Category: youth
Collective Worship – Prayer
(Part 1 of 2, leading up to Big Intercessions at the Pentecost Collective Worship)
Equipment:
Bubbles
Gathering
Lord’s Prayer (Gavin Tyte Version) over images of people praying
http://www.crossingsongs.org.uk/songs/our-father
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
Input
Hands together, eyes closed… let us… pause and think for a moment about what I am encouraging you to do.
Prayer: it’s an important part of the Christian life.
What would YOU say about prayer or the act of praying to God…?
Prayer is an important feature of all the world’s major religions, and yet despite there being hundreds of books on the shelves on the subject, little is really understood about it, because prayer is such a personal thing as well as being something which we like to do together.
There are some prayers which Christians like to pray together. We finish each act of Collective Worship on a Friday with one: the Lord’s Prayer, and I always finish the worship with a prayer of blessing over you. Sometimes it is good to say these words together
But prayer is not only about words said to God. If you thought perhaps that it was only words that mattered, and then were unable to think of any words, might you imagine that prayer was not possible. No, my dear friends…
- prayer can be words… and can be quietness.
- prayer can be joyous… and can share your sadness with God
- prayer can be words… lots of words… just a few words… or an action, a ritual, a response, a movement, a dance, a song, a picture, a time of stillness.
Just as each and everyone of you is different, so will your prayers be different, and all are proper prayers.
Although I invite you to pray along with me, I recognise that not everyone wants to pray at that moment. If you don’t, then that is fine, because I cannot force you to pray, but when others are praying, sharing that special, intimate time with God, we ought to respect that. Stay quiet, refrain from fidgeting or disturbing our neighbours and getting in the way of their prayers.
But what to pray…?
Sometimes we seem to get so tied up with the words. Fill the praying space with words and maybe that will take the place of prayers.
Praying is not like reading a shopping list (very quickly) at God.
“God bless Mummy and God bless Daddy and please God look after Auntie Susan and can my favourite football team win this weekend and can I have a bike for my birthday please thank you God Amen.”
Rather, prayer is like a conversation between two friends.
There are words. There are pauses. There is listening.
What does God say to you?
What does he guide you to do?
What words of comfort and strength does he give to you?
There are all different kinds of prayer, sometimes for ourselves, sometimes for others, sometimes just to show God how much we care about him, or to say sorry.
To remind me of this, I can use the word “Pray”
P – Praise
R – Repent – or say sorry for the things I have done wrong
A – Ask – for God to help other people or situations
Y – You – what I need
Notice that what you need comes last. Really good prayer puts others first. Asking God to help others is called Intercession and each and every Mass we ask for God’s help in the world.
I think you have encountered that before, and you know it well.
Prayer
(Take bubbles)
Each prayer is like one of these bubbles. On one level they seem so trivial, so small, they seem to last for such a short time.
And yet each bubble floats freely in this space, they float to God, each containing prayer. And when they burst, that prayer is released.
Although each bubble looks the same, it is unique, special, individual. Just like you. There is no other bubble like it. It reflects the sunlight in a special way, you might even glimpse a reflection of you in it.
Offer your prayers to God as we gaze on these bubbles.
For the world (blow)
For our communities (blow)
For our families (blow)
For those who are sick or in hospital (blow)
For those who are near the end of their lives (blow)
For us, that we may draw closer to God through our prayers (blow)
Lord’s Prayer
As our Saviour Christ has taught us, so we pray…
Gavin Tyte version:
Our Father in heaven
Hallowed be your name
Your kingdom come, your will be done
On earth as it is in heav’n
Give us our daily bread
Forgive us as we do the same
Lead us not into temptation
Deliver us from the evil one
Yours is (yours is)
The kingdom (the kingdom)
The power (the power)
The glory (the glory)
Amen!
Blessing and Dismissal
The Five Marks of Mission for Children – and Your School
I underwent some really good training last week on the RE Curriculum, and was really struck by this, although I am not sure of the source, I want to share it:
The worldwide Anglican communion has adopted what is known as the Five Marks of Mission, as a summary of how it sees its role in the world and the role of all those who are members of its churches.
The Five Marks are as follows:
- To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
- To teach, baptise and nurture new believers
- To respond to human need by loving service
- To seek to transform unjust structures of society
- To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth
As part of the Anglican Church, Church of England schools may find it useful to think through the Marks of Mission and use them as one of the ways to structure their own call to be a ‘distinctive’ part of the English national education system.
The Marks of Mission may be summarized using five words beginning with ‘T’: Tell, Teach, Tend, Transform and Treasure. These words are used below, and in some possible statements to use with children.
How can church schools use the ‘Marks of Mission’ to become more distinctive Christian communities?
Tell
Tell stories of Jesus systematically in Collective Worship, but also think about the things Jesus taught and talk about these
Help children to lead worship themselves, including telling stories and offering ideas about meaning
Celebrate key Christian festivals, linking these to Christian beliefs and share the celebrations the wider community
Teach
Teach key Christian concepts: reconciliation, hope, incarnation, salvation, Kingdom of God, and Christian perspectives on shared beliefs
Aim for Biblical literacy – a rich diet of stories from the Bible, well-told, read, discussed, applied
Excel in the area of RE – resource and teach it well, offer time to question beliefs and meet active members of different faiths
Tend
Encourage and reward caring and sharing in practical and measurable ways from Reception onwards in each class.
Learn about the needs of others, find out how to help and do something.
Meet those, including those in the Christian community who ‘tend’ those in need. Find out why they do this work.
Transform
Remind each child and adult they can make a difference with their lives and their choices.
Dream of making a difference and then work for justice, peace and equality in practical ways.
Become a UNICEF Rights Respecting School and celebrate both rights and responsibilities.
Treasure
Look hard at natural beauty, film it, paint it, sing it, sit amongst it, walk through it and worship in it.
Visit beautiful places and link with the idea of creation and the creator.
Look after your environment in school, become an Eco-school and encourage the local church to follow your example.
Can children understand the ‘Marks of Mission’?
The Marks of Mission can be understood, and acted on by children if presented in the context of their own lives. The following version phrased as ‘I can’ statements may be helpful but they are not meant to suggest that teachers should assess them!
- We can tell others about Jesus and why he is important to Christians.
- We can teach others about God and pass on the stories of the bible.
- We can tend those in need and look after ourselves and others.
- We can transform the world for one person and make a difference.
- We can treasure the world we live in and preserve it for others.
Bubbles at the Elevation (from the Walsingham Taster)
The Diocese of Exeter held a “taster” for the Walsingham Youth Pilgrimage, which included a Mass celebrated by Bishop John Ford of Plymouth. Having used bubbles earlier to consider their beauty, uniqueness and specialness – just like us – filled with breath which ultimately goes right back to God, we were encouraged to blow bubbles as the holy elements are raised, and fill the sacred space with light, airy prayer-filled bubbles…
Walsingham Youth Pilgrimage Taster – Photos
Walsingham Taster Gathering in Exeter: Youth Liturgy
Gathering
Video: God is here
Song: Here in this time (CJM)
Here in this time, here in this place,
here we are standing face to face.
Here in our hearts, here in our lives,
our God is here.
Here for the broken, here for the strong,
here in this temple we belong.
Here in our hearts, here in our lives,
our God is here.
And we cry:
“Holy! Holy! Holy are you!”
We cry: “Holy! Holy! Holy and true!”
Amen, we do believe our God is here.
Our God is here.
Here in the Word, God is revealed,
here where the wounded can be healed.
Here in our hearts, here in our lives,
our God is here.
Here we become what we receive,
here in this Eucharistic feast.
We are his body, living as one;
our God is here.
And we cry:
“Holy! Holy! Holy are you!”
We cry: “Holy! Holy! Holy and true!”
Amen, we do believe our God is here.
Our God is here.
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
Words of introduction from the celebrant
Penitential Rite
Video:
Equipment: Flash Paper, Felt Pens
Text:
There are many things which we feel are not worthy of us
And need to be put aside
Write down something you want deeply to throw away
A behaviour
An action
A word said in haste
A relationship gone bad
A deed undone
An obligation unfulfilled
And give it over to God.
You can pour out your heart to God on the mountaintop
You can painfully trace each step in the darkness of the confessional
You can say the words we know so well without thinking
But have you written him a love letter?
Have you given what you want to throw away to God
Let God deal with your deepest fears and shame.
Write down something you want deeply to throw away
A behaviour
An action
A word said in haste
A relationship gone bad
A deed undone
An obligation unfulfilled
And give it over to God.
There are many things that we would like to discard
To throw away and have nothing more to do with
There are many things which we feel are not worthy of us
And need to be put aside
Put them aside, and give them to God.
For God will transform,
and the shameful past becomes the bright future
Screen: You are forgiven
Our Lord Jesus Christ, who has left power to his Church to absolve all sinners who truly repent and believe in him, of his great mercy forgive you all your offences; and by his
authority committed to me, I absolve you from all your sins: +In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.
The Lord has put away all your sins, and of your charity, pray for me, a sinner also
Amen
Collect
Audio: Spooky Mysterious
Let us pray…
Lord God, in the mystery of the Incarnation
Mary conceived your Son in her heart before she conceived Him in her womb.
As we, your pilgrim people, rejoice in her patronage,
grant that we also may welcome Him into our hearts,
and so, like her, be made a holy house fit for His eternal dwelling.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.
Scripture
Video: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Gospel: Luke 14:15-24
Talk about Walsingham
Videos of past events: 2011 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-zSrNcG6wA
Being eaten by a crocodile: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPRKPKeWjJc
Everything: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecYO7alTEik
Chat with those who have been before
Response
Video:
Blow these bubbles…
Watch them form…
See the way the light shines on them: reveals the rainbow within.
Each of them shares the same shape,
but each one is different, unique special
Just like you…
The bubbles remind us of God, infinite in variety, beautiful in shape, perfect in form.
God the Father, created of the bubbles and the universe and each and every one of us
Do you believe this? Yes!
God the Son, Saviour of us all, who breathed the same air as us on this earth, the same air with which you fill these bubbles lives today in our hearts.
Do you believe this? Yes!
God the Spirit, who powers these bubbles, and which fills this space with power from on high plays with us and strengthens us
Do you believe this? Yes!
Intercessions
Video:
You got the Love
Led/Read by Young People
Peace
Christ is our peace,
he has reconciled us to God in one body by the cross.
We meet in his name and we share his peace.
The peace of the Lord be always be with you
And also with you
Let us offer one another the sign of peace
Offertory
Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name
Blessed Be Your name
When I’m found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name
Every blessing You pour out
I’ll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
Blessed be Your name
When the sun’s shining down on me
When the world’s ‘all as it should be’
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there’s pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name
Every blessing You pour out
I’ll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name
Pray, my brothers and sisters, that this our sacrifice may be acceptable to God the almighty Father.
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his Church.
Prayer over the gifts
Lord,
make us worthy to bring you these gifts.
May this sacrifice
help to change our lives.
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.
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
Father, all-powerful and ever-living God,
we do well always and everywhere to give You thanks,
and to praise You for Your gifts as we contemplate Your saints in glory.
In celebrating the memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
it is our special joy to echo her song of thanksgiving.
What wonders You have worked throughout the world!
All generations have shared the greatness of Your love.
When You looked on Mary Your lowly servant,
You raised her to be the mother of Jesus Christ,
Your Son, our Lord, the Saviour of humanity.
Through Him the angels of heaven offer their prayer of adoration
as they rejoice in Your presence for ever.
May our voices be one with their triumphant hymn of praise:
Sanctus: Soli Mass
Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna in the highest.
Holy is the Lord, God Almighty
Heav’n and earth are full of his glory
Holy is the Lord!
Holy is the Lord!
Holy is the name of the Lord!
Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna in the highest.
Blest is he who comes in the Lord’s name
Heav’n and earth are full of his glory
Blessed is the Lord! Blessed is the Lord!
Blessed is the name of the Lord!
Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna, Hosanna!
Hosanna in the highest.
Father, on the night before he died,
Jesus shared a meal with his friends.
He took the bread, and thanked you.
He broke it, and gave it to them, saying:
Take and eat; this is my body, given for you.
Do this to remember me.
After the meal, Jesus took the cup of wine.
He thanked you, and gave it to them, saying:
Drink this, all of you.
This is my blood,
the new promise of God’s unfailing love.
Do this to remember me.
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
Father, as we offer this bread and wine,
and remember his death and resurrection,
send your +Holy Spirit,
that we who share these gifts
may be fed by Christ’s body and his blood.
Pour your Spirit on us
that we may love one another,
work for the healing of the earth,
and share the good news of Jesus,
as we wait for his coming in glory.
For honour and praise belong to you, Father,
with Jesus your Son, and the Holy Spirit:
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen
Lord’s Prayer
Video:
Audio: Rimsky-Korsakoff Our Father from Mirfield.
The celebrant interrupts the praying of the prayer with these challenges….
Our Father in heaven.
Don’t say ‘Father’ if you do not behave like a son or daughter.
Don’t say ‘Our’ if you only think of your self.
Hallowed by your name
Don’t say ‘Hallowed’ if you do not honour that name.
Your Kingdom come
Don’t say ‘Your Kingdom come’ if you are weighed down with material goods
Your will be done On earth as in heaven
Don’t say ‘Thy will be done’ if you do not accept the hard bits
Don’t say ‘as it is in heaven’ if you only think about earthly matters
Give us this day our daily bread
Don’t say ’Our daily bread’ if you have no concern for the hungry or the homeless
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who against us
Don’t say ‘Forgive us our sins’ if you remain angry with someone
Lead us not into temptation
Don’t say ‘Lead us not into temptation’ if you intend to continue sinning
But deliver us from evil
Don’t say ‘Deliver us from evil if you are not willing to make a stand against injustice
For the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen
Don’t say ‘AMEN’ without considering the words of your prayer!
Fraction
We break this bread to share in the body of Christ
Though we are many, we are one body
Because we all share in the one bread
Agnus Dei
Invitation
Come not because you are strong,
but because you are weak.
Come not because any goodness of your own
but because you need mercy and help.
Come because you love the Lord a little
and would like to love him more.
Come because he loves you
and gave his life for you.
This is the lamb of God
who takes away the sin of the world.
Blesséd are those who are called to his supper
Lord I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.
Communion
Post Communion Prayer
Audio: Spooky Mysterious
Lord,
we give thanks for these holy mysteries
which bring to us here on earth
a share in the life to come,
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Blessing
The Lord be with you
And also with you
Bow your heads and pray for God’s blessing…
God, who from the death of sin
raised you to new life in Christ,
keep you from falling and set you in the presence of his glory;
and the blessing of God Almighty
+Father, Son and Holy Spirit be upon you
And remain with you, this day and always
Amen
Dismissal
The mass is ended,
go in the peace of Christ. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thanks be to God. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Your mercy taught us how to dance
To celebrate with all we have
And we’ll dance to thank You for mercy
Your glory taught us how to shout
To lift Your name in all the earth
And we’ll shout to the praise of Your glory
It’s the overflow
Of a forgiven soul
And now we’ve seen You, God
Our hearts cannot stay silent
And we’ll be a dancing generation
Dancing because of Your great mercy, Lord
Your great mercy, Lord
And we’ll be a shouting generation
Shouting because of Your great glory, Lord
Your great glory, Lord
END
Collective Worship – Introducing Holy Week & focus on Palm Sunday
Our Holy Week in School begins this Friday with this act of Collective Worship and is continued into more whole school worship on Monday and Tuesday, taking them from Palm Sunday to Resurrection day by day.
Gathering: Video from the Miracle Maker, music “Theme from American Beauty”
The path of Holy Week: Palm Sunday, Last Supper, Gethsemene, Arrest, Crucifixion and Resurrection – what we will follow this week
Palm Sunday – retell as through the eyes of one who was there – Music “Hosanna to the Son of David – Community of the Resurrection”
From shouts of praise to shouts of condemnation
Are we prepared to stand up against the crowd for what is right?
Prayers
Lord’s Prayer
Blessing
Recessional – Matt Maher “Your Love is Extravagent”
Pope Francis – what’s in a name?
I think this slideshow explains pretty clearly what I am going to say. Thank you to Mother Julia and Katy for pointing out the damn obvious when I was stuck.
My error about Xavier is now corrected.
Collective Worship – Mothering Sunday – God’s Personal Touch
from http://www.theassemblyline.co.uk/#/mothering-sunday/4547999818
The Impersonal Touch
Petrol Pumps, doors, elevators, recorded messages, everything is impersonal—difficult to speak to a real person. Having recorded voices and interactive messages may, at times, make it more efficient, but it certainly isn’t personal! We can’t replace personal interaction with recorded messages, we can’t replace electronic communication with face to face contact. Can you imagine if we took it to its extreme—we would never leave the house or meet another person again! We need the personal touch, we need relationships and friendships, we need real people.
The Personal Touch
God gives us people who are close to us, who care for us, who love us,: family, friends etc. Today we think of one person in particular: our mothers—or those who mother us: those people who have nurtured us and supported us as we have grown up, people who have given us what we need, people who have looked after us, looked out for us.
God’s Personal Touch: Mary and the Church
When God came into the world in Jesus a mother was carefully chosen in the person of Mary. Jesus gave his mother to us as he hung upon the cross, which is why, for so many Christians, she has a special place in the life of the Church. The church too is like a mother to us, because it is where we are nurtured in the Christian faith, where we receive the love and support of others and where we discover the personal touch of Jesus in our lives.
So today we thank God for the personal touch.
We thank God for our mothers
We thank God for Mary the mother of Jesus
We thank God for the Church which is like a mother
We thank God for the many different ways in which we have received love and comfort, support and value.
Prayer
God
thank you for our mothers
and all who help us in any way.
Help us to value the people in our lives
and all the gifts you give us. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
Blessing
School Mass: Lent 3
School Mass
Gathering:
All Are Welcome (Marty Haugen)
Let us build a house
where love can dwell
And all can safely live,
A place where
saints and children tell
How hearts learn to forgive.
Built of hopes and dreams and visions,
Rock of faith and vault of grace;
Here the love of Christ shall end divisions;
Chorus
All are welcome, all are welcome,
All are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house where prophets speak,
And words are strong and true,
Where all God’s children dare to seek
To dream God’s reign anew.
Here the cross shall stand as witness
And a symbol of God’s grace;
Here as one we claim the faith of Jesus:
Chorus
All are welcome, all are welcome,
All are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house where all are named,
their songs and visions heard
and loved and treasured,
taught and claimed as words within the Word.
Built of tears and cries and laughter, prayers of faith and songs of grace,
let this house proclaim from floor to rafter:
Chorus
All are welcome, all are welcome,
All are welcome in this place.
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
Penitential Rite
to the tune of Ba Ba Black sheep
Just like lost sheep we have gone astray
Done bad things and run away
So we come to say sorry
Make things better as you see
Loving Jesus make anew
Our lives so we can be like you.
Absolution
to the tune of If you’re happy and you know it
You’re forgiven and you know it, so clap your hands
You’re forgiven and you know, so you really ought to show it,
You’re forgiven and you know it, so clap your hands
Jesus loves you and you know it, so stamp your feet
Jesus loves you and you know it, so you really ought to show it
Jesus loves you and you know it, so stamp your feet
If you believe that God forgives you, say “We do” “We do”
When you say that you are sorry, you no longer have to worry
God takes away your sin, so say “Amen”. Amen!
Collect
Let us pray…
Father,
you have taught us to overcome our sins
by prayer, fasting and works of mercy.
When we are discouraged by our weakness,
give us confidence in your love.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen
Gospel Matthew 21:33-43,45-46
Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people, ‘Listen to another parable. There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard; he fenced it round, dug a winepress in it and built a tower; then he leased it to tenants and went abroad. When vintage time drew near he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his produce. But the tenants seized his servants, thrashed one, killed another and stoned a third. Next he sent some more servants, this time a larger number, and they dealt with them in the same way. Finally he sent his son to them. “They will respect my son” he said. But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, “This is the heir. Come on, let us kill him and take over his inheritance.” So they seized him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?’ They answered, ‘He will bring those wretches to a wretched end and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will deliver the produce to him when the season arrives.’ Jesus said to them, ‘Have you never read in the scriptures:
It was the stone rejected by the builders
that became the keystone.
This was the Lord’s doing
and it is wonderful to see?
‘I tell you, then, that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.’
When they heard his parables, the chief priests and the scribes realised he was speaking about them, but though they would have liked to arrest him they were afraid of the crowds, who looked on him as a prophet.
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
Peace
Christ is our peace.
He has reconciled us to God
in one body by the Cross.
We meet in his name and share his peace.
The peace of the Lord be always with you
and also with you
Let us offer one another a sign of peace
Pray, my brothers and sisters, that this our sacrifice may be acceptable to God the almighty Father.
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his Church.
Prayer over the gifts
Lord,
by the grace of this sacrifice
may we who ask forgiveness
be ready to forgive one another.
We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.
Preface
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
Father, all-powerful and ever-living God,
we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Each year you give us this joyful season,
when we prepare to celebrate the paschal mystery
with mind and heart renewed.
You give us a spirit of loving reverence for you, our Father,
and of willing service to our neighbour.
As we recall the great events that gave us new life in Christ,
you bring the image of your Son to perfection within us.
Now, with the angels and archangels,
and the whole company of heaven,
we sing the unending hymn of your praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord…
Father, on the night before he died,
Jesus shared a meal with his friends.
He took the bread, and thanked you.
He broke it, and gave it to them, saying:
Take and eat; this is my body, given for you.
Do this to remember me.
After the meal, Jesus took the cup of wine.
He thanked you, and gave it to them, saying:
Drink this, all of you.
This is my blood,
the new promise of God’s unfailing love.
Do this to remember me.
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
Father, as we offer this bread and wine,
and remember his death and resurrection,
send your +Holy Spirit,
that we who share these gifts
may be fed by Christ’s body and his blood.
Pour your Spirit on us
that we may love one another,
work for the healing of the earth,
and share the good news of Jesus,
as we wait for his coming in glory.
For honour and praise belong to you, Father,
with Jesus your Son, and the Holy Spirit:
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen
Lord’s Prayer
to the tune of Pop Goes the Weasel
Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy na-a-ame.
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us today our daily bread
Forgive us all our si-i-ns
As we forgive
all those us who sin
or trespass against us
Let us not be drawn into
Any kind of temptation
Deliver us
from the evil one
Amen, Amen, Amen.
Agnus Dei
to the tune of three blind mice
Lamb of God, Lamb of God
You take away, the sin of the world
Have mercy on us, Lamb of God
Don’t let us stray away from the flock
You take away the sin of the world
So grant us peace
Come and eat, come and drink
You’re welcome here, come quite near
Share in his body and blood with us
It tastes like wine and bread but just
Know that inside it’s not like that
Share the food of God.
Post Communion
Let us pray…
Lord,
in sharing this sacrament
may we receive your forgiveness
and be brought together in unity and peace.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Blessing
The Lord be with you
And also with you
Bow your heads and pray for God’s blessing
Christ give you grace to grow in holiness, to deny yourselves, take up your cross, and follow him;
…and the blessing of God Almighty, the +Father the Son and the Holy Spirit be upon you and remain
with you always
Amen
The Mass is ended.
Go in the Peace of Christ.
Thanks be to God
Collective Worship: When I’m found in that desert place – Blessed be your name
Gathering
Song: Blessed be your name
Scripture
Walking the journey of life can feel like a tough journey through a desert. Yet, when we realise that Christ walks with us in those tough parts of our lives, then we can sing like the song “Blessed be your name”
Story of the temptation in the wilderness
Luke 4
New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.
3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread.”
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone.’”
5 The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6 And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. 7 If you worship me, it will all be yours.”
8 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’”
9 The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here. 10 For it is written:
“‘He will command his angels concerning you
to guard you carefully;
11 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”
12 Jesus answered, “It is said: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
13 When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.
Conclusion: “You cannot live by bread alone, but on the word of God”
Footprints
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the LORD.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life. This really bothered him and he
questioned the LORD about it:
“LORD, you said that once I decided to follow
you, you’d walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don’t understand why when
I needed you most you would leave me.”
The LORD replied:
“My son, my precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you.”
Penitential Rite
Lord Jesus, you came to reconcile us to one another and to the Father:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you heal the wounds of sin and division.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord Jesus, you intercede for us with your Father.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
May Almighty God have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
Intercessory Prayer
For those who are having a hard time
For those who are tempted to take the easy way which leads to going against God way
