Preparation for Sunday Service

Preparation for sunshine ServiceComp unrivallednt 1 pen Assignment (1,500 words)List principal structural elements (the Ordo) of a main Sunday service such as you normally attend, stating briefly how you visualize from each maven element (or grouping of elements) contri exclusivelyes to the venerate as a whole. Indicate, with self-aw atomic number 18ness, how you would yourself want to draw near leading such a service.Introduction ContextThe service that ordain be discussed for this assignment was an 8.30am Eucharist Service using Order wiz from the Common Worship (CW) book and Eucharist Prayer E. On this token Sunday, in that respect were 21 shares in the throng including the non-Christian priest. There was a dressed to kill(p) choir (4 members) and sings were sung from expel Anglican Hymns Old and New come with by an organ. The whole convocation sat in the choir stalls in the Chancel. Each member of the congregation followed the service in the CW book.This perfor m is situated in a village approximately 12 miles from Cambridge city centre with a population of 1,015.1 56% of this population would refer to themselves a Christians. The largest age demographic in the parish is 16-65 years old.2Service StructureThe social system of the service followed the liturgy as prescribed in CW with the particular collects and supplications for the deuce-ace Sunday of Lent.2.1 The pull iningThe second greeting suppliantA sing was sungThe prayer of preparationA judgment of convictional invitation to confession indorsement confessional prayerAbsolutionCollect for the threesome Sunday of Lent2.2 The sacrament of the Eucharist of the WordOld Testament passage look at by the perform WardenNew Testament passage read by a member of the congregationHymnCongregation remain standing later on the hymn for the Gospel Reading read by a member of the congregationSermonThe Creed congregation stand and face the alter hymeneals Banns read by the PriestPrayers of intercession led by a member of the congregation2.3 sacrament of the Eucharist of the ceremonyThe Peace was shared with those mostHymn was sung during the preparation of the table. The collection was also taken at this point.Eucharist prayer E was then used with the extended antecede From Ash Wednesday until the Saturday after the Fourth Sunday of LentThe whole of this prayer was utter with people joining in the dialogue, Sanctus and Benedictus without needing to refer to the book.The maestros Prayer tralatitious versionBreaking of the breadThe first prayer earlier the dispersion saidCongregation go to the alter rail to receive manduction hosts and one chalice of wineThe second prayer after colloquy said2.4 The DismissalA hymn was sungBlessing for the third Sunday of LentThe dismissalContri entirelyion to WorshipThe GatheringThe Gathering to morality are important as they draw the congregation and electric chair into relationship to a point to participate in the c rop of devotionping immortal.3The Prayers of contriteness came at heart the gathering I personally prefer it to come in this section as you are able to come and ask for kindness and idolization divinity knowing that you are forgiven and then celebrating matinee idols goodness of mildness and grace. In this service, there could be an argument that the Prayers of Penitence could come after the Bible readings and harangue. The lectionary reading was nigh the woman at the intimately and if your sermon was a focus on forgiveness then the Prayers of Penitence could make out as a response to the message received.The collect is a prayer that links with the Sunday and not with the scripture readings. This can add to the worship in a fashion that allows the congregation to focus on the season which idol is currently working by. It should also be a way of getting the congregation to contemplate how the season affects their spirituality. With the collects, main aim to gather al l of the prayers in the Gathering section into one and drawing ourselves impending to God and one another.4The Liturgy of the WordThe next two sections of the worship service, the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Sacrament, need to be balance guardedly because they both hold significant value of equal weighting.A appoint element of this section of the worship service is hearing the Word of God through scripture. My personal view is that we need to remember that worship is a two-way communication us with God but also God with us. By following the lectionary we get a journey through scripture. The sermon element of the Liturgy of the Word can take m either dissimilar forms but ultimately should be an fortune for the congregation to engage with book of account as an individual and allow God to speak into their lives through it.5The creed and prayers of intercession are an opportunity for the congregation to respond to the Word of God through prayer. The come of worshi p in the eon of prayer is an opportunity to give thanks and praise to God for what we shake off heard but also should be an opportunity to allow the Word to speak into the needs of the lodge by lifting them beforehand God.6The Liturgy of the SacramentIn the Liturgy of the Word Christ is heard where as in the Liturgy of the Sacrament the elements are not only seen and touched but smelt and tasted.7 This act of worship is multisensory and can allow the congregant to worship God through more(prenominal) than just sight and sound.Prayer E is a simple annals style which is like that of Prayer D. The images used in the prayer are more vivid and concrete than those used in other prayers. This set up of prayers also allows for extended prefaces for the various seasons. The language used through the foot narrative and the extended prefaces allows for worship to take on a visual element using imagination.The worship of receiving the bread and wine should encourage the congregant tha t through the blessed Spirits power there is a strengthening.8The DismissalThe clemency and the dismissal at the end of the service concludes the act of worship but should encourage the congregation to continue to worship God when leaving the church building service building. By the Priest saying Go in peace is about the act of carrying the presence of God out of church and into the world. In the similar way that we ware been reconciled with God through our act of worship in church we should be helping the world to reconcile with God and with each other through living in peace with one another.9ReflectionsThe flow of the service was good and allowed people to engage with the various elements. The church was warm and welcoming which does allow people to feel comfortable within the act of worship.The questions that I was left with about the service wereDoes the congregation understand what it meant for the Third Sunday of Lent and how this structured the worship? And in address how did this help, or not help, them to worship?How much of the liturgy is just read but without a conscience response? How do we engage our congregations to be active worshipers and not passively getting through to the end?I thought that the intercessory prayers, which were led by a member of the congregation, were in truth well structured. They linked the Bible passage of the woman at the well, the sermon, and the needs of the community and world together. They were led in a way that felt very much that they were being prayed with the congregation instead of just being prayed to the congregation who are merely observers in the act of prayer. I asked the Vicar if there had been any training on the writing and delivery of the prayers for those who do them he said that there had been a short teaching session one eve on writing the prayers.Conclusion How would I lead?Overall I felt that the service was well structured with a good meld of lay participation which I feel is an importan t aspect to worship as it allows all the congregation to participate and does not segregate the Priest making a them and us feel to the community.The significant adaptation I would make to the service would be the use of quieten. I felt that there was not enough time to reflect upon the various elements of worship before moving onto the next part. The specific areas that I would include longer elements of silence would beAfter each of the Bible readings. The first two readings went one straight after the other but it would have been good to have encouraged people to spend a minute contemplating the reading.After the sermon. For a similar reason for keeping silence after the Bible readings. Having time to reflect on what the sermon was about and how you might want to act upon it in the week ahead.After the congregation have received communion. The organist play an appropriate piece of music while people were receiving and allowed people time to reflect during this time. I felt that once the music had finished and before the post communion prayer a time of silence would have been beneficial.Word count 1537BibliographyBeach, Mark, Holy Communion (London Church House Pub., 2000) nose count Maps Cambridgeshire Insight, Cambridgeshireinsight.Org.Uk, 2017 accessed 19 March 2017Common Worship, 1st edn (London Church House Pub., 2000)Complete Anglican Hymns Old New (Stowmarket, Suffolk Kevin Mayhew, 2000)Davison, Andrew, why Sacraments?, 1st edn (London SPCK, 2013)De Lange, Anna, How To Engage With playscript (Cambridge, U.K. Grove Books, 2011)Go In Peace To Love And Serve The Lord Meaning, Lords-Prayer-Words.Com, 2017 accessed 20 March 2017Parish Spotlight, 2017 accessed 19 March 20171 Census Maps Cambridgeshire Insight, Cambridgeshireinsight.Org.Uk, 20172 Parish Spotlight, 20173 Mark Beach, Holy Communion, p.364 Mark Beach, Holy Communion, p.415 Anna De Lange, How To Engage With Scripture, p.56 Mark Beach, Holy Communion, p.557 Andrew Davison, Why Sacraments ?, p.458 Andrew Davidson, Why Sacraments?, p.449 Go In Peace To Love And Serve The Lord Meaning, 2017