Trinity Sunday

Steve Bell Music used in this service

Praise the Father

Dakota Hymn

Holy, Holy, Lord

The Lord's Prayer

Trinity

St. Mary’s and St. Thomas

Anglican Churches

Edgerton and Wainwright

June 7, 2020

Opening Sentence

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;

the whole earth is full of  his glory.    

            Isaiah 6.3

Processional Hymn

1     Holy, Holy, Holy  Nicaea

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!

God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,

casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;

cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,

who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,

though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,

only thou art holy; there is none beside thee

perfect in pow'r, in love, and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

All thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea.

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!

God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

Announcements

I sent out this notice Friday night via email.  Ideally, this should have been shared in person during a Sunday corporate gathering.

“Good evening,

On September 1st of this year I will have been here 7 years.  In Biblical terms 7 represents perfection.  It seems an appropriate time for me to retire.  After consulting with Bishop Jane, we have decided my last official Sunday as your priest will be August 30 this year.  

This has been a difficult decision in many ways.  I have treasured my time as your priest.  You are two very special congregations.  You are warm and accepting and you have inspired me over the past nearly seven years.  Each priest has their favourite appointments and I can honestly say that you are mine.  I treasure each and every individual in these two communities.  This will not stop with my retirement.

Owen and I will continue to live in Wainwright until we complete our home and it sells.  Given today's market, this probably means we will continue to be part of your communities for a while in the sole category of "friend."  

I know that whoever your future priest will be, he/she will find that there are no two communities more supportive, more open than St. Thomas and St. Mary's. 

Owen and I thank you for your support and care over the last few years.”

Greeting

God the Father.  God the Son.  God the Holy Spirit.

They are three but they are one.

Jesus Christ – fully human – fully divine.

and this is the mystery we seek to understand

with all of our mind, all of our heart

and all of our strength.  Amen.

Opening Sentences

Worthy of praise from every mouth,
worthy of confession from every tongue,

worthy of worship from every creature,
is your glorious name, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

For you created the world in your grace,
and by your compassion you saved the world.

To your majesty, O God,
ten thousand times ten thousand bow down and adore,
singing and praising without ceasing, and saying:

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts;
heaven and earth are full of your praises.
Hosanna in the highest.

Praise the Father    Steve Bell

Collect of the Day    

O God,

your name is veiled in mystery,

yet you have made us and call us by name;

draw us more deeply into your divine life,

so that we may show forth in our lives

your justice, kindness and humility;

for you alone are holy, one God,

now and for ever.  Amen. Opening Prayers (1997) alt.

Genesis 1.1-2.4

In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

And God said, ‘Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.’ So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so. God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

And God said, ‘Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.’ And it was so. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. Then God said, ‘Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.’ And it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.

And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years, and let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth.’ And it was so. God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth, to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.

And God said, ‘Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.’ So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, ‘Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.’ And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.

And God said, ‘Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind: cattle and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind.’ And it was so. God made the wild animals of the earth of every kind, and the cattle of every kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good.

Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.’

So God created humankind in his image,

   in the image of God he created them;

   male and female he created them.

God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.’ God said, ‘See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.’ And it was so. God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude. And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he had done in creation.

These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created.

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.

Thanks be to God.

Psalm 8   Domine, Dominus noster

O Lord our governor,

how exalted is your name in all the world!

Out of the mouths of infants and children

your majesty is praised above the heavens.

You have set up a stronghold against your adversaries,

to quell the enemy and the avenger.

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars you have set in their courses,

what are mortals that you should be mindful of them,

their children that you should seek them out?

You have made them but little lower than the angels;

you adorn them with glory and honour;

you give them mastery over the works of your hands;

you put all things under their feet;

all sheep and oxen,

even the wild beasts of the field,

the birds of the air, the fish of the sea,

and all that walks in the paths of the sea.

O Lord our governor,

how exalted is your name in all the world!

2 Corinthians 13.11-13

Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church.

Thanks be to God.

Gospel Gradual:

          Alleluia, Sing to Jesus

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus;

His the scepter, His the throne.

Alleluia! His the triumph,

His the victory alone.

Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion

thunder like a mighty flood;

"Jesus out of ev'ry nation

has redeemed us by His blood.

Alleluia! Not as orphans

are we left in sorrow now.

Alleluia! He is near us;

faith believes, nor questions how.

Though the cloud from sight received Him

when the forty days were o'er,

shall our hearts forget His promise,

"I am with you evermore"?

Alleluia! Bread of heaven,

here on earth our food, our stay.

Alleluia! Here the sinful

flee to You from day to day.

Intercessor, Friend of sinners,

earth's Redeemer, hear our plea

where the songs of all the sinless

sweep across the crystal sea.

Alleluia!  King eternal,

thee the Lord of lords we own:

Alleluia!  Born of Mary,

Earth thy footstool, heaven thy throne.

Thou within the veil hast entered,

robed in flesh, our great high priest,

thou on earth both priest and victim

in the eucharistic feast.

Alleluia!  Sing to Jesus!

His the sceptre, his the throne;

alleluia! his the triumph,

his the victory alone.

Hark the songs of peaceful Zion

thunder like a mighty flood;

Jesus, out of every nation

hath redeemed us by his blood.

         

Alleluia, alleluia.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,

one God, who was, and who is, and who is to come, the Almighty.

cf Revelation 1.8

Alleluia.

The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ

according to Matthew.

Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Matthew 28.16-20

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshipped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’

The Gospel of Christ.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Sermon

The Athanasian Creed

Now this is the catholic faith:

We worship one God in Trinity

and the Trinity in unity,

neither confusing the persons nor dividing the divine being.

For the Father is one person,

the Son is another,

and the Spirit is still another.

But the deity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is one,

equal in glory, coeternal in majesty.

What the Father is, the Son is, and so is the Holy Spirit.

Uncreated is the Father;

Uncreated is the Son;

uncreated is the Spirit.

The Father is infinite;

The Son is infinite;

the Holy Spirit is infinite.

Eternal is the Father;

Eternal is the Son;

Eternal is the Spirit:

And yet there are not three eternal beings,

but one who is eternal;

As there are not three uncreated and unlimited beings,

but one who is uncreated and unlimited.

Almighty is the Father;

almighty is the Son;

almighty is the Spirit:      

And yet there are not three almighty beings,

But one who is almighty.

Thus the Father is God;

the Son is God;

the Holy Spirit is God:

And yet there are not three gods,

but one God.

Thus the Father is Lord;

the Son is Lord;

the Holy Spirit is Lord:

And yet there are not three Lords,

but one Lord.

As Christian truth compels us to acknowledge

each distinct person as God and Lord,

so catholic religion forbids us to say

that there are three gods or lords.

The Father was neither made nor created nor begotten;

The Son was neither made nor created,

but was alone begotten of the Father;

the Spirit was neither made nor created,

but is proceeding from the Father and the Son.

Thus there is one Father, not three fathers;

One Son, not three sons;

One Holy Spirit, not three spirits.

And in this Trinity, no one is before or after,

greater or less than the other;

But all three persons are in themselves,

coeternal and coequal;

and so we must worship the Trinity in unity

and the one God in three persons.

Our Lord Jesus Christ became flesh.

Our Lord Jesus Christ, God’s Son,

is both God and man.

He is God, begotten before all worlds

from the being of the Father,

And he is man, born in the world

from the being of his mother

Existing fully as God,

and fully as man with a rational soul and a human body;

Equal to the Father in divinity,

subordinate to the Father in humanity.

Although he is God and man,

he is not divided, but is one Christ.

He is united because God has taken humanity into himself;

he does not transform deity in humanity.

He completely one in the unity of his person

without confusing his natures.

For as the rational soul and body are one person,

so the one Christ is God and man.

He suffered death for our salvation.

He descended into hell and rose again from the dead.

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.

At his coming all people shall rise bodily

to give and account of their own deeds.

Those who have done good will enter eternal life,

Those who have done evil will enter eternal fire.

This is the catholic faith.

Eternal Father, Strong to Save

Eternal Father, strong to save,

Whose arm does bind the restless wave,

Who bids the mighty ocean deep

Its own appointed limits keep;

O hear us when we cry to Thee

For those in peril on the sea.

O Savior, whose almighty word

The winds and waves submissive heard,

Who walked upon the foaming deep,

And calm amid the rage did sleep;

O hear us when we cry to Thee

For those in peril on the sea.

O Holy Spirit, who did brood

Upon the waters dark and rude,

And bid their angry tumult cease,

And give for wild confusion peace;

O hear us when we cry to Thee

For those in peril on the sea.

O Trinity of love and pow'r,

Your children shield in danger's hour;

From rock and tempest, fire, and foe,

Protect them where-so-e'er they go;

Thus, evermore shall rise to Thee

Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.

Prayers of the People

Anglican Communion 

   Pray for La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico

      The Most Reverend Francisco Moreno

         Presiding Bishop of La Iglesia Anglicana de Mexico

         & Bishop of Northern Mexico

Anglican Church of Canada

   Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh

      the Rt. Rev. Lydia Mamakwa, Bishop

      the Rt. Rev. Isaiah Larry Beardy

         Suffragan Bishop for the Northern Manitoba Area Mission

      the Rev. Morris Fiddler

         Suffragan Bishop-elect for Northern Ontario

Council of the North

   Diocese of the Yukon

      The Right Reverend Lesley Wheeler-Dame, Bishop

The Diocese of Edmonton

   St. Mary Abbots, Barrhead; St. Peter, Lac La Nonne;

   St. Mary the Virgin, Sangudo

      Barry Rose, Rector                                                                           

      Charles Mortimer, Honorary Assistant

   The Diocese of Buyé Mothers’ Union

      Clotilde Muhimpundu, MU President

      Bibiane Nsengiyumva, Chaplain

      Josephine Kezakimana and Clementine Ujeneza, Trainers.

Saddle Lake Cree Nation

We continue to pray for Burundi and our twinned parishes

      Kabanga and St. Luke’s Bigombo

We also pray for the Canadian Armed Forces

  serving at home and abroad.

God so loved the world so much

that God gave the Christ for our salvation.

As beloved children of God

let us pray, saying,

“Holy, holy, holy, Lord of hosts:

the earth is full of your glory.”

Triune God, you have adopted us as your children

and made us joint heirs with Christ:

may your church share in Christ’s suffering and glory,

his death and new life.

Silence

“Holy, holy, holy, Lord of hosts:

the earth is full of your glory.”

Triune God, in Jesus you came into the world

not to condemn but to save:

may the lonely and condemned

experience the depth of your limitless love.

Silence

“Holy, holy, holy, Lord of hosts:

the earth is full of your glory.”

Triune God, you have blessed us

with these sacred communities

we call St. Thomas and St. Mary’s

give us a vision for the future.

Send us into the world to share the love

we experience in this place.

Silence

“Holy, holy, holy, Lord of hosts:

the earth is full of your glory.”

Triune God, you are a God of healing:

we name in your presence all those who are sick and hurting,

the struggling and needy who are known to us.

Silence

“Holy, holy, holy, Lord of hosts:

the earth is full of your glory.”

Triune God, you offer us eternal life through Jesus:

we pray for our dead.

Bring us at last, with all those who have died,

to see you in your one and eternal glory.

Silence

The Peace

Peace to you from God our heavenly Father.

Peace from his Son Jesus Christ who is our peace.

Peace from the Holy Spirit, the life-giver.

The peace of the triune God be always with you

And also with you.

Many and Great, O God, Are Thy Things

Many and great, O God, are thy works,

Maker of earth and sky.

Thy hands have set the heavens with stars;

thy fingers spread the mountains and plains.

Lo, at thy word the waters were formed.

Deep seas obey thy voice.

Grant unto us communion with thee,

thou star-abiding One.

Come unto us and dwell with us.

With thee are found the gifts of life.

Bless us with life that has no end,

eternal life with thee.

Thanksgiving

Glory to the Father, the God of love,

who created us;

who continually preserves and sustains us;

who has loved us with an everlasting love,

and given us the light of the knowledge of his glory

in the face of Jesus Christ.

Blessed be God for ever.

Glory to Jesus Christ our Saviour,

who, though he was rich,

yet for our sake became poor,

and was tested in every way as we are,

yet without sin;

who proclaimed the good news of the kingdom,

and was obedient to the point of death,

even death on a cross;

who was raised from the dead and is alive for ever,

and has opened the kingdom of heaven

to all who trust in him;

who is seated at God's right hand in glory,

and will come to be our judge.

Blessed be God for ever.

Glory to the Holy Spirit,

the Lord, the giver of life,

by whom we are born into the family of God,

and made members of the body of Christ;

whose witness confirms us;

whose wisdom teaches us;

whose power enables us:

who will do for us more than we can ask or think.

Blessed be God for ever.

Holy, holy, holy Lord,

God of power and might,

heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

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.

Forgive us our trespasses.

As we forgive those who trespass against us.

Lead us not into temptation

And deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory.

for ever and ever.  Amen.

Blessing

Just as God’s Word was sent into the world

to heal and redeem,

so God sends you into the world this day

to be light and love, healing and hope.

Go now to be light for the world!

Go Now in Peace