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Patronal Service Book 2020.Pub Oswald of Northumbria King and Martyr Celebrant, Preacher and Luncheon Speaker (on Zoom) Reverend Glenn Loughrey nd Sunday 2 August, 2020 St. Oswald’s Anglican Church, Glen Iris Priest: The Reverend Glenn Loughrey Organist: 2 Oswald of Northumbria Born around the year 605, the son of King Ælfrith of Northumbria, Oswald was forced to leave home after his father's death and move to Iona where, influenced by the monks of St Columba, he was baptised. Returning to Northumbria in 634, Oswald defeated the British king, setting up a cross as his standard and gathering his men around it to pray the night before the battle. A man of humility and generosity, Oswald worked closely with his friend St Aidan, travelling with him on his missionary journeys and acting as his interpreter. He died in battle on this day in 642 defending his kingdom from the Mercians. Please remain seated Introit Anthem Music: Christopher Tye (1505‐1573) O come, ye servants of the Lord, And praise his holy name; From early morn to setting sun, His might on earth proclaim. His laws are just, and glad the heart; he makes His mercies known: Ye princes, come ye people too, And bow before his throne. Acknowledgement of Country (please stand) Priest: We acknowledge the sovereign country of the Wurrindjeri people of the Kulin nation on which we gather: the land where the Wurundjeri people gathered and celebrated their stories, songs and dances passed on by their ancestors, and the Great Spirit of the Dreaming, over countless generations. This is still their land. We acknowledge these ancestors and give thanks for their memory. 3 Gathering in God’s Name Processional Hymn Christ is made the sure foundation Together in Song 432 Welcome The Reverend Glenn Loughrey Priest Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Blessed be God’s kingdom, now and forever. The Lord be with you. And also with you. Prayer of Preparation Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom 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 We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses. The musical setting for the Communion service is by Philip Matthias Kyrie Lord, have mercy Christ, have mercy Lord, have mercy Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith, confident in God’s forgiveness. 4 Merciful God, our maker and our judge, we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, and in what we have failed to do: we have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves; we repent, and are sorry for all our sins. Father, forgive us. Strengthen us to love and obey you in newness of life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Almighty God, who has promised forgiveness to all who turn to him in faith: pardon you and set you free from all your sins, strengthen you in all goodness and keep you in eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Gloria in Excelsis Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God's people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One: you alone are the Lord: 5 you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. The Collect Lord God almighty, who so kindled the faith of King Oswald with your Spirit that he set up the sign of the cross in his kingdom and turned his people to the light of Christ: grant that we, being fired by the same Spirit, may always bear our cross before the world and be found faithful servants of the gospel; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. The Ministry of the Word (Please sit) A Reading from the Book of Wisdom [Wisdom 5: 15 ‐ 20] 15 The righteous live forever, and their reward is with the Lord; the Most High takes care of them. 16 Therefore they will receive a glorious crown and a beautiful diadem from the hand of the Lord, because with his right hand he will cover them, and with his arm he will shield them. 17 The Lord will take his zeal as his whole armour, and will arm all creation to repel his enemies; 18 he will put on righteousness as a breastplate and wear impartial justice as a helmet; 19 he will take holiness as an invincible shield, 6 20 and sharpen stern wrath for a sword, and creation will join with him to fight against his frenzied foes. Hear the word of the Lord, Thanks be to God. Psalm 144 Cantor: 1 Blessed be the Lord my rock, who teaches my hands for war and my fingers for battle; R 2 My steadfast help and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield in whom I trust, who subdues the peoples under me. R 3 O Lord, what are mortals that you should consider them; mere human beings, that you should take thought for them? 4 They are like a breath of wind; their days pass away like a shadow. R 5 Bow your heavens, O Lord, and come down; touch the mountains and they shall smoke. 6 Cast down your lightnings and scatter them; shoot our your arrows and let thunder roar. R 7 Reach down your hand from on high deliver me and take me out of the great waters, from the hand of foreign enemies, 7 8 Whose mouth speaks wickedness and their right hand is the hand of falsehood. R 9 O God, I will sing to you a new song; I will play to you on a ten‐stringed harp, 10 You that give salvation to kings and have delivered David your servant. R 11 Save me from the peril of the sword and deliver me from the hand of foreign enemies, 12 Whose mouth speaks wickedness and whose right hand is the hand of falsehood; R 13 So that our sons in their youth may be like well nurtured plants, and our daughters like pillars carved for the corners of the temple; R 14 Our barns be filled with all manner of store; our flocks bearing thousands, and ten thousands in our fields; 15 Our cattle be heavy with young. R may there be no miscarriage or untimely birth, no cry of distress in our streets. 16 Happy are the people whose blessing this is. Happy are the people who have the Lord for their God. R A Reading from the First Letter of Peter [1 Peter 4: 12 ‐ 19] 12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ's sufferings, so that you may also be glad and shout for joy when his glory is revealed. 8 14 If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the spirit of glory, which is the Spirit of God, is resting on you. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, a criminal, or even as a mischief maker. 16 Yet if any of you suffers as a Christian, do not consider it a disgrace, but glorify God because you bear this name. 17 For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God; if it begins with us, what will be the end for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And "If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinners?" 19 Therefore, let those suffering in accordance with God's will entrust themselves to a faithful Creator, while continuing to do good. Hear the word of the Lord, Thanks be to God Please stand Gospel Acclamation: The righteous live forever, and their reward is with the Lord. The Gospel (please stand) The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John, Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ. 9 John 16: 29—33 29 Jesus’ disciples said, "Yes, now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure of speech! 30 Now we know that you know all things, and do not need to have anyone question you; by this we believe that you came from God." 31 Jesus answered them, "Do you now believe? 32 The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each one to his home, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me. 33 I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world! For the gospel of the Lord, Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. (Sing) Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. The Sermon (please sit) Please stand The Profession of Faith We believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
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