Hybrid Service, 21st Sunday After Pentecost, October 30, 2022

Hybrid Church

All Saints / All Souls

October 30, 2022, Rev. Karen Hollis, 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                                                                                                                     
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

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: Come and Find the Quiet Centre                                  VU #374

Collect                                                                                                  For All the Saints, adapted

Loving God, we remember today those we love, but see no longer. Meet us where we are in our communal and individual grief and remind us of your constant love for us. Grant your peace to those departed from us… let light perpetual shine upon them, and in your loving wisdom and almighty power, work in them the good purpose of your perfect will. In Christ Jesus we pray, 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: Isaiah 40:6-11 (NRSV)                                Reader: Angela Nutter

A voice says, ‘Cry out!’

   And I said, ‘What shall I cry?’

All people are grass,

   their constancy is like the flower of the field.

The grass withers, the flower fades,

   when the breath of the Lord blows upon it;

   surely the people are grass.

The grass withers, the flower fades;

   but the word of our God will stand for ever.

Get you up to a high mountain,

   O Zion, herald of good tidings;

lift up your voice with strength,

   O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings,

   lift it up, do not fear;

say to the cities of Judah,

   ‘Here is your God!’

See, the Lord God comes with might,

   and his arm rules for him;

his reward is with him,

   and his recompense before him.

He will feed his flock like a shepherd;

   he will gather the lambs in his arms,

and carry them in his bosom,                                                                   

   and gently lead the mother sheep.                                                        

Psalm 116 (Voices United)                                                                                         VU p. 836

Refrain: How can I repay you, God,

             For all the goodness you show to me?

I love you, God, because you heard 

my voice when I made supplication,

       because you turned your ear to me,

       when I called upon your name.

The cords of death entangled me,

and the pangs of the Grave laid hold on me;

       I suffered distress and anguish.

Then I called upon the name of God:

       “O God, I pray, save my life”. R

How can I repay you, God,

for all the good things you have done for me?

       I will take up the cup of salvation,

       and call upon the name of God.

       I will pay my vows in the presence of all God's people. R

Precious in the sight of God is the death of the saints.

       O God, I am your servant;

I am your servant, the child of your maidservant.

       You have freed me from my bonds.

I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving,

       and will call upon the name of God.

I will pay my vows to God in the presence of all God's people,

       in the courts of the house of God, in your midst, O Jerusalem.R 

Gospel Reading: Interpretation of Luke 19:1-10                    by Don Moser

Reflection      

Open Space

            Remembering our Loved Ones

            Anointing with Oil

            Prayers of the People

            Light Candles

Hymn: Spirit, Open My Heart                                                                                      MV #79            

Affirmation of Faith: A New Creed             

Let us affirm our faith . . . 

We are not alone,

    we live in God’s world.

 We believe in God:

    who has created and is creating,

    who has come in Jesus,

       the Word made flesh,

       to reconcile and make new,

    who works in us and others

       by the Spirit.

We trust in God. 

We are called to be the Church:

    to celebrate God’s presence,

    to live with respect in Creation,

    to love and serve others,

    to seek justice and resist evil,

    to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,

       our judge and our hope.

In life, in death, in life beyond death,

    God is with us.

We are not alone.

    Thanks be to God.

Prayers of the People                                                                                    Betty Schultze            

One:  Gracious God,

All:    Hear Our Prayers

Passing of the Peace 

Christ is not only our host, but the unseen guest in our midst. Let us share the peace he brings.                           

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                                                                         Rev. Karen Hollis

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                                                                                           For All the Saints, adapted 

Gracious and Loving God, we are united in the love of Jesus Christ. Accept all we offer you this day, and bring us, with all your faithful people who have gone before us, into his eternal glory. Amen.

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                                                 Enfleshed, adapted

One:  God be with you                  

All:    And also with you

One:  Lift up your hearts                

All:    We lift them to God

One:  Let us give thanks to God most high           

All:    It is right to give God thanks and praise

God, you never promised us that way would be clear and free of pain. You have, however, created us in your image – the image of One who is Wisdom, who is Love, who is Courage. You breathed your life into us with the assurance that we have, within and around us, everything we need to be your faithful people. Though we sometimes act in disregard for your call on our collective life, still you show up with and for us, relentlessly. And so we join with all the saints who have gone before in gratitude for your abiding presence:                                          5

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!

Sacred is your presence and blessed is Christ with us.

Through the life of Jesus we saw an example of what it means to navigate an uncertain path, practice creative ministry, and face with courage and compassion all the barriers that work against your Spirit on the move.

Jesus lived and breathed a ministry rooted in your Love for all people. He prioritized the lives of those who are suffering and showed us what it looks like to be with and for one another, even under great distress. Though evil attempted to silence his proclamation of an all inclusive Kindom of God, not even death could keep Love from growing.

On the night in which he was arrested, he gathered among friends for a meal. He took bread, gave thanks to you, broke the bread and shared it with his disciples saying,

“Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

When the supper was over, he took the cup, gave thanks to you, gave it to his disciples, and said,

“Drink from this, all of you; this is the cup of the new covenant. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

And so, in remembrance of Christ with us, and in the assurance of your Love persistent, we offer our lives, our ministries, and our church in the service of your healing work as we proclaim the mystery of our faith:

Acclamation                                                                                                        MV #204

Sing Christ has died and Christ is risen, Christ will come again!

Sing Christ has died and Christ is risen, Christ will come again!        

Pour out your Spirit on this community and these gifts. Make them a taste of your Kindom through Christ with us, that we might leave the Table both nourished by your Love and still hungry for justice for all your people.

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 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: Bread of Life                                                              MV #194

Prayer After Communion                                                           Enfleshed

God, by the bread of heaven and the cup of life, you make us one body. Bind us together by your spirit that we might live into your hopes for us, a community centered in Christ and rich in compassion, commitment, courage, and care. May it be so.

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.

Hymn: For All the Saints      v. 1,3,6                                                                       VU #705

Thank You                                                                                                                 

Blessing                                                                                                          Iona Community

If you are with another person, you’re invited to bless each other, taking every other line.

One:  The Creator’s blessing be yours on your road, on your journey,         guiding you, cherishing you.

Men: The Son’s blessing be yours, wine and water, bread and stories,

          feeding you, challenging you.

Women: The Spirit’s blessing be yours, wind and fire, joy and wisdom,      comforting you, disturbing you.

All:    The Angel’s blessing be yours, on your house, on your living,   guarding you, encouraging you. Let us walk together, a         community on a journey, sustained in God’s blessing. Amen!

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

All:    Thanks be to God! Alleluia!

                                                                                                                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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