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The Feast of All , Year B

The 21:1-6a

START HERE A Reading from the .

saw a new heaven and a new earth; will be with them; he will wipe every Ifor the first heaven and the first tear from their eyes. will be no earth had passed away, and the sea was more; and crying and pain no more. And I saw the holy city, the will be no more, for the first things new Jerusalem, coming down out of have passed away.” And the one who heaven from God, prepared as a bride was seated on the throne said, “See, I adorned for her husband. And I heard a am making all things new.” Also he loud voice from the throne saying, “See, said, “Write this, for these words are the home of God is among mortals. He trustworthy and true.” Then he said to will dwell with them as their God; they me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the will be his peoples, and God himself Omega, the beginning and the end.”

Allow for a brief silence, then say: The Word of the Lord.

Revised NRSV Translation The Feast of All Saints, Year B

The Psalm Psalm 24

START HERE Please join me in reading verses from Psalm 24 responsively by half verse.

1 The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, * the world and all who dwell therein.

2 For it is he who founded it upon the seas * and made it firm upon the rivers of the deep.

3 “Who can ascend the hill of the Lord? “ * and who can stand in his holy place?”

4 “Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, * who have not pledged themselves to falsehood, nor sworn by what is a fraud.

5 They shall receive a blessing from the Lord * and a just reward from the God of their .”

6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, * of those who seek your face, O God of Jacob.

7 Lift up your heads, O gates; lift them high, O everlasting doors; * and the King of glory shall come in.

8 “Who is this King of glory?” * “The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle.”

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Revised Common Lectionary NRSV Translation The Feast of All Saints, Year B

9 Lift up your heads, O gates; lift them high, O everlasting doors; * and the King of glory shall come in.

10 “Who is he, this King of glory?” * “The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.”

Revised Common Lectionary NRSV Translation The Prayers of the People, All Saints’ Day

START HERE As we recall the blessed ones who have gone before us, let us offer our prayers to God who crowns the saints with eternal victory.

With the angels and archangels and the spirits of the blessed ones who stand before the throne of heaven; we pray to you, O Lord. People Lord, hear our prayer.

With Mary, mother of our Savior and God, Jesus the Christ; we pray to you, O Lord. People Lord, hear our prayer.

With the holy patriarchs, , apostles, and martyrs; we pray to you, O Lord. People Lord, hear our prayer.

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Revised Common Lectionary NRSV Translation The Prayers of the People, All Saints’ Day

With all the saints, witnesses to the ; we pray to you, O Lord. Lord, hear our prayer.

For all nations, tribes, peoples, and languages; we pray to you, O Lord. People Lord, hear our prayer.

For Michael, our Presiding Bishop, Wendell, our Bishop, and for all here who have gathered in the assembly of the saints; we pray to you, O Lord. People Lord, hear our prayer.

For all who are being baptized this day into the company of God’s holy ones; we pray to you, O Lord. Lord, hear our prayer.

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Revised Common Lectionary NRSV Translation The Prayers of the People, All Saints’ Day

For

Allan, Jane, Dorothy, Joyce, Ed, Michael, Elyse, Otto, and Issie, Rob

for those who are sick within our community

for those on our parish cycle of prayer

Todd and Jennifer Hutchison, and children Thomas and Owen; Bill and Lila Hyde, and children William and Andrew; Lynnette Iannace; Martha Ingalls; Marshall and Libby Irby, and children Daphne and Lillian

we pray to you, O Lord. People Lord, hear our prayer.

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Revised Common Lectionary NRSV Translation The Prayers of the People, All Saints’ Day

For those who rest in Christ remembering

Joyce Feinberg, Sylvan Simon, Richard Gottfried, Daniel Stein, Rose Mallinger, Melvin Wax, Jerry Rabinowitz, Irving Younger, Cecil Rosenthal, Maurice Stallard, and David Rosenthal, Vickie Lee Jones Bernice Simon,

our ancestors, and all who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith; we pray to you, O Lord. People Lord, hear our prayer.

We pray for our own needs and those of others.

The people may add their own petitions.

Lord, in your mercy, People Hear our prayer.

Rejoicing in the fellowship of all the saints and holy ones, let us offer ourselves and one another, and all our life to Christ our God. People To you, O Lord, our God.

The Celebrant adds a concluding .

Revised Common Lectionary NRSV Translation All ’

Old Testament Lesson Lamentations 3:17-26, 31-33

START HERE A Reading from the Book of Lamentations.

y is bereft of peace; I have faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” Mforgotten what happiness is; so says my soul, “therefore I will hope in I say, “Gone is my glory, and all that him.” The Lord is good to those who I had hoped for from the Lord.” The wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. thought of my affliction and my It is good that one should wait quietly homelessness is wormwood and gall! for the salvation of the Lord. For the My soul continually thinks of it and is Lord will not reject for ever. Although bowed down within me. But this I call he causes grief, he will have compassion to mind, and therefore I have hope: The according to the abundance of his steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, steadfast love; for he does not willingly his mercies never come to an end; they afflict or grieve anyone. are new every morning; great is your

Allow for a brief silence, then say: The Word of the Lord.

Revised Common Lectionary NRSV Translation All Souls’ Requiem

The now sings the Psalm

(please step back from the podium as they sing and return once they are finished for the Epistle)

Revised Common Lectionary NRSV Translation All Souls’ Requiem

The Epistle Romans 8:14-19, 34-35, 37-39

START HERE A Reading from the Letter of Paul to the Romans.

ll who are led by the Spirit of God Who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus, Aare children of God. For you did who died, yes, who was raised, who is not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back at the right hand of God, who indeed into fear, but you have received a spirit of intercedes for us. Who will separate us adoption. When we cry, “Abba! Father!” from the love of Christ? Will hardship, it is that very Spirit bearing witness with or distress, or persecution, or famine, our spirit that we are children of God, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? No, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God in all these things we are more than and joint heirs with Christ—if, in fact, conquerors through him who loved we suffer with him so that we may also us. For I am convinced that neither be glorified with him. I consider that death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, the sufferings of this present time are nor things present, nor things to come, not worth comparing with the glory nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor about to be revealed to us. For the anything else in all creation, will be able creation waits with eager longing for to separate us from the love of God in the revealing of the children of God. Christ Jesus our Lord.

Allow for a brief silence, then say: The Word of the Lord.

Revised Common Lectionary NRSV Translation