The Holy Eucharist said service

Eccleston Welcome to the Parish
ST MARY THE VIRGIN Community of St. Mary the

THE HOLY EUCHARIST Virgin

Common Worship We extend a warm welcome to you and
Order One hope that you will feel part of the parish
family meeting to worship God. If you are
Traditional Language a visitor to the parish or area, we are
delighted that you are with us. If you live
locally, we hope to see you often.

Please introduce yourself to the clergy or
to a member of the Welcome Team
before you leave.

Our Worship: a note of Explanation

The Eucharist has always been the central
act of Christian worship. It is celebrated
in obedience to Jesus' command at the
Last Supper: "Do this in remembrance of
me".

Within our worship we seek to express
our praise for God through words,
colour, ritual actions and silence, which
allow us to be touched by the mystery
and beauty of God present in Word, in
Sacrament and in one another.

There are four parts to the eucharist:

1. The Gathering

We come as individuals and gather in this
building to become the church, the
people of God. This begins with the
greeting, the general confession and
concludes with the collect, or opening
prayer.

2. The Liturgy of the Word

God speaks to us through the bible
readings and the homily. The high point
of this part of our worship is the

proclamation of the Gospel. We respond coming to worship.
by affirming our faith in the creed and
prayers of intercession. This leads us into: Lord, open your word to
our hearts and our hearts
3. The Liturgy of the Sacrament to your word, that in
reading we may understand
We begin by seeing Christ in each other and in understanding we
and exchanging a sign of peace. Bread may
and wine are placed upon the altar and do your will. Amen.
the president (the priest) says the Prayer
of Thanksgiving over them. We look up 3. The Liturgy of the Sacrament a personal
to adore the Risen Christ present in prayer of preparation:
bread and wine as we fulfil his command
and the sacrament is given to the people Let me come into the church of God
in Holy Communion. to meet the Spirit of God:
not to give religion an hour,
4. The Dismissal but to live in the eternal;
not to maintain a decorous habit,
After Holy Communion all reflect in but to bow in the holy place before
silence. We say our prayer of thanks and the Holy One;
are blessed and dismissed to live as not to judge the words of a
Christ's body in the world today. preacher,
but to draw life from the Word and
Personal Preparation before the Eucharist Truth everlasting;
not to be moved or soothed by
Recalling that our worship falls into music, but to sing from the heart
four distinct parts to form the one divine praises;
eucharist, it may be helpful to not that mine eyes roam over
prepare for each aspect: architecture or congregations,
but that my soul look up to the King
1. The Gathering In the silence before the in his beauty,
eucharist reflect on your life this past and my heart plead the needs of thy
week. If there have been ways which you children;
have not loved God and your neighbours not that my thoughts escape out into
and yourself as you should have done, the world, but that they be still, and
then offer these occasions to God as we know that thou art God.
ask his forgiveness in the penitential rite. Let me go, and go again, into the
house of the Lord,
2. The Liturgy of the Word Reflect on and be glad, and give thanks and
how God may be speaking to you today. adore my King and my God.
During the prayers of intercession offer
your own prayers for those in need, as From My God My Glory by E. Milner-
well as your loved ones and yourself. White
Take the pew sheet home and look up
the readings for next Sunday before

The Gathering President Most merciful God,
All remain standing and may make the sign All Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
of the cross
President In the  name of the Father, we confess that we have sinned
in thought, word and deed. We
and of the Son, have not loved you with our
and of the Holy Spirit. whole heart. We have not loved
All Amen. our neighbours as ourselves. In
your mercy
The Greeting forgive what we have been, help
The President declares a formal greeting us to amend what we are, and
to which all respond direct what we shall be; that we
All and thy spirit. may do justly, love mercy,
and walk humbly with you, our
During Eastertide the following additional God.
acclamation is made Amen.

President Alleluia, Christ is risen During Lent the following confession is
All He is risen indeed, Alleluia made

President Almighty God President God the Father
All unto whom all hearts be open, All Have mercy on us

all desires known, President God the Son
and from whom no secrets are All Have mercy on us
hid: Cleanse the thoughts of
our hearts by the inspiration of President God the Holy Spirit
thy Holy Spirit, that we may All Have mercy on us
perfectly love thee, and worthily
magnify thy holy Name; through President Trinity of Love
Christ our Lord. All Have mercy on us
Amen
President Most merciful God,
The President offers an informal All Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
introduction to the liturgy
Prayers of Penitence we confess that we have sinned
The president invites the people to recall in thought, word and deed. We
and confess their sins. A short silence for have not loved you with our
reflection follows and then all say one of whole heart. We have not loved
the following prayers of confession. our neighbours as ourselves. In
your mercy
forgive what we have been, help
us to amend what we are, and
direct what we shall be; that we
may do justly, love mercy, and
walk humbly with you, our God.
Amen.

During Advent, Christmastide, Thou that sittest at the right
Epiphanytide and Eastertide the following hand of God the Father, have
provision is used mercy upon us.
For thou only art holy;
The president saying suitable sentences thou only art the Lord;
with the following responses thou only, O Christ,
Lord have mercy or Kyrie elesion with the Holy Ghost,
Lord have mercy Kyrie elesion art most high in the glory of
Christ have mercy or Christe elesion God the Father.
Christ have mercy Christe elesion Amen.
Lord have mercy or Kyrie elesion
Lord have mercy Kyrie elesion The Collect
A period of silent reflection is observed
The President declares an absolution and President Let us Pray
all respond by saying Remain standing in silent prayer, after
All Amen. which the president says the Collect and
all respond
Gloria in Excelsis
A song of praise used on Sundays and Amen
major feast days. All then sit
The Liturgy of the Word
President Glory be to God on high, One or two readings from scripture
All and in earth peace, goodwill follow. At the end of each the reader says

towards men. This is the word of the Lord.
We praise thee, we bless thee, All Thanks be to God
we worship thee, we glorify Gospel Reading
thee, we give thanks to thee for The Gospel is introduced as follows:
thy great glory, O Lord God, President The Lord be with you
heavenly King, All And with thy spirit
God the Father almighty. President Hear the Gospel of our Lord
O Lord, the only-begotten Son
Jesus Christ: O Lord God, Lamb Jesus Christ according to N.
of God, Son of the Father, that All Glory be to thee, O Lord.
takest away the sins of the President This is the Gospel of the Lord.
world, have mercy upon us. All Praise be to thee, O Christ.
Thou that takest away the sins All then sit for the homily.
of the world, have mercy upon The Homily
us. Thou that takest away the A period of Silence follows. All then stand
sins of the world, receive our with the President
prayer.

The Creed The Prayer of The Faithful

On Sundays and major feast days we say The president introduces the prayers
All Kneel
All I believe in one God the Father President Lord have mercy
Almighty, maker of heaven and All Hear our prayer or
earth, and of all things visible President Lord, hear us
and invisible: All Lord, graciously hear us
and in one Lord Jesus Christ, the President Merciful Father,
only-begotten Son of God, All accept these prayers
begotten of his Father before all
worlds, God of God, Light of for the sake of your Son,
Light, Very God of very God, our Saviour Jesus Christ.
begotten, not made, being of one Amen.
substance with the Father, by
whom all things were made: who All stand
for us men and for our salvation
came down from heaven, and was The Liturgy of the Sacrament
incarnate by the Holy Ghost of
the Virgin Mary, and was made The Peace
man, and was crucified also for us
under Pontius Pilate. He suffered The president introduces the peace saying
and was buried, And the third day the following adding ‘Alleluia’ during
he rose again according to the Eastertide
Scriptures, and ascended into
heaven, and sitteth on the right President [Alleluia] The peace of the Lord
hand of the Father. And he shall be always with you
come again with glory to judge
both the quick and the dead: All and with thy spirit [Alleluia]
whose kingdom shall have no end. President Let us offer one another a sign
And I believe in the Holy Ghost,
the Lord and giver of life, who of peace.
proceedeth from the Father and All may exchange a sign of peace with
the Son, who with the Father and those around them, by a simple handshake
the Son together is worshipped and the words ‘The peace of Christ’.
and glorified, Who spake by the
prophets. And I believe one The Preparation of the Altar
catholic and apostolic Church. Bread and wine are brought to the altar
I acknowledge one Baptism and prepared for their holy use.
for the remission of sins. And I A collection may be made for the ministry
look for the resurrection of the of the church. All may be seated. The
dead, president praises God for the gifts of
and the life of the world to bread and wine.
come.
Amen. All Blessed be God forever

The presidents’ hands are symbolically
washed. The president turns and says
Let us pray and all stand.
A prayer is said over the gifts to which all
respond Amen

The Eucharistic Prayer The Eucharistic Prayer continues and ends
President The Lord be with you with the following:
All and with thy spirit
All honour and glory be unto
President Lift up your hearts. thee, O Father Almighty, world
All We lift them up unto the Lord. without end.
All Amen
President Let us give thanks unto the
Lord our God. We look up and adore Christ in his
Sacramental presence of Bread and Wine.
All It is meet and right so to do.
The Lord’s Prayer
The president recites a preface of praise, The president introduces the Lord’s
after which all say the Sanctus and prayer
Benedictus
All Our Father
All Holy, Holy Holy, Lord God of who art in heaven,
hosts, heaven and earth are full hallowed be thy name,
of thy glory: thy kingdom come,
Glory be to thee, O Lord most thy will be done, on earth as it is
High in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Blessed is he that cometh in And forgive us our trespasses as
the name of the Lord Hosanna we forgive those who trespass
in the Highest against us. And Lead us not into
temptation;
The president says one of the Eucharistic but deliver us from evil.
Prayers containing the following For thine is the kingdom,
acclamation the power and the glory
for ever and ever.
During Advent and Eastertide Amen.
President Praise to you Lord Jesus
All Dying you destroyed our Breaking of the Bread
The president breaks the consecrated
death, bread.
rising you restored our life: President We break this bread
Lord Jesus, come in glory.
Christmas, Epiphany and Ordinary Time to share in the body of Christ.
President Great is the mystery of faith All Though we are many, we are
All Christ has died,
Christ is risen, one body, because we all share
Christ will come again. in one bread.
During Lent
President Jesus Christ is Lord
All O Saviour of the world, who
by thy precious blood hast
redeemed us, save us, and help
us, we humbly beseech thee, O
Lord.

The Invitation The following prayers are offered for
The president invites the people to personal use before Holy Communion or
receive Holy Communion, saying the will be said by all during Advent and Lent
words shown below or other form:
President Behold the Lamb of God who We do not presume
to come to this thy table,
takes away the sins of the world. O merciful Lord, trusting in our
Blessed are those who are called own righteousness, but in thy
to his supper. manifold and great mercies. We
All Lord, I am not worthy that thou are not worthy so much as to
shouldest come under my roof, gather up the crumbs under thy
but speak the word only and my table. But thou art the same
soul shall be healed. Lord whose nature is always to
have mercy.
All say the Agnus Dei Grant us therefore, gracious
All O Lamb of God, that takest Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy
dear Son Jesus Christ and to
away the sins of the world, have drink his blood, that our sinful
mercy upon us. bodies may be made clean by his
O Lamb of God, that takest body and our souls washed
away the sins of the world, have through his most precious
mercy upon us. blood, and that we may
O Lamb of God, that takest evermore dwell in him and he in
away the sins of the world, grant us.
us thy peace. Amen.

After Holy Communion

Take O Lord, and receive my
entire liberty, my memory, my
understanding, and my whole
will. All that I am and all that I
possess you have given me. I
surrender it all to you to be
disposed of according to your
will. Give me only your love
and your grace; with these I will
be rich enough and will desire
nothing more. Amen.

Prayer after Communion

All return to their places. After a period
of silent prayer, the president says.
President Let us Pray
All stand

The president says a prayer after
communion and all respond

All Amen

All Almighty God,
we thank thee for feeding us
with the body and blood of thy
Son Jesus Christ.
Through him we offer thee our
souls and bodies
to be a living sacrifice.
Send us out
in the power of thy Spirit
to live and work
to thy praise and glory.
Amen.

The Dismissal
All stand for God’s blessing

Priest The Lord be with you
All and with thy spirit.

The President gives God’s blessing, ending
with the words,

and the  blessing of God
almighty, the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Ghost,
be among you and remain with
you always.

All Amen.

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Some material included in this service is copyright: © 1989
National Council of the Churches of Christ, USA
Some material included in this service is copyright: © The
Archbishops' Council 2000