The Parishes of Clent and Hagley
Holy Communion
27 October - Last Sunday after Trinity
One Church, three locations
St John’s — St Leonard’s — St Saviour’s
Gluten free wafers are available, please notify a welcomer before the service begins
Call to Worship and Opening Prayers
The Lord be with you
and also with you.
Living God,
we come to you.
Open our eyes
to sense your presence among us.
Open our ears
to hear your living word.
Open our mouths
to speak and sing praises.
Open our hearts
to receive you now.
Amen.
All seeing God,
you are far beyond our understanding,
yet you desire to meet with us.
You call us into your presence,
as Jesus told the crowd to call the blind man to come to him.
We come to you now,
expectantly,
ready to worship,
open to your renewing grace.
Bring healing and new purpose in our lives;
in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Opening Hymn 338 I watch the sun rise
Asking for God’s forgiveness
Healing God,
we come to you in penitence –
holding before you the times when our faith has been small
and when we haven’t believed you can help us.
Bartimaeus was direct in his request to Jesus:
forgive us for the times we go all round the houses,
and times we just can’t ‘see’ what is right in front of us.
Son of David, have mercy on us.
Bartimaeus had good friends:
forgive us when we don’t accept help from friends,
and when we aren’t good friends to each other.
Son of David, have mercy on us.
Bartimaeus was told by many to be quiet.
Forgive us when we ignore people who really need our attention -
when we don’t see that we can help through you – and you can help through us.
Son of David, have mercy on us.
Jesus asked Bartimaeus what he wanted from him.
Now he asks us what we want.
We have confessed our sins,
and now we ask the assurance that God grants us pardon.
a short silence
Jesus says, ‘Go; your faith has healed you.
’And we say, ‘Amen’.
Praise and Thanksgiving
We praise you, God,
for those who though different from us
see you at work in our world today;
for those who show us new ways
of being your disciples;
for those who are brave enough to
shout out, when we would keep quiet.
Bless them all and us, as together
we celebrate your healing love.
Amen.
Giving Glory to God
Glory be to God in heaven,
and to all on earth, his peace;
Lord and Father, King in glory,
gifts of praise in us release,
so our worship and thanksgiving
from our hearts will never cease.
Christ on earth, sent by the Father
to redeem, renew, restore;
risen Lamb, in glory seated,
hear our prayers, Lord, we implore.
Now to Father, Son, and Spirit
be all glory evermore.
A Collect
Blessed Lord,
who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning:
help us so to hear them,
to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them
that, through patience, and the comfort of your holy word,
we may embrace and for ever hold fast
the hope of everlasting life,
which you have given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.Amen.
An Old Testament Reading Jeremiah 31.7-9
This is the Word of the Lord—thanks be to God
A New Testament Reading Hebrews 7.23-28
This is the Word of the Lord—thanks be to God
Gradual Hymn 334 I heard the voice of Jesus say
A Gospel Reading Mark 10.46-52
Hear the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark
Glory to you, O Lord.
At end:
This is the Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, O Christ.
A Reflection
An Affirmation of Faith
Let us declare our faith in God.
We believe in God the Father,
from whom every family
in heaven and on earth is named.
We believe in God the Son,
who lives in our hearts through faith,
and fills us with his love.
We believe in God the Holy Spirit,
who strengthens us
with power from on high.
We believe in one God;
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Intercessions Let us pray
The Peace
We are all one in Christ Jesus.
We belong to him through faith,
heirs of the promise of the Spirit of peace.
The peace of the Lord be always with you
and also with you.
We convey an expression of peace to one another.
Offertory Hymn 33 Alleluia sing to Jesus
Prayers at the preparation of the table
God of all goodness and grace,
receive the gifts we offer;
and grant that our whole lives
may give you glory and praise;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation:
through your goodness we have this bread to set before you,
which earth has given and human hands have made.
It will become for us the bread of life.
Blessed be God for ever.
Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation:
through your goodness we have this wine to set before you,
fruit of the vine and work of human hands.
It will become for us the cup of salvation.
Blessed be God for ever.
The Eucharistic Prayer and Communion
The Lord is here.
His Spirit is with us.
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.
It is indeed right,
it is our duty and our joy,
at all times and in all places
to give you thanks and praise,
holy Father, heavenly King,
almighty and eternal God,
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.
For he is your living Word;
through him you have created all things from the beginning,
and formed us in your own image.
Through him you have freed us from the slavery of sin,
giving him to be born of a woman and to die upon the cross;
you raised him from the dead
and exalted him to your right hand on high.
Through him you have sent upon us
your holy and life-giving Spirit,
and made us a people for your own possession.
Therefore with angels and archangels,
and with all the company of heaven,
we proclaim your great and glorious name,
for ever praising you and singing:
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord.
Holy is the Lord God almighty!
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord.
Holy is the Lord God almighty!
Who was and is, and is to come;
holy, holy, holy is the Lord.
Blessed, blessed, blest is he who comes,
Blest is he who comes in the Lord’s name.
Blessed, blessed, blest is he who comes,
blest is he who comes in the Lord’s name.
Hosanna in the heights of heav’n.
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord.
Accept our praises, heavenly Father,
through your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ,
and as we follow his example and obey his command,
grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit
these gifts of bread and wine may be to us his body and his blood;
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.
In the same way, after supper
he took the cup and gave you thanks;
he gave it to them, saying: Drink this, all of you;
this is my blood of the new covenant,
which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this, as often as you drink it,
in remembrance of me.
Therefore, heavenly Father,
we remember his offering of himself
made once for all upon the cross;
we proclaim his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension;
we look for the coming of your kingdom,
and with this bread and this cup
we make the memorial of Christ your Son our Lord.
Great is the mystery of faith:
Christ has died:
Christ is risen:
Christ will come again.
Accept through him, our great high priest,
this our sacrifice of thanks and praise,
and as we eat and drink these holy gifts
in the presence of your divine majesty,
renew us by your Spirit, inspire us with your love
and unite us in the body of your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Through him, and with him, and in him,
In the unity of the Holy Spirit,
with all who stand before you in earth and heaven,
we worship you, Father almighty,
in songs of everlasting praise:
Blessing and honour and glory and power
be yours for ever and ever. Amen.
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread and the Invitation
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 Repton Agnus
O Lamb of God, come cleanse our hearts
and take our sin away.
O Lamb of God, your grace impart,
and let our guilty fear depart,
have mercy, Lord, we pray,
have mercy, Lord, we pray.
O Lamb of God, our lives restore,
our guilty souls release.
Into our lives your Spirit pour
and let us live for evermore
in perfect heavenly peace,
in perfect heavenly peace.
The Invitation
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Jesus Christ is holy,
Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Everyone is invited to receive communion or a blessing,
Communion Hymn 321 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
Closing Prayers and Blessing
Though he was blind,
Bartimaeus saw who Jesus really was.
May we be blessed
with that same vision and confidence,
and may we help others to see, too.
Amen.
May God help us to hear his word
in the silence and in the noise,
and help us to recognise his presence
in the still places and in the busy places of our lives;
and the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among you and remain with you always.
Amen.
Closing Hymn 307 Hills of the North rejoice
Dismissal
Go before us, sight-giving God,
shining your light on the way ahead.
May our lives burn bright for you,
in all that we do and say.
Amen.
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
In the name of Christ. Amen.
We hope you will stay for refreshments after the service
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© The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England, 2000
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Hymns and songs are reproduced under CCLI no. 742099