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THE ORDER
OF
SERVICE
THE ACCLAMATION
Presider:
People:
Hear O People of God: the LORD our God, the LORD is one.
Blessed be God's glorious name.
Presider:
People:
GATHERING PRAYER
Please see the insert for the Gathering Prayer, Reading, Psalm, and Gospel.
READING
PSALM
GOSPEL
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REFLECTION
After the Reflection, there is silence.
THE PRAYERS
During this extended time of prayer you are invited to leave your seat and journey to the various
prayer stations that are set around the Cathedral. Light a candle as a way of offering prayer for
specific cares and concerns for personal prayers, for the needs of the Church, or the world, for
those who are suffering from illness, addiction, or any kind of need, or for those who have died.
To conclude the prayers, the Presider says
Let us pray.
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People:
THE CONFESSION
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Silence.
People:
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AND
FORGIVENESS
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THE PEACE
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People:
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OFFERTORY MUSIC
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
All stand.
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People:
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SANCTUS
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God of all creation, in whose design joy and woe are woven together, we thank you
for calling us to work with you in weaving the fabric of your kingdom. We thank you
that in your Son Jesus Christ, you have given us a pattern for ministry, and that yoked
with him in joys and sorrows we have strength for the tasks you set before us.
Be with us now as we remember Jesus, who, the night he was betrayed, took bread,
said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his friends, saying, Take, eat: This
is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.
After supper, Jesus took the cup of wine, gave thanks, and said, Drink this, all of you:
This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the
forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.
Come freshly to us now, El Olam, and keep us joyful in hope. Pour out your Holy Spirit
upon this bread and wine as we bring these gifts before you and remember Christs
sacrifice made once for all on the cross. That we may be blessed and nourished by
his Body and Blood and live and grow in him. Pick up the threads of our experience;
craft your pattern in us and through us, and in your time reveal its significance; for
you are the God who weaves the opportunities of our daily lives, our joys and
sorrows, into the glory of your eternal kingdom.
People:
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Christ who, with the Holy Spirit,
reveals your glory and goodness now and to the ages of ages.
Amen.
Silence.
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Presider:
All say:
THE BREAKING
OF THE
BREAD
Let us pray.
God of many names but one true being,
we give you thanks and praise,
that when we were still far off
you met us in your Son and brought us home.
Dying and living, he declared your love,
gave us grace, and opened the gate of glory.
May we who share Christ's body live his risen life;
we who drink his cup bring life to others;
we whom the Spirit lights give light to the world.
Keep us firm in the hope you have set before us,
so we and all your children shall be free,
and the whole earth live to praise your name;
through Christ our Saviour.
Amen.
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THE BLESSING
AND
DISMISSAL
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People:
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People:
Now may every living thing, young or old, weak or strong, near or far, known or
unknown, living or departed or yet unborn, may every living thing be full of bliss; and
the blessing of God, Eternal Majesty, Incarnate Word, and Abiding Spirit be upon you
now and forever.
Amen.
Presider:
People:
Hear O People of God: the LORD our God, the LORD is one.
Blessed be God's glorious name!
CLOSING HYMN
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"O thou sudden God" and the Confession are by Janet Morley and can be found in All Desires Known,
Third Edition (Morehouse Publishing; 2006).
The Eucharistic Prayer for daily life was inspired by Ann Lewin, Seasons of Grace (Canterbury Press: 2011).
The Prayer after Communion is from The Church of England's Common Worship, accessible at
https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts.aspx
The final blessing is based upon a text attributed to The Buddha.
This liturgy was created by The Rev. Canon Jadon Hartsuff, Saint John's Cathedral, Denver, CO, May 2015
All edits, alterations, additions, and error are attributed to him.