MOTHERING SUNDAY
Welcome to St. Paul’s. If you are visiting, or here
for the first time please do stay behind for coffee
in the church garden after the Liturgy. Today we celebrate Mothering Sunday.
Presiding Priest: Fr. Leonard Doolan Preacher: Fr. Leonard
Deacon: Revd Deacon Christine
Entrance Hymn 395 Let bells peal forth
Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
Priest: The Lord be with you
All: And also with you
Welcome
Words by Jonny Baker, taken from the book: ‘The Hospitality of God’ by Michael Perham
Deacon: All are invited, all are included
All are made welcome, none are excluded
This is the table of Christ
Come if you’re young, come if you’re old
Come if you’re broken, come if you’re whole
Come if you’re weary of the trials of life
This is the table of Christ.
Introduction
The priest welcomes everyone and introduces the service – all are invited to receive Holy Communion.
Confession
There will be a short moment of silence as we bring to mind our wrongdoings
Deacon: Lord, you are gracious and compassionate:
Lord, have mercy.
All: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: You are loving to all and your mercy is over all your creation:
Christ, have mercy.
All: Christ, have mercy.
Deacon: Your faithful servants bless your name and speak of your glory:
Lord, have mercy.
All: Lord, have mercy.
Absolution (as we hear the words of God’s forgiveness)
Collect
The Priest then prays the collect for the day
God of love, passionate and strong, tender and full of care; watch over us and hold us all the days of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
This lovely St. Paul’s tradition continues. The names of your loved ones can be included in our Easter Book of Remembrance – just email them to Nelly at nelly.parask@gmail.com and your lily will be added to the beautiful floral displays in church. The final date for submission is April 13th.
If you would like to make a donation in their memory you can do so through e-banking or Paypal when you visit our website: www.anglicanchurchathens.gr – just click on Support St. Paul’s – Donations for details, giving your name and ‘Easter Lilies’ or you can see Nelly in church.
Welcome to St. Paul’s Athens especially if you are here for the first time or visiting Athens. Please stay and have coffee after the liturgy. We have a POS facility now, so payments can be made to the church by bank cards.
The presiding priest is Fr. Bjorn Kling of the Swedish Church. The deacon and preacher is Deacon Christine Saccali.
Entry Greeting
[Minister: Give us true repentance; forgive us our sins of negligence and ignorance and our
deliberate sins: and grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit to amend our lives
according to your holy word.
All: Holy God, holy and strong, holy and immortal, have mercy upon us.]
Entrance Hymn 465 Thou didst leave thy throne
Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
The Lord be with you.
All: and also with you
The priest then welcomes the people of God and the assistant leads us into Confession.
Silence and stillness follows for a few moments
Deacon: We confess to you our selfishness and lack of love: fill us with your Spirit.
Kyrie eleison
All: Kyrie eleison
Deacon: We confess to you our fear and failure in sharing our faith: fill us with your Spirit.
Christe eleison
All: Christe eleison
Deacon: We confess to you our stubbornness and lack of trust: fill us with your Spirit.
Kyrie eleison
All: Kyrie eleison
Priest: May Almighty God, who sent his Son into the world to save sinners, bring you
his pardon and peace.
All: Amen.
Collect: Let us pray (remain standing as the priest prays the Collect of the Day)
Eternal God, give us insight to discern your will for us, to give up what harms us, and to seek the perfection we are promised in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Welcome to St. Paul’s Athens especially if you are here for the first time or visiting Athens. Please stay and have coffee after the liturgy. We have a POS facility now, so payments can be made to the church by bank cards.
The presiding priest and preacher is Fr. Leonard. The Assistant is Nelly Paraskevopoulou. Choral Evensong is at 20.00hrs.
Entry Greeting
Minister: Give us true repentance; forgive us our sins of negligence and ignorance and our deliberate sins: and grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit to amend our lives
according to your holy word.
All: Holy God, holy and strong, holy and immortal, have mercy upon us.]
Entrance Hymn 381 Jerusalem the golden
Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
The Lord be with you.
All: and also with you
The priest then welcomes the people of God and the assistant leads us into Confession.
Silence and stillness follows for a few moments
Assistant: We confess to you our selfishness and lack of love: fill us with your Spirit.
Kyrie eleison
All: Kyrie eleison
Assistant: We confess to you our fear and failure in sharing our faith: fill us with your Spirit.
Christe eleison
All: Christe eleison
Assistant: We confess to you our stubbornness and lack of trust: fill us with your Spirit.
Kyrie eleison
All: Kyrie eleison
Priest: May Almighty God, who sent his Son into the world to save sinners, bring you
his pardon and peace.
All: Amen.
Collect: Let us pray (remain standing as the priest prays the Collect of the Day)
Almighty God, by the prayer and discipline of Lent may we enter into the mystery of Christ’s sufferings, and by following his Way may we come to share in his glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
St Paul’s Athens
Welcome to St. Paul’s Athens especially if you are here for the first time or visiting Athens. Please stay and have coffee after the liturgy. We have a POS facility now, so payments can be made to the church by bank cards.
The presiding priest and preacher is Fr. Leonard (Chaplain). The deacon is The Revd. Deacon Christine Saccali.
Entry Greeting
[Minister: Give us true repentance; forgive us our sins of negligence and ignorance and our
deliberate sins: and grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit to amend our lives
according to your holy word.
All: Holy God, holy and strong, holy and immortal, have mercy upon us.
Entrance Hymn 333 All my hope on God is founded
Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
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 and stillness follows for a few moments
Deacon: We confess to you our selfishness and lack of love: fill us with your Spirit.
Kyrie eleison
All: Kyrie eleison
Deacon: We confess to you our fear and failure in sharing our faith: fill us with your Spirit.
Christe eleison
All: Christe eleison
Deacon: We confess to you our stubbornness and lack of trust: fill us with your Spirit.
Kyrie eleison
All: Kyrie eleison
Priest: May Almighty God, who sent his Son into the world to save sinners, bring you his pardon and peace.
All: Amen.
Collect: Let us pray (remain standing as the priest prays the Collect of the Day)
Heavenly Father, your Son battled with the powers of darkness, and grew closer to you in the desert: help us to use these forty days of Lent to grow in wisdom and prayer that we may witness to your saving love in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Welcome to St. Paul’s Athens especially if you are here for the first time or visiting Athens. We have a POS facility now, so payments can be made to the church by bank cards.
The presiding priest and preacher is The Revd. Canon Leonard Doolan; the deacon is Chris Saccali.
Entrance Hymn 420 O Jesus I have promised
Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
The Lord be with you.
All: and also with you
The priest then welcomes the people of God and then the deacon leads us into Confession.
Silence
Deacon: God be gracious to us and bless us, and make his face to shine upon us:
Kyrie eleison
All: Kyrie eleison
Deacon: May your ways be known on earth, your saving power among the nations:
Christe eleison
All: Christe eleison
Deacon: Lord, you have made known your salvation, and reveal your justice in the sight of the
nations:
Kyrie eleison
All: Kyrie eleison
Absolution we hear the words of God’s forgiveness to those who are truly penitent
Welcome to St. Paul’s Athens especially if you are here for the first time or visiting Athens. We have a POS facility now, so payments can be made to the church by bank cards.
The presiding priest and preacher is The Revd. Canon Leonard Doolan; the deacon and preacher is Chris Saccali.
Entrance Hymn 205 Christ is made the sure foundation
Priest: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
The Lord be with you.
All: and also with you
The priest then welcomes the people of God and then the deacon leads us into Confession.
Silence
Deacon: God be gracious to us and bless us, and make his face to shine upon us:
Kyrie eleison
All: Kyrie eleison
Deacon: May your ways be known on earth, your saving power among the nations:
Christe eleison
All: Christe eleison
Deacon: Lord, you have made known your salvation, and reveal your justice in the sight of the nations:
Kyrie eleison
All: Kyrie eleison
Absolution we hear the words of God’s forgiveness to those who are truly penitent
