THE PREPARATION OF THE TABLE | |
HYMN | During this hymn the children may follow those bringing the gifts and gather around the holy table. |
These words may be used as the Prayer at the Preparation of the Table | |
President |
Jesus Christ welcomes to this celebration all the children of his kingdom on earth. |
Adults or children may present the bread and wine, and say | |
With this bread that we bring | |
All | we shall remember Jesus. |
With this wine that we bring | |
All | we shall remember Jesus. |
a minister | Bread for his body, wine for his blood, gifts from God to his table we bring. |
All | We shall remember Jesus. |
The bread and the wine are placed on the holy table. | |
THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER | |
President | The Lord be with you. |
All | And also with you. |
President | Lift up your hearts. |
All | We lift them to the Lord. |
President | Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. |
All | It is right to give him thanks and praise. |
President |
Almighty God, good Father to us all, whose hands have made earth, sea and sky, whose Spirit comes unseen as the wind, your face is turned towards the world. In love you gave us Jesus your Son to rescue us from sin and death. Your arms reach out to call us home, to the city where angels sing your praise. We join with them in heaven's song. |
All |
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
[Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord |
President |
Father of all, we give you thanks for every gift that comes from heaven.
To the darkness Jesus came as your light. This is his story. |
All | This is our song. Hosanna in the highest. |
President |
The crowds came out to see your Christ, yet at the end they turned on him. The night in which he was betrayed he came to table with his friends for a feast to celebrate the freedom of your people. This is his story. |
All | This is our song. Hosanna in the highest. |
President |
Jesus blessed you, Father, for the food, took bread, broke it, gave it and said: Take, eat; this is my body, which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me Jesus then blessed you for the wine, took the cup, gave it 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 forgiveness of sins. Do this as often as you drink it in remembrance of me. This is our story. |
All | This is our song. Hosanna in the highest. |
President |
Jesus died upon the cross, the perfect sacrifice of love, to set us free from all our sins. Defying death he rose again and is alive with you to plead for us. This is our story. |
All | This is our song. Hosanna in the highest. |
President |
Send your Spirit upon us here that by these gifts we may feed on Christ: his body as broken bread, wine outpoured as his blood. May we who eat his holy food share his life for ever and find a welcome at your feast in heaven where all creation worships you, and we shall sing for ever to Father, Son and Holy Spirit: This is our story. |
All | This is our song. Amen, amen; Hosanna in the highest. |
Title Page |
Eucharistic Prayer A |
Eucharistic Prayer B |
Eucharistic Prayer C |
Eucharistic Prayer D |
Eucharistic Prayer E |
'Long Prefaces' |
Eucharistic Prayer F |
Acclamations