Trinity Sunday Worship at Home
In the name of Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit Amen
This is the day that the Lord has made
We will rejoice and be glad in it
We have come together on this Trinity Sunday to celebrate in word and song and to affirm our faith in God, the Three in One.
As we gather in God’s presence together yet apart, let us pray:
SilenceAlmighty God, before you angels sang for joy when you created with your voice the heavens and the earth.
Hear our voice this day and accept our praise and thanksgiving for the gift of speech and song, which we on earth share with the heavenly host.
O Jesus Christ, you are the Word made flesh, the firstborn of many sisters and brothers in the family of God who have heard your music in their hearts.
Open the ears of our hearts this day, that all we say and all we sing may reveal you in us and us in you, whose body and voice we are in this world.
O Holy Spirit, with tongues of fire you have inspired the speech and song of evangelists, preachers, poets, and musicians.
Visit us this day to kindle anew the fire of love and the light of understanding, that your church may live in the counterpoint of community.
O Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer, you are three persons in one God living in harmony. As your church, may our many voices, our many lives, become one chorus to praise your holy name.
Bless our coming together now so that we, in communion with your saints, may hear your voice and sing your words this day and always. Amen.
Oh God come to our aid
Lord, make haste to help us
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia.
HYMN:
Act of Penitance
Acts 2:21 “Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Come, then, let us confess our sins to the one who is always ready to forgive in the silence of our hearts
SILENCE is kept
Shadows lengthen and the darkness thickens as sin makes its dwelling place within us
Keep us mindful of your presence Oh God
Through our nights and days, our waking and our sleeping, our resting and working, our interactions with others and our honesty before God
Keep us mindful of your presence Oh God
Through our stumbling in places of darkness where we cannot see your will, when we fall from the paths of truth and peace
Keep us mindful of your presence Oh God
When evil masquerades as Light and we are deceived and unnerved by the darkness
Keep us mindful of your presence Oh God
ABSOLUTION is said
We join in the Song of the Angels and say the Gloria
Glory to God in the highest, 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
PSALMODY Psalm 63 A soul thirsting for God
Whoever has left the darkness yearns for God.
O God, you are my God, for you I long;
for you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you
like a dry, weary land without water.
So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
to see your strength and your glory.
For your love is better than life,
my lips will speak your praise.
So I will bless you all my life,
in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul shall be filled as with a banquet,
my mouth shall praise you with joy.
On my bed I remember you.
On you I muse through the night
for you have been my help;
in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.
My soul clings to you;
your right hand holds me fast.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
To you, O blessed Trinity, be worship and honour, glory and power, praise and joyful adoration through eternal ages.
May all your creatures give you fitting praise, adoration and glory, O blessed Trinity.
RESPONSORY
All praise, all glory to you, O Holy Trinity.
All praise, all glory to you, O Holy Trinity. May we give thanks to you for ever,
O Holy Trinity.Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
All praise, all glory to you, O Holy Trinity.
Canticle of Zechariah
O holy, undivided Trinity, Creator and Ruler of all that exists, may all praise be yours now, for ever, and for ages unending.
Luke 1:68 – 79
The Messiah and his forerunner
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;he has come to his people and set them free.
He has raised up for us a mighty saviour, born of the house of his servant David.
Through his holy prophets he promised of old that he would save us from our enemies, from the hands of all who hate us.
He promised to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant.
This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham: to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear, holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life.
You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give his people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
Antiphon
O holy, undivided Trinity, Creator and Ruler of all that exists, may all praise be yours now, for ever, and for ages unending.
Reading 1
Music/reflection
The choir of Broad Hinton St Peter Ad Vincula with Images of the Trinity
GOSPEL
Alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
one God, who was, and who is, and who is to come,
the Almighty.
cf Revelation 1.8
Alleluia.
Sermon
Music A reminder of what we as the Body of Christ are called to be for the world
The Amsterdam Church Shanty
Line 2: Oh be kind be open hearted
Line 4 : For it has already started
The Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, 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, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and 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
Intercessions
… Concludes with:
Let us give all honour and glory to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as we cry out with joy:
Glory to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Holy Father send your Spirit to us who know not how to pray as we ought,
that he may help us in our frailty, and ask for us those gifts which will make us pleasing to you. AMEN
The Lord's Prayer
Concluding Prayer
God our Father, who by sending into the world the Word
of truth and the Spirit of sanctification
made known to the human race your wondrous mystery,
grant us, we pray, that in professing the true faith,
we may acknowledge the Trinity of eternal glory
and adore your Unity, powerful in majesty.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Father, you have filled your people with the Spirit who rested on your Son and united us in your church; open channels for your Spirit that we may freely work together and your kingdom and your rule increase.
We thank you, O God,
for the gifts of time, talent, and treasure
which come from you alone:
for the time of those who have planned
and those who have practiced,
for this, our time of worship together;
for the talents of readers, musicians, and authors of hymns;
for the talents of preacher, presiders, and writers of prayers;
for this treasure of money earned by your gift of our labour,
so that we might offer it in love to you
for the work of your kingdom. Amen.
Blessing
Closing Hymn
Materials are drawn from Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England, Common Worship: Pastoral Services, and Common Worship: Daily Prayer, all of which are copyright © The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England.