KINGTON PARISHES
SUNDAY 10th MAY 2020
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Sorry that we can’t welcome you in person but a warm welcome if you’re joining us for the live-stream Service.
WORSHIP AT HOME
Morning Prayer
You may wish to light a candle and have some reflective music playing in the background.
Nahum 1.7
The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. God is close to those who trust in him.
Opening Sentences
O Lord, open our lips
and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Alleluia. Christ is risen.
He is risen indeed. Alleluia.
The night has passed, and the day lies open before us; let us pray with one heart and mind.
Pause for reflection as you offer the day to God.
As we rejoice in the gift of this new day, so may the light of your presence, O God, set our hearts on fire with love for you; now and for ever. Amen.
Psalm 31. 1-5, 15-16
1 In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.
2 Incline your ear to me; make haste to deliver me.
3 Be my strong rock, a fortress to save me, for you are my rock and my stronghold; guide me, and lead me for your name’s sake.
4 Take me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for you are my strength.
5 Into your hands I commend my spirit, for you have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.
15 ‘My times are in your hand; deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.
16 ‘Make your face to shine upon your servant, and save me for your mercy’s sake.’
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now and shall be for ever. Amen.
Acts 7:55-60
Standing before the high priest and the Council, Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. ‘Look,’ he said, ‘I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!’ But they covered their ears, and with a loud shout all rushed together against him. Then they dragged him out of the city and began to stone him; and the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. While they were stoning Stephen, he prayed, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’ Then he knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them.’ When he had said this, he died.
John 14:1-14
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way to the place where I am going.’ Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.’
Philip said to him, ‘Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, “Show us the Father”? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.
The Creed
Do you believe and trust in God the Father,
source of all being and life, the one for whom we exist?
I believe and trust in him.
Do you believe and trust in God the Son,
who took our human nature, died for us and rose again?
I believe and trust in him.
Do you believe and trust in God the Holy Spirit,
who gives life to the people of God
and makes Christ known in the world?
I believe and trust in him.
This is the faith of the Church.
This is our faith.
We believe and trust in one God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
In the prayers which follow will you please respond
Let us pray to God,
who alone makes us dwell in safety:
For all who are affected by coronavirus,
through illness or isolation or anxiety,
that they may find relief and recovery:
Lord, hear us,
Lord, graciously hear us.
For those who are guiding our nation at this time,
and shaping national policies,
that they may make wise decisions:
Lord, hear us,
Lord, graciously hear us.
For doctors, nurses and medical researchers,
that through their skill and insights
many will be restored to health:
Lord, hear us,
Lord, graciously hear us.
For the vulnerable and the fearful,
for the gravely ill and the dying,
that they may know your comfort and peace:
Lord, hear us,
Lord, graciously hear us.
We commend ourselves, and all for whom we pray,
to the mercy and protection of God.
Merciful Father,
accept these prayers
for the sake of your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
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.
Collect: Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ have overcome death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: grant that, as by your grace going before us you put into our minds good desires, so by your continual help we may bring them to good effect; through Jesus Christ our risen Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
The Conclusion
The Lord bless us, and preserve us from all evil, and keep us in eternal life. Amen.
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God
Let us go out in the peace of Christ. Alleluia, Alleluia.
Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.
For your prayers: Please pray for our Diocese of Hereford, our Bishops Richard and Alistair, Derek our Archdeacon and Guy Wilkinson, Rural Dean. Please pray for the Anglican Church of Kenya Muranga South (Kenya), Zaki-Biam (Nigeria), Ikwerre (Nigeria), Muyinga (Burundi), Zanzibar (Tanzania), Ikwo (Nigeria), Zaria (Nigeria), Mytikyina (Myanmar), Zonkwa (Nigeria), Zululand (Southern Africa), Nagpur (North India), Aba (Nigeria), Nairobi (Kenya), Aba Ngwa North (Nigeria), Ikwuano (Nigeria). Porvoo: England: Gloucester; Sweden: Västerås. Please pray for all who are ill at this time and especially all in our communities who have been commended to our prayers. Please pray for Matthew Sharp, Stephen Burden, Margaret Evans and Paul Victor Stadie, all who have recently died & all whose anniversaries occur at this time.
Materials in this booklet are drawn from Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England, Common Worship: Pastoral Services, and Common Worship: Daily Prayer, all of which are copyright © The Archbishops' Council of the Church of England.
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