April 17th, 2022 | 9:00 a.m. St. Martin’s Episcopal Church | Williamsburg VA The Word of God Opening Hymn Jesus Christ is risen today Hymnal 207 Opening Acclamation Alleluia! Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! The Collect for Purity (together) Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires…
April 17th, 2022 | 8:00 a.m. St. Martin’s Episcopal Church | Williamsburg VA The Word of God The Procession Opening Acclamation Alleluia! Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! The Collect for Purity (together) Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid:…
The Great Vigil of Easter with Holy Baptism Saturday, April 16, 2022 | 7:00 p.m. The Lighting of the Paschal Candle Fire is kindled, the Paschal Candle is lighted, and we process with it into the church, pausing three times and singing: The light of Christ. Thanks be to God. The Exsultet We rejoice with…
The Word of God Silent Procession Opening Acclamation Blessed be the God of our salvation: Who bears our burdens and forgives our sins. Jesus said, “The first commandment is this: Hear, O Israel: The Lord your God is the only Lord. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,…
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church | Williamsburg VA The Word of God The Great Litany Book of Common Prayer, p. 148 The people stand or kneel. The Collect of the Day The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted…
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church | Williamsburg VA The Word of God The Procession Opening Acclamation Bless the Lord who forgiveth all our sins. God’s mercy endures forever. Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ saith: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind….
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church | Williamsburg VA The Word of God Opening Hymn Shine, Jesus, shine 1 Lord, the light of your love is shining in the midst of the darkness, shining. Jesus, Light of the world, shine upon us. Set us free by the truth you now bring us. Shine on me, shine…
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church | Williamsburg VA The Word of God The Procession Opening Acclamation Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. There is one Body and one Spirit. There is one hope in God’s call to us. One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism;…
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church | Williamsburg VA The Word of God Opening Hymn We Are Called 1 Come! Live in the light! Shine with the joy and the love of the Lord! We are called to be light for the kingdom, to live in the freedom of the city of God. …
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church | Williamsburg VA The Word of God The Procession Opening Acclamation Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. And blessed be God’s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. The Collect for Purity (together) Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are…