WELCOME TO THE PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LADNER - 3 April 2021 - The Great Vigil of Easter - All Saints Ladner
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WELCOME TO
THE PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, LADNER
Worshipping in Ladner since Eighteen Eighty-one
3 April 2021
The Great Vigil of EasterWe acknowledge with thanksgiving that we gather to worship on the traditional
lands of the Coast Salish People.
As part of the Anglican Church of Canada, a church of Settlers and First Nations,
we commit ourselves to a journey of truth and reconciliation between the indigenous
peoples of this land and the non-native peoples of Canada.
2The Great Vigil of Easter
7 pm Saturday 3 April 2021
Gathering of the Community
The Service of Light
In the darkness, fire is kindled.
Priest Dear friends in Christ, on this most holy night, when our
Lord Jesus Christ passed from death to life, the Church
invites her children throughout the world to come together in
vigil and prayer. This is the Passover of the Lord. We
remember his death and resurrection by hearing his word
and celebrating his mysteries; we are confident that we shall
share his victory over death and live with him for ever in
God.
Let us pray.
Father, we share in the light of your glorythrough your Son,
the light of the world. Sanctify this new fire, and inflame us
with new hope. Purify our minds by this Easter celebration
and bring us one day to the feast of eternal light. We ask
this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Liturgy of the Word
Priest Dear friends in Christ, let us now listen attentively to the
word of God, recalling how God saved all people throughout
history and in the fullness of time, sent Jesus the Son to be
our Redeemer.First Reading Genesis 1:1-2:4a
Silence
Prayer Almighty and eternal God, you created all things in wonderful
beauty and order. Help us now perceive how still more
wonderful is the new creation, by which in the fullness of
time you redeemed your people through the sacrifice of our
Passover, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns for ever and
ever. Amen.
Hymn God, Whose Almighty Word
Second Reading Exodus 14:10-31, 15:20-21
Silence
Prayer God of steadfast love, your wonderful deeds of old shine
forth even to our own day. By the power of your mighty arm
you once delivered your chosen people from slavery under
Pharaoh, to be a sign for us of the salvation of all nations by
the water of baptism. Grant that all the peoples of the earth
may be numbered among the offspring of Abraham, and
rejoice in the inheritance of Israel.We ask this through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Hymn How Firm a Foundation
Third Reading Isaiah 55:1-11
Silence
Prayer O God, by the power of your Word you have created all
things, and by your Spirit you renew the earth. Give now
the water of life to those who thirst for you, that they may
bring forth abundant fruit in your glorious kingdom. We ask
this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
4Fourth Reading Ezekiel 37:11-14
Silence
Prayer Living God, by the Passover of your Son you have brought
us out of sin into righteousness and out of death into life.
Grant to those who are sealed by your Holy Spirit the will
and power to proclaim you to all the world; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Collect of the Day
Priest Eternal Giver of life and light, this holy night shines with the
radiance of the risen Christ. Renew your Church with the
Spirit given to us in baptism, that we may worship you in
sincerity and truth, and shine as a light in the world; through
Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit, one God, now for ever. Amen.
Hymn The Trumpets Sound, the Angels Sing
Reading Romans 6:3-11
Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to the church.
All Thanks be to God.
Psalm 114 Hallelujah!
When Israel came out of Egypt, *
the house of Jacob from a people of strange speech,
Judah became God’s sanctuary *
and Israel his dominion.
The sea beheld it and fled; *
Jordan turned and went back.
The mountains skipped like rams, *
and the little hills like young sheep.
5What ailed you, O sea, that you fled? *
O Jordan, that you turned back?
You mountains, that you skipped like rams? *
you little hills like young sheep?
Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, *
at the presence of the God of Jacob.
Who turned the hard rock into a pool of water *
and flint-stone into a flowing spring
Reader The Lord be with you.
All And also with you.
Reader The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to St
Mark
All Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Gospel Mark 16:1-8
Reader The Gospel of Christ.
All Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon The Reverend Robin Ruder Celiz
Priest processes in Paschal Candle
Priest The light of Christ
All Thanks be to God.
The Exsultet Rod Asher
Rejoice, heavenly powers! Sing, choirs of angels!
Exult, all creation around God’s throne! Jesus
Christ, our King, is risen! Sound the trumpet of salvation!
Rejoice, O earth, in shining splendour, radiant in
the brightness of your King! Christ has conquered!
Glory fills you! Darkness vanishes for ever!
Rejoice, O Mother Church! Exult in glory! The risen
6Saviour shines upon you! Let this place resound with
joy, echoing the mighty song of all God’s people!
Priest The Lord be with you.
All And also with you.
Priest Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Priest It is truly right that with full hearts and minds and
voices we should praise the unseen God, the all powerful
Father, and his only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. For Christ
has ransomed us with his blood, and paid for us the price of
Adam’s sin to our eternal Father!
This is our passover feast, when Christ, the true Lamb, is
slain, whose blood consecrates the homes of all believers.
This is the night when first you saved our forebears:
you freed the people of Israel from their slavery and
led them dry-shod through the sea.
This is the night when Christians everywhere,
washed clean of sin and freed from all defilement,
are restored to grace and grow together in holiness.
This is the night when Jesus Christ broke the chains
of death and rose triumphant from the grave.
Father, how wonderful your care for us! How
boundless your merciful love! To ransom a slave
you gave away your Son.
The power of this holy night dispels all evil, washes
guilt away, restores lost innocence, brings
mourners joy.
Night truly blessed when heaven is wedded to
earth and we are reconciled with God!
7Therefore, heavenly Father, in the joy of this night,
receive our evening sacrifice of praise, your
Church’s solemn offering. Accept this Easter
candle. May it always dispel the darkness of this
night!
May the Morning Star which never sets find this
flame still burning: Christ, that Morning Star, who
came back from the dead, and shed his peaceful
light on all creation, your Son who lives and reigns
for ever and ever. Amen.
The Renewal of Baptismal Vows
Priest Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Presider We thank you, Almighty God, for the gift of water. Over water
the Holy Spirit moved in the beginning of creation. Through
water you led the children of Israel out of their bondage in
Egypt into the land of promise. In water your Son Jesus
received the baptism of John and was anointed by the Holy
Spirit as the Messiah, the Christ, to lead us, through his death
and resurrection, from the bondage of sin into everlasting life.
We thank you, Creator, for the water of baptism. In it we are
buried with Christ in his death. By it we share in his
resurrection. Through it we are reborn by the Holy Spirit.
Therefore in joyful obedience to your Son, we celebrate our
fellowship in him in faith.
We pray that all who have passed through the water of
baptism may continue for ever in the risen life of Jesus Christ
our Saviour.
8To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory,
now and for ever. Amen.
Dear friends, through the paschal mystery, we have been
buried with Christ in baptism, so that we may rise with him to a
new life. Now that our Lenten observance is ended, let us
renew the promises we made in baptism, when we rejected
Satan and all evil works, and promised to serve God faithfully
in God’s holy catholic Church.
Do you reaffirm your renunciation of evil and renew your
commitment to Jesus Christ?
All I do.
Priest Do you believe in God the Father?
All I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven
and earth.
Priest Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?
All I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord. He
was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born
of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to
the dead. On the third day he rose again. 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.
Priest Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
All I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the
communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Priest Will you continue in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in
the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?
All I will, with God's help.
9Priest Will you persevere in resisting evil and, whenever you fall into
sin, repent and return to the Lord?
All I will, with God's help.
Priest Will you proclaim by word and example the good news of God
in Christ?
All I will, with God's help.
Priest Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your
neighbour as yourself?
All I will, with God's help.
Priest Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and
respect the dignity of every human being?
All I will, with God's help.
Priest Will you strive to safeguard the integrity of God’s creation, and
respect, sustain and renew the life of the Earth?
All I will, with God’s help.
Priest God the creator, the rock of our salvation, has given us new
birth by water and the Holy Spirit, and bestowed upon us the
forgiveness of sins, through our Lord Jesus Christ. May God
keep us faithful to our calling, now and for ever. Amen.
Musical solo
Offertory Please place your envelope or financial gift on the offering
plate on your way up to communion.
Alternatively you may donate online using the QR code on page 14 of this leaflet.
Prayer over the Gifts
10Celebration of the Eucharist
Prayer Over the Gifts
Priest God of life and health, accept the offering of your holy people,
and grant that we who are baptized into Christ may be
perfected in your salvation, in the name of Jesus Christ, the
risen Lord.
All Amen.
The Great Thanksgiving
Priest The Lord be with you.
All And also with you.
Celebrant Lift up your hearts.
All We lift them to the Lord.
Priest Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Priest Eternal God, Source of all being,
we give you thanks and praise
for your faithful love.
You call us into friendship
with you and one another
to be your holy people,
a sign of your presence in the world.
When those we trust betray us,
unfailingly you remain with us.
When we injure others,
you confront us in your love
and call us to the paths of righteousness.
You stand with the weak,
and those, broken and alone,
whom you have always welcomed home,
making the first last, and the last first.
11Therefore we raise our voices
with angels and archangels,
forever praising you and saying
All Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Priest Blessed are you, O Holy One:
when Hagar was driven into the wilderness
you followed her and gave her hope.
When Joseph was sold into bondage,
you turned malice to your people’s good.
When you called Israel out of slavery,
you brought them through the wilderness
into the promised land.
When your people were taken into exile
you wept with them by the river of Babylon
and carried them home.
All Restore us, O God, let your face shine!
Priest At the right time you sent your Anointed One
to stand with the poor,
the outcast, and the oppressed.
Jesus touched lepers, and the sick, and healed them.
He accepted water from a woman of Samaria
and offered her the water of new life.
Christ knew the desolation of the cross
and opened the way for all humanity
into the redemption of your reconciling love.
12On the night he was betrayed,
Jesus, at supper with his friends,
took bread, gave you thanks, broke the bread,
gave it to them, and said, “Take and eat:
this is my body which is given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine,
and when he had given thanks,
he 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.
Whenever you drink it,
do this for the remembrance of me.”
Loving and Holy One,
recalling Christ’s death and resurrection,
we offer you these gifts,
longing for the bread of tomorrow
and the wine of the age to come.
Therefore we proclaim our hope.
All Dying you destroyed our death,
rising you restored our life.
Lord Jesus, come in glory.
Priest Pour out your Spirit on these gifts
that through them you may sustain us
in our hunger for your peace.
We hold before you
all whose lives are marked by suffering,
our sisters and brothers.
When we are broken and cast aside,
embrace us in your love.
All Restore us, O God, let your face shine!
13Priest Through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all honour and glory are yours,
O Source of all life,
now and for ever.
All Amen.
All Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread
Priest Alleluia! Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
All Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia!
Priest Alleluia!
All Alleluia!
Priest Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
All Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia!
Priest Alleluia!
All Alleluia!
Priest Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;
therefore let us keep the feast.
All Alleluia!
14Communion
Sending Out of the Disciples
Prayer after communion
Priest Giver of all, we are nourished with your Easter sacraments. Fill
us with the Spirit of love, and unite us in faith, that we may be
witnesses to the resurrection and show your glory to all the
world, in the name of Jesus Christ the risen Lord.
All Amen
Doxology
Priest Glory to God,
All whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than
we ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to
generation, in the Church and in Christ Jesus, for ever
and ever. Amen.
The Blessing
Priest May the Lord Jesus who serves with wounded hands teach
you to serve others.
May the Lord Jesus who walks with wounded feet walk with
you to the end of your road.
May the Lord Jesus who loves with a wounded heart be your
love forever.
Whenever you go out may you see the face of Jesus in
everyone you meet and may they see the face of Jesus in you.
The blessing of the God of Hope, the God of Compassion and
the God of life be with you and those for whom you care this
day and always. Amen.
Sending
Priest Alleluia, Alleluia!
Go in the power of our risen Christ to love and serve the Lord.
All Thanks be to God. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Hymn Yours Be The Glory
15Parish Leadership and Staff
Rector The Reverend Robin Ruder Celiz
Wardens Jennifer Semenoff, Liz Macdonald and
Brian Strehler
Musician and Soloist Rod Asher
Parish Administrator Flower Pearson
Preacher and Presider The Reverend Robin Ruder Celiz
Altar Guild Valerie Gard, Enid Scherer
The Parish of All Saints Diocese of New Westminster
4755 Arthur Drive, 1410 Nanton Avenue
Delta, BC V4K 2X6 Vancouver, BC V6H 2E2
Tel: 604-946-8413 Tel: 604-684-6306
allsaintsladner.org vancouver.anglican.ca
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