10.00am: Group Eucharist: Kington
Sunday 30th August 2020
Trinity XII
Group Eucharist
St. Mary’s Church, Kington
A warm welcome to our Service today.
THE GATHERING
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
The Lord be with you
and also with you.
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
PRAYERS OF PENITENCE
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son Jesus Christ to save us from our sins, to be our advocate in heaven, and to bring us to eternal life.
Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith, firmly resolved to keep God’s commandments and to live in love and peace with all.
Most merciful God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we confess that we have sinned in thought, word and deed. We have not loved you with our whole heart. We have not loved our neighbours as ourselves. In your mercy forgive what we have been, help us to amend what we are, and direct what we shall be; that we may do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with you, our God. 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.
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS
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 sins 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.
THE COLLECT
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray and to give more than either we desire or deserve: pour down upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
JEREMIAH 15:15-21
O Lord, you know; remember me and visit me, and bring down retribution for me on my persecutors. In your forbearance do not take me away; know that on your account I suffer insult. Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart; for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts. I did not sit in the company of merrymakers, nor did I rejoice; under the weight of your hand I sat alone, for you had filled me with indignation. Why is my pain unceasing, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Truly, you are to me like a deceitful brook, like waters that fail. Therefore, thus says the Lord: If you turn back, I will take you back, and you shall stand before me. If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless, you shall serve as my mouth. It is they who will turn to you, not you who will turn to them. And I will make you to this people a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you, but they shall not prevail over you, for I am with you to save you and deliver you, says the Lord. I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked, and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.
At the end the reader says
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Psalm 26
1 Give judgement for me, O Lord, for I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered.
2 Test me, O Lord, and try me; examine my heart and my mind.
3 For your love is before my eyes; I have walked in your truth.
4 I have not joined the company of the false, nor consorted with the deceitful.
5 I hate the gathering of evildoers and I will not sit down with the wicked.
6 I will wash my hands in innocence, O Lord, that I may go about your altar,
7 To make heard the voice of thanksgiving and tell of all your wonderful deeds.
8 Lord, I love the house of your habitation and the place where your glory abides.
GOSPEL READING: Matthew 16:21-28
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew
Glory to you, O Lord.
From that time on, Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, ‘God forbid it, Lord! This must never happen to you.’ But he turned and said to Peter, ‘Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to me; for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.’ Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life? ‘For the Son of Man is to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been done. Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.’
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ
APOSTLE’S CREED
I believe and trust in God the Father,
Who created all that is.
I believe and trust in his Son Jesus Christ,
Who redeemed humankind.
I believe and trust in his Holy Spirit
Who gives life to the people of God.
I believe and trust in one God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
Merciful Father,
accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
PREPARATION OF THE TABLE TAKING OF THE BREAD AND WINE
THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you (or) The Lord is here.
and also with you. 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.
Father, you made the world and love your creation.
You gave your Son Jesus Christ to be our Saviour.
His dying and rising have set us free from sin and death.
And so we gladly thank you,
with saints and angels praising you, and saying:
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.]
We praise and bless you, loving Father,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord;
and as we obey his command,
send your Holy Spirit,
that broken bread and wine outpoured
may be for us the body and blood of your dear Son.
On the night before he died he had supper with his friends
and, taking bread, he praised you.
He broke the bread, gave it to them and said:
Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you;
do this in remembrance of me.
When supper was ended he took the cup of wine.
Again he praised you, 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, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.
So, Father, we remember all that Jesus did,
in him we plead with confidence his sacrifice
made once for all upon the cross.
Bringing before you the bread of life and cup of salvation,
we proclaim his death and resurrection
until he comes in glory.
Great is the mystery of faith:
Christ has died:
Christ is risen:
Christ will come again.
Lord of all life,
help us to work together for that day
when your kingdom comes
and justice and mercy will be seen in all the earth.
Look with favour on your people,
gather us in your loving arms
and bring us with the Virgin Mary, St Peter, St Stephen,
St Thomas a Becket all the saints
to feast at your table in heaven.
Through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all honour and glory are yours, O loving Father,
for ever and ever.
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.
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.
Jesus, Lamb of God, have mercy on us.
Jesus, bearer of our sins, have mercy on us.
Jesus, redeemer of the world, grant us peace.
GIVING OF COMMUNION
God’s holy gifts for God’s holy people.
Jesus Christ is holy, Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father
We welcome anyone who is a communicating member of the Christian church to receive communion. We also welcome those who do not wish to receive communion, but would like to receive a special blessing. To indicate this, please bring this order of service with you.
POST COMMUNION
God of all mercy, in this eucharist you have set aside our sins and given us your healing: grant that we who are made whole in Christ may bring that healing to this broken world, in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
THE DISMISSAL
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.
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
In the name of Christ. Amen.
Services next week, 6th September: The Blessed Virgin Mary
8.30am Titley Morning Praise
10.00am Kington Holy Communion
11.30am Old Radnor Morning Praise
For your prayers: Please pray for our Diocese of Hereford, our Bishop Richard, Derek our Archdeacon and Guy Wilkinson, Rural Dean. Please pray for Emily Grace de Jager who was baptised at Huntington last week. Please pray for the united Church of South India, Kimberley & Kuruman (Southern Africa), Kindu (Congo), Kinkiizi (Uganda), Ondo (Nigeria), Calabar (Nigeria), Kinshasa (Congo), Ontario (Canada), Calcutta (North India), Ogbomoso (Nigeria), Caledonia (Canada), Calgary (Canada), Oregon (The Episcopal Church), California (The Episcopal Church), Orlu (Nigeria), Cameroon (West Africa), Kirinyaga (Kenya). Porvoo: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland: Diocese of Turku; Church of England: Diocese of York. Please pray for Joan Bowen, Aubrey Price, Mary Morgan, Bob Wozencroft, Gill Williams, Malcolm Edwards, Sheila Jones, Jean Rouse, Marie Walker, Anthony Dawson, Diana Johnstone, all who have recently died & all whose anniversaries occur at this time.
Some of the material used in this service is copyright and has been used with permission:
The Book of Common Prayer: Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England, material from which is included in this service, is copyright The Archbishops’ Council 2000.
.This order of service has been produced within the terms of copyright for the use in Saint Mary’s Church, Kington.
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