Welcome to the proposed Eucharist to be used in the Chaplaincy

 

This prayer may be said as a preparation for Holy Communion:

We do not presume to come to this your table, merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in your manifold and great mercies

We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under your table

But you are the same Lord whose nature is always to have mercy

Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may ever more dwell in him and he in us

Amen

 

 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit

Amen

The Lord be with you

And also with you

or

Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you

And also with you

or during Eastertide:

Alleluia, Christ is risen!

He is risen indeed. Alleluia!

 

The Collect for Purity

 

Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open,

all desires known,

and from whom no secrets are hidden:

cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name, through Christ our Lord

Amen

 

The Prayers of Penitence

 

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we have sinned against you and against our neighbour in thought and word and deed, through negligence, through weakness, through our own deliberate fault

We are truly sorry 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 grant that we may serve you in newness of life to the glory of your name

Amen

 

The Priest pronounces God’s forgiveness here, or after:

 

The Kyries (said, sung or sung as a response)

Lord, have mercy

 

Lord, have mercy

 

Christ, have mercy

 

Christ, have mercy

 

Lord, have mercy

 

Lord, have mercy

or

Kyrie eleison

Kyrie, eleison

 

Christe eleison

Christe eleison

 

Kyrie eleison

 

Kyrie eleison

 

The Absolution may be said here

‘Gloria in excelsis’ is said or sung on Sundays and Holy Days (except in Advent and Lent)

 

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 Priest says or sings the Collect of the day as printed on the Pew Sheet - and at the end of the Collect

 

Amen

 

All sit for the Reading(s) as printed on the Pew Sheet - at the end of each, the reader says: This is the word of the Lord

 

Thanks be to God

A hymn may be sung according to the hymn board or in the Pew Sheet

 

The Gospel

 

Alleluia is said or sung

 

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to N      

Glory to you, O Lord
 

This is the Gospel of the Lord
                                             

Praise to you, O Christ

Please sit for the Sermon

 

The Nicene Creed - this may be omitted on weekdays

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made

For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary And was made man

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried

On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins

 We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come

Amen

 

The Prayers - please sit

 

These responses may be used

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer

or

Lord, hear us
Lord, graciously hear us

or

+Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord:

And let light perpetual shine upon them

May they rest in peac

And rise in glory

Amen

 

At the end of the Prayers:

Merciful Father, accept these prayers for the sake of your Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ

Amen

The Peace - please stand

 

The peace of the Lord be always with you

 

 

And also with you

Let us offer one another a sign of peace
 

 

All may then exchange a sign of peace

 

 

The Offertory

 

The bread and wine for the Eucharist are presented at the Altar

 

The offerings of the people may be collected and presented

A hymn may be sung - see the hymn board or the Pew Sheet

The Priest praises God for his gifts, to which ALL respond

 

Blessed be God for ever

 

 

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

 

The Eucharistic prayer continues up to... ‘praising you and saying’

 

All then say or sing:

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory
Hosanna in the highest

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest

 

Remain Standing – or sit if more comfortable

The Prayer continues up to.... Great is the mystery of faith:

 

Christ has died

Christ is risen

Christ will come again

 

or during Advent

Christ is the bread of life

When we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim your death Lord Jesus, until you come in glory

 

or during Lent

Jesus Christ is Lord

Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have set us free

You are the Saviour of the world

 

The Prayer continues to the end of the prayer

Amen 

The Priest introduces the Lord’s Prayer and we say or sing

Our Father, who art in heaven.....

 

The Priest breaks the consecrated Bread, saying

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

 

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 peace
 

The Priest invites us to Communion, to which ALL respond:

Lord, I am not worthy to receive you,

but only say the word and I shall be healed

 

 or during Eastertide:

Alleluia

Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us

Therefore let us keep the feast

Alleluia

 

All who wish, come forward to receive Holy Communion or a blessing

Hymns may be sung during the administration of the communion

 

At the Administration of Communion, ALL respond: 

 

Amen

After Communion  the Priest says a prayer, and ALL then say:

 

Almighty God, we thank you for feeding us with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ

Through him we offer you our souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice

Send us out in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory, Amen

 

The Blessing   (may be followed by a Hymn)

 

The Dismissal

 

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord

In the name of Christ, Amen

or

Go in the peace of Christ (Alleluia! Alleluia!)

Thanks be to God (Alleluia! Alleluia!)