This document summarizes the order of service for an Episcopal Church Women meeting. It includes opening hymns, prayers, readings from scripture, a homily, sharing of joys and concerns, communion, and closing blessings. The service involves group participation through song, prayer, creed and other traditional elements of an Episcopal worship service.

1. Episcopal Church Women
of Wyoming
April 26, 2013

2. Processional Hymn
“Gather In”
Songbook Page 9

4. Alleluia. Christ is risen.
The Lord is risen indeed.
Alleluia.
Book of Common Prayer
pg 355

5. Let us pray together the
Collect for Purity:
Almighty God, to you all
hearts are open, all desires
known, and from you no
secrets are hid: Cleanse the
thoughts of our hearts
BCP pg 355

6. by the inspiration of your
Holy Spirit, that we may
perfectly love you, and
worthily magnify your
holy Name; through Christ
our Lord. Amen.

7. The Gloria
Glorify Thy Name
Page 11

8. Father, we love you, we praise
you, we adore you.
Glorify thy name in all the earth.
Glorify thy name.
Glorify thy name.
Glorify thy name in all the earth.

9. Jesus, we love you, we praise
you, we adore you.
Glorify thy name in all the earth.
Glorify thy name.
Glorify thy name.
Glorify thy name in all the earth.

10. Spirit, we love you, we praise you,
we adore you.
Glorify thy name in all the earth.
Glorify thy name.
Glorify thy name.
Glorify thy name in all the earth.

11. The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray together the Collect
of the Day:

12. O God, whose Son Jesus is the
good shepherd of your
people: Grant that when we
hear his voice we may know
him who calls us each by
name,

13. and follow where he leads;
who, with you and the Holy
Spirit, lives and reigns, one
God, for ever and ever. Amen.

14. The First Reading
Acts 13:26-33
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16. For the word of God in
scripture,
For the word of God among us,
For the word of God within us,
Thanks be to God.

17. Psalm 2:6-13
BCP pg. 586
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18. “I myself have set my king
upon my holy hill of Zion.”

19. Let me announce the decree of
the Lord: he said to me, “You
are my Son; this day have I
begotten you.”

20. Ask of me, and I will give you
the nations for your
inheritance and the ends of
the earth for your possession.

21. You shall crush them with an
iron rod and shatter them like
a piece of pottery.

22. And now, you kings, be wise;
be warned, you rulers of the
earth.

23. Submit to the Lord with
fear, and with trembling bow
before him;

24. Lest he be angry and you
perish; for his wrath is quickly
kindled.

25. Happy are they all who take
refuge in him!

27. The Sequence Hymn
“Give Thanks”
Page 12

28. The Holy Gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ according to
John.
Glory to you, Lord Christ.

30. The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Christ.

31. Homily

33. The Nicene Creed
Please stand and join me in
saying the Nicene Creed…
BCP pg 358

34. We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and
earth, of all that is, seen
and unseen.

35. We believe in one
Lord, Jesus Christ, the only
Son of God, eternally
begotten of the Father, God
from God, Light from Light,

36. true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the
Father. Through him all
things were made.

37. For us and for our salvation
he came down from
heaven: by the power of
the Holy Spirit he became
incarnate from the Virgin
Mary, and was made man.

38. For our sake he was
crucified under Pontius
Pilate; he suffered death
and was buried.

39. 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.

40. He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the
dead, and his kingdom will
have no end.

41. We believe in the Holy
Spirit, the Lord, the giver of
life, who proceeds from the
Father and the Son. With
the Father and the Son he is
worshiped and glorified.

42. He has spoken through the
Prophets. We believe in
one holy catholic and
apostolic Church. We
acknowledge one baptism
for the forgiveness of sins.

43. We look for the
resurrection of the
dead, and the life of the
world to come. Amen.

44. The Prayers
of the People

45. Gathered before God, let us
pray for the needs of all
peoples everywhere.

46. For Justin, the Archbishop of
Canterbury; Katharine, our
Presiding Bishop;
Gay, President of the House of
Deputies; Michael, our visiting
Bishop;
John, Bruce, Vernon, and
Bob, our Bishops.

47. For the Diocese of Nelson.
For the mission and varied
ministries of the Episcopal
Church Women and all the
congregations in the Diocese
of Wyoming.

48. For this holy assembly and for
the unity of all.

49. Sing out, my soul. (repeat)
Sing out and glorify the Lord
who sets us free.
Sing out, my soul. (repeat)
Sing out and glorify
the Lord God!

50. For the world and its leaders.
For our nation and its people.
For our own communities and
those who live in them.

51. Sing out, my soul. (repeat)
Sing out and glorify the Lord
who sets us free.
Sing out, my soul. (repeat)
Sing out and glorify
the Lord God!

52. For the sick and the
suffering, and for all those
who are in danger or need.

53. For our deliverance from all
affliction, strife and need. For
those who have requested our
prayers and those we now
name, especially…
(The people may add their prayers aloud or silently.)

54. Sing out, my soul. (repeat)
Sing out and glorify the Lord
who sets us free.
Sing out, my soul. (repeat)
Sing out and glorify
the Lord God!

55. For the dying and the
dead, and for those who
mourn, especially…
(The people may add their prayers aloud or silently.)

56. Sing out, my soul. (repeat)
Sing out and glorify the Lord
who sets us free.
Sing out, my soul. (repeat)
Sing out and glorify
the Lord God!

57. For ourselves, our families, our
companions and all those we
love.
For all of us as we minister to
each other and to the world.

58. We thank you for calling us to
be crazy Christians. We
thank you for all the blessings
you have given us, especially…
(The people may add their prayers of thanks aloud or
silently.)

59. Sing out, my soul. (repeat)
Sing out and glorify the Lord
who sets us free.
Sing out, my soul. (repeat)
Sing out and glorify
the Lord God!

60. Joining our voices with Saint
Mary, Saint Stephen and all
the saints and angels of God,
let us offer ourselves and one
another to the living God
through Christ.
To you, O Lord.

61. Blessed are you, O
God, whose Son lay down his
life to take it up again. Hear
the prayers we offer for every
need, and make us one
through your Holy Spirit;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

62. Sing out, my soul. (repeat)
Sing out and glorify the Lord
who sets us free.
Sing out, my soul. (repeat)
Sing out and glorify
the Lord God!

63. Worship Leader:
May the abundant love of
God bring you peace…
and the peace of the Lord be
always with you
and also with you.

65. The Announcements

66. Walk in love, as Christ loved
us and gave himself for us, an
offering and sacrifice to God.
“Lord, Give us your Spirit”
Page 24

67. Doxology
Praise God, from whom all
blessings flow;
praise him, all creatures here
below;
praise him above, ye heavenly
host:
praise Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost.

69. Eucharistic Prayer C
Book of Common Prayer
pg. 369

70. The Lord be with you.
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 him thanks
and praise.

71. God of all power, Ruler of
the Universe, you are
worthy of glory and praise.
Glory to you for ever and
ever.

72. At your command all things
came to be: the vast expanse
of interstellar
space, galaxies, suns, the
planets in their courses, and
this fragile earth, our island
home.
By your will they were created
and have their being.

73. From the primal elements you
brought forth the human
race, and blessed us with
memory, reason, and skill. You
made us the rulers of creation.
But we turned against
you, and

74. betrayed your trust; and we
turned against one
another.
Have mercy, Lord, for we
are sinners in your sight.

75. Again and again, you called
us to return. Through
prophets and sages you
revealed your righteous
Law. And in the fullness of
time you sent your only
Son, born of a woman,

76. to fulfill your Law, to open for
us the way of freedom and
peace.
By his blood, he reconciled us.
By his wounds, we are healed.

77. And therefore we praise you,
joining with the heavenly
chorus, with prophets,
apostles, and martyrs,

78. and with all those in every
generation who have looked
to you in hope, to proclaim
with them your glory, in their
unending hymn:

79. Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of
your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.

80. Blessed is he who comes in the
name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.

81. And so, Father, we who have
been redeemed by him, and
made a new people by water
and the Spirit, now bring
before you these gifts. Sanctify
them by your Holy Spirit to be
the Body and Blood of Jesus
Christ our Lord.

82. On the night he was
betrayed he took
bread, said the
blessing, broke the
bread, and gave it to his
friends, and said,

83. "Take, eat: This is my
Body, which is given for
you. Do this for the
remembrance of me."

84. After supper, he took the cup
of wine, gave thanks, 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

85. forgiveness of sins. Whenever
you drink it, do this for the
remembrance of me."

86. Remembering now his work of
redemption, and offering to you
this sacrifice of thanksgiving,
We celebrate his death and
resurrection,
as we await the day of his
coming.

87. Lord God of our Fathers: God
of Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob; God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ: Open
our eyes to see your hand at
work in the world about us.
Deliver us from the

88. presumption of coming to
this Table for solace
only, and not for strength;
for pardon only, and not for
renewal. Let the grace of
this Holy Communion make
us one body, one spirit

89. in Christ, that we may
worthily serve the world in
his name.
Risen Lord, be known to us
in the breaking of the
Bread.

90. Accept these prayers and
praises, Father, through Jesus
Christ our great High Priest, to
whom, with you and the Holy
Spirit, your Church gives honor,
glory, and worship, from
generation to generation.
AMEN.

91. And now, as our Savior Christ
has taught us, we are bold to
say,

92. 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.

93. 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.

94. The Breaking of the Bread
Alleluia. Christ our Passover is
sacrificed for us;
Therefore let us keep the
feast. Alleluia.

95. 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.

97. Communion Hymns
“Tell My People”
Page 40
“Psalm 8”
Page 28
“Iona Gloria”
Page 15

99. Post Communion Prayer (BCP p. 365):
Eternal God, heavenly Father,
you have graciously accepted
us as living members of your
Son our Savior Jesus
Christ, and you have fed us
with spiritual food in the
Sacrament of his Body and

100. Send us now into the world
in peace, and grant us
strength and courage to love
and serve you with gladness
and singleness of heart;
through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

102. The Blessing

103. Recessional Hymn
“We are
Crazy
Christians!”

105. The Dismissal
Alleluia. Alleluia.
Go in peace to love and serve
the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia!