St. John’s Internet Church
Weekly Online
Worship Service
An Online Service of
Holy Communion
Jesus said, “Do this in
remembrance of me.”
Representatives
of the congregation bring the people's offerings of bread
and wine, to
the celebrant. The people stand while the offerings are presented
and placed
on the Altar.
The Great Thanksgiving
Eucharistic
Prayer A
Bishop
Everett: The
Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Bishop
Everett: Lift up your hearts.
People: We
lift them to the Lord.
Bishop
Everett: Let us
give thanks to the Lord our God.
People
: It
is right to give him thanks and praise.
Then,
facing the Holy Table, Bishop+Everett, the Celebrant proceeds:
It is right,
and a good and joyful thing, always and every-
where to
give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of
heaven and
earth.
For by water
and the Holy Spirit you have made us a new
People in
Jesus Christ our Lord, to show forth your glory in
all the
world.
Therefore we
praise you, joining our voices with Angels and
Archangels
and with all the company of heaven, who for ever
sing this
hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:
Bishop
Everett and People:
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.
The
people stand or kneel.
Bishop
Everett, the Celebrant, continues:
Holy and
gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us
for
yourself, and, when we had fallen into sin and become
subject to
evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus
Christ, your
only and eternal Son, to share our human
nature, to
live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the
God and
Father of all.
He stretched
out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself,
in obedience
to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole
world.
On the night
he was handed over to suffering and death, 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 we
proclaim the mystery of faith:
Celebrant
and People:
Christ has
died.
Christ is
risen.
Christ will
come again.
The
Celebrant continues:
We celebrate
the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in
this
sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death,
resurrection,
and ascension, we offer you these gifts.
Sanctify
them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the
Body and
Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new
and unending
life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully
receive this
holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy,
and peace;
and at the last day bring us with all your saints into
the joy of
your eternal kingdom.
All this we
ask through your Son Jesus Christ: By him, and
with him,
and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor
and glory is
yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.
And now, as
our Savior
Christ has
taught us,
we are bold
to say,
People
and Celebrant
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,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen.
The
Breaking of the Bread
The
consecrated Bread is broken.
A
period of silence is kept.
Then
may be sung or said
Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
Therefore
let us keep the feast. Alleluia.
Facing
the people, the Celebrant says the following Invitation:
The Gifts of
God for the People of God.
Take them in
remembrance that Christ died for
you, and
feed on him in your hearts by faith,
with
thanksgiving.
The
minister(s) receive the Sacrament in both kinds, and then immediately
deliver
it to the people.
The
Bread and the Cup are given with these words
Bishop
Everett:
The Body of
Christ, the bread of heaven. [Amen.]
The Blood of
Christ, the cup of salvation. [Amen.]
After
Communion, the Celebrant says:
Let us pray.
Celebrant
and People:
Almighty and
everliving 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
Bishop blesses the people.
Bishop
Everett:
The blessing
of Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
be upon you
and remain with you now and forever.
Amen.
Bishop
Everett:
I rejoice
that we can worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
together in
our gathering through this electronic online media.
It is
provided as a supplement to your regular worship.
I encourage you
to attend the church of your choice and give
Your tithes
and offerings to your home Church.
Dismissal
Bishop
Everett: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
People Thanks
be to God.
