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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-00011C.� rC`he C[nited Church of Canada TwentA Tifth ffnMersarg Order of )SMIce SUNDAY, JUNE 11th, 1950 t HYMN: 669 "All people that on earth do dwell" Old Hundredth PRAYERS. INVOCATION Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. GENERAL CONFESSION AND PRAYER FOR PARDON Minister and People —Almighty and most merciful Father; We have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us. But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare thou them, O God, which confess their faults. Restore thou them that are penitent; According to thy promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous and sober life, To the glory of thy holy name. Amen. Minister-0 Cod, whose nature and property is ever to have mercy and to forgive, receive our humble petitions; and though we be tied and bound with the chain of our sins, yet let the pitifulness of thy great mercy loose us; for the honour of Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Advocate. Amen. THE LORD'S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done; In earth as it is in heaven. 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, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen. Responsive Reading of Psalm 118 Hymnary 734 First Lesson from Holy Scripture 1 Corinthians 3: 9-17 Te Deum Laudamus (to be sung or said by choir and congrega- Hymnary 748 tion, or sung by the, choir.) Second Lesson from Holy Scripture St. John 17: 1, 2, 6, 17-23 PRAYERS: THANKSGIVING Worthy art thou, O gracious God, of all glory and honour, for that thou of thine unspeakable love didst give thy dearly beloved Son for the life of the world; and in him didst create the blessed Fellowship and Church of thy redeemed; into which thou hast called us, and made'us partakers of thy heavenly grace. O thou, who hast willed that thy people be one in the fellowship of thy Son, we thank thee for the gift of Union which thou hast bestowed upon us, and for the communion with one another in thee into which thou hast brought us; and we bless thee for the great things of thy grace our eyes have seen, and the unspeakable things of thy love our hearts have learned and known. We praise thee for our Christian fellowship in this and other lands; for our ministers and missionaries; for our scholars and leaders; for our men of strength, and women of devotion; for our young men and maidens, and for our little children. And we rejoice in the prayers of thy saints, in the gifts of the faithful, in the service of holy and humble men of heart. Forgive us we beseech thee for the things in which we have forgotten thee, and disregarded thee. Forgive our willfulness and lack of faith. In thy great mercy fulfill to us thine exceeding great and precious promises for days to come. Pour out thy grace upon us and upon thy whole Church, that all who call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ may be enriched with his Spirit, and be enabled for mightier works of mercy in His name; that the hearts of all men everywhere may be drawn to thy dear Son. FOR THE CHURCH O' Almighty God, who hast built thy Church upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the head corner stone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their doctrine, that we may be made an holy temple acceptable unto thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FOR MINISTERS AND PEOPLE Almighty and everlasting God, who alone workest great marvels: Send down upon thy Ministers and all Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful spirit of thy grace; and that they may truly please thee pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen. FOR THE KING AND THOSE IN AUTHORITY Almighty God, the fountain of all goodness, we humbly beseech thee to bless our Sovereign Lord, King George, the members of his family, the Parliament in all his dominions, and all who are set in authority under him; that they may order all things in wisdom, righteousness, and peace, to the honour of thy holy name, and the good of thy Church and people; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FOR THE DOMINION OF CANADA Almighty God, who didst lead our fathers into this land, and set their feet in a large room: Give thy grace, we beseech thee, to us their children, that we may approve ourselves a people mindful of thy favour, and glad to do thy will. Bless our Dominion with honourable industry, sound learning, and pure manners; Save us from lawlessness and discord, pride and arrogance, and fashion into one godly people the multitude brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues. Give to all the spirit of service, love, and mutual for- bearance. In properity make us thankful unto thee, and in the day of trouble suffer not our trust in thee to fail. So that, loving thee above all things, we may fulfil thy gracious purpose in this land; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FOR ALL PEOPLES O Thou who art the light of the world, the desire of all nations, and the shepherd of our souls: Let thy light shine in the darkness, that all the ends of the earth may see the salvation of our God; by the lifting up of thy cross gather the peoples to thine obedience, to whom alone belongeth the sceptre and the crown; let thy sheep hear thy voice and be brought home to thy fold; so that there may be one flock, one Shepherd; one holy Kingdom of righteousness and peace; one God and Father of us all, above all, and through all, and in all. Amen. COMMEMORATION OF THE FAITHFUL Eternal God, Creator and Lover of all men, before whom stand the spirits of the living and the dead; we praise thee for all those who have kept the faith and witnessed a good confesssion, upholding truth and resisting evil unto the uttermost and labouring for liberty, justice and brotherhood. Grant, O Lord, that their devotion may bring forth good fruit in us and in the generations that come after us, that we leave not unfinished their work begun in thee. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us; unto him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. HYMN: 41 "O for a thousand tongues to sing" Winchester Old ANTHEM: RECEPTION AND PRESENTATION OF THANK OFFERING HYMN 446 "O God of Bethel" Salzburg SERMON AN ACT OF DEDICATION: Minister —To the glory of God the Father, who has called us by his grace; and of his Son Jesus Christ who loved us and gave himself for us; and of the Holy Spirit, who illumines and sanctifies us: People —We dedicate ourselves anew this day. Minister —To the work and witness of the Church in the worship of God in praise and prayer, in the preaching of the everlasting gospel, and in the administration of the holy sacraments: People —We dedicate ourselves anew this day. Minister —To the work and witness of the Church as it labours to train the young, to guide the perplexed, to minister to the afflicted, to convert the sinning, and to uplight the fallen: People —We dedicate ourselves anew this day. Minister —To the work and witness of the Church as it seeks to further the unity of the body of Christ in the bonds of Christian faith and brotherhood: People —We dedicate ourselves anew this day. Minister —To the work and witness of the Church as it strives for the upbuilding of our nation in the ways of Christ, for the evangelising of the world, and for the promotion of righteousness and goodwill in all the affairs of men: People —We dedicate ourselves anew this day. Minister and People —Accept, O Lord, the offering of devotion which we now make to thee; help us to know thy will and to do it; keep us faithful to our every Christian duty; and by thy grace enable us to serve thee and thy Church with undivided hearts: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. AN ACT OF PERSONAL DEDICATION: (It is expected that in many congregations this day may be the occasion of the public dedication of one or more young persons as candidates for the ministry or for some other full-time service of the Church. Where it is desired the Committee will gladly supply a brief form for use at this point in the service. Where there are none so to offer themselves this act will be omitted.) HYMN: 239 "O Spirit of the Living God" Melcombe BENEDICTION: Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is well -pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Where it is desired to administer Holy Communion in this service, the same should be done immediately following the Act of Dedication, or the Act of Personal Dedication if the letter is used.