10.30 THE PARISH MASS
Opening Hymn 37
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!
His the sceptre, his the throne;
Alleluia! His the triumph,
His the victory alone.
Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion
Thunder like a mighty flood.
Jesus, out of every nation,
Has redeemed us by his blood.
Alleluia! Not as orphans
Are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us;
Faith believes nor questions how.
Though the cloud from sight received him
When the forty days were o'er,
Shall our hearts forget his promise,
"I am with you evermore"?
Alleluia! Heavenly High Priest,
Here on earth our help, our stay;
Alleluia! Hear the sinful
Cry to you from day to day.
Intercessor, friend of sinners,
Earth's Redeemer, hear our plea,
Where the songs of all the sinless
Sweep across the crystal sea.
Alleluia! King eternal,
You the Lord of lords we own:
Alleluia! born of Mary,
Earth your footstool, heaven your throne:
You within the veil, have entered,
Robed in flesh, our great High Priest:
By your Spirit, left us heavenward,
In the Eucharistic feast!
V. : In the name of the Father, and of the Son, ✠ and of the Holy Spirit.
R. : Amen.
V. : The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
R. And with your spirit.
After the greeting, the Priest stands with a vessel containing the water to be blessed before him, he calls upon the people to pray in these words:
Dear brothers and sisters, let us humbly beseech the Lord our God to bless this water he has created, which will be sprinkled on us as a memorial of our Baptism. May he help us by his grace to remain faithful to the Spirit we have received.
After a brief pause for silence, he continues:
Lord our God, in your mercy be present to your people’s prayers, and, for us who recall the wondrous work of our creation and the still greater work of our redemption, graciously ✠ bless this water. For you created water to make the fields fruitful and to refresh and cleanse our bodies. You also made water the instrument of your mercy: for through water you freed your people from slavery and quenched their thirst in the desert; through water the Prophets proclaimed the new covenant you were to enter upon with the human race; and last of all, through water, which Christ made holy in the Jordan, you have renewed our corrupted nature in the bath of regeneration. Therefore, may this water be for us a memorial of the Baptism we have received, and grant that we may share in the gladness of our brothers and sisters who at Easter have received their Baptism. Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
The Principal Celebrant sprinkles himself and the ministers, then the clergy and people, moving through the church while this song is sung.
Baptised in water, sealed by the Spirit,
cleansed by the blood of Christ our King:
trusting his promise, heirs of salvation,
faithfully now God’s praises we sing.
Baptised in water, sealed by the Spirit,
dead in the tomb with Christ our King:
one with his rising, freed and forgiven,
thankfully now God’s praises we sng.
Baptised in water, sealed by the Spirit,
marked with the sign of Christ our King:
born of one Father, we are his children,
joyfully now God’s praises we sing.
The Principal Celebrant concludes the rite:-
May almighty God cleanse us of our sins,
and through the celebration of this Eucharist
make us worthy to share at the table of his Kingdom.
R. Amen
The Gloria
Gloria, gloria, in excelsis Deo. Gloria, gloria, in excelsis Deo.
R. Gloria, gloria, in excelsis Deo. Gloria, gloria, in excelsis Deo.
Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father,
We worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. R.
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father:
receive our prayer. R.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the most high, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. R.
The Collect
Graciously hear our supplications, O lord,
so that we, who believe that the savior of the human race
is with you in your glory,
may experience, as he promised,
until the end of the world,
his abiding presence among us.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
R. Amen
First Reading (Reference: Acts 1:15-17.20-26)
Theme: We must choose one of these to be a witness to his resurrection with us.
One day Peter stood up to speak to the brothers - there were about a hundred and twenty persons in the congregation: Brothers, the passage of scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit, speaking through David, foretells the fate of Judas, who offered himself as a guide to the men who arrested Jesus - after having been one of our number and actually sharing this ministry of ours. In the Book of Psalms it says: Let someone else take his office.
We must therefore choose someone who has been with us the whole time that the Lord Jesus was travelling round with us, someone who was with us right from the time when John was baptising until the day when he was taken up from us - and he can act with us as a witness to his resurrection.
Having nominated two candidates, Joseph known as Barsabbas, whose surname was Justus, and Matthias, they prayed, Lord, you can read everyone’s heart; show us therefore which of these two you have chosen to take over this ministry and apostolate, which Judas abandoned to go to his proper place. They then drew lots for them, and as the lot fell to Matthias, he was listed as one of the twelve apostles.
V. The Word of the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
Responsorial Psalm
R. The Lord has set his sway in heaven.
My soul, give thanks to the Lord
all my being, bless his holy name.
My soul, give thanks to the Lord
and never forget all his blessings. R.
For as the heavens are high above the earth
so strong is his love for those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west
so far does he remove our sins. R.
The Lord has set his sway in heaven
and his kingdom is ruling over all.
Give thanks to the Lord, all his angels,
mighty in power, fulfilling his word. R.
Second Reading (Reference: 1 John 4:11-16)
Theme: Anyone who lives in love lives in God, and God lives in him.
My dear people,
since God has loved us so much,
we too should love one another.
No one has ever seen God;
but as long as we love one another
God will live in us
and his love will be complete in us.
We can know that we are living in him
and he is living in us
because he lets us share his Spirit.
We ourselves saw and we testify
that the Father sent his Son
as saviour of the world.
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God,
God lives in him, and he in God.
We ourselves have known and put our faith in
God's love towards ourselves.
God is love
and anyone who lives in love lives in God,
and God lives in him.
V. The Word of the Lord
R. Thanks be to God.
R. Alleluia! Alleluia!
I will not leave you orphans, says the Lord;
I will come back to you,
and your hearts will be full of joy
R. Alleluia
Gospel (Reference: John 17:11-19)
Theme: That they may be one like us!
V. The Lord be with you
R. And with your spirit.
V. A reading from the holy Gospel according to John
R. ✠ Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said:
'Holy Father,
keep those you have given me true to your name,
so that they may be one like us.
While I was with them,
I kept those you had given me true to your name.
I have watched over them and not one is lost
except the one who chose to be lost,
and this was to fulfil the scriptures.
But now I am coming to you
and while still in the world I say these things
to share my joy with them to the full.
I passed your word on to them,
and the world hated them,
because they belong to the world
no more than I belong to the world.
I am not asking you to remove them from the world,
but to protect them from the evil one.
They do not belong to the world
any more than I belong to the world.
Consecrate them in the truth;
your word is truth.
As you sent me into the world,
I have sent them into the world,
and for their sake I consecrate myself
so that they too may be consecrated in truth.'
V. The Gospel of the Lord.
R. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Please sit for the Address and stand for the Creed
The Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Please remain standing for ‘The Prayer of the Faithful’
The Prayer of the Faithful
V: Father, hear us, we pray
R. That we may be one
Those in Need:
Brenda Anscombe, Diane Burrell, Paul Clarke, Val Clarke,
Fr John Cotton, Elle Deveson, Joan Fuller, Emily Glass,
Sue Korth, Jo Rees-Davies, Chris Swetman, Julie Swetman,
Dorothy Valder, Laurie Wellard, Shirley Wellard,
Carole Wright, Valentina, Alex, Daniel, John, Rita, Timothy, His Majesty The King, Catherine Princess of Wales
The Recent Departed:
Martin Cruttenden
Year’s Mind:
(12) Frederick Bonwick, Dom Gregory Dix, Amy Farley
(13) William Homewood, Edmund Nugent (Pr),
John Goodman (Pr), Emily Corté, Kathleen Kerridge
(14) Christopher Williams, Jessie Frost, Roger Calder (Pr),
David Dunn (Pr)
(15) Eliza Pannett, Sophia Hedger, Caroline Pettit,
James Smith
(16) John Taylor, Ethel Roberts, Gladys Bishop,
Robert Collver, Maud Franks, Joyce Czucha
(17) Lilian Embling, Maureen Smithers
(18) George Mitchell
Offertory Hymn 394
Lord, you give the great commission:
"Heal the sick and preach the word."
Lest the church neglect its mission
and the gospel go unheard,
help us witness to your purpose
with renewed integrity:
With the Spirit's gifts empower
us for the work of ministry.
Lord, you call us to your service:
"In my name baptize and teach."
That the world may trust your promise,
life abundant meant for each,
give us all new fervour, draw us
closer in community:
With the Spirit's gifts empower
us for the work of ministry.
Lord, you make the common holy:
"This my body, this my blood."
Let us all, for earth's true glory,
daily lift life heavenward,
asking that the world around us
share your children's liberty:
With the Spirit's gifts empower
us for the work of ministry.
Lord, you show us love's true measure:
"Father, what they do, forgive."
Yet we hoard as private treasure
all that you so freely give.
May your care and mercy lead us
to a just society:
With the Spirit's gifts empower
us for the work of ministry.
Lord, you bless with words assuring:
"I am with you to the end."
Faith and hope and love restoring,
may we serve as you intend,
and, amid the cares that claim us,
hold in mind eternity:
With the Spirit's gifts empower
us for the work of ministry.
V Pray, brothers and sisters,
that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God,the almighty Father.
R May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.
The Prayer over the Gifts
V The Lord be with you
R. And with your spirit.
V Lift up your hearts
R We lift them up to the Lord
V Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
R It is right and just.
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy. Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty
And we lift our hearts before you as a token of our love,
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy
Gracious Father, gracious Father,
Blessèd is the one who comes to us in your name.
And we lift our hearts before you as we give you thanks and praise.
Hosanna in the highest.
The Eucharistic Prayer
V The mystery of faith.
R Risen Jesus, Risen Jesus, by your dying you destroyed our death, O Jesus
And we lift our hearts before you as we wait for your return
Risen Jesus, Risen Jesus!
The Eucharistic Prayer
R Amen. Amen, Alleluia! Amen, Amen, Alleluia!
And we lift our hearts before you as we give you thanks and praise.
Amen, Amen, Alleluia!
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
V Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,
graciously grant peace in our days,
that, by the help of your mercy,
we may be always free from sin
and safe from all distress,
as we await the blessed hope
and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
R For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours, now and forever.
V Lord Jesus Christ,
who said to your Apostles:
Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,
look not on our sins,
but on the faith of your Church,
and graciously grant her peace and unity
in accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever and ever.
R Amen.
V The peace of the Lord be with you always.
R And with your spirit.
V Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The Agnus Dei
Jesus, risen lord, triumphant king:
Jesus, true redeemer of the world:
R. HEAR OUR PRAYER HAVE MERCY;
HEAR OUR PRAYER HAVE MERCY; GIVE US YOUR PEACE.
Jesus, Morning Star which never sets; Jesus, Paschal Lamb and sacrifice: R
Jesus, bursting from the shattered tomb: Jesus, mighty Victor over death: R
Jesus, Lord of life and Lord of light: Jesus, here in form of bread and wine: R
V ✠ Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
R Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
Please be guided to Communion by the Stewards
Silence will be kept after Communion.
The Post Communion Prayer
Post Communion Hymn 284
I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin
my hand will save.
I, who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.
I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them.
They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone,
give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my words to them.
Whom shall I send? R
I, the Lord of wind and flame,
I will send the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them.
My hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide
till their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them.
Whom shall I send? R
V The Lord be with you
R And with your spirit.
V May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son X and the Holy Spirit.
R Amen.
V Go forth, the Mass is ended.
R Thanks be to God.
The Regina Caeli
Joy to thee O Queen of Heaven, Alleluia.
He whom thou wast meet to bear, Alleluia.
As he promised hath arisen, Alleluia.
Pour for us to him thy prayer, Alleluia.
V Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary. Alleluia.
R For the Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia..
Let us pray.
O God, by the resurrection of your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, you have brought joy to the whole world: grant that, by the help of his mother the Virgin Mary. We may obtain the joys of everlasting life; through Christ our Lord.
R Amen.
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