Service for Sunday August 8th

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Order of Service - Sunday August 8th, 2021

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

 

Prelude

 

Welcome

 

Opening Hymn - All Creatures of Our God and King - CP #355

1 *All creatures of our God and King,
lift up your voices , let us sing,
alleluia, alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
thou silver moon with softer gleam,
O sing ye, O sing ye, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

5 And ev’ryone, with tender heart, 
forgiving others, take your part,
alleluia, alleluia!
Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,
sing praise and cast on God your care,
O sing ye, O sing ye, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

7 Let all things their Creator bless, 
and worship God in humbleness,
alleluia, alleluia!
To God all thanks and praise belong!
Join in the everlasting song:
O sing ye, O sing ye, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

The Grace

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

 

Collect for 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

 

Collect Prayer

Loving Creator, your Son Jesus Christ has taught us that what we do for the least of your children we do for him.  Give us the will to serve others in the way that Christ taught us.  We pray in the name of the One who gave his life for all and who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen.

 

Readings

1 Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 34:1-8; Ephesians 4:25 - 5:2;  John 6:35, 41 - 51

 

Homily

 

Hymn After the Homily - He Came Singing Love (CCLI #1884009)

He came singing Love 
and he lived singing love;
he died, singing love
He arose in silence.
For the love to go on 
we must make it our song;
you and I be the singers.

He came singing faith 
and he lived singing faith;
he died, singing faith. 
He arose in silence. 
For the faith to go on 
we must make it our song;
you and I be the singers.

He came singing hope 
and he lived singing hope;
he died, singing hope. 
He arose in silence. 
For the hope to go on 
we must make it our song;
you and I be the singers.

He came singing peace 
and he lived singing peace;
he died, singing peace.
He arose is silence.
For the peace to go on 
we must make it our song;
you and I be the singers.

 

Prayers of the People

 

Confession & Absolution

 

Dear friends in Christ, let us bring before God the truth of our ways by making our confession to the One who forgives us.

 

Silence is kept.

 

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. Amen.

 

 

Lord’s Prayer

 

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.

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.

 

Benediction & Blessing

Glory to God, whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever.  Amen.

 

Closing Hymn - Love Divine, All Loves Excelling  CP #486

1 Love divine, all loves excelling, 
joy of heav’n, to earth come down,
fix in us thy humble dwelling, 
all thy faithful mercies crown.
Jesus, thou art all compassion, 
pure, unbounded love thou art.
Visit us with thy salvation;
enter ev'ry trembling heart.

2 Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit
into ev’ry troubled breast.
Let us all in thee inherit, 
let us find the promised rest.
Take away the love of sinning; 
Alpha and Omega be.
End of faith, as its beginning, 
set our hearts at liberty.

Dismissal

 

Postlude