Order for the Holy Eucharist
Season of Lent
Prelude
Opening Hymn
Penitential Order for Lent
Priest Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins.
People God’s mercy endures for ever.
All may kneel or sit.
The Ten Commandments, based on the Catechism (Book of Common Prayer, pg. 847)
Priest Lord, you command us to believe and trust in you.
People Amen. Lord, have mercy, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
I Priest Lord, you command us to love and obey you, and to bring others to know you.
People Amen. Lord, have mercy, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
II Priest Lord, you command us to put nothing in the place of you.
People Amen. Lord have mercy, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
III Priest Lord, you command us to show you respect in thought, word, and deed.
People Amen. Lord have mercy, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
IV Priest Lord, you command us to set aside regular times for worship, prayer, and the study of your ways.
People Amen. Lord have mercy, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Priest Lord, you command us to love our neighbors as ourselves, and to do to others as we wish them to do to us.
People Amen. Lord have mercy, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
V Priest Lord, you command us to love, honor, and help our parents and family; to honor those in authority, and to meet their just demands.
People Amen. Lord have mercy, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
VI Priest Lord, you command us to show respect for the life you have given us; to work and pray for peace; to bear no malice, prejudice, or hatred in our hearts; and to be kind to all your creatures.
People Amen. Lord have mercy, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
VII Priest Lord, you command us to use our bodily desires as you intended.
People Amen. Lord have mercy, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
VIII Priest Lord, you command us to be honest and fair in our dealings; to seek justice, freedom, and the necessities of life for all people; and to use our talents and possessions as ones who must answer for them to you.
People Amen. Lord have mercy, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
IX Priest Lord, you command us to speak the truth, and not to mislead others by our silence.
People Amen. Lord have mercy, and incline our hearts to keep this law.
X Priest Lord, you command us to resist temptations to envy, greed, and jealousy; to rejoice in other people’s gifts and graces; and to do our duty for the love of you who call us into your fellowship.
People Amen. Lord have mercy, and write all these laws on our hearts.
The Confession
Priest Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Silence may be kept.
All Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.
The Priest stands and says:
Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.
Priest The Lord be with you.
People And also with you.
The Priest now prays the Collect of the Day – see insert.
The People may be seated for the readings. At the end of the First and Second Reading, the reader says, “The Word of the Lord” to which the people respond, “Thanks be to God!”
First Reading – See Insert
Psalm – See Insert
Second Reading – See Insert
Sequence Hymn:
The People stand for the reading of the Gospel.
Priest The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
People Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Gospel – See Insert
Priest The Gospel of the Lord.
People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
Sermon
The people may be seated for the sermon.
The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary
and became truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father,
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Prayers of the People
Priest With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the Lord, saying “Lord, have mercy.”
Intercessor For the peace from above, for the loving-kindness of God, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Intercessor For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the Holy Church of God, and for the unity of all peoples, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Intercessor For Sean, our Presiding Bishop; for Jos, our Bishop; and for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Intercessor For our government, for the leaders of the nations, and for all in authority, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Intercessor For this city of Boise, for every city and community, and for those who live in them, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Intercessor For the good earth which God has given us, and for the wisdom and will to conserve it, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Intercessor For the aged and infirm, for the widowed and orphans, and for the sick and the suffering, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Intercessor For those on our hearts, especially (the Intercessor now adds names from the Parish Prayer List), let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Intercessor For the intercessions of the diocese, especially (the intercessor adds the name from the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer); in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for (the intercessor adds the name from the Anglican Cycle of Prayer); in the Diocesan Human Rights Cycle of Prayer, we pray for (the intercessor adds the name from the Human Rights Cycle of Prayer), let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Intercessor For the poor and the oppressed, for the unemployed and the destitute, for prisoners and captives, and for all who remember and care for them, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Intercessor For deliverance from all danger, violence, oppression, and degradation, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Intercessor For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, and for all the departed, let us pray to the Lord.
People Lord, have mercy.
Intercessor In the communion of all the saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life, to Christ our God.
People To you, O Lord our God.
Priest God our rock and refuge: keep us safe in your care and strengthen us with your grace, that we may pray to you faithfully and love one another boldly, following the example of Jesus, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives for ever and ever. Amen.
Priest The peace of the Lord be always with you.
People And also with you.
The peace is briefly shared. After the peace, a time for sharing and celebrating blessings and birthdays will follow.
The Offertory begins with the following:
Priest Through Christ let us offer to God a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving;
People With gladness we present the offerings of our life and labor to the Lord.
Offertory Hymn – See Insert
The people stand to sing or sit as able.
After the Altar is prepared, the following is said:
Priest Everything in heaven and earth is yours, O Lord;
People All things come from you, and of your own have we given you.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER A
The people remain standing.
Priest The Lord be with you.
People And also with you.
Priest Lift up your hearts.
People We lift them to the Lord.
Priest Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People It is right to give God thanks and praise.
Priest It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
(The Priest now inserts a preface appropriate to the day)
Therefore, joining with Angels and Archangels and with the faithful of every generation, we lift our voices with all creation as we sing:
At 8:00 am, the Sanctus is said.
At 10:00 am, the Sanctus is sung.
All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Priest Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself, and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all.
He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.
On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”
Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:
All Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
Priest We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts.
Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.
All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ: By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.
As our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray,
At 8:00 am, the Lord’s Prayer is said.
At 10:00 am, the Lord’s Prayer is sung (music on following page).
All 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.
Priest Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
People Therefore let us keep the feast.
At 10:00 am, the following is also sung.
Priest The gifts of God for the people of God.
People may be seated while waiting to come forward. All are welcome to share in communion. Gluten free bread is available. Hold out your hands to receive the bread. If you wish to come forward for a blessing only, cross your arms over your chest.
Communion Hymn:
If a Eucharistic Visitor is being sent out to take communion to those unable to be present, they are sent with the following words:
Priest In the name of this congregation, we send you forth bearing these holy gifts that those to whom you go may share with us in the communion of Christ’s body and blood.
People We who are many are one body, because we all share one bread, one cup.
After Communion, the Priest says Let us pray.
All Eternal God, heavenly Father,
you have graciously accepted us as living members
of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ,
and you have fed us with spiritual food
in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood.
Send us now into the world in peace,
and grant us strength and courage
to love and serve you
with gladness and singleness of heart;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Solemn Prayer
Priest Let us bow down before the Lord.
The people kneel or sit as they are able, and the Priest says:
Grant, most merciful Lord, to your faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve you with a quiet mind; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Priest Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
People Thanks be to God!
Closing Hymn – See Insert
Postlude
All are invited to coffee hour in the parish hall. You can get there by heading outside under the covered walkway until you reach the parish hall doors on your left, or ask someone to show you! They’d be glad to join you for coffee hour.