Trinity Sunday, 1st after Pentecost C

God the Holy Trinity

Sentence
      Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? 'The Lord created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago.' Proverbs 8:1,22
 
Collects
      Almighty and everlasting God, you have given us your servants grace by the confession of a true faith to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and by your divine power to worship you as One; we humbly pray that you would keep us steadfast in this faith and evermore defend us from all adversities; through Christ our Lord. Amen. BCP. Trinity Sunday
 
      Let us pray [to the one God, Father, Son and Spirit, that our lives may bear witness to our faith.]
      Father, you sent your Word to bring us truth and your Spirit to make us holy. Through them we come to know the mystery of your life. Help us to worship you, one God in three persons, by proclaiming and living our faith in you. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. AAPB
 
      Father, we praise you, that through your Word and Holy Spirit you created all things; you reveal your salvation in all the world through Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh; through your Holy Spirt you give us a share in your life and love: fill us with the vision of your glory, that we may always serve and praise you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen. APBA
 
Readings
      The wisdom of God.   Proverbs 8:1-31   8:1-4, 22-31
      Your glory is seen in all the world, what are we that you are mindful of us?.   Psalm 8  
      God's love poured in our hearts.   Romans 5:1-5  
      The work of the Spirit.   John 16:4b-15   16:12-15
 
Supplementary readings
      Whoever finds God finds life.   Proverbs 8:32-36   8:32-9:10
      Filled with the fullness of God.   Ephesians 3:14-21  
 
Hymns and Spiritual Songs
 
Worship elements
Gathering Songs
 
 
Invocation
Praise
Gradual/Reading
Offertory/Prayer
Recessional
Book & #
CC 187
CC180
SIS
TIS 121
CH 9
TIS 478
CC 203
TIS 153
Hymn or Chorus first line
We want to bless you Lord
O Lord our Lord
The law of the Lord is perfect
God himself is present
Sing to our Father
I bind unto myself this day
Lord give us your spirit
God is love
Tunes and sources
 
Supplementary Hymns
      TIS: 101, 140, 432, 98.
 
Seasonal Litany
      We gather in the name of the Maker;
        Who lit up the world and breathed the breath of life into us.
      We gather in the name of the Son;
        Who saved the world and stretched out his hand to us.
      We gather in the name of the Spirit;
        Who encompasses the world and blesses our souls with yearning.
      We gather in the name of the Trinity of love;
        God above us, God beside us, God beneath us; the beginning, the end, the everlasting one.
 
    Iona Community Worship Book. Wild Goose Publications.

 
Color Key and Notes
      RCL reading;
      APBA reading;
      Congregational response or refrain, AAPB/RSV;
      Subject heading, AAPB;
      Where there is a second Old Testament reading it is sequential rather than linked to the gospel;
      Hymn book and other abbreviations. See In Words and Song.

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