The gathering
Hymn 16:
All hail the power of Jesu’s name
The greeting
X In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
The Act of Penitence
Let us acknowledge our problems and doubts, the pains we have suffered and the hurts we have inflicted.
Risen Lord, for our difficulties and denials.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy
Risen Lord, for our careless thoughts and careless words.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Risen Lord, for our hasty assumptions and hasty actions.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Words of forgiveness
May the Father of all mercies cleanseX you from your sins, and restore you in his image to the praise and glory of his name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Gloria
Glory, glory to God,
glory to God in the highest heav’ns.
Peace, peace, peace on the earth;
peace to God’s people, all people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.
Glory, glory to God,
glory to God in the highest heav’ns.
Peace, peace, peace on the earth;
peace to God’s people, all people on earth.
Lord Jesus Christ, Lord Jesus Christ,
only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy, mercy on us.
Have mercy, mercy on us.
You are seated at the right hand,
at the right hand of the Father:
receive, Lord, receive our prayer.
Receive, Lord, receive our prayer.
Glory, glory to God,
glory to God in the highest heav’ns.
Peace, peace, peace on the earth;
peace to God’s people, all people on earth.
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, glory of God, the Glory of God the Father.
Glory, glory to God,
glory to God in the highest heav’ns.
Peace, peace, peace on the earth;
peace to God’s people, all people on earth.
Amen,
Amen!
The Collect for the day
Let us pray
Silence is kept
Almighty Father, you have given your only Son to die for our sins and to rise again for our justification: grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness that we may always serve you in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The liturgy of the word
First reading Exodus 14:10-end; 15:20-21 17-18
A reading from the Exodus
God’s first saving act, when God saved the Israelites from the pursuing Egyptians by parting the waters of the Red Sea.
As Pharaoh drew near, the Israelites looked back, and there were the Egyptians advancing on them. In great fear the Israelites cried out to the Lord. They said to Moses, ‘Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us, bringing us out of Egypt? Is this not the very thing we told you in Egypt, “Let us alone and let us serve the Egyptians”? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.’ But Moses said to the people, ‘Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still.’ Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Why do you cry out to me? Tell the Israelites to go forward. But you lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the Israelites may go into the sea on dry ground. Then I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them; and so I will gain glory for myself over Pharaoh and all his army, his chariots, and his chariot drivers. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gained glory for myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his chariot drivers.’ The angel of God who was going before the Israelite army moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and took its place behind them. It came between the army of Egypt and the army of Israel. And so the cloud was there with the darkness, and it lit up the night; one did not come near the other all night. Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into dry land; and the waters were divided. The Israelites went into the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. The Egyptians pursued, and went into the sea after them, all of Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and chariot drivers. At the morning watch the Lord in the pillar of fire and cloud looked down upon the Egyptian army, and threw the Egyptian army into panic. He clogged their chariot wheels so that they turned with difficulty. The Egyptians said, ‘Let us flee from the Israelites, for the Lord is fighting for them against Egypt.’ Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and chariot drivers.’ So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at dawn the sea returned to its normal depth. As the Egyptians fled before it, the Lord tossed the Egyptians into the sea. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the chariot drivers, the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea; not one of them remained. But the Israelites walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. Israel saw the great work that the Lord did against the Egyptians. So the people feared the Lord and believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Psalm 27
Praise the Father of the Years, alleluia!
Praise him in his holy spheres, alleluia!
Praise him in his mighty deeds, alleluia!
Praise him as his power proceeds, alleluia!
Praise him with the blasting horn, alleluia!
May the harp and lyre adorn, alleluia!
Praise him in the rhythmic dance, alleluia!
May the strings and pipe enhance, alleluia!
Praise him with a cymbal crash, alleluia!
Praise him with a cymbal crash, alleluia!
Everything that breathes, adore, alleluia!
praise the Lord for evermore, alleluia!
Second reading Acts 5:27-32
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles
Peter and the apostles stand up to the council, proclaiming Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
When they had brought them, they had them stand before the council. The high priest questioned them, saying, ‘We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you are determined to bring this man’s blood on us.’ But Peter and the apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than any human authority. The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Saviour, so that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.’
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Gospel reading
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Jesus said, ‘I am the resurrection and the life.
Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.’
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John X
Glory to you, O Lord.
20.19-end
Jesus appears to the disciples on the evening of the first Easter Day, and then a week later to the disciples and Thomas.
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.’ A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.’ Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.’ Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Homily
Affirmation of faith
With our Christian siblings throughout the world, let us declare our faith in the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures; he was buried; he was raised to life on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures; afterwards he appeared to his followers, and to all the apostles: this we have received, and this we believe. Amen.
cf 1 Corinthians 15.3-7
Prayers of Intercession
Let us open our hearts and minds to meet with our risen Lord in prayer.
At the end of each bidding the following response is used
Jesus, Lord of life.
In your mercy, hear us.
At the end, on behalf of us all, the intercessor gathers our individual prayers together into one, by saying on our behalf
Risen Lord, hold our prayers and transform them that they might point to your glory and carry your risen power. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
The liturgy of the sacrament
The Peace
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
When Jesus met with his disciples he said, “Peace be with you.” Let us claim that peace as we too meet the risen Lord.
The peace of the Lord be always with you
and also with you.
Let us offer one another a sign of peace.
All may exchange a sign of peace.
Life comes to an upper room,
breaking through the fear and gloom;
walls and door-locks are no bar:
Jesus meets us where we are.
Life dispels the doubt of grief
bringing hope and new belief;
touching scars – these signs of pain
bring us back to life again.
Life comes to a broken heart,
bowed by sorrow, torn apart;
in the darkness of our tears
Jesus speaks to calm our fears.
On our journey life comes home,
in this fellowship made known;
with Christ’s body we are fed:
life revealed in broken bread.
Life comes to a sunlit shore,
sharing food with friends once more;
Fresh new callings banish guilt,
hope and faith and love rebuilt.
Jesus’ vict’ry over death
brings new life with every breath,
to the world it’s freely giv’n,
reconciling earth with heav’n.
© Revd. Ally Barrett
Offertory Prayer
Gracious God, accept the offering of your Church, the hearts of your people joined together as one in praise and thanksgiving, in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen
The Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give thanks and praise.
We praise you, God of freedom, for you breathed life into the void and showed yourself as the one who loves in freedom. From the nothingness of slavery you called a people into being and led them to springs of life; the presence of your glory
went with shattered exiles into strange and distant lands and gathered from the valley of despair the flesh and blood of living hope.
In Jesus, you confronted the powers that killed and oppressed you spoke to those considered dead and helped them stand again; he taught us to die that we might live. He gave himself for us
tortured and forsaken, but he could not be confined by death; in the garden he speaks our name, in the breaking of the bread he shows himself among us; by the lakeside, in the new day,
he calls us to take up his work. Therefore, with all who lost faith, all who walked away in sadness, with the women at the tomb, and the men who hid in fear we confess ourselves surprised by the suddenness of dawn and join the undying song of heaven:
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of pow’r and God of might:
heaven and earth, heaven and earth
are full of your glory,
your pow’r and might.
Hosanna, hosanna,
hosanna in the highest heavn’s.
Hosanna, hosanna,
hosanna in the highest heavn’s.
Blessed, blessed is he who comes,
Blessed, blessed is he who comes;
blessed is he, blessed is he
who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna, hosanna,
hosanna in the highest heavn’s.
Hosanna, hosanna,
hosanna in the highest heavn’s.
The priest then continues the prayer, recalling the words and actions of Jesus at the Last Supper during which we sing the Memorial Acclamation – a response to what has been proclaimed in the Eucharistic prayer
Praise to you Lord Jesus.
Dying you destroyed our death,
Rising you restored our life,
Lord Jesus come in glory.
Hosanna, hosanna,
hosanna in the highest heav’ns!
At the conclusion of the Eucharistic Prayer, we assent to the prayer by saying....
Amen!
The Lord’s Prayer
Rejoicing in the presence of the Risen Christ, let us pray to the Father in faith and trust:
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
Lord, we died with you on the cross.
Now we are raised to new life.
We were buried in your tomb.
Now we share your resurrection.
Live in us,
that we may live in you
The priest breaks the consecrated bread as we sing the Agnus Dei.
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 your peace
Lamb of God you take away
the sin of the world grant us your peace.
This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Blessed are those who are called to his supper.
Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word, and I shall be healed.
As those in church receive, we sing this hymn
Hymn 470:
Now is eternal life
Prayer after communion
Lord God our Father, through our Saviour Jesus Christ you have assured your children of eternal life and in baptism have made us one with him: deliver us from the death of sin and raise us to new life in your love, in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen
The dismissal
Hymn 433:
Love’s redeeming work is done
The Dismissal Gospel
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. X
Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus said, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.’
John 11.25,26
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
The Blessing
May the Father sustain you with his love. May the Son speak peace to your fears. May the Holy Spirit fill you with hope. And the blessing of God almighty, the X Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen
He is not here. He is risen. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Alleluia, alleluia.
In the name of Christ. Amen. Alleluia, alleluia.
Equipped
to go out into our world, we leave in silence.
Hymn 16:
All hail the power of Jesu’s name
The greeting
X In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
The Act of Penitence
Let us acknowledge our problems and doubts, the pains we have suffered and the hurts we have inflicted.
Risen Lord, for our difficulties and denials.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy
Risen Lord, for our careless thoughts and careless words.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Risen Lord, for our hasty assumptions and hasty actions.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Words of forgiveness
May the Father of all mercies cleanseX you from your sins, and restore you in his image to the praise and glory of his name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Gloria
Glory, glory to God,
glory to God in the highest heav’ns.
Peace, peace, peace on the earth;
peace to God’s people, all people on earth.
Lord God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.
Glory, glory to God,
glory to God in the highest heav’ns.
Peace, peace, peace on the earth;
peace to God’s people, all people on earth.
Lord Jesus Christ, Lord Jesus Christ,
only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy, mercy on us.
Have mercy, mercy on us.
You are seated at the right hand,
at the right hand of the Father:
receive, Lord, receive our prayer.
Receive, Lord, receive our prayer.
Glory, glory to God,
glory to God in the highest heav’ns.
Peace, peace, peace on the earth;
peace to God’s people, all people on earth.
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, glory of God, the Glory of God the Father.
Glory, glory to God,
glory to God in the highest heav’ns.
Peace, peace, peace on the earth;
peace to God’s people, all people on earth.
Amen,
Amen!
The Collect for the day
Let us pray
Silence is kept
Almighty Father, you have given your only Son to die for our sins and to rise again for our justification: grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness that we may always serve you in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The liturgy of the word
First reading Exodus 14:10-end; 15:20-21 17-18
A reading from the Exodus
God’s first saving act, when God saved the Israelites from the pursuing Egyptians by parting the waters of the Red Sea.
As Pharaoh drew near, the Israelites looked back, and there were the Egyptians advancing on them. In great fear the Israelites cried out to the Lord. They said to Moses, ‘Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us, bringing us out of Egypt? Is this not the very thing we told you in Egypt, “Let us alone and let us serve the Egyptians”? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.’ But Moses said to the people, ‘Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still.’ Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Why do you cry out to me? Tell the Israelites to go forward. But you lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the Israelites may go into the sea on dry ground. Then I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them; and so I will gain glory for myself over Pharaoh and all his army, his chariots, and his chariot drivers. And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gained glory for myself over Pharaoh, his chariots, and his chariot drivers.’ The angel of God who was going before the Israelite army moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and took its place behind them. It came between the army of Egypt and the army of Israel. And so the cloud was there with the darkness, and it lit up the night; one did not come near the other all night. Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into dry land; and the waters were divided. The Israelites went into the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. The Egyptians pursued, and went into the sea after them, all of Pharaoh’s horses, chariots, and chariot drivers. At the morning watch the Lord in the pillar of fire and cloud looked down upon the Egyptian army, and threw the Egyptian army into panic. He clogged their chariot wheels so that they turned with difficulty. The Egyptians said, ‘Let us flee from the Israelites, for the Lord is fighting for them against Egypt.’ Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and chariot drivers.’ So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at dawn the sea returned to its normal depth. As the Egyptians fled before it, the Lord tossed the Egyptians into the sea. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the chariot drivers, the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea; not one of them remained. But the Israelites walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. Israel saw the great work that the Lord did against the Egyptians. So the people feared the Lord and believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Psalm 27
Praise the Father of the Years, alleluia!
Praise him in his holy spheres, alleluia!
Praise him in his mighty deeds, alleluia!
Praise him as his power proceeds, alleluia!
Praise him with the blasting horn, alleluia!
May the harp and lyre adorn, alleluia!
Praise him in the rhythmic dance, alleluia!
May the strings and pipe enhance, alleluia!
Praise him with a cymbal crash, alleluia!
Praise him with a cymbal crash, alleluia!
Everything that breathes, adore, alleluia!
praise the Lord for evermore, alleluia!
Second reading Acts 5:27-32
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles
Peter and the apostles stand up to the council, proclaiming Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
When they had brought them, they had them stand before the council. The high priest questioned them, saying, ‘We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you are determined to bring this man’s blood on us.’ But Peter and the apostles answered, ‘We must obey God rather than any human authority. The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Saviour, so that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.’
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Gospel reading
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Jesus said, ‘I am the resurrection and the life.
Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.’
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John X
Glory to you, O Lord.
20.19-end
Jesus appears to the disciples on the evening of the first Easter Day, and then a week later to the disciples and Thomas.
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.’ But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.’ A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’ Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.’ Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God!’ Jesus said to him, ‘Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.’ Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Homily
Affirmation of faith
With our Christian siblings throughout the world, let us declare our faith in the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures; he was buried; he was raised to life on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures; afterwards he appeared to his followers, and to all the apostles: this we have received, and this we believe. Amen.
cf 1 Corinthians 15.3-7
Prayers of Intercession
Let us open our hearts and minds to meet with our risen Lord in prayer.
At the end of each bidding the following response is used
Jesus, Lord of life.
In your mercy, hear us.
At the end, on behalf of us all, the intercessor gathers our individual prayers together into one, by saying on our behalf
Risen Lord, hold our prayers and transform them that they might point to your glory and carry your risen power. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
The liturgy of the sacrament
The Peace
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
When Jesus met with his disciples he said, “Peace be with you.” Let us claim that peace as we too meet the risen Lord.
The peace of the Lord be always with you
and also with you.
Let us offer one another a sign of peace.
All may exchange a sign of peace.
Life comes to an upper room,
breaking through the fear and gloom;
walls and door-locks are no bar:
Jesus meets us where we are.
Life dispels the doubt of grief
bringing hope and new belief;
touching scars – these signs of pain
bring us back to life again.
Life comes to a broken heart,
bowed by sorrow, torn apart;
in the darkness of our tears
Jesus speaks to calm our fears.
On our journey life comes home,
in this fellowship made known;
with Christ’s body we are fed:
life revealed in broken bread.
Life comes to a sunlit shore,
sharing food with friends once more;
Fresh new callings banish guilt,
hope and faith and love rebuilt.
Jesus’ vict’ry over death
brings new life with every breath,
to the world it’s freely giv’n,
reconciling earth with heav’n.
© Revd. Ally Barrett
Offertory Prayer
Gracious God, accept the offering of your Church, the hearts of your people joined together as one in praise and thanksgiving, in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen
The Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give thanks and praise.
We praise you, God of freedom, for you breathed life into the void and showed yourself as the one who loves in freedom. From the nothingness of slavery you called a people into being and led them to springs of life; the presence of your glory
went with shattered exiles into strange and distant lands and gathered from the valley of despair the flesh and blood of living hope.
In Jesus, you confronted the powers that killed and oppressed you spoke to those considered dead and helped them stand again; he taught us to die that we might live. He gave himself for us
tortured and forsaken, but he could not be confined by death; in the garden he speaks our name, in the breaking of the bread he shows himself among us; by the lakeside, in the new day,
he calls us to take up his work. Therefore, with all who lost faith, all who walked away in sadness, with the women at the tomb, and the men who hid in fear we confess ourselves surprised by the suddenness of dawn and join the undying song of heaven:
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of pow’r and God of might:
heaven and earth, heaven and earth
are full of your glory,
your pow’r and might.
Hosanna, hosanna,
hosanna in the highest heavn’s.
Hosanna, hosanna,
hosanna in the highest heavn’s.
Blessed, blessed is he who comes,
Blessed, blessed is he who comes;
blessed is he, blessed is he
who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna, hosanna,
hosanna in the highest heavn’s.
Hosanna, hosanna,
hosanna in the highest heavn’s.
The priest then continues the prayer, recalling the words and actions of Jesus at the Last Supper during which we sing the Memorial Acclamation – a response to what has been proclaimed in the Eucharistic prayer
Praise to you Lord Jesus.
Dying you destroyed our death,
Rising you restored our life,
Lord Jesus come in glory.
Hosanna, hosanna,
hosanna in the highest heav’ns!
At the conclusion of the Eucharistic Prayer, we assent to the prayer by saying....
Amen!
The Lord’s Prayer
Rejoicing in the presence of the Risen Christ, let us pray to the Father in faith and trust:
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
Lord, we died with you on the cross.
Now we are raised to new life.
We were buried in your tomb.
Now we share your resurrection.
Live in us,
that we may live in you
The priest breaks the consecrated bread as we sing the Agnus Dei.
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 your peace
Lamb of God you take away
the sin of the world grant us your peace.
This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Blessed are those who are called to his supper.
Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word, and I shall be healed.
As those in church receive, we sing this hymn
Hymn 470:
Now is eternal life
Prayer after communion
Lord God our Father, through our Saviour Jesus Christ you have assured your children of eternal life and in baptism have made us one with him: deliver us from the death of sin and raise us to new life in your love, in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen
The dismissal
Hymn 433:
Love’s redeeming work is done
The Dismissal Gospel
Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. X
Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus said, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.’
John 11.25,26
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
The Blessing
May the Father sustain you with his love. May the Son speak peace to your fears. May the Holy Spirit fill you with hope. And the blessing of God almighty, the X Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. Amen
He is not here. He is risen. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Alleluia, alleluia.
In the name of Christ. Amen. Alleluia, alleluia.
Equipped
to go out into our world, we leave in silence.
