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Christ is our Peace

¶ A Service of Holy Communion

We say together the words printed in bold.

¶ We gather

The Greeting

The minister welcomes the people with a greeting, which may include

The Lord be with you
Alland also with you.

Prayer of Preparation

AllAlmighty God,
to whom all hearts are open,
all desires known,
and from whom no secrets are hidden:
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 Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Confession and Forgiveness

AllAlmighty God, our heavenly Father,
we have sinned against you
and against our neighbour
in thought and word and deed,
through negligence, through weakness,
through our own deliberate fault.
We are truly sorry
and repent of all our sins.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
who died for us,
forgive us all that is past
and grant that we may serve you in newness of life
to the glory of your name.
Amen.

The president declares God's forgiveness

Praise

This, or another song, may be said or sung

AllGlory 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.

Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin 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.

The Collect

The president says the Collect, the prayer of the day.

¶ We listen to God's word

Readings

At the end the reader may say

This is the word of the Lord.
AllThanks be to God.

Gospel Reading

Before the Gospel reading this response may be used

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to N.
AllGlory to you, O Lord.

After the Gospel

This is the Gospel of the Lord.
AllPraise to you, O Christ.

Sermon

Creed

Apostles' Creed

AllI believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen.

¶ We pray

The prayers of intercession may include the response

Lord, in your mercy
Allhear our prayer.

and may end with

Merciful Father,
Allaccept these prayers
for the sake of your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen.

¶ We share in Holy Communion

The Peace

After the introductory words

The peace of the Lord be always with you
Alland also with you.

The Eucharistic Prayer

The president says

The Lord be with you
Alland also with you.

(or)

The Lord is here.
AllHis Spirit is with us.

Lift up your hearts.
AllWe lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
AllIt is right to give thanks and praise.

The president praises God for his mighty acts and all respond

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.]

The president recalls the Last Supper,
and one of these four acclamations may be used

[Great is the mystery of faith:]
AllChrist has died:
Christ is risen:
Christ will come again.

[Praise to you, Lord Jesus:]
AllDying you destroyed our death,
rising you restored our life:
Lord Jesus, come in glory.

[Christ is the bread of life:]
AllWhen we eat this bread and drink this cup,
we proclaim your death, Lord Jesus,
until you come in glory.

[Jesus Christ is Lord:]
AllLord, by your cross and resurrection
you have set us free.
You are the Saviour of the world.

The Prayer continues and leads into the doxology, to which all respond boldly

All Amen.

Prayer A

This response may be used

All To you be glory and praise for ever.

and the Prayer ends

All Blessing and honour and glory and power
be yours for ever and ever.
Amen.

Prayer D

These words are used

This is his/our story.
AllThis is our song:
Hosanna in the highest.

and the Prayer ends

All Blessing and honour and glory and power
be yours for ever and ever.
Amen.

Prayer F

These responses may be used

All Amen. Lord, we believe.

All Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

All Amen. Come, Holy Spirit.

Prayer G

Prayer G ends

All Blessing and honour and glory and power
be yours for ever and ever.
Amen.

Breaking of the Bread

We break this bread
to share in the body of Christ.

AllThough we are many, we are one body,
because we all share in one bread.

Giving of Communion

The president invites the people to receive communion.

Each communicant replies Amen to the words of distribution.

After Communion

The president may use a post communion prayer
and then this prayer may be said together

All Almighty God,
we thank you for feeding us
with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ.
Through him we offer you our souls and bodies
to be a living sacrifice.
Send us out
in the power of your Spirit
to live and work
to your praise and glory.
Amen.

¶ We go out to serve God

A minister says

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
AllIn the name of Christ. Amen.