| WHAT HAPPENS |
WHAT THIS MEANS |
WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE |
| First
Reading |
We listen
to a reading from the Bible which is printed on the weekly
sheet
At the end the reader says
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This is the word of the Lord. |
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Thanks be to God. |
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The reading
is an important part in our worship. At the end of the reading,
the reader says This is the
word of the Lord because God has
been speaking to us through this reading. |
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| Gospel
Reading |
Please stand
A hymn or song is sung |
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A hymn is sung to
greet the Gospel, which is a story about Jesus, or a story Jesus
told. Towards the end of the hymn, the Gospel Book is carried
to the centre of the Nave. |
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When the Gospel is
announced the reader says
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The Lord be with you. |
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and also with you. |
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Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to N. |
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Glory to you, O Lord. |
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At the end the reader
says
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This is the Gospel of the Lord |
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Praise to you, O Christ |
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At the end of the hymn we turn
to face the place from where the Gospel is read, if we can, and
to stand while it is read. We do this because these are the words
of Christ and so are treated with the importance they deserve. |
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| Talk
or Activity |
| Please sit for
the talk or activity |
The preacher talks
to us. This talk is usually about what is happening at this particular
time in the Christian Year. |
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| Affirmation
of Faith |
Please stand |
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Do you believe and trust in God the Father,
source of all being and life, the one for whom we exist? |
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All We believe and trust in
him. |
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Do you believe and trust
in God the Son, who took our human nature, died for us and
rose again? |
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We believe and trust in him. |
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Do you believe and trust in God the Holy
Spirit, who gives life to the people of God and makes Christ
known in the world? |
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We believe and trust in him. |
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This is the faith of the Church. |
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We believe and trust in one God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. |
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We stand to say a
prayer (a shortened version of the Creed) which declares the important
things that we, as Christians, believe in. The word Creed comes
from the Latin word credo,
which means I believe. The Creed actually describes the Trinity
and is therefore in three parts. We acknowledge our
belief in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
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| We
Pray |
| Please kneel
or sit The prayers of
intercession may include the following response
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Lord, in your mercy. |
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hear our prayer. |
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And at the end
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Merciful Father, |
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Accept these prayers for the
sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. |
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This
is the time when we pray for others. We pray for the Church all
over the world, the Queen, people in authority and our community.
We pray for peace among nations. We pray for our family, friends
and neighbours, people who are ill, in pain, sad, lonely or in
need. We also remember those who have died. |
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Go to All-age Communion: We share in Holy Communion |
