Order of Service


Sunday 28-04-24

 Morning Worship 11am


Conducted by
Rev. Sarah Brown

Music before the Service

Trumpet Tune-William Boyce (1710-79)

Prelude on Rhosymedre - R Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Introit

Cantate Domino canticum novum      music: James J Chepponis (b.1956)

Sing to the Lord, Oh sing a new song.

Alleluia!

text: Psalm 96: J.

Welcome and Call to Worship Processional Hymn 129    The Lord is King Prayers of Approach and Confession

Responsive Psalm 22 : 25 - 31

22:25 From you comes my praise in the great congregation: my vows I will pay before those who fear him.

22:26 The poor shall eat and be satisfied:

those who seek him shall praise the LORD. May your hearts live forever!

22:27 All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD: and all the families of the nations shall worship before him.

22:25 For dominion belongs to the LORD: and he rules over the nations.

22:29 To him, indeed, shall all who sleep in the earth bow down: before him shall bow all who go down to the dust, and I shall live for him.

22:30 Posterity will serve him:

future generations will be told about the Lord,


22:31 and proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn: saying that he has done it.

Hymn 137    All things bright and beautiful Scripture Readings

First Reading Acts 8 : 26 - 40

Second Reading Uohn 4:   7-21

Anthem

Ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est      music: Maurice Durufle (1902-1986)

Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor.

Exultemus, et in ipso iucundemur.

Timeamus, et amemus Deum vivum.

Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero.

Where charity and love are, God is there.

Christ's love has gathered us into one.

Let us rejoice and be pleased in him.

Let us fear, and let us love the living God.

and may we love each other with a sincere heart.

text: from Latin liturgy for Maundy Thursday

Gospel John 15:1 - 8

Sermon

Music for Contemplation

Improvisation

The Apostles' Creed Prayer of Dedication

Loving God, what can we give you when you have given everything in Jesus? We bring you all that we are, all that you have made us to be, and offer ourselves to be put to your use. Accepting the tasks big and small that you have made us for, as part of your one community of Love. Amen

Hymn 592         Like the murmur of the dove's song

The Communion

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

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.

The Lord's Prayer

Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world, grant us peace.

Communion Motet

O sacrum convivium, music: Giovanni Croce (1557-1609)

in quo Christus sumitur;

recolitur memoria passionis ejus;

mens impletur gratia;

et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur.

O sacred banquet,

wherein Christ is received;

the memorial of his passion is renewed;

the soul is filled with grace;

and a pledge of future glory is given to us.

text: St Thomas Aquinas (d.1274)

Sharing the Peace

Hymn 130         Ye servants of God

Benediction and Choral Amen Recessional

Trumpet Tune-Robert Lau (b.1943)

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