The Fifth Sunday of EasterAll Saints’ Episcopal Church

Holy Eucharist Rite II10:30 am, May 10, 2020

501 South Phoenix Street • Russellville, AR 72801 (479) 968-3622

www.allsaintsrussellville.net

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Gather in the Name of the Lord

Prelude/ProcessionalTo You, O Lord, I Lift Up My Soul (Psalm 25) M. Haugen

John Cotton (guitar), Tim Smith (piano), Kristin Smith (vocals)

Text and Music: Marty Haugen, © 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-727891. All rights reserved.

The Opening Acclamation BCP 355

The people standing, the Celebrant saysAlleluia. Christ is risen.

People The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.

The Celebrant may sayAlmighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: 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.

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Song of Praise

Celebrant and PeopleGlory 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.

The Liturgy of the Word

Celebrant        The Lord be with you.People      And also with you.Celebrant  Let us pray.

The Celebrant continuesAlmighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The First Reading Acts 7:55-60

Reader A reading from the book of Acts.

Filled with the Holy Spirit, Stephen gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. “Look,” he said, “I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” But they covered their ears, and with a loud shout all rushed together against him. Then they dragged him out of the city and began to stone him; and the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. While they were stoning

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Stephen, he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he knelt down and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he died.

Reader  The Word of the Lord.People    Thanks be to God.

တမနတေတာဝတထ ။၇ ၅၅သသညလညး သန ရငးသေသာ ဝညာဉသေ�ာနင ပြ�ညသပြ�င၊ သေ�ာငး�ငသ သေ�သေ�ကြ�ညသေ��ာ၍ ဘရားသခင၏ ဘနးသေ�ာ�၎ငး၊ ဘရားသခင၏ လ�ျာသေ�ာဘ�၌ သေ&ရရ�သေနသည�၎ငး ပြ�ငလ�င၊ ၅၆ကြ�ည�ါ။ သေ�ာငး�င�ငလ�သည�၎ငး၊ လသားသည ဘရားသခင၏လ�ျာသေ�ာဘ�၌ ရ�သေနသည�၎ငး၊ ငါပြ�ငသညဟဆ ၏။ ၅၇ထသ�သည ပြ�ငး�ာသေသာ အသနင ဟ�သေကြ�ာ၍ နား��� ဆလျ� သဆသ ညညည��ာ �ဟန�ညးသေပြ�း၍၊ ၅၈မြ�ပြ�ငသ နငထ�မြ�း� သေ�ျာ�ခနင��ကြ�၏။ သ�သေသခ �သညလညး ���အဝ�� သေရာလ အ�ညရသေသာ လလင၏သေပြခရငး ၌ထားကြ�၏။ ၅၉သေ�ျာ�ခနင��ကြ��ဉ သသေ��နသည �ဌနာ ပြ�လျ�၊ သခငသေ&ရ၊ အ�ျန�၏ဝညာဉ� သ�း&သေ�ာ��ါဟ သေလ�ာ�ဆ၏။ ၆၀ဒးသေထာ�လျ�၊ သခင၊ ဤသ� ညပြ�သေသာ ဒ�ရ�အပြ��� ��သေ�ာ���ါနငဟ ကြ�းသေသာ အသနင သေ>�းသေကြ�ာမြ�း� �ျနး��သေလ၏။ သ� ���ျ�သေသာ အ�� သေရာလသညလညး ဝနခလျ� ရ၏။

Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16 BCP 622

1 In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge;let me never be put to shame; *deliver me in your righteousness.

2 Incline your ear to me; *make haste to deliver me.

3 Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe,for you are my crag and my stronghold; *for the sake of your Name, lead me and guide me.

4 Take me out of the net that they have secretly set for me, *for you are my tower of strength.

5 Into your hands I commend my spirit, *for you have redeemed me,O Lord, O God of truth.

15 My times are in your hand; *rescue me from the hand of my enemies,and from those who persecute me.

16 Make your face to shine upon your servant, *and in your loving-kindness save me."

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ဆာလကျမး ၃၁၁အထာဝရဘရား၊ �&သေ�ာ� အ�ျန�ခလ�ါ ၏။ ရ�သေကြ�ာ�ပြခငးနင အ�ဉ�ငးလ� �ါသေ�သေသာ။ �ရားသေ�ာနငအည အ�ျန�� �&�သေ�ာ��ါ။ ၂အ�ျန�ဘ�သ နားသေ�ာ� လည၍ အလျငအပြ�န၊ �&န�သေ�ာ��ါ။ �&သေ�ာသည အ�ျန�၌ ခငခသေသာသေ�ျာ�။ အ�ျန�လပြခရာ ရ��ပြ��သေ�ာ��ါ။ ၃အ�&�င�� အ�ျန�၏သေ�ျာ�၊ အ�ျန�၏ ရ���ား၊ �&သေ�ာသေ��ညး။ နာ�သေ�ာအဘ အလငါ အ�ျန�� လ�းပြ�၍ သနသင�ပြ�င သေ�ာ��ါ။ ၄�&သေ�ာသည အ�ျန�ခလရာပြ��သေ�ာ�၏။ ထသေကြ�ာင အ�ျန�အဘ ဝ�ထားသေသာ သေ�ျာ�ငးထ � အ�ျန�� န�&သေ�ာ��ါ။ ၅သ�စာသေ�ာငသေ�ာ�သေသာ ဘရားသခင ထာဝရ ဘရား၊ �&သေ�ာသည အ�ျန�� သေရးန�သေ�ာ� သညပြ��၍၊ အ�ျန�၏ဝညာဉ� �&သေ�ာလ�၌ အ��ါ၏။ ၁၅အ�ျန�၌ပြ��သေလသ��သေသာ အ�အရာ� � �&သေ�ာ�ရင�ငသေ�ာ�၏။ ရနသ� နင ညဉးဆ�� သေသာသ� လ��အ�ျန�� �&န�သေ�ာ��ါ။ ၁၆�ျ�နာသေ�ာ၏ အလငး��&သေ�ာ၏ �ျန အသေ�ါ၌ ထနးလငးသေ�သေ�ာ��ါ။ �ရဏာသေ�ာသေကြ�ာင၊ အ�ျန���&�ငသေ�ာ��ါ။

The Second Reading 1 Peter 2:2-10

Reader A reading from Peter’s first letter. Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.

Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in scripture:

“See, I am laying in Zion a stone,a cornerstone chosen and precious;and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

To you then who believe, he is precious; but for those who do not believe,

“The stone that the builders rejectedhas become the very head of the corner”,

And

“A stone that makes them stumble,and a rock that makes them fall.”

They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Once you were not a people,but now you are God’s people;

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once you had not received mercy,but now you have received mercy.

Reader   The Word of the Lord.People     Thanks be to God.

ရငတေ�တရ ဩဝါဒစာ �ဌမတေစာင။ ၂၂အ�ျ း�ျ းသေသာ �နာလပြခငး၊ လညပြ�ားပြခငး၊ လ�ဝ�ပြခငး၊ ပြင�ပြခငး၊ �ရပြခငးရသ��� �&ရား၍၊ �&�ငပြခငးအလငါ န�����ရား၏ န ��အားပြ�င ကြ�း�ား�ညအသေကြ�ာငး၊ ၃ဘား�သေသာသင&�သ ၊ ထ�ရားန � အလန လချငသေသာ ��ရကြ�သေလာ။ ၄လ��&ထား၍ ဘရားသခငသေရးချ&သေ�ာ�သေသာ အသ�သေ�ျာ�ပြ���ညးဟသေသာ ထသခင ထသသင�သညသေရာ�၍၊ ၅အသ�သေ�ျာ��ျား�သ အဆငဆငအထ�ထ� �ညသေဆာ�လျ�ရသပြ�င ဓ�မ��ပြ��ကြ�၏။ သေ&ရခရ�အားပြ�င ဘရားသခငန�သ�သေ�ာ�ရာ ဓ�မ&ဇ��သေဇာရသေသာ သန ရငးသေသာ &ဇ�သေရာဟ� �ျ းလညးပြ��ကြ�၏။ ၆ထသ နငအည�ျ�း�ာလာသည�ား၊ သေရးချ&သေသာ ��သေထာငအပြ��သေ�ျာ�ပြ��� ဇအန သေ�ာငသေ�ါ�ာ ငါချ�ထား၏။ ထသေ�ျာ�� အ�ပြ�သေသာသသည ရ�သေကြ�ာ�ပြခငး�ရနငရာဟ လာသ�ညး။ ၇သ ညပြ��၍ &ကြ�ညပြခငးရသေသာ သင� ည၌�ားဘနးအသသေရရ၏။ နား�သေထာငသေသာသ� ည၌�ား၊ ����ညလ�သေသာသ�ျား �&ထားသေသာ သေ�ျာ�သည သေနာ���န��သေထာငအထဋ�ျားသ သေရာ� ပြ�န၏။ ၈နား�သေထာငဘ န�����ရားသေ�ာ� ထ�၍ လသေသာသ�သည ထ�၍ လ�ရာသေ�ျာ�၊ �ား&ငး�ရာသေ�ျာ�လညးပြ��၏။ ထအ�နင သေ�Iသေ�ပြခငးငါ ထသ� � ခန ထားသေ�ာ�သ�ညး။ ၉သင� ��ား၊ သေ�ာင��ထ� အဘ&သေသာ အလငးသေ�ာသ သေခါသငးသေ�ာ�သေသာ သ၏ဂဏ သေ�ျးဇး�ျား� သေဘာပြ�သေ�ပြခငးငါ၊ သေရးချ&သေ�ာ�သေသာ အ�ျ းပြ��ကြ�၏။ �ငး�ညး��ရသေသာ &ဇ�သေရာဟ��ျ း၊ သန ရငးသေသာလ�ျ း၊ �ငထ�သေ�ာ�သေသာ အသေ�ါငးအသငးပြ��ကြ�၏။ ၁၀အထ��အသေ�ါငးအသငး�ဟ�၊ &ခ�င ဘရားသခင၏ အသေ�ါငးအသငးပြ��ကြ�၏။ �ရဏာ သေ�ျးဇးသေ�ာ� အထ���ခရသေသာလညး&ခ�င ခရကြ�၏။

The Gospel Hymn Hymnal 703Lead us, O Father, in paths of peace

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The Gospel John 14:1-14

Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.People Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Jesus said, “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go

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to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way to the place where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.”

Deacon The Gospel of the Lord.People Praise to you, Lord Christ.

ရငတေ ာဟနခရစဝင။ ၁၄၁��န�သေ&ရ�၊ သင� ��နလး��နပြခငး�ရသေ�နင။ ဘရားသခင� &ကြ�ညကြ�သေလာ။ ငါ �လညး &ကြ�ညကြ�သေလာ။ ၂ငါ အဘ၏အ�သေ�ာ၌ သေန�ရာအခနး�ျားရ၏။ သ �ဟ�လ�င �ဟ�သေကြ�ာငး�သင�အား ငါ �သေပြ�ာဘ�သေန။ သင�သေန�ရာအရ�� ပြ�ငဆငပြခငးငါ ငါသားရ၏။ ၃ငါသညသား၍ သင� ညပြ�ငဆင�ရာအရ��ပြ�ငဆငမြ�း� ��နလာပြ�န၍၊ ငါရရာအရ�၌ သင� ရ သေ�ပြခငးငါ သင� � ငါ ထသ သ�းဆညး�ည။ ၄ငါသည အဘ&အရ�သ သသားသည�၎ငး၊ လ�းခရး�၎ငး၊ သင�သကြ�၏ဟ�န သေ�ာ�၏။ ၅သေသာ��လညး၊ သခင၊ �&သေ�ာသည အဘ&အရ�သ သားသေ�ာ�သည� အ�ျန�� �သ သညပြ��၍၊ လ�းခရး�အဘ&သ သနင�ါ�ညနညးဟ သေလ�ာ�လ�င၊ ၆သေ&ရ�၊ ငါသညလ�းခရးပြ��၏။ သ�မာ�ရား�လညးပြ��၏။ အသ�သညလညးပြ��၏။ ငါ � အ� �ပြ�လ�င အဘ&သ�� ခ�ညးသေ�ာထသ �သေရာ�ရ။ ၇သင�သည ငါ �သလ�င ငါ ခ�ညးသေ�ာ� �သဘ�သေနကြ�။ &ခ��၍ ခ�ညးသေ�ာ�သပြ�ငကြ�၏ ဟ �န သေ�ာ�၏။ ၈�လ�ပ�လညး၊ သခင၊ ခ�ညးသေ�ာ� အ�ျန��အားပြ�သေ�ာ��ါ။ ထသ ညပြ�သေ�ာ�လ�င အ�ျန� � အလပြ�ည��ါ�ညဟသေလ�ာ�လ�င၊ ၉သေ&ရ�၊ �လ�ပ၊ ဤ���ာလ��လး ငါသညသင� နငအ�ရမြ�း� သငသည ငါ � �သသေသး သသေလာ။ ငါ �ပြ�ငသေသာသသည ခ�ညးသေ�ာ�ပြ�င၏။ သ ညပြ��လ�င၊ ခ�ညးသေ�ာ� အ�ျန��အား ပြ� သေ�ာ��ါဟ သငသညအဘ&သ ဆသနညး။ ၁၀ငါသည ခ�ညးသေ�ာ၌ ရသည�၎ငး၊ ခ�ညးသေ�ာသည ငါ၌ရသေ�ာ�သည�၎ငး �&သသေလာ။ ငါသေဟာသေပြ�ာသေသာ��ား� �&အလအသေလျာ� ငါသေဟာသေပြ�ာသည�ဟ�။ ငါပြ�သေသာအ���ား၊ ငါ၌ �ညသေနသေ�ာ�သေသာ ခ�ညးသေ�ာသည ပြ�သေ�ာ�၏။ ၁၁ငါသည ခ�ညးသေ�ာ၌ ရသည�၎ငး၊ ခ�ညးသေ�ာသည ငါ၌ရသေ�ာ�သည�၎ငး &ကြ�သေလာ။ ငါ ��ား� �&လ�င၊ ငါ အ�� �သေထာ�၍ &ကြ�သေလာ။ ၁၂ငါအ�နအ�နဆသည�ား၊ ငါ �&ကြ�ညသေသာသသည ငါပြ�သသေသာအ�� � ပြ�လ��ည။ ထ အ��ထ�သာ၍ ကြ�းသေသာအ�� �လညး ပြ�လ��ည။ အသေကြ�ာငး��ား၊ ငါသည ခ�ညးသေ�ာထသ သား၍၊ ၁၃သင�သည ငါ၏နာ��အ�ပြ�လျ� ဆသေ�ာငးသ��အ�ငး ငါပြ��ည။ အသေကြ�ာငး��ာ၊ ခ�ညး သေ�ာသည သားသေ�ာအားပြ�င ဘနးထငရားသေ�ာ�ပြခငးရ�ညအသေကြ�ာငး�ညး။ ၁၄သင�သည ငါ၏နာ��အ�ပြ�၍ ���ခသေသာဆ�သေ�ာငးလ�င၊ သေ�ာငးသညအ�ငးငါပြ��ည။

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The Sermon Dr. Deborah Wilson

The Nicene Creed BCP 358

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 for 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 and the Son.    With the Father and the Son he is worshiped 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.

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Prayers of the People

The Celebrant bids the prayers as follows

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Rejoicing in the mighty acts of God who has delivered his people from sin and death through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, let us lift our voices and pray,

Risen Lord, Hear our Prayer.

The person appointed continuesLet us give thanks to God for the multitude of blessings showered upon us:

For our lives and for those whom we love, For the beauty of this home God has created for us, For our families and our friendships, Let us give thanks to the God of Life.

We pray for those who have birthdays this week, especially Sadie Hilton, Olive Clair, Robin Danielson, and Lydia Paw.

We pray for those who are celebrating anniversaries this week, especially Walter & Mindy Hudson.

Leader Risen Lord, People Hear our Prayer.

Let us pray for the Church, that it may carry forward the redemptive works of God:

For Michael our Presiding Bishop, and Larry our Bishop, for all clergy and bishops, For the many lay people who serve the church, And serve the world through the church. For this parish family, separated by social-distancing, that we may be strong in faith, confident in hope, and abounding with love for God and neighbor. For all the baptized, that the joy of Easter may ever grow within them, and that the Spirit may guide them in lives of active faith.

We remember this Sunday in the Anglican cycle of prayer, the Anglican Church of Kenya.We give thanks for our sister faith communities in the River Valley, especially the Center Valley Church of God and the Agape Community Church in Atkins.

Leader Risen Lord, People Hear our Prayer.

Let us pray for the nations and peoples of the world, that the powers that oppress and destroy may decline, and that justice, peace, and prosperity be lifted up.

We pray especially for Donald our President, Asa our Governor, and Richard our Mayor.

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Leader Risen Lord, People Hear our Prayer.

Let us pray for those who are sick, those who suffer, those who struggle: that the hope born of Easter give them peace, acceptance and renewal, And that through their struggles they may come into closer communion with the God who redeems and restores.

We pray especially for Miguel, Jon & Pam, Robert, Bernice & Carina, Susan, Ashley, Mary Lay and all who have contracted the Covid 19 virus, and those who have lost loved ones in the pandemic.

We pray for those expecting a child, especially Ben & Any Franks, Lucy & Andrew Behrendt, Cole & Stephanie Hudson, and Maree Paw & Ka Hsaw Wah.

We pray also for those serving in the military, especially Brian, Sarah, Anthony, Cameron, and Adam.

Leader Risen Lord, People Hear our Prayer.

Let us pray for those who have died, remembering especially all the victims of the Corona virus, that they may live forever with Christ in the glory of the resurrection.

Leader Risen Lord, People Hear our Prayer.

The Celebrant adds this concluding collectBlessed are you, O Holy God, who destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light, hear the prayers we offer in the hope of eternal glory, and grant that we may live forever in the joy of the resurrection. Glory to you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and always and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

The Peace (all standing)

Celebrant      The peace of the Lord be always with you.People          And also with you.

The Ministers and People greet one another in the name of the Lord.

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Greeting and Announcements

The Liturgy of the Table

The Offertory AnthemHe who dwells in the shelter of the Lord WLP 810

John Cotton (vocals and guitar)

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The Great Thanksgiving, Eucharistic Prayer B BCP 367

The people remain standing. The Celebrant, whether bishop or priest, faces them and sings or says

The Lord be with you.People And also with you.Celebrant Lift up your hearts.People We lift them to the Lord.Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.People It is right to give him thanks and praise.

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and every-where to give thanks to you, FatherAlmighty, Creator of heaven and earth, but chiefly are we bound to praise you for the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the true Paschal Lamb, who wassacrificed for us, and has taken away the sin of the world. By his death he has destroyed death, and by his rising to life again he has won for us everlasting life. Therefore we praise you, joiningour voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who forever singthis hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

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Celebrant and People Hymnal S130

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The people stand or kneel. Then the Celebrant continuesWe give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love which you have made known to us in creation; in the calling of 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 Savior 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 before he died for us, 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.”

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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, according to his command, O Father,

Celebrant and PeopleWe remember his death; we proclaim his resurrection; we await his coming in glory.

And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, O 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 may be acceptable through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

In the fullness of time, put all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us to that heavenly country where, with all your saints, we may enter the everlasting heritage of 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 him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever.

Celebrant and People Hymnal S146

And now, as our SaviorChrist has taught us, we are bold to say,

People and CelebrantOur 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, and the power, and the glory,

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for ever and ever. Amen. The Breaking of the Bread

The Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread. A period of silence is kept.

Then may be sung or saidAlleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

Facing the people, the Celebrant says the following InvitationThe Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.

The CommunionWherever you are in your journey of faith,

you are welcome in this place; you are welcome at Christ’s table.

When we cannot be present to receive the consecrated bread and wine of Eucharist, our tradition tells us that the desire to do so is enough for God to grant us the benefits of communion. Therefore, I invite you to pray the following prayer.

O God, I believe that you are truly present in the Holy Sacrament, and, since I cannot at this time receive communion, I pray you to come into my heart. I unite myself with you and embrace you with all my heart, my soul, and my mind. Let nothing separate me from you; let me serve you in this life until, by your grace, I come to your glorious kingdom and unending peace. Amen.

(from the St. Augustine Prayer Book)

Communion Hymn We the Lord’s People

1. We the Lord’s people, heart and voice uniting,praise him who called us, out of sin and darknessinto his own light, that he might anoint usa royal priesthood.

2. This is the Lord’s house, home of all his people,school for the faithful, refuge for the sinner,rest for the pilgrim, haven for the weary,all find a welcome.

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3. This is the Lord’s day, day of God’s own making,day of creation, day of resurrection, day of the Spirit, sign of heaven’s banquet,day for rejoicing.

4. In the Lord’s service, bread and wine are offered,that Christ may take them, bless, and break, and give themto all his people, his own life imparting,food everlasting.

Text: © John E. Bowers. Used with permission under OneLicense.net #A-716321. All rights reserved.

After Communion, the Celebrant saysLet us pray

Celebrant and People BCP 366Almighty and everliving God,we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual foodof the most precious Body and Bloodof your Son our Savior Jesus Christ;and for assuring us in these holy mysteriesthat we are living members of the Body of your Son,and heirs of your eternal kingdom.And now, Father, send us outto do the work you have given us to do,to love and serve youas faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord.To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit,be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

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The Blessing

The Bishop when present, or the Priest, gives the blessingThe 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 Ghost, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.

The Dismissal

The Deacon, or the Celebrant dismisses the people with these or similar wordsAlleluia. Alleluia. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

People Thanks be to God. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Postlude/RecessionalThe Magnificat M. Haugen

John Cotton (guitar), Kristin Smith (vocals), Tim Smith (piano)

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All music reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-716321.All Saints’ Staff

The Rt. Rev. Larry Benfield – Bishop of ArkansasThe Rev. Teri Daily – Rector

Melissa Simpson - Director of Christian Formation for Children, Youth, and Young Adults 

Tim and Kristin Smith – Music MinistersKaDee McCormick – Parish Administrator

Sherrie Cotton – Administrative AssistantMarcia Van Horn, Ron Anderson, Lori Price –Office Assistants

Bethany Wilder, Jessie Cave - Early Childhood Teachers

All Saints’ Vestry & Officers

Carolyn McLellan - Senior Warden, Adult Formation and Stewardship, and Worship/Parish Life/NewcomersRon Anderson – Jr. WardenDon Hill – Jr. WardenMary Ellen Patton – Multiculturalism/Diversity/ Inclusion Thomas Parton – Vestry Liaison to the Finance CommitteeElaine Tise – Children/Youth/College Students, Adult Formation & StewardshipBrandon Etzkorn – Communications/Outreach/ Evangelism, Worship/Parish Life/NewcomersRudy Delabra - Multiculturalism/Diversity/ InclusionDiane Yarbrough - Communications/Outreach/ Evangelism, and Multiculturalism/Diversity/ Inclusion Sandy McGregor – TreasurerSherrie Cotton - Secretary

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