Good Morning and Welcome. March 15 10:30 am. Lent 4

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1 Liturgy taken from the Book of Common Prayer. Copyright 1962 by the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada used by permission. Hymns from Common Praise. One License#A107 Good Morning and Welcome March 15 10:30 am Lent 4

2 VISION STATEMENT To show a welcoming, visible sign of Christ in a growing community, and to strive to meet the spiritual needs of everyone in a facility which is accessible, safe, environmentally friendly, and addresses the space requirements of all.

3 Let us take a moment and prepare for worship

4 Opening Hymn #524 Words: Timothy Tingfang Lew Music: Samuel Sebastian O Christ, the Great Foundation

5 O Christ, the great foundation on which your people stand to preach your true salvation in every age and land: pour out your Holy Spirit to make us strong and pure, to keep the faith unbroken as long as worlds endure.

6 Baptized in one confession, one Church in all the earth, we bear our Lord s impression, the sign of second birth. One holy people gathered in love beyond our own; by grace we were invited, by grace we make you known.

7 Where tyrants hold is tightened, where strong devour the weak, where innocents are frightened, the righteous fear to speak; there let your Church awaking attack the powers of sin, and, all their ramparts breaking, with you the victory win.

8 This is the moment glorious when he, who once was dead, shall lead his Church victorious, their champion and their head. The Lord of all creation his heavenly kingdom brings; the final consummation, the glory of all things.

9 Let us pray. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race which is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.

10 Exhortation: DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us in sundry places to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness; and that we should not dissemble nor cloke them before the face of Almighty God our heavenly Father;

11 but confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by his infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought at all times humbly to acknowledge our sins

12 before God; yet ought we most chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at his hands, to set forth his most worthy praise, to hear his most holy Word,

13 and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble voice unto the throne of the heavenly grace.

14 ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep, We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts, We have offended against thy holy laws, We have left undone those things which we ought to have done,

15 And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou them, O God, which confess their faults. Restore thou them that are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord.

16 And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of thy holy Name. Amen.

17 Almighty God have mercy upon us, pardon and deliver us from all our sins, confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and keep us in eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

18 And now let us pray as our Saviour has taught us. 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,

19 As we forgive them that 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.

20 Children s Focus Come, gather all you children, and listen to God s word. Come, gather all you children, and listen to God s word. Birthdays and Anniversaries

21 Leader: O Lord, open thou our lips. People: And our mouths shall show forth thy praise. Leader: O God, make speed to save us; People: O Lord, make haste to help us.

22 Leader: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: People: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Leader: Praise ye the Lord; People: The Lord s Name be praised.

23 *Venite (said) Come, let us sing unto the Lord: / let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, / and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.

24 For the Lord is a great God / and a great king above all gods. In his hand are all the corners of the earth: / and the strength of the hills is his also.

25 The sea is his, and he made it: / and his hands prepared the dry land. O come, let us worship and fall down, / and kneel before the Lord our Maker. / For he is the Lord our God; / and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

26 To-day O, that ye would hear his voice: / Harden not your hearts as in the Provocation, and as in the day of Temptation in the wilderness. When your fathers tempted me, / proved me, and saw my works. / Forty years long was I grieved with that generation, and said,

27 It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways / Unto whom I sware in my wrath, / that they should not enter into my rest.

28 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to the Holy Ghost, As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, / world without end. Amen.

29 Psalm 107: 1-3, Give thanks to the Lord for He is good

30 1st Reading Numbers 21: 4-9 Here ends the first lesson.

31 *Te Deum (said) We praise thee, O God; we acknowledge thee to be the Lord. All earth doth worship thee, the Father everlasting. To thee all Angels cry aloud, the Heavens and all the Powers therein. To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry,

32 Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts; Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy glory. The glorious company of the Apostles praise thee; The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise thee; The noble army of Martyrs praise thee;

33 The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee, The Father, of an infinite Majesty; Thine honourable, true, and only Son; Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.

34 THOU art the King of Glory, O Christ. Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father. When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man, thou didst not abhor the Virgin s womb. When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.

35 Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father. We believe that thou shalt come to be our Judge. We therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood. Make them to be numbered with thy Saints, in glory everlasting.

36 2nd Reading Ephesians 2:1-10 Here ends the second lesson.

37 *Benedictus (said) Blessed be the Lord God of Israel;/ for he hath visited, and redeemed his people; And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, / in the house of his Servant David; As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, / which have been since the world began; /

38 That we should be saved from our enemies, / and from the hands of all that hate us; / To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, / and to remember his holy covenant; / To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, / that he would grant us

39 That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies / might serve him without fear. / In holiness and righteousness before him, / all the days of our life.

40 And thou child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest: / for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; To give knowledge of salvation unto his people / for the remission of their sins; Through the tender mercy of our God; / whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us. /

41 To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, / and to guide our feet into the way of peace. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, / world without end. Amen.

42 The Holy Gospel. The Lord be with you. And also with you The Holy Gospel is written in the 3 rd chapter of the Gospel according to Saint John beginning at the 14 th verse. Glory be to thee, O Lord.

43 The Gospel John 3:14-21 The Gospel of Christ Praise be to thee, O Christ

44 Sermon Mothering Sunday

45 Reflection Hymn (Sung by the Choir) #649

46 Announcements and Caring Time

47 The Palm Sunday soup and sandwich will be on March 29 and we require a soup chef. Equal opportunity--man, woman or child (with parental supervision, of course). See Brenda. Also see sign up sheet on ACW board to volunteer to make sandwiches or sweets

48 The Cathedral Choir will be joining us on Sunday April 19 th at 4:00 pm for Evensong. Free will offering Lasagna Dinner to follow service. Tickets $10.00 for the meal.

49 Deanery Baptism and Confirmation will be held at Trinity, Sarnia At the Easter Vigil Saturday April 4, :00 pm Celebrant: Bishop Terry Dance

50 *The Apostles Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And In Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried;

51 He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; The holy Catholic Church; The Communion of Saints; The Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body, And The Life everlasting. Amen.

52 Responses (versicles) Leader: The Lord be with you; People: And with thy spirit. Leader: Let us pray. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.

53 Leader: O Lord, show thy mercy upon us; People: And grant us thy salvation. Leader: O Lord, save the Queen; People: And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.

54 Leader: Endue thy Ministers with righteousness; People: And make thy chosen people joyful. Leader: O Lord, save thy people People: And bless thine inheritance. Leader: Give peace in our time, O Lord;.

55 People: And evermore mightily defend us. Leader: O God, make clean our hearts within us; People: And take not thy Holy Spirit from us

56 Collect of the Day ~ Let us pray... Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully be relieved, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen

57 Collect for Peace Let us Pray O God, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom: Defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy

58 defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries; through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

59 Collect for Grace O Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day: Defend us in the same with thy mighty power, and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of

60 danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that is righteous in thy sight; though Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

61 Offertory Hymn #606 Words: Frederick William Faber Music: Melody Johann Ludwig Steiner There s a Wideness in God s Mercy We will collect the offering

62 There s a wideness in God s mercy like the wideness of the sea; there s a kindness in God s justice which is more than liberty.

63 There is no place where earth s sorrows are more felt than up in heaven; there is no place where earth s failings have such kindly judgement given.

64 There is plentiful redemption in the blood that has been shed; there is joy for all the members in the sorrows of the Head.

65 Foolish hearts, why will you scatter like a crowd of frightened sheep? Fainting souls, why will you wander from a love so true and deep?

66 For the love of God is broader than the measure of our mind, and the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind.

67 *Prayer over the Gifts ~Let us pray. God of mercy and compassion, your Word calls us home to faith and love. Accept all we offer you this day, in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen

68 Prayers of the People Please take the posture that is prayerful for you, let us offer our concerns to God.

69 Response Lord, listen to your children praying, send us love, send us power, send us grace.

70 Prayer for a Renewed Church Almighty God, give us a new vision of you, of your love, of your grace and power, and then, give us a new vision of what you would have us do as your church in this community. Transform our lives and renew your church through the power of your

71 Prayer for a Renewed Church Holy Spirit, that we might better share with others your life and joy through Jesus Christ, who is our life. Amen.

72 A Prayer of Saint Chrysostom ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests: Fulfill now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may

73 be most expedient for them; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.

74 The Grace THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen.

75 Recessional Hymn #423 Words: Stuart K. Hine Music: Melody Sweedish Traditional How Great Thou Art

76 O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder consider all the works thy hand hath made, I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder, thy power throughout the universe displayed

77 Refrain: Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee: how great thou art, how great thou art! Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

78 When though the woods and forest glades I wander, I hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees; when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur and hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze.

79 Refrain: Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee: how great thou art, how great thou art! Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

80 But, when I think that God, his Son not sparing, sent him to die, I scarce can take it in, that on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, he bled and died to take away my sin.

81 Refrain: Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee: how great thou art, how great thou art! Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

82 When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation and claim his own, what joy shall fill my heart! Then I shall bow in humble adoration and there proclaim My God, how great thou art!

83 Refrain: Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee: how great thou art, how great thou art! Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

84 Our time of worship in this place is at an end. Our time of service into the world now begins. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God!