Rite of Holy Baptism

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Thankful Memorial Episcopal Church

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Rite of Holy Baptism for Penelope Louise & Margaret Sophia Ross

November 7, 2021 The Rev. Leyla King,

Celebrant

Prelude

The Word of God

Entrance Hymn “I sing a song of the saints of God” Words: Lesbia Scott; Music: John Henry Hopkins

I sing a song of the saints of God, patient and brave and true,

who toiled and fought and lived and died

for the Lord they loved and knew.

And one was a doctor, and one was a queen,

and one was a shepherdess on the green:

they were all of them saints of God and I mean,

God helping, to be one too.

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They loved their Lord so dear, so dear, and his love made them strong;

and they followed the right, for Jesus’ sake,

the whole of their good lives long.

And one was a soldier, and one was a priest,

and one was slain by a fierce wild beast:

and there’s not any reason – no not the least,

why I shouldn’t be one too.

They live not only in ages past, there are hundreds of thousands still,

the world is bright with the joyous saints

who love to do Jesus’ will.

You can meet them in school, or in lanes, or at sea,

in church, or in trains, or in shops or at tea,

for the saints of God are just folk like me,

and I mean to be one too.

Opening Acclamation

Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

People And blessed be his kingdom now and forever. Amen

Celebrant There is one Body and one Spirit;

People There is one hope in God's call to us;

Celebrant One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism;

People One God and Father of all.

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Celebrant Let us pray.

The Celebrant says the Collect.

People Amen.

The people sit.

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First Reading see insert

The Reader first says A Reading (Lesson) from

After the Reading, the Reader says The Word of the Lord.

People Thanks be to God.

The Psalm see insert

The congregation reads the psalm together.

Second Reading see insert

The Reader first says A Reading (Lesson) from

After the Reading, the Reader says The Word of the Lord.

People Thanks be to God.

Sequence Hymn Musical setting by John L. Bell and the Wild Goose Worship Group

The congregation sings the hymn three times.

Glory to God; Praise to the Son; Love to the Spirit; Three and yet One.

Gospel Reading see insert

All standing, the Deacon or a Priest reads the Gospel, first saying

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to ___________ People Glory to you, Lord Christ.

After the Gospel, the Reader says The Gospel of the Lord.

People Praise to you, Lord Christ.

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Children’s Homily

Children are invited into the central circle for a brief word from the

preacher. Afterwards, the congregation sings together the following

hymn:

We are [marching] in the light of God;

we are [marching] in the light of God. (repeat)

We are [marching], we are [marching], oh we are [marching] in the

light of God. (repeat)

Sermon The Rev. Leyla King

Presentation and Examination of the Candidates

The Celebrant says

The Candidates for Holy Baptism will now be presented.

Parents and Godparents of the children

I present Penelope Louise and Margaret Sophia to receive the

Sacrament of Baptism.

The Celebrant asks the parents and godparents

Will you be responsible for seeing that the children you present are

brought up in the Christian faith and life?

Parents and Godparents I will, with God's help.

Celebrant Will you by your prayers and witness help these children

to grow into the full stature of Christ?

Parents and Godparents I will, with God's help.

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Then the Celebrant asks the following questions of the parents and

godparents who speak on behalf of the children

Question Do you renounce Satan and all the spiritual forces of

wickedness that rebel against God?

Answer I renounce them.

Question Do you renounce the evil powers of this world which

corrupt and destroy the creatures of God?


Question Do you renounce all sinful desires that draw you from the

love of God?


Question Do you turn to Jesus Christ and accept him as your Savior?

Answer I do.

Question Do you put your whole trust in his grace and love?

Answer I do.

Question Do you promise to follow and obey him as your Lord?

Answer I do.

The Celebrant addresses the congregation, saying

Will you who witness these vows do all in your power to support these

persons in their life in Christ?

People We will.

Celebrant Let us join with those who are committing themselves to

Christ and renew our own baptismal covenant.

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The Baptismal Covenant

Priest Do you believe in God the Father?

People I believe in God, the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

Priest Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?

People I 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, died, and was 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 the Father.

He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

Priest Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?

People 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.

Priest Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and

fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?

People I will, with God’s help.

Priest Will you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever you fall

into sin, repent and return to the Lord?


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Priest Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of

God in Christ?


Priest Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your

neighbor as yourself?


Priest Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and

respect the dignity of every human being?\


Prayers for the Candidates

Celebrant Let us now pray for these persons who are to receive the

Sacrament of new birth

Leader Deliver them, O Lord, from the way of sin and death.

People Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader Open their hearts to your grace and truth.


Leader Fill them with your holy and life-giving Spirit.


Leader Keep them in the faith and communion of your holy

Church.


Leader Teach them to love others in the power of the Spirit.


Leader Send them into the world in witness to your love.


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Leader Bring them to the fullness of your peace and glory.


The Celebrant says

Grant, O Lord, that all who are baptized into the death of Jesus Christ

your Son may live in the power of his resurrection and look for him to

come again in glory; who lives and reigns now and forever. Amen.

Thanksgiving over the Water

The Celebrant blesses the water, first saying

The Lord be with you.


Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People It is right to give him thanks and praise.

The Celebrant continues the prayer of blessing, ending

Now sanctify this water, we pray you, by the power of your Holy

Spirit, that those who here are cleansed from sin and born again may

continue for ever in the risen life of Jesus Christ our Savior. To him, to

you, and to the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory, now and for ever.

Amen.

The Baptism

The Candidates are presented to the Celebrant who pours water upon

each one saying,

N. I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the

Holy Spirit. Amen

Then the Celebrant places a hand on the person’s head, marking on

the forehead the sign of the cross and saying

N., you are sealed by the Holy Spirit in Baptism and marked as

Christ's own forever. Amen.

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At a place in full sight of the congregation, the Celebrant prays over

the baptized, saying

Let us pray.

Heavenly Father, we thank you that by water and the Holy Spirit you

have bestowed upon these your servants the forgiveness of sin, and

have raised them to the new life of grace. Sustain them, O Lord, in

your Holy Spirit. Give them an inquiring and discerning heart, the

courage to will and to persevere, a spirit to know and to love you, and

the gift of joy and wonder in all your works. Amen.

Celebrant Let us welcome the newly baptized.

People We receive you into the household of God. Confess the faith

of Christ crucified, proclaim his resurrection, and share with

us in his eternal priesthood.

The Peace

Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.


Please greet one another with a wave, a bow, or another sign of

acknowledgement from a distance.

Acclamation of the marriage of Sarah & Peter Horne

Priest The Lord be with you.


Priest Let us pray.

The priest says a prayer and then addresses the congregation, saying,

Will all of you witnessing the promises Sarah and Peter have made to

each other do all in your power to uphold them in their marriage?

People We will.

Announcements

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The Holy Communion Offertory Hymn Doxology Words: Isaac Watts, para. Of Psalm 117, st. 3; Music: Old 100th

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

praise him, all creatures here below;

praise him above, ye heavenly host;

praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Thanksgiving and Blessing for the Offering

Celebrant All things come of thee, O Lord

People And of thine own have we given thee.

Celebrant Let us pray.

Celebrant and People

Merciful God, your hand is open wide to satisfy the needs of every

living creature: we give you thanks for your loving providence. Grant

that we may be faithful stewards of your good gifts and your great

bounty, for our own provision and the relief of all who are in need, to

the glory of your Name. Amen.

Celebrant

God of love, for the gifts you have given to us, we give you thanks:

the people, the money, the hope, and the life. For all that has been

gathered here from your generosity: the people, the money, the hope,

and the life, we give you thanks. Give us the strength to be separated,

the courage to be commissioned, the generosity to give, and the

wisdom to use ourselves and our money to your service in the world.

Send your Spirit upon us and upon this gathering of your gifts, for we

have gathered ourselves and our offerings in the name of our Good

Shepherd, the One who lives in exile with us and the One who leads

us home, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Celebrant All things come of thee, O Lord

People And of thine own have we given thee.

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The Great Thanksgiving - Eucharistic Prayer A The people remain standing (as ability allows).

The Celebrant faces them and says

The Lord be 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 him thanks and praise.

Then, facing the Holy Table, the Celebrant proceeds

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give

thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

Here a Proper Preface is said.

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and

Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this

hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

Sanctus Musical setting from A Community Mass; Richard Proulx

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 Celebrant continues the Prayer and then says

Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith


Christ has died.

Christ is risen.

Christ will come again.

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The Celebrant continues the Prayer, ending with the words

All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ: By him, and with him,

and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours,

Almighty Father, now and for ever.

People AMEN.

The Lord’s Prayer

Celebrant

And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,

People and Celebrant

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,

and the power, and the glory,

for ever and ever. Amen.

The Breaking of the Bread The Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread.

Fraction Anthem Musical setting from New Plainsong; David Hurd

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; therefore let us keep the feast.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

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Facing the people, the Celebrant says the following Invitation

The Gifts of God for the People of God.

and may add Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you,

and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.

The clergy bring communion (in one kind only) to the people where

they are. Please stand as you are able as the priest or deacon nears

you: baptized Christians may receive the host; if you are not baptized,

please cross your arms over your chest to receive a blessing.

Post Communion Prayer

After Communion, the Celebrant says

Let us pray.


Eternal God, heavenly Father,

you have graciously accepted us as living members

of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ,

and you have fed us with spiritual food

in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood.

Send us now into the world in peace,

and grant us strength and courage

to love and serve you

with gladness and singleness of heart;

through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Liturgy for Lay Eucharistic Visitation

Celebrant: In the name of this congregation I send you forth bearing

these holy gifts, that those to whom you go may share with us in the

communion of Christ’s body and blood.

Congregation: We who are many are one body because we all share

one bread and one cup. Amen.

The Blessing

Hymn in Procession “For all the saints who from their labor rest” Words: William Walsham How; Music: Ralph Vaughan Williams

For all the saints, who from their labors rest,

who thee by faith before the world confessed,

thy Name, O Jesus, be for ever blessed. Alleluia, alleluia!

Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might:

thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;

thou, in the darkness drear, the one true Light. Alleluia, alleluia!

O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,

fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,

and win, with them, the victor’s crown of gold. Alleluia, alleluia!

O blest communion, fellowship divine!

We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;

yet all are one in thee, for all are thine. Alleluia, alleluia!

But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;

the saints triumphant rise in bright array;

the King of glory passes on his way. Alleluia, alleluia!

From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast,

through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,

singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Alleluia, alleluia!

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Dismissal

The Celebrant or Deacon dismisses the congregation.

The People respond Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia!

Postlude

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