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U2 Eucharist
Music we wanted to play but couldn’t fit into the service:
Love Rescue MeWith Bob Dylan
Psalm 23
U2 music, lyrics and video for this service and bulletin courtesy of Universal Music Publishing Inc. Liturgical text from Enriching Our Worship. Prayers of the People modified from EPPN’s Bidding Prayer for an end to Global Poverty and Instability..
U2 Prayer ServiceAs we pray for peace in the Middle East…
Love and Peace or Else
And
Sunday Bloody Sunday
From Vertigo 05 Live from Chicago
Prelude
A Cameo “Appearance” by
Barenaked Ladies…
If I had a Million Dollars…
Opening Hymn: Beautiful Day
The heart is a bloom, shoots up through stony groundBut there's no room, no space to rent in this townYou're out of luck and the reason that you had to care,The traffic is stuck and you're not moving anywhere.You thought you’d found a friend to take you out of this placeSomeone you could lend a hand in return for grace
It's a beautiful day, the sky fallsAnd you feel like it's a beautiful dayIt’s a beautiful dayDon’t let it get away
You’re on the road but you’ve got no destinationYou’re in the mud, in the maze of her imaginationYou love this town even if it doesn’t ring trueYou’ve been all over and it’s been all over you
It's a beautiful dayDon’t let it get awayIt's a beautiful dayDon’t let it get away
Touch me, take me to that other placeTeach me, I know I’m not a hopeless case
See the world in green and blueSee China right in front of youSee the canyons broken by cloudSee the tuna fleets clearing the sea outSee the bedouin fires at nightSee the oil fields at first lightSee the bird with a leaf in her mouthAfter the flood all the colours came outIt was a beautiful dayDon’t let it get awayA beautiful day
Touch me, take me to that other placeReach me, I know I’m not a hopeless case
What you don’t have you don’t need it nowWhat you don’t know you can feel it somehowWhat you don’t have you don’t need it nowYou don’t need it now, you don’t need it nowBeautiful day
Opening Acclamation
Celebrant:
Blessed are you, holy and living God.
People:
You come to your people and set them free.
Collect of the Day
Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Song of Praise: Jesus Christ
Jesus was a man who travelled through the land A hard working man and brave Well he said to the rich: give your money to the poor Well they laid Jesus Christ in his grave Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Well they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
Well he went to the preacher
he went to the law He told them all the same He said: sell all your jewelry
and give it to the poor But they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Well they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
When Jesus came to town, all the working folks around Believed what he did say Well the bankers and the preachers, they nailed him on a cross And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave And poor working people, they followed him around They sung and shouted gay Well the cops and the soldiers, they nailed him in the air And they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Well they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Well they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
Well this song was written in New York City Of rich man, preacher and slave Well if Jesus was to preach
what he preached in Galilee They would lay Jesus Christ in his grave
Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Halle - hallelujah Well they laid Jesus Christ in his grave
Gospel: Mark 9:30-37The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. Glory to you Lord Christ.
Jesus and his disciples went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again."
But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.
Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you arguing about on the way?" But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest. He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all."
Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, "Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me."
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you Lord Christ.
Sermon
What One Can Do
The Millennium Developme
nt Goals
…and what we can do
In September of 2000the United
Nations and its member statespledged to
accomplish a set of 8 goalsto reduce human
suffering across the globe
by 2015
Some facts about
Human Suffering in
2006More than 800 million
people go to bed hungry every day
Every 3.6 seconds another person dies of starvation
Every year, 6 million children die from
malnutrition before their 5th birthday
5 million people, mostly children, die each year
from water-borne diseases
More than a billion people lack access to clean water
and basic sanitation
Every 30 seconds a child dies of malaria
HIV/AIDS kills 6,000 people a day
while infecting 8,200 more
Civil war and political unrest displace millions
from their homes
and weak governments drown in unsustainable
debt
Meanwhile…
high trade barriers prevent exports from
gaining access to world markets
In all, more than 1.2 billion people are living in extreme
poverty
famine, drought, disease and war
In 2006
combine to create unimaginable human
suffering
… and it doesn’t have to be that way
The Millennium Development Goals
represent a plan for ending extreme poverty
Clean water for
all
Feeding the hungry
Healing the sick
Improving maternal health
Reducing child mortality
School for every child
Empowering women
Global Partnerships
between:
Governments
Businesses
Churches
Individuals
But how much will it cost?
100 Billion Dollars…a year
SAY WHAT!!!
That’s a lot of
money
How do we do that?
CURRENT LEVEL TARGET LEVEL
We can educate others
We can vote
We can contact our elected
representatives
We can give .7% of
our own income
What is .7%Income A year A day
$15,000 $105 28 cents
$25,000 $175 48 cents
$35,000 $245 67 cents
$45,000 $315 86 cents
$55,000 $385 $1.05
$65,000 $455 $1.25
$75,000 $525 $1.43
$85,000 $595 $1.63
$95,000 $665 $1.82
We can pray
“Truly, I tell you, as you
did it for the least of [my brothers]…
you did it for me.”
Matthew
25:37-40
Together we are One
“The Millennium Development Goals
…and what we can do”
was adapted from materials
published by
Episcopalians For Global Reconciliation
www.episcopalglobalreconciliation.org
Images courtesy of
Microsoft Office Media Content CD 2002
Created by
Eric Hopkins
St. George’s Church
York Harbor, ME USA
2006
In 2000, every nation in the world committed to achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
The goals are to
Achieve Universal Primary Education for Children
Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
Reduce Child Mortality
Improve Maternal Health
Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Other Diseases
Ensure Environmental Sustainability
Create a Global Partnership for Development
Sermon Response: One
Is it getting better, or do you feel the same?Will it make it easier on you,now you got someone to blame?You say one love, one life, when it's one need in the night.One love, we get to share itLeaves you baby if you don't care for it.
Every three seconds…
a child dies of extreme poverty.
Every eight seconds a child dies ofwater-borne causes…
Three hundred die during the average Sunday sermon…
…sixteen hundred during the average Sunday Eucharist.
One, cont.
Did I disappoint you or leave a bad taste in your mouth?You act like you never had love and you want me to go without.Well, it's too late tonight to drag the past out into the light.We're one, but we're not the same.We get to carry each other, carry each other... one
One person in seven does not have access to clean drinking water.
One, cont.
Have you come here for forgiveness,Have you come to raise the deadHave you come here to play Jesus to the lepers in your headDid I ask too much, more than a lotYou gave me nothing, now it's all I got.We're one, but we're not the same.Well, we hurt each other, then we do it again.
One, cont.
You say love is a temple, love a higher lawLove is a temple, love the higher law.You ask me to enter, but then you make me crawlAnd I can't be holding on to what you got, when all you got is hurt.
One, cont.
One love, one blood, one life, you got to do what you should.One life with each other: sisters, brothers.One life, but we're not the same.We get to carry each other, carry each other.One, one.
More than 100 million childrendo not have access to education…
70% of them are girls…
Every year 500 000 women die in childbirth…
That’s 1370 every day
…or 57 every hour…Together we can change the world…
It doesn’t have to be this way…
Nicene Creed
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 and for our salvationhe came down from heaven:by the power of the Holy Spirithe 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 againin accordance with the Scriptures;he ascended into heavenand 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 worshiped 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.
What is one of the most important ways we Christians Stand Up against injustice? How do we seek the sustenance we need as we seek justice for all of God’s children? We Stand Up and we pray… And tonight we join people all around the world who are Standing Up against poverty and Standing Up for the Millennium Development Goals…
Prayers of the PeopleAlmighty God, your Son our Savior Jesus Christ was lifted high upon the cross that he might draw the whole world to himself: Mercifully grant that we, who glory in the mystery of our redemption, may have the grace to take up our cross and follow him in pursuit of your work of reconciliation in the world.
God of love, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
Let us pray for the poor, hungry, and neglected all over the world, that their cries for daily bread may inspire works of compassion and mercy among those to whom much has been given
God of love, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Let us pray for schools and centers of learning throughout the world, for those who lack access to basic education, and for the light of knowledge to blossom and shine in the lives of all God’s people.
God of love, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Let us pray for an end to the divisions and inequalities that scar God’s creation, particularly the barriers to freedom faced by God’s children throughout the world because of gender; that all who have been formed in God’s image might have equality in pursuit of the blessings of creation.
God of love, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Let us pray for the health of women, children and families around the world, especially for an end to maternal and child mortality, that in building healthy families, all God’s people may be empowered to strengthen their communities and repair the breaches which divide nations and peoples.
God of love, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Let us pray for an end to pandemic disease throughout the world, particularly the scourges of HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis; that plagues of death may no longer fuel poverty, destabilize nations, and inhibit reconciliation and restoration throughout the world.
God of love, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Let us pray for an end to the waste and desecration of God’s creation, for access to the fruits of creation to be shared equally among all people, and for communities and nations to find sustenance in the fruits of the earth and the water God has given us.
God of love, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer
Let us pray for all nations and people who already enjoy the abundance of creation and the blessings of prosperity, that their hearts may be lifted up to the needs of the poor and afflicted, and partnerships between rich and poor for the reconciliation of the world may flourish and grow.
God of love, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Let us pray for the departed, particularly those who have died as a result of poverty, hunger, disease, violence, or hardness of the human heart;
God of love, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.
Collect for the Prayers: 40
I waited patiently for the Lord.He inclined and heard my cry.He brought me up out of the pitOut of the miry clay.
I will sing, sing a new song.I will sing, sing a new song.How long to sing this song?How long to sing this song?How long, how long, how longHow long to sing this song?
You set my feet upon a rockAnd made my footsteps firm.Many will see,
many will see and hear.I will sing, sing a new song.I will sing, sing a new songI will sing, sing a new song.I will sing, sing a new songHow long to sing this song? How long to sing this song? (repeat)
Confession
Let us confess our sins to God.
Silence may be kept.Deacon and People…
God of love and mercy, we confess that we have sinned against you, opposing your will in our lives. We have denied your goodness in each other, in ourselves, and in the world you have created.
We repent of the evil that enslaves us, the evil we have done, and the evil done on our behalf. Forgive, restore, and strengthen us through our Savior Jesus Christ, that we may abide in your love and serve only your will.
Amen.
Absolution
Celebrant:
Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in
eternal life.
Amen.
Sung Response: When Love Comes to Town
I was a sailor, I was lost at seaI was under the waves before love rescued me.I was a fighter, I could turn on a threadNow I stand accused of the things I've said.
When love comes to town I'm gonna jump that trainWhen love comes to town I'm gonna catch that flame.Maybe I was wrong to ever let you downBut I did what I did before love came to town.
Used to make love under a red sunsetI was making promises I was soon to forget.She was pale as the lace of her wedding gownBut I left her standing before love came to town.
I ran into a juke-joint when I heard a guitar screamThe notes were turning blue, I was dazed and in a dream.As the music played I saw my life turn aroundThat was the day before love came to town.
When love comes to town I'm gonna jump that trainWhen love comes to town I'm gonna catch that flame.Maybe I was wrong to ever let you downBut I did what I did before love came to town.(repeat)
I was there when they crucified my LordI held the scabbard when the soldier drew his sword.I threw the dice when they pierced his sideBut I've seen love conquer the great divide.
When love comes to town I'm gonna jump that trainWhen love comes to town I'm gonna catch that flame.Maybe I was wrong to ever let you downBut I did what I did before love came to town.
The Peace
May the peace of the Lord
be always with you
And also with you
Tonight’s offering benefits
and
for their work toward the Millennium Development Goals.
Offertory Hymn: Pride (In the Name of Love)
One man comein the name of loveOne man come and go.One man come he to justifyOne man to overthrow.
In the name of loveWhat more in the name of love.In the name of loveWhat more in the name of love.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer1906 - 1945
Central figure in the Protestantchurch struggle against Nazism
One man caught on a barbed wire fenceOne man he resist
The Rev. Deacon Jonathan Myrick Daniels
(with friends)Civil Rights Activist
1939 -1965
One man washed upon an empty beach
One man betrayed with a kiss.
In the name of loveWhat more in the name of love.In the name of loveWhat more in the name of love.
Harriet TubmanConductor on the Underground Railroad
1820(21)-1913
“I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.”
“I must tell you, as a Christian, I do not believe in death without resurrection. If I am killed, I shall arise in the Salvadoran people.”
Archbishop Oscar Romerod.March 24, 1980
Rosa ParksCivil Rights Activist
1913-2005
“I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.”
"Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man."
Mahatma GhandiOct 2, 1869 - Jan 30, 1948
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.January 15, 1929- April 4, 1968
Early morning, April fourShot rings out in the Memphis sky.Free at last, they took your lifeThey could not take your pride.
In the name of loveWhat more in the name of love.In the name of loveWhat more in the name of love.
Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.
Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.
--The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Great Thanksgiving
Celebrant The Lord be with you.
People And also with you.
Celebrant Lift up your hearts.
People We lift them up to the Lord.
Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Celebrant
It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. For with your co-eternal Son and Holy Spirit, you are one God, one Lord, in Trinity of Persons and in Unity of Being; and we celebrate the one and equal glory of you, O Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
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:
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
We give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love which you have made known to us in creation; in the calling of Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus, your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the world.
In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.
On the night before he died for us, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”
Therefore, according to his command,
O Father,
Celebrant and People
We remember his death,
We proclaim his resurrection,
We await his coming in glory;
And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, O Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine. We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts that they may be the Sacrament of the Body of
Christ and his Blood of the new Covenant.
Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we may be acceptable through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
In the fullness of time, put all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us to
that heavenly country where, with all your
saints, we may enter the everlasting heritage of your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our
salvation. 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. AMEN.
The Lord’s Prayer
As our Savior Christ has taught us we now pray,
Our Father in heavenHallowed be your nameYour kingdom comeYour 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.
Save us from the time of trial,
And deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power
and the glory are yours,
Now and forever. Amen.
The Invitation
Alleluia. Christ our Passover
is sacrificed for us;
Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.
The Gifts of God for the People of God.
Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.
Communion Hymn: One Step Closer
I’m ‘round the corner
from anything that’s realI’m across the road from hopeI’m under a bridge in a rip tideThat’s taken everything I call my own
One step closer to knowingOne step closer to knowing
I’m on an island at a busy intersectionI can’t go forward, I can’t turn backCan’t see the futureIt’s getting away from meI just watch the tail lights glowing
One step closer to knowingOne step closer to knowingOne step closer to knowingKnowing, knowing
I’m hanging out to dry With my old clothesFinger still red
with the prick of an old roseWell the heart that hurts Is a heart that beatsCan you hear the drummer slowing
One step closer to knowingOne step closer to knowingOne step closer to knowingTo knowing, to knowing, to knowing…
Communion Hymn: Elevation
High, higher than the sunYou shoot me from a gunI need you to elevate me here,At the corner of your lipsAs the orbit of your hipsEclipse, you elevate my soul
I've lost all self-controlBeen living like a moleNow going down, excavationI and I in the skyYou make me feel like I can flySo high, elevation
A star lit up like a cigarStrung out like a guitarMaybe you could educate my mindExplain all these controlsI can't sing but I've got soulThe goal is elevation
A mole, living in a holeDigging up my soulGoing down, excavationI and I in the skyYou make me feel like I can flySo high, elevation
Love, lift me out of these bluesWon't you tell me something trueI believe in you
A mole, living in a holeDigging up my soulGoing down, excavationI and I in the skyYou make me feel like I can flySo high, elevationElevation...Elevation...Elevation...Elevation...Elevation...Elevation...
Postcommunion Prayer
Almighty and everliving God,we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual foodof the most precious Body and Bloodof your Son our Savior Jesus Christ;and for assuring us in these holy mysteriesthat we are living members of the Body of your Son,and heirs of your eternal kingdom.And now, Father, send us outto do the work you have given us to do,to love and serve youas faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord.To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit,be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
The Benediction
Celebrant
Holy eternal Majesty, Holy incarnate Word, Holy abiding Spirit, bless you forevermore.
Amen.
Heaven on EarthWe need it nowI'm sick of all of thisHanging aroundI’m sick of the sorrowI’m sick of the painI’m sick of hearing again and againThat there's never gonna bePeace on Earth…
And if the darkness is to keep us apartAnd if the daylight feels like it's a long way offAnd if your glass heart should crackAnd for a second you turn backOh no, be strong
Oh, oh, walk on, walk onWhat you got they can’t steal itNo they can’t even feel itWalk on, walk on...Stay safe tonight
You're packing a suitcase for a place none of us has beenA place that has to be believed to be seenYou could have flown awayA singing bird in an open cageWho will only fly, only fly for freedom
Oh, oh, walk on, walk onWhat you've got they can't deny itCan’t sell it, or buy itWalk on, walk onStay safe tonight
And I know it achesHow your heart it breaksAnd you can only take so muchWalk on You’ve got to leave it behind
You’ve got to leave it behind
We’ve got to leave it behind
All that you fashionAll that you makeAll that you buildAll that you breakAll that you measureAll that you dealAll you count on two fingersAnd all that you stealYou’ve got to leave it behind
(Halle Halle, Halle Halleluiah)You’ve got to leave it behind
(Halle Halle, Halle Halleluiah)
Halle, halle Halle, halle Halle, hallelujah Halle, hallelujah Halle, halle Halle, halle Halle, hallelujah Halle, hallelujah I'm going home, sister Halle, halle Halle, hallelujah Halle, hallelujah Halle, halle Halle, halle See you when I get home See you when I get home, sister
Halle, hallelujah Halle, home... Halle, halle Halle, hallelujah Halle, hallelujah
Halle, halle...
The Dismissal
Let us go forth in the name of Love,
remembering that we are One.
Thanks be to God
Postlude:Where the Streets Have no
NameI wanna run, I want to hideI wanna tear down the wallsThat hold me inside.I wanna reach outAnd touch the flameWhere the streets have no name.
I wanna feel sunlight on my face.I see the dust-cloudDisappear without a trace.I wanna take shelterFrom the poison rainWhere the streets have no nameWhere the streets have no name
Where the Streets Have no Name, cont.
Where the streets have no name.We're still building and burning down loveBurning down loveAnd when I go thereI go there with you(It's all I can do)
The city's a flood, and our love turns to rustWe're beaten and blown by the windTrampled in dustI'll show you a placeHigh on a desert plainWhere the streets have no nameWhere the streets have no name
Where the Streets Have no Name, cont.
Where the streets have no nameWe're still building and burning down loveBurning down love.And when I go there, I go there with you(It's all I can do)
Our love turns to rustWe’re beaten and blown by the wind, blown by the windSee our love turn to rustWe’re beaten and blown by the wind, blown by the wind
And when I go there, I go there with you(It’s all I can do)
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