ORDER OF SERVICE
Holy Thursday
A Service of Holy Communion
To
mark the Institution of the Lord's Supper
OPENING HYMN 325 Be still for the
presence of the Lord
GREETING
PRAYER OF PENITENCE
Father eternal, giver of light and
grace, we have sinned against you and against our neighbour, in what we have
thought, in what we have said and done, through ignorance, through weakness,
through our own deliberate fault. We have wounded your love, and marred your
image in us. We are sorry and ashamed, 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
lead us out from darkness to walk as children of light. Amen.
ABSOLUTION
GLORIA
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
MINISTRY OF THE WORD
THE
COLLECT: God our Father,
you have invited us to share in the supper
which your Son gave to his Church to proclaim his death until he comes: May he nourish us by his presence, and unite us in his love;
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
you have invited us to share in the supper
which your Son gave to his Church to proclaim his death until he comes: May he nourish us by his presence, and unite us in his love;
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Exodus 12: 1-4 [5-10]11-14
EPISTLE: 1st Corinthians 11: 23-26
GRADUAL HYMN: 420 I am the Bread of
Life
THE GOSPEL: John 13: 1-17, 31b-35
THE SERMON
THE INTERCESSIONS
Father,
on this night, the night he was betrayed, your Son Jesus Christ washed his
disciples' feet. We commit ourselves
to follow his example of love and service.
Lord, hear us
and humble us.
On
this night, he prayed for his disciples to be one.
We pray for the unity of your
Church
Lord, hear us
and unite us.
On this night, he prayed for those who
were to believe through their
message. We pray for the mission of
your Church...
Lord, hear us
and
renew our zeal.
On this night, he commanded
them to love, but suffered rejection
himself
We pray for the rejected and
unloved...
Lord, hear us
and fill us
with your love.
On this night, he reminded them that if the
world hated them it hated
him first.
We pray for those who are persecuted for
their faith..
Lord, hear us
and give us your peace.
Most merciful Lord, your love compels
us to come in. Our hands were unclean, our hearts were unprepared; we were not
fit even to eat the crumbs from under your table. But you, Lord, are the God of
our salvation, and share your bread with sinners. So cleanse and feed us with
the precious body and blood of your Son, that he may live in us and we in him;
and that we, with the whole company of Christ, may sit and eat in your kingdom.
Amen.
THE
MINISTRY OF THE SACRAMENT
THE PEACE Stand
The
peace of the Lord be always with you
and also with you.
HYMN: 244 There is a green hill….
At
the Eucharist we are with our crucified and risen Lord. We know that it was not
only our ancestors, but we who were redeemed and brought forth from bondage to
freedom, from mourning to feasting. We know that as he was with them in the
upper room so our Lord is here with us now.
Until the kingdom of God
Blessed
are you, Lord, God of the universe, you bring forth bread from the earth.
Blessed be God for ever.
Blessed
are you, Lord, God of the universe, you create the fruit of the vine.
Blessed be God for ever.
The
Lord is here.
His Spirit is with us.
Lift
up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let
us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give him thanks and
praise.
Father,
we give you thanks and praise through your beloved Son Jesus Christ, your
living Word through whom you have created all things; Who was sent by you, in
your great goodness, to be our Saviour by the power of the Holy Spirit he took
flesh and, as your Son, born of the blessed Virgin, was seen on earth and went
about among us; He opened wide his arms for us on the cross he put an end to
death by dying for us and revealed the resurrection by rising to new life; So
he fulfilled your will and won for you a holy people.
And
now we give you thanks because when his hour had come, in his great love he
gave this supper to his disciples, that we might proclaim his death, and feast
with him in his kingdom. 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:
Holy,
holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven
and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna
in the highest.
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 your 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.
Christ has died:
Christ
is risen:
Christ
will come again.
And
so, Father, calling to mind his death on the cross, his perfect sacrifice made
once for the sins of all people, rejoicing at his mighty resurrection and
glorious ascension, and looking for his coming in glory, we celebrate this
memorial of our redemption; We thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your
presence and serve you; we bring before you this bread and this cup; We pray
you to accept this our duty and service, a spiritual sacrifice of praise and
thanksgiving; 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
all the saints, may praise and glorify you for ever, through him from whom all
good things come, 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. Amen.
THE LORDS PRAYER (TRADITIONAL FORM)
We
break this bread to share in the body of Christ.
Though we are many, we are one body,
because we all share in one bread
THE COMMUNION
Almighty and heavenly Father, we thank
you that in this wonderful sacrament you have given us the memorial of the
passion of your Son Jesus Christ. Grant us so to reverence the sacred mysteries
of his body and blood, that we may know within ourselves and show forth in our
lives the fruits of his redemption; who is alive and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Stripping of the Altar (Psalm 88 sung while altar is stripped)
DISMISSAL
DEPART
IN SILENCE
