SUNDAY WORSHIP AND PRAYER
During the Time of Coronavirus
PREPARE
Set aside 1 hour of uninterrupted time.
Choose a good location in your home, a living room or around the kitchen table.
Light a candle.
If you have very young children who will not be able to engage, consider choosing your time of worship during their nap time or after bedtime.
If you have young children who may be able to engage with part or all of the time, tell them ahead of time and think about some things they might do while you listen to the sermon and discuss it. (Craft projects like coloring a picture, writing a letter to a neighbor, building a bible scene with legos or blocks, etc.)
Resist the impulse to multi-task. When you are praying, listening, and singing - let it be the only thing you are doing.
FAMILY PRAYER
(Taken from the Book of Common Prayer 2019)
IN THE MORNING
Leader:
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth your praise.
[Psalm 51:15]
People:
Create in me a clean heart, O God, *
and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from your presence, *
and take not your holy Spirit from me.
O give me the comfort of your help again, *
and sustain me with your willing Spirit.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
[Psalm 51:10-12]
READ: Luke 15:11-32 aloud.
LISTEN:
The Prodigal Son, Heliy Mikhailovich Korzhev
[Meditate on this work of art. What does this piece reveal about the welcome of God the Father?]
SING: Listen and sing along.
[Singing together:]
RESTORE US AGAIN
Johnston Moore, Halie Comeau, Paul Zach
Restore us again
God of our salvation
Revive us again in your unfailing love
We had hoped that our own righteousness
Would earn your endless love
What a joyless repetition
Our striving has never been enough
We lost all the meaning
Drowned out the feeling
Our hearts barely beating
We left the shelter of our father’s house
To chase an empty dream
And we squandered our inheritance
On every neon light that we could see
We lost all the meaning
Drowned out the feeling
Our hearts barely beating
God our father forgive us Lord we have sinned
God our father may we feast at the table again
God our father your mercy’s new every morn
God our father bring your children home
[Singing together:]
COME THOU FOUNT
Robert Robinson, Martin Madan / CCLI #7069538
Come, thou fount of ev’ry blessing,
tune my heart to sing thy grace;
streams of mercy, never ceasing,
call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
sung by flaming tongues above;
praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,
mount of God’s unchanging love.
Here I raise my Ebenezer;
hither by thy help I’m come;
and I hope, by thy good pleasure,
safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
wand’ring from the fold of God:
he, to rescue me from danger,
interposed his precious blood.
O to grace how great a debtor
daily I’m constrained to be;
let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
bind my wand’ring heart to thee.
Prone to wander--Lord, I feel it--
prone to leave the God I love;
here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
seal it for thy courts above.
CONFESSION [Silence is kept. All kneeling.]
People:
Almighty and most merciful Father,
we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep.
We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts.
We have offended against your holy laws.
We have left undone those things which we ought to have done,
and we have done those things which we ought not to have done;
and apart from your grace, there is no health in us.
O Lord, have mercy upon us.
Spare all those who confess their faults.
Restore all those who are penitent,
according to your promises declared to all people in Christ Jesus our Lord.
And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake,
that we may now live a godly, righteous, and sober life,
to the glory of your holy Name. Amen.
Leader:
Grant to your faithful people, merciful Lord, pardon and peace; that we may be cleansed from all our sins, and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
[Listening together:]
ALL YE REFUGEES
Flo Paris, Kellie Haddock
I am the One, the earth is my handmade work
The skies I laid them wide, beauty unfurled
Horizon to horizon
Creation to creation, sings you home
Welcome home, gather round
all ye refugees, come in.
Oh refugee, I did not cast you out
In death and broken ground, Salvation springs
My body and my blood, the healing that you need
Come and receive
Go out in joy and join the great procession
The mountains and the heavens all will rejoice
horizon to horizon, creation to creation
horizon to horizon, creation to creation
With one voice
PRAYERS OF LAMENT & PETITION [all kneel]
For the peace of the whole world, and for the well being and unity of the people of God.
For the faithful ministry of our Parish, our Diocese, our Province, and the global Anglican Communion.
For the good and fruitful proclamation of the Gospel in our city and in the world.
For our brothers and sisters in Christ who are persecuted for their faith.
For our city and nation, for those in authority, and for all in public service who serve the common good.
For all who are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity.
For all who have departed this life in the certain hope of resurrection, in thanksgiving, let us pray.
For all other needs that weigh heavy on our hearts and all blessings for which we are grateful.
Heavenly Father, grant these our prayers for the sake of Jesus Christ, our only Mediator and Advocate, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
THE APOSTLES’ CREED [all stand]
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He 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,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again 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.
THE LORD’S PRAYER [all kneel]
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,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
THE COLLECT
O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, you have brought us safely to the beginning of this day: Defend us by your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin nor run into any danger; and that, guided by your Spirit, we may do what is righteous in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
COLLECT FOR THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS
Lord Jesus Christ, you are the Great Physician, who healed the sick, cured the blind and deaf and raised the dead, and who throughout all history holds dominion over disease and death: Arrest, cure, and eradicate the Coronavirus COVID-19, heal those who have been afflicted, and comfort those who have suffered due to this scourge; that those who suffer may know your healing heart and hand, that those who are anxious or burdened may know your comfort and your peace that passes understanding, that the watching world may know your sovereign authority, [prevailing] power, mercy, and grace, and that all may come to know and worship you; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
When you are finished, extinguish the candle, thank each other for their prayers,
and return to your work with glad and grateful hearts.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
VESTRY ELECTION—(Ends at Midnight!)
Click here to cast your votes for this year’s vestry candidates. Each Redeemer member is encouraged to vote for two candidates. Voting closes at midnight tonight!
MAKE ROOM CAMPAIGN
We want to MAKE ROOM for more of our neighbors to join what the Lord is doing in our midst. In order to do this, we need to expand our space in two strategic ways:
OPEN THE BALCONY—We need to add glass panels to the balcony railing in order to make it safe for both adults and children to use. [This will add 126 seats to the sanctuary.]
FRESHEN THE BASEMENT—We need to paint and re-furnish the basement so that our Redeemer Kids ministry can use it for kids spiritual formation during the Sunday service, and so everyone can use it for fellowship time after the service.
Click here for more information.
LENTEN MORNING PRAYER
During the season of Lent, we invite you to join us online to pray the Daily Morning Office in the Book of Common Prayer. New videos will be uploaded each Wednesday for your use. Click here for this week’s video.
