Summer 2015

THE ORDER OF SERVICE

Please turn off all cellphones and other electronic devices.

When the Presider stands, all stand.

THE ACCLAMATION

Presider: Hear O People of God: the LORD our God, the LORD is one.People: Blessed be God's glorious name.

Presider: O thou sudden God,People: quickener of new life

giver of new loveirreverent, subversive,deep source of yearningstartling comforterbearer of darknessunmaker of old pathsbringer of strange joyabundant, disturbing,healing unlooked fortender and piercing:late have I loved theeO beauty so ancient and so new.

GATHERING PRAYER

Please see the insert for the Gathering Prayer, Reading, Psalm, and Gospel.

READING

PSALM

GOSPEL

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REFLECTION

After the Reflection, there is silence.

THE PRAYERS

During this extended time of prayer you are invited to leave your seat and journey to the variousprayer stations that are set around the Cathedral. Light a candle as a way of offering prayer forspecific cares and concerns – for personal prayers, for the needs of the Church, or the world, forthose who are suffering from illness, addiction, or any kind of need, or for those who have died.

To conclude the prayers, the Presider saysLet us pray.

Presider: O God of many names,People: Lover of all nations,

We pray for peacein our hearts,in our homes,in our nations,in our world,

the peace of your will,the peace of our need,through Christ our Savior. Amen.

THE CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

Presider: Let us admit our shortcomings to our Creator.

Silence.People: O God, you have searched us out and known us,

and all that we are is open to you.We confess that we have sinned:we have used our power to dominate

and our weakness to manipulate;we have evaded our responsibility

and failed to confront evil;we have denied dignity

to ourselves and to each other.We turn to you now, O Jehovah,we renounce all evil;we claim your love;we choose to be made whole.

Presider: As God, the source of all mercy, has reconciled the whole world to herself may youtruly receive his pardon and peace, and be forgiven through God's Eternal Majesty,Incarnate Word, and Abiding Spirit. Amen.

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THE PEACE

Presider: Christ’s peace be with you.People: And also with you.

Presider: Let us share this Peace with one another.

OFFERTORY MUSIC

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

All stand.

Presider: Blessed are you, O Elohim, that you are always and only God:

People: Blessed are you, O Elohim.

Presider: Blessed are you, O Adonai, that you have revealed yourself in Jesus Christ:

People: Blessed are you, O Adonai.

Presider: Blessed are you, O Jehovah Jireh, for you lead us to know you through your Spirit:

People: Blessed are you, O Jehovah Jireh.

Presider: Holy God, vulnerable and strong, we praise and bless you, and with all who adore you in earth and heaven, we sing your praises:

SANCTUS

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Presider: God of all creation, in whose design joy and woe are woven together, we thank youfor calling us to work with you in weaving the fabric of your kingdom. We thank youthat in your Son Jesus Christ, you have given us a pattern for ministry, and that yokedwith him in joys and sorrows we have strength for the tasks you set before us.

Be with us now as we remember Jesus, who, the night he was betrayed, took bread,said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his friends, saying, “Take, eat: Thisis my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

After supper, Jesus took the cup of wine, gave thanks, and said, “Drink this, all of you:This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for theforgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

Come freshly to us now, El Olam, and keep us joyful in hope. Pour out your Holy Spiritupon this bread and wine as we bring these gifts before you and remember Christ’ssacrifice made once for all on the cross. That we may be blessed and nourished byhis Body and Blood and live and grow in him. Pick up the threads of our experience;craft your pattern in us and through us, and in your time reveal its significance; foryou are the God who weaves the opportunities of our daily lives, our joys andsorrows, into the glory of your eternal kingdom.

We ask this in the name of Jesus the Christ who, with the Holy Spirit,reveals your glory and goodness now and to the ages of ages.

People: Amen.

Silence.

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Presider: And now we pray as Jesus taught us.All say: 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 aswe forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver usfrom evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever.Amen.

THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD

The Presider breaks the bread and then says:

Presider: Behold who you are; become what you receive.

The Presider and People receive communion.

All are welcome to come forward. You may receive the Bread and Wine, or just the Bread if that isyour custom. Gluten-free bread is available by alerting the priest. If you wish to receive a blessinginstead of Holy Communion, please signify by crossing your hands over your chest.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

All stand.

Presider: Let us pray.

God of many names but one true being,All say: we give you thanks and praise,

that when we were still far offyou met us in your Son and brought us home.Dying and living, he declared your love,gave us grace, and opened the gate of glory.May we who share Christ's body live his risen life;we who drink his cup bring life to others;we whom the Spirit lights give light to the world.Keep us firm in the hope you have set before us,so we and all your children shall be free,and the whole earth live to praise your name;through Christ our Saviour.Amen.

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THE BLESSING AND DISMISSAL

Presider: God be with you.People: And also with you.

Presider: Now may every living thing, young or old, weak or strong, near or far, known orunknown, living or departed or yet unborn, may every living thing be full of bliss; andthe blessing of God, Eternal Majesty, Incarnate Word, and Abiding Spirit be upon younow and forever.

People: Amen.

Presider: Hear O People of God: the LORD our God, the LORD is one.People: Blessed be God's glorious name!

CLOSING HYMN I SING THE ALMIGHTY POWER OF GOD

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

"O thou sudden God" and the Confession are by Janet Morley and can be found in All Desires Known, Third Edition (Morehouse Publishing; 2006).

The Eucharistic Prayer for daily life was inspired by Ann Lewin, Seasons of Grace (Canterbury Press: 2011).

The Prayer after Communion is from The Church of England's Common Worship, accessible athttps://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts.aspx

The final blessing is based upon a text attributed to The Buddha.

This liturgy was created by The Rev. Canon Jadon Hartsuff, Saint John's Cathedral, Denver, CO, May 2015All edits, alterations, additions, and error are attributed to him.