Theme:
SPMCI @ 24: “BUILDING, EMPOWERING, FLOURISHING”
Date: July 26, 2018,Thursday
Guest Preacher: REV.
RECTO L. BAGUIO, M.Div.
District
Superintendent of the Mindanao Central East District
Mindanao
Philippines Annual Conference - The United Methodist Church
Leader: REV.
DR. REYMOND DUNGAO
Assistant
Professor of Theology
Presider: REV.
JERIC C. CORTADO
Director
of the KInESIS
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“Nourishing our
Body, Heart and Soul and Giving Back to God and the Earth”
SERVICE OF MORNING PRAISE, PRAYER AND TREE PLANTING
July 26,
2018, 5:00 a.m. at the Riverbank.
GATHERING
As the community
will gather at the Riverbank, the SPMCI chorale will lead the preparatory song.
There is also a portable altar that projects nourishing our body, heart and
soul and giving back to God and the Earth. The presiding pastor will recognize
the presence of every participant.
“BLESS
THE LORD”
BLESS
THE LORD, MY SOUL, AND BLESS GOD'S HOLY NAME. BLESS THE LORD, MY SOUL, WHO
LEADS ME INTO LIFE. (3X)
“DAYGON TA ANG DIOS, UG DAYGON
’YANG NGALAN,
DAYGON TA ANG DIOS, NAG- GIYA KANATO”
(3X)
CALL TO PRAISE AND
PRAYER
Pastor: God of all beginnings, you
created humankind in your own image, male and female.
People: O, God our Parent, help us to
be redeemed in that image as integral components of the ecosystem.
Pastor: God of all beginnings, you
created the elements that made the earth and all that lives in it.
People: O, God our Parent, help us to
nourish our interdependence.
Pastor: God of all beginnings, you
created male and female with equality and equal dignity to become stewards over
the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing
that moves upon the earth (Genesis 2:28).
People: Help us, O God our Parent, to
weave our relationship with other creations, nourishing interdependence of all
forms of life, and give value to each part of the ecosystem with unique role
and function
All: Amen.
MORNING PRAISE
SINGING “MORNING HAS BROKEN”
BAGONG UMAGA’Y, BAGONG LIWANAG;
HUNI NG IBON NA KAY LIYAG.
ATING AWITAN, BAGONG PAGSIKAT;
SIKAT NA DULOT NG WIKA NIYA.
TUBIG NA ALAY NG
KALANGITAN, AY HAMOG SA HALAMANANG TANGKAY.
ATING PURIHIN,
BANLAW SA LUPANG, SUMISIKOL SA PAGDAAN NIYA.
BAWAT UMAGA’Y BAGONG PAG-ASA,
DULOT NIYANG BUHAY SA KALULUWA.
BATIS NA LAYA’T KAHINAHUNAN AY
DUMADALOY SA LIKHA NIYA.
SCRIPTURE
LESSON
REFLECTION
RITUAL OF TREE
PLANTING
Pastor: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
At this moment, the
presiding pastor will share The Story of the Planter.
While
walking along the road, a traveller saw a community planting fruit trees. The
traveller asked them: “How long will it take for these trees to bear fruit?”
“Seventy years” replied by one of the members of the community. The traveller
then asked: “Are you so healthy enough that you expect to live that length of
time and eat its fruits?” Then another member of the community answered: “We
found a fruitful world, because our ancestors planted it for us. Likewise we
are planting for our children and for the next generation.”
Then the presiding
pastor will continue to the introductory statement of the ritual.
Pastor: We are gathered together in this
portion of land of the Southern Philippines Methodist Colleges, Inc. to
manifest our commitment as responsible stewards of creation. Thus, the planting
and parenting of trees is one of our values and our life.
People: All creation is the Lord’s, and
we are responsible for the way in which we use and abuse it. Water, air, soil,
minerals, energy resources, plants, animal life, and space are to be valued and
conserved because they are God’s creation and not solely because they are
useful to human beings.
Pastor: Trees are very important to our
life and to our environment. They purify the air, conserve water, preserve the
soil, the energy resources and support the sustenance of our life.
People: God has granted us stewardship of
creation. We should meet these
stewardship duties through acts of loving care and respect.
Pastor: Today, as we plant trees, we are
reminded that the Earth does not belong to us but we belong to the Earth. We
are connected and interdependent with other creations. We are stewards of God’s
creation. Thus, we have to grow and live in harmony with the Earth.
A hymn will be sung by the community, then, the presiding pastor
will lead the blessing of the seedlings. After each prayer, the leader will
conclude: Lord, in your mercy, and
all will respond through a song:
O
LORD, HEAR OUR PRAY’R. O LORD, HEAR OUR PRAY’R. WHEN WE CALL, ANSWER US. O LORD,
HEAR OUR PRAY’R. O LORD, HEAR OUR PRAY’R. COME AND LISTEN TO US.
Pastor: O God our Parent, who created
the elements that made the earth and all that lives in it. We come to you in
this morning praise, prayer and tree planting for you are the giver and
sustainer of our existence and of all that has life.
The presiding
pastor will hold hands, palms down, over the seedlings or trees.
Pour
out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here, and on these trees that we are about
to plant in this portion of the SPMCI land.
By your Spirit, make us one with Christ, one with each other, and one
with other creations. Thus, our lives and these trees along with other living
organisms in this land will manifest your love and grace to all.
Voice 1: We pray, O God our Parent, that
the roots of these trees will draw nourishment from the depths of the fertile
earth which manifest your cosmic presence.
Voice 2: We pray, O God our Parent, that
the trunk of these trees will grow strong that could endure the harsh forces of
nature and abusive human interventions, and able to support its branches and
leaves which manifest you caring presence.
Voice 3: We pray, O God our Parent that
you continually strengthen our commitment of parenting these trees. Thus, we
and the trees will both prosper in fulfilling to the utmost purpose of our
existence here on earth, to be the Christic presence to one another.
Leader: May these trees that we are
going to plant, O God, manifest your presence, compassion, power and
inspiration to all. Thus, make us continually grow and live in harmony with the
earth. Amen.
Then the trees will
be planted to the designated place. A Final Blessing will be given by the
Presiding Pastor while tree planting is on-going. Then the participants will
proceed to the SPMCI Entrance for the Dedication of the Welcome Garden and
Spirituality Garden.
DEDICATION OF THE
WELCOME GARDEN AND SPIRITUALITY GARDEN AND THE PAPS STREETLIGHTS
July 26, 2018, 6:00
a.m.
The people will
gather at the SPMCI Entrance near the Welcome and Spirituality Garden, and PAPS
Streetlights.
The blessing of the Welcome Garden
Pastor: Peace be with you.
People: And also with you.
Pastor: We gather together on this
particular portion of the land where the Welcome Garden through the initiative of
the Student Supreme Council is erected. The Welcome Garden manifests the
intercultural spirituality of SPMCI through its colour combinations, introducing
our academic community to people and make people feel comfortable. Thus, they
may be inspired to support our programs in a Safe and secure campus, offering Philippine-based curricula that is glocally (global and local) competitive,
Meaningful community life, Competent human resources, and Intercultural competent trainings and
seminars that intend to produce competent leaders of the Church and Community.
People: The Welcome Garden expresses the
openness of SPMCI to all, regardless of our race, colour and beliefs to
experience life in its fullness while at the confines of this humble community.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The pastor will raise hands and then palms down, to dedicate and bless
the Welcome Garden.
Pastor: O God our Parent, pour your Holy Spirit on
this Welcome Garden of the Southern Philippines Methodist Colleges, Inc.
Sanctify this place, O God, where individuals and groups who will visit SPMCI
will be Comfortable, be Healed, be Inspired, be Showered
upon by your grace, and be Transformed.
May they
continue to support SPMCI through prayer, gifts, and presence to build, empower
and flourish a better SPMCI and community. Amen.
A hymn will be
sung. Then the community will gather at the Spirituality Garden.
The Blessing of the
Spirituality Garden
The presiding
pastor will stand at the centre of the Spirituality Garden. The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice.
Introductory Words
Pastor: The peace of God be with you.
People: And also with you.
Pastor: As we gather together on this
particular place of the SPMCI, we are thankful for the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Voice 1: The Word of Wisdom that helps us
recognized the significance of each other and the importance of the centrality
of God in our life.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Wisdom will be lit.
Voice 2: The Word of Knowledge - the
ability to think about and to explore God’s revelation, and recognizes the
mysteries of faith beyond our senses.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Knowledge will be lit.
Voice
3: The Gift of Faith, seeking understanding and continue to grow to higher
level as we continue to draw near to God. The faith manifests in our daily
actions and in the service of the people of God.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Faith will be lit.
Voice 4: The Gift of Healing underlies
the great mystery of God’s love offering balance, harmony, and wholeness of the
body, mind, spirit, and relationship. The gift that leads us all reconciled
with God.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Healing will be lit.
Voice 5: The Workings of Miracles, reminds
us of the extraordinary nature of the ordinary world. The ordinary human being
created in the image of God has an extraordinary capacity to love and establish
empowering relationship. Thus, we are called for the transformation of the
world – called as miraculous stewards of God’s creation.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Miracles will be lit.
Voice 6: The Gift of Prophecy, the gift
of speaking God’s Word clearly and passionately, and bold speak what needs to
be said. The Gift of Prophecy is the ability to proclaim God’s future by
revealing God’s perspective on our current reality.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Prophecy will be lit.
Voice 7: The Gift of Discernment, the
ability to see the best way to follow, critically analyses the situation when
choices came confusing. The gift of allowing us to focus on what is the
priority and most important to consider, and guides us whom to listen and whom
to avoid.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Discernment will be lit.
Voice 8: The Gift of Exhortation or speak
in tongues which is the ability to speak freely the tongues of the earth that
enlightened and empowers the people.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Speaking in Tongues will be lit.
Voice 9: The Gift to Interpret Tongues is
the ability to interpret God’s word in a multi-cultural context and reality.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle for the Gift to Interpret Tongues will be lit.
All: O God, we are thankful for the
Gifts of the Holy Spirits who empowers us.
Pastor: Indeed, we are thankful for the
Gifts of the Holy Spirit that empowers us to make the gifts in us, with us, and
through us bear fruits that builds, empowers and flourishes life to its
fullness.
Voice 10: We light the Candle of Love
which expresses our commitment to manifest the wisdom of God. It expresses our commitment
to manifests through our life time the love of God to all people, regardless of
colours, generations, sexual orientation and convictions. Thus, we can
therefore build a community not linked by blood ties but by bonds of commitment
to Christ and to his community.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Love will be lit.
Voice 11: We light the Candle of Joy which
expresses our commitment to the knowledge we have received from God who
journeyed with the poor, oppressed, marginalized, exploited and deprived but
rejoicing because of the amazing thing that God has done to them. A joy that
overtakes our sorrows and washes away pains and paves the way to the fullness
of life.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Joy will be lit.
Voice 12: We light the Candle of Peace
which expresses our faith to peace-building. This candle reminds us to Christ’s
peace that we received by faith, a pure gift to those who accept it and
committed to peace building initiatives.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Peace will be lit.
Voice 13: We light the Candle of Patience
which expresses our commitment to possess the virtue of consistency and
endurance in journeying towards life in its fullness. This also reminds us that
the God we believe is the God who offered us healing and salvation.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Patience will be lit.
Voice 14: We light the Candle of Kindness which
expresses our commitment to make our life a manifestation of God’s miracles leading
us to repentance and being redeemed to the purpose of our existence (Romans
2:4). Kindness is Caring, Helping, Redeeming, Inspiring, Serving, and Trusting someone that he/she can do what is good for them, for their
love ones, and for the world with passion and compassion.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Kindness will be lit.
Voice 15: We light the Candle of Goodness
which expresses our commitment to proclaim the Gospel in word and in deed. Living
a life with Compassion, doing Holy and Redeeming things, fully Immersed
to the purpose of our existence as created in the image of God, Sharing life with one another that Transforms life towards its fullness.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Goodness will be lit.
Voice 16: We light the Candle of
Faithfulness which expresses our commitment to discernment and live faithfully
a life that is Christic
(Liberating), Healed, Redeemed, Inter-cultural competent for Social
Transformation. A life that sees the
realities of life through the eyes of Christ, speaks with the voice of Christ,
heals with the hands of Christ, and breathed with the Spirit of Christ.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Faithfulness will be lit.
Voice 17: We light the Candle of Gentleness,
which expresses our commitment to live a life that Cares, like a mother caring her little children (1 Thess 2:7)
prompted by love; a way of life that gives Hope;
a life that Redeems and Inspires people; a life that
passionately Sharing wisdom with one
another; a life that that corrects and Teaches
others. In a gentle heart born a life that is CHRIST (Galatians 6:1; 2 Timothy
2:25; 1 Peter 3:15).
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Gentleness will be lit.
Voice 18: We light the Candle of
Self-Control which expresses our commitment to a life with discipline;
developing the capacity to subdue our impulses and desires, and our own will to
let the will of God reign in our heart. Let our life a Gospel in a multi-cultural
context and realities.
The Tibetan bowl will be beaten thrice. The Candle of Self-Control will be lit.
All: O God, we are thankful for the
Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit who empowers us.
Pastor: Indeed, we are thankful for the
Gifts of the Holy Spirit that empowers us to make the gifts in us, with us, and
through us bear fruits that builds, empowers and flourishes life to its
fullness. We believe that the Holy Spirit is our companion and our guide.
The blessing for
the Spirituality Garden will be offered by the Pastor.
O
God, our Parent, pour out your blessing upon this Spirituality Garden
recognizing the Gifts of the Holy Spirit that you have entrusted to the SPMCI
and looking for the fruits of these Gifts of the Holy Spirit manifest in us,
with us, and through us as member of the SPMCI Community. Amen.
A hymn will be
sung. Then the community will gather at the Centre of the PAPS.
The Blessing of Patti
Agustin – Paul Smith Street Light (PAPSS)
Pastor: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Pastor: We gather together along the
newly installed Patti Agustin – Paul Smith Street Light or PAPSS. We are
thankful to Rev. Patria Agustin – Smith and Mr. Paul Smith for their generosity
that made the Enhancement of Campus Lighting in SPMCI realized. The fourteen lamp
posts that light the road from the gate to the dormitories for the gents and
ladies symbolizes the completeness and the pure intention of SPMCI to have a brighter
campus during night time for better protections of the student-residents.
Then the pastor
will raise hands and then palms down for the Final Blessing.
Pour
out your Holy Spirit on this newly installed Patti Agustin – Paul Smith Street
Light or PAPS. Let your light shines upon us through the PAPSS and that we may
be reminded of the generosity of our sponsors, supporters, and partners whom by
their simple and humble living they are be able to extend help for the programs
and ministry of the SPMCI. They are ordinary people from abroad and from around
the SPMCI who did extraordinary things because of their love to you, O God our
Parent, expressed in loving their neighbour. Amen.
A hymn will be sung
by the Chorale as the community will gather at Green Café for a Fellowship
Breakfast.
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“Being Blessed and Empowered with Each Other’s
Presence”:
A EUCHARISTIC SERVICE
8:30-10:00, at the SPMCI
Multi-Purpose Hall
ENTRANCE
GATHERING
As the community gather in
the Multipurpose Hall, the SInAG ng SPMCI will render joyful music and dance
presentations.
GREETINGS
PROF. FRAMER CRISTY P. MELLA
College President
PRESENTATION OF THE SPMCI
HISTORY, STORIES OF GROWTH AND SUCCESS
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: The Peace of God, our
Creator be with you!
People: And also with you.
Leader: Sisters, brothers and children
of God. We are reminded this beautiful
morning that God connects us in the wonder and delight.
All: We are thankful, that God
provides us a SANCTUARY and secured
campus.
Leader: Sisters, brothers and children
of God, we are blessed with the school administration and faith community who
initiated the establishment of the SPMCI providing a contextual and globally
competitive academic programs.
People: We are thankful that God provides
us a college at the foot of Mt. Apo honing the future educators, pastors,
deaconesses and home missioners through PHILIPPINE-BASED
and globally competitive curricula.
Leader: Sisters, brothers and children
of God, we have given the opportunity to immerse ourselves to the enlightening
and empowering learning experiences and processes.
People: We are thankful that God
provides us a MEANINGFUL student and
community life as we immersed ourselves in the process of learning here at
SPMCI.
Leader: Sisters, brothers and children
of God, we are blessed as we immersed in the spirituality of SPMCI with
competent faculty and staff, who nurtures us and facilitates learning
experiences.
People: We are thankful, that God sends COMPETENT and compassionate faculty and
staff in our pastoral and academic formation year.
Leader: Sisters, brothers and children
of God, we are blessed with different activities, seminars and trainings that
hone our intercultural competency, gender sensitivity, and ministry efficiency.
People: We are thankful, that God
provides us through SPMCI a lot of opportunity for trainings and forum that is INTERCULTURAL competent, environmental
friendly, peace promoting, and gender sensitive.
Leader: Let us praise the Lord!
+PRAISE SINGING
SInAG ng SPMCI
+OPENING PRAYER
After the opening prayer, a
meditative music will be played or a meditative song to be led by the SPMCI
Chorale.
+PROCESSIONAL
CONFESSION
Leader: Lord in your mercy, forgive us for
misusing and abusing the wonderful gifts of nature you have provided for us to
use and enjoy.
People: Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Leader: Lord in your mercy save us from selfish
ambitions, greed and love of power.
People: Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Leader: Lord in your mercy, deliver us from any
form of violence.
People: Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Leader: Lord in your mercy, help us to be “a good soil” that when the
seed of knowledge and wisdom is sown – it will grow and flourished to its
potentials.
People: Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Leader: Lord in your mercy, help us to re-affirm our status as children
of God who are called to bless the nations and be “a good soil” so that
the seed of knowledge and wisdom will grow in us and through us and it will
become alive to all nations.
People: Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.
At this moment, the community
will be in a silent meditation.
+PARDON
Pastor: Jesus said: If you are weary and heavy
laden, come to me. I will give you rest. If you are hungry, come to me. I am
the bread of life. If you are thirsty, believe in me, and you will never thirst
again. Glory to God!
+GLORIA
Gloria! Gloria! In Excelsis
Deo! Gloria! Gloria! Halleluiah! Halleluiah!
PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE
OLD TESTAMENT LESSON
Ptr. Charrypie S. Castillo, M.Div.
Theology
Faculty and Graphic Artist
Reader: A Reading from Genesis (29:15-28). This
is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
EPISTLE LESSON
Rev. Romeo dela Rosa
Master
in Pastoral Ministry Student
Reader: A Reading from letters of Paul to the
Romans (8:26-39). This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
+GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA,
ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA
+GOSPEL LESSON
Reader: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
according to Matthew (13:31-33, 44-52).
People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Reader: (after the Gospel reading) The Gospel of
the Lord.
People: Praise to you. Lord Christ.
ANTHEM
INTRODUCTION OF THE GUEST PREACHER
Dss. Michelle P. Solutan, LPT
SPMCI Kindergarten Teacher
SERMON
Rev. Recto L.
Baguio, M.Div.
District Superintendent,
Mindanao Central East District
Mindanao Philippines Annual
Conference - The United Methodist Church
STATEMENT
OF FAITH
Leader: We believe in God, who manifest
to all creations as the almighty, all knowing, perpetual, compassionate as the
ground of our being.
People: We believe in Jesus Christ, who
taught us that the true greatness comes from serving others, to love our
neighbours as we love ourselves.
Leader: We believe in the Spirit of God,
our comforter and guide who is already present in our place prior to the coming
of the world religion, and enables us to be fruitful, to live with love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and
self-control.
People: We believe as created in the
image of God, it is our calling and responsibility to build Safe and secure communities; to enrich
ourselves with the Philippine-based
and globally responsive education; to impart Meaningful community life.
Leader: Thus, we commit continuously
grow as Competent human resources,
passionately involved in the Inter-faith,
gender-fair and inter-culturally relevant programs leading towards the fullness
of life.
All: Amen.
THANKSGIVING AND COMMUNION
OFFERTORY INVITATION
Leader: Our offerings express our thanksgiving to God for the success we
celebrate and the loving acceptance we have known through Christ. Our offering
also manifest our commitment, to make SPMCI a Safe
and secure and environmentally friendly campus, a place for the young people to
be nurtured and nourished with Philippine-based
and globally responsive curricula, experiencing the Meaningful student life with Competent human resources or
faculty and staff who passionately facilitate Inter-faith,
gender-fair and inter-culturally relevant trainings. Thus, SPMCI will serve as
a gate to many opportunities experiencing the fullness of life possible to all.
+OFFERING OF
GIFTS
+DOXOLOGY
+OFFERTORY PRAYER, In Unison
O God, the source of life,
you have taught us to offer hospitality and to share what you have given. This
we do, with joy and gratitude. Receive these tokens of our renewed dedication.
Amen.
EUCHARISTIC HYMN
“ONE BREAD, ONE BODY” UMH#
620
Refrain:
One bread, one body, one Lord
of all, one cup of blessing which we bless, and we, though many throughout the
earth, we are one body in this one Lord.
Gentile or Jew, servant or
free, woman or man, no more. R
Many the gifts, many the
works. One in the Lord of all. R
Grain for the fields,
scattered and grown, gathered to one, for all. R
TAKING THE BREAD AND CUP
The pastor, standing behind
the Lord’s table facing the people through Breaking the Bread, takes the bread
and cup; and the bread and wine are prepared for the meal.
THE GREAT
THANKSGIVING
Presider: The Lord be with you.
People: And with thy spirit.
Pastor: Lift up your hearts. The pastor may lift up hands
and keep them raised.
People: We lift them up unto the Lord.
Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Pastor: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere
to give thanks to you, God Almighty. From the rising of the sun to its setting
your name is praised among all peoples. Therefore, we praise you, joining our
voices with your people on earth and all the company of heaven who forever sing
this hymn to the glory of your name:
The pastor may lower hands.
The people sing:
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY LORD, GOD OF
POWER AND MIGHT, HEAVEN AND EARTH ARE FULL OF YOUR GLORY. HOSANNA IN THE
HIGHEST. BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD. HOSANNA IN THE
HIGHEST.
The pastor may raise hands.
Pastor: Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ. Your Spirit
anointed him to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the
captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are
oppressed, and to announce that the time had come when you would save your
people. He healed the sick, fed the hungry, and ate with sinners. By the
baptism of his suffering, death, and resurrection you gave birth to your
church, delivered us from slavery to sin and death, and made with us a new
covenant by water and the Spirit. When the Lord Jesus ascended, he promised to
be with us always, in the power of your Word and Holy Spirit.
The pastor may hold hands,
palms down, over the bread or reach the bread, or lift the bread.
On the night in which he gave
himself up for us, he took bread, gave thanks to you, broke the bread, gave it
to his disciples, and said: “Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you.
Do this in remembrance of me.”
The pastor may lift or touch
the chalice.
When the supper was over, he
took the cup, gave thanks to you, gave it to his disciples, and said: “Drink
from this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, poured out for you
and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in
remembrance of me.”
The pastor may raise hands.
We remember the people, who
came before us, (at this moment, the names of
the departed partners, students, faculty and staff, BOT members and friends
will be read, while their family or designated acolytes will offer flowers to
the designated place) their memory is as sweet as honey. And
so, in remembrance of them, and the mighty acts of God through Jesus Christ, we
offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in
union with Christ’s offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith.
All: CHRIST HAS DIED; CHRIST IS RISEN; CHRIST WILL COME AGAIN.
The pastor may hold hands,
palms down, over the bread and cup.
Pour out your Holy Spirit on
us gathered here, and on these gifts of bread and wine. May we and all who
share in this bread and wine may receive the seed of life and embrace the
coming of peace. By your Spirit make us one with Christ, one with each other
regardless of our races, sexuality, culture and gender until Christ comes in
final victory and we feast at his heavenly banquet. Through your Son Jesus
Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church, and all honor and glory is
yours, almighty God, now and forever.
All: Amen.
+THE LORD’S PRAYER
DIOS GINIKANAN, BALAANG NGALAN,
GRASYA UG GUGMA PAGA-AMBITAN. KABUBUT-ON MO, PAGATUMANON, DINHI SA YUTA UG SA
LANGIT.
IHATAG NAMO, O DIOS TINUBDAN,
INADLAW-ADLAW’NG PANGINAHANGLAN.
SA KAHUYANGAN KAMI GIYAHAN, ANG
MUPASAYLO MAKAT-UNAN.
UG SA PANULAY KAMI ILIKAY,
KALUWASAN, DIOS, IPATAGAMTAM.
IMONG PRESENSYA, GAHUM UG GUGMA,
HIMAYAON KA, DIOS SA TANAN. Amen.
BREAKING THE BREAD
Pastor: Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for
we all partake of the one loaf. The bread which we break is a sharing in the
body of Christ. The cup over which we give thanks is a sharing in the blood of
Christ.
GIVING THE BREAD AND CUP
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
God of justice,
hope and freedom, we give you thanks for your Son, our brother, Jesus who has
made provision for all of your daughters and sons to walk in liberty. Thank you
for the privilege of dining at this, your table of eternal redemption through
the sacrificial body and blood of Christ. We are mindful of those who have not
yet tasted of your grace here. As we turn our faces back to the east, west,
north and south, disturb us, convict us, and afflict us with an urgency to
demonstrate your liberating presence in the world. Prepare us for the time when
all will feast at your table of love through the risen Christ. AMEN.
SENDING FORTH
HYMN
“WE ARE ONE IN THE SPIRIT”
We are one in the Spirit, We are one in the Lord,
We are one in the Spirit, We are one in the Lord,
And we pray that all unity may one day be restored.
Chorus:
And they’ll know we are
Christians by our love, by our love. Yes they’ll know we are Christians by our
love.
We will walk with each other,
We will walk hand in hand,
We will walk with each other,
We will walk hand in hand,
And together we’ll spread the
news that God is in our land.
We will work with each other, We will work side by side,
We will work with each other, We will walk side by side,
And we’ll guard each one’s dignity and save each one’s
pride.
+CONCLUDING PRAYER
Rev. Recto L. Baguio
+DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING Rev. Jeric C. Cortado
+THREE-FOLD AMEN
RECESSIONAL
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