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First Sunday in Lent Holy Eucharist 

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February 18, 2024 10:00AM

 The Liturgy of the Word  Please rise.

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Enriching Our Worship

Holy God, Creator of heaven and earth, Have mercy on us.

Holy and Mighty, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.

Holy Immortal One, Sanctifier of the faithful, Have mercy on us.

Holy, blessed and glorious Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us.

From all evil and mischief; from pride, vanity and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred and malice; and from all evil intent, Savior deliver us.

From sins of body and mind; from deceits of the world, flesh and the devil, Savior deliver us.

From famine and disaster; from violence, murder, and dying unprepared, Savior deliver us.

In all times of sorrow; in all times of joy; in the hour of our death and at the day of judgment, Savior deliver us.

Govern and direct your holy Church; fill it with love and truth; and grant it that unity which is your will.

Hear us, O Christ.

Give us boldness to preach the gospel in all the world, and to make disciples of all the nations.

Hear us, O Christ.

Enlighten your bishops, priests and deacons with knowledge and understanding, that by their teaching and their lives they may proclaim your word.

Hear us, O Christ.

Give your people grace to witness to your word and bring forth the fruit of your Spirit.

Hear us, O Christ.

Bring into the way of truth all who have erred and are deceived.

Hear us, O Christ.

(This same response is sung after the petitions that follow.)

Officiant: People:

Give us true repentance; forgive us our sins of negligence and ignorance and our deliberate sins; and grant us the grace of your Holy Spirit to amend our lives according to your word. Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One. Have mercy on us.

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Welcome Opening Statement Celebrant: People:

Blessed is the Lord who forgives all our sins.

God’s mercy endures forever.

Collect of the Day

Prayers for an Inclusive Church by Steven Shakespeare

Leader: The Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.

Leader: Let us pray.

God of trackless desert, whose Son walked untamed in league with beasts and spirits, whose kingdom is not distant but breaking in among us: give us time and space to find a new identity to let go of control and walk the pilgrim way; through Jesus Christ, the good news of salvation.

Amen.

The First Lesson Reader:

Genesis 9:8-17

A reading from Genesis.

God said to Noah and to his sons with him, “As for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals, and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all flesh. When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is on the earth.”

Reader: People:

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

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Psalm

Psalm 32

Text: Psalms for Praying by Nan Merrill Taizé Community

All are invited to join on the refrain. The choir will offer the verses.

Refrain:

REFRAIN To You, O Love, I lift up my soul!

O Heart within my heart, in You I place my trust.

Let me not feel unworthy; let not fear rule over me.

Yes! May all who open their hearts savor You and bless the earth!

Compel me to know your ways, O Love; instruct me upon your paths.

Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for through You will I know wholeness; I shall reflect your Light both day and night.

REFRAIN I know of your mercy, Blessed One, and of your unconditional Love; You have been with me from the beginning.

Forgive the many times I have walked away from You choosing to follow my own will.

I seek your guidance, once again, I yearn to know your Peace. Companion me as I open to your Will!

You are gracious and just, O Spirit of Truth, happy to guide those who miss their way; You enjoy teaching all who are open, All who choose to live in truth.

Your paths are loving and sure, O Holy One, and those who give witness to You through their lives are blessed beyond measure.

REFRAIN

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The Second Lesson

1 Peter 3:18-22

Reader: A reading from First Peter.

Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you-- not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.

Reader: People:

Sequence

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God. We Found Love in a Hopeless Place

Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris

Sung twice.

We Found Love in a Hopeless Place We Found Love in a Hopeless Place We Found Love in a Hopeless Place We Found Love in a Hopeless Place

The Gospel Deacon: People:

Mark 1:9-15 The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Mark.

Glory to you, Lord Christ.

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”

And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.

Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.”

Deacon: People:

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Christ.

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Sermon

Sheila Otto

Affirmation of Faith

from A Sanctified Art; Words for Worship

We believe in a God who meets us in the shadows, who welcomes our questions, who invites us to begin again.

We believe that Jesus showed us a new way, a deeper faith, a more compassionate existence.

We believe that all our beginnings should return us to this foundation and that no matter how many times we lose our way, God always welcomes us home. Amen.

Prayers of the People

John Birch

Intercessor: God of love, hear the cry of those who yearn for love; fractured families, broken homes, neglected, unwanted, alone. God of love, People: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: God of justice, hear the cry of those who yearn for justice; persecuted and oppressed, exploited, ill-treated, broken. God of justice, People: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: God of peace hear the cry of those who yearn for peace; in battle zones and broken states, frightened, fearful, anxious. God of peace, People: Hear our prayer.

Intercessor: God of healing, hear the cry of those who yearn for healing; physical and spiritual hurting, weakened, depressed. God of healing, People: Hear our prayer Intercessor: God of mercy, Hear the cry of those who yearn for mercy; convicted, in need of your Grace, contrite, humble, bowed down. God of mercy, People: Hear our prayer Intercessor: God of community, We pray for those on our Trinity Prayer List, and those we now name silently or aloud. (You are invited to share your prayers aloud or silently.)

Lord, in your mercy, People: Hear our prayer.

Priest: .

May you know the peace of God, the love of God, the justice of God, the healing and mercy of God, this day and all days. Amen

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THE PEACE Priest: People:

The peace of the Lord be always with you.

And also with you.

Announcements Offertory Invitation To give online, visit www.trinitytoledo.org/online-giving/, choose GIVE NOW and today’s date. You can also text the word “Give” to 419-OMG-LOVE (419-664-5683) to make your weekly offering. This season we will not “pass the plate” at the time of the offertory; offerings can be deposited in our Giving Box stationed at the back of the sanctuary.

Offertory

Jesus is a Rock in a Weary Land

The Winans

Trinity Choir

 The Liturgy of the Table  The Great Thanksgiving Celebrant: All: Celebrant: All: Celebrant: All:

A Wee Worship Book, Iona Community

The Lord be with you.

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.

We praise you, O God, whom eternity cannot contain, for coming to earth and entering time in Jesus. We praise you for his life which informs our living, for his compassion which changes our hearts, for his clear speaking which contradicts our harmless generalities, for his disturbing presence, his innocent suffering, his fearless dying, his rising to life breathing forgiveness and restoring us forever to you. For these gifts we praise and worship you.

All that is spectacular, all that is plain have their origin in you. All that is lovely, all who are loving, point to you as their fulfillment. Therefore we gladly join our voices to the song of the Church on earth and in heaven:

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Sanctus

John Bell

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Jesus was always the guest. In the homes of Peter and Jairus, Martha and Mary, Joanna and Susanna, he was always the guest. At the meal tables of the wealthy where he pled the case of the poor, he was always the guest. Upsetting polite company, befriending isolated people, welcoming the stranger, he was always the guest.

But here, at this table, he is the host. Those who wish to serve him must first be served by him.

Those who want to follow him must first be fed by him. For this is the table where God intends us to be nourished. This is the time when Christ can make us new. So come, you who hunger and thirst for a deeper faith, for a better life, for a fairer world. Jesus Christ, who has sat at our tables, now invites us to be his guests.

On their last night together, and as they were sitting at a meal, Jesus gave thanks, took a piece of bread and broke it. He gave it to the disciples saying, “This is my body. It is broken for you. Do this to remember me.”

Later, after they had eaten, he took a cup of wine, gave thanks and said, “This cup is the new relationship with God made possible because of my death. Drink this all of you, to remember me.”

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So now we do as Jesus did. We offer this bread and this wine to each other, and proclaim the mystery of faith: Celebrant and People Christ has died.

Christ is risen.

Christ will come again.

We ask that these signs of your love be filled with the fullness of Jesus. Let that same love rest on us, converting us from the patterns of this passing world, until we conform to the shape of him whose food we now share. All these things we ask through Jesus Christ. By Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honor and glory are yours, Almighty God, now and forever. Amen.

And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to pray,

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, Forever and ever. Amen.

The Fraction: Breaking of the Bread Celebrant: People: Celebrant:

Enriching Our Worship

We break this bread to share in the Body of Christ.

We who are many are one body, for we all share in the one bread.

The Gifts of God for the people of God; holy food for holy people.

Invitation to Communion Please be seated until you are invited to come forward to receive communion. Please let us know if you would like the bread brought to you. ALL are welcome to the table of love.

Communion Music

He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (Melissa Toth and Grace Mauk)

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arr. Margaret Bonds

The Post Communion Prayer

(Please stand as you are able.)

Celebrant: Let us pray.

Lord of this feast, beyond measure and price; we thank you for meeting us in our brokenness so that none might be lost: liberate us now to share bread with our neighbor, each receiving from the other what we need for ourselves. Amen.

Solemn Collect Grant, Almighty God, that your people may recognize their weakness and put their whole trust in your strength, so that they may rejoice for ever in the protection of your loving providence; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Sending Hymn

Forty Days and Forty Nights

The Hymnal 1982 #150

Dismissal Deacon: People:

Go in peace to serve our loving, liberating, life-giving God. Thanks be to God.

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Vestry Leadership Donna Steppe, Sr. Warden, Jeffrey Albright, Jr. Warden Karen Keune, Clerk, Margaret Baehern, Treasurer Dennis Degnan, Becky Koskinen, Kimberly Kefalas-Siu, Gary Franklin, Leah Reed & Jamie Paul

Parish Staff The Rev. Dr. Stephen Applegate, Interim Rector The Rev. Dcn. Meribah Mansfield, Deacon The Rev. Robert Gahler, Assisting Priest, Retired Heather Meyer, Director of Operations George M. Benson, Director of Community Engagement Chelsie Cree, Director of Music and the Arts Grace Mauk, Assistant Director of Music and the Arts ADDITIONAL RESOURCES & COPYRIGHT INFO:

Collect of the Day: Prayers for an Inclusive Church, Steven Shakespeare. Readings and Gospel from: Revised Common Lectionary Psalm: From Psalms for Praying © 2007 Nan C. Merrill, Reprinted with permission of the publisher The Great Thanksgiving: A Wee Book of Worship from the Iona Community. Lord’s Prayer: Traditional. Bulletin Images: Created on Canva with subscription. Fraction, Breaking of the Bread: Enriching Our Worship. All printed music from The Hymnal 1982, Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing, My Heart Sings Out, Wonder, Love, and Praise was used by permission through purchase of riteseries.org. All other printed music permission through purchase of CCLI Copyright license #20577215 Size B Streaming License #20577284 Size B Secular music permission through purchase of CCS WORSHIPcast Copyright license #13190 All printed music from Gather permission through purchase of onelicense.net License # A-700000

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