The Reaffirmation of Commitment to Ministry Maundy Thursday 2020

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This service includes material pre-recorded in past years in Wakefield Cathedral as well as recordings from the homes of the Bishop and Dean.

Acknowledgements

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Hymn

All my hope on God is founded; he doth still my trust renew. Me through change and chance he guideth, only good and only true. God unknown, he alone calls my heart to be his own.

Words Robert Bridges 1844-1930 Tune MICHAEL Based on J Neander 1650-80 Herbert Howells 1892-1983

The Collect

The bishop prays

Heavenly Father, who anointed your Son Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit and with power to bring to the world the blessings of your kingdom: anoint your Church with the same Holy Spirit, that we who share in his suffering and his victory may bear witness to the gospel of salvation; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. All Amen.

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The Liturgy of the Word

Gospel Reading Luke 7. 36-50

The dean says

The Lord be with you. All And also with you.

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. All Glory to you, O Lord.

At the end

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

Reflection

The Bishop of Leeds.

The Renewal of Commitment to Ministry

The bishop says

My brothers and sisters, at his Last Supper, our Lord Jesus Christ gave his disciples a new commandment, that they should love one another, and he prayed that they might be one. He gave them an everlasting sign of his own love, in the sacrament of bread and wine. He consecrated himself to his Father’s service, to be the high priest of the New Covenant. I invite you now to dedicate yourselves afresh to his service, as stewards of the mysteries of God and ministers of his grace.

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The bishops are addressed

At your ordination as bishops you received the gift of the Spirit, that you might lead the Church in mission, and send out ministers in Christ’s name; that you might promote its unity, uphold its discipline, and guard its faith; and that you might teach and govern the people committed to your charge. Will you continue faithfully in this ministry, watching over Christ’s own flock, and building them up in the unity of the Spirit and the bond of peace?

The bishops reply

By the help of God, I will.

The bishop addresses the priests, saying

At your ordination to the priesthood, you took authority to watch over and care for God’s people, to absolve and bless them in his name, to proclaim the gospel of salvation, and to minister the sacraments of his New Covenant. Will you continue as faithful stewards of the mysteries of God, preaching the gospel of Christ and ministering his holy sacraments?

The priests reply

By the help of God, I will.

The bishop addresses the deacons, saying

At your ordination as a deacon, you received the yoke of Christ, who came not to be served but to serve. Will you continue faithfully in this ministry, to build up God’s people in his truth and serve them in his name?

The deacons reply

By the help of God, I will.

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The bishop addresses lay ministers, saying

When you were commissioned, you undertook to be faithful in prayer and by word and example to minister to those for whom Christ died. Will you do all that is in your power to witness to God’s love for his people?

The lay ministers reply

By the help of God, I will.

The bishop says

May the God of peace sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

He who calls you is faithful, and he will accomplish it.

All Amen. Lord, have mercy.

The bishop addresses all, saying

As the whole people of God, we return to the common calling we share with all who are baptised; to live in unity with one another as we minister in Christ’s name.

Therefore as disciples of Jesus Christ, let us therefore commit ourselves to serving one another in trust and humility, that the church of God might grow in confidence and be strengthened for service through the giving and receiving of your love and care, one for the other.

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The Peace

The bishop says

God has made us one in Christ. He has set his seal upon us, and as a pledge of what is to come has given the Spirit to dwell in our hearts.

The peace of the Lord be always with you. All And also with you.

Anthem The Spirit of the Lord E Elgar Words Isaiah 61:1-3, 11

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord; to give unto them that mourn a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord that He might be glorified. For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all nations.

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The Dismissal

The Blessing

The bishop says

May God the Father, Lord of all creation cleanse you by his holiness, may God the Son, ascended to the heights, pour upon you the riches of his grace; may God the Holy Spirit strengthen you in the service of the Gospel; and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you always. All Amen.

The Dismissal

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

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