Service Sheet for Sunday 22nd June – Corpus Christi

Celebrant: Fr Benjamin Drury

Welcome to our Liturgy of Holy Communion (Sung Mass)

Processional: 52 (Was Lebet) O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 110

Gradual: 280 (Schmucke Dich) Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness

Offertory: 352 (Diademata) Crown him with many crowns

Communion: 307 (Divine Mysteries) Sweet sacrament divine

Communion II: 295 (Picardy) Let all mortal flesh keep silent

For the Processional hymns, refer to this sheet, and the additional sheet.

Recessional: 296 (St. Helen) Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour All are welcome to stay for refreshments after the

liturgy

A reading from the Book of Genesis (14: 18-20)

Melchizedek king of Salem brought bread and wine; he was a priest of God Most High. He pronounced this blessing:

‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High, creator of heaven and earth, and blessed be God Most High for handing over your enemies to you.’ And Abram gave him a tithe of everything.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

 

Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 110: You are a priest for ever, a priest like Melchizedek of old.

The Lord’s revelation to my Master: ‘Sit on my right:

your foes I will put beneath your feet.’ (Response)

The Lord will wield from Zion your sceptre of power:

rule in the midst of all your foes. (Response)

A prince from the day of your birth on the holy mountains;

from the womb before the dawn I begot you. (Response) The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change.

‘You are a priest for ever,

a priest like Melchizedek of old.’ (Response)

 

A reading from the first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians (11: 23-26)

This is what I received from the Lord, and in turn passed on to you: that on the same night that he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took

some bread, and thanked God for it and broke it, and he said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this as a memorial of me.’ In the

same way he took the cup after supper, and said, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Whenever you drink it, do this as a memorial of me.’  Until the Lord comes, therefore, every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming his death.

The Word of the Lord: Thanks be to God

Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!

I am the living bread which has come down from heaven, says the Lord. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever. Alleluia!

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

+ A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke (9: 11-17)

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus made the crowds welcome and talked to them about the king- dom of God; and he cured those who were in need of healing.

It was late afternoon when the Twelve came to him and said,

‘Send the people away, and they can go to the villages and farms round about to find lodging and food; for we are in a lonely place here.’ He replied, ‘Give them something to eat yourselves.’ But they said, ‘We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we are to go ourselves and buy food for all these people.’ For there were

about five thousand men. But he said to his disciples, ‘Get them to sit down in parties of about fifty.’ They did so and made them all sit down. Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, raised his eyes to heaven, and said the blessing over them; then he broke them and handed them to his disciples to distribute among the crowd. They

all ate as much as they wanted, and when the scraps remaining were collected they filled twelve baskets.

The Gospel of the Lord: Praise to you, O Christ

 

The text and setting of the Nicene Creed is at page 562 in the New English Hymnal.

O salutaris hostia (for the Procession) (tune: Wareham): O saving Victim, opening wide

The gate of heaven to man below; Our foes press hard on every side,

Thine aid supply, thy strength bestow.

All praise and thanks to thee ascend For evermore, blest One in Three;

O grant us life that shall not end,

In our true native land with thee. Amen.

 

O GOD, the strength of all them that put their trust in thee,

mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the weakness of our mortal nature we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping of thy commandments we may please thee, both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (BCP Collect: First Sunday after Trinity)

 

Church Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Services: Unless noted, liturgies are followed by refreshments

Weds. 25th June: 10 a.m.; Low Mass

Sun. 29th June: 10 a.m.; Sung Mass (SS. Peter & Paul)

Study group & pilgrimage walking group: details from Fr. Benjamin

The church choir are always seeking to increase their membership.

Those who are interested, and are able to read music to even a small degree of competence, should speak to Oliver Knight.

Any interested in joining the serving team (as acolyte, thurifer, or crucifer) should speak to Father Benjamin.

 

Donate electronically by scanning the QR code; 

the Church does not receive any

funding from the Church of England

or the British Government and is reliant

on the goodwill of congregants and visitors. We thank you for your support.

 

Priest Chaplain: Fr. Benjamin Drury frbenjamindrury@gmail.com;

Home tel.: 210 72 14 906

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