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Communion Service @ 9am

Our Vision:

To be a loving and growing community

released and empowered to join in God's work

of proclaiming and demonstrating the good news

to Egham and beyond

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If you are joining us at home, please have bread and Wine/Juice ready for our Agape Meal Organ Music Welcome Opening Psalm of Praise: Psalm 145 1 I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. 2 Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. 4 One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts. 5 They speak of the glorious splendour of your majesty— and I will meditate on your wonderful works. 6 They tell of the power of your awesome works— and I will proclaim your great deeds. 7 They celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness. 8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. 9 The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. 10 All your works praise you, LORD; your faithful people extol you. 11 They tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might, 12 so that all people may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendour of your kingdom.

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13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does. 14 The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. 15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. 16 You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. 17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does. 18 The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. 19 He fulfils the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them. 20 The LORD watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. 21 My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever. Prayers of Confession Brothers and Sisters, as we seek to be shaped for the Kingdom of Christ, let us also lay aside the sin that clings so closely, looking to Jesus in penitence and faith. God of amazing grace, you have asked us to give of ourselves, wholly and completely.

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We have heard your call and want to respond with great affirmation and joy. Yet there are times when we fall short. Times when we forget. Times when we focus on the wrong things. Times when we treat our money and our resources as our achievement, Rather than your blessing. Help us to be faithful stewards of your abundant grace. Amen Absolution The almighty and merciful Lord grant you pardon and forgiveness of all your sins, time for amendment of life, and the grace and strength of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Affirmation of Faith We believe in God who made the sun and the sky, the stars and the sea, who calls us to live responsibly. We believe in Jesus Christ who became human Who healed the sick who talked to children Who made friends with sinners. He burned brightly and offended many. His journey was one of life and death and resurrection His light continues to shine in the darkness. We believe in the Holy Spirit Who inspires the scriptures And whose breath we breathe.

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We believe that God calls us to be community Committed to one another Offering a welcome to everyone Old and young, rich and poor, strong and weak. We believe that God calls us to be peacemakers, Workers for justice Brothers and sisters A light to our world. Amen

Reading: This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Sermon Stewardship Video Intercessions Lord, in your mercy Hear our prayer. Merciful Father Accept these prayers For the sake of your son, Our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen

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The Peace We are the body of Christ. In the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body. Let us then pursue all that makes for peace and builds up our common life.

cf 1 Corinthians 12.13; Romans 14.19 The peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you. Let us offer one another the ‘new’ sign of peace – a smile and a wave Prayer of Thanksgiving The Lord is here. His Spirit is with us. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give thanks and praise. Father, you made the world and love your creation. You gave your Son Jesus Christ to be our Saviour. His dying and rising have set us free from sin and death. And so we gladly thank you, with saints and angels praising you, and saying:

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Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. We praise and bless you, loving Father, through Jesus Christ, our Lord; and as we obey his command, send your Holy Spirit, that broken bread and wine outpoured may be for us the body and blood of your dear Son. On the night before he died he had supper with his friends and, taking bread, he praised you. He broke the bread, gave it to them and said: Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me. When supper was ended; he took the cup of wine. Again he praised you, gave it to them 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. Father, we remember all that Jesus did, in him we plead with confidence his sacrifice made once for all upon the cross.

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Bringing before you the bread of life and cup of salvation, we proclaim his death and resurrection until he comes in glory. Great is the mystery of faith: Christ has died: Christ is risen: Christ will come again. Lord of all life, help us to work together for that day when your kingdom comes and justice and mercy will be seen in all the earth. Look with favour on your people, gather us in your loving arms and bring us with all the saints to feast at your table in heaven. Through Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honour and glory are yours, O loving Father, for ever and ever. Amen. 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.

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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, the power, and the glory for ever and ever. Amen. Breaking of the bread We break this bread to share in the one body Though we are many, we are one body Because we all share in one bread. Invitation to Communion We are invited to come together around this table as those who belong to the household of Christ. Come, when you are fearful, I will come to be made new in love. Come, when you are doubtful, I will come to be made strong in faith. Come, when you are regretful, I will come to be made whole. Come, old and young, I will come, for love bids me welcome

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Organ Music (I invite you to share in an Agape Meal in your homes and as you do, take a moment to reflect on what you are remembering/what stood out to you in particular, then either now or later you could share this with someone else so you can encourage each other?)

Post Communion Prayer Almighty God, we thank you for feeding us with the body and blood of your Son Jesus Christ. Through him we offer you our souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice. Send us out in the power of your Spirit to live and work to your praise and glory. Amen.

In the stillness we invite the Holy Spirit to fill us anew Closing Sentences and Blessing Dismissal Go to your community (virtual or physical) and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how he has had mercy on you. By the Spirit’s power, we will.

(cf. Mark 5.19) Organ Music Please leave the Order of Service on the ledge in the Foyer on your way out.