P U Blic Wo R S H I P C O M Munion by Extension

P u blic Wo r s h i p w ith C o m munion by Extension

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C o py r i ght © The A r ch b i s h o p s ’ Council 200 1 v Notes to Public Worship with Communion by Extension First published 2001

0 7151 2053 0 v i General Notes

1 Order One

1 7 Order Two

3 2 Guidelines issued by the House of Bishops

3 5 A Form of Preparation

4 0 General Rules for Regulating Authorized Forms of Service

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¶ P u b lic Wo rs h ip with C o m munion by Extension

1 E x p l i c it permission must be o b ta ined from the bishop fo r the use of th is rit e. T h is permission should re late to specific pastoral c i rc u m s tan c e s , thus empha s i z ing the excepti o nal na t u re of th is min is t ry. See also the Guidelines issued by the House of Bishops on pages 32–33. 2 In parishes o rc u res in which Public Worship with Communion by Extension has been a u th o r i z e d ,c a re should be ta ken to ensure tha t a Sunday celebration of Holy Communion continues to ta ke pla c e re g u la r ly in each churc h . Public Worship with Communion by Extension will norma l ly ta ke place on Sundays and Principal Holy D ay s .E x c e p ti o na l ly, the rite may be ap p ropriate on o th e ro c c a s i o n s . 3 T h is service is led o n ly by a person specifically a u thorized by th e b is h o p ; th is may be a dea c o n ,R ea d e ro r o th e r lay person who ha s re c e i ved ap p ropriate train in g . Those who have permission under C anon B 12 may sha re in the gi v ing of commu n i o n . 4 If the min is t e r is a dea c o n ,R ea d e r o r lay wo r ke r a u thorized under C anon E 7, the ap p ropriate ve s t u re is wo r n . 5 C a re should be ta ken to ensure that those who play any part in th e a d min is t r a tion of Communion by Extension treat the elements in a s e e m ly and dignified man n e r and o b s e rve the rubrics in the rit e p rov i d e d . 6 P ro p e r p rov ision must be made fo r the consecrated bread and win e to be bro u ght to the church from the celebration of Holy C o m munion in a seemly and dignified man n e r. T h ey should be pla c e d upon the Holy Table and cove red with a clean white cloth . 7 P ro p e r c a re should be ta ken to ensure as fa r as possible that th e consecrated elements a re a d e q uate to meet the needs of th e c o n g re ga ti o n . If the bread and wine prove insufficient fo r th e nu m b e r of commu n i c an ts , th e re can be no supplementa ry c o n s e c r a tion in the course of th is serv i c e.

N o t e s v ¶ G e n e ral Notes Order One

¶ Preparation ¶ The Gath e ri n g C a reful devo ti o nal pre p a r a tion befo re the service is re c o m m e n d e d fo r eve ry commu n i c an t . A Form of Pre p a r a tion fo r public o r p r i va t e At the entry of the minister a hymn may be sung. use is provided (page 35). The minister may say ¶ Communicant members of other Churches In the name of the Fath e r, B ap tized persons who a re commu n i c ant members of o th e r and of the Son, C h u rches which subscribe to the doctrine of the Holy Tr in ity and of the Holy Spirit . and a re in good stan d ing in th e i r own Church shall be a d mitted A ll Amen. to Communion in a c c o rdance with Canon B 15 A .

The fo l l ow ing Notes to the Ord e r fo r the Celebration of Holy The Greeting C o m munion in Common Wo rs h ip :S e rvices and Pra ye rs for the Church o f E n g l a n d (pages 330–335) also ap p ly to Ord e r O n e :1 – 1 6 , 19 ,2 1 ,2 2 . The minister welcomes the people using these or other Fo r General Rules fo r R e g u la ting A u thorized Forms of Serv i c e, a p p ro p riate word s see page 40. The Lord be with yo u A ll and also with you. ( o r ) G r a c e, m e rcy and pea c e f rom God o u r F a th e r and the Lord Jesus Chris t be with yo u A ll and also with you.

From Easter Day to Pe n t e c o s t , this acclamation fo ll ow s A l l e l u i a .C h r ist is ris e n . A ll He is risen indeed. Alleluia.

Wo rds of welcome or intro d u ction may be said.

v i Communion by Extension Order One 1 The minister says Prayers of Penitence B ro thers and sis t e r s , in the Gospel of Sa int Luke we rea d : The Summary of the Law, the Commandments, the Beatitudes At supper w ith his disciples on the night he was betrayed Je s u s or the Comfo rtable Wo rds may be used. took a cup, and a f t e r gi v ing thanks he sa i d , ‘Ta k e th is and divide A minister uses a seasonal invitation to confession or these or it among yo u r s e l ve s ; fo r I tell you that from now on I will not o ther suitable word s d r ink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.’ Then he took a loaf of brea d , and when he had gi ven than k s ,h e God so loved the wo r l d bro k e it and gave it to th e m , say in g ,‘ T h is is my body, which is that he gave his o n ly Son Jesus Chris t gi ven fo r yo u . Do th is in re m e m b r ance of me.’ to save us from o u r s in s , We have come togeth e r in o u r F a th e r ’s presence to o f fe r h im prais e to be o u r a d vocate in heave n , and than k s gi v in g , to hea r and re c e i ve his holy Wo rd , to bring befo re and to bring us to eternal life. h im the needs of the world and to ask his fo r gi veness of o u r s in s . Let us confess o u r s ins in penitence and fa ith , In union with those who celebrate [have celebrated] the Eucha r ist ﬁ r m ly re s o l ved to keep God’s comman d m e n ts at N … th is day, we seek God’s grace in Holy Commu n i o n . Fo r a s and to live in love and peace with a l l . often as we eat th is bread and drink the cup in obedience to his c o m man d , we pro c la im the Lord ’s dea th until he comes. A ll Almighty God,our heavenly Father, we have sinned against you and against our neighbour Prayer of Preparation in thought and word and deed, through negligence, through weakness, This pra yer may be said through our own deliberate fault. We are truly sorry A ll Almighty God, and repent of all our sins. to whom all hearts are open, For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, all desires known, who died for us, and from whom no secrets are hidden: forgive us all that is past cleanse the thoughts of our hearts and grant that we may serve you in newness of life by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, to the glory of your name. that we may perfectly love you, Amen. and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. ( o r ) Amen.

2 Communion by Extension Order One 3 A ll Most merciful God, Gloria in Excelsis Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we confess that we have sinned The Gloria in excelsis may be used. in thought,word and deed. A ll Glory to God in the highest, We have not loved you with our whole heart. and peace to his people on earth. We have not loved our neighbours as ourselves. In your mercy Lord God,heavenly King, forgive what we have been, almighty God and Father, help us to amend what we are, we worship you, we give you thanks, and direct what we shall be; we praise you for your glory. that we may do justly, Lord Jesus Christ,only Son of the Father, love mercy, Lord God,Lamb of God, and walk humbly with you,our God. you take away the sin of the world: Amen. have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: O r, w ith suitable penitential sentences, the Ky rie eleison may be used receive our prayer. L o rd , have merc y. For you alone are the Holy One, A ll Lord,have mercy. you alone are the Lord, C h r is t, have merc y. you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, A ll Christ,have mercy. with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. L o rd , have merc y. Amen. A ll Lord,have mercy.

I f a n o ther confession has already been used, the Ky rie eleison may be The Collect used without interpolation here or after the pra yer for absolution. The minister introduces a period of silent pra yer with the words The minister says ‘Let us pra y ’ or a more speciﬁc bidding. M ay a l mi ghty God, The Coll e ct is said, and all re s p o n d who fo r gi ves all who truly re p e n t, have mercy upon us, A ll Amen. p a rdon and delive r us from all o u r s in s , conﬁrm and stre n g then us in all go o d n e s s , and keep us in life eterna l ; th ro u gh Jesus Christ o u r L o rd . A ll Amen.

4 Communion by Extension Order One 5 ¶ The Lit u r gy of the Wo rd The Creed

On Sundays and Pri n c ipal H o ly Days an auth o rized translation of th e Readings Nicene Creed is used, or on occasion the A p o s t l e s ’C reed or an a u th o rized Afﬁrmation of Fa ith may be used (see pages 13 8 – 148 The readings are governed by auth o rized lect i o n a ry provi s i o n . in Common Wo r s h i p :S e rvices and Prayers fo r the Church of Englan d) . E ither one or two readings from Scrip t u re precede the Gospel re a d i n g .

At the end of e a ch the reader may say A ll We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, T h is is the wo rd of the Lord . maker of heaven and earth, A ll Thanks be to God. of all that is, seen and unseen. The psalm or canticle fo ll ows the first re a d i n g ;o ther hymns and songs may be used between the re a d i n g s. We believe in one Lord,Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, Gospel Reading God from God,Light f rom Light, true God from true God, An acclamation may herald the Gospel re a d i n g . begotten,not made , of one Being with the Father; When the Gospel is announced the reader says through him all things were made. H ea r the Gospel of o u r L o rd Jesus Christ a c c o rd ing to N. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, A ll Glory to you,O Lord. was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and was made man. At the end For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. T h is is the Gospel of the Lord . On the third day he rose again A ll Praise to you,O Christ. in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven Sermon 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 and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who 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. 6 Communion by Extension Order One 7 Prayers of Intercession and Thanksgiving ¶ The Lit u r gy of the Sacra m e n t

One of the forms on pages 281–289 in Common Wo r s h i p : S e rvices and Prayers fo r the Church of Englan d or other suit a b l e The Peace w o rds may be used. The minister may introduce the Peace th u s The pra ye rs usually include these concerns and may fo ll ow th i s In fe l l owship with the whole Church of God, w ith all who have been s e q u e n c e : b ro u ght togeth e r by the Holy Spirit to worship on th is day, an d ¶ The Church of C h ri s t p a rti c u la r ly with o u r bro t hers and sisters at N … who have celebrated the Eucha r is t, let us rejoice that we a re called to be part ¶ C re a t i o n , human society, the Sov e reign and those in auth o rit y of the body of Chris t . ¶ The local commu n it y A ll Though we are many,we are one body, because we all share in one bread. ¶ Those who suffe r or a seasonal sentence (pages 290 and 300 –329 in C o m m o n ¶ The communion of s a i n t s Wo r s h i p :S e rvices and Prayers fo r the Church of Englan d) may be used. T h a n k s g i ving and praise may be offe red for the great acts of God in creation and re d e m p t i o n . The minister then says

These responses may be used The peace of the Lord be a lw ays with yo u . A ll And also with you. L o rd , in yo u r m e rc y A ll hear our prayer. These words may be added ( o r ) Let us o f fe r one an o th e r a sign of pea c e. L o rd ,h ea r u s . A ll may exch a n ge a sign of p e a c e. A ll Lord,graciously hear us. A hymn may be sung. And at the end M e rciful Fath e r, A ll accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

8 Communion by Extension Order One 9 At the lectern or minister’s stall one of the fo ll owing shall be re a d The Lord’s Prayer Mark 10 . 3 2 - 3 4 , 42-45 The Son of Man came to give his li fe. As o u r Sav i o u r ta u ght us, so we pray L u ke 24.30-34 They re c og n ized him in the breaking of b re a d . A ll Our Father in heaven, John 6.53-58 My ﬂesh is true food and my blood is true dri n k . hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, R eve la tion 19.6-9a The marri a ge supper of the Lamb. your will be done, 1 Pe t e r 2 . 2 1-25 He bore our sins on the cro s s. on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. The fo ll owing is said Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. A ll Blessed are you, Lead us not into temptation God of those who hunger and thirst, but deliver us from evil. for you give us our food in due season. For the kingdom,the power, You nourish us with your word, and the glory are yours which is the bread of life. now and for ever. You strengthen us with your Spirit, Amen. the new wine of your Kingdom. In Christ you are food for the hungry, ( o r ) refreshment for the weary. Let us pray with conﬁdence as o u r Sav i o u r has ta u ght us Blessed are you,our Creator and Redeemer. Blessed be God for ever. A ll Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

1 0 Communion by Extension Order One 1 1 Giving of Communion One of these pra ye rs may be said befo re the distri b u t i o n A ll We do not presume The minister moves to the H o ly Table and says to come to this your table, merciful Lord, The Church of God, of which we a re members, has ta ken bread an d trusting in our own righteousness, w ine and gi ven thanks ove r them a c c o rd ing to o u r L o rd ’s comman d . but in your manifold and great mercies. These holy gi f ts have been bro u ght to us that we too may sha re in We are not worthy the communion of the body and blood of Chris t . so much as to gather up the crumbs under your table. But you are the same Lord Silence is ke p t . whose nature is always to have mercy. Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, The minister says so to eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ and to drink his blood, D r aw nea r w ith fa ith . that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body R e c e i ve the body of o u r L o rd Jesus Chris t and our souls washed through his most precious blood, which he gave fo r yo u and that we may evermore dwell in him,and he in us. and his blood which he shed fo r yo u . Amen. Eat and drin k in re m e m b r ance that he died fo r yo u , ( o r ) and feed on him in yo u r h ea rts A ll Most merciful Lord, by fa ith with than k s gi v in g . your love compels us to come in. ( o r ) Our hands were unclean, our hearts were unprepared; Jesus is the Lamb of God we were not fit who ta kes aw ay the sin of the wo r l d . even to eat the crumbs from under your table. Blessed a re those who a re called to his supper. But you,Lord,are the God of our salvation, A ll Lord,I am not worthy to receive you, and share your bread with sinners. but only say the word,and I shall be healed. So cleanse and feed us ( o r ) with the precious body and blood of your Son, that he may live in us and we in him; G o d ’s holy gi f ts and that we, with the whole company of Christ, fo r G o d ’s holy people. may sit and eat in your kingdom. A ll Jesus Christ is holy, Amen. Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. The minister and people receive commu n i o n . o r, f rom Easter Day to Pe n t e c o s t A u th o rized words of d i s t ribution are used and the communicant re p li e s A l l e l u i a .C h r ist o u r p a s s ove r is sacrificed fo r u s . Amen. A ll Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia. D u ring the distribution hymns and anthems may be sung. Any consecrated bread and wine which is not re q u i red for purposes o f c o m munion is consumed at the end of the distribution or after the servi c e.

1 2 Communion by Extension Order One 1 3 Prayer after Communion ¶ The Dismissal

Silence is ke p t . A hymn may be sung. The Post Communion or another suitable pra yer is said.

A ll may say one of these pra ye rs A ll The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, A ll Almighty God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit we thank you for feeding us be with us all evermore. with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ. Amen. Through him we offer you our souls and bodies to be a living sacriﬁce. A minister says Send us out in the power of your Spirit Go in peace to love and serve the Lord . to live and work A ll In the name of Christ.Amen. to your praise and glory. ( o r ) Amen. Go in the peace of Chris t . ( o r ) A ll Thanks be to God. A ll Father of all, we give you thanks and praise, o r, f rom Easter Day to Pe n t e c o s t that when we were still far off Go in the peace of Chris t . A l l e l u i a ,a l l e l u i a . you met us in your Son and brought us home. A ll Thanks be to God. Alleluia,alleluia. Dying and living,he declared your love, gave us grace, and opened the gate of glory. O ther suitable words of dismissal may be used. May we who share Christ’s body live his risen life; we who drink his cup bring life to others; The minister and people depart . we whom the Spirit lights give light to the world. Keep us ﬁrm in the hope you have set before us, so we and all your children shall be free, and the whole earth live to praise your name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

1 4 Communion by Extension Order One 1 5 Notes Order Two

Fo r Notes to Public Worship with Communion by Extension, see page v. At the entry of the minister a hymn may be sung. The minister says ¶ G e n e ral Notes D ea r ly belove d , in the Gospel of Sa int Luke we rea d : ‘When th e h o u r was come, Jesus sat dow n , and the twe l ve apostles with him . And he said unto th e m ,W ith desire I have desired to eat th is ¶ Preparation p a s s ove r w ith you befo re I suffe r:Fo r I say unto yo u , I will not C a reful devo ti o nal pre p a r a tion befo re the service is re c o m m e n d e d any more eat the ro f , u n til it be fulﬁlled in the kingdom of God. fo r eve ry commu n i c an t . A Form of Pre p a r a tion fo r public o r p r i va t e And he took the cup, and gave than k s , and sa i d , Ta ke th is and divide use is provided (page 35). it among yo u r s e l ve s : fo r I say unto yo u , I will not drink of the fruit of the vin e, u n til the kingdom of God come. And he took brea d , ¶ Communicant members of other Churches and gave than k s , and brake it, and gave unto th e m , say in g ,T h is is my body which is gi ven fo r yo u : do th is in re m e m b r ance of me.’ B ap tized persons who a re commu n i c ant members of o th e r C h u rches which subscribe to the doctrine of the Holy Tr in ity We a re assembled and met togeth e r to re n d e r thanks fo r the and a re in good stan d ing in th e i r own Church shall be a d mitted g reat beneﬁts that we have re c e i ved at the hands of A l mi ghty God, to Communion in a c c o rdance with Canon B 15 A . to set fo rth his most wo rthy prais e, to hea r h is most holy Wo rd , to a c k n owledge and confess o u r man i fold sins and wicke d n e s s , The fo l l ow ing Notes to the Ord e r fo r the Celebration of Holy to ask those th ings which a re re q u is ite and necessa ry, as well fo r C o m munion in Common Wo rs h ip :S e rvices and Pra ye rs for the Church the body as the soul, an d , in union with those who celebrate [have o f E n g l a n d (pages 330–335) also ap p ly to Ord e r Two :1 – 1 6 , 19 , 2 1 , celebrated] the Holy Communion at N … th is day, to parta ke of 2 2 ,2 4 – 2 6 ,2 9 . the spirit ual food of the most precious Body and Blood of Christ in re m e m b r ance of his dea th and re s u rre c ti o n . Fo r as often as Fo r General Rules fo r R e g u la ting A u thorized Forms of Serv i c e, we eat th is bread and drink th is cup in obedience to his comman d , see page 40. we pro c la im the Lord ’s dea th until he comes.

Prayer of Preparation

A l mi ghty God, unto whom all hea rts be o p e n , all desires know n , and from whom no secre ts a re hid: c l eanse the th o u gh ts of o u r h ea rts by the in s p i r a tion of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfe c t ly love th e e, and wo rth i ly magnify thy holy na m e ; th ro u gh Christ o u r L o rd . A ll Amen.

1 6 Communion by Extension Order Two 1 7 The Commandments H o n o u r thy fa th e r and thy moth e r; that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God give t h th e e. The minister reads the Ten Commandments and the people make A ll Lord,have mercy upon us, the re s p o n s e. O r, except on the ﬁrst Sundays of Advent and Lent, and incline our hearts to keep this law. the Summary of the Law or Ky rie eleison may be used. Thou shalt do no mu rd e r. God spake these wo rds and sa i d : A ll Lord,have mercy upon us, I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt have none o th e r gods but me. and incline our hearts to keep this law. A ll Lord,have mercy upon us, Thou shalt not commit a d u l t e ry. and incline our hearts to keep this law. A ll Lord,have mercy upon us, Thou shalt not ma ke to thyself any graven ima g e, and incline our hearts to keep this law. n o r the likeness of any th ing that is in heaven a b ove, Thou shalt not stea l . o r in the ea rth benea th ,o r in the water u n d e r the ea rth . A ll Lord,have mercy upon us, Thou shalt not bow down to th e m ,n o r worship th e m : and incline our hearts to keep this law. fo r I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and vis it the sins of the fa thers upon the children Thou shalt not bea r false witness a ga inst thy neigh b o u r. unto the th i rd and fo u rth generation of them that hate me, A ll Lord,have mercy upon us, and shew mercy unto th o u sands in them that love me and incline our hearts to keep this law. and keep my comman d m e n ts . Thou shalt not covet thy neigh b o u r ’s house, A ll Lord,have mercy upon us, thou shalt not covet thy neigh b o u r ’s wife, n o r h is servan t, and incline our hearts to keep this law. n o r h is ma i d ,n o r h is ox ,n o r h is a s s ,n o r any th ing that is his . Thou shalt not ta ke the name of the Lord thy God in va in : A ll Lord,have mercy upon us, fo r the Lord will not hold him guiltless that ta ke th his name in va in . and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee. A ll Lord,have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Or this Summary of the Law may be said R e m e m b e r that thou keep holy the Sa b b a th day. O u r L o rd Jesus Christ sa i d : Six days shalt thou la b o u r, and do all that thou hast to do; H ea r, O I s r a e l , the Lord o u r God is one Lord ; but the seve n th day is the Sa b b a th of the Lord thy God. and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy hea rt, In it thou shalt do no man n e r of wo r k , and with all thy soul, and with all thy min d , th o u , and thy son, and thy da u gh t e r, and with all thy stre n g th . thy man s e rvan t, and thy ma i d s e rvan t, T h is is the ﬁrst comman d m e n t . thy cattle, and the stran g e r that is with in thy ga t e s . And the second is like, na m e ly th is : Fo r in six days the Lord made heaven and ea rth , Thou shalt love thy neigh b o u r as thy s e l f . the sea , and all that in them is , T h e re is none o th e r c o m mandment grea t e r than th e s e. and rested the seve n th day : On these two comman d m e n ts hang all the law and the pro p h e ts . w h e refo re the Lord blessed the seve n th day, and ha l l owe d it . A ll Lord,have mercy upon us, A ll Lord,have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee.

1 8 Communion by Extension Order Two 1 9 Or the Ky rie eleison may be sung or said The Collect L o rd , have merc y. The minister may say A ll Lord,have mercy. The Lord be with yo u L o rd , have merc y. A ll and with thy spirit. A ll Christ,have mercy. Let us pray. C h r is t, have merc y. Then shall be said the Coll e ct of the Day. A ll Christ,have mercy. L o rd , have merc y. Readings A ll Lord,have mercy. The readings are governed by auth o rized lect i o n a ry provi s i o n . L o rd , have merc y. A Lesson from the Old Testament may be read and a psalm may be used. ( o r ) The reader says Ky r i e, e l e is o n . A ll Kyrie, eleison. The Lesson is written in the … chap t e r of … Ky r i e, e l e is o n . b e gin n ing at the … ve r s e. A ll Christe, eleison. At the end C h r is t e, e l e is o n . H e re endeth the Lesson. A ll Christe, eleison. The reader says Ky r i e, e l e is o n . A ll Kyrie, eleison. The Epistle is written in the … chap t e r of … Ky r i e, e l e is o n . b e gin n ing at the … ve r s e. At the end The Coll e ct for the Sov e reign may be said H e re endeth the Epis t l e. A l mi ghty God, whose kingdom is eve r la s tin g , and powe r in ﬁ n it e : have mercy upon the whole Churc h ; and so rule the hea rt of Gospel thy chosen servant Eliz a b e th, our Queen and Gove r n o r, that she ( k n ow ing whose min is t e r she is) may a b ove all th ings seek thy The reader says h o n o u r and glory : and that we and all her s u b j e c ts (duly considerin g The holy Gospel is written in the . . . c hap t e r of the Gospel a c c o rd in g whose a u th o r ity she ha th) may fa ith f u l ly serve, h o n o u r and humbly to Sa int . . . , b e gin n ing at the . . . ve r s e. o b ey her, in th e e, and fo r th e e, a c c o rd ing to thy blessed wo rd an d o rd inan c e ; th ro u gh Jesus Christ o u r L o rd , who with thee and the A ll may re s p o n d H o ly Ghost live th and re i g n e th , eve r one God, world without end. A ll Glory be to thee, O Lord. A ll Amen. At the end the reader may say T h is is the Gospel of the Lord . A ll may re s p o n d A ll Praise be to thee, O Christ.

2 0 Communion by Extension Order Two 2 1 The Creed Sermon On Sundays and Pri n c ipal H o ly Days the Nicene Creed is used, or on occasion the A p o s t l e s ’C reed or an auth o rized Affirmation of Fa ith Sentence may be used. A ll I believe in one God the Father almighty, One of the fo ll owing or another sentence of S c rip t u re is used maker of heaven and earth, and of all things Let yo u r l i ght so shine befo re men, that th ey may see yo u r go o d visible and invisible: wo r k s , and glorify yo u r F a th e r which is in heave n . M a t th ew 5.16 And in one Lord Jesus Christ, L ay not up fo r yo u r s e l ves trea s u res upon ea rth ; w h e re the rust the only-begotten Son of God, and moth doth corr u p t, and where th i eves break th ro u gh and stea l : begotten of his Father before all worlds, but lay up fo r yo u r s e l ves trea s u res in heave n ;w h e re neith e r rust God of God,Light of Light, n o r m o th doth corr u p t, and where th i eves do not break th ro u gh very God of very God, and stea l . M a t th ew 6.19 begotten,not made, being of one substance with the Father, All th ings come of th e e, and of th ine own do we gi ve th e e. by whom all things were made; 1 Chro n i cles 29.14 who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, Whoso ha th th is wo r l d ’s go o d s , and seeth his bro th e r have need, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and shutteth up his compassion from him ,h ow dwe l l e th the love o f and was made man, God in him ? 1 John 3.17 and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, A hymn may be sung and a coll e ction may be take n . and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead: whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, who spake by the prophets. And I believe one catholic and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. And I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

2 2 Communion by Extension Order Two 2 3 Intercession Invitation to Confession

B ri e f biddings may be given. The minister reads the shorter exhortation as fo ll ow s Ye that do truly and ea r n e s t ly repent you of yo u r s in s , and a re in Let us pray fo r the whole state of Chris t ’s Church mi l itant here l ove and cha r ity with yo u r n e i gh b o u r s , and intend to lead a new life, in ea rth . fo l l ow ing the comman d m e n ts of God, and walking from hencefo rth A l mi ghty and ever- l i v i ng God, who by thy holy apostle hast ta u ght in his holy way s :d r aw nea r w ith fa ith , and ta ke th is holy sa c r a m e n t us to ma ke prayers and supplicati o n s , and to gi ve than k s , fo r all men: to yo u r c o m fo rt ; and ma ke yo u r humble confession to a l mi gh t y we humbly beseech thee most merc i f u l ly to re c e i ve these o u r G o d , m e e k ly kneeling upon yo u r k n e e s . p r aye r s , which we o f fe r unto thy divine ma j e s t y ;b e s e e c h ing thee to in s p i re continua l ly the unive r sal Church with the spirit of truth , u n it y, and concord : and gran t, that all th ey that do confess thy holy Confession name may a g ree in the truth of thy holy wo rd , and live in unity an d go d ly love. A ll Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, We beseech thee also to save and defend all Chris ti an kin g s ,p r in c e s maker of all things,judge of all men: and gove r n o r s ; and specially thy servant Eliz a b e th our Queen, tha t we acknowledge and bewail u n d e r h e r we may be go d ly and quietly gove r n e d : and grant unto her our manifold sins and wickedness, whole Council, and to all that a re put in a u th o r ity under h e r, tha t which we, from time to time, th ey may truly and im p a rti a l ly min is t e r j u s ti c e, to the punishment most grievously have committed, of wickedness and vice, and to the ma in t e nance of thy true re l i gi o n by thought,word and deed, and virt u e. against thy divine majesty, G i ve grace, O heave n ly Fath e r, to all bis h o p s ,p r i e s ts and dea c o n s , provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. that th ey may both by th e i r l i fe and doctrine set fo rth thy true We do earnestly repent, and live ly wo rd , and righ t ly and duly a d min is t e r thy holy sa c r a m e n ts : and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; and to all thy people gi ve thy heave n ly grace; and specially to th is the remembrance of them is grievous unto us; c o n g re ga tion here pre s e n t ; tha t, w ith meek hea rt and due the burden of them is intolerable. reve re n c e, th ey may hea r and re c e i ve thy holy wo rd ;t r u ly serv in g Have mercy upon us, thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of th e i r l i fe. have mercy upon us,most merciful Father; for thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, And we most humbly beseech thee of thy go o d n e s s , O Lord , forgive us all that is past; to comfo rt and succour all th e m , who in th is tran s it o ry life a re and grant that we may ever hereafter in tro u b l e, s o rrow, n e e d ,s i c k n e s s ,o r any o th e r a d ve r s it y. serve and please thee in newness of life, And we also bless thy holy name fo r all thy servan ts departed th is to the honour and glory of thy name; l i fe in thy fa ith and fea r; b e s e e c h ing thee to gi ve us grace so to through Jesus Christ our Lord. fo l l ow th e i r good examples, that with them we may be parta kers Amen. of thy heave n ly kin g d o m . G r ant th is , O Fath e r, fo r Jesus Chris t ’s sa ke, o u ro n ly mediator and a d vo c a t e. A ll Amen.

2 4 Communion by Extension Order Two 2 5 The minister says The fo ll owing or some other suitable form of th a n k s g i ving is said G r an t, we beseech th e e, m e rciful Lord , A ll Almighty God,Father of all mercies, to thy fa ithful people pardon and pea c e, we thine unworthy servants that th ey may be cleansed from all th e i r s in s , do give thee most humble and hearty thanks and serve thee with a quiet min d ; for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us,and to all men. th ro u gh Jesus Christ o u r L o rd . We bless thee for our creation,preservation, A ll Amen. and all the blessings of this life; but above all for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ, The Comfortable Words for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, H ea r w hat comfo rtable wo rds o u r Sav i o u r C h r ist sa ith unto all tha t that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, t r u ly turn to him : and that we shew forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives; Come unto me, all that travail and a re heavy la d e n , by giving up ourselves to thy service, and I will ref resh yo u . M a t th ew 11 . 2 8 and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness So God loved the wo r l d , that he gave his o n ly - b e gotten Son, all our days; to the end that all that believe in him should not peris h , through Jesus Christ our Lord, but have eve r la s ting life. John 3.16 to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be all honour and glory,world without end. H ea r also what Sa int Paul sa ith : Amen. T h is is a true say in g , and wo rthy of all men to be re c e i ve d , that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sin n e r s . A hymn may be sung. 1 T i m o thy 1.15 H ea r also what Sa int John sa ith : At the lectern or minister’s stall one of the fo ll owing shall be re a d : If any man sin , we have an a d vocate with the Fath e r, Mark 10 . 3 2 - 3 4 ,4 2 - 4 5 The Son of Man came to give his li fe. Jesus Christ the righ t e o u s ; and he is the pro p iti a tion fo r o u r s in s . 1 John 2.1 L u ke 24.30-34 They re c og n ized him in the breaking of b re a d . John 6.53-58 My ﬂesh is true food and my blood is true dri n k . R eve la tion 19 . 6 - 9 a The marri a ge supper of the Lamb. 1 Pe t e r 2 . 2 1- 2 5 He bore our sins on the cro s s.

2 6 Communion by Extension Order Two 2 7 Prayer of Humble Access The Lord’s Prayer

We do not presume As o u r Sav i o u r C h r ist ha th commanded and ta u ght us, to come to th is thy ta b l e, O merciful Lord , we a re bold to say t r u s ting in o u r own righ t e o u s n e s s , A ll Our Father, which art in heaven, but in thy man i fold and great merc i e s . hallowed be thy name; We a re not wo rthy thy kingdom come; so much as to ga th e r up the crumbs under thy ta b l e. thy will be done, But thou a rt the same Lord , in earth as it is in heaven. whose pro p e rty is a lw ays to have merc y : Give us this day our daily bread. g r ant us th e refo re, gracious Lord , And forgive us our trespasses, so to eat the ﬂesh of thy dea r Son Jesus Chris t, as we forgive them that trespass against us. and to drink his blood, And lead us not into temptation; that o u r s inful bodies may be made clean by his body, but deliver us from evil. and o u r souls washed th ro u gh his most precious blood, For thine is the kingdom, and that we may eve r m o re dwell in him , and he in us. the power and the glory, A ll Amen. for ever and ever. Amen. Giving of Communion A l t e r n a t i v e ly the Lord ’s Pra yer may be said befo re the giving o f c o m mu n i o n . The minister says

The Church of God, of which we a re members, has ta ken bread an d Silence is ke p t . w ine and gi ven thanks ove r them a c c o rd ing to o u r L o rd ’s comman d . These holy gi f ts have been bro u ght to us that we too may sha re in Prayer after Communion the communion of the body and blood of Chris t . The minister and people receive commu n i o n . To each is said This pra yer is said The body of o u r L o rd Jesus Chris t, which was gi ven fo r th e e, A l mi ghty and ever- l i v i ng God, we most hea rti ly thank th e e, fo r tha t p re s e rve thy body and soul unto eve r la s ting life. thou dost vo u c h sa fe to feed us, who have duly re c e i ved these holy Ta ke and eat th is in re m e m b r ance that Christ died fo r th e e, my s t e r i e s ,w ith the spirit ual food of the most precious body an d and feed on him in thy hea rt by fa ith with than k s gi v in g . blood of thy Son o u r Sav i o u r Jesus Chris t ; and dost a s s u re us th e re by of thy favo u r and goodness tow a rds us; and that we a re The blood of o u r L o rd Jesus Chris t, which was shed fo r th e e, ve ry members incorporate in the my s tical body of thy Son, which p re s e rve thy body and soul unto eve r la s ting life. is the blessed company of all fa ithful people; and a re also heirs D r ink th is in re m e m b r ance that Chris t ’s blood was shed fo r th e e, th ro u gh hope of thy eve r la s ting kin g d o m , by the merits of the most and be than k f u l . p recious dea th and passion of thy dea r S o n . And we most humbly O r, when occasion re q u i re s, these words may be said once to each row beseech th e e, O heave n ly Fath e r, so to a s s ist us with thy grace, tha t o f c o m mu n i c a n t s, or to a convenient number within each row. we may continue in that holy fe l l ow s h i p, and do all such good wo r k s as thou hast pre p a red fo r us to walk in ; th ro u gh Jesus Christ o u r What remains of the consecrated bread and wine which is not re q u i re d L o rd , to whom, w ith thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour an d for purposes of c o m munion is consumed now or at the end of the servi c e. g l o ry, world without end. A ll Amen. 2 8 Communion by Extension Order Two 2 9 Gloria in Excelsis Public Worship

A ll Glory be to God on high, w ith and in earth peace, good will towards men. Communion by Extension We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, G u i d e lines issued by the House of B i s h o p s O Lord God,heavenly King, God the Father almighty. O Lord,the only-begotten Son Jesu Christ; O Lord God,Lamb of God,Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

The Grace

The grace of o u r L o rd Jesus Chris t, and the love of God, and the fe l l owship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all eve r m o re. A ll Amen.

The minister and people depart .

3 0 Communion by Extension Guidelines issued by the House of Bishops

1 In ma k ing a u thorized prov ision fo r C o m munion by Extension, th e 4 The service of Communion by Extension has been drawn up to House of Bishops has prin c i p a l ly in mind the needs of a single cure ma ke clea r that it is not in itself a celebration of Holy Commu n i o n , w ith a nu m b e r of a u thorized places of wo r s h i p, o r a group o r t ea m and yet enables a wo r s h i p p ing commu n ity to participate in Holy min is t ry. In such circ u m s tances worshippers ga th e red in one of C o m munion ‘ by extension’.When it is in t roduced to a congre ga ti o n the places where Holy Communion has not been celebrated c a re should be ta ken to expla in the close re la tionship between th e may re c e i ve communion by extension from a church where Holy t wo serv i c e s ; th e re is but one celebration of Holy Commu n i o n , C o m munion is celebrated, w ith a min imal in t e rval of time betwe e n f rom which the consecrated elements a re bro u gh t . the serv i c e s . The prov ision is intended prima r i ly fo r S u n days an d 5 The notes which a c c o m p any the service ma ke clea r that explicit P r incipal Holy Day s , but may be ap p ropriate on o th e ro c c a s i o n s . p e r mission must be o b ta ined from the bishop fo r the use of th is A parti c u la r c o n g re ga tion should not come to re ly ma in ly upon r it e, and that such permission should re late to specific pastoral th is means of eucha r is tic parti c i p a ti o n , and care should be ta ken to c i rc u m s tan c e s . Such permission will norma l ly be in writin g , and will e n s u re that a celebration of Holy Communion ta kes place re g u la r ly be eith e r fo r a parti c u la r occasion o r fo r a limited durati o n .T h e in each church concerned. b ishop should re g u la r ly rev i ew the use of th is rite in parishes where 2 The practice of Communion by Extension as env isaged by th e it is used. C o m munion by Extension must a lw ays be re ga rded a s a u thorized service has some a f fi n ities with the communion of th e e x c e p ti o nal and prov is i o na l ,l o o k ing to circ u m s tances when a priest s i c k ,f rom elements which have been consecrated at a celebration will be ava i lable to preside at a celebration of Holy Commu n i o n . in churc h . The ma in diffe rences concern the public na t u re o f 6 C o m munion by Extension will re q u i re that special care is gi ven C o m munion by Extension, and the consequent need fo r c a ref u l to the conduct of the serv i c e, and especially that the consecrated a t t e n tion to the overall shape and content of the serv i c e.Fo r th is e l e m e n ts a re treated in a seemly and dignified man n e r. T h o s e reason it is re q u i red that the service should be led o n ly by a person responsible fo r a service should ensure that the consecrated who has been specifically a u thorized fo r th is purpose by the bis h o p. e l e m e n ts a re a d e q uate to meet the needs of the congre ga ti o n , Such a person will norma l ly be a dea c o n , R ea d e ro r lay wo r ke r and that any consecrated bread and wine which is not re q u i red licensed under C anon E 7, and must wea r the ap p ropriate ve s t u re. fo r the purposes of communion is consumed eith e r d u r ing o r The choice of rea d ings is governed by an a u thorized lecti o na ry im m e d i a t e ly a f t e r the serv i c e. p rov ision fo l l owed eith e r by a sermon o r a suitable devo ti o na l rea d in g . Those who have been gi ven permission (under th e 7 These guidelines should be read closely with , and be re ga rded p rov isions of Canon B 12) to a s s ist in the dis t r i b u tion of Holy as subord inate to, the notes and rubrics which a c c o m p any th e C o m munion may a s s ist in that way, but the min is t e r who leads a u thorized rit e, which must be o b s e rved with care. T h ey a re the service must have a more specific a u th o r ity from the bis h o p, intended to supplement and in t e r p ret the notes and rubrics in and be ap p ro p r i a t e ly train e d . the serv i c e, and the House of Bishops will rev ise and re issue these guidelines from time to tim e. 3 C o m munion by Extension should not be re ga rded as a means o f in t ro d u c ing a sa c r a m e n tal element into the life of home gro u p s , o r o th e r p a r ish gro u p s ,w h e th e r on an o c c a s i o nal o r a re g u la r b a s is . The House of Bishops recognizes the value of an o c c a s i o na l These Guidelines are approved by the House of Bishops from c e l e b r a tion of Holy Communion in such circ u m s tan c e s , when O ctober 2000 until any further resolution of that H o u s e. a priest must pre s i d e.

3 2 Communion by Extension Guidelines 3 3 A Form of Preparation

This form may be used in any of th ree wa y s. It may be used by individuals as part of their pre p a ration for H o ly Commu n i o n . It may be used corpora t e ly on suitable occasions within H o ly Commu n i o n w h e re it replaces the sections entitled ‘ P ra yer of P re p a ra t i o n ’ and ‘ P ra ye rs of Pe n it e n c e ’ . It may be used as a separate service of p re p a ra t i o n . When used in this wa y, th e re should be added at the beginning a greeting and at the end the Peace and the Lord ’s Praye r . H y m n s, psalms and other suit a b l e liturgical material may also be incl u d e d .

Come, Holy Ghost ( Veni creator Spirit u s )

A ll Come, Holy Ghost,our souls inspire, And lighten with celestial ﬁre; Thou the anointing Spirit art, Who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart. Thy blessed unction from above Is comfort,life and ﬁre of love; Enable with perpetual light The dullness of our blinded sight. Anoint and cheer our soiled face With the abundance of thy grace; Keep far our foes,give peace at home; Where thou art guide no ill can come. Teach us to know the Father, Son, And thee, of Both,to be but One; That through the ages all along This may be our endless song: Praise to thy eternal merit, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

A F o rm of Prepara tion 3 5 Exhortation Or one of the forms of the Commandments in the Supplementary Te x t s on pages 269–271 of Common Wo r s h i p :S e rvices and Prayers fo r As we ga th e r at the Lord ’s table we must recall the pro mises an d the Church of Englan d may be used. w a r n ings gi ven to us in the Scriptures and so examine o u r s e l ves an d O r, in place of the Commandments, one of these texts may be used. repent of o u r s in s .We should gi ve thanks to God fo rh is re d e m p ti o n of the world th ro u gh his Son Jesus Christ an d , as we re m e m b e r C h r is t ’s dea th fo r us and re c e i ve the pledge of his love, re s o l ve Summary of the Law to serve him in holiness and righteousness all the days of o u r l i fe. O u r L o rd Jesus Christ sa i d : The ﬁrst commandment is th is : The Commandments ‘ H ea r, O I s r a e l , the Lord o u r God is the o n ly Lord . You shall love the Lord yo u r God with all yo u r h ea rt, H ea r the comman d m e n ts which God has gi ven to his people, w ith all yo u r s o u l ,w ith all yo u r min d , and examine yo u r h ea rts . and with all yo u r s t re n g th .’ I am the Lord yo u r G o d : you shall have no o th e r gods but me. The second is th is :‘ L ove yo u r n e i gh b o u r as yo u r s e l f .’ A ll Amen.Lord,have mercy. T h e re is no o th e rc o m mandment grea t e r than th e s e. You shall not ma ke fo r yourself any idol. On these two comman d m e n ts hang all the law and the pro p h e ts . A ll Amen.Lord,have mercy. A ll Amen.Lord,have mercy. You shall not dis h o n o u r the name of the Lord yo u r G o d . A ll Amen.Lord,have mercy. ( o r )

R e m e m b e r the Sa b b a th and keep it holy. The Comfortable Words A ll Amen.Lord,have mercy. H o n o u r yo u r fa th e r and yo u r m o th e r. H ea r the wo rds of comfo rt o u r Sav i o u r C h r ist says A ll Amen.Lord,have mercy. to all who truly turn to him : You shall not commit mu rd e r. Come to me, all who la b o u r and a re heavy la d e n , A ll Amen.Lord,have mercy. and I will gi ve you re s t . M a t th ew 11 . 2 8 You shall not commit a d u l t e ry. God so loved the world that he gave his o n ly - b e gotten Son, A ll Amen.Lord,have mercy. that whoeve r b e l i eves in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3.16 You shall not stea l . A ll Amen.Lord,have mercy. H ea r w hat Sa int Paul say s : T h is say ing is true, and wo rthy of full a c c e p tan c e, You shall not bea r false witness a ga inst yo u r n e i gh b o u r. that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sin n e r s . 1 T i m o thy 1.15 A ll Amen.Lord,have mercy. H ea r w hat Sa int John say s : You shall not covet any th ing which belongs to yo u r n e i gh b o u r. If anyone sin s , we have an a d vocate with the Fath e r, A ll Amen.Lord,have mercy upon us Jesus Christ the righ t e o u s ; and write all these your laws in our hearts. and he is the pro p iti a tion fo r o u r s in s . 1 John 2.1, 2 ( o r )

3 6 Communion by Extension A F o rm of Prepara tion 3 7 The Beatitudes Confession

Let us hea ro u r L o rd ’s blessing on those who fo l l ow him . A ll Father eternal,giver of light and grace, we have sinned against you and against our neighbour, Blessed a re the poor in spirit, in what we have thought, fo r theirs is the kingdom of heave n . in what we have said and done, Blessed a re those who mourn, through ignorance, through weakness, fo r th ey shall be comfo rt e d . through our own deliberate fault. We have wounded your love Blessed a re the meek, and marred your image in us. fo r th ey shall in h e r it the ea rth . We are sorry and ashamed Blessed a re those who hunger and thirst a f t e r r i gh t e o u s n e s s , and repent of all our sins. fo r th ey shall be sa tis ﬁ e d . For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who died for us, Blessed a re the merc i f u l , forgive us all that is past fo r th ey shall o b ta in merc y. and lead us out from darkness Blessed a re the pure in hea rt, to walk as children of light. fo r th ey shall see God. Amen. Blessed a re the pea c e ma ke r s , Or another auth o rized confession may be used. fo r th ey shall be called children of God. Blessed a re those who suffe r p e r s e c u tion fo r r i ghteousness’ sa ke, fo r theirs is the kingdom of heave n . Absolution

A l mi ghty God, o u r h eave n ly Fath e r, who in his great merc y Silence for Reﬂection has pro mised fo r gi veness of sin s to all those who with hea rtfelt re p e n tance and true fa ith turn to him : have mercy on us; p a rdon and delive r us from all o u r s in s ; conﬁrm and stre n g then us in all go o d n e s s ; and bring us to eve r la s ting life ; th ro u gh Jesus Christ o u r L o rd . A ll Amen.

3 8 Communion by Extension A F o rm of Prepara tion 3 9 General Rules for Regulating Authorization Authorized Forms of Service The texts of services conta ined in th is booklet a re a u th o r i z e d p u r s uant to Canon B 2 of the Canons of the Church of England fo r use until furth e r re s o l u tion of the General Synod. 1 A ny refe rence in a u thorized prov ision to the use of hymns shall be The Guidelines a re ap p roved by the House of Bishops from construed as in c l u d ing the use of texts described as songs, c han ts , O c t o b e r 2000 until any furth e r re s o l u tion of that House. c an ti c l e s . 2 If occasion re q u i re s , hymns may be sung at poin ts o th e r than th o s e indicated in parti c u la r forms of serv i c e. Silence may be kept at poin ts o th e r than those indicated in parti c u la r forms of serv i c e. Acknowledgements 3 W h e re rubrics indicate that a text is to be ‘ said’ th is must The publisher gra t e f u lly ack n ow l e d ges permission to re p roduce copy ri g h t be understood to include ‘ o r sung’ and vice ve r sa . m a t e rial in this book. 4 W h e re parts of a service ma ke use of we l l - k n own and traditi o na l t e x ts ,o th e r t r an s la tions o r ve r s i o n s ,p a rti c u la r ly when used in P u b lished sources include the fo ll ow i n g : musical compositi o n s , may be used. The English Lan g uage Lit u r gical Consulta ti o n :E n g l ish tran s la tion 5 Local custom may be esta b l ished and fo l l owed in respect of posture of Gloria in excelsis , Kyrie eleis o n , the Lord ’s Praye r and the Nicene but re ga rd should be had to in d i c a tions in Notes a t tached to C reed pre p a red by the English Lan g uage Lit u r gical Consulta ti o n , a u thorized forms of service that a parti c u la r p o s t u re is ap p ro p r i a t e based on (or excerpted from) P raying Toge th e r © ELLC 198 8 . fo r some parts of that form of serv i c e. The A rc h b ishops’ Council of the Church of Englan d : The Pra yer Book 6 On any occasion when the text of an a l t e r na ti ve service a u th o r i z e d as Proposed in 19 2 8, which is copy r i ght © The A rc h b ishops’ Council u n d e r the prov isions of Canon B 2 provides fo r the Lord ’s Praye r t o of the Church of Englan d . be said o r s u n g , it may be used in the form included in The Book of Common Praye r o r in eith e r of the two o th e r forms included in Cambridge Unive r s ity Pre s s :E x t r a c ts (and a dapted extracts) fro m s e rvices in Common Wo rs h ip. The furth e r text included in Prayers fo r The Book of Common Pra ye r, the righ ts in which a re vested in th e Various Occasions in Common Wo rs h ip :S e rvices and Pra ye rs for th e C row n , a re re p roduced by permission of the Crow n ’s Patentee, C h u r ch of E n g l a n d (page 106) may be used on suitable o c c a s i o n s . Cambridge Unive r s ity Pre s s . 7 N o r ma l ly on any occasion o n ly one Collect is used. 8 At Bap tis m s ,C o n ﬁ r ma ti o n s ,O rd ina tions and Marriages which ta ke p lace on Principal Fea s ts ,o th e r P r incipal Holy Days and on Sunday s of A d ve n t, Lent and Easter, w ith in the Celebration of the Holy C o m mu n i o n , the Rea d ings of the day a re used and the Collect of the Day is sa i d , unless the bishop dire c ts o th e r w is e. 9 The Collects and Lecti o na ry in Common Wo rs h ip may, o p ti o na l ly, be used in conjunction with the days included in the Calenda r of The Book of Common Praye r , n o t w ith s tan d ing any diffe rence in th e title o r name of a Sunday, H o ly Day o ro th e r o b s e rvance included in both Calenda r s .

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