WORSHIP

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OPENING SENTENCE

We have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him

Matthew 2:2                                                                                    

 

OPENING HYMN    Joy to the World       Blue Book CP #154

 

WELCOME & TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We acknowledge that we gather on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory

of the Syilx People of the Okanagan and we commit ourselves to the ongoing work

of truth telling and reconciliation as we seek to live together in harmony and mutual

respect.

    

CONFESSION

    Come let us return to the Lord and say:

 

Gracious God, you have loved us with an everlasting love,

but we have gone our own way, and rejected your will for our lives. We are sorry for our sins and turn away from them. For the sake of your Son who died for us, forgive us, cleanse us, and change us. By your Holy Spirit, enable us to live for you, and to please you in every way; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

      Holy One, have mercy upon us. 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.

 

GATHERING

     The Lord is our refuge and strength:

 O come, let us worship.

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RESPONSORY

​Psalm 67

            May God be gracious to us and bless us*

                        and make his face to shine upon us,

            that your way may be known upon earth,*

                        your saving power among all nations.

            Let the peoples praise you, O God;*

                        let all the peoples praise you.

            Let the nations be glad and sing for joy,*

                        for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the                                nations upon                          earth.

            Let the peoples praise you, O God;*

                        let all the peoples praise you.

            The earth has yielded its increase;*

                        God, our God, has blessed us.

            May God continue to bless us;*

                        let all the ends of the earth revere him.

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FIRST READING        Isaiah 60:1-6

 

PSALM         Psalm 72:1-7,10-14

Give the king your justice, O God,
   and your righteousness to a king’s son.
May he judge your people with righteousness
   and your poor with justice.
May the mountains yield prosperity for the people,
   and the hills, in righteousness.
May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
   give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor.

 May he live while the sun endures
   and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass,
   like showers that water the earth.
In his days may righteousness flourish
   and peace abound, until the moon is no more.

 May the kings of Tarshish and of the isles render him tribute;
  may the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts.
May all kings fall down before him,

    and all nations give him service.

 For he delivers the needy when they call,
    and the poor and those who have no helper.
He has pity on the weak and the needy
   and saves the lives of the needy.
From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
   and precious is their blood in his sight

 

SECOND READING     Ephesians 3:1-12

  

GRADUAL  HYMN       The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy   Blue Book CP128                       

  

GOSPEL READING     Matthew 2:1-12

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SERMON

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CREED                              (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, and the

   second is like it: Love your neighbour as yourself.

   There is no commandment greater than these.

 

OFFERTORY HYMN    It Came Upon the Midnight Clear               Blue Book CP 140

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PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Gracious God, accept the offering of your Church, the hearts of your people joined in praise and thanksgiving, in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.

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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, Mary, Maureen, Nathan & Chloe, Pat, Pauline, Peter, Ralph, Sarah, Shelagh, Simone, Spencer & Diana, Sue, Zoë

 

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Eternal God, who by a star led wise men to the worship of your Son. Guide by your light the nations of the earth, that whe whole world may know your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, on God, now and for ever.

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THE LORD’S PRAYER (sung)                     Green Book SGP # 10

 

   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 Christ’s bright star illuminate our hearts and minds as we   strive for equality, justice, kindness, reconciliation and peace for all people. And the blessing of God our Creator, redeemer and Giver of life be with us and guide us always.

 

 

SENDING HYMN    Good Christians All, Rejoice                  Blue Book CP153

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St. Saviour’s Anglican Church

250-492-4325  ~   stsav@shaw.ca  ~   www.stsaviourspenticton.ca

 

Deacon: Reverend Philip Benmore - Deacon: Reverend Richard Simpson ~ Deacon: Reverend Pat Simons

Incumbent’s Warden: Pat Rowles   People’s Warden: Beth Hook