Field Service Book Draft 2

The Royal Army Chaplains’ Department

New Field Service Book

Draft 2.1

All Saints 2002

The Lord’s Prayer

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 Apostles' Creed

All I believe in God, the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary,

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,

he is seated at the right hand of the Father,

and he will come 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 National Anthem

God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen.
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us:
God save the Queen. / Thy choicest gifts in store
on her be pleased to pour,
long may she reign:
may she defend our laws,
and ever give us cause
to sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen!

Acknowledgements

Common Worship Daily Prayer, preliminary Edition (Church House Publishing, 2002), Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England (Church House Publishing, 2000) and Common Worship: Pastoral Services (Church House Publishing, 2000), extracts from which are included in this book, are copyright © The Archbishops' Council and are reproduced by permission.

Holy Communion (Scottish Reformed Rite) and various occasional prayers from the Book of Common Order, included in this book are copyright ã The Panel on Worship of the Church of Scotland.

Scriptural quotations in this book are from The New Revised Standard Version, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Pending

The Order for Spiritual Communion from the ECUSA Prayer Book for the Armed Services included in this book is copyright © the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church USA, and is reproduced by permission.

Many of the public domain classical Christian prayers and the prayers from non-Christian sources were identified with the help of Brother Nicholas of the De La Salle Brothers in Great Britain. (http://www.prayingeachday.org/) One prayer in this book is his own, and is acknowledged.

This British book draws inspiration from the ECUSA Prayer Book for the Armed Services, and the author offers his thanks to his colleagues in the US Military Chaplaincy. Thanks are due many members of Christians on the Internet (http://www.coin.org.uk) and to Simon Kershaw, UK editor of Oremus (http://oremus.org/) where Labarum, (http://oremus.org/labarum/), the RAChD Liturgical site is hosted. Thanks are owed also to The Very Rev Michael Perham, Dean of Derby, who read the text and offered useful advice and encouragement; to the Rev Aled Thomas CF, who has provided Welsh language input to the book; to many colleagues in the RAChD whose support, encouragement and knowledge have been essential; to officials of the sending churches who have made texts available, and have been flexible in allowing their use to be tailored to the needs of Active Service; and to Yvonne who runs the reprographics unit in Colchester Garrison, and who has cheerfully produced the mountains of paper this project has generated.

Brian Elliott CF
Editor
Contents

Daily Prayer

Introductions

Prayer for each Day

Opening Canticles

Gospel Canticles

Readings and Resources

Seasonal Readings

Service of Remembrance

Christmas Carol Service

Christmas Prayers

Palm Sunday and Good Friday

Collected Prayers

Armed Service Collects

Blessings

Principal Services

Divine Service (Morning or Evening Service)

Holy Eucharist (Anglican Rite)

Communion 1 – Reserved Sacrament

Communion 2 – 1662 Structure

Communion 3 – Spiritual Communion

Holy Mass (Roman Rite)

Holy Communion (Scottish Reformed Rite)

Holy Communion (English Reformed Rite)

Holy Communion (Methodist Rite)

Pastoral Services

Prayer for Healing and Strength

Rite of Reconciliation (Confession)

Holy Baptism on Active Service

Emergency Baptism

Ministry at time of Death (The Last Rites)

Prayer when someone has just died

Prayer when facing death yourself

Prayer before a Funeral

Funeral or Repatriation Service

Brief Burial at Sea or in the Field of Battle

Hymns and Carols Not yet

Minority Faith Resources Not yet

Index Not yet

How to use this Book

Daily Prayer. These services may be used as private prayer, as daily prayer with a small gathered group, or as seven ready to use general services, which anyone may lead. This order is based on “Prayer During the Day” from the Common Worship of the Church of England. Forty pages set serious limits, but much variety is retained. The Psalms cannot be printed in full, but a good number of Psalms and Canticles have been included. These words of scripture remain usable when it is impossible to sing. The optional selected prayers for each day contain many Psalm-Collects, which in a few lines capture the content of a psalm. The daily options and the resources section provide a very good selection of prayers. On any day choose only two or three.

Readings and Resources - for seasonal and routine services.

Principal Services. This central part of this book provides a main Service of the Word (Divine Service), and the Eucharistic Rites (Communion Services) of the “Sending Churches” – i.e. those denominations that send chaplains to HM Forces.

Pastoral Services. This section provides for the caring or “pastoral” ministry of the church to servicemen and women in difficult times. The Prayer for Healing and Strength is for use before or after engaging hostile forces, but may be used at any time, as may the rite of reconciliation (confession). Adult baptism services are provided, and a full range of prayers for use surrounding serious injury or death on active service. Ideally these services should be conducted by a chaplain, but in case of need any baptised person acceptable to those concerned may, with limitations, assume the role of “the minister”. These services have been carefully presented to make it possible for any lay person to conduct funeral or other service with confidence and dignity.

Limitations The Eucharistic Rites require a chaplain of the appropriate denomination; except that Communion Order 1 (Reserved Sacrament) may be lead by an authorized Anglican lay-minister; and Order 3 (Spiritual Communion) is a personal devotion. A lay person shall not pronounce a blessing, or a formal absolution of sins; and shall not anoint unless authorised. No lay person shall use the full rite of baptism; but may use either emergency form. Every attempt should be made to fulfil the expectations of persons in pastoral care; and to respect the rules and traditions of all the sending churches. Except when using the Welsh Orders of the Church in Wales, the Anglican Chaplains of Her Majesty’s Forces shall use the provisions of Common Worship from this book, or from the official texts; or else use the Book of Common Prayer. BE

Penitential Introduction to Daily Prayer

This penitential introduction may be used on any day.
If Daily Prayer is the main Sunday act of worship, this,
or the following Eastertide introduction is mandatory.

The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

and the love of God,

and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit

be with you.

All and also with you.

On Sundays these words may be said

This is the day that the Lord has made.

All Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

The leader invites all to remember their failings in silence

and then says:

Let us return to the Lord our God and say to him:

All Almighty God,

long-suffering and of great goodness:

I confess to you,

I confess with my whole heart

my neglect and forgetfulness of your commandments,

my wrong doing, thinking, and speaking;

the hurts I have done to others,

and the good I have left undone.

O God, forgive me, for I have sinned against you;

and raise me to newness of life;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

May the God of love

bring us back to himself,

forgive us our sins,

and assure us of his eternal love

in Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.

Introduction to Daily Prayer in Eastertide

This form may be used from Easter day until Ascension Day.

Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

All Blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.

Alleluia Christ is risen,

All He is risen indeed. Alleluia.

There is one body and one spirit.

All There is one hope to which we were called;

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

All one God and Father of all.

Peace be with you.

All And also with you.

Jesus Christ, risen Master and triumphant Lord,
we come to you in sorrow for our sins,
and confess to you our weakness and unbelief.
We have lived by our own strength,
and not by the power of your resurrection.

In your mercy, forgive us.

All Lord, hear us and help us.

We have lived by the light of our own eyes,

as faithless and not believing.

In your mercy, forgive us.

All Lord, hear us and help us.

We have lived for this world alone,

and doubted our home in heaven.

In your mercy, forgive us.

All Lord, hear us and help us.

May the Father of all mercies
cleanse us from our sins,
and restore us in his image
to the praise and glory of his name,

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.

This is the day that the Lord has made.

All Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Daily Prayer begins with the opening canticle or hymn

Sunday Prayer

O God, make speed to save us.
All O Lord, make haste to help us.

(or) I wait for the Lord; my soul waits for him;
in his word is my hope. Psalm 130.4

Praise

Either of these Canticles, or else a hymn may be used.

Gloria in Excelsis - Song of God's Glory (except in Advent &Lent)

All 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.

(or) O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
Let the whole earth stand in awe of him.

All Tell it out among the nations that the Lord is King.
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

God's salvation has openly been shown to all people.
Let the whole earth stand in awe of him.

All Declare his glory among the nations
and his wonders among all peoples.
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
Let the whole earth stand in awe of him.

All 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.

The Word of God For a main Sunday Service a Gospel reading

is preferred to these below.

Week One

Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah, saying, "Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by." Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then there came a voice to him. 1 Kings 19:9,11-13.

Week Two

‘Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me. To the one who conquers I will give a place with me on my throne, just as I myself conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. Let anyone who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches.’ Revelation 3.20-22

Week Three

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love. He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. Ephesians 1.3-6

Week Four

Jesus said, ‘The hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.’ John 4.23,24