People: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfil. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees,you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”
(Matthew 5: 13-20)
Reader: The Gospel of Christ.
People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Gradual: “Alleluia! Glory to God” (vs. 1) #457
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Glory to God who does wondrous things;
Let all the people God’s praises now sing;
All of creation in splendor shall ring: Alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Sermon
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: Loving God,
People: Hear our prayer.
Confession and Absolution
Celebrant: Dear friends in Christ, God is steadfast in love and infinite in mercy; he welcomes sinners and invites them to his table. Let us confess our sins, confident in God’s forgiveness.
Silence is kept.
Celebrant: Most merciful God,
All: we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your name. Amen.
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: The peace of the Lord be always with you.
People: And also with you.
Announcements
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- Celebrating Black History Month
- “Pray As You Go” 3-Week Prayer Study (Jan 24, 31 & Feb 7)
- Social Justice Motion Seminar (Feb 8)
- Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper (Feb 21)
- Envelopes and Tax Receipts
- Annual General Vestry Meeting (Feb 26)
- World Day of Prayer Service (March 3)
- A/V Team Help
- Funeral Hospitality Help
- Sunday Hospitality Help
- Donating for Altar Flowers (dates available in March)
- ICYMI Thursday’s Thought & Prayer
Offertory
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Offertory Hymn: “You Are the Salt for the Earth” #502
Congregation sings the words in bold.
You are salt for the earth, O people,salt for the kingdom of God!Share the flavour of Life, O people:Life in the kingdom of God! Refrain:Bring forth the kingdom of mercy,bring forth the kingdom of peace;bring forth the kingdom of justice,bring forth the city of God! You are a light on the hill, O people,light for the city of God!Shine so holy and bright, O people:Shine for the kingdom of God!
Refrain:Bring forth the kingdom of mercy,bring forth the kingdom of peace;bring forth the kingdom of justice,bring forth the city of God! You are a seed of the word, O people,bring forth the kingdom of God!Seeds of mercy and seeds of justice,grow in the kingdom of God!
Refrain:Bring forth the kingdom of mercy,bring forth the kingdom of peace;bring forth the kingdom of justice,bring forth the city of God!
We are a blest and a pilgrim peoplebound for the kingdom of God!Love our journey and love our homeland:Love is the kingdom of God!
Refrain:Bring forth the kingdom of mercy,bring forth the kingdom of peace;bring forth the kingdom of justice,bring forth the city of God!
Prayer over the Gifts
Celebrant: God of compassion and forgiveness, receive our offering this day, and make us one with him who is our peace, Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer #3
Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
Celebrant: Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Celebrant: Blessed are you, gracious God, creator of heaven and earth; because you bid your faithful people to cleanse their hearts and to prepare with joy for the paschal feast; that reborn through the waters of baptism and renewed in the eucharistic mystery, we may be more fervent in prayer and more generous in the works of love. Therefore we raise our voices to you in praise
to proclaim the glory of your name.
(Common Praise) #719
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.
Celebrant: We give thanks to you, Lord our God, for the goodness and love you have made known to us in creation; in calling Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus your Son.
For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Saviour and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.
On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, a death he freely accepted, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “ Take, eat: 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. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”
Therefore, Father, according to his command,
All: we remember his death
we proclaim his resurrection,
we await his coming in glory;
Celebrant: And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine.
We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts, that they may be the sacrament of the body of Christ and his blood of the new covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we, made acceptable in him, may be sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
In the fullness of time, reconcile all things in Christ, and make them new, and bring us to that city of light where you dwell with all your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation; by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours, almighty Father, now and for ever. Amen
The Lord’s Prayer
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.
The Breaking of the Bread
Celebrant: We break this bread, To share in the body of Christ.
All: We being many, are one body, For we all share in the one bread.
The Communion
Celebrant: The gifts of God for the people of God.
All: Thanks be to God.
Agnus Dei (“Lamb of God”) (Common Praise) #745
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
Communion Hymns
“Come, let Us Eat” #62
This is a call and response song. The cantor sings for the first line and the congregation repeats it back, alternating back and forth. This process continues through each verse.
Cantor: Come, let us eat, for now the feast is spread,
People: come, let us eat, for now the feast is spread.
Cantor: Our Lord’s body let us take together,
People: our Lord’s body let us take together.
Cantor: Come, let us drink, for now the wine is poured
People: come, let us drink, for now the wine is poured.
Cantor: Jesus’ blood poured let us drink together,
People: Jesus’ blood poured let us drink together.
Cantor: In Jesus’ presence now we meet and rest.
People: in Jesus’ presence now we meet and rest.
Cantor: In the presence of our Lord we gather,
People: in the presence of our Lord we gather.
Cantor: Rise, then, to spread abroad God’s mighty word,
People: rise, then, to spread abroad God’s mighty word.
Cantor: Jesus risen will bring in the kingdom,
People: Jesus risen will bring in the kingdom.
“I Come With Joy” #60
I come with joy, a child of God,
forgiven, loved and free,
the life of Jesus to recall,
in love laid down for me.
I come with Christians far and near
to find, as all are fed,
the new community of love
in Christ’s communion bread.
As Christ breaks bread, and bids us share,
each proud division ends.
The love that made us, makes us one,
and strangers now are friends.
The Spirit of the risen Christ,
unseen, but ever near,
is in such friendship better known,
alive among us here.
Together met, together bound
by all that God has done,
we’ll go with joy, to give the world
the love that makes us one.
“The Head That Once Was Crowned” #491
The head that once was crowned with thorns
is crowned with glory now;
a royal diadem adorns
the mighty Victor’s brow.
The highest place that heav’n affords
is his, is his by right,
the King of kings and Lord of lords,
and heav’n’s eternal Light:
The joy of all who dwell above,
the joy of all below,
to whom he manifests his love,
and grants his name to know.
To them the cross, with all its shame,
with all its grace, is giv’n;
their name an everlasting name,
their joy the joy of heav’n.
They suffer with the Lord below,
they reign with him above;
their profit and their joy to know
the myst’ry of his love.
The cross he bore is life and health,
though shame and death to him;
his people’s hope, his people’s wealth,
their everlasting theme.
Choir Anthem: “Oh, For a Closer Walk With God” (Stanford)
Prayer after Communion
Celebrant: Eternal God, in you we find peace beyond all telling. May we who share in this heavenly banquet be instruments of your peace on earth, in the name of Jesus Christ the 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 the God of infinite goodness scatter the darkness of sin and brighten your hearts with holiness; and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be amongst you and remain with you always. Amen.
Hymn: “Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun” #383
Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
doth its successive journeys run;
his kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
till moons shall wax and wane no more.
People and realms of every tongue
dwell on his love with sweetest song,
and infant voices shall proclaim
their early blessings on his name.
Blessings abound where’er he reigns;
the prisoners leap to lose their chains;
the weary find eternal rest,
and all who suffer want are blest.
Let every creature rise and bring
peculiar honours to our King,
angels descend with songs again,
and earth repeat the loud Amen.
The Dismissal
Reader: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
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Those Assisting with the Service
Celebrant & Preacher: The Rev. Geoff Lloyd
Deacon: The Rev. Joanne Warman
Servers: Patty Clift, Sara Houghton, Brandon Evans-McDonald
Music: Adriaan Bakker, Choristers
Prayers of the People: Gail Holland
Readers: Greg Carter, Joyce Ibbott-Belvin
Chalice Bearers: Greg Carter, Jacky Bramma
Greeters: Waneta Dennis, Greg Carter
Bell Ringer: Phyllis Pharo
Warden on Duty: Tim Ralph
Flowers are given by Pauline and Martin Reid,
to the glory of God, in loving memory of of their parents,
Christina and Douglas Thornton and Margaret and Colin Reid
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All Saints acknowledges being on the traditional territories of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island,
the Iroquoian-speaking Wendat, and the 1923 Williams Treaties First Nations.
All Saints’ is a 2SLGBTQQIA+ affirming parish.
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Music License: CCLI #11160426
Guest Preacher Roxanne Brown on February 19th at 9:30 and 11am. Roxanne is councillor, youth worker and mother of three. She brings a wealth of experience and currently works at the Durham Family and Cultural Centre working to help Black and racialized youth and their families navigate the justice system. She believes in love and compassion as the leading source of healing and we look forward to welcoming her.
Mark your Calendar: Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper February 21st in the parish hall from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. More information to follow.
