The Lord’s Prayer
President: Longing for God’s will to be done on earth we pray
All: Our Father who art in heaven
President: We break this bread for our broken world
We break this bread for our broken lives
All: May what is broken be made whole as we share in the body of Christ..
Agnus Dei
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:
have mercy on us (X2)
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:
Grant us peace.
President: God’s Holy Gifts for God’s Holy people
All: Jesus Christ is holy,
Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father
At Epiphany we welcome all who are baptised to share in communion. If you prefer to receive a blessing, simply bow your head when you are at the altar rail.
Prayer after Communion(on sheet)
We listen to what the children have been doing and then hear the notices for the week.
The Blessing
President: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you
President…. And the blessing…. All: Amen
Final Hymn
Dismissal
President: Our Eucharist is ended.Tend the earth, care for God's good world,and bring forth the fruits of righteousness.
All: In the name of Christ. Amen.
The Church of the Epiphany, Gipton
Parish Eucharist for Creation
Processional Hymn
Greeting
President: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen.
President:The Lordof all creation be with you.
All: and also with you.
Introductionand Welcome
Prayer
All: Faithful One,
whose word is life:
come with saving power to free our praise,
shape our lives and renew the face of the earth
for the kingdom of your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayers of Penitence
The confession is introduced.
…… Lord have mercy. All: Lord have mercy
…… Christ have mercy. All: Christ have mercy
…… Lord have mercy. All: Lord have mercy
The President pronounces absolution.
The Collect–aspecial prayer for the day
(The collect and readings are on the readings/ notice sheet)
We sit to listen to our first readingfrom the Bible.
At the end the Reader says:
This is the word of the Lord. All:Thanks be to God
Gospel Hymn(after the hymn we remain standing)
Gospel Acclamation
Cantor:Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. All: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Cantor………… All: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Reader: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you
Reader: Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ accordingto .. All: Glory to you, O Lord.
Reader: This is the gospel of the Lord.
All: Praise to you O Christ
(Please remain standing until the sermon has been introduced with prayer)
Sermon
Affirmation of Faith
All: We believe that God creates all things,
renews all things, and holds all things in love.
We believe that the earth is a sacred place
filled with God's presence,
a home for all its creatures to share.
We believe that God became a man of earth,
Jesus Christ, who lived and breathed among us,
suffered and died on a cross,
for all human beings and for all creation,
and rose again to fill all things.
We believe that the Spirit renews life in the world,
groans together with every suffering creature,
and waits with us for the whole universe to be reborn.
We believe that with Jesus Christ
we too will rise and take our place in a new creation,
reconciled, restored and renewed. Amen
Prayers of intercession
We sit or kneel to pray.
We use one of these responses
Lord of all Life, or Lord of creation
All: Hear our prayer. Hear our prayer
And at the end
Merciful Father Accept these prayers for the sake of your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen
The Peace(All stand)
President:The Peace of the Lord be always with you.
All: And also with you
President: Let us offer one another a sign of peace
Offertory Hymn (during which the collection is taken and bread and wine are brought to the altar)
Eucharistic Prayer(Please sit or kneel)
President: The Lord be with you All: And also with you
President: Lift up your hearts.All: we lift them to the Lord
President: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give thanks and praise
The prayer continues until…Therefore we worship and adore you
with all your creation singing
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
The prayer continues until
President:Great is the mystery of faith
All: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
The prayer continues until …for ever and ever All: Amen