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Welcome to worship! HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH UTRECHT Harvest Thanksgiving Sunday Holy Communion 1030 am September 20 2020 AD Corn Harvest in Provence, Vincent van Gogh, 1888. Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together St John 4: 35 -36

Opening Hymn: 369 All people that on earth do dwell

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All Amen. The Lord be with you and also with you. Let us pray All Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden: cleanse thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Summary of the Law Our Lord Jesus Christ said: The first commandment is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is the only Lord; You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. ’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself. ’ There is no other commandment greater than these. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. All Amen. Lord, have mercy.

Kyrie Lord, ____have mer-cy Lord, ____have mercy Christ, have mer-cy Lord, ____have mer-cy Lord, ____have mer -cy

The Collect Almighty and everlasting God, who has graciously given to us the fruits of the earth in their season: We yield you humble and hearty thanks for these your bounties, beseeching you to give us grace rightly to use them to your glory and the relief of those that need; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

New Testament Reading: Galatians 6: 6 -10 One who is taught the word must share all good things with the one who teaches. Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

Psalm 65 (read responsively by the verse) Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed. 2. you who hear prayer, to you shall flesh come. 3. When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions. 4. Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple! 5. By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas; 6. the one who by his strength established the mountains, being girded with might; 7. who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, the tumult of the peoples, Continued…

8. so that those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs. You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy. 9. You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their corn, for so you have prepared it. 10. You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth. 11. You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance. 12. The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy, 13. the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with corn, they shout and sing together for joy. Continued…

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; As it was in the beginning is now and shall be for ever. Amen.

The Gospel: St John 4. 31 -36 When the Gospel is announced, the priest says, Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St John. Glory to you, O Lord Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat. ” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about. ” So the disciples said to one another, “Has anyone brought him something to eat? ” Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work. Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest. Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. ” This is the Gospel of the Lord All Praise to you, O Christ Sermon

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 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, 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. Prayers of Intercession (we kneel or sit) The intercessor prays: Lord, in your mercy We respond: Hear our prayer And at the end: Merciful Father We all say: accept these prayers for the sake of your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Confession and Absolution Priest God so loved the world that he gave his only Son Jesus Christ to save us from our sins, to be our advocate in heaven, and to bring us to eternal life. Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith, firmly resolved to keep God’s commandments and to live in love and peace with all. All Almighty God, our heavenly Father, Silence is kept we have sinned against you and against our neighbour in thought and word and deed, through negligence, through weakness, through our own deliberate fault. We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, who died for us, forgive us all that is past and grant that we may serve you in newness of life to the glory of your name. Amen.

The priest says Almighty God, who forgives all who truly repent, have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and keep you in life eternal; 
 through Jesus Christ our Lord. All Amen. The Peace (we stand) The peace of the Lord be always with you. All and also with you. All may exchange a sign of peace.

Offertory Hymn: 254 For the fruits of his creation Your offerings will be received during this song. For the Month of September for charitable givings, we support: and De Luisterlijn provides telephone help to those in crisis in the Netherlands. The Stiltecentrum is an ecumenical Meditation Centre in Hoog Catherijne, supported by Utrecht churches It is a place of silence, reflection, inspiration and encounter amid the hustle and bustle of modern society. For the regular mission of Holy Trinity Chaplaincy: NL 84 INGB 0000 132 950 (t. n. v. Holy Trinity Church, Utrecht) For charitable giving: NL 92 TRIO 0197 723 861 (t. n. v. Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Utrecht)

254 For the fruits of his creation

Eucharistic Prayer The Lord be with you. All And also with you. Lift up your hearts. All We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All It is right to give thanks and praise. It is indeed right, it is our duty and our joy, at all times and in all places to give you thanks and praise, holy Father, heavenly King, almighty and eternal God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. For he is our great high priest, who has loosed us from our sins and has made us to be a royal priesthood to you, our God and Father. Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we proclaim your great and glorious name,

Sanctus and Benedictus Holy, holy, ho-ly Lord, God of power and might, hea-ven and earth are full of your glo-ry. Ho -san-na in the high– est! Bless- ed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, Ho- san-na in the high–est!

All glory be to you, our heavenly Father, who, in your tender mercy, gave your only Son our Saviour Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption; who made there by his one oblation of himself once offered a full, perfect and sufficient sacrifice, oblation and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world; he instituted, and in his holy gospel commanded us to continue, a perpetual memory of his precious death until he comes again. Hear us, merciful Father, we humbly pray, and grant that, by the power of your Holy Spirit, we receiving these gifts of your creation, this bread and this wine, according to your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ’s holy institution, in remembrance of his death and passion, may be partakers of his most blessed body and blood;

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. Great is the mystery of faith: Christ has died: Christ is risen: Christ will come again.

Therefore, Lord and heavenly Father, in remembrance of the precious death and passion, the mighty resurrection and glorious ascension of your dear Son Jesus Christ, we offer you through him this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Grant that by his merits and death, and through faith in his blood, we and all your Church may receive forgiveness of our sins and all other benefits of his passion. Although we are unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer you any sacrifice, yet we pray that you will accept this the duty and service that we owe. Do not weigh our merits, but pardon our offences, and fill us all who share in this holy communion with your grace and heavenly blessing; through Jesus Christ our Lord, by whom, and with whom, and in whom, [Silence is kept] in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory be yours, almighty Father,

The Lord’s Prayer 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.

Agnus Dei Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mer - cy on us. Lamb of God, you take a-way the sin of the world, have mer - cy on us. Lamb of God, you take a-way the sin of the world, grant us peace.

Prayer of Humble Access All We do not presume to come to this your table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness, but in your manifold and great mercies. We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under your table. But you are the same Lord whose nature is always to have mercy. Grant us therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of your dear Son Jesus Christ and to drink his blood, that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body and our souls washed through his most precious blood, and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.

The Administration of Communion An Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that You offer yourself to us in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come spiritually into my heart. I embrace You, believing You are already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

Communion Hymns: Blessed bread, everlasting life; sacred cup, eternal salvation. Margaret Rizza, based on the Eucharist Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace, where there is hatred, let me bring 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; and all for thy mercy’s sake. O divine master, 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. Words: St Francis of Assisi

Walk humbly with our God He has shown you what is good: And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with your God. Amen. Words: Micah 6 -8, Music: Malcolm Archer

Prayer after Communion All [silence is kept] Almighty God, we thank you for feeding us with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ. Through him we offer you our souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice. Send us out in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory. Amen.

Gloria in excelsis Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth Lord God, heav’nly King almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, on-ly Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have mer- cy on us; you are seat-ed at the

right hand of the Fa - ther: re- ceive our prayer For you alone are the Ho-ly One, you a - lone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Je - sus Christ, with the Ho - ly Spi - rit, in the glory of God the Fa-ther. A men.

The Blessing The priest prays, The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in 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. All Amen. Notices After the notices we sing the closing hymn

Closing Hymn: 530 Now thank we all our God

A minister says Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. All In the name of Christ. Amen. The Harvest Moon George Mason 1872

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