Liturgy and Prayers - Sunday, 13 June 2021 – Third Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Proper 6)

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Opening sentence

The righteous flourish like the palm tree,
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
They are planted in the house of the Lord.  (Ps 92:12,13a NRSV)

OR
If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come!  (2 Cor 5:17 NIV)

Prayer of the day - (Collect):

Traditional

O God, the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy:
Multiply your mercy upon us that,
with you as our ruler and guide,
we may so pass through good things temporal
that we finally lose not those that are eternal;
through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Modernised Traditional

Lord God, you protect all who trust in you,
and without you
nothing is strong and nothing is holy:
In your great mercy
guide us through the good things of this life,
so that in the end
we do not lose the things of eternal life.
We ask this through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Alternative

(Let us pray for the compassion of Christ. [silence])
Merciful Father,
you have freed us from guilt
through your Son
and called us to work with him
in your kingdom.
Help us to be as compassionate with others
as he has been with us.
For he lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

New

(Let us pray for dedication in following Jesus. [silence])
Jesus, our Saviour,
thank you for giving up everything for us,
and making us your people.
Live within us,
and teach us to follow you
without counting the cost.
For you live and reign
with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Alleluia Verse

Alleluia.
The one who sows the good seed
is the Son of Man. (Matt 13:37 NRSV)
Alleluia.

Prayer after the Gospel

Thank you, Lord Jesus,
for calling us into your kingdom.
Help us to grow in faith and bear fruit.
Amen.

Offering Prayer

Thank you, Lord, for sending your Son
to establish your kingdom among us.
Teach us to live by faith in him,
and gladly serve you
with all that we are and all that we have.
Amen.

Prayer of the Church

Prayer points

Additional Prayer Points

LCA International Mission

Services with Holy Communion:

Preface

It is indeed right and good,
Lord God, holy Father,
that we should at all times and in all places
give thanks to you,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
(On this day)*
he overcame death by his resurrection
and opened up for us
the way to eternal life with you.
And so, with angels and archangels,
and with all the company of heaven,
we adore and praise your glorious name:

* The words ‘on this day’ are used only on Sundays.

Communion Invitation

Jesus says: ‘I am the bread of life.
Whoever comes to me will never be hungry,
and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.’
(Thanks be to God.)
Come, everything is ready.

OR
Jesus says: ‘My flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood remain in me, and I in them.’
(Thanks be to God.)
Come, everything is ready.

OR
This cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks
is a communion in the blood of Christ.
This bread that we break
is a communion in the body of Christ.
(Thanks be to God.)
Come, everything is ready.

Prayer after Communion

EITHER
Let us pray. We give you thanks, almighty God, that you have refreshed
us through this healing gift; and we pray that through it you would
graciously strengthen us in faith toward you and in love toward one
another; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
OR
Let us pray. Heavenly Father, as you did not spare your own Son, but
gave him up for us all: Grant that we who have received his body and
blood in the sacrament may live in him and he in us, so that, as your
children, we may walk in your ways and serve you all the days of our
life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Alternatively, use the fourth prayer of the day (as listed above) at this point. It may be modified as follows.

Jesus, our Saviour,
in this sacrament,
you have given yourself for us,
and have strengthened us
as your people.
Live within us,
and teach us to follow you
without counting the cost.
For you live and reign
with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
Amen.

Dismissal

Go in peace. In Christ you are a new creation (, living by faith).
Thanks be to God.

OR In the name of Christ. Amen.