Morning Worship

We say together the words printed in bold.

Gathering as the People of God

Words of introduction

A hymn or song.

The Psalm for the day

A hymn or song.

The Greeting

Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all
and also with you.

Prayers of Penitence

Introduction to the confession.

Silence [SIT OR KNEEL]

Lord God,
we have sinned against you;
we have done evil in your sight.
We are sorry and repent.
Have mercy on us according to your love.
Wash away our wrongdoing and
cleanse us from our sin.
Renew a right spirit within us
and restore to us the joy of your salvation,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

May the Father of all mercies
cleanse us from our sins,
and restore us in his image
to the praise and glory of his name,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Praise and Thanksgiving

Let everything be said and done
in the name of the Lord Jesus,
giving thanks to God through Jesus Christ.

Sing psalms, hymns and sacred songs:
let us sing to God with thankful hearts.

Open our lips, Lord:
and we shall praise your name.

A said version of the Venite:

Come, let us sing to the Lord our God;
raise the roof to the Rock of rescue.

Come into the presence of the Lord with thanks;
raise the rafters with songs of praise.

The Lord is the great God, over all;
greater than every other power.

He holds the depths of the earth in his hands,
and the mountain peaks belong to him.

The ocean is the Lord’s: it was made by God;
the land was formed by his own hands.

Come, let us bow before the Lord our maker;
with humble hearts we worship God.

The Lord is God and we are his;
we are the Shepherd’s very own flock.

cf Psalm 95.1-7

Hymns, songs or other items of Thanksgiving may be included here.

Sharing God’s peace

Introduction to the Peace

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And also with you.

A sign of peace is exchanged.

Proclaiming the Word of God

Readings

The reader says:
“This is the word of the Lord.”
Thanks be to God.

Gospel Reading

The reader says:
“Listen to the gospel of Christ according to Saint…”
Glory to you, O Lord.

After the Gospel Reading the reader says:
“This is the Gospel of the Lord.”
Praise to you, O Christ.

A hymn or song.

Sermon

Affirming our Faith

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
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,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
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.
Amen.

Praying with the Church

The Lord’s Prayer

As our Saviour taught us, so we pray
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, the power and the
glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayers of Intercession & the Collect

The Collect, the prayer of the day, will be said
as an ending to the responsive prayers of
intercession.

Going out to serve the Lord

A hymn or song.

(During the singing the collection will be
received and a prayer of thanksgiving offered.)

Notices

A hymn or song

The Blessing

A blessing may be given.

The Dismissal

The service ends with the Grace, or another
ending.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
be with us all evermore.
Amen.

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
In the name of Christ. Amen