Liturgy and Prayers - Sunday, 20 June 2021 – Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B (Proper 7)

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Opening sentence

Now is the time of God’s favour,
now is the day of salvation  (2 Cor 6:2b NIV)

Prayer of the day - (Collect):

Traditional

Traditional
Grant, O Lord,
that the course of this world
may be so peaceably ordered
by your government,
that your church may joyfully serve you
in all godly quietness;
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, govern the world
and keep it in peace,
so that your church may joyfully serve you
in all quietness.
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 that we may desire the eternal blessings of God. [silence])
Strengthen our faith, Lord,
so that we do not set our hearts on earthly things,
but love the things of heaven.
As we are surrounded
by things that are passing away,
help us to cling to those that will last forever.
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.

New

(Let us pray for a calm mind. [silence])
Almighty God, we thank you
that you love and care for all your people.
When storm-clouds loom and troubles threaten,
bring peace and calm to us,
because we know that everything is in your hands.
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.

Alleluia Verse

Alleluia.
The disciples were filled with great awe and said to one another,
‘Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?’ (Mark 4:41 NRSV)
Alleluia.

Prayer after the Gospel

This is the gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Thank you, Lord Jesus, for being with us
and keeping us safe in the storms of life.
Help us to keep trusting in you.
Amen.

Offering Prayer

Thank you, our loving God,
for providing us with all we need,
and for watching over us day after day.
Help us to be your willing servants,
doing what you want us to do
and showing your love to other people.
Amen.

Prayer of the Church

Prayer points

Additional Prayer Points

LCA International Mission

Services with Holy Communion:

Preface

Thank you, our loving God,
for providing us with all we need,
and for watching over us day after day.
Help us to be your willing servants,
doing what you want us to do
and showing your love to other people.
Amen.

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 third prayer of the day (as listed above) at this point. It may be modified as follows:

Thank you, Lord, for this healing gift.
Strengthen our faith,
so that we do not set our hearts on earthly things,
but love the things of heaven.
As we are surrounded
by things that are passing away,
help us to cling to those that will last forever.
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.

Dismissal

Go in peace. The almighty Lord cares for you.
Thanks be to God.

OR In the name of Christ. Amen.