INTRODUCTORY RITES

1 An Entrance Hymn.

2 An Introductory Sentence. This may also be used as a versicle and response.

Priest: Blessed be the Lord our God.
All: Blessed be the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

In Advent:
Priest: The glory of the Lord has been revealed.
All: And all mankind shall see it.

At Christmas:
Priest: Today a Child is born.
All: And new light shines upon the world.

In Lent:
Priest: Bless the Lord who forgives our sins.
All: His mercy endures for ever.

At Easter:
Priest: Christ is risen. Alleluia.
All: He is risen indeed. Alleluia.

At Pentecost:
Priest: Come, Holy Spirit, Source of life.
All: Kindle in us the fire of your love.

3 The Priest greets the congregation: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
All: Amen.

4 The Priest prepares the congregation explaining the theme of the service.

5 The collect for Purity:
Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

6 The Kyries:
Priest: Lord, have mercy.
All: Lord, have mercy.
Priest: Christ, have mercy.
All: Christ, have mercy.
Priest: Lord, have mercy.
All: Lord, have mercy.
 

The Confession and Absolution may form part of the Introductory Rites.

Priest: God is love, and we are his children. There is no room for fear in love: we love because he loved us first.
Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith.

All: We confess to God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and to all our fellow members in the Body of Christ, that we have sinned in thought, word and deed, and in what we have left undone.

Silence

Most loving Father, where sin has divided and scattered, may your love make one again; where sin has brought weakness, may your power heal and strengthen; where sin has brought death, may your Spirit raise to new life.

Priest: God who is both power and love, set you free from your sins, help you to new ways of living and give you the power and healing of his Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.

Priest: The Lord has freed us from our sin.
All: Thanks be to God.

7 The Gloria in excelsis:

Glory to God in the highest.
and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King
almighty God and Father,
(with God the Son, Jesus Christ,
and God the Holy Spirit,)
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.
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.
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.

8 The Collect of the Day.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

Either two or three readings from Scripture follow, the last reading being from a Gospel.

9 Before the Old Testament reading and/or the Epistle:
Reader: The book of (epistle to) ... ch ...., v ....
After these readings:
Reader: Thanks be to God.
Before the Gospel:
Reader: The Gospel according to ... ch ..... v ....
People: Glory be to you, O Lord.
After the Gospel:
Reader: This is the Gospel of Christ.
People: Praise be to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

A Psalm may follow the Old Testament Reading.

A Psalm, Canticle or Hymn may precede the Gospel.

10 A sermon, or other exposition of the Word

11 The Nicene Creed (This may be omitted on weekdays).

We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate:
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again 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.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father (and the Son),
With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
 

THE INTERCESSIONS

12 Prayer shall be offered for the universal Church, its members and its mission
the nation and all in authority
the world and the concerns of the local community
those who suffer and those in need
the departed (on lesser Saints’ Days, the commemoration of a Saint may be made here)

Either of the forms provided may be used.
Adaptations and insertions may be made to both forms.
Any similar form may be used.

FORM A

(This prayer may also be used in a continuous form omitting the matter printed in italics).

Leader: Let us pray for the Church and for the world; and let us thank God for his goodness.
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who promised through your Son Jesus Christ to hear us when we pray in faith;
We give thanks for / we pray for
the Church throughout the world; our own Church; our diocese and bishop; any particular work of the Church
(Silence)
Strengthen your Church to carry forward the work of Christ; that we and all who confess your Name may unite in your truth, live together in your love, and reveal your glory in the world.
Lord, in your mercy
All: Hear our prayer.

Leader: We give thanks for / we pray for
the nations of the world; our own nation; all men in their various callings.
(Silence)
Give wisdom to all in authority, especially Elizabeth our Queen: direct this nation and all nations in the ways of justice and of peace: that men may honour one another, and seek the common good.
Lord, in your mercy
All: Hear our prayer.

Leader: We give thanks for / we pray for
the local community; our families and friends; particular persons.
(Silence)
Give grace to us, our families and friends, and to all our neighbours in Christ; that we may serve him in one another, and love as he loves us.
Lord, in your mercy
All: Hear our prayer

Leader: We pray for
the sick and the suffering; those who mourn; those without faith
We give thanks and pray for all those who serve them and relieve them
(Silence)
Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind or spirit; give them courage and hope in their troubles; and bring them to the joy of your salvation.
Lord, in your mercy
All: Hear our prayer

Leader: We pray for the departed
(Silence)
We commend all men to your unfailing love, that in them your will may be fulfilled; and we rejoice at the faithful witness of your Saints in every age, praying that we may share with them in your eternal kingdom.
Lord, in your mercy
All: Accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen

FORM B

Leader: In the power of the Spirit and in union with Christ, let us pray to the Father.
For your peace and the salvation of the world
All: We pray, O Lord.

Leader: For peace on earth, for the well-being of the Church and for the unity of all peoples.
All: We pray, O Lord.

Leader: For all your people and especially N. our bishop.
All: We pray, O Lord

Leader: For Elizabeth our Queen for all in government and authority and for the leaders of nations.
All: We pray, O Lord.

Leader: For all who serve the life of this city (town, village, ... ) and the life of every community
All: We pray, O Lord.

Leader: For the aged and the infirm, for the lonely and the unloved, the sick and the suffering and for those who serve them.
All: We pray, O Lord.

Leader: For the poor and the oppressed, for the unemployed and the destitute and for all who care for them.
All: We pray, O Lord.

Leader: For refugees and prisoners and for those who suffer for their faith.
All: We pray, O Lord

Leader: For ...
Intercessions appropriate to the occasion may be added.
All: We pray, O Lord.

Leader: For all who have died in the hope of resurrection and for all the departed.
All: We pray, O Lord

Silence may be kept, during which people may add their own petitions, privately or aloud.

Leader: In communion with ( ... and) all the Saints, we commend ourselves and one another to you, O Lord.
All: Accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen
 

THE CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

13 Priest: God is love, and we are his children. There is no room for fear in love: we love because he loved us first.

Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith.

All: We confess to God almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and to all our fellow members in the Body of Christ, that we have sinned in thought, word and deed, and in what we have left undone.

(Silence)

Most loving Father, where sin has divided and scattered, may your love make one again; where sin has brought weakness, may your power heal and strengthen; where sin has brought death, may your Spirit raise to new life.

Priest: God who is both power and love, set you free from your sins, help you to new ways of living and give you the power and healing of his Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.

Priest: The Lord has freed us from our sin.
All: Thanks be to God.

THE PEACE

14 All Stand

Priest: We meet in Christ’s name: let us share his peace.
All: Peace be with you.

The congregation greet one another according to local custom
 

LITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT

THE TAKING OF THE BREAD AND THE WINE

15 The bread and the wine are placed on the altar and the alms of the people may be presented.

A Hymn

16 Prayers of Offering

Priest: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation; through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made: may it become for us the bread of life.
All: Blessed be God for ever.

Priest: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation; through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands; may it become the cup of our salvation.
All: Blessed be God for ever.

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

17 All Stand

Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Priest: Worship and praise belong to you, Father, in every place and at all times.
All power is yours.
You are without beginning and without end.
You called into being all that is;
you created the heavens and established the earth,
giving life to all.
Through your Son Jesus Christ our life and yours are brought together
in a wonderful exchange:
divinity is bound to human nature
and manhood taken up to God.
Through your Holy Spirit,
you call all human kind to new birth
in a creation restored by love.
As children of your redeeming purpose
we offer you our praise.
Therefore with Angels and
Archangels and with the whole company of heaven,
we sing the hymn of your unending glory:

All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord,
God of power and might.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

Priest: Glory and thanksgiving be to you, most loving Father, for the gift of your Son born in human flesh.
He is the Word existing beyond time
both source and final purpose,
bringing to wholeness all that is made.
We thank you
that through him you have freed us from our sin,
giving him to die upon the cross,
and to rise again for us.

The appropriate Seasonal Prayer is added here

Priest: On the night before he died,
he took bread and gave you thanks.
He broke the bread,
gave it to his disciples and said:
‘Take, eat.
This is my Body: it is broken for you.’
After supper, he took the cup;
he offered you thanks,
he gave it to them and said:
‘Drink this, all of you.
This is my Blood of the new covenant:
it is poured out for you and for all men,
that sins may be forgiven.
Do this in remembrance of me.

Priest and People: We now obey your Son’s command.
We recall his blessed passion and death,
his glorious resurrection and ascension;
and we look for the coming of his kingdom.
United with him, we offer you these gifts
and ourselves with them;
one, holy, and living sacrifice.

Priest: Hear us, most merciful Father,
and send your Holy Spirit upon us
and upon this bread and this wine,
that overshadowed by his life-giving power
they may be the Body and Blood of your Son, and we may be kindled with the fire of your love and renewed for the service of your kingdom.

Help us who are bound into the fellowship of your whole Church to live and work to your praise and glory.

May we grow together in unity and love until at last in a renewed creation we share the life of the Saints, in the company of the Virgin Mary, the Apostles and Prophets, and of all our brothers and sisters living and departed.

Priest: Accept our offering through Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom, with whom and in whom, all honour and glory be to you, Lord of all Ages, world without end.
All: AMEN.

18. The Lord’s Prayer.

Priest: As our Saviour has taught us, so we pray:
All: Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Do not bring us to the time of trial
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the
glory are yours now and for ever. Amen.

(Silence
 

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

19 Priest: We break this bread,
Seal of communion in Christ’s Body once broken,
Pledge that his Church may be the wheat
which bears its fruit in dying.
All: Lord, unite us in this sign.

20 The Agnus Dei.

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy upon us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; have mercy upon us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us peace.

THE GIVING OF THE BREAD AND THE CUP

21 Priest: Happy are those who are invited to me marriage supper of the Lamb. Come. All is now ready.

Either

All: Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word, and I shall be healed.
Or: We do not presume to come to your table, merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in your manifold and great mercies.
We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under your table.
But you are the same Lord whose nature is always to have mercy.
Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ and to drink his blood, that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.

22 At the administration.
The Body of Christ given for you.
The Blood of Christ shed for you.
The communicant replies: Amen.

23 During the administration, a Communion Hymn may be sung
 

THE POST-COMMUNION PRAYER

24 The texts before the following prayers may be used either as sentences or as versicles and responses.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is gracious.
For his mercy endures for ever.

We have broken the Bread which is Christ’s Body, we have tasted the Wine of Life; we thank you for these gifts by which we are made one in Jesus and drawn into that new creation which is your will for all mankind; through him who died for us and rose again, your Son, Christ our Lord. Amen.

In Advent:
Our Lord says: Behold, I come quickly.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

Father, we thank you for feeding us with the Body and Blood of your Son Jesus Christ.
At his first advent, he came to seek and save that which was lost: grant that, on the last day, he may be found in us, and we in him; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

At Christmas:
The Word was made flesh
And dwelt among us.

Father, we thank you for feeding us with the Body and Blood of your Son Jesus Christ, whose birth we celebrate at this time. We give thanks for the countless blessings which he brought to us, and ask you to grant that we may always bless you in joyful obedience to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For the Epiphany and the Transfiguration:
The light shines in the darkness
And the darkness has not overcome it.

Father, we thank you for feeding us with the Body and Blood of your Son Jesus Christ.
Grant that the brightness of his presence may shine in our hearts, and his glory be set forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

During Lent:
Jesus said: You have continued with me in my trials.
You shall eat and drink at my table in the Kingdom.

Father, you increase our faith and hope, you deepen our love in this communion. Help us to live by your words and to seek Christ, our Bread of Life, who is Lord for ever and ever. Amen.

For Passiontide:
God forbid that we should glory
Save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lord, you have satisfied our hunger with this eucharist. The death of your Son gives us hope and strengthens our faith. May his resurrection give us perseverance and lead us to salvation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Eastertide:
Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us, alleluia.
Therefore let us keep the feast, alleluia.

Father, receive the homage of your exultant Church. Watch over us, and bring us to the glory of the resurrection promised by this Easter sacrament; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Ascensiontide:
Be exalted, Lord, in your power, alleluia.
We will sing a psalm of praise to your Name, alleluia.

Father, under these signs we have received the life you give for the world. The manhood of your Son has carried our nature into eternity. Open our eyes that we may look beyond the things of time to see your everlasting glory through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Pentecost:
We have been filled with the Holy Spirit, alleluia.
Let us proclaim the wonderful works of God, alleluia.

Father, we thank you for feeding us with the Body and Blood of your Son Jesus Christ. May the Holy Spirit enlighten our minds and purify our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Trinity:
Let us bless the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Let us praise him and exalt him for ever.

Father, you have made us and restored us. We worship you, sustainer of our life, at work within us by the power of your Son and in the gifts of your Holy Spirit: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Saints’ Days:
All your works praise you, O Lord.
And all your saints give thanks to you.

Father, you have satisfied our hunger with these heavenly gifts. Keep us always in the one fellowship which is the Body of your Son Jesus Christ, in the company of the Virgin Mary, N ....... * and all your Saints; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

* The name of the Saint who is being commemorated is included here.

The Gloria in Excelsis
(If not used at 7 above)

Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to his people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King
almighty God and Father,
(with God the Son, Jesus Christ,
and God the Holy Spirit,)
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.
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.
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.

CONCLUDING RITES

25 The Blessing:
The peace of God which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord: And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen.

26 Priest: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
All: In the name of Christ. Amen.

27 A final hymn
 

Seasonal Prayers

For Advent:
We give you thanks, because the day of our deliverance has dawned; through him, on the last day, you will make all things new.

For Christmas
We give you thanks, because by the power of the Holy Spirit he took our nature upon him and was incarnate of the Virgin Mary. Through him, heaven and earth are joined in one, and man is reconciled with you.

For the Epiphany and Transfiguration:
We give you thanks, because in taking our nature upon him, he revealed the radiance of his glory, and brought us out of darkness into his marvellous light.

For Lent:
We give you thanks, because you are always ready to forgive and now you call your people to turn back to you, and be renewed in Christ your Son.

For Passiontide:
We give you thanks because the tree of shame became the tree of glory, and where life was lost, there life has been restored.

For Easter:
We give you thanks, for the joy of this Easter. Through the resurrection of your Son from the dead, you made known to us the mystery of your will: in Christ, you reconciled the world to yourself.

For Ascensiontide:
We give you thanks because you have highly exalted your Son Jesus Christ, and bestowed on him the Name which is above all names, that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

For Pentecost:
We give you thanks for the gift of the Holy Spirit. Through him you heal our wounds, renew our strength, and make us one in the Body of your Son.

For Saints’ Days:
We give you thanks, for the glorious pledge of the hope of our calling which you have given us in your Saints. May we, on the last day receive with them the unfading crown of glory from the hands of your Son Jesus Christ.