WORSHIP

ST Saviour's Anglican Church

Morning Prayer

Third Sunday After Epiphany

January 25, 2026

The bell toll leads us into silence as we prepare to worship

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OPENING SENTENCE Jesus preached the gospel of the kingdom and healed every infirmity among the people. Matthew 4.23

OPENING HYMN Thy Strong Word Did Cleave Blue Book CP 369

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.

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.

Blessed are you, Lord our God, light of the earth and health of the

nations; you lead us in the way of justice, peace and mercy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

FIRST READING Isaiah 9.1–4

PSALM Psalm 27.1, 5–13

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear? *

the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?

One thing have I asked of the Lord; one thing I seek; *

that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life;

To behold the fair beauty of the Lord *

and to seek him in his temple.

For in the day of trouble he shall keep me safe in his shelter; *

he shall hide me in the secrecy of his dwelling and set me high upon a rock.

Even now he lifts up my head *

above my enemies round about me.

Therefore I will offer in his dwelling an oblation with sounds of great gladness; *

I will sing and make music to the Lord.

Hearken to my voice, O Lord, when I call; *

have mercy on me and answer me.

You speak in my heart and say, “Seek my face.” *

Your face, Lord, will I seek.

Hide not your face from me, *

nor turn away your servant in displeasure.

You have been my helper; cast me not away; *

do not forsake me, O God of my salvation

Prayer:

Faithful God, the shelter of all who hope in you, may those who seek your face be set free from fear and distress, and come to see your goodness in the land of the living; through Jesus Christ, our Light and our Salvation.

SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 1.10–18

GRADUAL HYMN In Christ There is No East or West

Blue Book CP 484

GOSPEL READING Matthew 4.12–23

SERMON

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 Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun

Blue Book CP383

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

Loving God, before the world began you called us. Make holy all we offer you this day, and strengthen us in that calling. 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, John, 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

Almighty God, by grace alone you call us and accept us in your service. Strengthen us by your Spirit, and make us worthy of your call; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

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.

DISMISSAL

SENDING HYMN Let’s Sing unto the Lord Blue Book CP417

St. Saviour’s Anglican Church
250 492 4325 – stsav@shaw.ca – www.stsaviourspenticton.ca
Deacon: Reverend Richard Simpson - Deacon: Pat Simons
Bishop’s Warden: Pat Rowles – People’s Warden: Beth Hook