Parkend and Viney Hill Churches

Introduction 

Lord God, 

we have sinned against you; 

 we have done evil in your sight. 

 We are sorry and repent. 

 Have mercy on us according to your love. 

 Wash away our wrongdoing and cleanse us from our sin. 

 Renew a right spirit within us 

 and restore us to the joy of your salvation,

 through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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May the Father forgive us by the death of his Son

 and strengthen us to live in the power of the Spirit all our days. 

 Amen. 

Glory to God! our hearts to you we raise, 

Joy and peace on earth, in highest heaven praise!

Son of the Father, bearing this world’s sin, 

Lamb of God, have mercy, grant us peace within. 

You, O Christ are holy, you alone are Lord, 

With the Holy Spirit, evermore adored. 

Glory to God! our hearts to you we raise, 

Joy and peace on earth, in highest heaven praise!

Almight Father,

whose will is to restore all things

in your beloved Son, the King of all;

govern the hearts and minds of those in authority,

and bring the families of the nations,

torn apart by the ravages of sin,

to be subject to his just and gentle rule;

who is alive and reigns with you,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and forever.

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

I believe in God, the Father almighty, 

 creator of heaven and earth. 

 I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, 

 who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, 

 born of the Virgin Mary, 

 suffered under Pontius Pilate, 

 was crucified, died, and was buried; 

 he descended to the dead. 

 On the third day he rose again; 

 he ascended into heaven, 

 he is seated at the right hand of the Father, 

 and he will come to judge the living and the dead. 

 I believe in the Holy Spirit, 

 the holy catholic Church, 

 the communion of saints, 

 the forgiveness of sins, 

 the resurrection of the body, 

 and the life everlasting.

 Amen

 We bring before God all of our concerns and thanksgivings, our desires and our needs. 

 The Lord's Prayer 

 Our Father, who art in heaven, 

 hallowed be thy name; 

 thy kingdom come; thy will be done; 

 on earth as it is in heaven. 

 Give us this day our daily bread. 

 And forgive us our trespasses, 

 as we forgive those who trespass against us. 

 And lead us not into temptation; 

 but deliver us from evil. 

 For thine is the kingdom, 

 the power and the glory, 

 for ever and ever. 

 Amen.

Lord Jesus,

you made yourself known in the breaking of the bread

I love you above all things

and I desire you to receive my soul:

since I cannot at this moment receive Communion,

come at least spiritually into my heart;

I embrace you as if you were already there

and unite myself wholly to you,

never let me be separated from you.

Amen

May Christ who makes saints of sinners, 

 who has transformed those we remember today, 

 raise and strengthen us that we may transform the world;

and the blessing of God almighty,

the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit 

be among us and remain with us always.

Hymn: Jerusalem