Service for Sunday April 25th
Welcome to our service this week!
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And don't forget to read the announcements at the end of the service outline!
Order of Service - Easter 4
Prelude
Welcome
Opening Hymn: Christ Is Our Cornerstone CP#459 (tune, Darwall)
1 Christ is our cornerstone,
on him alone we build.
With his true saints alone
the courts of heav’n are filled.
On his great love our hopes we place
of present grace and joys above.
2 Oh, then with hymns of praise
these hallow’d courts shall ring.
Our voices we will raise,
the Three-in-One to sing,
and thus proclaim in joyful song
both loud and long that glorious name.
4 Praise to the God of heav’n;
sing praise to Christ the Son;
the Spirit, praise be giv’n,
who joins them both as one:
the holy Dove, who gives us grace
to find our place in God’s great love!
The Greeting
Alleluia! Christ is risen.
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
May his grace and peace be with you.
May he fill our hearts with joy!
The Collect Prayer
O Lord Christ, good shepherd of the sheep, you seek the lost and guide us into your fold. Feed us, and we shall be satisfied; heal us, and we shall be whole. Make us one with you, for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
The Readings
Acts 4:5-12, Psalm 23, 1 John 3:23-24, John 10:11-18
The Homily
Hymn after the Homily: Before the World Began #621
1. Before the world began one Word was there;
grounded in God he was, rooted in care;
by him all things were made;
in him was love displayed;
through him God spoke and said, 'I am for you.'
2. Life found in him its source; death found its end;
light found in him its course, darkness its friend,
for neither death nor doubt
nor darkness can put out
the glow of God, the shout: 'I am for you.'
4. All who received the Word by God were blessed;
sisters and brothers they of earth's fond guest.
So did the Word of Grace
proclaim in time and space
and with a human face, 'I am for you.'
Affirmation of Faith
Hear, O Israel,
the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
Love the Lord your God
with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with all your mind,
and with all your strength.
This is the first and the great commandment.
The second is like it:
Love your neighbour as yourself.
There is no commandment greater than these.
The Prayers of the People
Confession & Absolution
Let us bring to God our need for forgiveness and healing, saying together,
God our Creator, long-suffering, full of grace and truth,
You create us from nothing and give us life.
You give your faithful people new life in the water of baptism.
You do not turn your face from us,
Nor cast us aside.
We confess that we have sinned
Against you and our neighbour.
We have wounded your love and marred your image in us.
Restore us for the sake of your Son,
And bring us to heavenly joy,
In Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
May the God of all healing and forgiveness draw you to himself, and cleanse you from all your sins that you may behold the glory of his Son, the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
As our Saviour taught us, let us pray,
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. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.
Benediction
Go now to love, even when love involves risk.
We go now to love, as God loves us.
Go now to care, even when caring is hard.
We go now to care, as God cares for us.
Go now to love, in truth and in action.
By this we are known as children of God.
The Blessing
Closing Hymn: The Lord’s My Shepherd #519
1 The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want.
He makes me down to lie
in pastures green; he leadeth me
the quiet waters by.
2 My soul he doth restore again,
and me to walk doth make
within the paths of righteousness,
e’en for his own name’s sake.
3 Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale,
yet will I fear none ill,
for thou art with me and thy rod
and staff me comfort still.
4 My table thou hast furnished
in presence of my foes.
My head thou dost with oil anoint,
and my cup overflows.
5 Goodness and mercy all my life
shall surely follow me,
and in God’s house forevermore
my dwelling place shall be.
Dismissal
Postlude
Announcements
Coffee and Chat - Today (Sunday April 25th) at 11 am via Zoom - Click Here to Join
Bible Study -Please join us on Wednesday mornings at 10 am. If you don't have the Zoom link, email Ruthanne to request it. ruthanne@ascensionportperry.com
Evening Prayer - Wednesday night at 7:30 pm. Click Here to Join Evening Prayer -Please Zoom in between 7:20 & 7:30 for a prompt start at 7:30 pm. Thank you.
Special Vestry - Sunday May 2nd @ 11 am - See other notice with Newsletter or go to Event Page on our Website for the link