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Welcome to St Oswalds Church

Lower Peover

21st Sunday after Trinity

Bible Sunday

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The Welcome

The Lay Minister: Brings words of welcome and any parish notices.

The Gathering

The Minister: All who are thirsty, all who are weak come to the fountain and dip your heart in the stream of life. Let your pain and the sorrow be washed away in the waves of Gods mercy and let deep cry out to deep in the roar of Gods thundering words of love hope and grace. based on Isaiah 55:1-11 and Psalm 42:7

Come Lord Jesus come. All: Come Lord Jesus come.

+ In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen.

The Lord be with you All: and also, with you.

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An Acclamation for Bible Sunday

Lay Minister: Thy Word is a lamp unto our feet All: And a light unto our path

Lay Minister: When we feel afraid, and think we've lost our way; Still You're here right beside us. All: Nothing will we fear as long as you are near. Please be near us to the end.

Lay Minister: Thy Word is a lamp unto our feet All: And a light unto our path.

Lay Minister: Jesus be our guide, hold us to Your side, And we shall praise You to the end. All: Nothing will we fear as long as you are near so please be near us to the end.

Lay Minister: Thy Word is a lamp unto our feet All: And a light unto our path. based on Psalm 119:105

The Lay Minister: As we gather to seek insight for the journey of life we pray come Holy Spirit, show us the power of Christ. All: And be the light unto our path.

Hymn The Lay Minister announces the first hymn: All people that on earth do dwell No.369

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The Prayers of Penitence The Minister: The word of God is living and active. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. All is open and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we give account. So let us confess our sins in penitence and faith.

All: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we have sinned against you, and against our neighbour, in thought and word and deed, through negligence, through weakness, through our own deliberate fault. We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who died for us, forgive us all that is past; and grant that we may serve you in newness of life to the glory of your name. Amen. The Absolution The Minister: + Almighty God, who forgives all who truly repent, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in life eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord. All: Amen.

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Gloria in Excelsis (Please Stand)

All: Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us; you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, + in the glory of God the Father. Amen

The Collect

The Lay Minister: Merciful God, teach us to be faithful in change and uncertainty, that trusting in your word and obeying your will we enter the unfailing joy of Jesus Christ. All: Amen.

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The Epistle Reading: The First reading is taken from 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it, and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work. In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I solemnly urge you: proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favourable or unfavourable; convince, rebuke, and encourage, with the utmost patience in teaching. For the time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine, but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths. As for you, always be sober, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, carry out your ministry fully. This is the word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God. Gradual Hymn The Lay Minister announces the gradual hymn: Lord for the years: No. 81.

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Gospel Reading (Please Stand) The Lay Minister: Alleluia, alleluia. Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are life. All: Alleluia. Then Lord be with you. All: and also with you. Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ According to John 5:36-47 + All: Glory to you O lord. I have a testimony greater than John’s. The works that the Father has given me to complete, the very works that I am doing, testify on my behalf that the Father has sent me. And the Father who sent me has himself testified on my behalf. You have never heard his voice or seen his form, and you do not have his word abiding in you, because you do not believe him whom he has sent. ‘You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that testify on my behalf. Yet you refuse to come to me to have life. I do not accept glory from human beings. But I know that you do not have the love of God in you. I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me; if another comes in his own name, you will accept him. How can you believe when you accept glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the one who alone is God? Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father; your accuser is Moses, on whom you have set your hope. If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me. But if you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say? At the end: This is the Gospel of the Lord: Alleluia. All: Praise to you O Christ. Alleluia!

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The Sermon (Please be seated) The Affirmation of Faith (Please Stand) Minister: Let us declare our faith in God in the words of the Creed. All: 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 salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and 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 again in accordance with the Scriptures; He ascended into heaven and 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, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who 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.

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Prayers of Intercession (Please sit or kneel)

This bidding may be used. Lord in your mercy All: Hear our prayer.

At the end: Merciful Father: All: Accept these prayers for the sake of your Son,

our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen

The Peace

Minister: God’s word is a light to guide us along the narrow paths of life, may we who are the body of Gods Son, Jesus Christ, open our hearts to the truth that we being of that one Spirit were all baptized into one family of peace and faith. Let us pursue all that makes for peace and builds up our family life together. The peace of the Lord be always with you. All: and also with you.

The Offertory The ‘Elements’ (the bread, wine, and water) used as we recall the Last Supper, are brought by members of the church community to the Lords table. In this humble act we symbolically proclaim that we the people of God are with open hearts, making a gift of ourselves, and all we have to God. As the gifts are brought forward the offertory hymn is sung, and the minister prepares the Altar for Holy communion.

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The Offertory Hymn:

The Lay Minister announces the offertory hymn: Christ is made the sure foundation: Christ is made the sure foundation, Christ the head and cornerstone, Chosen of the Lord, and precious, Binding all the Church in one; Holy Zion's help for ever, And her confidence alone. To this temple, where we call thee, Come, O Lord of hosts, today; With thy wonted loving-kindness Hear thy servants as they pray, And thy fullest benediction Shed within its walls alway. Here vouchsafe to all thy servants What they ask of thee to gain, What they gain from thee forever With the blessed to retain, And hereafter in thy glory Evermore with thee to reign. Laud and honour to the Father, laud and honour to the Son, laud and honour to the Spirit, Ever three, and ever one, One in might and one in glory, While unending ages run.

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Preparation of the Altar and the Elements:

Minister: Lord Jesus, you nourish us at the table of your word and the table of your sacrament; as we feed on you, the bread of life, may we daily grow into your likeness. Amen.

Minister: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation: through your goodness we have this bread to set before you, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life.

All: Blessed be God for ever.

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation: through your goodness we have this wine to set before you, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become for us the cup of salvation.

All: Blessed be God for ever.

Pray, my brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

All: May the Lord accept this sacrifice at your hands, for the praise and glory of His name, for our good and for the good of all his holy Church.

The ‘’Sursum Corda’’ Lifting up ones voice:

The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All: It is right to give thanks and praise.

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The Eucharistic Prayer

It is indeed right and good, our duty and our joy, always and everywhere to give you thanks, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. For he is your eternal and creative Word, through whom all things came into being; the Word made flesh who dwelt among us, full of grace and truth. He fulfils the Law and the Prophets, dying for our sins and rising again in accordance with the Scriptures. He stands among us in his risen power, opening to us his living word, and making himself known in the breaking of the bread. Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we proclaim your great and glorious name, for ever praising you and saying: The ‘’Sanctus’’ All: 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!

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The Prayer of Consecration

Lord, you are holy indeed, the source of all holiness; grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit, and according to your holy will, these gifts of bread and wine may be to us the + body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Who in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread and gave you thanks; he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying:

Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me +

In the same way, after supper he took the cup and gave you thanks; he gave it to them, saying:

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.

Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me +

The ‘’Mysterium Fidei" Proclaiming the Mystery of Faith

Great is the mystery of faith: All: Christ has died: Christ is risen: Christ will come again!

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And so, Father, calling to mind his death on the cross, his perfect sacrifice made once for the sins of the whole world; rejoicing in his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension, and looking for his coming in glory, we celebrate this memorial of our redemption.

As we offer you this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, we bring before you this bread and this cup and we thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you.

Send the Holy Spirit on your people and gather into one in your kingdom all who share this one bread and one cup, So that we, in the company of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St Lawrence, St Oswald, and all the saints, may praise and glorify you forever, through Jesus Christ our Lord;

+ By whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever. All Amen.

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The Lord’s Prayer

Minister: Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us

All: 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.

Breaking of the Bread

We break this bread to share in the body of Christ. All: Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread.

The ‘’Agnus Dei’’ (Lamb of God).

All: Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, grant us peace.

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Giving of Communion

Minister: Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Blessed are those who are called to his supper.

All: Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word, and I shall be healed.

The Minister offers the invitation to receive Communion

Draw near with faith receive the body of our Lord Jesus Christ which he gave for you, and his blood which he shed for you. Eat and drink in remembrance that he died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith with thanksgiving.

The People come forward to receive Holy Communion or a Blessing.

If you wish to receive a Blessing rather than the consecrated bread and the wine, please indicate this to the minister by coming forward holding your service booklet thank you.

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The Post Communion Prayers Minister: God of all grace, your Son Jesus Christ fed the hungry with the bread of his life and the word of his kingdom: renew your people with your heavenly grace, and in all our weakness sustain us by your true and living bread; who is alive and reigns, now and for ever. All: Amen.

All: Father of all, we give you thanks and praise, that when we were still far off you 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 Lord. Amen.

The Final Hymn

The Lay Minister announces the final hymn: Thou whose almighty word. No. 267

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The Final Blessing (Please Stand)

Minister: The Lord be with you: All: And also with you.

May the Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

+ And the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you, remain with you and all those you love, this day and forever more. All: Amen.

The Sending Out

Lay Minister: Standing firm in the knowledge that we have been born again, by the imperishable, living and enduring word of God; Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. All: In the name of Christ. Amen.

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5th Sunday UNITED BENEFICE SERVICE

+ St Lawrences and St Oswalds

will share worship on Sunday 31st October.

+ This United Service will be held at St Lawrences Church Over Peover

+ The service begins at 10am.