Order of Service for Whitsunday

Published Friday 26th May 2023, at 12:55 p.m.


Celebrant and preacher: Fr Tim
Soloist: Cheryl Evever Organist: Andrew Parmley Setting: Cheryl’s Little Mass  

Music before the liturgy Veni, Creator Spiritus (Cecilia McDowell)

Introit O Holy Spirit, Lord of grace (Christopher Tye)

O Holy Spirit, Lord of grace, eternal source of love, Inflame, we pray, our inmost hearts with fire from heaven above. As thou dost join with holiest bonds the Father and the Son, So fill us all with mutual love and knit our hearts in one.

Opening Hymn No. 175 Come down O love divine

LITURGY OF THE WORD

Please kneel for the Prayers of Preparation

Lord’s Prayer & Collect for Purity BCP p.237 The Summary of the Law, after which the people say: Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.

Kyrie

Collect for the Day BCP p.147

The Epistle: Acts 2.1 BCP p.148

Gradual With verdure clad (Creation) - Josef Haydn

After the Gospel is proclaimed the people say Glory be to thee, O Lord.

Gospel: S. John 14.15 BCP p.148

After the Gospel the people say: Praise be to thee, O Christ.

CREED BCP p.240

SERMON

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Offertory Hymn No. 178 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire

Prayer for the Church BCP p.244 Invitation & Confession BCP p.251 Absolution, Comfortable Words BCP p.252

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

Priest: The Lord be with you R: And with thy spirit Sursum corda BCP p.252 Sanctus & Benedictus BCP p.253 Prayer of Humble Access BCP p.255

CONSECRATION

After the Consecration, the priest says: The peace of the Lord be always with you R: And with thy spirit

COMMUNION

Agnus Dei

Motet Come Holy Ghost - Thomas Attwood.

Priest: As our Saviour Christ hath commanded and taught us, so we are bold to say: Lord’s Prayer BCP p.257

Oblation Said by the priest alone

Blessing BCP p. 259

Hymn No. 181 Eternal ruler of the ceaseless round Ghost

Organ voluntary Veni, Creator Spiritus (Fanfare & Rumba) - Leddington Wright