St Matthew’sWestminster

MassThe Twelfth Sunday after Trinity

30 August 2020

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A warm welcome to our church, particularly if you are here for the first time. Founded in 1851, St Matthew’s has always been rooted in the Catholic tradition of the Church of England with worship at its centre, forming a faith that is worked out in daily life. We are an open and inclusive church, where all are welcome.

Please ensure mobile telephones are switched off for the duration of the service.For those who are hard of hearing the church has an inductive loop system. Please set your hearing aid to the T position during the liturgy. Gluten free hosts are available for those who are gluten intolerant. Please ask for this before the service begins.If you are new to St Matthew’s and would like to know more about our life, please see our website www.stmw.org

During the current period, Communion will continue to be in one kind i.e. just in bread form. It has always been the Church teaching the Communion is fully valid even in only one form, and we look forward to be able to extend the chalice to all once again.

You are required to wear a face mask or covering for the duration of your time with us (removing your covering only to receive Holy Communion) and you are asked to cooperate with social distancing.

The Mass Setting for the Sanctus, Benedictus, and Agnus Dei, is the Missa Sancto Albano, by Healey Willan (1880-1968)

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Common Worship material is copyright The Archbishops’ Council 2000Christian Copyright Licence Number 56903

THE GATHER ING

Organ Prelude – SoliloquyHealey Willan (1880-1968)

Please stand at the bell. The altar is censed during the processional hymn.

Angel voices ever singingTune: Angel Voices

The GreetingPresident In the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.PresidentThe Lord be with youAll and also with you.

The President welcomes the congregation

Prayers of Penitence

President My brothers and sisters, as we prepare to celebrate the presence of Christ in word and sacrament,

let us call to mind and confess our sins.

President You raise the dead to life in the Spirit:Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.

President You bring pardon and peace to the broken in heart:Christ, have mercy.Christ, have mercy.

President You make one by your Spirit the torn and divided:Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.

President Almighty God,who forgives all who truly repent,have mercy upon you,pardon and deliver you from all your sins,

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confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,and keep you in life eternal;through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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President Glory to God in the highest,All and peace to his people on earth.

Lord God, heavenly King,almighty God and Father,we worship you, we give you thanks,we praise you for your glory.Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,Lord God, Lamb of God,you take away the sin of the world:have mercy on us;you are seated at the right hand of the Father:receive our prayer.For you alone are the Holy One,you alone are the Lord,you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,with the Holy Spirit,in the glory of God the Father.Amen.

The Collect

President Almighty and everlasting God,you are always more ready to hear than we to prayand to give more than either we desire or deserve:pour down upon us the abundance of your mercy,forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraidand giving us those good thingswhich we are not worthy to askbut through the merits and mediationof Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,who is alive and reigns with you,in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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THE L ITURGY OF THE WORD

Old Testament Reading Jeremiah 15.15 – 21 at the end of the readings –

Reader The word of the LordAll Thanks be to God.

Psalm 107.1 – 3

O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious *and his mercy endureth for ever.

Let them give thanks whom the Lord hath redeemed * and delivered from the hand of the enemy;And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and

from the west *from the north, and from the south.

New Testament Reading Romans 12.9 – end

Gospel AcclamationAlleluia, alleluia.Give thanks to the Lord for he is good;His mercy endures for ever. Alleluia.

The Holy GospelMatthew 16.21 – end Minister The Lord be with you

and also with you.

Minister The Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ, according to St Matthew

Glory to you, O Lord. at the end of the reading –

Minister This is the Gospel of the Lord Praise to you, O Christ.

The HomilyThe Very Revd Peter Bradley

Dean of Sheffield

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The Nicene Creed (please stand)

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,was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin

Maryand 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,who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and

glorified, who 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

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These responses may be used

Lord, in your mercyAll hear our prayer.

(or)Lord, hear us.

All Lord, graciously hear us.

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THE L ITURGY OF THE SACRAMENT

The Peace

President We are all one in Christ Jesus. We belong to him through faith, heirs of the promise of the Spirit of peace.

The peace of the Lord be always with youAll and also with you.

The congregation is invited to share a non-contact sign of peace

Offertory

Hymn Alleluia, sing to JesusTune: Hyfrydol

The Altar is prepared. Once prepared, the Altar, with the gifts of bread and wine upon it, is blessed with incense. The clergy & congregation are also censed.

PresidentBlessed are you, Lord God of all creation: through your goodness we have this bread to set before you, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the bread of life.All Blessed be God for ever.

PresidentBlessed are you, Lord God of all creation: through your goodness we have this wine to set before you, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become for us the cup of salvation.All Blessed be God for ever.

Orate FratresPresidentPray, my brothers and sisters,

that this our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the Almighty Father.

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All May the Lord accept the sacrifice we offer,for the praise and glory of his name,for our good and the good of all his Church.

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The Eucharistic Prayer (please stand)

PresidentThe Lord be with youAll 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.Father, we give you thanks and praise

through your beloved Son Jesus Christ, your living Word, through whom you have created all things; who was sent by you in your great goodness to be our Saviour.

By the power of the Holy Spirit he took flesh; as your Son, born of the blessed Virgin, he lived on earth and went about among us; he opened wide his arms for us on the cross; he put an end to death by dying for us; and revealed the resurrection by rising to new life; so he fulfilled your will and won for you a holy people.

And now we give you thanks because you are the source of light and life; you made us in your image and called us to new life in him.

Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we proclaim your great and glorious name, for ever praising you and saying:

Holy, holy, holy Lord,God of power and might.Heaven and earth are full of your glory.Hosanna in the highest.Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest.

Lord, you are holy indeed, the source of all holiness; grant that by the power of your Holy Spirit, and according to your holy will, these gifts of bread and wine

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may be to us the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ; who, in the same night that he was betrayed, took bread and gave you thanks; he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me. In the same way, after supper he took the cup and gave you thanks; he gave it to them, saying: 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.

Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.PresidentGreat is the mystery of faith.All Christ has died

Christ is risen.Christ will come again.And so, Father, calling to mind his death on the cross,

his perfect sacrifice made once for the sins of the whole world; rejoicing in his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension, and looking for his coming in glory, we celebrate this memorial of our redemption. As we offer you this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, we bring before you this bread and this cup and we thank you for counting us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you. Send the Holy Spirit on your people and gather into one in your kingdom all who share this one bread and one cup,

so that we, in the company of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St Matthew, St Edward the Confessor, and all the saints,

may praise and glorify you for ever, through Jesus Christ our Lord;

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by whom, and with whom, and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever.

Amen.

A short time of silence is kept at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer.The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.Thy kingdom come, thy will be doneon 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.

Agnus Dei and FractionLamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,

have mercy on us.Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,

have mercy on us.Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,

grant us peace.

Holy CommunionPresidentJesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Blessed are those who are called to his supper.All Lord, I am not worthy to receive you,

but only say the word and I shall be healed.

A note for visitors - anyone who receives Holy Communion at their own church is welcome to do so at

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this service. Please remain seated until a steward directs you forward.

Communion AnthemBreathe on my, Breath of God

Geoffrey MorganTherefore we, before him bending

Pange Lingua

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The Postcommunion Prayer (please stand).

PresidentGod of all mercy,in this eucharist you have set aside our sinsand given us your healing:grant that we who are made whole in Christmay bring that healing to this broken world,in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Almighty God,we thank you for feeding uswith the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ.Through him we offer you our souls and bodiesto be a living sacrifice.Send us outin the power of your Spiritto live and workto your praise and glory.Amen.

Announcements

THE D ISMISSAL

The BlessingPresidentThe Lord be with youAll and also with you.

The peace of God,which passes all understanding,keep your hearts and mindsin the knowledge and love of God,and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord;and the blessing of God almighty,the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,be among you and remain with you always.Amen.

The Mass is ended. Go in the peace of Christ.Thanks be to God.

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The Liturgy concludes with the Angelus, which recalls the centrality of the Incarnation as we are sent out to live the faith we have proclaimed. Please do not join in.

The Angelus

President The angel of the Lord brought tidings to Mary.All And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.Blessed art thou among women,and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners nowand at the hour of our death. Amen.

President Behold, the handmaid of the Lord.All Be it unto me according to thy word.

Hail Mary …

President And the word was made flesh.All And dwelt among us.

Hail Mary …

President Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God:All That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

President Almighty God, pour thy grace into our hearts, that as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel, so by his Cross and Passion we may be brought unto the glory of his resurrection; through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

There will be a retiring collection

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Organ Postlude – Chorale and FugueHealey Willan (1880-1968)

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