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| Left to right Co-Presiders Bridget Mary Meehan and Alicia Bartol-Thomas |
Gathering Song: The Spirit is A Moving
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Presider
1: In the name of God, Source of All being, Jesus-Sophia, the Wisdom of God,
and Holy Spirit, the Breath of Life and the Fire of Love.
Amen.
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| Mindy Lou Simmons, Music Minister |
Opening Prayer
Presider 2: Holy One, Holy Fire, Creative Energy within us
and within all, we open ourselves to a new outpouring of Your Spirit. We
celebrate with burning hearts the warmth of your passionate love. We rejoice in
the outpouring of your gifts everywhere as you call us to live life fully in
service of our sisters and brothers and all creation.
Gloria: Glory to God by Marty Haugen
Refrain:
Glory to God, in the highest (3x)
And peace to God’s people on earth.
First Reading: A reading from the
prophet Joel
(Joel 2:28)
Thus says our God: “I will pour out my own Spirit on all of
humankind. Your sons and daughters will prophesy; your elder folk shall dream
dreams, your children shall see visions and even upon the lowliest, the poor,
the woman, the forgotten man, will I pour out my spirit. I will work wonders
throughout creation.”
This is the inspired word of the prophet Joel.
Responsorial: Taize Chant: Veni Sancte
Spiritus
Second Reading: A reading from the Acts
of the Apostles
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled,
they were all in one place together.
And suddenly there came from the sky
a noise like a strong driving wind,
and it filled the entire house in which they were.
Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire,
which parted and came to rest on each one of them.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in different tongues,
as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.
they were all in one place together.
And suddenly there came from the sky
a noise like a strong driving wind,
and it filled the entire house in which they were.
Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire,
which parted and came to rest on each one of them.
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in different tongues,
as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.
These are the inspired words the disciples of Jesus.
Sequence for Pentecost
Enter, O
Spirit Feminine, enter!
And from
your comforting paradise
Cast your
beam of brightness!
Enter, O
Mother of the poor!
Enter,
spring of all our keep!
Enter,
within our heart do shine!
You, most
noble solace know;
You, Holy
Wisdom of our heart;
Pleasing
tonic for us now;
In our
toil, abide with us;
Grateful
relief from the grind;
Comforter
in our distress.
O Most
blessed Light divine,
Shine
within these hearts of yours,
And our
inmost being fill!
If you
aren’t here, we have not,
Nothing
good in works or thought
Nothing
free from stain of wrong.
Heal our
wounds, strengthen resolve;
In our
desert quench our thirst;
Our blame
remove for us first;
Turn our
rigid heart and will;
Melt the
frozen; warm the chill;
Guide the
steps that have been lost.
On the
faithful, who adore
And
witness you, evermore
Send your
gifts of sacrament;
Give us
virtue’s most gracious prize;
Look on
us with forgiving eyes;
Give us
joys that never end.
O
gracious Mother, Let it be.
(Sequence by Mary Eileen Collingwood, ARCWP)
Alleluia (sung)
Gospel: A reading from the Gospel of
John
Jn 20:19-22
On the evening of that first day of the week,
the doors were locked in the room,
the doors were locked in the room,
where the disciples were,
for fear of the Temple Authorities,
Jesus came and stood among them
and said, “Peace be with you.”
When he had said this,
for fear of the Temple Authorities,
Jesus came and stood among them
and said, “Peace be with you.”
When he had said this,
he showed them the marks of crucifixion.
The disciples were filled with joy when they saw Jesus,
The disciples were filled with joy when they saw Jesus,
who said to them again, “Peace be with you.
As Abba God sent me, so I am sending you.”
As Abba God sent me, so I am sending you.”
After saying this Jesus breathed on them and said,
“Receive the Holy Spirit.”
This is the inspired word of John, disciple of Jesus.
Shared Homily
Pentecost
Homily Starter: A Meditation by Bridget Mary Meehan
As
you breathe in and out be aware that the Breath of God is breathing in you….
As
you journey to your soul space, open ourselves to a new outpouring of the Spirit
in your life and in our world…
Rejoice
that God’s power and presence are within each of us just as they were in Jesus
and in the disciples…
The
same power and presence that was in Jesus is liberating, healing and
empowering, working miracles through you in your service to your brothers and
sisters…..
Like
the disciples in the story of the upper room on Pentecost, we are called to trust in the
power of the Spirit moving within us and within all….
Let
us meditate on the inspired words of our sister, Joyce Rupp.
“Heal
and proclaim…
were the twelve afraid?
Did
they wonder if they could do those things?
Compare
to the quality of your ministry,
did
they feel inadequate and unworthy?
What
persuaded them to go? Your words?
Your
friendship? Their enthusiasm?
Your
deep belief that they could do it?
And
you said:
"take nothing for the journey."
What
did you mean?
Trust
or more than trust?
Did
you perhaps imply that we can't wait
until
we have all the possible things we need?
That
we can't postpone "doing"
until
we are positive of our talents?
That
we can't hold off our commitment
until
we are absolutely sure
we
won't make a mistake?
I
think of all the excuses and reasons
we
can give for not serving and giving:
no
time, no talent, no knowledge,
no
energy, no assured results.
You
say, "take nothing.
Don't worry about your inadequacies.
I
will provide for you.
Go!
Just go! Go with my power.
Risk
the road, risk the work.
Go!
I will be with you.
What
else do you need?"
(Joyce
Rupp. From Out of the Ordinary)
Dialogue
Homily: During this time, we reflect on the power of the Spirit within us and the gifts that we bring to the
Pentecost feast.
Shared reflections
Statement of Faith
All: We believe in one God, a divine mystery
beyond all definition and rational understanding,
the heart of all that has ever existed,
that exists now, or that ever will exist.
We believe in Jesus, messenger of God's Word,
bringer of God's healing, heart of God's compassion,
bright star in the firmament of God's
prophets, mystics, and saints.
We believe that we are called to follow Jesus
as a vehicle of God's love,
a source of God's wisdom and truth,
and an instrument of God's peace in the world.
We believe that God's kin-dom is here and now,
stretched out all around us for those
with eyes to see it, hearts to receive it,
and hands to make it happen.
Intercessions
Commissioning
Presider: We now celebrate our commissioning, a celebration
of the gifts of the Spirit in the community of faith. We will use the symbols
of stoles and anointing with chrism as a reminder of our baptismal call to live
the fullness of the gifts of the Spirit in ministry to all.
As a stole is placed on each person the following is prayed:
Receive
this stole as a symbol of your call to ministry.
As each person’s hands are anointed the following is prayed:
Like Jesus, you are anointed to live the
Gospel.
(music played softly during this time:
Presentation of the bread and wine
Presider: Blessed are you, God of all life, through your
goodness we have bread, wine, all creation, and our own lives to offer. Through
this sacred meal
we become your new creation.
Presider: My sisters and brothers, these gifts give glory to
the Holy One.
All: O Holy One, You dwell in all of us, and you accept our
gifts and our worship that we offer in service to our faith community. We do
this in memory of our brother, Jesus. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer
Presider: The Holy One, Shekinah, Source of all life, is
with you.
All: And also with you.
Presider: We lift up our hearts.
All: We lift them up to the Holy One, the Love of our
Hearts.
Presider: We give thanks and praise to our compassionate
God.
All: It is right to give the Holy One thanks and praise.
Voice 1: O Divine Flame of Love, your glowing embers dance
in our hearts. Your passionate presence kindles our souls. You purify us with
the searing truth that ignites our spirits. As the glowing embers of a fire
penetrate the cold around us, so your tenderness sets our hearts aglow. We
celebrate your nearness this day as we remember your Pentecost miracles.
Voice 2: The wind of your life has blown across our world in
the gentle breezes and thunder storms of your vision in your prophets and
visionaries among us. We praise and exalt you forever with grateful hearts as
we sing:
Holy
Holy Holy - Karen Drucker
We are Holy,
Holy, Holy…
You are Holy,
Holy, Holy,…
Spirit divine,
Come to me
Feeling love,
Healing me .
Open my heart,
Allow me to see,
Beauty &
love, Lives in me.
Voice 3: Passionate God, you kindle your fire of enthusiasm
within us. You speak to us with assurance and excitement and reveal to us the
infinite, boundless, depths of your love for us.
Voice 4: You awaken us to your promises to be always present
in our lives, no matter what the obstacles or setbacks we experience. You consume
us with such a hunger and thirst for justice that our words and actions inflame
others to become signs of your justice. You give us eyes to see human need,
hearts to care for our sisters and brothers and hands and feet to lighten
others burdens.
Invocation of the Holy Spirit (extend you hand in
blessing)
All: You bless us O Holy One and you enliven all that
exists. You transform these gifts of bread and wine, and our lives, by boundless
grace that nourish and sustains us on our journey.
Presider: On the night before he faced his own death, Jesus
sat at the Seder supper with his companions. He reminded them of what he taught
them and bent down and washed their feet. Jesus returned to his place at the
table, lifted the Passover bread and spoke the blessing, and then broke the
break with these words,
All:
Take and Eat, this is my very self.
Presider: Jesus then raised high the cup of blessing, spoke
the grace, and offered them the wine with these words:
All:
Take and drink of the covenant made new again through my life for you and for
everyone. Whenever you do this, you remember me.
Presider: Let us proclaim the mystery
of wonder in our midst:
All:
Christ of the Cosmos you are the spark of love in whom we believe; the Wisdom
of Sophia in whom we trust; and the desire for justice that consumes us.
Voice
5: As we celebrate the memory of Jesus,
we remember our political and religious leaders, especially Pope Francis, and
our Bishop, Bridget Mary. We remember the communion of saints and all who have
inspired and loved us.
(pause to mention names).
Voice
6: May our hearts be merry as we dream new dreams and see new visions. May we
recognize Christ present in every person everywhere. May we, like Jesus, become
Spirit Fire, as we fan the flames of love over the entire cosmos,
Presiders hold Bread and wine.
All: For it is through living as Jesus
lived,
That we awaken to your Spirit within,
Moving us to glorify you,
O Holy One,
At this time and all ways.
All:
Great Amen
Prayer of Jesus
Presider: Let us join hands, and pray together the prayer
that Jesus taught us.
Sign of Peace
Prayer for the Breaking of the Bread
Presider: Please join in praying the prayer for the breaking
of the bread:
All:
Loving God, You call us to live the Gospel of peace and justice.
We
will live justly.
Loving
God, You call us to be Your presence in the world.
We
will love tenderly.
Loving
God, You call us to speak truth to power.
We
will walk with integrity.
(Presiders
hold up bread and wine)
Presider: Let us pray our communion prayer together.
All: What we have heard with our ears, we will
live with our lives; as we share communion, we will become communion, both
Love’s nourishment and Love’s challenge.
Presider: Our Eucharistic celebration is all-inclusive. You
are a spark of the Divine and nothing can separate you from God’s love. All are
welcome to receive at this friendship table.
Communion Song:
Thanksgiving and Announcements
Final Blessing
Presiders: God’s Spirit strengthens us to carry out our
ministry faithfully.
God’s Spirit calls us to heal and reconcile
God’s Spirit guides us in our work for justice and peace for
all.
God’s Spirit enlivens us in prophetic and liberating
obedience.
All:
Together, we are one in Christ, loving and serving as God’s holy people.
Recessional:
We
are Marching in the Light of God (South
African Chant)
(We are dancing, singing, loving)
Bridget Mary Meehan
Mary Theresa Streck and Jay Murnane
Association of Roman Catholic Woman Priests
http://bridgetmarys.blogspot.com/
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