The Lord be with you

Einar:
And also with you

Praise the Lord

Praise God you servants of the Lord

Blessed be the God of our salvation

Blessed be God’s Holy name

Lord, have mercy

Geoff:
Lord, have mercy

Christ, have mercy

Christ, have mercy

Lord, have mercy

Lord, have mercy

Let us confess our sins, firmly resolved to keep God’s commandments and to live in love and peace with our neighbour

Almighty God,
Who forgives all who truly repent,
Have mercy on us.
Pardon our sins and set us free from them.
Confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and keep us together in eternal life,
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Amen

The leader reads the collect of the day

O God of mercy,
by your Holy Spirit
you nourish us with life:
Plant us now in good soil,
that we may bear the fruit
of justice and peace;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Karen A
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Glory to Christ our Saviour

After the reading ...

This is the Gospel of Christ

Praise to Christ our Lord

The Peace of the Lord be with you

Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made.

Lavinia
For us it becomes the bread of life, blessed be God forever.

Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation; through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands.

Lionel
For us it becomes the cup of salvation, blessed be God forever.

The Lord be with you

Mary Jean
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 God thanks and praise

Nina
Holy Spirit of God, you blow where you will.
You are complete freedom.
Space and time cannot contain you.
You are there when we are born,
when we shout our first breath.
You are there when we die,
when we sigh our last breath.
You are always with us, in us, between us,
among us and present in all creation,
even though we may not always be conscious of your Presence.
You are the ever-present Yes in all creation.

Nulda
Yes: You were present at the dawn of creation.
Yes: You were present with the Khoi and the San people.
Yes: You were present with the lepers and the missionaries.
Yes: You were present when the humanity of some was questioned.
Yes: Even now, you are here.

Rosemary
Uyingcwele, uyingcwele, uyingcwele,
God of Power and wisdom and might;
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the Highest,
Blessed is the one who comes in the Name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the Highest.

Susan
Holy Spirit, you are indeed present.
You are a gift to all creation.
Jesus is united with you and with Abba God.
You are in Jesus and Jesus is in you.
And you are all united with us, affirming not only our humanity but also our dignity and our divinity.

Terry
On the day before Jesus died, knowing that he wanted to be ever-present and in community with us, so that we can always be in community with each other and live out God’s reconciling love.

Allegra
Knowing that the forces of division would always give us reasons to remain divided, Jesus wanted to leave us a sign of that community in unity, rooted in collaboration between us, the earth and in our memory.
Jesus wanted us to make memory of an act of self-offering and reconciling love.

Ann
He asked for bread and wine to be gathered and sat down with his small community.
Jesus knew their strengths and weaknesses, and yet He made them an everlasting part of his community.

He took bread, blessed it and said:
"Thabatani nidle, take and eat, neem en eet.
This is my body that was given for you,
do this in memory of me."

After supper, Jesus took the cup of wine,
he blessed it and said:
"This is my blood, igazi lam,
my bloed wat vir julle uitgestort word,
that will be shed for you.
Do this, as often as you drink it, in memory of me."

Together we proclaim the mystery of our faith:

Bill
The Christ has died,
The Christ has risen,
The Christ will come again.

Einar
Jesus, we are all made in your image.
Christians, Jews and Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus, and those who claim to have little or no faith.
With you, superiority and inferiority are both lies. Apartheid is a sin. Division is no more. Inequality is evil.
You love us all. Your love is the Alpha and the Omega. You unite and reconcile, where we divide.
You call on us to love our enemies, to create community with them, to bless those who despise us.
Give us the strength, the will and the grace to do that.

Geoff
Give us the wisdom, the patience and the intellect to tell and live and embody your new story of Ubuntu, of beloved community.

May this bread and wine, your body and blood strengthen and unite us.

With you, with one another, with all creation, so that we may truly say:
We who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.

In the language of your dreams, we pray together the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples

Hugh
Abba God in heaven, hallowed be your name, may your reign become reality, and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
For to you belong supreme dominion, power and glory forever.

The bread which we break, is it not a sharing in the life of Christ?

Karen A
Though we are many, we are one body!

Soul of Christ, sanctify us;
Body of Christ, save us;
Blood of Christ, refresh us;
Water from the side of Christ, wash us;
Passion of Christ, strengthen us;
O good Jesus, hear us;
Within the wounds of Christ, hide us.

Let us never be separated from you.
From the malicious enemies, defend us.
In the hour of our death, call us and bid us come to you, that with your Saints we may praise You forever and ever.
Amen

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.

Lavinia
Behold who we are:
We are the body of Christ!

Let us give thanks to God

Lionel
God's mercy endures forever

Mary Jean
God Almighty, we offer ourselves to you as a living sacrifice, in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Send us out into the world, in the power of your Holy Spirit, to live and work, to your praise and glory.

Nina
God Bless Africa and our World,
Guard our children,
Guide our leaders,
And grant us peace,
For Jesus Christ sake.

May God bless us with a restless discomfort about easy answers, half-truths and superficial relationships ...

Nulda
... so that we may seek truth boldly and love deep within our hearts.

May God bless us with holy anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people ...

Rosemary
... so that we may tirelessly work for justice, freedom, and peace among all people.

May God bless us with the gift of tears to shed with those who suffer, especially women, children and sojourners ...

Susan
... so that we may reach out our hands to comfort them and transform their pain into joy.

May God bless us with enough foolishness to believe that we really can make a difference in this world ...

Terry
... so that we are able, with God's grace, to do what others claim cannot be done.

May the eternal blessing of God, the One-in-Three and the Three-in-One, be among us and remain with us always.
Amen

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord,

Allegra
In the name of Christ. Amen.

Ann