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THE SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS: HOLY BAPTISM & HOLY EUCHARIST
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST, 2015
Tel: (905) 277-0462
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Website: www.stjohnsdixie.com
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St. John the Baptist (Dixie)
719 Dundas Street East
Mississauga, Ontario
L4Y 2B5
Processional Hymn: #276 – “FOR ALL THE SAINTS” Please stand & sing
For all the saints who from their labours rest, who thee by faith before the world confessed,
thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might; thou, Lord, their captain in the well–fought fight;
thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light. Alleluia! Alleluia!
O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold, fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
and win with them the victor's crown of gold. Alleluia! Alleluia!
O blest communion, fellowship divine! We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine. Alleluia! Alleluia!
The Gathering of the Community
Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of
the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
People: And also with you.
Leader: There is one body and one Spirit.
People: There is one hope in God’s call to us.
Leader: One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
People: One God and Father of all.
Leader: Almighty God,
All: to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are
hidden. Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy
Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy
name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Collect of the Day Please kneel or be seated
Leader: Almighty God, whose people are knit together in one holy Church, the mystical
Body of your Son, grant us grace to follow your blessed saints I lives of faith
and commitment, and to know the inexpressible joys you have prepared for
those who love you; through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
All: Amen.
Reader: A Reading from Wisdom of Solomon Please be seated
The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. In
the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be a
disaster, and their going from us to be their destruction; but they are at peace. For though
in the sight of others they were punished, their hope is full of immortality. Having been
disciplined a little, they will receive great good, because God tested them and found them
worthy of himself; like gold in the furnace he tried them, and like a sacrificial burnt
offering he accepted them. In the time of their visitation they will shine forth, and will
run like sparks through the stubble. They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and
the Lord will reign over them forever. Those who trust in him will understand truth, and
the faithful will abide with him in love, because grace and mercy are upon his holy ones,
and he watches over his elect.
Reader: The word of the Lord. Wisdom of Solomon 3.1-9
People: Thanks be to God. A moment of silence is observed
Psalm 24 Please remain seated
The Choir sings the refrain, all repeat
Cantor: The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world and all who dwell therein.
For it is he who founded it upon the seas and made it firm upon the rivers of the
deep. Refrain
Cantor: “Who can ascend the hill of the Lord? And who can stand in his holy place?”
“Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, who have not pledged
themselves to falsehood, nor sworn by what is a fraud. Refrain
Cantor: they shall receive a blessing from the Lord and a just reward from the God of
their salvation.” Such is the generation of those who seek him, of those who
seek your face, O God of Jacob. Refrain
Cantor: Lift up your heads, O gates; lift them high, O everlasting doors; and the King of
glory shall come in. “ Who is this King of glory/” “ The Lord, strong and
might, the Lord, mighty in Battle,” Refrain
Cantor: Lift up your heads, O gates; lift them high, O everlasting doors; and the King of
glory shall come in. “Who is he, this King of glory?’ “The Lord of hosts, he is
the King of glory” Refrain
Reader: A Reading from the Book of Revelation Please be seated
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had
passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And
I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He
will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with
them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and
crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.” And the one who
was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write
this, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the
Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.”
Reader: The word of the Lord. Revelation 21.1-6a
People: Thanks be to God. A moment of silence is observed
Sequence Hymn: #274– “HERE FROM ALL NATIONS, ALL TONGUES” Please stand & sing
The first two verses are sung before the Gospel.
Here from all nations, all tongues, and all peoples, countless the crowd, but their voices are one;
vast is the sight and majestic their singing: "God has the victory and reigns from the throne!"
Gone is their thirst, and no more shall they hunger; God is their shelter, his power at their side;
sun shall not pain them, no burning will torture; Jesus the Lamb is their shepherd and guide.
The last two verse will be sung; after the Gospel.
He will go with them to clear living water flowing from springs which his mercy supplies.
Gone is their grief, and their trials are over; God wipes away every tear from their eyes.
Blessing and glory and wisdom and power be to the Saviour again and again;
might and thanksgiving and honour forever be to our God: alleluia! Amen.
The Gospel
Leader: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you.
Leader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
All:
When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him,
“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her
weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit
and deeply moved. He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come
and see.” Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” But some of
them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from
dying?” Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone
was lying against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead
man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.”
Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of
God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank
you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake
of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said
this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands
and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them,
“Unbind him, and let him go.”
Leader: The Gospel of Christ. John 11.32-44
All:
Sermon Please be seated Please be seated
Holy Baptism
Presentation of the Candidates
The family stand. The priest addresses the people, saying,
Priest: The candidate for Holy Baptism will now be presented.
Family: We present Riley Vanessa – Maria Mitchell to receive the sacrament of baptism.
Priest: Will you be responsible for seeing that the child you present is nurtured in the
faith and life of the Christian community?
Family: I will with God’s help.
Priest: Will you by your prayers and witness help this child to grow into the full
stature of Christ?
Family: I will with God’s help.
The priest then asks the following questions of the family.
Priest: Do you renounce all evil, all that rebels against God, all that corrupts God's
creation, and all sin that turns you from God's love?
Family: I renounce them.
Priest: Do you turn to Jesus Christ as your Saviour? Do you put your whole trust in
his grace and love? And do you promise to obey him as your Lord?
Family: I do.
The congregation stands, the priest addresses the people, saying,
Priest: Will you who witness these vows do all in your power to support Riley in her
life in Christ?
People: We will.
Priest: Let us join with those who are committing themselves to Christ and renew our
own baptismal covenant.
The Baptismal Covenant Please remain standing
Priest: Do you believe in God the Father?
People: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
Priest: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
People: I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the
power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under
Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the
dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is
seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the
living and the dead.
Priest: Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
People: I believe in God the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion
of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life
everlasting.
Priest: Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship,
in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?
People: I will, with God’s help.
Priest: Will you persevere in resisting evil and, whenever you fall into sin,
repent and return to the Lord?
People: I will, with God’s help.
Priest: Will you proclaim by word and example the good news of God in Christ?
People: I will, with God’s help.
Priest: Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons,
loving your neighbour as yourself?
People: I will, with God’s help.
Priest: Will you strive for justice and peace among all people,
and respect the dignity of every human being?
People: I will, with God’s help.
Prayers for the Candidates Please kneel or be seated
The leader offers prayer for the community, then for the candidate saying,
Priest: Let us now pray for Riley, who is to receive the sacrament of new birth.
Deliver Riley, O Lord, from the way of sin and death.
People: Lord, hear our prayer.
Leader: Open her heart to your grace and truth.
People: Lord, hear our prayer.
Leader: Fill her with your holy and life-giving Spirit.
People: Lord, hear our prayer.
Leader: Teach her to love others in the power of the Spirit.
People: Lord, hear our prayer.
Leader: Send her into the world in witness to your love.
People: Lord, hear our prayer.
Leader: Bring her to the fullness of your peace and glory.
People: Lord, hear our prayer.
Priest: Grant, O Lord, that all who are baptized into the death of Jesus Christ your
Son, may live in the power of his resurrection and look for him to come again
in glory; who lives and reigns now and for ever.
All: Amen.
The Celebration of Baptism
The priest pours the water in to the font and blesses it saying,
Priest: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Priest: We thank you, Almighty God, for the gift of water. Over water the Holy Spirit
moved in the beginning of creation. Through water you led the children of Israel
out of their bondage in Egypt into the land of promise. In water your Son Jesus
received the baptism of John and was anointed by the Holy Spirit as the
Messiah, the Christ, to lead us, through his death and resurrection, from the
bondage of sin into everlasting life. We thank you, Father, for the water of
baptism. In it we are buried with Christ in his death. By it we share in his
resurrection. Through it we are reborn by the Holy Spirit. Therefore in joyful
obedience to your Son, we bring into his fellowship those who come to him in
faith, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit. Now sanctify this water by the power of your Holy Spirit, that those who
are here cleansed from sin and born again, may continue for ever in the risen
life of Jesus Christ our Saviour. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be all
honour and glory, now and for ever.
All: Amen.
The Baptism Please be seated
The priest then pours water over the candidate saying,
Priest: Riley Vanessa - Maria, I baptize you
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
The priest makes the sign of the cross on the candidate’s forehead saying,
Priest: I sign you with the cross, and mark you as Christ’s own for ever.
The priest prays over the newly baptized, saying,
Priest: Heavenly Father, we thank you that by water and the Holy Spirit you have
bestowed upon Riley the forgiveness of sin, and have raised her to the new life
of grace. Sustain her, O Lord, in your Holy Spirit. Give her an inquiring and
discerning heart, the courage to will and to persevere, a spirit to know and to
love you, and the gift of joy and wonder in all your works.
All: Amen.
The Giving of the Light
The priest then gives the newly baptized a candle, saying,
Priest: Receive the light of Christ,
to show that you have passed from darkness to light.
People: Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works
and glorify your Father in heaven.
Priest: Let us welcome the newly baptized.
People: We receive you into the household of God. Confess the faith of Christ
crucified, proclaim his resurrection, and share with us in his eternal
priesthood.
The priest then presents the newly baptized to the congregation.
The Peace Please stand
Priest: The peace of the Lord be always with you.
People: And also with you.
We give Thee but Thine own, What e’er- the gift may be; all
that we have is Thine a lone,- a trust, O Lord, from Thee. A men.-
Offertory Hymn: #281 – “WHO ARE THESE LIKE STARS APPEARING” All sing
Who are these like stars appearing, these before God's throne who stand?
Each a golden crown is wearing; who are all this glorious band?
"Alleluia!" hark, they sing, praising loud their heavenly King.
Who are these in dazzling brightness, clothed in God's own righteousness?
These whose robes of purest whiteness shall their lustre still possess,
still untouched by time's rude hand – whence come all this glorious band?
These are they who have contended for their Saviour's honour long,
wrestling on till life was ended, following not the sinful throng;
these, who well the fight sustained, triumph through the Lamb have gained.
These are they whose hearts were riven, sore with woe and anguish tried,
who in prayer full oft have striven with the God they glorified;
now, their painful conflict o'er, God has bid them weep no more.
These, the Almighty contemplating, did as priests before him stand,
soul and body always waiting day and night at his command:
now, in God's most holy place, blest they stand before his face.
Offertory Sentence All sing
The Celebration of the Eucharist
Priest: Holy and Mighty God, we give you thanks for the triumph of Christ in the lives
of all his saints. Receive all we offer you this day, and help us like them to run
our course with faith that we may come to your eternal kingdom. We ask this in
the name of Jesus Christ the Lord.
All: Amen.
Priest: Blessed are you, gracious God, creator of heaven and earth; in the multitude of
your saints you have surrounded us with so great a cloud of witnesses, that
we, rejoicing in their fellowship, may run with patience the race that is set
before us, and together with them receive the crown of glory that never fades
away. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all who have served
you in every age, we raise our voices to proclaim the glory of your name.
Sanctus All sing…
9Please kneel or be seated Priest: We give thanks to you, Lord our God, for the goodness and love you have made
known to us in creation; in calling Israel to be your people; in your Word
spoken through the prophets; and above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus your
Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
to be the Saviour and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us
from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us
out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.
- - - - - - - - - - - - Ho ly- Ho ly- Ho ly- Lord, God of pow er- and might;
Heav'n and Earth are full of your glo ry,- Ho san- na- in the high est.-
Bless ed- is he who comes in the name of the Lord; Ho san- na- in the high est.-
Priest: On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, a death he freely
accepted, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to
you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, "Take, eat: this is my
body which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me." After supper
he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and
said, "Drink this, all of you: this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed
for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this
for the remembrance of me." Therefore, Father, according to his command,
All: we remember his death; we proclaim his resurrection, we await his coming in glory;
Priest: and we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, Lord of all;
presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine. We pray you,
gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these gifts, that they may be the
sacrament of the body of Christ and his blood of the new covenant. Unite us
to your Son in his sacrifice, that we, made acceptable in him, may be
sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, reconcile all things in
Christ, and make them new, and bring us to that city of light where you dwell
with all your sons and daughters; through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn
of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation; by
whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all
honour and glory are yours, almighty Father, now and for ever. All: Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer All sing unaccompanied
Lamb of God, Lamb of God, you
take a way- the sin of the world, have mer cy,- have mer cy- on us.
Lamb of God, Lamb of God, you
take a way- the sin of the world; grant us your peace. Grant us your peace.
Priest: Creator of all, you have us golden fields of wheat, whose many grains we have
gathered and made in to this one bread.
All: So may your Church be gathered from the ends of the earth into your
kingdom.
Priest: The gifts of God for the People of God.
People: Thanks be to God.
Agnus Dei All sing
The Communion
All baptized Christians are invited to receive Holy Communion.
Anyone may come forward to receive a blessing.
You may stand or kneel at the Altar rail as you prefer.
Communion Hymn: #74 – “FOR THE BREAD WHICH YOU HAVE BROKEN” All sing
For the bread which you have broken, for the wine which you have poured,
for the words which you have spoken, now we give you thanks, O Lord.
By these pledges that you love us, by your gift of peace restored,
by your call to realms above us, consecrate our lives, O Lord:
in your service, Lord, defend us; help us to obey your word;
in the world to which you send us, let your kingdom come, O Lord!
Communion Hymn: #278 – “JERUSALEM THE GOLDEN” All sing
Jerusalem the golden, with milk and honey blessed,
beneath thy contemplation sink heart and voice oppressed.
I know not, O I know not what joys await us there,
what radiancy of glory, what bliss beyond compare.
They stand, those halls of Sion, all jubilant with song,
and bright with many an angel and all the martyr throng.
The Prince is ever in them, the daylight is serene,
the pastures of the blessed are decked in glorious sheen.
There is the throne of David, and there, from care released,
the shout of them that triumph, the song of them that feast;
and they who with their leader have conquered in the fight,
forever and forever are clad in robes of white.
O sweet and blessed country, the home of God's elect;
O dear and future vision, that eager hearts expect:
even now by faith we see thee, even here thy walls discern;
to thee our thoughts are kindled; for thee our spirits yearn.
Choir Anthem
Prayer after Communion Please kneel or be seated
Priest: Lord of host, we praise your glory reflected I your saints. May we who share at
this table e filled with joy of your eternal kingdom. Where Jesus is Lord, now
and for ever.
All: Amen.
Priest: Glory to God
All: whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we can ask or
imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation, in the Church and in
Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen.
The Blessing & Announcements
Recessional Hymn: #276 – “FOR ALL THE SAINTS” v.5-8 Please stand & sing
And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
steals on the ear the distant triumph–song,
and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. Alleluia! Alleluia!
The golden evening brightens in the west;
soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest;
sweet is the calm of Paradise the blest. Alleluia! Alleluia!
But lo, there breaks a yet more glorious day –
the saints triumphant rise in bright array:
the King of glory passes on his way. Alleluia! Alleluia!
From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
through gates of pearl, streams in the countless host,
singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Dismissal
Priest: Go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit. Alleluia!
People: Thanks be to God. Alleluia!
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