St. John's Anglican Church
Parish of Horton, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
We are a welcoming & affirming community to all persons.
March 16th, 2025; Second Sunday of Lent
Rector: The Rev’d Nicole Uzans, [email protected]
Wardens: Cameron Finlay & Karen Padovani, [email protected]
Director of Music & Organist: Dr. Michelle Boyd, [email protected]
Livestream Operator: Reid Spencer
Parish of Horton, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
We are a welcoming & affirming community to all persons.
March 16th, 2025; Second Sunday of Lent
Rector: The Rev’d Nicole Uzans, [email protected]
Wardens: Cameron Finlay & Karen Padovani, [email protected]
Director of Music & Organist: Dr. Michelle Boyd, [email protected]
Livestream Operator: Reid Spencer
This parish is located in Mi’kma’ki, the traditional territory of the Mi’kmaq people.
8AM HOLY COMMUNION, THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
Presider & Preacher: The Rev’d Nicole Uzans, Rector
Presider & Preacher: The Rev’d Nicole Uzans, Rector
Reader: Helen Shaw
Eucharistic Assistant: Cameron Finlay
Greeter: Beth Turner
Eucharistic Assistant: Cameron Finlay
Greeter: Beth Turner
8AM Readings & Prayers
1st Reading: Philippians 3:17-4:1
At the conclusion of the passage, the reader says,
The word of the Lord.
All respond: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 27 prayed responsively, all seated
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?
When evildoers came upon me to eat up my flesh,
it was they, my foes and my adversaries, who stumbled and fell.
Though an army should encamp against me,
yet my heart shall not be afraid;
and though war should rise up against me,
yet will I put my trust in God.
One thing have I asked of the Lord; one thing I seek;
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
beholding the fair beauty of the Lord and seeking God in the temple.
For in the day of trouble, O God,
you shall keep me safe in your shelter;
you shall hide me in the secrecy of your dwelling
and set me high upon a rock.
Even now you lift up my head above my enemies round about me.
Therefore I will offer in your dwelling an oblation with sounds of great gladness;
I will sing and make music to the Lord.
Hearken to my voice, O Lord, when I call;
have mercy on me and answer me.
You speak in my heart and say, “Seek my face.”
Your face, Lord, will I seek.
Hide not your face from me, nor turn away your servant in displeasure.
You have been my helper; cast me not away;
do not forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Though my father and my mother forsake me,
the Lord will sustain me.
Show me your way, O Lord;
lead me on a level path, because of my enemies.
Deliver me not into the hand of my adversaries,
for false witnesses have risen up against me,
and also those who speak malice.
What if I had not believed
that I should see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!
O tarry and await the pleasure of the Lord;
be strong, and God shall comfort your heart;
wait patiently for the Lord.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
The Holy Gospel: Luke 13:31-35
All stand, as they are able.
Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is written in the
13th chapter of the gospel according to Luke, beginning at the 31st verse.
People: Glory be to thee, O Lord.
At the conclusion of the Gospel, the reader says,
The Gospel of Christ.
People: Praise be to thee, O Christ.
At the conclusion of the passage, the reader says,
The word of the Lord.
All respond: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 27 prayed responsively, all seated
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?
When evildoers came upon me to eat up my flesh,
it was they, my foes and my adversaries, who stumbled and fell.
Though an army should encamp against me,
yet my heart shall not be afraid;
and though war should rise up against me,
yet will I put my trust in God.
One thing have I asked of the Lord; one thing I seek;
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
beholding the fair beauty of the Lord and seeking God in the temple.
For in the day of trouble, O God,
you shall keep me safe in your shelter;
you shall hide me in the secrecy of your dwelling
and set me high upon a rock.
Even now you lift up my head above my enemies round about me.
Therefore I will offer in your dwelling an oblation with sounds of great gladness;
I will sing and make music to the Lord.
Hearken to my voice, O Lord, when I call;
have mercy on me and answer me.
You speak in my heart and say, “Seek my face.”
Your face, Lord, will I seek.
Hide not your face from me, nor turn away your servant in displeasure.
You have been my helper; cast me not away;
do not forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Though my father and my mother forsake me,
the Lord will sustain me.
Show me your way, O Lord;
lead me on a level path, because of my enemies.
Deliver me not into the hand of my adversaries,
for false witnesses have risen up against me,
and also those who speak malice.
What if I had not believed
that I should see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!
O tarry and await the pleasure of the Lord;
be strong, and God shall comfort your heart;
wait patiently for the Lord.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
The Holy Gospel: Luke 13:31-35
All stand, as they are able.
Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is written in the
13th chapter of the gospel according to Luke, beginning at the 31st verse.
People: Glory be to thee, O Lord.
At the conclusion of the Gospel, the reader says,
The Gospel of Christ.
People: Praise be to thee, O Christ.
10AM SERVICE OF HOLY EUCHARIST, THE BOOK OF ALTERNATIVE SERVICES
Preacher & Presider: Rev. Nicole Uzans
Service Music: The Kilcreggan Mass by Peter Nardone
The Gathering of the Community
Prelude: Prelude on "Thou My Soul's Shelter" (John S. McIntosh)
Opening Hymn: #7 New Every Morning Is The Love
New every morning is the love
our wakening and uprising prove;
through sleep and darkness safely brought,
restored to life and power and thought.
New mercies, each returning day,
hover around us while we pray;
new perils past, new sins forgiven,
new thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.
If on our daily course our mind
be set to hallow all we find,
new treasures still of countless price,
God will provide for sacrifice.
Old friends, old scenes, will lovelier be,
as more of heaven in each we see;
some softening gleam of love and prayer
shall dawn on every cross and care.
The trivial round, the common task,
will furnish all we ought to ask;
room to deny ourselves, a road
to bring us daily nearer God.
Only, O Lord, in thy dear love,
fit us for perfect rest above;
and help us, this and every day,
to live more nearly as we pray.
Prayers of Penitence and Forgiveness:
Congregation may sit or kneel.
Presider: Return to the Lord, who will have mercy:
People: to our God, who will richly pardon.
(Isaiah 55:7)
Silence, followed by the penitential psalm:
Presider: Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
People: Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
Presider: I know my transgressions:
and my sin is ever before me.
People: Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
Presider: Purge me from my sin and I shall be pure:
wash me and I shall be clean indeed.
People: Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
Presider: Create in me a clean heart, O God:
and renew a right spirit within me.
People: Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
(from Psalm 51)
The Kyrie:
Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy; Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy.
Presider: God is steadfast in love and infinite in mercy.
All: May the Lord forgive what we have been,
help us to amend what we are
and direct what we shall be,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Presider: Blessed is the Lord:
People: Who has heard the voice of our prayer.
Presider: Therefore shall our hearts dance for joy:
People: And in our song will we praise our God.
(from Psalm 28)
The Sharing of the Peace,
Peace with yourself. Peace with Creation. Peace with one another.
The peace of Christ be always with you.
And also with you.
Please remain in your seats and acknowledge others with a sign of peace.
Collect of the Day:
Brooding Spirit, beneath your wings there is creation and life: accompany us on the difficult path
with the disappeared, the broken and the fearful, so that we find the way to the city of our peace
where we are all accepted as your beloved; through the cross of Jesus Christ, our only Lord.
Amen.
The Proclamation of the Word
First Reading: Philippians 3:17-4:1, read by Denyse Nelson
At the conclusion of the passage, the reader says,
The word of the Lord.
All respond: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 27, read responsively, led by Kathryn Renick
Those who dwell in the shelter of the Most High,
abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
They shall say to the Lord, “You are our refuge and our stronghold,
our God in whom we put our trust.”
Because you have made the Lord your refuge,
and the Most High your habitation,
there shall no evil happen to you,
neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.
For the angels of God shall have charge over you,
to keep you in all your ways.
They shall bear you in their hands,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.
You shall tread upon the lion and adder;
you shall trample the young lion and the serpent under your feet.
“Because they are bound to me in love,
therefore will I deliver them;
I will protect them, because they know my name.
They shall call upon me,
and I will answer them; I am with them in trouble;
I will rescue them and bring them to honour.
With long life will I satisfy them,
and show them my salvation.”
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now and will be for ever. Amen.
Gradual Hymn: #620 How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
in a believer's ear!
It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds,
and drives away our fear.
It makes our wounded spirit whole
and calms the troubled breast;
'tis manna to the hungry soul
and to the weary, rest.
Dear name! The rock on which I build,
my shield and hiding-place,
my never-failing treasury filled
with boundless stores of grace.
Jesus, my shepherd, brother, friend,
my prophet, priest, and king,
my lord, my life, my way, my end,
accept the praise I bring.
Weak is the effort of my heart
and cold my warmest thought;
but when I see thee as thou art
I'll praise thee as I ought.
The Holy Gospel: Luke 13:31-35
All stand, as they are able.
Reader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
People: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
At the conclusion of the Gospel, the reader says,
The Gospel of Christ.
People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon – Rev Nicole Uzans
The Affirmation of Faith,
from The Episcopal Church
We believe in God, who creates all things,
who embraces all things, who celebrates all things,
who is present in every part of the fabric of creation.
We believe in God as the source of all life,
who baptizes this planet with living water.
We believe in Jesus Christ, the suffering one, the poor one,
the malnourished one, the climate refugee,
who loves and cares for this world
and who suffers with it.
And we believe in Jesus Christ, the seed of life,
who came to reconcile and renew this world
and everything in it.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the breath of God,
who moves with God and who moves among and with us today.
We believe in everlasting life in God.
And we believe in the hope that one day
God will put an end to death and all destructive forces.
The Prayers of the People, led by Barry Morrison
All may sit or kneel.
The Celebration of the Eucharist
Offertory Hymn: #505 Be Thou My Vision
Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art;
Thou my best thought by day or by night,
Waking and sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
Thou ever with me and I with Thee, Lord;
Thou my great Father, Thine own may I be,
Thou in me dwelling, and I one with Thee.
Riches I heed not, nor the world's empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance, now and always;
Thou and Thou only first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my Treasure Thou art.
High King of heaven, when vict'ry is won,
May I reach Heavens joys, bright Heaven's sun;
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
Prayer over the Gifts:
The offering is brought forward by one of the greeters.
We pray together.
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. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer (Supplementary to the Book of Alternative Services)
Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Celebrant: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Celebrant: It is indeed right to thank you and praise you, holy and gracious God, creator of all
things, ruler of heaven and earth, sustainer of life, for you are the source of all goodness, rich in
mercy and abounding in love; you are faithful to your people in every generation, and your word
endures for ever.
Therefore with angels and archangels, with the fellowship of saints and the company of heaven,
we glorify your holy name, evermore praising you and singing,
Holy, holy, holy Lord, Lord God of Hosts,
Heaven and earth are full of you glory;
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name,
who comes in the name of the Lord;
Hosanna in the highest.
Celebrant: We praise you, merciful Father, not as we ought, but as we are able, because in your
tender love you gave the world your only Son, in order that the world might be saved through him.
He made you known by taking the form of a servant, healing the sick, liberating the oppressed,
reaching out to the lost.
Betrayed, reviled, and nailed to the cross, he confronted the power of sin and disarmed it for ever.
In his offering of himself, he became the perfect and sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the whole
world. Redeemed by Christ, we have been adopted as your children; by your pardon you have made
us worthy to praise you.
On the night he was betrayed, Jesus, at supper with his friends, took bread, gave you thanks, broke
the bread, gave it to them, and said, “Take and eat: this is my body which is given for you. Do this
for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine, and when he had given you thanks, he gave it to them, 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.”
In obedience to him and with grateful hearts we approach your holy table, remembering our
Saviour’s sacrifice, and rejoicing in his victory. Confident in his sovereign purpose, we declare our
faith.
All: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
Celebrant: Send your Holy Spirit on us that as we receive this bread and this cup we may partake of
the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, and feed on him in our hearts by faith with thanksgiving.
May we be renewed in his risen life, filled with love, and strengthened in our will to serve others; and
make of your lives, we pray, a pure and holy sacrifice, acceptable to you, knitting us together as one
in your Son Jesus Christ, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, now and
forever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer:
As our Saviour taught us, let us pray:
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. For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread:
We break this bread,
Communion in Christ’s body once broken.
Let your Church be the wheat which bears its fruit in dying
If we have died with him, we shall live with him;
if we hold firm, we shall reign with him.
The gifts of God for the People of God.
Thanks be to God.
Agnus Dei:
Jesus, Lamb of God, have mercy on us.
Jesus, bearer of our sins, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Redeemer of the world, give us your peace.
All are welcome to receive holy communion or a blessing. Please remain in your pews and servers
will come to you. Gluten-free bread is available. Communion bread and wine are offered today. You
may receive communion in one kind (bread only) or partake of the wine also by drinking from the
common cup, touching the base of the cup, or reverencing the cup with a small bow.
Music During Communion:
Cantabile (Robert M. Speed)
Hide Not Thou Thy Face (Richard Farrant)
Prayer After Communion:
Creator of heaven and earth, we thank you for these holy mysteries, which bring us now a share
in the life to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Doxology:
Glory to God, whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory
to God from generation to generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Blessing
Announcements
Closing Hymn: #619 Fairest Lord Jesus
Fairest Lord Jesus, ruler of all nature,
O thou the Godhead’s human son:
thee will I cherish, thee will I honour,
thou my soul's glory, joy, and crown.
Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands,
robed in the blooming garb of spring;
Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer,
who makes the wounded heart to sing.
Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight,
and fair the twinkling, starry host;
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
than all the angels heaven can boast.
All fairest beauty heavenly and earthly,
wondrously, Jesus, is found in thee;
none can be nearer, fairer or dearer
than thou, my Saviour, art to me.
The Dismissal
Sending Out
Let us go in peace, to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
Choral Benediction: from Schubert's Deutsche Mass
Postlude: Fairest Lord Jesus (arr. Joel Raney)
Preacher & Presider: Rev. Nicole Uzans
Service Music: The Kilcreggan Mass by Peter Nardone
The Gathering of the Community
Prelude: Prelude on "Thou My Soul's Shelter" (John S. McIntosh)
Opening Hymn: #7 New Every Morning Is The Love
New every morning is the love
our wakening and uprising prove;
through sleep and darkness safely brought,
restored to life and power and thought.
New mercies, each returning day,
hover around us while we pray;
new perils past, new sins forgiven,
new thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.
If on our daily course our mind
be set to hallow all we find,
new treasures still of countless price,
God will provide for sacrifice.
Old friends, old scenes, will lovelier be,
as more of heaven in each we see;
some softening gleam of love and prayer
shall dawn on every cross and care.
The trivial round, the common task,
will furnish all we ought to ask;
room to deny ourselves, a road
to bring us daily nearer God.
Only, O Lord, in thy dear love,
fit us for perfect rest above;
and help us, this and every day,
to live more nearly as we pray.
Prayers of Penitence and Forgiveness:
Congregation may sit or kneel.
Presider: Return to the Lord, who will have mercy:
People: to our God, who will richly pardon.
(Isaiah 55:7)
Silence, followed by the penitential psalm:
Presider: Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
People: Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
Presider: I know my transgressions:
and my sin is ever before me.
People: Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
Presider: Purge me from my sin and I shall be pure:
wash me and I shall be clean indeed.
People: Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
Presider: Create in me a clean heart, O God:
and renew a right spirit within me.
People: Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
(from Psalm 51)
The Kyrie:
Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy; Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy.
Presider: God is steadfast in love and infinite in mercy.
All: May the Lord forgive what we have been,
help us to amend what we are
and direct what we shall be,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Presider: Blessed is the Lord:
People: Who has heard the voice of our prayer.
Presider: Therefore shall our hearts dance for joy:
People: And in our song will we praise our God.
(from Psalm 28)
The Sharing of the Peace,
Peace with yourself. Peace with Creation. Peace with one another.
The peace of Christ be always with you.
And also with you.
Please remain in your seats and acknowledge others with a sign of peace.
Collect of the Day:
Brooding Spirit, beneath your wings there is creation and life: accompany us on the difficult path
with the disappeared, the broken and the fearful, so that we find the way to the city of our peace
where we are all accepted as your beloved; through the cross of Jesus Christ, our only Lord.
Amen.
The Proclamation of the Word
First Reading: Philippians 3:17-4:1, read by Denyse Nelson
At the conclusion of the passage, the reader says,
The word of the Lord.
All respond: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 27, read responsively, led by Kathryn Renick
Those who dwell in the shelter of the Most High,
abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
They shall say to the Lord, “You are our refuge and our stronghold,
our God in whom we put our trust.”
Because you have made the Lord your refuge,
and the Most High your habitation,
there shall no evil happen to you,
neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.
For the angels of God shall have charge over you,
to keep you in all your ways.
They shall bear you in their hands,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.
You shall tread upon the lion and adder;
you shall trample the young lion and the serpent under your feet.
“Because they are bound to me in love,
therefore will I deliver them;
I will protect them, because they know my name.
They shall call upon me,
and I will answer them; I am with them in trouble;
I will rescue them and bring them to honour.
With long life will I satisfy them,
and show them my salvation.”
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now and will be for ever. Amen.
Gradual Hymn: #620 How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
in a believer's ear!
It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds,
and drives away our fear.
It makes our wounded spirit whole
and calms the troubled breast;
'tis manna to the hungry soul
and to the weary, rest.
Dear name! The rock on which I build,
my shield and hiding-place,
my never-failing treasury filled
with boundless stores of grace.
Jesus, my shepherd, brother, friend,
my prophet, priest, and king,
my lord, my life, my way, my end,
accept the praise I bring.
Weak is the effort of my heart
and cold my warmest thought;
but when I see thee as thou art
I'll praise thee as I ought.
The Holy Gospel: Luke 13:31-35
All stand, as they are able.
Reader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
People: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
At the conclusion of the Gospel, the reader says,
The Gospel of Christ.
People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon – Rev Nicole Uzans
The Affirmation of Faith,
from The Episcopal Church
We believe in God, who creates all things,
who embraces all things, who celebrates all things,
who is present in every part of the fabric of creation.
We believe in God as the source of all life,
who baptizes this planet with living water.
We believe in Jesus Christ, the suffering one, the poor one,
the malnourished one, the climate refugee,
who loves and cares for this world
and who suffers with it.
And we believe in Jesus Christ, the seed of life,
who came to reconcile and renew this world
and everything in it.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the breath of God,
who moves with God and who moves among and with us today.
We believe in everlasting life in God.
And we believe in the hope that one day
God will put an end to death and all destructive forces.
The Prayers of the People, led by Barry Morrison
All may sit or kneel.
The Celebration of the Eucharist
Offertory Hymn: #505 Be Thou My Vision
Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art;
Thou my best thought by day or by night,
Waking and sleeping, Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word;
Thou ever with me and I with Thee, Lord;
Thou my great Father, Thine own may I be,
Thou in me dwelling, and I one with Thee.
Riches I heed not, nor the world's empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance, now and always;
Thou and Thou only first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my Treasure Thou art.
High King of heaven, when vict'ry is won,
May I reach Heavens joys, bright Heaven's sun;
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
Prayer over the Gifts:
The offering is brought forward by one of the greeters.
We pray together.
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. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer (Supplementary to the Book of Alternative Services)
Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Celebrant: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Celebrant: It is indeed right to thank you and praise you, holy and gracious God, creator of all
things, ruler of heaven and earth, sustainer of life, for you are the source of all goodness, rich in
mercy and abounding in love; you are faithful to your people in every generation, and your word
endures for ever.
Therefore with angels and archangels, with the fellowship of saints and the company of heaven,
we glorify your holy name, evermore praising you and singing,
Holy, holy, holy Lord, Lord God of Hosts,
Heaven and earth are full of you glory;
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name,
who comes in the name of the Lord;
Hosanna in the highest.
Celebrant: We praise you, merciful Father, not as we ought, but as we are able, because in your
tender love you gave the world your only Son, in order that the world might be saved through him.
He made you known by taking the form of a servant, healing the sick, liberating the oppressed,
reaching out to the lost.
Betrayed, reviled, and nailed to the cross, he confronted the power of sin and disarmed it for ever.
In his offering of himself, he became the perfect and sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the whole
world. Redeemed by Christ, we have been adopted as your children; by your pardon you have made
us worthy to praise you.
On the night he was betrayed, Jesus, at supper with his friends, took bread, gave you thanks, broke
the bread, gave it to them, and said, “Take and eat: this is my body which is given for you. Do this
for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine, and when he had given you thanks, he gave it to them, 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.”
In obedience to him and with grateful hearts we approach your holy table, remembering our
Saviour’s sacrifice, and rejoicing in his victory. Confident in his sovereign purpose, we declare our
faith.
All: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
Celebrant: Send your Holy Spirit on us that as we receive this bread and this cup we may partake of
the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, and feed on him in our hearts by faith with thanksgiving.
May we be renewed in his risen life, filled with love, and strengthened in our will to serve others; and
make of your lives, we pray, a pure and holy sacrifice, acceptable to you, knitting us together as one
in your Son Jesus Christ, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, now and
forever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer:
As our Saviour taught us, let us pray:
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. For thine is the kingdom,
the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread:
We break this bread,
Communion in Christ’s body once broken.
Let your Church be the wheat which bears its fruit in dying
If we have died with him, we shall live with him;
if we hold firm, we shall reign with him.
The gifts of God for the People of God.
Thanks be to God.
Agnus Dei:
Jesus, Lamb of God, have mercy on us.
Jesus, bearer of our sins, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Redeemer of the world, give us your peace.
All are welcome to receive holy communion or a blessing. Please remain in your pews and servers
will come to you. Gluten-free bread is available. Communion bread and wine are offered today. You
may receive communion in one kind (bread only) or partake of the wine also by drinking from the
common cup, touching the base of the cup, or reverencing the cup with a small bow.
Music During Communion:
Cantabile (Robert M. Speed)
Hide Not Thou Thy Face (Richard Farrant)
Prayer After Communion:
Creator of heaven and earth, we thank you for these holy mysteries, which bring us now a share
in the life to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Doxology:
Glory to God, whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory
to God from generation to generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Blessing
Announcements
Closing Hymn: #619 Fairest Lord Jesus
Fairest Lord Jesus, ruler of all nature,
O thou the Godhead’s human son:
thee will I cherish, thee will I honour,
thou my soul's glory, joy, and crown.
Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands,
robed in the blooming garb of spring;
Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer,
who makes the wounded heart to sing.
Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight,
and fair the twinkling, starry host;
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
than all the angels heaven can boast.
All fairest beauty heavenly and earthly,
wondrously, Jesus, is found in thee;
none can be nearer, fairer or dearer
than thou, my Saviour, art to me.
The Dismissal
Sending Out
Let us go in peace, to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
Choral Benediction: from Schubert's Deutsche Mass
Postlude: Fairest Lord Jesus (arr. Joel Raney)
10AM SERVICE OF HOLY EUCHARIST, THE BOOK OF ALTERNATIVE SERVICES
Preacher & Presider: Rev. Nicole Uzans
Service Music: The Kilcreggan Mass by Peter Nardone
The Gathering of the Community
Prelude:
Prelude on "Thou My Soul's Shelter" (John S. McIntosh)
Opening Hymn:
#7 New Every Morning Is The Love
New every morning is the love
our wakening and uprising prove;
through sleep and darkness safely brought,
restored to life and power and thought.
New mercies, each returning day,
hover around us while we pray;
new perils past, new sins forgiven,
new thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.
If on our daily course our mind
be set to hallow all we find,
new treasures still of countless price,
God will provide for sacrifice.
Old friends, old scenes, will lovelier be,
as more of heaven in each we see;
some softening gleam of love and prayer
shall dawn on every cross and care.
The trivial round, the common task,
will furnish all we ought to ask;
room to deny ourselves, a road
to bring us daily nearer God.
Only, O Lord, in thy dear love,
fit us for perfect rest above;
and help us, this and every day,
to live more nearly as we pray.
Prayers of Penitence and Forgiveness
Congregation may sit or kneel
Return to the Lord, who will have mercy:
to our God, who will richly pardon.
(Isaiah 55:7)
Silence, followed by the penitential psalm:
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
I know my transgressions:
and my sin is ever before me.
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
Purge me from my sin and I shall be pure:
wash me and I shall be clean indeed.
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
Create in me a clean heart, O God:
and renew a right spirit within me.
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
(from Psalm 51)
The Kyrie:
Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy; Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy.
God is steadfast in love and infinite in mercy.
May the Lord forgive what we have been,
help us to amend what we are
and direct what we shall be,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Blessed is the Lord:
Who has heard the voice of our prayer.
Therefore shall our hearts dance for joy:
And in our song will we praise our God.
(from Psalm 28)
The Sharing of the Peace,
Peace with yourself. Peace with Creation. Peace with one another.
The peace of Christ be always with you.
And also with you.
Please remain in your pews/seats and acknowledge others with a wave, bow, handshake, or hug.
The Collect of the Day:
As we prepare to hear the words of scripture, let us pray:
Brooding Spirit, beneath your wings there is creation and life: accompany us on the difficult path with the disappeared, the broken and the fearful, so that we find the way to the city of our peace where we are all accepted as your beloved; through the cross of Jesus Christ, our only Lord. Amen.
The Proclamation of the Word
First Reading:
Philippians 3:17-4:1, read by Denyse Nelson
At the conclusion of the passage, the reader says,
The word of the Lord.
All respond: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 27,
read responsively, led by Kathryn Renick
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?
When evildoers came upon me to eat up my flesh,
it was they, my foes and my adversaries, who stumbled and fell.
Though an army should encamp against me,
yet my heart shall not be afraid;
and though war should rise up against me,
yet will I put my trust in God.
One thing have I asked of the Lord; one thing I seek;
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
beholding the fair beauty of the Lord and seeking God in the temple.
For in the day of trouble, O God, you shall keep me safe in your shelter;
you shall hide me in the secrecy of your dwelling and set me high upon a rock.
Even now you lift up my head above my enemies round about me.
Therefore I will offer in your dwelling an oblation with sounds of great gladness;
I will sing and make music to the Lord.
Hearken to my voice, O Lord, when I call;
have mercy on me and answer me.
You speak in my heart and say, “Seek my face.”
Your face, Lord, will I seek.
Hide not your face from me, nor turn away your servant in displeasure.
You have been my helper; cast me not away;
do not forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Though my father and my mother forsake me,
the Lord will sustain me.
Show me your way, O Lord;
lead me on a level path, because of my enemies.
Deliver me not into the hand of my adversaries,
for false witnesses have risen up against me,
and also those who speak malice.
What if I had not believed
that I should see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!
O tarry and await the pleasure of the Lord;
be strong, and God shall comfort your heart;
wait patiently for the Lord.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now and will be for ever. Amen.
Gradual Hymn:
#620 How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
in a believer's ear!
It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds,
and drives away our fear.
It makes our wounded spirit whole
and calms the troubled breast;
'tis manna to the hungry soul
and to the weary, rest.
Dear name! The rock on which I build,
my shield and hiding-place,
my never-failing treasury filled
Jesus, my shepherd, brother, friend,
my prophet, priest, and king,
my lord, my life, my way, my end,
accept the praise I bring.
Weak is the effort of my heart
and cold my warmest thought;
but when I see thee as thou art
I'll praise thee as I ought.
The Holy Gospel:
Luke 13:31-35
All stand for the Gospel.
Reader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
People: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
At the conclusion of the Gospel, the reader says,
The Gospel of Christ.
People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon – Rev. Nicole Uzans
The Affirmation of Faith,
from The Episcopal Church
All are invited to rise.
We believe in God, who creates all things,
who embraces all things, who celebrates all things,
who is present in every part of the fabric of creation.
We believe in God as the source of all life,
who baptizes this planet with living water.
We believe in Jesus Christ, the suffering one, the poor one,
the malnourished one, the climate refugee,
who loves and cares for this world
and who suffers with it.
And we believe in Jesus Christ, the seed of life,
who came to reconcile and renew this world
and everything in it.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the breath of God,
who moves with God and who moves among and with us today.
We believe in everlasting life in God.
And we believe in the hope that one day
God will put an end to death and all destructive forces.
The Prayers of the People,
led by Barry Morrison
All may sit or kneel.
The Celebration of the Eucharist
Offertory Hymn:
#505 Be Thou My Vision
Be Thou my Vision,
O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me,
save that Thou art;
Thou my best thought
by day or by night,
Waking and sleeping,
Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my Wisdom,
and Thou my true Word;
Thou ever with me
and I with Thee, Lord;
Thou my great Father,
Thine own may I be,
Thou in me dwelling,
and I one with Thee.
Riches I heed not,
nor the world's empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance,
now and always;
Thou and Thou only
first in my heart,
High King of heaven,
my Treasure Thou art.
High King of heaven,
when vict'ry is won,
May I reach Heavens joys,
bright Heaven's sun;
Heart of my own heart,
whatever befall,
still be my Vision,
O Ruler of all.
Prayer over the Gifts:
The offering is brought forward by one of the greeters.
We pray together.
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. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer
BAS Supplementary Eucharistic Prayer 3
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
It is indeed right to thank you and praise you, holy and gracious God, creator of all things, ruler of heaven and earth, sustainer of life, for you are the source of all goodness, rich in mercy and abounding in love; you are faithful to your people in every generation, and your word endures for ever.
Therefore with angels and archangels, with the fellowship of saints and the company of heaven, we glorify your holy name, evermore praising you and singing,
Holy, holy, holy Lord, Lord God of Hosts,
Heaven and earth are full of you glory;
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name,
who comes in the name of the Lord;
Hosanna in the highest.
We praise you, merciful Father, not as we ought, but as we are able, because in your tender love you gave the world your only Son, in order that the world might be saved through him. He made you known by taking the form of a servant, healing the sick, liberating the oppressed, reaching out to the lost.
Betrayed, reviled, and nailed to the cross, he confronted the power of sin and disarmed it for ever. In his offering of himself, he became the perfect and sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. Redeemed by Christ, we have been adopted as your children; by your pardon you have made us worthy to praise you.
On the night he was betrayed, Jesus, at supper with his friends, took bread, gave you thanks, broke the bread, gave it to them, and said, “Take and eat: this is my body which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine, and when he had given you thanks, he gave it to them, 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.”
In obedience to him and with grateful hearts we approach your holy table, remembering our Saviour’s sacrifice, and rejoicing in his victory. Confident in his sovereign purpose, we declare our faith.
Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
Send your Holy Spirit on us that as we receive this bread and this cup we may partake of the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, and feed on him in our hearts by faith with thanksgiving.
May we be renewed in his risen life, filled with love, and strengthened in our will to serve others; and make of your lives, we pray, a pure and holy sacrifice, acceptable to you, knitting us together as one in your Son Jesus Christ, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, now and forever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
As our Saviour taught us, let us pray:
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. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread:
We break this bread,
Communion in Christ’s body once broken.
Let your Church be the wheat which bears its fruit in dying
If we have died with him, we shall live with him;
if we hold firm, we shall reign with him.
The gifts of God for the People of God.
Thanks be to God.
Agnus Dei:
Jesus, Lamb of God, have mercy on us.
Jesus, bearer of our sins, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Redeemer of the world, give us your peace.
All are welcome to receive holy communion or a blessing. Please remain in your pews and servers will come to you. Gluten-free bread is available. Communion bread and wine are offered today. You may receive communion in one kind (bread only) or partake of the wine also by drinking from the common cup, touching the base of the cup, or reverencing the cup with a small bow.
Music During Communion:
Cantabile (Robert M. Speed)
Hide Not Thou Thy Face (Richard Farrant)
Prayer After Communion:
Creator of heaven and earth, we thank you for these holy mysteries, which bring us now a share in the life to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Doxology:
Glory to God, whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Blessing
Announcements
Closing Hymn:
#619 Fairest Lord Jesus,
Fairest Lord Jesus, ruler of all nature,
O thou the Godhead’s human son:
thee will I cherish, thee will I honour,
thou my soul's glory, joy, and crown.
Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands,
robed in the blooming garb of spring;
Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer,
who makes the wounded heart to sing.
Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight,
and fair the twinkling, starry host;
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
than all the angels heaven can boast.
All fairest beauty heavenly and earthly,
wondrously, Jesus, is found in thee;
none can be nearer, fairer or dearer
than thou, my Saviour, art to me.
The Dismissal
Sending Out
Let us go in peace, to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
Choral Benediction
from Schubert's Deutsche Mass
Postlude:
Fairest Lord Jesus (arr. Joel Raney)
Preacher & Presider: Rev. Nicole Uzans
Service Music: The Kilcreggan Mass by Peter Nardone
The Gathering of the Community
Prelude:
Prelude on "Thou My Soul's Shelter" (John S. McIntosh)
Opening Hymn:
#7 New Every Morning Is The Love
New every morning is the love
our wakening and uprising prove;
through sleep and darkness safely brought,
restored to life and power and thought.
New mercies, each returning day,
hover around us while we pray;
new perils past, new sins forgiven,
new thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.
If on our daily course our mind
be set to hallow all we find,
new treasures still of countless price,
God will provide for sacrifice.
Old friends, old scenes, will lovelier be,
as more of heaven in each we see;
some softening gleam of love and prayer
shall dawn on every cross and care.
The trivial round, the common task,
will furnish all we ought to ask;
room to deny ourselves, a road
to bring us daily nearer God.
Only, O Lord, in thy dear love,
fit us for perfect rest above;
and help us, this and every day,
to live more nearly as we pray.
Prayers of Penitence and Forgiveness
Congregation may sit or kneel
Return to the Lord, who will have mercy:
to our God, who will richly pardon.
(Isaiah 55:7)
Silence, followed by the penitential psalm:
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
I know my transgressions:
and my sin is ever before me.
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
Purge me from my sin and I shall be pure:
wash me and I shall be clean indeed.
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
Create in me a clean heart, O God:
and renew a right spirit within me.
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your loving-kindness.
(from Psalm 51)
The Kyrie:
Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy; Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy.
God is steadfast in love and infinite in mercy.
May the Lord forgive what we have been,
help us to amend what we are
and direct what we shall be,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Blessed is the Lord:
Who has heard the voice of our prayer.
Therefore shall our hearts dance for joy:
And in our song will we praise our God.
(from Psalm 28)
The Sharing of the Peace,
Peace with yourself. Peace with Creation. Peace with one another.
The peace of Christ be always with you.
And also with you.
Please remain in your pews/seats and acknowledge others with a wave, bow, handshake, or hug.
The Collect of the Day:
As we prepare to hear the words of scripture, let us pray:
Brooding Spirit, beneath your wings there is creation and life: accompany us on the difficult path with the disappeared, the broken and the fearful, so that we find the way to the city of our peace where we are all accepted as your beloved; through the cross of Jesus Christ, our only Lord. Amen.
The Proclamation of the Word
First Reading:
Philippians 3:17-4:1, read by Denyse Nelson
At the conclusion of the passage, the reader says,
The word of the Lord.
All respond: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 27,
read responsively, led by Kathryn Renick
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?
When evildoers came upon me to eat up my flesh,
it was they, my foes and my adversaries, who stumbled and fell.
Though an army should encamp against me,
yet my heart shall not be afraid;
and though war should rise up against me,
yet will I put my trust in God.
One thing have I asked of the Lord; one thing I seek;
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
beholding the fair beauty of the Lord and seeking God in the temple.
For in the day of trouble, O God, you shall keep me safe in your shelter;
you shall hide me in the secrecy of your dwelling and set me high upon a rock.
Even now you lift up my head above my enemies round about me.
Therefore I will offer in your dwelling an oblation with sounds of great gladness;
I will sing and make music to the Lord.
Hearken to my voice, O Lord, when I call;
have mercy on me and answer me.
You speak in my heart and say, “Seek my face.”
Your face, Lord, will I seek.
Hide not your face from me, nor turn away your servant in displeasure.
You have been my helper; cast me not away;
do not forsake me, O God of my salvation.
Though my father and my mother forsake me,
the Lord will sustain me.
Show me your way, O Lord;
lead me on a level path, because of my enemies.
Deliver me not into the hand of my adversaries,
for false witnesses have risen up against me,
and also those who speak malice.
What if I had not believed
that I should see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!
O tarry and await the pleasure of the Lord;
be strong, and God shall comfort your heart;
wait patiently for the Lord.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now and will be for ever. Amen.
Gradual Hymn:
#620 How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
in a believer's ear!
It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds,
and drives away our fear.
It makes our wounded spirit whole
and calms the troubled breast;
'tis manna to the hungry soul
and to the weary, rest.
Dear name! The rock on which I build,
my shield and hiding-place,
my never-failing treasury filled
- with boundless stores of grace.
Jesus, my shepherd, brother, friend,
my prophet, priest, and king,
my lord, my life, my way, my end,
accept the praise I bring.
Weak is the effort of my heart
and cold my warmest thought;
but when I see thee as thou art
I'll praise thee as I ought.
The Holy Gospel:
Luke 13:31-35
All stand for the Gospel.
Reader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke.
People: Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
At the conclusion of the Gospel, the reader says,
The Gospel of Christ.
People: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon – Rev. Nicole Uzans
The Affirmation of Faith,
from The Episcopal Church
All are invited to rise.
We believe in God, who creates all things,
who embraces all things, who celebrates all things,
who is present in every part of the fabric of creation.
We believe in God as the source of all life,
who baptizes this planet with living water.
We believe in Jesus Christ, the suffering one, the poor one,
the malnourished one, the climate refugee,
who loves and cares for this world
and who suffers with it.
And we believe in Jesus Christ, the seed of life,
who came to reconcile and renew this world
and everything in it.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the breath of God,
who moves with God and who moves among and with us today.
We believe in everlasting life in God.
And we believe in the hope that one day
God will put an end to death and all destructive forces.
The Prayers of the People,
led by Barry Morrison
All may sit or kneel.
The Celebration of the Eucharist
Offertory Hymn:
#505 Be Thou My Vision
Be Thou my Vision,
O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me,
save that Thou art;
Thou my best thought
by day or by night,
Waking and sleeping,
Thy presence my light.
Be Thou my Wisdom,
and Thou my true Word;
Thou ever with me
and I with Thee, Lord;
Thou my great Father,
Thine own may I be,
Thou in me dwelling,
and I one with Thee.
Riches I heed not,
nor the world's empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance,
now and always;
Thou and Thou only
first in my heart,
High King of heaven,
my Treasure Thou art.
High King of heaven,
when vict'ry is won,
May I reach Heavens joys,
bright Heaven's sun;
Heart of my own heart,
whatever befall,
still be my Vision,
O Ruler of all.
Prayer over the Gifts:
The offering is brought forward by one of the greeters.
We pray together.
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. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer
BAS Supplementary Eucharistic Prayer 3
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
It is indeed right to thank you and praise you, holy and gracious God, creator of all things, ruler of heaven and earth, sustainer of life, for you are the source of all goodness, rich in mercy and abounding in love; you are faithful to your people in every generation, and your word endures for ever.
Therefore with angels and archangels, with the fellowship of saints and the company of heaven, we glorify your holy name, evermore praising you and singing,
Holy, holy, holy Lord, Lord God of Hosts,
Heaven and earth are full of you glory;
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name,
who comes in the name of the Lord;
Hosanna in the highest.
We praise you, merciful Father, not as we ought, but as we are able, because in your tender love you gave the world your only Son, in order that the world might be saved through him. He made you known by taking the form of a servant, healing the sick, liberating the oppressed, reaching out to the lost.
Betrayed, reviled, and nailed to the cross, he confronted the power of sin and disarmed it for ever. In his offering of himself, he became the perfect and sufficient sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. Redeemed by Christ, we have been adopted as your children; by your pardon you have made us worthy to praise you.
On the night he was betrayed, Jesus, at supper with his friends, took bread, gave you thanks, broke the bread, gave it to them, and said, “Take and eat: this is my body which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine, and when he had given you thanks, he gave it to them, 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.”
In obedience to him and with grateful hearts we approach your holy table, remembering our Saviour’s sacrifice, and rejoicing in his victory. Confident in his sovereign purpose, we declare our faith.
Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
Send your Holy Spirit on us that as we receive this bread and this cup we may partake of the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, and feed on him in our hearts by faith with thanksgiving.
May we be renewed in his risen life, filled with love, and strengthened in our will to serve others; and make of your lives, we pray, a pure and holy sacrifice, acceptable to you, knitting us together as one in your Son Jesus Christ, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, now and forever. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
As our Saviour taught us, let us pray:
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. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread:
We break this bread,
Communion in Christ’s body once broken.
Let your Church be the wheat which bears its fruit in dying
If we have died with him, we shall live with him;
if we hold firm, we shall reign with him.
The gifts of God for the People of God.
Thanks be to God.
Agnus Dei:
Jesus, Lamb of God, have mercy on us.
Jesus, bearer of our sins, have mercy on us.
Jesus, Redeemer of the world, give us your peace.
All are welcome to receive holy communion or a blessing. Please remain in your pews and servers will come to you. Gluten-free bread is available. Communion bread and wine are offered today. You may receive communion in one kind (bread only) or partake of the wine also by drinking from the common cup, touching the base of the cup, or reverencing the cup with a small bow.
Music During Communion:
Cantabile (Robert M. Speed)
Hide Not Thou Thy Face (Richard Farrant)
Prayer After Communion:
Creator of heaven and earth, we thank you for these holy mysteries, which bring us now a share in the life to come, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Doxology:
Glory to God, whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Blessing
Announcements
Closing Hymn:
#619 Fairest Lord Jesus,
Fairest Lord Jesus, ruler of all nature,
O thou the Godhead’s human son:
thee will I cherish, thee will I honour,
thou my soul's glory, joy, and crown.
Fair are the meadows, fairer still the woodlands,
robed in the blooming garb of spring;
Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer,
who makes the wounded heart to sing.
Fair is the sunshine, fairer still the moonlight,
and fair the twinkling, starry host;
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
than all the angels heaven can boast.
All fairest beauty heavenly and earthly,
wondrously, Jesus, is found in thee;
none can be nearer, fairer or dearer
than thou, my Saviour, art to me.
The Dismissal
Sending Out
Let us go in peace, to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
Choral Benediction
from Schubert's Deutsche Mass
Postlude:
Fairest Lord Jesus (arr. Joel Raney)
Greeters: Jim Nelson & Kathryn Renick
Counters: Mary & Murray Phillips
Eucharistic Assistant: Murray Phillips
Music used for our digital service under permission of OneLicense #738879-A
Counters: Mary & Murray Phillips
Eucharistic Assistant: Murray Phillips
Music used for our digital service under permission of OneLicense #738879-A
Service for March 23rd, 2025
8AM Book of Common Prayer Morning Prayer
10AM Service of the Word
Watch our 10am services anytime on the St. John’s YouTube channel
8AM Book of Common Prayer Morning Prayer
10AM Service of the Word
Watch our 10am services anytime on the St. John’s YouTube channel
Cycle of Prayer
Please remember in your prayers…
Please remember in your prayers…
- The Church of the Province of Central Africa along with the parishes of North Sydney & the Parish of the Resurrection, Cape Breton, NS
- All who are in need of God’s healing grace: Mark Fletcher, Steve Boone, Digger MacDougall, Kathleen, John & Michele Niec, Matt, Natasha MacIntyre, Joan, Tahlia Ali, Bernadette, Linda Brehaut, and Sandi King
Announcements
- Rector’s Days Off: I will be off Tuesday this week. In case of pastoral emergency, you may contact me at [email protected] or 902-956-4892 (cell).
- Christian Meditation: Weekly at the church. Friday mornings from 11-11:45am. All are welcome; instructions are given every week.
- Wolfville Area Food Bank Volunteer Opportunities -- Wolfville's Food Bank Management Committee is looking for a few volunteers, particularly those who are interested in taking on management or administrative roles. Good communication skills essential. If you or someone you know has a passion for helping others and would be interested in serving in this way, please contact the nominating committee chair, Gordon Joice ([email protected]).
- Spring exam time at Acadia University is fast approaching and with it, our planning for the Spring Pop-Up Study Café, a warm and welcoming space for students to study, relax, and recharge. The enthusiastic feedback from students about previous cafes has made it clear that this initiative is meeting a real need.
How would you like to help? With a welcoming smile & hospitality? By providing the snacks so much appreciated by students?
This spring the Study Cafe will be open 2:00 - 8:00 pm daily from April 5 -12 inclusive. Please consider supporting this outreach initiative; sign up sheets are at the back of the church. On behalf of appreciative students in our community, thank you!
pssst....hosting at the cafe is also a wonderful opportunity to get to know your fellow St. John's folks better as you chat over a cuppa! - Mon, March 17th – 12:00-1:30pm – ‘Come and Find the Quiet Centre: Conversations on Prayer’ with the Rev. Nicole Uzans. Hosted by St. John’s ACW. In the season of Lent, we give more attention to prayer, but many of us have questions about what prayer is and what we can expect from it. This session will include short teachings, small group conversation, and practice in prayer. ALL are welcome!
- Sisters of Saint John the Divine - Please plan on joining us from the Annapolis Valley region on Tues, March 18th from 1-4 pm in Christ Church Hall, 238 Commercial St. Berwick for a novel afternoon
program. Sister Dorothy Handrigan, Shannon Epp and others will share good news about the programs offered by the Sisters of Saint John the Divine (an Anglican Monastic order) through a panel discussion. We will also explore a variety of tools and practices which can enrich your prayer life.
Open to women (and men) of all Christian denominations. While there is no charge for this event; a free-will offering will help defray expenses. Resources will be available for purchase using cash or e-transfer. For further information about the Berwick event contact: [email protected] or by phone 902 538 7313 - Wed., March 19, 2025 - Take Out Luncheon – Port Williams United Baptist Church from 11:30am to 12:15 pm. The Loyal Workers’ Corn Chowder/Hamburger Soup luncheon will include a bowl of your chosen soup, roll and butter and either Apple Crisp/ Lemon Square or Brownie all for $10. Call by Monday, March 17th to Carol Ann Burden 902-542-3681 or Ruth Blenkhorn 902-542- 7141 and we will call you back with a pick-up time on March 18th. (Snow Date: March 20th, 2025)
- Parish Council meets on Wed, March 19th, 7pm at St. John’s.
- Ron Stuart’s Painting Class: If you have ever wanted to learn how to paint using watercolours, now is the time. Ron offers painting classes beginning on March 11th on Tuesdays, 10am-noon at St. John’s from until April 15th. All supplies are provided. Set of 6 session cost $60 to be paid whether all sessions are attended. Proceeds to go to St. John’s Church. Sign up sheet at the back of the church.
- Diocesan Synod – May 23rd – 25th – St. John’s is seeking an ‘alternate’ delegate to Synod (in case one of our elected delegates is unable to attend). Held every 2 years, Synod is an opportunity for representatives of every Anglican parish in NS & PEI to gather for worship, study, and essential business of governance. Any regularly contributing member of the parish may be selected to attend or be an alternate delegate, so please speak with the Wardens or Rector if you are interested.
