"And how is that we hear each of us in our native language?...We hear them speaking about God's deeds of power."
The Rt. Reverend Susan Goff, Bishop of Virginia, in response to the spread of Covid-19, has temporarily halted public worship.
According to the CDC,
and
public health officials, social distancing
is the most effective method to stem the spread of the virus, and the best way to protect the most vulnerable in our community.
But worship can happen wherever you are. With the gift of technology, here is "Emmanuel at Home Morning Prayer" for the Feast of Pentecost, including:
- Scripture, lectionary readings of the day
- Hymns with lyrics including "Come Down, O Love Divine,' "Like the Murmur of a Dove's Song." "Spirit of the Living God" and the "UK Blessing Over the Churches."
- Joani's homily "Emmanuel Voices" audio & text
- The Presiding Bishop's "Collect for the Power of the Spirit among the People of God."
- Blessings over Food & Drink from the Book of Occasional Services
- Offertory, with link to e-giving, for the financial support of Emmanuel's many ministries, to the parish and to the community
- "Emmanuel at Home Coffee Hour" via Zoom
- Pastoral care contact information for the clergy
To add or remove a name from the prayer list, please, email
Nancy Dupree.
And for “announcements” check your Thursday inbox, for Emmanuel’s weekly e-news.
“Emmanuel at Home” follows the ancient practice of Jewish and monastic tradition, which the Episcopal Church has long observed, of daily prayer: morning; noon; evening; and night. The service can be led by anyone and can be celebrated anywhere. It is particularly suited to those Sundays, when as a congregation we are unable to gather, and now also includes optional blessings over food & drink. So, (possibly even at 8:00 or 10:30 a.m.) gather around your kitchen or dining room table, gather in your living room, on your balcony or in your beautiful backyard.
Though we worship apart, we are still One Body, in communion with Christ and one another.
Morning Prayer: Rite II
The Feast of Pentecost
Whitsunday
The service continues with these sentences of Scripture.
On this day the Lord has acted; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24
You shall receive power when the Holy Ghost has come upon
you; and you shall be my witness in Jerusalem, and in all
Judea, and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
Acts 1::8
The Invitatory
Lord, open our lips. And our mouths shall proclaim your praise. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.
Amen.
Alleluia. The Spirit of the Lord renews the face of the earth:
Come let us adore him. Alleluia.
Jubilate
Psalm 100
Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands;
serve the Lord with gladness
and come before his presence with a song.
Know this: The Lord himself is God;
he himself has made us, and we are his;
we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and call upon his Name.
For the Lord is good;
his mercy is everlasting;
and his faithfulness endures from age to age.
The Lessons
Two or more lessons are read, followed by a canticle
Canticle: A Song to the Lamb
Dignus es
Revelation 4:11, 5:9-10, 13
Splendor and honor and kingly power *
are yours by right, O Lord our God,
For you created everything that is, *
and by your will they were created and have their being;
And yours by right, O Lamb that was slain, *
for with your blood you have redeemed for God,
From every family, language, people, and nation, *
a kingdom of priests to serve our God.
And so, to him who sits upon the throne, *
and to Christ the Lamb,
Be worship and praise, dominion and splendor, *
for ever and for evermore.
Canticle: You are God
Te Deum laudamus
You are God: we praise you;
You are the Lord; we acclaim you;
You are the eternal Father:
All creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,
Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you;
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
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
.
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,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
Prayers of Intercession
Show us your mercy, O Lord;
And grant us your salvation.
Clothe your minsters with righteousness;
Let your people sing with joy.
Give peace, O Lord, in all the world:
For only in you can we live in safety.
Lord, keep this nation under your care;
And guide us in the way of justice and truth.
Let your way be known upon earth;
Your saving health among all nations.
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 sustain us with your Holy Spirit.
Called into unity and with one another and the whole creation, let us pray for our shared world.
Spirit of life, who hovered over the waters, create in us the passion and dedication to conserve and preserve Mother Earth for your children, generations on end.
Amen.
Spirit of illumination, enliven our hearts and minds to new ways of being church in challenging times
.
We pray especially for Emmanuel's vestry, staff, seminarians and clergy.
Amen.
Eternal Spirit, Earth-Maker, Pain-Bearer, Life-Giver, Source of all that is and shall be, Father and Mother of us all, Loving God, in whom is heaven, we give thanks for the birth of little Elijah Evan, born early to Tom and Katie Sibley. Enfold this family with your grace. Be present in the hearts and hands of all who care for him, that daily Elijah grow in health and wholeness, knit together in your love.
Amen.
Spirit of healing, hold close all who seek your saving embrace. Today we pray for Seth, Lynne, Christian, the Berry family, Eric, Wilfred, Doug, Carol, John, Tom, Loretta, Elizabeth, Bonnie, Ralph, Barrett, Jennifer, Laura, Delaram, Cindy, Matthew, Timothy, Tom, Greg, Shari, Joe, Liam, Nancy, Leslie, Peggy, Terry, TG, Katie, David, Peter, Erica, Chanelle, Larry, Beth, Kayla, Bill, Matthew and Carey. Uphold those living with mental illness, struggling with addiction, victims of violence and survivors of abuse. We pray especially for all impacted by the spread of the corona virus. Watch over all who provide comfort, care, hope and support in the fields of medicine, research, public health, and pastoral care.
Amen.
Spirit of sorrow, tomorrow June 1st, the Presiding Bishop has called the Church to a national interfaith day of mourning. A day to remember, grieve and honor the 100,000 lives lost to Covid-19. Comfort those who are distraught and who mourn loved ones who have died. Console those, who because of the virus, could not be at their loved one's bedside or attend their burial at graveside. Etch the names of the lost into our shared memory and engrave them on our hearts. Transform grief into compassion; despair into hope; and renew our resolve to work for the public health and healing of all in the midst of the pandemic.
Amen.
Spirit of kinship, draw us together as we worship at home, mindful of family, friends, and neighbors. Keep before us the concerns of the elderly, homeless and the hungry; children without classrooms and missing meals at school; the isolated and the undocumented; minority communities, immigrants and refugees; the institutionalized and incarcerated; those with no sick leave and the uninsured; struggling businesses and service workers; gig-workers and the unemployed.
Amen.
Spirit of hope, uphold all who to go to work each day to keep open essential services: medical personnel and healthcare providers; hospital workers and home caregivers; first responders, paramedics and EMT's; utility, sanitation and custodial workers; online teachers and counselors; metro, cab and ride-share drivers; airline and railroad personnel; grocery store staff and food service workers; postal service employees, delivery people and truck drivers; nursing home staff, pharmacists and veterinarians. We give thanks especially for the bravery of Jen, Shari, Jeff, Jacob and any others on your hearts and minds, naming them here either in silence or aloud.
Amen.
Spirit of wisdom, inspire the best in our government leaders to speed care wherever there is need, to share medical expertise and to pool critical resources for the health and welfare of all.
Amen
.
Spirit of Jesus, who reached across the ethnic boundaries between Samaritan, Roman and Jew, who offered fresh sight to the blind and freedom to captives,
help us to break down the barriers in our community, enable us to see the reality of racism and bigotry, and free us to challenge and uproot it
from ourselves, our society and our world. We pray especially for the just resolution of the death of George Floyd, the protection of the right to peacefully protest, as well as, the restoration of calm and the cessation of violence in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, and across the nation.
Amen.
Spirit of strength, support and protect all who live and serve in harm’s way throughout the world especially Jamie, Byron, Devin, Michael and Ben; and for service members called to duty across the country aiding efforts to combat Covid-19.
Amen.
Spirit of understanding, in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for the Anglican Church of Melanesia and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer we pray for the congregation, clergy and staff of Grace in Keswick. We pray especially for our partner parish Ste. Croix in Léogâne, Haiti and for Emmanuel’s refugee ministry with the Latifi family.
Amen.
Here you may add your own prayers for family, community, church and world.
Collect of the Day
O God, who on this day taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending to them the light of your Holy Spirit: Grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
A Collect for Sundays
O God, you make us glad with the weekly remembrance of the glorious resurrection of your Son our Lord: Give us this day such blessing through our worship of you, that the week to come may be spent in your favor; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
A Collect for Grace
Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you have brought us in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your mighty power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
A Collect for Guidance
Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are
ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
A Collect for Mission
Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name.
Amen.
The Offertory
Let us with gladness present the offerings and oblations of our life and labor to the Lord.
Amen.
Blessings Over Food (optional)
Over Drink
Coffee, tea, juice, Diet Coke, milk, wine in moderation, etc.
Blessed are you, O Lord our God, creator of the fruit of the vine: Grant that we who share this drink, which gladdens our hearts, may share forever the new life of the true Vine, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Over Bread
Blessed are you, O Lord our God; you bring bread forth from the earth and make the Risen Lord to be for us the Bread of Life; Grant that we who daily seek the bread which sustains our bodies may also hunger for the food of everlasting life, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Over Other Food
Blessed are you, O Lord our God; you have given us the risen Savior to be the Shepherd of your people; Lead us, by him, to springs of living waters, and feed us with the food that endures to eternal life; where with you, O Father, and with the Holy Spirit, he lives and reigns, one God, for ever and every. Amen.
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 ourselves 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.
Concluding Prayer
May the God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
-- Romans 15:13
Alleluia. Alleluia.
Let us go forth rejoicing in the power of the Spirit.
Alleluia. Alleluia.
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