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Introduction
Rev Sydney Maitland
Although we can now share the Eucharist together at All Saints on a Sunday morning, we continue to publish this weekly online Liturgy of the Word for those who are not yet ready to mix in public and for our wider audience. This week we end with majestic and inspiring renditions of Now Thank We All Our God from Cape Town and Bach’s toccata and fugue in d minor from Holland. But we open our worship with hymn 342, Breathe on me, Breath of God …
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Hymn 342
Breathe on me, Breath of God (words and music) | Congregation of Trinity Church, Gosforth
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Collect
Stir up, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people, that richly bearing the fruit of good works, we may by you be richly rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
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First Reading
Click Bible links on this page to read the text at Bible Gateway. Once there, click 
to hear the full chapter read by David Suchet.
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Psalm
Psalm 149 (words) O sing unto the Lord a new song | Choir of Westminster Abbey
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Second Reading
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Hymn 304
Once, only once and once for all (words and music) | Music played by Richard Shireby
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Gospel
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Reflection by Rev Sydney Maitland
A time to draw close to the Lord and to one another
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The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one substance with the Father. Through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation hecame down from heaven; by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living andthe dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father. With the Father and the Son, he is worshipped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
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Intercessions
• Pray for the world and its people, for those who suffer and those in need …
• Pray for Church and its members, especially Jenny M, Douglas N, Catriona M, Kenneth and Brenda M, Claire, Joanna, Elena J, Alan D, Jessie B …
• Pray for the departed, especially those whose year’s mind falls this month: Marguerite Bulman, Elizabeth Ellis, Netta Hill, Betty Staines, Pamela MacLeod, Sister Mary Margaret …
• The Apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the Philippians:
‘Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.‘
And so let us each bring our own prayers, petitions and thanksgivings to the Lord …
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O God, whose will it is that all should find salvation and come to know the truth: receive the prayers and petitions which we offer in faith and love; through him who gave proof of your purpose, and who sacrificed himself to win freedom for all mankind, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Blessing
The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God, and of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord: and the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with us always. Amen.
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Hymn 413
Now thank we all our God (words and music) | Choir and orchestra of the New Apostolic Church in Silvertown, Cape Town, arranged by John Rutter
A more traditional chorale arrangement by Bach of Nun danket alle Gott, performed by Peter Kofler at the Jacobikerk in Uithuizen, Holland, for the Netherlands Bach Society’s All of Bach project.
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Voluntary
JS Bach toccata and fugue in d minor BWV565 | Played by Leo van Doeselaar at St Martin’s Church in Groningen, Holland, for the Netherlands Bach Society’s All of Bach project.
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