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Harvest Thanksgiving well-being; through Jesus Christ your Son our , who is alive and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now pasture. Sung Book of Alternative Services (p. 185) and for ever. Amen Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with ANNOUNCEMENTS praise; give thanks to him and call upon his name. THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD (SIT) For the Lord is good; his is everlasting; and his OF THE WORD After each reading, except the psalm, the reader says ‘The Word of the faithfulness endures from age to age. PSALM 100 Lord’ and all respond: Thanks be to God. SECOND READING – 2ND READER FIRST READING – 1ST READER Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your INVOCATION When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and worry about anything, but in everything by and SENTENCE settle in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made Those who sowed with tears will reap with songs of joy. PSALM 126:6 ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord your known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ THE GRACE (STAND) place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his Jesus. Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is name. You shall go to the who is in office at that time, honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is THE CALL TO CONFESSION and say to him, "Today I declare to the Lord your God that I pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence SILENCE have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these KYRIE CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION (KNEEL OR SIT) to give us." When the priest takes the basket from your hand things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned and Please say or sing the KYRIE ELEISON after each of the three petitions. and sets it down before the of the Lord your God, you received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will Kyrie Eleison. Christe Eleison. Kyrie Eleison. (MERBECKE: CP shall make this response before the Lord your God: "A be with you. PHILIPPIANS 4:4-9 or 678/HB C177) wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he (STAND) Lord, have mercy upon us. became a great nation, mighty and populous. When the Gospeller: , Alleluia, Alleluia (CP: 708) GLORIA (STAND) Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard All: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia Glory be to God on high, (MERBECKE: CP 679) labour on us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; Gospeller: Lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are ripe for and in earth peace, good will towards men. We praise you, the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and harvesting. Gather the fruit for eternal life. JOHN 4:35-36 we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, we give our oppression. The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty All: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia thanks to you for your great glory, O Lord God, heavenly hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of Gospeller: The Lord be with you. (TONE - BAS P.920 OR CP: 718) king, God the Father almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten power, and with signs and wonders; and he brought us into All: And also with you. Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, , Son of the this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and Gospeller: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Father, that takes away the sin of the world, have mercy honey. So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that All: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ. upon us. You that takes away the sin of the world, receive you, O Lord, have given me." You shall set it down before the When they found Jesus on the other side of the sea, they said our prayer. You that sits at the right hand of God the Father, Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God. Then to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?" Jesus answered have mercy upon us. For you only are holy; you only are the you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside Lord; you only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, are most high them, "Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord in the glory of God the Father. Amen because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the your God has given to you and to your house. loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food DEUTERONOMY 26:1-11 HE OLLECT TAND that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give T C (S ) SILENCE PSALM – 1ST READER you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal." Then Eternal God, you crown the year with your goodness and you give Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; serve the Lord with gladness they said to him, "What we do to perform the works of us the fruits of the earth in their season: grant that we may use and come before his presence with a song. God?" Jesus answered them, "This is the work of God, that you them to your glory, for the relief of those in need and for our own Know this: The Lord himself is God; he himself has made us, believe in him whom he has sent." So they said to him, "What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see it and THANKSGIVING (KNEEL OR SIT) THE LORD’S PRAYER believe you? What work are you performing? Our ancestors The response will be announced. Celebrant: As our Saviour taught us, let us pray. Our Father in ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 'He gave them heaven, THE PEACE (STAND) bread from heaven to eat.'" Then Jesus said to them, "Very All: hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for heaven and gives life to the world." They said to him, "Sir, give ever. Amen us this bread always." Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of HYMN life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever SENTENCE Eucharistic Prayer III - BAS p.198 (REMAIN STANDING) believes in me will never be thirsty." JOHN 6:25-35 SILENCE

Gospeller: The Gospel of Christ. Celebrant: We break this bread to share in the . PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. All: We, being many, are one body, for we all share in the one Celebrant: Blessed are you, Lord God of All Creation; you bring All: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia bread. forth bread from the earth.

All: Blessed be God for ever. (SIT) (MERBECKE: CP 685/ HB C177) Celebrant: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation; you create the All: Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: fruit of the vine. THE NICENE - BAS p.188 (STAND) Have mercy upon us. Lamb of God, you take away All: Blessed be God for ever. Amen Celebrant: We believe in one God, the sin of the world: Have mercy upon us. Lamb of God,

All: the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of you take away the sin of the world: Grant us your peace. all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus (MUSIC - BAS P.921) Celebrant: The Lord be with you. Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, SENTENCE (KNEEL OR SIT) All: And also with you. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, Celebrant: Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of Celebrant: Lift up your hearts. begotten, not made, of one being with the Father. Through the world. Blessed are those who are called to his supper. All: We lift them to the Lord. him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he All: Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he word, and I shall be healed. All: It is right to give our thanks and praise. became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he COMMUNION THE suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose COMMUNION HYMN again in accordance with the scriptures; he ascended into & BENEDICTUS (MERBECKE: CP 683/ HB C177) heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION (KNEEL OR SIT) All: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts, come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his SILENCE Heaven and earth are full of your glory. kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord of the harvest, with joy we have offered thanksgiving for your Glory be to you, O Lord most high. Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father. With love in creation and have shared in the bread and the wine of the Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord: the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has kingdom: by your grace plant within us a reverence for all that you in the highest. spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic give us and make us generous and wise stewards of the good and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the things we enjoy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen THE EUCHARISTIC CANON (KNEEL OR STAND) forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, Response to: ‘Therefore, Father, according to his command’ is: we BLESSING (KNEEL) and the life of the world to come. Amen. remember his death, we proclaim his resurrection, we await his coming in glory; & at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer: Amen. RECESSIONAL HYMN THE OF THE PEOPLE (KNEEL OR SIT) (REMAIN STANDING) The response will be announced.