Mid-Week Service

                                                 MID-WEEK EUCHARIST

 

CONFESSION

P       In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

C       Amen

 

P       Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open,

          all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid:

Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

C       Amen

 

P       If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just

          will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

 

P       Most merciful God,

C       we confess that we are in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone.

We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.  For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us.      Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen

 

P       Almighty God, in his mercy, has given his Son to die for us

          and, for his sake, forgives us all our sins.

          As a called and ordained minister of the Church of Christ,

          and by his authority, I therefore declare to you

          the entire forgiveness of all your sins,

          in the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

C       Amen

 

PRAYER OF THE DAY

 

FIRST LESSON

 

PSALM

SECOND LESSON

 

Silence for meditation.

 

God has made us his people through our Baptism into Christ. Living together in trust and hope, we confess our faith.

         

          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 power of 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

 

PRAYER

PEACE

EUCHARIST

 

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

 

DISTRIBUTION

 

PRAYER

 

BENEDICTION

          The Lord bless us and keep us.

          The Lord make his face shine on us and be gracious to us.

          The Lord look upon us with favor and give us peace.

 

          Amen