WORSHIP

         THE GATHERING

OPENING SENTENCE

The Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor and release to the captives.                                                                                                                                                                   Luke 4.18

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OPENING HYMN             God is Our Fortress …          Blue Book CP576

 

​THE GRACE

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and     the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be always with you. 
                                                                                           

WELCOME & TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Welcome to all those joining us on-line and in person this morning. We will be using a liturgy for Morning Prayer on this First Sunday after Christmas.
We acknowledge that we gather to worship on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Syilx People of the Okanagan, and we commit ourselves to the ongoing work of healing and reconciliation in both our words and actions.

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COLLECT OF PURITY
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.
 

GLORIA
        Glory to God in the highest heaven, Peace to your people here on earth, Almighty God we                         worship you, We give you thanks and praise your birth.  Glo–rai in excelsis Deo!

Jesus Christ, only Son of God, You take away the sin     of the world: Jesu Christ, the Lamb of God, Have mercy on us and receive our prayer. Glo-ria in excelsis Deo!

For you alone are the One most Holy, You alone are the Lord most high Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit, In the glory of God.  Amen. Glo-ria in excelsis Deo!
 

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Blessed are you, O Lord our God, for you have sent us your salvation. Inspire us by your Holy Spirit to recognize him who is the glory of Israel and the light for all nations, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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THE WORD

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FIRST READING      Malachi 3:1-4

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PSALM               A sung version of Psalm 84, Ken Gray

How lovely is your dwelling-place,

O Lord of hosts, to me;

my soul is longing and fainting

the courts of the Lord to see.

My heart and flesh, they are singing

for joy to the living God;

how lovely is your dwelling-place,

O Lord of hosts to me.

 

Even the sparrow finds a home

where he can settle down;

and the swallow, she can build a nest

where she may lay her young,

within the courts of the Lord of hosts,

my King, my Lord and my God;

and happy are those who are dwelling where

the song of praise is sung.

 

And I’d rather be a door-keeper

and only stay a day,

than live the life of a sinner

and have to stay away.

For the Lord is shining as the sun,

and the Lord, he’s like a shield;

and no good thing does he withhold

from those who walk his way.

SECOND READING               Hebrews 2:14-18

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GOSPEL ACCLAMATION                    Alleluia                                 Blue Book CP 715

 

GOSPEL READING                Luke 3:22-40

 

SERMON

 

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH                 The Nicene Creed
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 human. 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

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Ailli, Alice, Allison, Annette, Beryl, Brenda, Brynlee, Callie, Carol,  Darlene, Dave & Bev, David-Anthony, Dylan, Effie, Emily, Frances, Gabe, Gavin, Gene & Ken, Heather, Heather, Jackie, Janessa, Janet, Joan I, Judy, Kathleen & Team, Kristina & Family, Lee, Lori, Margreta, Maria, Maureen, Nathan & Chloe, Pat R, Pat S, Patricia,  Peter, Sheila, Shelagh, Simone, Spencer & Diana, Sue, Trish, Zoë

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CONFESSIONS AND ABSOLUTION

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St Paul says ’Be imitators of God; love as Christ loved; do not grieve the Holy Spirit; put away all anger and bitterness, all slander and malice.’ So let us confess our sins to God, who forgives us in Christ. 

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Silence is kept

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God eternal, giver of light and grace, we have sinned against you and against our neighbour, in what we have thought, in what we have said and done, through ignorance, through weakness, through our own deliberate fault. We have wounded your love and marred your image in us. We are sorry and repent of all our sins. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who died for us, forgive us all that is past; and lead us out from darkness to walk as children of light. Amen.

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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. Amen 

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THE PEACE
The peace of Christ be always with you.                          And also, with you

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 THE HOLY COMMUNION

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OFFERTORY HYMN    Should I Rehearse….          Blue Book CP495

 

PRAYERS OVER GIFTS

Almighty God, accept the joyful offering of your Church, and grant that your Son may shine in us as the light that lightens every nation. We ask this in the name of the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

EUCHARIST PRAYER

    The Lord be with you.                          And also with you. 
   Lift up your hearts.                               We lift them to the Lord. 
   Let us give thanks to the Lord our God   It is right to give our thanks and praise
                           
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SANCTUS
    Holy, holy, holy Lord, Holy God of pow’r and might, 
   Heav’n and earth are full of your glory. 
   Glory to you, O Lord most high. 
   Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. 
   Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in the highest.                                                  Rupert Lang

 

LORD’S PRAYER

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    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;

    and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. 
    Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil:  for the kingdom, the power, and the glory are        yours, now and forever. Amen.                                                                             Gordon Light

 

BREAKING OF THE BREAD
   We break the bread of life, and that life is the light of the     world. 
   God here among us, light in the midst of us, bring us to light and life. 
   The gifts of God for the People of God. Thanks be to God!

AGNUS DEI                                                                                          (Schubert)
    Jesus, Lamb of God, have mercy on us. 
    Jesus, bearer of sins, have mercy on us. 
    Jesus, redeemer, redeemer of the world, 
    give your peace, give peace.                                                          
 

COMMUNION HYMNS       Take My Life, and Let It Be                      CP435
                                               Ubi Caritas et Amor                                 CP507

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PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

God for whom we wait, you fulfilled the hope of Simeon, who did not die till he had welcomed the Messiah. Complete in us your perfect will, that we in Christ may share in your eternal kingdom; for he is Lord for ever and ever. Amen.

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DOXOLOGY
   Praise to the Lord, all of you, God’s servants. 
   Blessed be the name of our God now and ever. 
   From the rising up of the sun, may the Lord be praised, Praise to the name, of the Lord! 

   There is none like our God, in the heav’ns or on earth,  Who lifts the weak out of dust placing them           with the mighty, Who throned on high looks down so low: 
   May the Lord be praised, praise to the name, of the     Lord!

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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BLESSING
   May the God of infinite goodness scatter the darkness of sin and brighten your hearts with holiness;         and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain       with you always. 
   Amen.
 

DISMISSAL
Let the light of Christ shine through you as you go from here to love and serve the Lord.

 

Thanks be to God!
 

RECESSIONAL HYMN             Come Down O Love Divine                         CP383

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St. Saviour’s Anglican Church
150 Orchard Avenue, Penticton, BC V2A 1X8
250 492 4325

stsav@shaw.ca www.stsaviourspenticton.ca
Deacon Rev. Pat Simons             Deacon Rev. Richard Simpson
Bishop’s Warden: Joanne Simpson – People’s Warden: Pat Rowles

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