| WHAT HAPPENS |
WHAT THIS MEANS |
WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE |
Please stand for
the hymn or song
On a Parade Sunday the flags of the uniformed groups are
brought to the front of the church |
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While this hymn is
being sung, the priest and servers move down the south aisle and
through the body of the congregation to the front of the church.
This movement helps to gather us all together – leading
us to focus our attention on worshipping God. |
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| Greeting |
The priest welcomes
people with a greeting which may include
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The Lord be with you. |
| All |
and also with
you. |
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The priest welcomes
everybody. |
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| Saying sorry to God |
| The priest invites
us to remember what we have done wrong and say sorry |
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Lord, have mercy. |
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Lord, have mercy. |
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Christ, have mercy. |
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Christ, have mercy. |
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Lord, have mercy. |
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Lord, have mercy. |
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We now think about the wrong things
we have done, said and thought. We say sorry and ask God to forgive
us. |
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| The priest declares God’s forgiveness |
The priest tells us that God does forgive us. |
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| Praise |
This, or another song,
may be sung
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| 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, have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father:
receive, 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.
in the glory of God the Father. Amen. |
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We sing a song of praise to God.
At most All-age services the orchestra, St. James's Players, accompanies
this and all the other sung parts of the service. The orchestra
also plays during communion and after the service. |
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| The Collect |
The priest says
the Collect, the prayer of the day, which is printed on
the weekly sheet. At the end we say
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| All |
Amen |
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| Please sit |
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The Collect is a special prayer
for this particular Sunday. There is a different one for every
Sunday of the Christian year.
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Liturgy of the Word
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