1. Gathering Song: Here I Am Lord
I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin
my hand will save.
I who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?

2. you calling in the night. I will hold your people in my heart.
Refrain
Here I am, Lord.
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard
you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord,
if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.

3. I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people’s pain.
Verse 2
I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them.
They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone,
give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my word to them.
Whom shall I send?

4. you calling in the night. I will hold your people in my heart.
Refrain
Here I am, Lord.
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard
you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord,
if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.

5. I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame.
Verse 3
I, the Lord of wind and flame,
I will tend the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them.
My hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide
till their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them.
Whom shall I send?

6. you calling in the night. I will hold your people in my heart.
Final Refrain
Here I am, Lord.
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard
you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord,
if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.

7. Priest:. In the name of the Father and. of the Son and of the Holy
Priest: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen.
Priest: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
All: And also with you.

8. Priest: Let us pray ...
Priest: …. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and with the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
All: Amen.

9. Reader: The Word of the Lord
FIRST READING:
Ezekiel 34: 11-16
Reader: The Word of the Lord
All: Thanks be to God

10. RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Shepherd Me, O God Beyond my wants,
Beyond my fears,
From death into life.

11. Reader: The Word of the Lord
SECOND READING:
Romans 5: 5-11
Reader: The Word of the Lord
All: Thanks be to God

12. We stand and sing: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia Alleluia, Alleluia
Let your heart rejoice in the Lord
Let your world proclaim his deeds
Let your voice sing out to the world
That our God has come to save.

13. Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
Priest: A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.
All: Glory to you, Lord
We make the sign of the cross on our foreheads, our lips and our hearts.

14. GOSPEL: Luke 15: 3-7 Reader: The Gospel of the Lord
All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ

15. HOMILY

16. PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION:
Reader: We pray to the Lord.
All: Lord, hear our prayer.

17. OFFERTORY
Priest: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have this bread to offer, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become the bread of life.
All: Blessed be God for ever.
Priest: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation, Through your goodness we have this wine to offer, fruit of the vine and work of human hands. It will become our spiritual drink.

18. Priest:. Pray, friends, that our sacrifice may be
Priest: Pray, friends, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good, and the good of all his church.

19. Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give him thanks and praise.

20. ALL: HOLY, HOLY: 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. In the name of the Lord.

21. EUCHARISTIC PRAYER: All: Blessed is he who comes in the
name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Priest: Let us proclaim the mystery of faith:
All: Christ has died,
Christ is risen,
Christ will come again
Christ will come again.

22. All: OUR FATHER: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

23. Priest:. Deliver us, Lord, from every evil,
Priest: Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day. In your mercy keep us free from sin and protect us from all anxiety as we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. for the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
All: For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever.

24. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:
ALL:
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:
have mercy on us.
Grant us peace.

25. Priest:. This is the Lamb of God who takes. away the sins of the world
Priest: This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Happy are those who are called to his supper.
All: Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.

26. Companions on the Journey

27. Refrain:
We are companions on the journey, breaking bread and sharing life; and in the love we bear is the hope we share, for we believe in the love of our God, we believe in the love of our God.

28. 1. No longer strangers to. each other; no longer. strangers in God’s
1. No longer strangers to each other; no longer strangers in God’s house; we are fed and we are nourished by the strength of those who care, by the strength of those who care.

29. Refrain:
We are companions on the journey, breaking bread and sharing life; and in the love we bear is the hope we share, for we believe in the love of our God, we believe in the love of our God.

30. 2. We have been gifted. with each other, and. we are called by the
2. We have been gifted with each other, and we are called by the Word of the Lord to act with justice, to love tenderly,

31. And to walk humbly with our God, to walk humbly with our God.
Music and text ©1985, Carey Landry and NALR. All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission under License #C12440 LicenSingOnLine

32. Refrain:
We are companions on the journey, breaking bread and sharing life; and in the love we bear is the hope we share, for we believe in the love of our God, we believe in the love of our God.

33. 3. We will seek and we shall. find; we will knock and
3.We will seek and we shall find; we will knock and the door will be opened; we will ask and it shall be given, for we believe in the love of our God, we believe in the love of our God.

34. Refrain:
We are companions on the journey, breaking bread and sharing life; and in the love we bear is the hope we share, for we believe in the love of our God, we believe in the love of our God.

35. 4. We are made for the glory of our God, for service in the name of Jesus; to walk side by side with hope in our hearts, for we believe in the love our God, we believe in the love our God.

36. Refrain:
We are companions on the journey, breaking bread and sharing life; and in the love we bear is the hope we share, for we believe in the love of our God, we believe in the love of our God.

37. Awesome God

38. When he rolled up his sleeves, he wasn’t puttin’ on the ritz, Our God is
an awesome God!
There is lightning in his footsteps and thunder
in his fist,

39. Our God is an awesome God
Our God is an awesome God! And the Lord he wasn’t jokin’ when he kicked ‘em out of Eden,
It wasn’t for no reason
that he shed his blood

40. His return is very soon, so you better be believin’ that our God
is an awesome God!
Rich Mullins, Arranged by Tom Booth © 1988, BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used with permission. CCLI License #

41. Refrain:
Our God is an awesome God; He reigns from heaven above with wisdom, pow’r and love, Our God
is an awesome God! (2x)

42. And when the sky was starless in the void of the night, Our God is an awesome God! He spoke into the darkness and created all the light, Our God is an awesome God!

43. Judgment and wrath
he poured out on Sodom:
mercy and grace He gave us at the cross. I hope that we have not too quickly forgotten that our God is an awesome God!

44. Refrain:
Our God is an awesome God; He reigns from heaven above with wisdom, pow’r and love, Our God
is an awesome God! (2x)
Rich Mullins, Arranged by Tom Booth © 1988, BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Used with permission. CCLI License #

45. CONCLUDING RITE: Priest: Let us pray … At the end of the prayer.
All: Amen.
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
Priest: May almighty God bless you, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Priest: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.

46. Testify to Love
With every breath I take We'll give thanks to God above For as long as I shall live I will testify to love From the mountains to the valleys From the rivers to the sea Every hand that reaches out Every hand that reaches out to offer peace

47. Every sinful act of mercy Every step to kingdom come All the hope in every heart Will see what love has done For as long as I shall live I will testify to love I'll be a witness in the silence Says the words are not enough
With every breath I take I will give thanks to God above For as long as I shall live