Before the Service December 10, 2017 Second Sunday of Advent Holy Eucharist Rite I 11:00 Am
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December 10, 2017 Second Sunday of Advent Holy Eucharist Rite I 11:00 AM Before the Service Opening Acclamation Hymnal S80 Please keep a moment of silence to prepare your W Bless the Lord who forgiveth all our sins. hearts and minds for worship and if you so desire you His mercy endureth forever. may use the following prayer: O Almighty God, who pourest out on all who desire it Invitation to the Confession the spirit of grace and of supplication: Deliver us, when BCP 320 we draw near to thee, from coldness of heart and wan- 1 John 1:8,9 derings of mind, that with steadfast thoughts and kindled If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and affections we may worship thee in spirit and in truth; the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. faithful and just to forgive our sins, and cleanse us from Prelude Veni, Veni Emmanuel all unrighteousness. Gerald Near Confession Processional Hymn Hymnal 72, vs 1-4 BCP 320 [Please stand as you are able] Let us humbly confess our sins unto Almighty God. Hark! the glad sound! the Savior comes, [Please kneel as you are able] the Savior promised long; [Silence is kept] let every heart prepare a throne, and every voice a song. Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against thee He comes, the prisoners to release in thought, word, and deed, in Satan’s bondage held; by what we have done, the gates of brass before him burst, and by what we have left undone. the iron fetters yield. We have not loved thee with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. He comes, the broken heart to bind, We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. the bleeding soul to cure; For the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ, and with the treasures of his grace have mercy on us and forgive us; to enrich the humble poor. that we may delight in thy will, and walk in thy ways, Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, to the glory of thy Name. Amen. thy welcome shall proclaim; and heaven’s eternal arches ring Absolution with thy beloved Name. BCP 321 The Almighty and merciful Lord W grant you absolution and remission of all your sins, true repentance, amend- ment of life, and the grace and consolation of his Holy Spirit. Amen. Kyrie Hymnal S91 The Response Psalm 85 Lord, have mercy upon us. (x3) Christ, have mercy upon us. (x3) Lord, have mercy upon us. (x3) You have been gracious to your land, O / LORD, you have restored the good for/tune of Jacob. Collect of the Day BCP 159 The Lord be with you. You have forgiven the iniquity of your / people And with thy spirit. and blotted out / all their sins. Let us pray. I will listen to what the LORD God is / saying, Merciful God, who sent thy messengers the prophets to for he is speaking peace to his faithful people preach repentance and prepare the way for our salva- and to those who turn their / hearts to him. tion: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Truly, his salvation is very near to those who / fear him, Christ our Redeemer; who liveth and reigneth with thee that his glory may / dwell in our land. and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Mercy and truth have met to/gether; righteousness and peace have / kissed each other. Lesson Isaiah 40:1-11 Truth shall spring up from the / earth, [You may be seated] and righteousness shall look / down from heaven. A Reading from the Book of Isaiah. The LORD will indeed grant pros/perity, Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak and our land will / yield its increase. tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served Righteousness shall go be/fore him, her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received and peace shall be a pathway / for his feet. from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the Lord shall be re- vealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” A voice says, “Cry out!” And I said, “What shall I cry?” All people are grass, their con- stancy is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever. Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings, lift it up, do not fear; say to the cities of Ju- dah, “Here is your God!” See, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. 2 Lesson 2 Peter 3:8-15a Gospel Mark 1:1-8 A Reading from the Second Epistle to Peter. W W W The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. Do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord Glory be to thee, O Lord. one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day. The Lord is not slow about his prom- The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son ise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, of God. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “See, I am not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance. sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then your way; the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, and the `Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’” elements will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaim- everything that is done on it will be disclosed. Since all ing a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. these things are to be dissolved in this way, what sort And people from the whole Judean countryside and all of persons ought you to be in leading lives of holiness the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. the day of God, because of which the heavens will be Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather set ablaze and dissolved, and the elements will melt with belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. fire? But, in accordance with his promise, we wait for He proclaimed, “The one who is more powerful than I new heavens and a new earth, where righteousness is is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and at home. Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for untie the thong of his sandals. I have baptized you with these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” spot or blemish; and regard the patience of our Lord as The Gospel of the Lord. salvation. Praise be to thee, O Christ. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Gospel Hymn Hymnal 56, verse 4 Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Gospel Hymn Hymnal 56, verse 3 shall come to thee, O Israel! [Please stand as you are able] O come, thou Branch of Jesse’s tree, Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel free them from Satan’s tyranny shall come to thee, O Israel! that trust thy mighty power to save, and give them victory o’er the grave. O come, O come, thou Lord of might, Sermon who to thy tribes on Sinai’s height [You may be seated after in ancient times didst give the law, the sermon opening prayer] in cloud, and majesty, and awe. Advent Themes Yield Christmas Dreams [After the sermon there will be a moment of silence for private meditation] 3 Creed BCP 326 Prayers Form 1, BCP 383 [Please stand as you are able] With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to We believe in one God, the Lord, saying, “Lord, have mercy.” the Father, the Almighty, [Please kneel as you are able] maker of heaven and earth, For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the holy of all that is, seen and unseen. Church of God, and for the unity of all peoples, let us pray to the Lord. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, Lord, have mercy.