Service for the 5th Sunday of Easter – 28th April 2024
Welcome to St. Paul’s Athens especially if you are here for the first time or visiting Athens. Please stay for refreshments in the church garden after the Liturgy.
The presiding priest and preacher this morning is Fr. Terry Hemming, and the deacon is Revd., Deacon Christine Saccali
Entrance Hymn Introit: 408 (Blaenwern) Love divine, all loves excelling
Priest: Alleluia! Christ is risen
All: He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
Priest: The Lord be with you
All: and also with you
The priest then welcomes the people of God and the deacon leads us into Confession.
Silence
Deacon: Lord Jesus, you raise us to new life.
Kyrie eleison
All: Kyrie eleison
Deacon: Lord Jesus, you forgive us our sins.
Christe eleison
All: Christe eleison
Deacon: Lord Jesus, you feed us with the living bread.
Kyrie eleison
All: Kyrie eleison
Absolution: May the God of love and power forgive you and free you from your sins, heal and strengthen you by his Spirit, and raise you to new life in Christ our Lord. Amen.
Glory to God in the highest, peace to his people on earth
Glory to God in the highest, peace to his people on earth.
- Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory.
- Lord Jesus Christ only Son of the Father, Lord God , Lamb of God,
you take aways the sin of the world, have mercy on us,
have mercy on us,
you are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer.
- For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the most High, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father,
Amen,
In the glory of God the Father. AMEN
Collect: Let us pray (remain standing as the priest prays the Collect of the Day)
God our redeemer,
you have delivered us from the power of darkness
and brought us into the kingdom of your Son:
grant, that as by his death he has recalled us to life,
so by his continual presence in us he may raise us to eternal joy;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever. Amen.