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SER
VIC
E o
f WO
RSH
IP
Hym
n Se
tting
TH
E PR
ELU
DE:
Son
g w
ithou
t Wor
ds O
p. 6
7 by
Men
dels
sohn
A
NN
OU
NC
EMEN
TS
BR
IEF
OR
DER
FO
R C
ON
FESS
ION
and
FO
RG
IVEN
ESS
In th
e na
me
of th
e Fa
ther
, and
of t
he S
on, a
nd o
f the
Hol
y Sp
irit.
Am
en
Alm
ight
y G
od, t
o w
hom
all
hear
ts a
re o
pen,
all
desi
res k
now
n, a
nd fr
om
who
m n
o se
cret
s ar
e hi
d: C
lean
se t
he t
houg
hts
of o
ur h
earts
by
the
insp
iratio
n of
you
r H
oly
Spiri
t, th
at w
e m
ay p
erfe
ctly
lov
e yo
u an
d w
orth
ily m
agni
fy y
our h
oly
nam
e, th
roug
h Je
sus C
hris
t our
Lor
d.
Am
en
If w
e sa
y w
e ha
ve n
o si
n, w
e de
ceiv
e ou
rsel
ves,
and
the
trut
h is
not
in
us.
But
if w
e co
nfes
s ou
r si
ns, G
od w
ho is
fai
thfu
l and
jus
t w
ill
forg
ive
our
sins
and
cle
anse
us f
rom
all
unri
ghte
ousn
ess.
(sile
nce
for r
efle
ctio
n an
d se
lf ex
amin
atio
n)
Mos
t mer
cifu
l God
, W
e co
nfes
s tha
t we
are
in b
onda
ge to
sin
and
cann
ot fr
ee o
urse
lves
. W
e ha
ve si
nned
aga
inst
you
in th
ough
t, w
ord,
and
dee
d, b
y w
hat w
e ha
ve d
one
and
by w
hat w
e ha
ve le
ft u
ndon
e. W
e ha
ve n
ot lo
ved
you
with
our
who
le h
eart
; we
have
not
love
d ou
r ne
ighb
ors a
s our
selv
es.
For
the
sake
of y
our
Son,
Jes
us C
hris
t, ha
ve m
ercy
on
us. F
orgi
ve
us, r
enew
us,
and
lead
us,
so th
at w
e m
ay d
elig
ht in
you
r w
ill a
nd
wal
k in
you
r w
ays,
to th
e gl
ory
of y
our
holy
nam
e. A
men
A
lmig
hty
God
, in
his m
ercy
, has
giv
en h
is S
on to
die
for u
s and
, for
his
sa
ke, f
orgi
ves
us a
ll ou
r sin
s. A
s a
calle
d an
d or
dain
ed m
inis
ter o
f the
C
hurc
h of
Chr
ist,
and
by h
is a
utho
rity,
I th
eref
ore
decl
are
to y
ou th
e en
tire
forg
iven
ess o
f all
your
sins
, in
the
nam
e of
the
Fath
er, a
nd o
f the
+
Son,
and
of t
he H
oly
Spiri
t. A
men
3 H
YM
N: “
God
, Who
se A
lmig
hty
Wor
d” v
s 1,2
,4
4 TH
E G
REE
TIN
G
The
grac
e of
our
Lor
d Je
sus C
hris
t, th
e lo
ve o
f God
, and
the
com
mun
ion
of th
e H
oly
Spiri
t be
with
you
all.
And
als
o w
ith y
ou.
THE
KY
RIE
5 TH
E H
YM
N O
F PR
AIS
E: “
Hol
y, H
oly,
Hol
y” v
s 1,2
6 TH
E SA
LUTA
TIO
N
The
Lord
be
with
you
.
And
als
o w
ith y
ou.
THE
PRA
YER
OF
THE
DA
Y
Let u
s pra
y…
O G
od, y
ou k
now
that
we
cann
ot w
ithst
and
the
dang
ers w
hich
surr
ound
us
. Stre
ngth
en u
s in
bod
y an
d sp
irit s
o th
at, w
ith y
our h
elp,
we
may
be
able
to o
verc
ome t
he w
eakn
ess t
hat o
ur si
n ha
s bro
ught
upo
n us
; thr
ough
Je
sus C
hris
t, yo
ur S
on o
ur L
ord.
A
men
VIO
LIN
SO
LO: A
maz
ing
Gra
ce
G
retc
hen
Perr
y TH
E FI
RST
LES
SON
Deu
tero
nom
y 18
:15-
20
15 Th
e LO
RD
you
r G
od w
ill r
aise
up
for
you
a pr
ophe
t lik
e m
e fr
om
amon
g yo
ur o
wn
peop
le; y
ou s
hall
heed
suc
h a
prop
het.
16 Th
is is
wha
t yo
u re
ques
ted
of t
he L
OR
D y
our
God
at
Hor
eb o
n th
e da
y of
the
as
sem
bly
whe
n yo
u sa
id: “
If I
hear
the
voic
e of
the
LOR
D m
y G
od a
ny
mor
e,
or
ever
ag
ain
see
this
gr
eat
fire,
I
will
di
e.”
17 Th
en
the
LOR
D re
plie
d to
me:
“Th
ey a
re ri
ght i
n w
hat t
hey
have
said
. 18 I w
ill
rais
e up
for t
hem
a p
roph
et li
ke y
ou fr
om am
ong
thei
r ow
n pe
ople
; I w
ill
put
my
wor
ds i
n th
e m
outh
of
the
prop
het,
who
sha
ll sp
eak
to t
hem
ev
eryt
hing
that
I co
mm
and.
19 A
nyon
e w
ho d
oes n
ot h
eed
the
wor
ds th
at
the
prop
het s
hall
spea
k in
m
y na
me,
I
mys
elf
will
ho
ld
acco
unta
ble.
20 B
ut a
ny p
roph
et w
ho s
peak
s in
the
nam
e of
oth
er g
ods,
or w
ho p
resu
mes
to sp
eak
in m
y na
me a
wor
d th
at I
have
not
com
man
ded
the
prop
het t
o sp
eak—
that
pro
phet
shal
l die
.”
THE
PSA
LM
Psa
lm 1
11
1 H
alle
luja
h! I
will
giv
e th
anks
to th
e LO
RD
with
my
who
le h
eart,
in
the
asse
mbl
y of
the
uprig
ht,
in th
e co
ngre
gatio
n.
2 G
reat
are
the
deed
s of t
he L
OR
D!
The
y ar
e st
udie
d by
all
who
del
ight
in th
em.
3 H
is w
ork
is fu
ll of
maj
esty
and
sple
ndor
,
an
d hi
s rig
hteo
usne
ss e
ndur
es fo
reve
r. 4 H
e m
akes
his
mar
velo
us w
orks
to b
e re
mem
bere
d;
the
LO
RD
is g
raci
ous a
nd fu
ll of
com
pass
ion.
5 H
e gi
ves f
ood
to th
ose
who
fear
him
;
he
is e
ver m
indf
ul o
f his
cov
enan
t.
7
6 H
e ha
s sho
wn
his p
eopl
e th
e po
wer
of h
is w
orks
in
giv
ing
them
the
land
s of t
he n
atio
ns.
7 Th
e w
orks
of h
is h
ands
are
faith
fuln
ess a
nd ju
stic
e;
all h
is c
omm
andm
ents
are
sure
. 8 T
hey
stan
d fa
st fo
reve
r an
d ev
er,
beca
use
they
are
don
e in
trut
h an
d eq
uity
. 9 H
e se
nt re
dem
ptio
n to
his
peo
ple;
he c
omm
ande
d hi
s cov
enan
t for
ever
;
ho
ly a
nd a
wes
ome
is h
is n
ame.
10
The
fear
of t
he L
OR
D is
the
begi
nnin
g of
wis
dom
;
th
ose
who
act
acc
ordi
ngly
hav
e a
good
und
erst
andi
ng.
His
pra
ise
endu
res f
orev
er.
THE
SEC
ON
D L
ESSO
N
1
Cor
inth
ians
8:1
-13
8 N
ow c
once
rnin
g fo
od s
acrif
iced
to
idol
s: w
e kn
ow t
hat
“all
of u
s po
sses
s kno
wle
dge.
” K
now
ledg
e pu
ffs u
p, b
ut lo
ve b
uild
s up.
2 A
nyon
e w
ho c
laim
s to
kno
w s
omet
hing
doe
s no
t ye
t ha
ve t
he n
eces
sary
kn
owle
dge;
3 bu
t any
one
who
love
s God
is k
now
n by
him
. 4 H
ence
, as t
o th
e ea
ting
of fo
od o
ffer
ed to
idol
s, w
e kn
ow th
at “
no id
ol
in th
e w
orld
real
ly e
xist
s,” a
nd th
at “
ther
e is
no
God
but
one
.” 5
Inde
ed,
even
thou
gh th
ere
may
be
so-c
alle
d go
ds in
hea
ven
or o
n ea
rth—
as in
fa
ct th
ere
are
man
y go
ds a
nd m
any
lord
s— 6
yet f
or u
s the
re is
one
God
, th
e Fa
ther
, fro
m w
hom
are
all
thin
gs a
nd fo
r who
m w
e ex
ist,
and
one
Lord
, Jes
us C
hris
t, th
roug
h w
hom
are
all
thin
gs a
nd th
roug
h w
hom
we
exis
t. 7 It
is n
ot e
very
one,
how
ever
, who
has
this
kno
wle
dge.
Sin
ce so
me
have
be
com
e so
acc
usto
med
to id
ols
until
now
, the
y st
ill th
ink
of th
e fo
od
they
eat
as f
ood
offe
red
to a
n id
ol; a
nd th
eir c
onsc
ienc
e, b
eing
wea
k, is
de
filed
. 8 “F
ood
will
not
brin
g us
clo
se to
God
.” W
e ar
e no
wor
se o
ff if
w
e do
not
eat
, and
no
bette
r off
if w
e do
. 9 B
ut ta
ke c
are
that
this
libe
rty
of y
ours
doe
s not
som
ehow
bec
ome a
stum
blin
g bl
ock
to th
e wea
k. 10
For
if ot
hers
see
you
, who
pos
sess
kno
wle
dge,
eat
ing
in th
e te
mpl
e of
an
idol
, mig
ht th
ey n
ot, s
ince
thei
r co
nsci
ence
is w
eak,
be
enco
urag
ed to
th
e po
int
of e
atin
g fo
od s
acrif
iced
to
idol
s? 11
So b
y yo
ur k
now
ledg
e th
ose
wea
k be
lieve
rs f
or w
hom
Chr
ist d
ied
are
dest
roye
d. 12
But
whe
n yo
u th
us
sin
agai
nst
mem
bers
of
yo
ur
fam
ily, a
nd
wou
nd
thei
r co
nsci
ence
whe
n it
is w
eak,
you
sin
agai
nst C
hris
t. 13
Ther
efor
e, if
food
is
a c
ause
of t
heir
falli
ng, I
will
nev
er e
at m
eat,
so th
at I
may
not
cau
se
one
of th
em to
fall.
8 G
OSP
EL A
CC
LAM
ATI
ON
: “Li
sten
, God
Is C
allin
g” v
s 1,2
,3
9 TH
E G
OSP
EL A
NN
OU
NC
EMEN
T Th
e H
oly
Gos
pel a
ccor
ding
to S
t. M
ark,
the
1st c
hapt
er.
Glo
ry to
you
, O L
ord.
TH
E G
OSP
EL
M
ark
1:21
-28
21 Th
ey w
ent t
o C
aper
naum
; and
whe
n th
e sa
bbat
h ca
me,
he
ente
red
the
syna
gogu
e an
d ta
ught
. 22 Th
ey w
ere
asto
unde
d at
his
tea
chin
g, f
or h
e ta
ught
them
as
one
havi
ng a
utho
rity,
and
not
as
the
scrib
es. 23
Just
then
th
ere w
as in
thei
r syn
agog
ue a
man
with
an u
ncle
an sp
irit,
24 an
d he
crie
d ou
t, “W
hat h
ave
you
to d
o w
ith u
s, Je
sus
of N
azar
eth?
Hav
e yo
u co
me
to d
estro
y us
? I k
now
who
you
are
, the
Hol
y O
ne o
f God
.” 25
But
Jes
us
rebu
ked
him
, sa
ying
, “B
e si
lent
, an
d co
me
out
of h
im!”
26 A
nd t
he
uncl
ean
spiri
t, co
nvul
sing
him
and
cry
ing
with
a lo
ud v
oice
, cam
e ou
t of
him
. 27 Th
ey w
ere
all
amaz
ed,
and
they
kep
t on
ask
ing
one
anot
her,
“Wha
t is t
his?
A n
ew te
achi
ng—
with
aut
horit
y! H
e co
mm
ands
eve
n th
e un
clea
n sp
irits
, and
they
obe
y hi
m.”
28 A
t onc
e hi
s fam
e be
gan
to sp
read
th
roug
hout
the
surr
ound
ing
regi
on o
f Gal
ilee.
The
Gos
pel o
f the
Lor
d.
Prai
se to
you
, O C
hris
t.
10
HY
MN
: “Th
y St
rong
Wor
d” v
s 1,2
11
TH
E SE
RM
ON
TH
E A
POST
LES’
CR
EED
I b
elie
ve in
God
, the
Fat
her
alm
ight
y,
cr
eato
r of
hea
ven
and
eart
h.
I bel
ieve
in J
esus
Chr
ist,
his o
nly
Son,
our
Lor
d,
H
e w
as c
once
ived
by
the
pow
er o
f the
Hol
y Sp
irit,
an
d bo
rn o
f the
vir
gin
Mar
y,
H
e su
ffer
ed u
nder
Pon
tius P
ilate
,
w
as c
ruci
fied,
die
d, a
nd w
as b
urie
d.
H
e de
scen
ded
into
hel
l.
On
the
thir
d da
y he
ros
e ag
ain.
He
asce
nded
into
hea
ven,
an
d is
seat
ed a
t the
rig
ht h
and
of th
e Fa
ther
,
He
will
com
e ag
ain
to ju
dge
the
livin
g an
d th
e de
ad.
I bel
ieve
in th
e H
oly
Spir
it,
th
e ho
ly c
atho
lic c
hurc
h,
th
e co
mm
unio
n of
sain
ts,
th
e fo
rgiv
enes
s of s
ins,
th
e re
surr
ectio
n of
the
body
,
and
the
life
ever
last
ing.
Am
en
12
THE
OFF
ERTO
RY
: “Pr
aise
and
Tha
nksg
ivin
g” v
s 1,3
TH
E SH
AR
ING
OF
THE
PEA
CE
Th
e pe
ace
of th
e Lo
rd b
e w
ith y
ou a
lway
s. A
nd a
lso
with
you
. TH
E PR
AY
ER O
F TH
E C
HU
RC
H
Let u
s pra
y fo
r the
who
le p
eopl
e of
God
in C
hris
t Jes
us, a
nd fo
r all
peop
le a
ccor
ding
to th
eir n
eeds
.
Lo
rd, i
n yo
ur m
ercy
, hea
r ou
r pr
ayer
.
Into
you
r han
ds, O
Lor
d, w
e co
mm
end
all f
or w
hom
we
pray
, tru
stin
g in
you
r mer
cy; t
hrou
gh y
our S
on, J
esus
Chr
ist o
ur L
ord.
Am
en
13
THE
LOR
D’S
PR
AY
ER
O
ur F
athe
r, w
ho a
rt in
hea
ven,
ha
llow
ed b
e th
y na
me,
th
y ki
ngdo
m c
ome,
th
y w
ill b
e do
ne,
on
ear
th a
s it i
s in
heav
en.
G
ive
us th
is d
ay o
ur d
aily
bre
ad;
an
d fo
rgiv
e us
our
tres
pass
es,
as w
e fo
rgiv
e th
ose
who
tres
pass
aga
inst
us;
and
lead
us n
ot in
to te
mpt
atio
n,
but d
eliv
er u
s fro
m e
vil.
Fo
r th
ine
is th
e ki
ngdo
m,
and
the
pow
er, a
nd th
e gl
ory,
fo
reve
r an
d ev
er. A
men
. TH
E B
ENED
ICTI
ON
HY
MN
: “R
ise
Up,
O S
aint
s of G
od!”
vs 1
,2,3
,4,5
TH
E D
ISM
ISSA
L TH
E PO
STLU
DE:
Gre
at G
od, W
e Si
ng T
hy M
ight
y H
and
