WORSHIP

 

Welcome to those gathering with us online and in person today! We will be following an order of service for Morning Prayer as we observe Christmas Eve service today.

 

As we gather for worship today, 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 in our words and actions.

 

OPENING SENTENCE

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts; let the word of Christ dwell in you richly

            Colossians 3.15, 16                                                                                       

 

OPENING HYMN    Once In Royal David      Blue Book CP123

 

WELCOME & TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT     

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

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His salvation is near to those who fear him:

his glory shall dwell in our land.

His salvation is near to those who fear him:

his glory shall dwell in our land.

I will listen to what the Lord God is saying,

for he is speaking peace to his faithful people

and to those who turn their hearts to him.

His glory shall dwell in our land.

 Mercy and truth have met together;

righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

His glory shall dwell in our land.

 Truth shall spring up from the earth,

and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

His glory shall dwell in our land.

 Righteousness shall go before him,

and peace shall be a pathway for his feet.

His glory shall dwell in our land.

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

His salvation is near to those who fear him;

his glory shall dwell in our land.

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FIRST READING        Isaiah 63:7-9

 

PSALM          Psalm 148

 

SECOND READING     Hebrews 2:10-18

  

GRADUAL  HYMN       O Little Town of Bethlehem              CP121

  

GOSPEL READING     Matthew 2:13-23

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       The First Nowell.               CP139

 

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

God of light, in the birth of your Son we see your glory.

May we who share in this mystery grow daily in your love.

This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.  Amen.

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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, Pauline, Peter, Ralph, Sarah, Shelagh, Simone, Spencer & Diana, Sue, Zoë

 

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Almighty God, you have shed upon us the new light

of your incarnate Word. May this light, enkindled in our hearts, shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord,

who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever. Amen

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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 Emmanuel rule our hearts and minds as we

    strive for equality, justice, 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.   Amen.

 

 

SENDING HYMN     Shepherds in the Field Abiding    CP135

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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