Turn Your Eyes Upon .mp4 The Diocese of

The Licensing of The Rev’d Sally Ingle-Gillis as Ministry Area Leader of the Benefice of on 17th January 2021

By

The The Right Reverend

The Gathering ______

In the name of the Father, Yn enw’r Tad, and of the Son, a’r Mab, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. a’r Ysbryd Glân. Amen.

Grace and peace be with you and keep you in the love of Christ.

The Bishop introduces the service.

Father of glory, holy and eternal, look upon us now in power and mercy. May your strength overcome our weakness, your radiance transform our blindness, and your Spirit draw us to that love shown and offered to us by your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

God has called us to follow Christ, and has formed us into a royal priesthood, a holy nation, to declare the wonderful deeds of him who has called us out of darkness into his marvellous light. Let us confess the times when we have failed to heed this call.

Silence

Lord Jesus, you said to your disciples: ‘You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you.’ Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.

Lord Jesus, we know that the harvest is plentiful but the labourers are few. Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy.

Lord Jesus you appointed us to go out and bear fruit that will last. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.

Almighty God, who forgives all who truly repent, have mercy on you and set you free from sin, strengthen you in goodness and keep you in eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE COLLECT

Let us pray:

God our Father, Lord of all the world, through your son you have called us into the fellowship of your universal church; hear our prayer for your faithful people that in their vocation and ministry 1. each may be an instrument of your love; and give to your servant Sally now to be licensed the needful gifts of grace; through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who is alive and reigns in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

The Proclamation of the Word ______

The Gospel Reading John 2: 1-11

Listen to the Gospel of Christ according to St John.

This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.

The Licensing and Installation ______

Archdeacon Bishop Cherry, after due consultation and prayerful consideration, Sally has been appointed Ministry Area Leader in this Benefice. I now present her to you to be licensed.

Bishop Sally, so far as you know your own heart, do you believe that God has called you to serve here?

Sally I believe that God has called me.

Bishop Will you commit yourself to the mission and ministry of the people in this place to further the kingdom of God?

Sally With the help of God, I will.

Bishop People of God, will you welcome Sally and support and uphold her in her ministry now and in the years to come? All With the help of God, we will.

The Church in is part of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, worshipping the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It professes the faith, uniquely revealed in the Holy Scriptures and set forth in the Catholic Creeds, which faith the Church is called upon to proclaim afresh in each generation. Led by the Holy Spirit, it has borne witness to Christian truth in its historic formularies, the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, the Book of Common Prayer and the Ordering of Bishops, Priests and .

In the declaration you are about to make, will you affirm your loyalty to this inheritance of faith as your inspiration and guidance under God in bringing the grace and truth of Christ to this generation and making him known to those in your care?

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The Priest replies with the following declaration:

I, Sally Ingle-Gillis do solemnly declare my belief in the Faith which is revealed in the Holy Scriptures and set forth in the Catholic Creeds and to which the historic formularies, namely: the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, the Book of Common Prayer and the Ordering of Bishops, Priests and Deacons, as published in 1662, bear witness; and in public prayer and administration of the sacraments, I will use only the forms of service which are allowed by lawful authority, and none other: And I hereby undertake to be bound by the Constitution of the , and to accept, submit to, and carry out any sentence or judgement which may at any time be passed upon me by the Archbishop, a or any Court or the Tribunal of the Church in Wales.

The priest then takes the New Testament in the right hand and takes the oath of Canonical Obedience as follows:

I, Sally Ingle-Gillis declare that I will pay true and Canonical Obedience to the Lord Bishop of Monmouth and her Successors, in all things lawful and honest, so help me God.

The Priest then subscribes the declaration and oaths.

The Bishop reads the Licence and then says: Sally, receive my licence as Ministry Area Leader of the Benefice of Usk; in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

The Intercessions – led by Sally – finishing with the Lord’s Prayer

The Renewal of Commitment ______

The Bishop addresses the whole congregation and says: St Paul, writing to the Christians in Rome says, “As in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.” Romans 12: 4-8

People of God, Christ invites each of us to faithful discipleship and service. We are all called to different ministries as we seek to live God’s love. As we commission Sally today, will you, with her, as baptised disciples of Christ, renew your commitment to the loving service of God, of one another and of all people? With the help of God, we will.

Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers? With the help of God, we will.

Will you proclaim by word and example the good news of God in Christ? With the help of God, we will.

Will you seek to serve Christ in all people, loving your neighbour as yourself?

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With the help of God, we will.

Will you acknowledge Christ’s authority over human society, by prayer for the world and its leaders, by defending the weak, and by seeking peace and justice? With the help of God, we will.

May Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has called us into the life of his Church, equip us with the gifts of the Spirit, and enable us to live as his people, in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.

The Sending Out ______

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

Almighty God, who for the salvation of the world gives to his people many gifts and ministries to the advancement of his glory, stir up in you the gifts of his grace, and sustain each one of you in your own ministry; and the blessing a bendith of God almighty, Duw hollalluog, the Father, the Son, y Tad, y Mab, and the Holy Spirit, a’r Ysbryd Glân be among you a fo yn eich plith and remain with you always. ac a drigo gyda chwi yn wastad. Amen. Amen.

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. In the name of Christ. Amen.

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