Thursday 27 November 2014 Closing Eucharist Peterborough Diocese Ministers’ Conference 2014 2 The Gathering Please stand for the opening hymn 1 Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided, urged and inspired us, cheered us on our way, sought us and saved us, pardoned and provided, Lord of the years, we bring our thanks today. 2 Lord, for that word, the word of life which fires us, speaks to our hearts and sets our souls ablaze, teaches and trains, rebukes us and inspires us, Lord of the word, receive your people's praise. 3 Lord, for our land, in this our generation, spirits oppressed by pleasure, wealth and care; for young and old, for commonwealth and nation, Lord of our land, be pleased to hear our prayer. 4 Lord, for our world; where we disown and doubt you, loveless in strength, and comfortless in pain; hungry and helpless, lost indeed without you, Lord of the world, we pray that Christ may reign. 5 Lord, for ourselves; in living power remake us - self on the cross and Christ upon the throne, past put behind us, for the future take us: Lord of our lives, to live for Christ alone. Timothy Dudley-Smith (b.1926) 3 The Greeting The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you All and also with you. God in Christ has revealed his glory All Come let us worship. From the rising of the sun to its setting All The Lord’s name be praised. Give praise, you servants of the Lord. All O praise the name of the Lord. Prayers of Penitence The gospel calls us to turn away from sin and be faithful to Christ. As we offer ourselves to him in penitence and faith we renew our confidence and trust in his mercy. A moment of silent reflection may be kept Christ came in humility to share our lives: forgive our pride. Lord, have mercy. All Lord, have mercy. Christ came with good news for all people: forgive our silence. Christ, have mercy. All Christ, have mercy. 4 Christ came in love to a world of suffering: forgive our self-centredness. Lord, have mercy. All Lord, have mercy. The president says Almighty God, who in Jesus Christ has given us a kingdom that cannot be destroyed, forgive you your sins, open your eyes to God’s truth, strengthen you to do God’s will and give you the joy of his kingdom, through Jesus Christ our Lord. All Amen. Gloria in Excelsis All Gloria, Gloria, in excelsis Deo. Gloria, Gloria, in excelsis Deo. Lord God, heavenly King, peace you bring to us; we worship you, we give you thanks, we sing our song of praise. Gloria, Gloria, in excelsis Deo. Gloria, Gloria, in excelsis Deo. Jesus, Saviour of all, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away our sins, O Lord, have mercy on us all. Gloria, Gloria, in excelsis Deo. Gloria, Gloria, in excelsis Deo. 5 At the Father’s right hand, Lord, receive our prayer, for you alone are the Holy One, and you alone are the Lord. Gloria, Gloria, in excelsis Deo. Gloria, Gloria, in excelsis Deo. Glory, Father and Son, glory, Holy Spirit, to you we raise our hands up high, We glorify your name. Gloria, Gloria, in excelsis Deo. Gloria, Gloria, in excelsis Deo. Mike Anderson (b.1956) The Collect Pour out your Holy Spirit, Lord, upon your church that it may grow in faith, hope and love. Inspire it in service, ignite it to action, instil it with holiness that all people may be drawn into your embrace and rejoice as citizens of your Kingdom; through Jesus Christ, the Way, the Truth and the Life. All Amen. 6 The Liturgy of the Word Please sit for the Reading Epistle Reading Ephesians 1:3-12 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love. 5He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will, 6to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace 8that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight 9he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, 10as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. 11In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will, 12so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory. At the end the reader says: This is the word of the Lord All Thanks be to God. 7 We stand to sing the Gradual Song Lord I lift your name on high; Lord I love to sing your praises. I'm so glad you’re in my life; I'm so glad you came to save us. You came from heaven to earth to show the way, from the earth to the cross, my debt to pay, from the cross to the grave, from the grave to the sky, Lord I lift your name on high. Rick Founds Gospel Reading Matthew 28:16-20 Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew, Chapter 28 All Glory to you, O Lord. Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. 18And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’ This is the Gospel of the Lord. All Praise to you, O Christ. Sermon 8 Prayers of Intercession The following response may be used Lord, in your mercy All hear our prayer. And at the end Merciful Father, All accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. The Liturgy of the Sacrament The Peace – please stand May the God of peace sanctify you: may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before him at the coming of our Lord Jesus with his saints. (1 Thessalonians 5:23; 3:13) The peace of the Lord be always with you All and also with you. Let us offer one another a sign of peace. All are invited to exchange a sign of peace. 9 Preparation of the Table Taking of the Bread and Wine During the hymn the bread and wine are brought to the altar. 1 Be still and know that I am God, be still and know that I am God, be still and know that I am God. 2 I am the Lord that healeth thee, I am the Lord that healeth thee, I am the Lord that healeth thee. 3 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust, In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust, In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust. Anon after Psalm 46:10 The president takes the bread and wine. To you we come, Father of lights, with angels and saints, where heaven and earth unite. May Jesus meet us in the breaking of the bread. All Amen. The Eucharistic Prayer Please remain standing for the Eucharistic Prayer The Lord is here. All His Spirit is with us. Lift up your hearts. All We lift them to the Lord. 10 Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All It is right to give thanks and praise. It is indeed right, our duty and our joy that we should always sing of your glory, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord. For you are the hope of the nations, the builder of the city that is to come. Your love made visible in Jesus Christ brings home the lost, restores the sinner and gives dignity to the despised. In his face your light shines out, flooding lives with goodness and truth, gathering into one in your kingdom a divided and broken humanity. Therefore with all who can give voice in your creation we glorify your name, for ever praising you and saying: All Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might. Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Lord, you are holy indeed, the source of all holiness; grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit, and according to your holy will, these gifts of bread and wine may be to us the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ; 11 who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread and gave you thanks; he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me.