CELEBRATING EUCHARIST
A guide and Supplement to the Eucharist in
A New Zealand Prayer Book – He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa
Bosco Peters
Lifespring Resources for Ministry
DEFT
ISBN 0-473-03238-4
Copyright © Bosco Peters 1995
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Contents
Foreword vii
Preface viii
Introduction 1
Part I – A Guide to Celebration
Chapter 1 Liturgy 4
“Do this to remember me” 4
Every day a feast is no feast 7
Hiding behind liturgy 8
Visitors 8
Liturgy as play 9
Silence 10
Themes 10
Chapter 2 Leading Worship 12
Presiding 12
The bishop at a Eucharist 13
The deacon at a Eucharist 13
Chapter 3 Ceremonial Action 15
Posture 15
Gesture 17
Chapter 4 The Worship Environment 21
Vesture 24
Chapter 5 Preparation 27
A check list 28
Chapter 6 The Gathering of the Community 31
The entrance 32
The greeting 33
The Sentence of the Day 35
The Song of Praise 35
Penitential elements in the Gathering 36
The Collect of the Day 42
Chapter 7 The Proclamation 47
From Gathering to Listening 47
Reading the Bible at the Eucharist 47
Interpreting the scriptures 49
The Lectionaries 51
The Three Year Series 52
Using the Three Year Series 53
The Readings 56
The Readings before the Gospel 59
The Psalm 60
Preparation for the Gospel 61
The Gospel 62
The Sermon 63
The Affirmation of Faith 64
Chapter 8 The Prayers of the People 67
Litany 70
Bidding Prayer 71
The Prayer Book Provisions 72
Chapter 9 The Peace 75
Chapter 10 The Preparation of the Gifts 77
The Bread 81
Chapter 11 The Great Thanksgiving 85
Clashing symbols 89
Suggestions for gestures 90
Writing Eucharistic Prayers 96
The Lord’s Prayer 98
Chapter 12 The Breaking of the Bread 100
Chapter 13 The Communion 102
Chapter 14 Prayer after Communion 106
Chapter 15 The Dismissal of the Community 108
Chapter 16 Celebrating Baptism at a Eucharist 111
The baptism candle 116
Chapter 17 Celebrating other services with a Eucharist 119
The Ministry of Healing 119
The Blessing of a Home 119
Marriage 120
Funeral 120
Chapter 18 Children at the Eucharist 121
Chapter 19 Service of the Word with Holy Communion 127
Part II – Worship Resources
Chapter 20 Some Resources for the Church Year 133
Advent 133
Christmas 138
Ordinary Sundays 143
Lent 148
Ash Wednesday 151
Palm Sunday 157
Maunday Thursday 160
Good Friday 164
The Great Vigil of Easter 175
A Renewal of Baptism 186
Easter Season 190
The Day of Pentecost 194
Chapter 21 Additional Eucharistic Prayers 197
Chapter 22 Services for a New Beginning 215
Welcome and Admission of Catechumens 215
Enrollment of Candidates for Baptism 219
A Celebration of new Beginnings in Faith 225
A Celebration of Lenten Preparation 230
Maundy Thursday 233
Affirming Baptism at the Easter Vigil 235
Chapter 23 A Service of Institution and Welcoming 238
Chapter 24 Examples of Prayers of the People 248
Chapter 25 The Calendar 260
A Short List of Further Resources 264