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5th Sunday of Easter M A Y 2 , 2 0 2 1 THE GATHERING OF THE COMMUNITY Through each perplexing path of life our wandering footsteps guide; Prelude give us each day our daily bread “On Eagle’s Wings” and raiment fit provide.

Greeting O spread thy covering wings around till all our wanderings cease Presider and in the city of our God Alleluia! is risen. our souls arrive in peace. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! May his grace and peace be with you. Common Praise #555 May he fill our hearts with joy. Collect of the Day

Collect of Purity Presider Let us pray. Presider Almighty God, God of deep soil and luxurious growth, to you all hearts are open, you call us from our shallow selves to all desires known, find our depth in you: may we abide in and from you no secrets are hidden. him alone who can teach us who we are, Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts Christ, the true vine. Amen. by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; The First Reading: Exodus 19.1-6 through Christ our Lord. Amen. Reader Hymn of Praise A reading from Exodus. “O God of Bethel, By Whose Hand” On the third new moon after the O God of Bethel, by whose hand Israelites had gone out of the land of thy people still are fed, Egypt, on that very day, they came into who through this earthly pilgrimage the wilderness of Sinai. They had thy multitudes hast led: journeyed from Rephidim, entered the wilderness of Sinai, and camped in the our vows, our prayers, we now present wilderness; Israel camped there in front before thy throne of grace. of the mountain. Then Moses went up God of our forebears, be the God to God; the Lord called to him from the of their succeeding race. mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the Israelites: You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I 2 bore you on eagles’ wings and brought All the ends of the earth shall turn to you to myself. Now therefore, if you the Lord. obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession This is the Lord’s doing, and it is out of all the peoples. Indeed, the whole marvellous in our eyes. earth is mine, but you shall be for me a priestly kingdom and a holy nation. On this day the Lord has acted; we will These are the words that you shall rejoice and be glad in it. speak to the Israelites.” Hosannah, Lord, hosannah! Lord, send Hear what the Spirit is saying to the us now success. Church. Thanks be to God. All the ends of the earth shall turn to the Lord. The Psalm of the Day: Psalm 118.19-25 The Second Reading: Acts 8.26-40

Psalmist Reader All the ends of the earth shall turn to A reading from the Acts of the the Lord. Apostles. All the ends of the earth shall turn to the Lord. [An] of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward the south to the Open for me the gates of road that goes down from to righteousness; I will enter them; I will Gaza.” (This is a wilderness road.) So he offer thanks to the Lord. got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the ”This is the gate of the Lord; those who Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in are righteous may enter.” charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship and was All the ends of the earth shall turn to returning home; seated in his chariot, the Lord. he was reading the prophet Isaiah. Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to this I will give thanks to the Lord who chariot and join it.” So Philip ran up to it answered me and has become my and heard him reading the prophet salvation. Isaiah. He asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” He replied, “How The same stone which the builders can I, unless someone guides me?” And rejected has become the chief he invited Philip to get in and sit beside cornerstone. him.

3 Now the passage of the scripture that Gradual he was reading was this: “Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter, and like a Deacon lamb silent before its shearer, so he Alleluia. Alleluia. does not open his mouth. In his the vine, you are the branches, humiliation justice was denied him. Who says the Lord. can describe his generation? For his life Those who abide in me, and I in them, is taken away from the earth.” bear much fruit. Alleluia. Alleluia. The eunuch asked Philip, “About whom, may I ask you, does the prophet say The : .1-8 this, about himself or about someone else?” Then Philip began to speak, and Deacon starting with this scripture, he The Lord be with you. proclaimed to him the good news about And also with you. Jesus. As they were going along the The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus road, they came to some water; and the Christ according to John. eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ. is to prevent me from being baptized?” He commanded the chariot to stop, and [Jesus said to his disciples,] “I am the both of them, Philip and the eunuch, true vine, and my Father is the went down into the water, and Philip vinegrower. He removes every branch in baptized him. When they came up out of me that bears no fruit. Every branch the water, the Spirit of the Lord that bears fruit he prunes to make it snatched Philip away; the eunuch saw bear more fruit. You have already been him no more, and went on his way cleansed by the word that I have rejoicing. But Philip found himself at spoken to you. Abide in me as I abide in Azotus, and as he was passing through you. Just as the branch cannot bear the region, he proclaimed the good fruit by itself unless it abides in the news to all the towns until he came to vine, neither can you unless you abide in Caesarea. me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them Hear what the Spirit is saying to the bear much fruit, because apart from me Church. you can do nothing. Whoever does not Thanks be to God. abide in me is thrown away like a branch and withers; such branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this,

4 that you bear much fruit and become THE PRAYERS OF THE COMMUNITY my disciples. Intercessions, Petitions and The Gospel of Christ. Thanksgivings Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. Leader of the Prayers The Sermon Let us join through prayer with everything that lives, acknowledging The Creed the one life we share through God our Creator. Deacon Let us confess the faith of our baptism, A period of silence is kept during which as we say, you are invited to offer your own intercessions, petitions and I believe in God, the Father almighty, thanksgivings. creator of heaven and earth. O God, your Holy Spirit moved and I believe in Jesus Christ, shaped land and sea, trees and all living God’s only Son, our Lord, creatures. May all the world know that who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, same Spirit still at work in the world: O born of the virgin Mary, God, who makes us one, hear our suffered under , prayer. was crucified, died and was buried; he descended to the dead. May we have the mind of Christ, so that On the third day he rose again; we may be open to your world, far and he ascended into heaven, near, over and behind and within: O God, he is seated at the right hand of the who makes us one, hear our prayer. Father, and he will come to judge May we hear and understand all our the living and the dead. sisters and brothers, so that trust and sympathy may grow between all the I believe in the Holy Spirit, households of this world: O God, who the holy catholic church, makes us one, hear our prayer. the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, May your Spirit heal those who sick, the resurrection of the body, cheer those who sorrow, love those and the life everlasting. Amen. who are alone and unity those who are alone: O God, who makes us one, hear our prayer.

5 May Christ enliven the church, so that The Prayer over the Gifts the many gifts you have given us may strengthen us to be your witnesses in Presider all times and in all places: O God, who Let us pray. makes us one, hear our prayer. Creator of all, you wash away our sins in O God, keep our minds inside your love, water, you give us new birth by the for we are many parts and need to be Spirit, and redeem us in the blood of one. We beg for this unity which only Christ. As we celebrate the your Spirit can give, through Christ our resurrection, renew your gift of life Lord. Amen. within us. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the risen Lord. Amen. The Exchange of the Peace The Great Thanksgiving Presider May the peace of the risen Christ be Presider with you all. The Lord be with you. And also with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. THE HOLY COMMUNION We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. The Offertory Hymn It is right to give our thanks and “You Are the Vine” praise.

You are the vine, It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, We are the branches, that we should at all times and in all Keep us abiding in You. places give thanks and praise to you, You are the vine, almighty and merciful God, for the We are the branches, glorious resurrection of our Saviour Keep us abiding in You. Jesus Christ, the true Paschal Lamb Then we’ll grow in Your Love, who gave himself to take away our sin, And we’ll go in Your Name, who in dying has destroyed death, and That the world will surely know, in rising has brought us to eternal life. That You have power to heal and to And so, with and Peter save. and all the witnesses of the You are the vine, resurrection, with earth and sea and all We are the branches, their creatures, and with and Keep us abiding in You. archangels, cherubim and seraphim, we praise your name and join their © All Rights Reserved. unending hymn: Used by Permission CCLI #11076092

6 Holy, holy, holy Lord, With this bread and cup we remember God of power and might, our Lord’s passover from death to life heaven and earth are full of your as we proclaim the mystery of faith: glory. Hosanna in the highest. Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. O God of resurrection and new life: Pour Hosanna in the highest. out your Holy Spirit on us and on these gifts of bread and wine. Bless this Blessed are you, O God of the universe. feast. Grace our table with your Your mercy is everlasting and your presence. faithfulness endures from age to age. Come, Holy Spirit. Praise to you for creating the heavens and the earth. Praise to you for saving Reveal yourself to us in the breaking of the earth from the waters of the flood. the bread. Raise us up as the body of Praise to you for bringing the Israelites Christ for the world. Breathe new life safely through the sea. Praise to you into us. Send us forth, burning with for leading your people through the justice, peace and love. wilderness to the land of milk and honey. Praise to you for the words and Come, Holy Spirit. deeds of Jesus, your anointed one. Praise to you for the death and With Mary Magdalene, Peter, John and resurrection of Christ. Praise to you for your holy ones of all times and places, your Spirit poured out on all nations. with the earth and all its creatures, with sun and moon and stars, we praise you, In the night in which he was betrayed, O God, blessed and holy Trinity, now and our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave forever. Amen. thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is The Lord’s Prayer my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. Presider As our Saviour taught us, let us pray: Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, Our Father in heaven, saying: This cup is the new covenant in hallowed be your name, my blood, shed for you and for all people your kingdom come, for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for your will be done, the remembrance of me. on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread.

7 Forgive us our sins resurrection of Christ, and for the as we forgive those who sin against means of grace and the hope of glory. I us. pray you come into my heart, my soul Save us from the time of trial, and my mind. Let nothing separate me and deliver us from evil. from you. May I serve you in this life For the kingdom, the power, until, by your grace, I come to your and the glory are yours, promised reign of justice and peace; now and for ever. Amen. through Christ and in the unity of the Spirit. Amen. The Breaking of the Bread THE SENDING FORTH OF THE Presider COMMUNITY Lord, we died with you on the cross. Now we are raised to new life. The Prayer after Communion We were buried in your tomb. Now we share in your resurrection. Presider Live in us, Let us pray. that we may live in you. God of love, in this eucharist we have Dear friends in Christ, God bids you heard your truth and shared in your life. welcome to this table. Here we are May we always walk in your way, in the strengthened for the journey. Here name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen. strangers become friends and the seeker finds God’s wisdom speaking to The Doxology them. See who you are and become what you see. Presider Glory to God, These are the gifts of God for the whose power, working in us, people of God. can do infinitely more Thanks be to God. than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to The Communion generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, If you are not physically receiving for ever and ever. Amen. Communion, then offer this prayer. Announcements In union, O God, with all your faithful people gathered wherever the eucharist is celebrated this day, I offer you praise and thanksgiving for creation and all the blessings of this life, for the redemption given to us through the life, death and

8 The Blessing Finish, then, thy new creation; pure and spotless let us be; Presider let us see thy great salvation May the Giver of life, redeem us and perfectly restored in thee, give us newness of life through the changed from glory into glory, resurrection of Christ. Amen. till in heaven we take our place, till we cast our crowns before thee, May the Risen One, raise us through the lost in wonder, love and praise. waters of baptism and into fullness of life. Amen. Common Praise #486 (sung to Hyfrydol) May the Breath of life, bring us out of bondage into true and lasting freedom. The Dismissal Amen.

And the blessing of God, the Father, the Deacon Son and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and Alleluia. Alleluia. remain with you for ever. Amen. Go into the world as witnesses to Christ. The Closing Hymn Thanks be to God. Alleluia. Alleluia. “Love, Divine, All Loves Excelling” Postlude Love divine, all loves excelling, Minuets I & II from joy of heaven to earth come down, “Music for the Royal Fireworks” fix in us thy humble dwelling, all thy faithful mercies crown. by G. F. Handel Jesus, thou art all compassion; pure, unbounded love thou art; visit us with thy salvation, enter every trembling heart.

Come, almighty to deliver; let us all thy grace receive; suddenly return, and never, nevermore thy temples leave. Thee we would be always blessing, serve thee as thy hosts above, pray and praise thee without ceasing, glory in thy perfect love.

9 The Flowers at the Altar The flowers at the Altar are given to W E E K L Y C A L E N D A R the glory of God and for our many blessings, from the Rivers family. May 3 9:30 am A View from the Vicar Breakfasts Served: April 17 (Facebook Live) On Saturday, April 24, we made 60 7:00 pm burritos and gave 33 take-out Trinity Tuesday breakfasts at the door. "Credo" (Zoom) 27 take-out bags were taken to the Emergency Shelter on Clarkson Street. 9:30 am May 4 Eucharist (Facebook Live) Next Sunday's Readings 7:00pm Parish Genesis 35:9-15 Council (Zoom) Psalm 101:1-8 May 5 9:30 am Acts 10:44-48 Thursday Thoughts John 15:9-17 from HTC (Facebook Live) Assisting with the Service 5:30 pm Reader Vespers Sybil Collett (Zoom)

Musician May 6 11:00 am HTC Breakfast Club George Ryan (Parish Hall)

Presider May 7 10:00 am The Ven. Richard Leggett Sunday Eucharist (Livestreamed) Preacher followed by The Rev'd Michael Deck Virtual Coffee Hour (Zoom) Deacon The Rev'd Carole Neilson