WORSHIP

 

 

OPENING SENTENCE

The Son of man must be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

                                                                 John 3.14–15

 

OPENING HYMN     Come and Journey with a Saviour        Blue Book CP482

                                                                                                             

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.

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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 praying with us on line and here in person. We’ll be following an order of service for Morning Prayer on this second Sunday of Lent.

 

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.

 

THE PENITENTIAL RITE

Seek the Lord with all your heart, call upon him when he draws near; let the wicked forsake their ways and, the evil ones their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, and God will have compassion and will richly pardon.

 

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CONFESSION

Compassionate and merciful God, you have gathered us together in the name of your Son, to receive your grace and mercy in our time of need. Open our eyes to see the evil we have done. Touch our hearts and draw us to yourself. Where sin has divided and scattered, may your love make us one again; where sin has brought weakness, may your power heal and strengthen; where sin has brought death, may your Spirit raise up new life.

Give us a new heart to love you so that our lives may reflect the image of your Son. May the world see the glory of Christ revealed in your Church, and come to know that he is the one whom you have sent, Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord.

 

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.

 

GATHERING

The Lord is full of compassion and mercy:          O come, let us worship.

 

CANTICLE                          The Song of Zechariah

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 that 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 way 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 forever. Amen.

 

FIRST READING                Genesis 12.1–4a

 

PSALM          Psalm 121

I lift up my eyes to the hills; *

            from where is my help to come?

My help comes from the Lord, *

            the maker of heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot be moved *

            and he who watches over you will not fall asleep.

Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel *

            shall neither slumber nor sleep;

The Lord himself watches over you; *

            the Lord is your shade at your right hand,

So that the sun shall not strike you by day, *

            nor the moon by night.

The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; *

            it is he who shall keep you safe.

The Lord shall watch over your going out and

your coming in, *

            from this time forth for evermore.

 

Psalm Prayer

Be present, merciful God, and protect us in times of danger,

so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of

this life may rest in your eternal changelessness; through

Jesus Christ our Lord

 

SECOND READING                          Romans 4.1–5, 13–17

 

GRADUAL HYMN        To Abraham and Sarah             CP467              

                                                                                                                                   

GOSPEL READING              John 3.1–17

 

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        O God, Beyond All Face and Form                         CP412

 

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

God of wisdom, may the light of the eternal Word, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, guide us to your glory. We ask this in his name.

 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Al, Alice, Annette, Ben & Jen, 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, Mary, Maureen, Nathan & Chloe, Pat, Pauline, Peter, Ralph, Sarah, Shelagh, Simone, Spencer & Diana, Sue, Zoë

 

COLLECT OF THE DAY    Please join with me as we pray the Collect together

Almighty God, whose Son was revealed in majesty before he suffered death upon the cross, give us faith to perceive his glory, that being strengthened by his grace we may be changed into his likeness, from glory to glory; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER                 (sung) Gordon Light

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name;

Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth, as in heav’n.

Give us to-day our daily bread; forgive us our sins as we forgive

those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom the power and the glory are yours;

Now and forever, 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 observe a holy Lent!         Thanks be to God!

 

SENDING HYMN   O Christ, the Great Foundation                             CP 524

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

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