Join us in prayer for Pentescost Sunday
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This Sunday:
The Rev. Marnie Peterson presides and preaches
The Rev. Alisdair Smith serves as Deacon
Vincent Carey is the MC
Donna Wong-Juliani is the reader
and Music is provided by Kim Hardy, Deirdre Rogers, Ray Horst, Stephen Wright, under the direction of Rupert Lang.
Order of Service:
Gathering of the Community
Cathedral Parish Announcements
Introit Veni Sancte Spiritus Taizé
Presider Alleluia Christ is risen!
All Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia.
Presider May his grace and peace be with you.
All May he fill our hearts with joy.
Presider As we celebrate the gift of God’s Holy Spirit, we acknowledge with respect that we worship on the
traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories the Musqueam, the Squamish, and the Tsleil-Waututh nations.
Let us pray for the outpouring of the Spirit on all peoples and nations.
All May God’s Spirit enliven and empower the work of truth, healing, and reconciliation. Alleluia!
Hymn of Praise O Spirit of the Living God (CP 40)
Text: James Montgomery (1771 – 1854), alt.; Music: William Knapp (1698 – 1768); Wareham
Collect
Presider Let us pray (silence)
Almighty and everliving God,
All who fulfilled the promises of Easter by sending us your Holy Spirit
and opening to every race and nation the way of life eternal,
keep us in the unity of your Spirit,
that every tongue may tell of your glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Proclamation of the Word
First Reading A reading from Acts 2:1-21
Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
All Thanks be to God.
Psalm Psalm 104
Oh Lord how manifold are your works!
in wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
Yonder is the great and wide sea
with its living things too many to number,
creatures both small and great. Antiphon
All of them look to you
to give them their food in due season.
You give it to them; they gather it;
you open your hand and they are filled with good things. Antiphon
You hide your face, and they are terrified;
you take away their breath; and they die and return to their dust.
You send forth your Spirit, and they are created;
and so you renew the face of the earth. Antiphon
May the glory of the Lord endure for ever;
may the Lord rejoice and all his works.
May these words of mine please him;
I will rejoice in the Lord. Antiphon
Second Reading A reading from Romans 8:22-27
Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
All Thanks be to God.
Sequence Hymn Like the Murmur of the Dove’s Song (CP 635)
Text: Carl P. Daw, Jr. (1944 – ); Music: Peter Cutts (1937 – ); Bridegroom
Deacon The Lord be with you.
All And also with you.
Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
Before the Gospel Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Gospel John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15
Deacon The Gospel of Christ.
After the Gospel Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon The Rev. Marnie Peterson
Silence for Reflection
The Renewal of Baptismal Vows
Presider We thank you, Almighty God, for the gift of water. Over water the Holy Spirit moved in the beginning of creation.
Through water you led the children of Israel out of their bondage in Egypt into the land of promise. In water your Son Jesus
received the baptism of John and was anointed by the Holy Spirit as the Messiah, the Christ, to lead us, through his death
and resurrection, from the bondage of sin into everlasting life.
We thank you, Father, for the water of baptism. In it we are buried with Christ in his death. By it we share in his
resurrection. Through it we are reborn by the Holy Spirit. Therefore in joyful obedience to your Son, we celebrate our
fellowship in him in faith. We pray that all who have passed through the water of baptism may continue for ever in the risen
life of Jesus Christ our Saviour. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, now and for ever.
All Amen.
Presider Dear friends, through the paschal mystery we have been buried with Christ in baptism, so that we may rise with
him to a new life. As we celebrate the baptism of Jesus, let us renew the promises we made in baptism, when we rejected
Satan and all his works, and promised to serve God faithfully in his holy catholic Church.
Do you reaffirm your renunciation of evil
and renew your commitment to Jesus Christ?
All I do.
Presider Do you believe in God the Father?
All I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
Presider Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
All 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.
Presider Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
All 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.
Presider Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?
All I will, with God’s help.
Presider Will you persevere in resisting evil and, whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?
All I will, with God’s help.
Presider Will you proclaim by word and example the good news of God in Christ?
All I will, with God’s help.
Presider Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbour as yourself?
All I will, with God’s help.
Presider Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?
All I will, with God’s help.
Presider Will you strive to safeguard the integrity of God’s creation, and respect, sustain and renew the life of the Earth?
All I will, with God’s help.
Presider God the creator, the rock of our salvation, has given us new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, and bestowed upon
us the forgiveness of sins, through our Lord Jesus Christ. May he keep us faithful to our calling, now and for ever.
All Amen.
Prayers of the People
The Peace
Presider The risen Christ came and stood among his disciples and said, “Peace be with you.” Then were they glad when they saw the Lord. Alleluia.
All Alleluia.
Presider The peace of the risen Christ be always with you.
All And also with you. Alleluia.
All may exchange a sign of peace, greeting one another with these words: "Christ is risen"
Celebration of the Eucharist
The Offertory
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Offertory Hymn O Holy Spirit, By Whose Breath (CP 638)
Text: Latin (9th cent.); tr. John Webster Grant (1919 – ); Music: Melody Mechlin plainsong, Mode 8;
harm. Healey Willan (1880 – 1968); Veni Creator Spiritus
Prayer over the Gifts
Presider Giver of life,
All receive all we offer you this day. Let the Spirit you bestow on your Church continue to work in the world through the
hearts of all who believe. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.
The Great Thanksgiving
Presider The Lord be with you.
All And also with you.
Presider Lift up your hearts.
All We lift them to the Lord.
Presider Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Presider Eternal God, Source of all being, we give you thanks and praise for your faithful love. You call us into friendship
with you and one another to be your holy people, a sign of your presence in the world. When those we trust betray us,
unfailingly you remain with us. When we injure others, you confront us in your love and call us to the paths of
righteousness.
You stand with the weak, and those, broken and alone, whom you have always welcomed home, making the first last, and
the last first. Therefore we raise our voices with angels and archangels, forever praising you and singing:
Sanctus Choir (Bell Mass) Rupert Lang
Presider Blessed are you, O Holy One: when Hagar was driven into the wilderness you followed her and gave her hope.
When Joseph was sold into bondage, you turned malice to your people’s good. When you called Israel out of slavery,
you brought them through the wilderness into the promised land. When your people were taken into exile you wept with
them by the river of Babylon and carried them home.
All Restore us, O God, let your face shine!
Presider At the right time you sent your Anointed One to stand with the poor, the outcast, and the oppressed. Jesus touched
lepers, and the sick, and healed them. He accepted water from a woman of Samaria and offered her the water of new life.
Christ knew the desolation of the cross and opened the way for all humanity into the redemption of your reconciling love.
On the night he was betrayed, Jesus, at supper with his friends, took bread, gave you thanks, broke the bread, gave it to
them, and said, “Take and 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.”
Loving and Holy One, recalling Christ’s death and resurrection, we offer you these gifts, longing for the bread of tomorrow
and the wine of the age to come. Therefore we proclaim our hope.
All Dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life. Lord Jesus, come in glory.
Presider Pour out your Spirit on these gifts that through them you may sustain us in our hunger for your peace.
We hold before you all whose lives are marked by suffering, our sisters and brothers. When we are broken and cast aside,
embrace us in your love.
All Restore us, O God, let your face shine!
Presider Through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours, O Source
of all life, now and for ever.
All Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer Sung
Easter Acclamation
Presider Lord, we died with you on the cross
All Now we are raised to new life.
Presider We were buried in your tomb.
All Now we share in your resurrection.
Presider Live in us, that we may live in you.
All Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Presider Alleluia. The gifts of God for the people of God.
All Thanks be to God! Alleluia!
Share the Gifts
During Communion Holy Spirit, Truth Divine
Text: Samuel Longfellow (from Hymns of the Spirit, 1864); Music Andrew Carter
Sending Out of the Disciples
Prayer after Communion
Presider Father, All may we who have received this eucharist live in the unity of your Holy Spirit, that we may show forth
his gifts to all the world. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Doxology
Presider Glory to God,
All whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to
generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Blessing
Presider As we wait in silence,
All make us ready for your coming Spirit.
Presider As we worship you in majesty,
All make us ready for your coming Spirit.
Presider As we long for your renewing,
All make us ready for your coming Spirit.
Presider As we long for your equipping,
All make us ready for your coming Spirit.
Presider As we long for your empowering,
All make us ready for your coming Spirit.
Presider Make us ready for your coming Spirit.
All Make us ready for your coming Spirit.
Presider May the Spirit, who set the Church on fire upon the day of Pentecost, bring the world alive with the love of the
risen Christ. And the blessing of God almighty…
All Amen.
Closing Hymn Be Thou My Vision (CP 505)
Text: Irish Hymn (8th cent.); tr. Mary Elizabeth Byrne (1880 – 1931); vers. Eleanor H. Hull (1860 – 1935),
alt.; Music: Melody Irish trad.; arr. Martin Shaw (1875 – 1958); Slane
Dismissal Waiting expectantly for the promised Holy Spirit, go in the peace of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia.
All Thanks be to God. Alleluia! Alleluia!
For Margery Kellett, in honour of her 99th Birthday…
We Lift Up Our Voices was commissioned by the family of Margery and Jack Kellett (1913 – 2008), on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary (May 1998).
Postlude We Lift Up Our Voices
Text: Herbert O’Driscoll; Music: Kelltic Braule, Rupert Lang
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