WORSHIP

OPENING SENTENCE                  

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is coming!                             Mark 11.9, 10

 

OPENING HYMN    Crown Him with Many Crowns       

                                                                            Blue Book CP378

 

GATHERING

          O Lord, open our lips. And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.

 

          O God, make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us.

 

          Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;

          as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.  Amen.

 

 WELCOME & TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

Welcome to those gathering with us online and in person today!

 

As we gather to worship today we acknowledge that we meet on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Sylix people of the Okanagan and we commit ourselves to the ongoing work of truth telling and reconciliation in our words and actions.

 

 

CONFESSION         

Dear friends in Christ, God is steadfast in love and infinite in mercy;

Let us confess our sin in the presence of God.

 

 

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbours as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your name.

Almighty God, have mercy upon us, we pray. Pardon and deliver us from all our sins, confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and keep us in eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

OPENING PRAYER

The night has passed, and the day lies open before us; let us pray with one heart and mind.

 

                   Silence is kept.

 

As we rejoice in the gift of this new day, so may the light of your presence, O God, set our hearts on fire with love for you; now and forever. Amen.

 

 

CANTICLE                   Isaiah 12:2-6

 

          Surely, it is God who saves me,

                   I will trust in God and not be afraid.

          For the Lord is my stronghold and my sure defence,

                   and God will be my Saviour.

          Therefore you shall draw water with rejoicing

                   from the springs of salvation.

          And on that day you shall say,

                   Give thanks to the Lord and call upon God’s name;

          Make God’s deeds known among the peoples;

                   see that they remember that God’s name is exalted.

          Sing the praises of the Lord, for God has done great things,

                   and this is known in all the world.

          Cry aloud, inhabitants of Zion, ring out your joy,

   For the great one in the midst of you is the Holy One of Isreal.

 

FIRST READING    Jeremiah 23.1–6

 

CANTICLE            Canticle 19 The Song of Zechariah - Luke 1:68-79

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; *

    he has come to his people and set them free.

He has raised up for us a mighty Saviour, *

    born of the house of his servant David.

Through his holy prophets he promised of old, that he would save us from our enemies, *

    from the hands of all who hate us.

He promised to show mercy to our fathers *

    and to remember his holy covenant.

This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham, *

    to set us free from the hands of our enemies,

free to worship him without fear, *

    holy and righteous in his sight

    all the days of our life.

You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, *

    for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,

to give his people knowledge of salvation *

    by the forgiveness of their sins.

In the tender compassion of our God *

    the dawn from on high shall break upon us,

to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, *

    and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *

     as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

         

 

SECOND READING      Colossians 1.11–20

 

GRADUAL HYMN   The King of Love My Shepard Is       Blue Book CP520

 

GOSPEL READING    Luke 23.33–43

 

 

SERMON 

 

HEAR O ISRAEL

Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.

This is the first and the great commandment. The second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself.

There is no commandment greater than these.

 

OFFERATORY HYMN      Worship the Lord      Blue Book CP 385 

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Eternal God, by your grace you have raised us up and enthroned us with Christ in the heavenly realms. Receive all we offer you this day, and lead us in those good works for which you have created us. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.

 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Al, Alice, Annette, Beryl, Brenda, Brynlee, Callie, Carol, Darlene, Darrell, Dave & Bev, David-Anthony, Doreen, Dylan, Effie, Emily, Frances, Gabe, Gavin, Gene & Ken, Graham, Heather, Heather, Jackie, Janessa, Janet, Jean, Jodi, Judy, Karen, Kathleen & Team, Ken, Kristina & Family, Lee, Lori, Maureen, Michelle, Nathan & Chloe, Pam, Pat, Pauline, Pauline, Peter, Ralph, Sarah, Shelagh, Simone, Spencer & Diana, Sue, Zoë

 

COLLECT OF THE DAY

 

Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, our Lord and King, grant that the peoples of the earth, now divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his gentle and loving rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father, who art in heav’n, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heav’n.

Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive them that trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil;

for thine is the kingdom and pow’r and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

 

THE SENDING

        

          May the Christ who walks on wounded feet    

walk with you on the road.

May the Christ who serves with wounded hands

stretch out your hands to serve others.

May the Christ who loves with a wounded heart

open your hearts to love.

May you see the face of Christ in everyone you meet,

and may everyone you meet see the face of Christ in you. Amen.

 

 

DISMISSAL

 

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

 

 

SENDING HYMN            Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun  Blue Book CP383