The Anglican Parish of Christ Church

First Sunday in Lent

Service of Holy Eucharist, 10:00am, February 18, 2024 ___________________________________________

We are Treaty people of Treaty 6 Territory; a covenant between Nations, witnessed by the Creator. We commit ourselves to the sharing of this land and its sacred gifts together in peace by welcoming all peoples and genders in the spirit of Treaty and wâhkôhtowin, as all our relations.

The flowers in the church today are given to the Glory of God and in loving memory of our parents Howard and Dorothy Singleton and

Harry and Margaret Walker from Ken and Margaret Singleton. Welcome to Christ Church

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask our sides people. All kids are welcome to come forward for the children’s talk and afterwards to join our volunteers for Sunday School. Restrooms and the nursery are in our hall (accessed through the side door to the right of the brass eagle lectern). ________________________________________________________________

Prelude: Idyll - Robin King

Processional Hymn: #175 Forty Days and Forty Nights (Please Stand)

The Gathering of the Community

Celebrant 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.

Confession

Celebrant Seek the Lord while he may be found,

All call upon him while he is near.

Celebrant Let the wicked abandon their ways

All and the unrighteous their thoughts.

Celebrant Turn back to the Lord, who will have mercy; All to our God who will richly pardon. cf Isaiah 55

Kyrie Iona Community

(A time of silence and self-examination)

All Lord God, we have sinned against you; we have done evil in your sight. We are sorry and repent. Have mercy on us according to your love. Wash away our wrongdoing and cleanse us from our sin. Renew a right spirit within us and restore us to the joy of your salvation, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. cf Psalm 51

Celebrant May the God of all mercies cleanse you from your sins, and restore you in God’s image to the praise and glory of God’s name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All Amen.

Celebrant Blessed be the Lord,

All who has heard the voice of our prayer.

Celebrant Therefore shall our hearts dance for joy

All and in our song will we praise our God.

The Collect

Celebrant Let us pray.

Almighty God, whose Son fasted forty days in the wilderness, and was tempted as we are but did not sin, give us grace to discipline ourselves in submission to your Spirit, that as you know our weakness, so we may know your power to save; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Children’s Talk

The First Reading: Genesis 9:8-17

God said to Noah and to his sons with him, "As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. I

establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." God said, "This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth." God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth." Reader The Word of the Lord.

People Thanks be to God.

Psalm: 25:1-9 (choir) Lead Me, Lord – Robin King

The Second Reading: 1 Peter 3:18-22

Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you -not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.

Reader The Word of the Lord.

People Thanks be to God.

The Gradual Hymn: #480 Lord, Be Thy Word My Guide vs. 1

The Gospel Reading

Gospeller The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Gospeller The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Mark (1:9-15).

People Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased." And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him. Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news."

Gospeller The Gospel of Christ.

People Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Gradual Hymn: #480 Lord, Be Thy Word My Guide vs. 2 Homily The Reverend Ruth Sesink Bott

The Apostle’s Creed

All I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. 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. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

The Prayers of the People

Prayer Cycle Diocese of Central Newfoundland: the Rt. Rev. John Watton, Bishop. Social Support Ministries: Inner City Pastoral Ministry: Quinn Strikwerda (s. Madeleine Urion), Pastor; Canterbury Foundation: Colleen Sanderson, Chaplain; Capital Region Interfaith Housing Initiative: Kevin Guenther Trautwein (s. Sherry), Interfaith Network Animator. Buyé Diocese, Kabanga Parish: Lazar Rudende, Rector. Montana First Nation.

The Peace (Please stand) Celebrant The Peace of the Lord be always with you.

People And also with you.

Offertory Hymn: #631 The Kingdom of God Is Justice and Joy

The Prayer over the Gifts (Please stand) Celebrant God our refuge and our strength,

All receive all we offer you this day, and through the death and resurrection of your Son transform us to his likeness. We ask this in his name. Amen.

The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer #5 BAS, pg. 204 Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you.

Celebrant Lift up your hearts.

People We lift them to the Lord.

Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Celebrant We give you thanks and praise, almighty God, for the gift of a world full of wonder…Therefore, with all who serve you on earth and in heaven, we praise your wonderful name, as we sing,

Sanctus Iona Community

Celebrant We give you thanks and praise, loving Father, because in sending Jesus….We sing your praise, almighty Father, through Jesus, our Lord, in the power of the Holy Spirit, now and for ever.

People Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

Celebrant And now, as our Saviour Christ has taught us, let us pray, All 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.

The Breaking of the Bread

Celebrant We break this bread,

All Communion in Christ’s body once broken.

Celebrant Let your Church be the wheat which bears its fruit in dying. All If we have died with him, we shall live with him; if we hold firm, we shall reign with him.

The Communion

Celebrant The gifts of God for the People of God.

People Thanks be to God.

Please come forward to receive communion. You may receive both the bread and the wine, or if you prefer, you may receive in one kind only, the bread. Intinction (dipping the bread) is not permitted. A gluten free option is available. To receive

a blessing from the priest in place of communion, please come up to the communion rail and cross your hands over your chest.

Music During Communion

Lamb of God Iona Community

Choir: Ave Verum Corpus - W. A. Mozart

Hail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary,

truly suffered, sacrificed on the cross for mankind,

from whose pierced side flowed water and blood:

Be for us a foretaste [of the Heavenly banquet]

in the trial of death!

O sweet Jesus, O holy Jesus, O Jesus, son of Mary,

have mercy on me. Amen.

Congregation: #48 Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

The Prayer after Communion

Celebrant Faithful God,

All in this holy bread you increase our faith and hope and love. Lead us in the path of Christ who is your Word of life. We ask this in his name. Amen.

The Doxology

Celebrant 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.

Blessing

Announcements

Recessional Hymn: #176 By the Holy Spirit Sent

The Dismissal

Celebrant Go forth in the name of Christ.

All Thanks be to God.

Postude: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence - David Lasky

Readings for Next Sunday: Gen 17:1-7, 15-16, Rom. 4:13-25,

Mk 8:31-38 or Mk 9:2-9

The Diocese of Edmonton has identified a pressing need for a group of faithful volunteers to help assist with refugee settlement monitoring and support given recent changes in governmental requirements. If you have a heart for refugee resettlement ministry, please contact RJ (churched@edmonton.anglican.ca) at the Diocese of Edmonton for more information about getting involved in this area.

During the season of Lent, we will be using the "St. Bride" mass setting by the Iona community in Scotland, which was created to be simple, quiet, and versatile. It can be done with a cantor, or choir, or congregation, or a mixture of the three! This Lent during communion, the choir will sing six different composer's settings of the "Ave Verum Corpus" text and two of those six settings will be by Canadian female composers!

Upcoming Events at Christ Church

Sundays Lenten Study Series: Black Liturgies Join us on Sundays in Lent after the 10 AM service for conversation and reflections on Cole Arthur Riley's new book Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems and Meditations for Staying Human. Riley is an exciting new voice whose writing blends theology, social justice advocacy, poetry, and personal storytelling to explore Christian faith through the rich tradition of Black writers and thinkers.

Each week's reading will be around 10 pages and discussion will last around 30-45 minutes. Jamie Hurlburt will be facilitating. Copies of the book will be provided for $15, but please don't let cost be a barrier to participation. Please e-mail Ron or sign up in the church hall.

Thursdays Lenten Study Series: Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God by Kaitlin Curtice. Join us on Thursdays in Lent with your brown bag lunch for conversation and reflections. “Native is about identity, soul-searching, and the never-ending journey of finding ourselves and finding God. As both a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and a Christian, Kaitlin Curtice offers a unique perspective on these topics. In this book, she shows how reconnecting with her Potawatomi identity both informs and challenges her faith.”

Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 1pm Stitches Group meets in the lounge. Bring along your project and enjoy tea/dessert and wonderful conversation.

This Friday, February 23 at 5pm Messy Church resumes in the church hall. Families are invited for an evening of learning, fun, and dinner.

Next Sunday, February 25 at 11:30am please join us in the parish hall for our Annual General Meeting. All baptized parishioners who are at least 16 years of age and who attend services of worship regularly at Christ Church or who receive the administrations of the clergy of the parish and who have not voted at an Annual Meeting of parishioners of any other parish this year are entitled to vote.

Office: 780.488.1118, admin@christchurchedm.ca

12116-102 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB, T5N 0L6