St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Easter III

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Prayer List: Patty Attivo, Jacqueline Benevento, Ralph Bitner, Dennis Bossinger, Ellen Bryant, Bob Briar, Lisa Briar, Shirley Brown, Tyler Burris, Dottie Casner, Peggy Collins, Lew Copenhaver, Heather Creighton, Amanda Ergler, Shirley Ferguson, Richard Flood, Marcia Folk, Mike Gillispie, Kathryn Grossman, Josh Hohol, Dolores Houser, Angela Kaler, Bruce Kinsey, Judy Kline, James Krepps, Martie Marquez, Pam Lawson, Doris McKee, Sally Metz, Marsha Lynch-Mock, Austin James Moore, David Moore, Virginia Nace, Gabriel Newman, Amy Reeder, Catherine Schwieibert, Makenzie Shearer, Vicky Shoemaker, Joseph Smith, Danny Snyder, Steven Sunday and Family, Laura Tate, Henry and Jackie Walk, Evelyn Wilson, Bill Wilson, Stella and Ashley Wright. Vestry will meet on Tuesday at 5:30 in the Parish House. April Birthdays and Anniversaries 6—Robin Wilson, 7—John Stewart, 7—Kaylee Blewett, 11—Kelly Crawford 14—Max Wilson, 19—Elizabeth Cvejkus, 22—Patricia Wilt, 25—Dolores Houser, 26—Zanica Kaler

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The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two Prelude Joyce Hart

Lift Every Voice and Sing II - #69 In the Garden

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The Opening Acclamation

Celebrant ✠ Alleluia. Christ is risen. People The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia. Collect for Purity Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your

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Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Gloria in excelsis

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The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. The Collect of the Day O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen

The Liturgy of the Word

See the service leaflet. We will sing the sequence hymn before the Gospel.

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My Heart Sings Out - #77 I, the Lord of sea and sky

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The Gospel The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ According to Luke Glory to you, Lord Christ Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ. The Sermon The Rev. John T. Harwood The Nicene Creed

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We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally

begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from

the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection ✠ of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayers of the People

In the flesh of the risen Christ, the invisible God walks with us. Let us pray to God for our needs and the needs of all peoples.

For the holy churches in every place, and for the unity of all.

Glory and praise to you, O living God.

For this holy assembly and for all who gather for breaking bread.

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Glory and praise to you, O living God. For Audrey our bishop and John our priest, and all who minister in Christ, and for all the holy people of God.

Glory and praise to you, O living God.

For the world and its leaders, our nation and its people.

Glory and praise to you, O living God.

For all those in danger and need, the sick, the suffering, and the oppressed, and for all the dead.

Glory and praise to you, O living God. For ourselves, our families, and those we love. Glory and praise to you, O living God.

Remembering the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Mark and all the saints, let us offer ourselves and one another to the living God through Christ.

To you, O Lord our God.

Blessed are you, O Lord our God, who opens our minds and hearts through the risen Christ. Hear our prayers which we offer in the hope of glory, and breathe upon us with your Holy Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Peace

The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you. Announcements and Thanksgivings

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The Holy Communion

Doxology (The People of God Present Their Gifts) The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer C

God of all power, Ruler of the Universe, you are worthy of glory and praise. Glory to you for ever and ever.

At your command all things came to be: the vast expanse of interstellar space, galaxies, suns, the planets in their courses, and this fragile earth, our island home. By your will they were created and have their being.

From the primal elements you brought forth the human race, and blessed us with memory, reason, and skill. You made us the rulers of creation. But we turned against you and betrayed your trust; and we turned against one

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another. Have mercy, Lord, for we are sinners in your sight.

Again and again, you called us to return. Through prophets and sages you revealed your righteous Law. And in the fullness of time you sent your only Son, born of a woman, to fulfill your Law, to open for us the way of freedom and peace. By his blood, he reconciled us. By his wounds, we are healed.

And therefore we praise you, joining with the heavenly chorus, with prophets, apostles, and martyrs, and with all those in every generation who have looked to you in hope, to proclaim with them your glory, in their unending hymn:

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And so, Father, we who have been redeemed by him, and made a new people by water and the Spirit, now bring before you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ our Lord.

On the night he was betrayed he took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his friends, 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, gave thanks, 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."

Remembering now his work of redemption, and offering to you this sacrifice of thanksgiving,

We celebrate his death and resurrection, as we await the day of his coming.

Lord God of our Fathers: God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: Open our eyes to see your hand at work in the world about us. Deliver us from the presumption of coming to this Table for solace only, and not for strength; for pardon only, and not for renewal. Let the grace of this Holy Communion make us one body, one spirit in Christ, that we may worthily serve the world in his name.

Risen Lord, be known to us in the breaking of the Bread.

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Accept these prayers and praises, Father, through Jesus Christ our great High Priest, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, your Church gives honor, glory, and worship, from generation to generation.

The Lord’s Prayer And now as our Lord has taught us, we are bold to sing:

The Breaking of the Bread

Celebrant Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us. People Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia. Fraction Anthem

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The Invitation to Communion Celebrant ✠ The Gifts of God for the People of God.

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The Post Communion Prayer

Let us pray. Almighty and ever-living God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

The Blessing The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting 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.

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Prayer of Saint Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive,

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

The Dismissal Let us go forth in the name of Christ. Alleluia, Alleluia. Thanks be to God. Alleluia, Alleluia.

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SAINT MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

21 SOUTH MAIN STREET Lewistown, PA 17044

Office: 717-248-8327 Fax: 717-248-8327 Cell: 814-571-0687

Parish Email: rector@stmark-lewistown.org Parish Website: www.stmark-lewistown.org

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We are part of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania: www.diocesecpa.org The Episcopal Church: www.episcopalchurch.org

And the Anglican Communion: www.anglicancommunion.org We have served God and our neighbors since 1823.

The Reverend John T. Harwood, priest-in-charge

jtharwood@comcast.net | 814-571-0687

SERVICE SCHEDULES Sunday: 10:00AM (also streamed)

Wednesday: 10:00AM (also streamed)

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