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Holy Trinity26th May, 2013 7

Service with CommunionSimplified Spoken Form

This Service is a revision of the “Simplified form of the communion service”

Released by the LCA Commission on Worship in 1989.

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Opening sentenceM: Praise the Father, and the Son, and

the Holy Spirit.C: Praise and adore him forever.M: Praise the Lord in the heights of

heaven.C: Praise and adore him forever.M: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty.C: Praise and adore him forever.M: He was and is and is to come.C: Praise and adore him forever. 9

PREPARATION

M: In the name of the Father and of the Son † and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen

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Opening Hymn

We sing our opening hymn:

Holy, holy, holy

LHS 140 CAL293

Reginald Heber (1783-1826)

Holy, holy, holy

1. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;

Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty,

God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy

2. Holy, holy, holy, all the saints adore Thee,

Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea,

Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,

Which wert and art and evermore shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy

3. Holy, holy, holy, though the darkness hide Thee,

Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see,

Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee

Perfect in power, in love, and purity.

Holy, holy, holy

4. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty!

All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea;

Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty,

God in three Persons, blessed Trinity! †

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CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

M: Friends in Christ: we have gained access to the grace in which we stand through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Since we have peace with God through him, let us draw near to God our Father with a true heart to confess our sins, and ask him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to forgive us.

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CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

C: We confess that we are born in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves.

We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have failed to do.

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CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

C: We have not loved you with our whole heart, and we have not loved our neighbour as ourselves. We deserve your eternal punishment.

For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us.

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CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

C: Forgive us, renew us, and lead us,so that we may delight in your will

and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name.

Amen.

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CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

M: O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty,O holy and most merciful God,C: have mercy on us,and do not condemn us to eternal

death.

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CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

M: O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty,O holy and most merciful God,C: have mercy on us,and lead us through death to eternal

life.

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CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

M: O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty,O holy and most merciful Saviour,C: have mercy on us, and never

abandon us.

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CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

M: As a called and ordained servant of the word, I announce the grace of God to all of you. On behalf of my Lord Jesus Christ, and by his command, I forgive the sins of all of you who repent and believe, in the name of the Father and of the Son † and of the Holy Spirit.

Peace be with you.C: Amen.

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Liturgy of the WORD

greeting

M: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY M: Let us pray for faith in the Triune

God.C: Eternal God, you have revealed

yourself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and you live in the perfect unity of love.

Give us a sure faith in you, so that we share in your holy fellowship and life as three Persons in one God, now and forever. Amen.

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FIRST READING

R: The first reading for Trinity Sunday is written in Chapter eight of Proverbs beginning at verse one.

 Proverbs 8:1-4,22-31 CEV

Wisdom's role in creation

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Proverbs 8:1-4,22-31

R: With great understanding, Wisdom is calling out 2 as she stands at the crossroads and on every hill. 3She stands by the city gate where everyone enters the city, and she shouts:

4"I am calling out to each one of you!

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Proverbs 8:1-4,22-3122From the beginning, I was with the

LORD. I was there before he began 23to create the earth.

At the very first, the LORD gave life to me.

24When I was born, there were no oceans or springs of water.

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Proverbs 8:1-4,22-3125My birth was before mountains were

formed or hills were put in place. 26It happened long before God had made the earth or any of its fields or even the dust.

27I was there when the LORD put the heavens in place and stretched the sky over the surface of the sea.

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Proverbs 8:1-4,22-3128I was with him when he placed the

clouds in the sky and created the springs that fill the ocean. 29I was there when he set boundaries for the sea to make it obey him, and when he laid foundations to support the earth.

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Proverbs 8:1-4,22-31• 30I was right beside the LORD,

helping him plan and build. I made him happy each day, and I was

happy at his side. 31 I was pleased with his world and

pleased with its people.This is the Word of the Lord.C: Thanks be to God.

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Psalm 8 CEV 

R: The Psalm is Psalm 8. R: 1Our LORD and Ruler, your name is

wonderful everywhere on earth! You let your glory be seen in the

heavens above. C: 2With praises from children and

from tiny infants, you have built a fortress.

It makes your enemies silent, and all who turn against you are left speechless.

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Psalm 8 CEV 

R: 3I often think of the heavens your hands have made,

and of the moon and stars you put in place.

C: 4Then I ask, "Why do you care about us humans?

Why are you concerned for us weaklings?

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Psalm 8 CEV 

R: 5You made us a little lower than you yourself,

and you have crowned us with glory and honour.

C: 6You let us rule everything your hands have made.

And you put all of it under our power.

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Psalm 8 CEV 

R: 7The sheep and the cattle, and every wild animal,

C: 8The birds in the sky, the fish in the sea, and all ocean creatures.

R: 9Our LORD and Ruler, your name is wonderful everywhere on earth! 

C: Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit;

As it was in the beginning is now and will be for ever. Amen.

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Second reading

R: The second reading for today is written in Chapter five of Romans beginning at verse one.

 Romans 5:1-5 CEV

The Christian experience of the Trinity

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 Romans 5:1-5

 R: By faith we have been made acceptable to God.

And now, because of our Lord Jesus Christ, we live at peace with God.

2Christ has also introduced us to God's undeserved kindness on which we take our stand.

So we are happy, as we look forward to sharing in the glory of God.

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 Romans 5:1-5 3But that's not all! We gladly suffer, because we know

that suffering helps us to endure. 4And endurance builds character, which gives us a hope 5that will never disappoint us.

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 Romans 5:1-5

All of this happens because God has given us the Holy Spirit, who fills our hearts with his love.

This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.

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C: Alleluia.Jesus said: 'The Spirit will glorify

me, because he will take what is mine

and declare it to you.' (John 16:14 NRSV)

Alleluia.

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gospel

M: The Holy Gospel is written in Chapter 16 of the Gospel according to St John, beginning at Verse 12

C: Glory to you, O Lord  

John 16:12-15 CEV

The Spirit from God will bear witness to Jesus

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John 16:12-15

M: 12I have much more to say to you, but right now it would be more than you could understand. 13The Spirit shows what is true and will come and guide you into the full truth. The Spirit doesn't speak on his own. He will tell you only what he has heard from me, and he will let you know what is going to happen.  

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John 16:12-1514The Spirit will bring glory to me by

taking my message and telling it to you. 15Everything that the Father has is mine. That is why I have said that the Spirit takes my message and tells it to you.

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C: Praise to you, O Christ.

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M: Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for the Holy Spirit, who reveals the truth about God.

May we give glory to you and the Father and the Spirit.

C: Amen.

APOSTLE’S CREED

C: I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

APOSTLE’S CREED

And 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, dead, and buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead.

APOSTLE’S CREED

He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God, the Father almighty, from thence he will come to judge the living and the dead.

APOSTLE’S CREED

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

*or: Christian; ‘catholic’ here means ‘universal’

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HymnWe sing :

Father of Heaven

LHS 141 CAL 293

Edward Cooper (1770-1833)

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Father of Heaven

1. Father of heaven, whose love profound

A ransom for our souls has found,

Before Your throne we sinners bend;

To us Your pardoning love extend.

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Father of Heaven

2. Almighty Son, incarnate Word,

Our prophet, priest, Redeemer, Lord,

Before Your throne we sinners bend;

To us Your saving grace extend.

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Father of Heaven

3. Eternal Spirit, by whose breath

The soul is raised from sin and death,

Before Your throne we sinners bend;

To us Your quickening power extend.

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Father of Heaven

4. Thrice holy! Father, Spirit, Son,

Mysterious Godhead, three in one,

Before Your throne we sinners bend;

Grace, pardon, life, to us extend.

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Sermon

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HymnWe sing :

We believe

AT 155 Carey Landry

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We believe

We believe in God the Father, we believe, we believe.We believe He is the Holy One, we believe, we believe.

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We believe • We believe in Jesus Christ, the

Lord, we believe, we believe.We believe He is God’s only Son, we believe, we believe.

He was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

Born of the Virgin Mary; For us He died and was buried; On the third day He rose again.

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We believe

We believe in the Holy Spirit, we believe, we believe.We believe in the holy Church of God, we believe, we believe.We believe in God’s forgiveness, the resurrection from the dead;We believe in life everlasting, we believe, we believe.Amen, we believe.

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Offering prayer

C: Loving Triune God,

teach us, your children, to praise and glorify you with our lives and all that we have, by serving others. Amen.

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PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

Call to prayer

M: God our Father has created us. In his love, he sent his Son to redeem us. Now he gathers together his holy people by the power of his Spirit. Let us come to him in the Spirit, through the name of Jesus, and ask him for all we need.

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PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

response

M: Blessed are you, Lord God, King of the universe.

C: Blessed be Father, Son, and Holy Spirit forever and ever. 

Concluding prayer

M: Lord God, you are the ground of our existence and the foundation of our faith.

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PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

Support us in this faith as we live in your name, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.

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LITURGY OF THE

LORD'S SUPPER

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PREFACE

M: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

M: Lift up your hearts.

C: We lift them to the Lord.

M: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

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PREFACE

M: It is indeed right and good, Lord God, holy Father, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to you, through Jesus Christ our Lord who with you and the Holy Spirit is one God, one Lord, whom we confess as the only true God and worship as the eternal Trinity,

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PREFACE

And so, with angels and archangels,

and with all the company of heaven, we adore and praise your glorious name:

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HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

C: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might;

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.

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LORD’S PRAYER

C: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.Give us today our daily bread.Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

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LORD’S PRAYER

C: For the kingdom,

the power,

and the glory are yours

now and forever.

Amen.

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WORDS OF INSTITUTION

M: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, and said: Take and eat; this is † my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.

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WORDS OF INSTITUTION

M: In the same way he took the cup, after the supper, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, Drink of it, all of you; this is † my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

COMMUNION INVITATION

M: Through Christ Jesus we have access to the Father by one Spirit.

C: Thanks be to God.M: Come, everything is ready.

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During the distribution the Minister or his assistant says:

Take and eat, this is the body of Christ, given for you.

Take and drink, this is the blood of Christ, shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.

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DISMISSAL

M: The body of our Lord Jesus Christ and his precious blood strengthen and preserve you in body and soul to life eternal. Go in peace.†

C: Amen.

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POST-COMMUNION Prayer

C: Eternal God, you have revealed yourself to us today in word and sacrament as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and you live in the perfect unity of love. Give us a sure faith in you, so that we share in your holy fellowship and life as three Persons in one God, now and forever. Amen.

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CONCLUSION : BLESSING

M: God the holy Trinity, who has created, redeemed, and sanctified you, bring you to know and adore him as one God; 

The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favour,† and give you peace. C: Amen.

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DISMISSAL

M: Go in the peace of God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

C: In the name of Christ.

Amen.

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Hymn

We sing :

Glory be to God the Father

TIS142 Horatio Bonar 1808-89

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Glory be to God the Father

1. Glory be to God the Father,

Glory be to God the Son,

Glory be to God the Spirit,

God Almighty, Three in One!

Glory, glory, glory, glory,

While eternal ages run!

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Glory be to God the Father

2. Glory be to Him who loved us,

Washed us from each spot and stain!

Glory be to Him who bought us,

Made us kings with Him to reign!

Glory, glory, glory, glory,

To the Lamb that once was slain!

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Glory be to God the Father

3. Glory to the king of angels,

Glory to the Church’s king,

Glory to the king of nations!

Heaven and earth, your praises bring;

Glory, glory, glory, glory,

To the King of glory bring!

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Glory be to God the Father

4. Glory, blessing, praise eternal!

Thus the choir of angels sings;

Honor, riches, power, dominion!

Thus its praise creation brings;

Glory, glory, glory, glory,

Glory to the King of kings!

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Go in the peace of God, the Father,

the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

 Please stay a while

and have a cuppa in the hall

and chat with us.