Church of St. YouTube: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8)

Invitation

Christ our Lord invites to his table all who love him,

who earnestly repent of their sin
and seek to live in peace with one another.
Therefore, let us confess our sin before God and one another.

Confession and Pardon

Merciful God,
we confess that we have not loved you with our whole heart.
We have failed to be an obedient church.
We have not done your will,
we have broken your law,
we have rebelled against your love,
we have not loved our neighbors,
and we have not heard the cry of the needy.
Forgive us, we pray.
Free us for joyful obedience,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Hear the good news:
Christ died for us while we were yet sinners;
that proves God’s love toward us.
In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!

In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven!

Glory to God. Amen.

The Peace

Let us offer one another signs of reconciliation and love.

Offering

As forgiven and reconciled people,
let us offer ourselves and our gifts to God.

Thanksgiving and Communion

Taking the Bread and the Cup

The Great Thanksgiving

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them up to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

And so,
with your people on earth
and all the company of heaven
we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

(UMH p. 17)

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 pastor continues the thanksgiving.

And so,
in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ,
we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving
as a holy and living sacrifice,
in union with Christ’s offering for us,
as we proclaim the mystery of faith.

(UMH p. 18)

Christ has died,
Christ is risen,
Christ will come again!

The pastor invokes the present work of the Holy Spirit and then praises thew Trinity, concluding:

All honor and glory is yours, almighty Father, now and for ever.

Amen, amen, amen.

And now, with the confidence of children of God, let us pray:

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.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.

Breaking the Bread

Because there is one loaf,
we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.
The bread which we break is a sharing in the body of Christ.

The cup over which we give thanks is a sharing in the blood of Christ.

Giving the Bread and Cup

The body of Christ, given for you. Amen.
The blood of Christ, given for you. Amen.

UMH No. 92: For the Beauty of the Earth

Communion Anthem
Sancti, Venite
David Hogan (1949 – 1996)

Eternal God, we give you thanks for this holy mystery
in which you have given yourself to us.
Grant that we may go into the world
in the strength of your Spirit,
to give ourselves for others,
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.