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SUNDAY SERVICE
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I Introduction
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Hymn
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Introit hymn or responsorial psalm.
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Introit
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Great and wonderful are your deeds,
O Lord God, the almighty;
Just and true are your ways,
O King of the ages.
Who would not fear ad glorify your name?
You alone are holy,
all people shall come and worship you.
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The God who has made the world and everything in it,
he who is Lord of heaven and earth
he does not dwell in a temple built by human hand.
The heavens cannot hold him.
Yet, he is here - he is not far from anyone of us.
In him we live and move and have our being.
Our beginning and end is in him.
With all the people of the earth in every age
let us praise and glorify his name:
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To you our God we come,
we bring our hunger and anxiety,
our longing and our hope.
Come to meet us with your mercy
and fill us with that peace,
that your presence brings,
that we may rejoice to living
and praise you in our being.
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The Song of Praise
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The Song of Praise is sung (the introductory Gloria is omitted).
Alternative Song of Praise, see page xxx.
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Choir/
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(P) We praise you, we adore you,
we thank you for all your works.
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We praise you, we adore you,
we thank you for all your works.
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(P) O God, you rule beyond the stars
and create every reed on the earth,
you look deep into the worlds of need
your are our Father, our Father.
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We praise you, we adore you,
we thank you for all your works.
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(P) Jesus Christ, you took our pain upon you
and took our guilt from us,
you are risen, you are ever with us,
and pray for us to the Father for ever.
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We praise you, we adore you,
we thank you for all your works.
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(P) Holy Spirit, you renew the face of the earth
and gives life to the world,
you comfort all sinners who mourn
you light our way to the Father, (to the Father).
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We praise you, we adore you,
we thank you for all your works.
Amen.
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II The Word
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The Collect
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The collect may be introduced by the responsorial salutation between the priest and the congregation.
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The Lord is here among us.
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We will pray in his name.
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The Lord be with you.
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And also with you.
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Let us pray.
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The priest reads the collect for the day. The congregation answer: Amen.
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The Readings
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The Old Testament Reading
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The priest may introduce the reading, saying:
Let us listen to the Old Testament Reading on . . . (the name of the Sunday). It is taken from . . .
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The reader may end:
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This is the word of the Lord.
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Thanks be to God.
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A Hymn, a responsorial psalm (or only the response) or a contribution by the choir connected to the theme of the readings may take place after the Old Testament reading.
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The Epistle
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The priest may introduce the reading, saying:
Listen to the word of the Lord in the Epistle for today. Thus writes/It is written in . . .
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The reader may end:
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This is the word of the Lord.
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Thanks be to God.
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Gradual Hymn
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The Gospel
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The priest may introduce the reading, saying:
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Lift up your hearts to God and listen to the holy Gospel for today.
Thus writes/It is written in . . .
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The Reader may end:
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This is the holy Gospel.
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Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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Before the sermon the choir may sing on the theme of the Gospel or a hymn may be sung.
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The Sermon
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The sermon should be based on one or more of the texts read.
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On holy days with a characteristic text (Advent Sunday, Christmas Day, Epiphany, Palm Sunday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, the day of Pentecost, Transfiguration, Candlemass, The Annunciation and the Feast of St Michael and All Angels) the sermon may in the second and third year of the lectionary be based on a specially appointed lesson which should then be read before the sermon. If so, either the Old Testament Reading or the Epistle should be omitted.
Alternatively the sermon may consist of meditation, conversation or a dramatic presentation.
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The Creed
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Alternatively, the Creed may be said immediately following the Gospel.
The Creed may be introduced by the words:
Let us join in the Church's profession of faith, or Let us profess our Christian faith.
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We believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
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We believe in Jesus Christ,
his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit,
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead and buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
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We 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.
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Alternatively a hymn on the theme of the Creed may be sung for example Swedish Hymnal no 335 or no 68 verse 1. The Creed the choir may sing.
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Notices
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Notices that are not given to the congregation in other way may be read.
The purpose of the collection may be announced.
Notices of baptisms, marriages and deaths may be given together with appropriate intercessions. The following forms may be used:
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Baptism: By holy baptism the following (child) NN has been incorporated into the community of the Christian Church. Lord God, keep him/her in your covenant and bless him / her now and for ever.
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Banns of marriage: I publish the banns of marriage between NN and NN / The marriage between NN and NN is announced. Lord God, give them grace to consider the responsibility and gift of marriage and bless them in their life together.
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Deaths: A new reminder of our mortality is given us today. The death of the following member of our parish, NN at the age of ... is announced.
Lord, comfort those who mourn, let your light shine upon them and bring us all to share in your eternal joy.
(The bells toll).
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Alternatively notices and prayers of this kind may be included in/added to the intercessions.
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Hymn after the Sermon
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The collection is taken and brought to the altar. The priest or an assistant says:
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Lord, of your own do we give you.
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Bless these gifts which we now give to you.
Amen.
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III The Prayers
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Prayers of Penitence
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The priest and congregation say together the prayers of penitence according to one of the alternatives on page xxx.
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The Absolution
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God, in mercy and faithfulness,
forgives our sins and cleanses us
from all our unrighteousness,
when we confess our sins.
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Amen.
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Prayer of Commitment
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The prayer of commitment may be used as an alternative to the penitential prayers and the absolution.
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It was your will that I should live,
you have created me according to your will,
you know me fully and you embrace me in your love,
my weakness as well as my strength,
my sickness as well as my health.
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Therefore I commit myself to you
unconditionally and without fear.
Fill me with your love,
and make me a blessing for others.
I praise your wisdom.
You take to yourself the weak and the hurt,
and lay your treasure in vessels of weakness.
Amen.
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The Intercession of the Church
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The intercessions may include local concerns. The wording may be prepared by the priest and/or lay people or one of the alternatives on page xxx may be used. Spaces for silent prayer may be included. The intercessions are led by the priest or by a lay person.
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The Lord's Prayer
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The priest may say:
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Let us now all pray together as our Lord Jesus Christ has taught us to pray:
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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.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
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Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done
in earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive them that trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory,
For ever and ever. Amen.
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IV The Conclusion
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Hymn of Praise
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The Blessing
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The priest may say:
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Receive the Blessing of the Lord.
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The Lord bless us and watch over us.
The Lord make his face shine upon us, and be gracious to us.
The Lord look kindly on us and give us peace.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
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Amen.
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Postlude
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The Dismissal
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May be omitted.
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Go in peace and serve the Lord with joy.
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Let us go in peace
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in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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If the procession takes place during the postlude, the dismissal takes place after the hymn. If the procession takes place after the postlude and the dismissal, there may be singing during the procession, and the congregation joins the procession.
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