The Lesson(All Sit)

The Fourth WeekendDECEMBER 19, 2020 of Advent A Light for All WELCOME AND OPENING PRAYER @ Andrew Heimbaugh Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved. THE WORD OF GOD (all stand) THE GOSPEL The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two Book of Common Prayer (BCP) p. 355 Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. Come Thou Long Expected Jesus CCLI #7096082 | Charles Wesley, Jacob Sooter, Meredith Andrews, and Rowland Hugh Prichard People Glory to you, Lord Christ. © 2017 Jacob Sooter Music, Not Just Another Song Publishing, So Essential Tunes, Vertical Church Band Publishing, Curb Word Music, Mesmerized Music | Used by Permission. CCLI License #2216793. Luke 2:22-38 Pew Bible p. 855 THE OPENING ACCLAMATION Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ. Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. = People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. THE SERMON Fr. Michael Gilton Amen. Songs of Jesus - Simeon’s Song THE COLLECT OF THE DAY THE NICENE CREED (all stand) BCP p. 358 Celebrant The Lord be with you. We believe in one God, People And also with you. the Father, the Almighty, Celebrant Let us pray. maker of heaven and earth, Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily of all that is, seen and unseen. visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and the only Son of God, reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, eternally begotten of the Father, now and for ever. Amen. God from God, Light from Light, The Lion and The Lamb true God from true God, CCLI #7038281 | Brenton Brown, Brian Johnson, and Leeland Mooring © 2015 Meaux Mercy, Thankyou Music, The Devil Is A Liar! Publishing, begotten, not made, Bethel Music Publishing | Used by Permission. CCLI License #2216793. of one Being with the Father. The Lesson (all sit) Through him all things were made. 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 Pew Bible p. 259 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, Celebrant and was made man. Generous God, we give you thanks for your beloved Jesus For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; Christ, in whom you have shared the beauty and pain of he suffered death and was buried. human life. Look with compassion upon all for whom we On the third day he rose again pray, and strengthen us to be your instruments of healing in accordance with the Scriptures; in the world, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. he ascended into heaven Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor: and is seated at the right hand of the Father. Most merciful God, He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, we confess that we have sinned against you and his kingdom will have no end. in thought, word, and deed, We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, by what we have done, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. and by what we have left undone. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. We have not loved you with our whole heart; He has spoken through the Prophets. we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, We look for the resurrection of the dead, = have mercy on us and forgive us; and the life of the world to come. Amen. that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE (all kneel) BCP p. 385 to the glory of your Name. Amen. Form II I ask your prayers for God’s people throughout the world; for THE PEACE BCP p. 360 our Bishop George; for this gathering; and for all ministers Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. and people. Pray for the Church. People And also with you. Silence I ask your prayers for peace; for goodwill among nations; ANNOUNCEMENTS and for the well-being of all people. Pray for justice and peace. BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY BLESSINGS (all sit) Silence THE OFFERTORY I ask your prayers for the poor, the sick, the hungry, the Christ Be Magnified oppressed, and those in prison. Pray for those in any need CCLI #7139866 | Cody Carnes Cory Asbury Ethan Hulse © Capitol CMG Paragon, Writer’s Roof Publishing, Be Essential Songs, EGH Music Publishing or trouble. Used by Permission. CCLI License #2216793. Silence I ask your prayers for all affected by coronavirus around the THE GREAT THANKSGIVING BCP p. 367 Eucharistic Prayer B world. For the leaders of the nations that they may work together for the common good as the outbreak spreads. Celebrant The Lord be with you. May barriers that divide be brought down that bonds of People And also with you. trust may be strengthened to benefit the entire human Celebrant Lift up your hearts. family. People We lift them to the Lord. Silence Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People I ask your prayers for all who seek God, or a deeper It is right to give him thanks and praise. knowledge of him. Pray that they may find and be found Then, facing the Holy Table, the Celebrant proceeds by him. It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and Silence everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, I ask your prayers for the departed. Pray for those who Creator of heaven and earth. have died. Because you sent your beloved Son to redeem us from Silence sin and death, and to make us heirs in him of everlasting Praise God for those in every generation in whom Christ life; that when he shall come again in power and great has been honored. Pray that we may have grace to glorify triumph to judge the world, we may without shame or Christ in our own day. fear rejoice to behold his appearing. Silence Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of Father, now and for ever. AMEN. your Name: And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, Holy, holy, holy, God of power and might, Our Father, who art in heaven, heaven and earth are filled with your glory. hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, Hosanna in the highest. thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. = Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Give us this day our daily bread. Hosanna in the highest. And forgive us our trespasses, Hosanna in the highest. as we forgive those who trespass against us. The people stand or kneel And lead us not into temptation, We give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love but deliver us from evil. which you have made known to us in creation; in the calling For thine is the kingdom, and the power, of Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the and the glory for ever and ever. Amen. prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus, your Son. THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Celebrant Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the world. In for us; him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to People Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia. stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life. COMMUNION MUSIC The Blessing On the night before he died for us, our Lord Jesus Christ took CCLI #7147007 | Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe, and Steven Furtick © 2020 Capitol CMG Paragon, Kari Jobe Carnes Music, Worship Together Music, bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and Writer’s Roof Publishing, Music by Elevation Worship Publishing gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, Used by Permission. CCLI License #2216793. which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”= POST-COMMUNION PRAYER BCP p. 365 After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: Almighty and everliving God, This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink of the most precious Body and Blood it, do this for the remembrance of me.” = of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries Therefore, according to his command, O Father, that we are living members of the Body of your Son, We remember his death, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. We proclaim his resurrection, And now, Father, send us out We await his coming in glory; to do the work you have given us to do, And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to to love and serve you you, O Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord.

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