THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT: LITANY IN PROCESSION & HOLY EUCHARIST SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 ST, 2013 St. John the Baptist (Dixie) 719 Dundas Street East Mississauga, Ontario L4Y 2B5 Tel: (905) 277-0462 Fax: (905) 277-3971 Email: church@stjohnsdixie.com Website: www.stjohnsdixie.com
Processional Litany Let us go forth in peace. Al -le - lu - ia! In the name of Christ Amen. Al -le - lu - ia! Let us pray: All sing Re - joice! Re - joice! Em - man - u - el shall come to you, O Is - ra - el. That we may be filled with longing for your kingdom O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. All sing the refrain That your church may bear faithful witness to the light of Christ O come, O Wisdom from on high, who orders all things mightily; to us the path of knowledge show, and teach us in her ways to go. All sing the refrain That your Word may lead us to speak the truth in love O come, O come, great Lord of might, who to your tribes on Sinai s height in ancient times once gave the law in cloud and majesty and awe. All sing the refrain That we may be freed from the bondage of sin and death O come, O Rod of Jesse s stem from every foe deliver them; that trust your mighty power to save, and give them victory o er the grave. All sing the refrain That you may reveal to us the path that leads to new life O come, O Key of David, come, and open wide our heavenly home; make safe the way that leads on high, and close the path to misery. All sing the refrain
That you may banish our darkness with the light of your presence O come, O Dayspring, from on high and cheer us by your drawing nigh; disperse the gloomy clouds of night, and death s dark shadow put to flight. All sing the refrain That you may bring us that peace which the world cannot give O come, Desire of nations, bind in one the hearts of humankind; O bid our bitter conflict cease, and be for us our Prince of Peace. All sing the refrain Blessing and Dedication of the Advent Candle & Candle Lighting Jesus Christ is the light of the world. People: A light no darkness can extinguish. Dear Friends in Christ, in this season of Advent we gather with joyful expectation to await the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ to banish the darkness in our lives and visit us with the peace and light of his presence. Today we pray for God s grace and seek God s blessing as we dedicate these Advent Candles to our use and his glory. A moment of silent prayer follows. Let us pray, Gracious God, Bless, hallow, and sanctify these Advent Candles that, as we await the coming of your Son, their warmth may burn in our hearts and their light may shine forth in our lives in hope, peace, joy, and love. This we ask in the name of the Light of the World, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Gathering of the Community Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. People: And also with you. Leader: Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you 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. The Collect of the Day Please kneel or be seated Leader: Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness and put on the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your son Jesus Christ came to us in great humility, that on the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. The Proclamation of the Word Reader: A Reading from the Prophesy of Isaiah. Please be seated The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations shall stream to it. Many peoples shall come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord! Reader: The word of the Lord. Isaiah 2.1-5 People: Thanks be to God. A moment of silence is observed
Psalm 122 Paraphrase 1. I joyed when to the house of God "Go up," they said to 2. Je - ru - sa - lem our cit - y is firm built and strong-ly 3. Pray that Je - ru - sa - lem may have peace and fe - li - ci- 4. There - fore I wish that peace may still with - in thy walls re- 5. Now for my friends' and kin - dred's sakes "Peace be in thee," I'll Please stand as we sing me. Je - ru - sa - lem, with - in thy gates our feet shall stand-ing be. stands; un - to that place the tribes go up, pil - grims from all its lands. - ty: let them that love thee and thy peace have still pros - per - i - ty. - main, and ev - er may thy pal - a - ces pros - per - it - y re - tain. say; and for the house of God our Lord I'll seek thy good al - way. A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans. Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armour of light; let us live honourably as in the day, not in revelling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarrelling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. Reader: The word of the Lord. Romans 13.11-14 People: Thanks be to God. A moment of silence is observed
Sequence Hymn: #526 GOD IS OUR FORTRESS 1. God is our for - tress and our rock, our might- y help in 2. Our hope is fixed on Christ a - lone, the Man of God's own 3. The Word of God will not be slow while de - mon hordes sur- dan - ger; he shields us from the bat - tle's shock and choos - ing; with - out him noth - ing can be won and - round us, though e - vil strike its cruel - est blow and thwarts the dev -il's an - ger: for still the prince of night profight - ing must be los - ing: so let the powers ac - cursed come death and hell con - found us: for e - ven if dis - tress should - longs his e - vil fight; he us - es ev - ery skill to on and do their worst; the Son of God shall ride to take all we pos - sess, and those who mean us ill should work his wick -ed will no earth - ly force is like him. bat - tle at our side, and he shall have the vic - tory. rav - age wreck, or kill, God's king-dom is im - mor - tal! Please stand as we sing The Gospel Reader: The Lord be with you. Glo-ry to you, Lord Je-sus Christ. People: And also with you. Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. People:
Jesus said, "But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left. Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour." Reader: The Gospel of Christ. Matthew 24.36-44 People: Praise to you, Lord Je-sus Christ. Sermon The Nicene Creed Please be seated Please stand Leader: Let us confess our faith as we say, We believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the scriptures; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Prayers of the People Please kneel or be seated The leader offers prayers for the church, the world, the sick and the suffering, and those who have died. The Advent Prose follows. Advent Prose All sing a f k s k k k s ks k s k k k s k k k s k s k s k s k k k s k s k k k Drop down, ye hea-vens from a - bove, and let the skies pour down right- eous - ness. Cantor: Be not wroth very sore, O Lord, neither remember iniquity forever: thy holy cities are a wilderness, Sion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation: our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee. All sing the Antiphon Cantor: We have sinned, and are as an unclean thing, and we all do fade as a leaf: and our iniquities, like the wind have taken us away; thou hast hid thy face from us: and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. All sing the Antiphon Cantor: Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen; that ye may know me and believe me: I, even I, am the Lord, and beside me there is no Saviour: and there is none that can deliver out of my hand. All sing the Antiphon Cantor: Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, my salvation shall not tarry: I have blotted out as a thick cloud thy transgressions: Fear not, for I will save thee: For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Redeemer. All sing the Antiphon Confession and Absolution Leader: Dear friends in Christ, God is steadfast in love and infinite in mercy; he welcomes sinners and invites them to his table. Let us confess our sins, confident in God s forgiveness.
Leader: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your name. Amen. Almighty God have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. People: Amen. The Peace The peace of the Lord be always with you. People: And also with you. Please stand Offertory Hymn: #93 YOU SERVANTS OF THE LORD 1. You ser - vants of the Lord, each in your call - ing wait, ob- 2. Let all your lamps be bright, and trim the gold - en flame; at- 3. Watch; 'tis your Lord's com - mand, and while we speak, he's near; mark 4. How hap - py shall we be if in his ser - vice found! We 5. Christ shall the ban - quet spread with his own roy - al hand, and - ser - vant of his heaven-ly Word, and watch-ful at his gate. - ten - tive stand, as in his sight, for awe - some is his name. the first sig - nal of his hand, and rea - dy all ap - pear. shall our Lord with rap - ture see and be with hon-our crowned! raise each faith - ful ser - vant's head a - mid th'an-ge - lic band. All sing
Offertory Sentence All sing The Celebration of the Eucharist People: God of love and power, your word stirs within us the expectation of the coming of your Son. Accept all we offer you this day, and sustain us with your promise of eternal life. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Lord be with you. Lift up your hearts. People: People: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. And al - so with you. We lift them to the Lord. Blessed are you, gracious God, creator of heaven and earth; we give you thanks and praise through Jesus Christ our Lord, who in the fullness of time came among us in our flesh, and opened to us the way of salvation. Now we watch for the day when he will come again in power and great triumph to judge this world, that we, without shame or fear, may rejoice to behold his appearing. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your name.
SANCTUS - - - - - - - - - - - - Ho-ly Ho-ly Ho - ly Lord, God of pow-er and might; Heav'n and Earth are full of your glo - ry, Ho - san - na in the high - est. All sing Bless-ed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; Ho - san - na in the high - est. Please kneel or be seated We give thanks to you, Lord our God, for the goodness and love you have made known to us in creation; in calling Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Saviour and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life. On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, a death he freely accepted, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, "Take, eat: this is my body which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me." After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he 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. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me." Therefore, Father, according to his command, We remember his death; we proclaim his resurrection, we await his coming in glory; and we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine. We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts, that they may be the sacrament of the body of Christ and his blood of the new covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we, made acceptable in him, may be sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, reconcile all things in Christ, and make them new, and bring us to that city of light where you dwell with all your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the
head of the Church, and the author of our salvation; by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honour and glory are yours, almighty Father, now and for ever Amen. The Lord s Prayer All sing, unaccompanied
God of promise, you prepare a banquet for us in your kingdom. Happy are those who are called to the supper of the Lamb. The gifts of God for the People of God. People: Thanks be to God. Agnus Dei All sing Lamb of God, Lamb of God, you take a - way the sin of the world, have mer - cy, have mer - cy on us. Lamb of God, Lamb of God, you take a - way the sin of the world; grant us your peace. Grant us your peace. The Communion All baptized Christians are invited to receive Holy Communion. Please come forward to the Altar rail and stand or kneel as you prefer.
Communion Hymn: #79 TO YOU, O KINDLY JESUS CHRIST 1. To you, O kind - ly Je - sus Christ, e - ter-nal thanks my heart will pour, for 2. With glad-ness now, my soul, break forth, for I am rich with joy's de -light. O with your bod-y and your blood you feed my soul for ev - er - more. Je - sus, in my heart you live, your love for-ev - er burn-ing bright. All sing Communion Hymn: #320 YE WATCHERS AND YE HOLY ONES 1. Ye watch-ers and ye ho - ly ones, bright ser-aphs, cher - u - bim, and 2. O high - er than the cher - u - bim, more glo-rious than the ser - a- 3. Re - spond, ye souls in end-less rest, fore-bears in faith and proph-ets 4. O friends, in glad-ness let us sing su - per - nal an-thems ech - o- thrones, raise the glad strain: al - le - lu - ia! Cry - phim, lead their prais - es: al - le - lu - ia! Thou blest: al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia! Ye - ing: al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia! To out, do - min-ions, prince-doms, powers, vir-tues, arch - an - gels, an-gels' bear-er of the..e - ter - nal Word, most gra-cious, mag - ni - fy the ho - ly twelve, ye mar - tyrs strong, all saints tri - um-phant, raise the God the Fa - ther, God the Son, and God the Spir - it, Three-in- choirs: - lu - ia! Lord: - lu - ia! song: - lu - ia! - One, - lu - ia! All sing
Communion Hymn: O FOR A WORLD 1. O for a world where ev - ery - one re - spects each oth - er's 2. O for a world where goods are shared and mis - er - y re- 3. We wel - come one world fam - i - ly and strug - gle with each 4. The poor are rich, the weak are strong, the fool - ish ones are 5. O for a world pre - par - ing for God's glo - rious reign of All sing ways, where love is lived and all is done with jus - tice and with praise. - lieved, where truth is spo - ken, chil-dren spared, e - qual - i - ty a - chieved. choice that o - pens us to u - ni - ty and gives our vi - sion voice. wise. Tell all who mourn: out casts be - long, who per - ish - es will rise. peace, where time and tears will be no more, and all but love will cease. Choir Anthem Prayer after Communion All your works praise you, O Lord. And your faithful servants bless you. Gracious God we thank you for feeding us with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ. May we, who share his body, live his risen life; we, who drink his cup, bring life to others; we, whom the Spirit lights, give light to the world. Keep us firm in the hope you have set before us, so that we and all your children shall be free, and the whole earth live to praise your name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. The Blessing Announcements
Recessional Hymn: #114 LO, HE COMES 1. Lo, he comes with clouds de - scend - ing, once for fa-voured 2. Ev - ery eye shall now be - hold him, robed in dread - ful 3. Now re - demp - tion, long ex - pect - ed, see in sol - emn 4. Yea, a - men, let all a - dore thee, high on thine e- sin - ners slain; thou-sand thou - sand saints at - ten - ding maj - es - ty; all who set at nought and sold him, pomp ap - pear; all his saints, on earth re - ject - ed, - ter - nal throne; Sa - viour, take the power and glo - ry; swell the tri - umph of his train: hal - le - lu - jah, hal - le- pierced, and nailed him to the tree, deep - ly griev-ing, deep - ly thrill the trum - pet sound to hear: hal - le - lu - jah, hal - le- claim the king-dom for thine own: O come quick-ly! O come Please stand & sing - lu - jah, hal - le - lu - jah! God ap - pears on earth to reign. griev-ing, deep - ly griev-ing, shall the true Mes - si - ah see. - lu - jah, hal - le - lu - jah! See the day of God ap - pear! quick-ly! O come quick-ly! Hal- le - lu - jah! Come, Lord, come! Dismissal Let us bless the Lord. Alleluia! People: Thanks be to God. Alleluia! All music is reproduced under OneLicense.net A-720674.