Taize

The Rev. Canon Bahman Kalantari

Every Tuesday, at 3 p.m. we are holding an alternate worship opportunity.

which consists of Taize music and includes the Holy Eucharist as

well as prayers for healing. This is a beautiful opportunity for

those who feel more comfortable gathering in a smaller,

more intimate setting to experience the love and power of Jesus.

At the beginning of the service, you are invited to light a candle – to affirm a personal vow, to pray for someone or a particular situation, to invite the light of Christ to shed light on your path, and to receive illumination.

In the Name of the Holy Trinity.

My soul magnifies the Lord.

My spirit rejoices in God my Saviour.

For the Mighty One has done great things,

and holy is God’s name.

Invocation

The Promised One of God brings good news
to the oppressed
and binds up the brokenhearted.
We are witnesses to the light of Christ!
The Promised One of God proclaims liberty
to captives and release to prisoners.
We are witnesses to the light of Christ!
The Promised One of God comforts all
who mourn and gives a mantle of praise instead of a
faint spirit. Rejoicing always, praying without ceasing,
holding fast to what is good,
we are witnesses to the light of Christ Jesus!

We will now sing Holy Spirit come to us:

Psalm 47

Clap your hands, all you peoples;

shout to God with loud songs of joy.

For the Lord, the Most High, is awesome,

a great king over all the earth.

Sing praises to God, sing praises;

sing praises to our King, sing praises.

For God is the king of all the earth;

sing praises with a psalm.

God is king over the nations;

God sits on his holy throne.

The princes of the peoples gather

as the people of the God of Abraham.

For the shields of the earth belong to God;

he is highly exalted.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost,

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end.

. Amen.

Let us now sing: The Kingdom of God

Prayer of Illumination

Your word, Holy God, was written for our instruction.

By your Holy Spirit open our ears and fill us with the mysteries of your ancient love; through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.

We will now sing: God is Forgiveness:

The Gospel

Matthew 20:1-16 (video)

Let us now sing Stay With Me:

Mark 10:13-16

People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.

The Word of the Lord

Prayer:

Lord Abba, you have woken me from sleep;

the night is gone, the day is here.

Enable me to put on the Lord Jesus Christ

and help me to live honorably this day,

to the glory of your holy name. Amen.

The Lord's Prayer

Household Prayer

Light of the world,
you greet me this morning with new possibilities.
Shine brightly, I pray,
until I see into the dark places of this world,
and into the dark places of my own life.
I want to follow you in paths of justice,
speak up with you for liberty,
and bend with you toward the brokenhearted,
even the broken places within myself.
I trade in my faint spirit for your mantle of praise—
and with my whole being
I will rejoice in you. Amen.

Let us now sing: O Lord Hear My Prayer

Prayers of Intercession

God who restores,
you have done great things for us and we rejoice!
So often you have filled us with laughter,
even turning tears of sadness into shouts of joy.
You send prophets, who point the way to justice
and show the way to you.
We thank you for sending good news to us
and repairing so much that we have devastated.
In this season,
we lift up in prayer so many who wait in darkness:
people oppressed by poverty and discrimination,
by political upheaval or dangerous rulers;
people imprisoned wrongly
and also those imprisoned justly.
Right what is wrong among us and in us
and restore us to you,
to others,
to ourselves.
Make the brokenhearted whole again;
comfort those who mourn;
repair our ruined cities.
In all the jostling and jingling of these days,
do not let us lose sight of you
or those whom you especially came to serve:
people who are in need of healing,
people who are overlooked or underserved,
the ones who are lost,
and the ones we have made to feel little and least.
Light of the world,
live among us always,
full of grace and truth. Amen. .

We will now sing Jesus Remember Me.

Closing Prayer

The Lord bless us and keep us. The Lord make his face shine on us and be gracious to us. The Lord look upon us with favor and grant us peace. Amen.

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