Hybrid Church 17th Sunday after Pentecost, October 2, 2022,Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee

Hybrid Church,17th Sunday after Pentecost, October 2, 2022

Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee

Musician: Dorothy Dittrich

We acknowledge these lands upon which we worship are the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.

Whoever you are and wherever you are on life’s journey,

you are welcome here!

Welcome 

If you are gathering in person, on zoom or worshipping at home with the bulletin, welcome! We are one community, one in the body of Christ. 

Land Acknowledgment & Announcements

Centering & Stillness

Greeting     Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee
One:  The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, 

          and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

All:    And also with you

One:  Almighty God,                                                    

All:    to you all hearts are open,

          all desires known,

          and from you no secrets are hidden.

          Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts

          by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,

          that we may perfectly love you,

          and worthily magnify your holy name;

          through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Hymn: Praise, My Soul         CP #381

1 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;

to his feet your tribute bring;

ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,

evermore his praises sing:

Alleluia, alleluia,

praise the everlasting King.

2 Praise him for his grace and favour

to our forebears in distress;

praise him still the same forever,

slow to chide and swift to bless;

alleluia, alleluia,

glorious in his faithfulness.

3 Father-like he tends and spares us;

well our feeble frame he knows;

in his hands he gently bears us,

rescues us from all our foes:

alleluia, alleluia,

widely as his mercy flows.

Collect (Truth & Reconciliation) 

Creator God, from you every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. You have rooted and grounded us in your covenant love, and empowered us by your Spirit to speak the truth in love, and to walk in your way towards justice and wholeness. Mercifully grant that your people, journeying together in partnership, may be strengthened and guided to help one another to grow into the full stature of Christ, who is our light and our life. Amen.

 

Reader: By the gift of your Spirit, calm and quiet our souls that we may hear your Word today and be lifted up to walk with you. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen

First Reading: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 (NRSV)               Reader: Mona Smart

O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,

   and you will not listen?

Or cry to you ‘Violence!’

   and you will not save?

Why do you make me see wrongdoing

   and look at trouble?

Destruction and violence are before me;

   strife and contention arise.

So the law becomes slack

   and justice never prevails.

The wicked surround the righteous—

   therefore judgement comes forth perverted.

I will stand at my watch-post,

   and station myself on the rampart;

I will keep watch to see what he will say to me,

   and what he will answer concerning my complaint.

Then the Lord answered me and said:

Write the vision;

   make it plain on tablets,

   so that a runner may read it.

For there is still a vision for the appointed time;

   it speaks of the end, and does not lie.

If it seems to tarry, wait for it;

   it will surely come, it will not delay.

Look at the proud!

   Their spirit is not right in them,

   but the righteous live by their faith.

Psalm 137 VU p.858         Reader: Mona Smart

Refrain: By the rivers of Babylon, there we wept.

By the rivers of Babylon we sat down and wept 

when we remembered Zion.

       There on the willows we hung up our harps 

       when our captors asked us for songs.

Our tormentors called for entertainment, saying,

       “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” R

How could we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?

       If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my hands wither!

Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth

if I do not remember you,

       if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy. R

Gospel Reading                                                                     

As is your custom, please stand or sit for the reading of the gospel. 

Reader: God be with you.       

All:        And also with you

Reader: The Good News of Jesus Christ according to Luke

All:         Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Luke 17:5-10 (NRSV)    Reader: Mona Smart

The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’ The Lord replied, ‘If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, “Be uprooted and planted in the sea”, and it would obey you.

‘Who among you would say to your slave who has just come in from ploughing or tending sheep in the field, “Come here at once and take your place at the table”? Would you not rather say to him, “Prepare supper for me, put on your apron and serve me while I eat and drink; later you may eat and drink”? Do you thank the slave for doing what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that you were ordered to do, say, “We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done!” ’

Reader: This is the Gospel of Christ.   

All:        Praise be to Jesus Christ       

Reflection      Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee       

Silent Reflection

Affirmation of Faith: New Zealand Creed        Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee

Let us affirm our faith . . .

You, O God, are supreme and holy.

You create our world and give us life.

Your purpose overarches everything we do.

You have always been with us.

You are God.

            You, O God, are infinitely generous,

            good beyond all measure.

            You came to us before we came to you.

You have revealed and proved

your love for us in Jesus Christ,

who lived and died and rose again.

You are with us now.

You are God.

            You, O God, are Holy Spirit.

            You empower us to be your gospel in the world.

            You reconcile and heal; you overcome death.

            You are our God. We worship you.

 

Prayers of the People  + Remembering the Children (attached)   Betty Schultze            

One:  Loving God

All:    Hear Our Prayer

Passing of the Peace   Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee                            

One:    The peace of Christ be with you! 

All:      And also with you!

You are invited to turn to those directly around you and share Christ’s peace. Those on zoom, please unmute and share with one another.

Invitation to the Offering                                                                  

Hymn: Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service       CP #585

1 Lord, whose love in humble service

bore the weight of human need,

who upon the cross, forsaken,

worked your mercy’s perfect deed:

we, your servants, bring the worship

not of voice alone, but heart;

consecrating to your purpose

every gift which you impart.

2 Still your children wander homeless; 

still the hungry cry for bread;

still the captives long for freedom; 

still in grief we mourn our dead.

As you, Lord, in deep compassion 

healed the sick and freed the soul,

by your Spirit send your power 

to our world to make it whole

3 As we worship, grant us vision

till your love’s revealing light

in its height and depth and greatness

dawns upon our quickened sight,

making known the needs and burdens

your compassion bids us bear,

stirring us to ardent service,

your abundant life to share.

Doxology           CP #669

Praise God the Source of life and birth,

Praise God the Word, who came to earth.

Praise God the Spirit, holy flame.

All Glory, honour to God’s name.

Offering Prayer (BAS)                          

God of truth,

receive all we offer you this day.

Make us worthy servants,

strong to follow in the pattern

of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Invitation to Communion                                                                          

This table of bread and wine is now to be made ready. It is the table of company with Jesus; it is the table of sharing with the poor of the world, with whom Jesus identified himself; it is the table of communion with the earth, in which Christ became incarnate; it is the table of radical welcome in the name of our God. Come to this table, whether you are online or in person; it is Christ who invites us to meet him here.

The Great Thanksgiving (Islands Liturgy)             Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee

One: God is here

All:    The Spirit is with us.

One:  Lift up your hearts and minds.

All:    We lift them to God.

One:  Let us give thanks to God the Creator.

All:    It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Great Creator, with wit and wisdom you formed the universe. In expectation, your Spirit brooded over all: the midwife of transformation. At your Word, the skies, the seas, the lands and all life came to be. In you, all created things shared life with one another. In ceremony and song, dance and art, these relationships were portrayed and honoured by the first peoples of these Islands and Inlets. The plants, the cedars, the creatures of forest, sea and air revealed your wonder and majesty. When we turned from you, connections were broken and creation suffered. Still, you continued to bring light from night, freedom from slavery, and life from death. Therefore, together with our ancestors in faith and with your beloved creation we sing:

Sanctus       MV #203

O Holy, holy, holy God, O God of time and space.

All earth and sea and sky above bear witness to your grace.

Hosanna in the highest heav’n, creation sings your praise.

And blessed is the One who comes and bears your name always!

We praise you, Source of all, for the living Word: Jesus

Born in poverty; a child refugee, a worker with his hands.

He gathered disciples and taught and healed the people.

He freely shared our sorrow, joy, and pain.

In vulnerability, he showed power over sin and triumphed over death.

On the night before Jesus died, he feasted with his companions.

He took bread, gave thanks, broke it and gave it to them saying,

“Take, eat, this is my body which is given for you, do this to remember me.”

After supper he took the cup and when he had given thanks,

he gave it to his companions saying,

“Drink this, all of you; this is the new covenant in my blood,

shed for you and the world for the forgiveness of sins.

Whenever you drink it, do this to remember me”

Entering into the mystery of faith we call:

Come Source of life. 

Come, transforming Word. 

Come, Creator Spirit.

With his sacred presence unbounded by space and time,

we offer to you this bread and cup.

Send your Breath of Life, like wind, blowing where it will, north, east, south and west. May your Spirit brood over these gifts and all who feast at this table offering a foretaste of the eternal feast to come.

May all who share your abundant gifts

be incorporated as one body and one holy people,

joined in the offering of Jesus’ birth, life, death and resurrection

for the reconciliation of all things.

Reveal the unity of your Church and the mystery of our communion

with our holy forebears and those yet to be born,

that we may be guided in faith and walk gently on the earth.

Glory and honour to you Triune God, 

dynamic of love, complete and perfect unity, 

now, and in all ages.

Amen

Lord’s Prayer      VU #959 

Our Father in heaven, 

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come, 

your will be done

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins

as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial

and deliver us from evil,

for the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours,

now and for ever. Amen

Breaking the Bread

One:  “I am the bread of life,” Jesus says. “Whoever comes to me will never be hungry; whoever believes in me will never thirst.”

All:    Taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are they who trust in him!

One: These are the gifts of God for the people of God.

All:    Thanks be to God.

One:  Let us all who are gathered here receive Christ in our hearts. Those gathered in the sanctuary are also invited to receive a wafer.

Please keep to your right as you process up behind the communion table to receive and continue around, back to your seat. If you prefer to remain in your seat and socially distanced, indicate so to the usher and you will be served in the pew. Gluten Free is available upon request.

Communion Hymn: We Are One  v 1-3       VU #402

1 We are one as we come,

as we come, joyful to be here,

in the praise on our lips

there's a sense that God is near.

We are one as we sing,

as we seek, we are found;

and we come needful of God's grace

as we meet, together in this place.

2 We are one as we share,

as we share brokenness and fear,

in the touch of a hand

there's a sense that God is here.

We are one as we care,

as we heal, we are healed;

and we share warmth in God's embrace

as we pray together in this place.

3 We are one as we feast,

as we feast, peace becomes the sign;

in the bread and the wine

there's a sense of love divine.

We are one as we come,

as we feed, we are fed;

and we feel God's refreshing grace

as we meet at table in this place.

Prayer After Communion (BAS)       Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee

Almighty God,

may we who have been strengthened by this eucharist

remain in your steadfast love,

and show in our lives

the saving mystery that we celebrate.

This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.

Glory to God 

whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation,

in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever. Amen.

Blessing  Bishop Anna Greenwood-Lee                                                                   

Thank You                                                                                                       

Hymn: Spirit God, Be Our Breath                                             MV #150

1 Spirit God: be our breath, be our song.

Blow through us, bringing strength to move on.

Our world seems inward, defensive, withdrawn….

Spirit God, be our song.

2 Patient God: soothe our pride, calm our fear.

Comfort us. When we know you are near

we grow more certain, our vision is clear.

Patient God, calm our fear.

3 Loving God: be our voice, be our prayer.

Reaching out, joining hands as we share,

we seek your guidance through friendship and care.

Loving God, be our prayer.

4 Spirit God: be our breath, be our song.

Blow through us, bringing strength to move on.

Through change, through challenge, we’ll greet the new dawn….

Spirit God, be our song.

Dismissal                                                                                                                   

One:  Let us go now in peace to love and serve the Lord.

All:    Thanks be to God! Alleluia!