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Liturgical material for November 15th 1998
Introduction
The stuff might look a bit odd this week (not least the sermon) because I
have to incorporate a Wedding and a Thanksgiving & Dedication Service
into our normal morning worship. We expect to have lots of visitors
to the service and so the language of prayers, sermon and stuff will have
to take account of an eclectic congregation, some of theme who have been
coming for years, some who are there simply to see a wedding, some who are
there because they have to come to the service so they can wet the baby's
head afterwards, and some who are coming for the first time and have
a genuine need to hear the Good News for the first time.
Readings
(I shall be ignoring the readings from Malachi and Thessalonians this week
- they are a bit grim for a wedding!)
Hymns
R&S 135
R&S 709
R&S 250
R&S 663
R&S 466
R&S 467
R&S 293
R&S 486
R&S 291 |
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(Hymns linked with psalm
98):
Joy to the World!
New songs of celebration render
The strife is o'er, the battle done
(Wedding Hymns):
Love Divine, all loves excelling
As man and woman we were made
(Thanksgiving/Dedication Hymn):
O God, your life-creating love
(Hymns linked with Luke
21:5-19):
Ye servants of God, your master proclaim
By gracious powers so wonderfully sheltered
To the name of our salvation |
Opening Sentences
Sing to our God a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
Let the world sing and those who dwell in it!
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth;
Sing praises to the LORD with music and melody!
Sing to our God a new song,
for he has done marvelous things!
Prayer of Approach
Creator God, We take this day, as a special day, to celebrate the goodness
of the world you have made, the world you sustain. The world teems with life
and is filled with beauty, celebrating its creator. You have breathed your
life into each one of us, made us in your image, called us to be your children.
We rejoice, and we are glad.
Saviour God, We take this day, as a special day, to celebrate Jesus' rising
from the dead. With joy in our hearts we can proclaim that he is risen! He
shared our life and suffered our death so that we might share his life and
his rising - conquering death. Because he lives, we too shall live! We rejoice,
and we are glad.
God-with-us, We take this day, as a special day, to celebrate the coming
of your Spirit, for you are not a God above and beyond us, but with us and
in us. Your Spirit within us, we have a measure of your love, of your joy,
of your peace, of your power to live as your children in the world. We rejoice,
and we are glad.
God of all our celebrations, we take this as a special day to give thanks
for Zara and Caitlin and to celebrate the marriage of Sandra and Charlie.
God of every day, We take this day as a special day, forgive us when we take
it as the only day to rejoice and be glad in all you have given, for Monday
and Thursday, Tuesday and Friday, Wednesday and Saturday are your days too.
Help us to live as your children all the days of our lives. Amen.
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