Holy Eucharist

for Easter Sunday 2020

in South Wye, Hereford
Before we start this service you might like to find a candle and a small
dish of water and put them easily to hand.
We Gather
Christ yesterday and today,
the beginning and the end,
Alpha and Omega, all time belongs to him, and all ages;
to him be glory and power,
through every age and for ever. Amen.

Alleluia. Christ is risen.

He is risen indeed. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

We light our own candles and place them safely

At the Easter Garden

Risen Lord Jesus, as Mary Magdalene met you in the garden
on the morning of your resurrection,
so may we meet you today and every day:
speak to us as you spoke to her;
reveal yourself as the living Lord;
renew our hope and kindle our joy;
and send us to share the good news with others. Amen.
Alleluia! Christ is risen!
He is risen indeed. Alleluia!
A candle is placed in the Easter Garden
We stand to sing the Gloria

We join with the angels, our voices we raise,

To give you the glory, and sing forth your praise.
We pray for the peace you alone can bestow,
To fall down like rain on your people below.

O Lord God almighty, and heavenly King,

Accept the thanksgivings and praises we bring,
For though you are mighty, the Lord God above,
For us you are also the Father we love.

Christ Jesus, Messiah, and God’s only Son,

The Lamb who was slain, who now sits on heavn’s throne.
Your death conquered evil and cancelled our sin,
In mercy, receive all the prayers that we bring.

All glory to God in the highest of heaven,

The Father, the Son and the Spirit be given.
To you and you only our praises we sing,
Our Lord God and Father, our heavenly King.

Let us pray:

God of glory, by the raising of your Son

you have broken the chains of death and hell:
fill your Church with faith and hope;
for a new day has dawned
and the way to life stands open
in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
 We listen
We sit to hear our first reading from the bible.

A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles

Peter then said: “Now I am certain that God treats all people alike. God
is pleased with everyone who worships him and does right, no matter
what nation they come from. This is the same message that God gave
to the people of Israel, when he sent Jesus Christ, the Lord of all, to
offer peace to them.
You surely know what happened everywhere in Judea. It all began in
Galilee after John had told everyone to be baptized. God gave the Holy
Spirit and power to Jesus from Nazareth. He was with Jesus, as he
went around doing good and healing everyone who was under the
power of the devil. We all saw what Jesus did both in Israel and in the
city of Jerusalem.
Jesus was put to death on a cross. But three days later, God raised
him to life and let him be seen. Not everyone saw him. He was seen
only by us, who ate and drank with him after he was raised from death.
We were the ones God chose to tell others about him.
God told us to announce clearly to the people that Jesus is the one he
has chosen to judge the living and the dead. Every one of the prophets
has said that all who have faith in Jesus will have their sins forgiven in
his name.”
Acts 10:34-43 (CEV)
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God
We stand to hear a Gospel reading.

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John

Glory to you, O Lord.

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary
Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been
removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the
other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They
have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they
have laid him.’ Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went
towards the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple
outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and
saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon
Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen
wrappings lying there, and the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not
lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the
other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw
and believed; for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he
must rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned to their homes.
John 20:1-18 (NRSV)

This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.

We Respond
The Address
We pray for the Church, for God’s world and His people
In joy and hope let us pray to the Father.
That our risen Saviour may fill us and our whole community of South
Wye with the joy of his glorious and life-giving resurrection
we pray to the Father. Hear our prayer.
That isolated and persecuted churches and the congregations of
closed churches may find fresh strength in the good news of Easter
we pray to the Father. Hear our prayer.

That God may grant us humility

to be subject to one another in Christian love …
we pray to the Father. Hear our prayer.

That he may provide for those who lack food, work or shelter …
we pray to the Father. Hear our prayer.

That by his power this epidemic, war and famine may cease through
all the world
we pray to the Father. Hear our prayer.

That he may reveal the light of his presence to the sick,

the weak and the dying, to comfort and strengthen them …
we pray to the Father. Hear our prayer.

That, according to his promises,

all who have died in the faith of the resurrection
may be raised on the last day
we pray to the Father. Hear our prayer.

That he may send the fire of the Holy Spirit upon his people,
so that we may bear faithful witness to his resurrection,
we pray to the Father. Hear our prayer.

Heavenly Father, you have delivered us from the power of darkness

and brought us into the kingdom of your Son:
grant that, as his death has recalled us to life,
so his continual presence in us may raise us to eternal joy;
through Christ our Lord. Amen.
 We renew our Baptismal Vows
Do you turn to Christ?
I turn to Christ.
Do you repent of your sins?
I repent of my sins.
Do you renounce evil?
I renounce evil.

Praise God who made heaven and earth,

who keeps his promise for ever.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give thanks and praise.

Almighty God, whose Son Jesus Christ

was baptized in the river Jordan,
we thank you for the gift of water
to cleanse us and revive us.
We thank you that through the waters of the Red Sea
you led your people out of slavery
to freedom in the Promised Land.
We thank you that through the deep waters of death
you brought your Son,
and raised him to life in triumph.

Bless this water, and your servants that they may be made one
with Christ in his death and in his resurrection,
to be cleansed and delivered from all sin.
Send your Holy Spirit upon them,
bring them to new birth in the household of faith
and raise them with Christ to full and eternal life;
for all might, majesty, authority and power are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
Let us affirm our common faith in Jesus Christ.
Do you believe and trust in God the Father,
source of all being and life, the one for whom we exist?
I believe and trust in him.

Do you believe and trust in God the Son,

who took our human nature, died for us and rose again?
I believe and trust in him.

Do you believe and trust in God the Holy Spirit,

who gives life to the people of God
and makes Christ known in the world?
I believe and trust in him.

This is the faith of the Church.

This is our faith.
We believe and trust in one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

You might like to take a little water on your finger and mark a cross on
your forehead - or someone in your household might like to sprinkle
everyone with water

Almighty God,
we thank you for our fellowship in the household of faith
with all who have been baptized in your name.
Keep us faithful to our baptism, and so make us ready for that day
when the whole creation shall be made perfect in your Son,
our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

May Christ dwell in your hearts through faith,

that you may be rooted and grounded in love
and bring forth the fruit of the Spirit. Amen.
 We share Christ’s Peace
The risen Christ came and stood among his disciples and said,
‘Peace be with you.’ Then were they glad when they saw the Lord.
Alleluia. Alleluia.

The peace of the risen Christ be always with you

and also with you. Alleluia.

Let us offer one another a sign of peace.

Christ is risen. He is Risen Indeed.

The Thanksgiving
Be present, be present, Lord Jesus Christ, our risen high priest;
make yourself known in the breaking of bread. Amen.

The Lord be with you and also with you.

Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give thanks and praise. Holy, Holy, Holy

It is always right to give you thanks, God our Creator,

loving and faithful, holy and strong.
You made us and the whole universe,
and filled your world with life.
Holy, Holy, Holy

You sent your Son to live among us,

Jesus our Saviour, Mary's child.
He suffered on the cross; he died to save us from our sins;
he rose in glory from the dead.
Holy, Holy, Holy
You send your Spirit to bring new life to the world,
and clothe us with power from on high.
And so we join the angels to celebrate and sing:

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

All Thy works shall praise Thy Name
in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity!

Father, on the night before he died,

Jesus shared a meal with his friends.
He took the bread, and thanked you.
He broke it, and gave it to them, saying:
Take and eat; this is my body, given for you.
Do this to remember me.

After the meal, Jesus took the cup of wine.

He thanked you, and gave it to them, saying:
Drink this, all of you.
This is my blood, the new promise of God's unfailing love.
Do this to remember me.

Great is the mystery of faith:

Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.
Father, as we bring this bread and wine,
and remember his death and resurrection,
send your Holy Spirit, that we who share these gifts
may be fed by Christ's body and his blood.
Amen, Amen, Amen.

Pour your Spirit on us that we may love one another, work for the
healing of the earth, and share the good news of Jesus,
as we wait for his coming in glory.
Amen, Amen, Amen.

For honour and praise belong to you, Father,

with Jesus your Son, and the Holy Spirit:
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen, Amen, Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come; thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Alleluia. Christ our passover is sacrificed for us.

Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia
 Prayer after Communion
God of Life,
who for our redemption gave your only-begotten Son
to the death of the cross,
and by his glorious resurrection
have delivered us from the power of our enemy:
grant us so to die daily to sin,
that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his risen life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

We thank you, Lord, that you have fed us in this sacrament,

united us with Christ, and given us a foretaste
of the heavenly banquet prepared for all peoples. Amen.

The Blessing
The Lord be with you and also with you.

The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus,
that great shepherd of the sheep,
through the blood of the eternal covenant,
make you perfect in every good work to do his will,
working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight;
and the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among you and remain with you always. Amen.

With the risen life of Christ within you,

go in the peace of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia.
Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.

You might like to take your candle and place it in a window as a sign
that Christ’s light has returned to the World
Material included in this service is copyright:
© The Archbishops' Council 2000