Home Worship Guide for March 29, 2020
Common Prayer
Even though we are not meeting together in person due to the coronavirus pandemic, we encourage individuals and families to worship together at home on Sunday morning. We worship in the “common prayer” tradition, which means that we have a common form of worship and prayer that unites us with our brothers and sisters, whether we are together in Crozet or separated. So even though we may be physically apart this Sunday, we can be spiritually united as we pray and worship together.
Please follow along below and feel free to adapt where necessary.
Children may enjoy this printable activity sheet that corresponds with the readings. Also, this lesson plan and video would be a creative way to work through the Gospel reading with children.
Morning Prayer
March 29, 2020
Opening Sentence *
Lent
If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Mark 8:34
Confession of Sin
Let us humbly confess our sins to Almighty God. *
Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against your holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done; and apart from your grace, there is no health in us. O Lord, have mercy upon us. Spare all those who confess their faults. Restore all those who are penitent, according to your promises declared to all people in Christ Jesus our Lord; And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, that we may now live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of your holy Name. Amen.
Prayer for Pardon and Peace *
Grant your faithful people, merciful Lord, pardon and peace; that we may be cleansed from all our sins, and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
invitatory
O Lord, open our lips; *
And our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
O God, make speed to save us; *
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; *
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Praise the Lord. *
The Lord’s name be praised.
the Venite, Psalm 95:1-7; 8-11
O come, let us sing unto the LORD; *
let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving *
and show ourselves glad in him with psalms.
For the LORD is a great God *
and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are all the depths of the earth *
and the heights of the hills are his also.
The sea is his, and he made it, *
and his hands prepared the dry land.
O come, let us worship and fall down, *
and kneel before the LORD our Maker.
For he is our God, *
and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
Today, if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts *
as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness,
When your fathers tested me, *
and put me to the proof, though they had seen my works.
Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, *
“It is a people that err in their hearts,
for they have not known my ways,”
Of whom I swore in my wrath *
that they should not enter into my rest.
The Word of the Lord
Read Psalm 130
Read Ezekiel 37:1-14
Hymn
The Word of the Lord
Read John 11:1-44
The Sermon
You can listen to Blake’s sermon below.
Hymn
The Apostles’ Creed
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 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 Lord’s Prayer
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,
forever and ever. Amen.
The suffrages
O Lord, show us your mercy;
And grant us your salvation.
O Lord, save our nations;
And guide us in the way of justice and truth.
Clothe your ministers with righteousness;
And make your chosen people joyful.
O Lord, save your people;
And bless your inheritance.
Give peace in our time, O Lord;
For only in you can we live in safety.
Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
Create in us clean hearts, O God;
And take not your Holy Spirit from us.
THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT (PASSION SUNDAY)
Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of this world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
A Collect for Strength to Await Christ’s Return (Sunday Morning)
O God our King, by the resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ on the first day of the week, you conquered sin, put death to flight, and gave us the hope of everlasting life: Redeem all our days by this victory; forgive our sins, banish our fears, make us bold to praise you and to do your will; and steel us to wait for the consummation of your kingdom on the last great Day; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
COLLECT FOR recovery of illness
Almighty and immortal God, giver of life and health: We implore your mercy for all those infected by disease, that by your blessing upon them and upon those who minister to them with your healing gifts, they may be restored to health of body and mind, according to your gracious will, and may give thanks to you in your holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
COLLECT FOR THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONS
Almighty God, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ went about doing good, and healing all manner of sickness and disease among the people: Continue in our hospitals his gracious work among us; console and heal the sick; grant to the physicians, nurses, and assisting staff wisdom and skill, diligence and patience; prosper their work, O Lord, and send down your blessing upon all who serve the suffering; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
COLLECT FOR SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
Dear Jesus, I believe that you are truly present in the Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things, and I desire to possess you within my soul. And since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, I beseech you to come spiritually into my heart. I unite myself to you, together with all your faithful people, and I embrace you with all the affections of my soul. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.
intercessions
Offer Petitions.
For Church of the Holy Cross, that we would be place of Gospel hope and a resource for practical help in this time of need
For our diocese, clergy, sister churches, and the global church
For our local communities For the created and social order
For the world, our nation, and leaders in authority
For the sick and suffering
For family and friends
For the coronavirus pandemic, for those affected and all giving care to them; for those working to stop the virus
Offer other petitions, praises, and thanksgivings as you are led.
HYMN
The Offering
“Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.” Hebrews 13:16
You may give an offering online here.
The General Thanksgiving
Almighty God, Father of all mercies,
we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks
for all your goodness and loving-kindness
to us and to all whom you have made.
We bless you for our creation, preservation,
and all the blessings of this life;
but above all for your immeasurable love
in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ;
for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies,
that with truly thankful hearts
we may show forth your praise,
not only with our lips, but in our lives,
by giving up our selves to your service,
and by walking before you
in holiness and righteousness all our days;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit,
be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.
The Grace *
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.