Thanksgiving Service : Christ Church Warleigh. 140 Years
Christ Church Warleigh
Thanking
God for 140 years
“Jesus
Christ: the foundation of the church”
Reign
of Christ Sunday
25th
November 2018
10.OOam
At 9.50 the Bishop, Clergy, congregation, altar servers,
choir and cross bearer gather at the main gate. As the bell is rung the Bishop will say….
Gathering
We gather
from the world and prepare ourselves to focus on God and worship
Leader: (T) The
Lord reigns, let the earth be glad;
Response: let the earth be glad;
Leader: (E) The
Lord, he is the head of the body, the church
Response: He is the beginning and the first born.
Leader: (T) Let us enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
Response: and give thanks and praise to the Lord, our rock and our
stronghold. (Ps 97:1a, Col 1:18,a,b, Psalm 100:4, Ps 18:2)
PROCESSION HYMN
As the Bishop
enters the church he will sprinkle the congregation with the waters of baptism reminding
all that their through their baptism through all are members of the church –
the body of Christ.
Thanthanai
thuthipomay – thiru
Sabaiyarey
kavi – paadi paadi
Vinthayai
namakananthananthamana
Villatkariyathor
nanmai miha miha - thanthanai
Oyarathuch
seeyoney - neeyum
Meiyaha kalikoornthu nernthu
Aiyanesukkoonin kaiyai koopith
thuthi
Seihuvaiye makil kolluvaye
naamum - thanthanai
Kannarakkalithaye - nanmaik
Kaatchiyaik kandu rusithu
pusithu
Ennukadangkatha ethanaiyo nanmai
Innumunmet sona maripot
peithumey - thanthanai
suthangathu
natsabaiye - unai
mutrai kollavey alainthu
thirinthu
sathuk kulaithunnach
sathiyakkath thammin
rathathai sinthi eduthey uyir
varam - thanthanai
thooram thirintha seeyoney -
unaith
thookiyeduthuk karathinilenthy
aarangal pooti alangarithi ninai
aththan manavaati yakinathu enni
- thanthanai
singarak kannimarey - um
alangarak kummi adithu padithu
mangatha um manavaalan
yesuthanai
vaalthi vaalthi eathi panithidum
- thanthanai
The lighting of
the lamp
During the singing
of this hymn the oil lamp will be lit by the
Bishop, a child, a youth, a mother, a father, an elder, a Lay Officer, the sexton and the vicar.
Bishop (T) How
lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for
the courts of the Lord. Psalm 84:1,2a
Silence
Bishop Blessed
be God
All Blessed be God’s
reign forever. Amen
Invocation
Thiriyega Deva Vaa Vaa Vaa
(Come
O You triune God)
Nin Arul Thanai Nivaivaai Thaa Thaa
Thaa
(Give
us your Grace in abundance)
Sundaram Migundha Iththiru Avayil
(In
this only gathering)
Eluntharulwai em iraiya
(Come
O God)
Adiyavar Meedhe Irangidume
(Come
upon your people)
Um aruladai malayaai polindhidume
(Pour
down your grace as rain)
Analaduwai Aavi arulidume
(Send
your Holy Spirit as Fire)
Paniyadu Pole Irangidume
(Come
down as mist)
Puthiya Um padaippai Mattridume
(Make
us your new creation)
Em Kuraigalai muttrum neekkidume
(Take
away our short comings)
Ulaginul emmai anuppidume
(Send
us into your world)
Um Naamam Ongida seididume
(Lift
up your holy name)
Confession
Leader We are a temple of God’s
indwelling Holy Spirit, yet we have grieved him. The temple of our bodies does
not belong to us, but was bought at the price of Christ’s precious blood. In
the silence that engulfs us, let us reflect in sorrow yet with confidence, to
ask forgiveness of our Father in heaven for our past and where we may fail by
obstructing the work of the Holy Spirit in our midst. 1 Corinthians 3:16
Silence for reflection and realisation
Zeal for your house
consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.
----Silence----
Repent and live
All Andaware irangum
irangum
Andaware
Irangum//
I
would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of
the wicked.
----Silence----
Repent and live
All Kristhuve
irangumaiya
Kristhuve
irangumaiya //
The Lord will
defend your coming out and your coming in from this time forward for evermore.
----Silence----
All Andaware
irangum irangum
Andaware
irangum irangum //
Absolution (T) May God who is faithful and just forgive you your sins and
cleanse you from all unrighteousness (1
John 1:8). And give you a white stoneLike living stones, let yourselves be
built into a spiritual house (1 Pet
2:5a). Amen.
In place of the gloria
Majesty! Worship
His majesty
Unto Jesus, be all
glory power and praise
Majesty! Kingdom
authority
Flows from His
throne
Unto His own, His
anthem raise
So exalt, Lift up
on high
The name of Jesus
Magnify, come
glorify
Christ Jesus the
king
Majesty! Worship His majesty
Jesus who died now
glorified
King of all kings
Jesus who died now
glorified
King of all kings
The Collect
All Almighty
God, to whose glory we celebrate the dedication of this house of prayer: we
praise you for the many blessings you have given to those who worship you here:
and we pray that all who seek you in this place may find you, and, being filled
with the Holy Spirit, may become a living temple acceptable to you; through Jesus
Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
MINISTRY OF THE WORD
All sit
First Reading Isaiah 43:18 -21
Silence
Reader This is the word of the Lord
All Thanks be to God
Responsorial
Psalm Psalm
26:6-12
Second Reading 1 Corinthians 12:12 - 27
Silence
Reader This is the word of the Lord
All Thanks be to God
HYMN
We love the place, O God,
wherein thine honour dwells;
the joy of thine abode
all earthly joy excels.
We love the house of prayer,
wherein thy servants meet;
and thou, O Lord, art there
thy chosen flock to greet.
We love the sacred font;
for there the holy Dove
to pour is ever wont
his blessing from above.
We love thine altar, Lord;
O what on earth so dear?
for there, in faith adored,
we find thy presence near.
We love the word of life,
the word that tells of peace,
of comfort in the strife,
and joys that never cease.
We love to sing below
for mercies freely given;
but O we long to know
the triumph-song of heaven.
Lord Jesus, give us grace
on earth to love thee more,
in heaven to see thy face,
and with thy saints adore.
Gospel
All Hallelu
Yah!!! Hallelu Yah!!!
Reader And he is the head
of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the
dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. Colossians 1:18
All Hallelu
Yah!!! Hallelu Yah!!!
Reader John 18:33 –37
All Glory
to Christ our Saviour
----Silence----
This
is the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ
All Praise to Christ our Lord
Sermon
Affirmation of
Faith Let us affirm our
faith in Jesus Christ the King of Kings
We believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and
earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus
Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God,
Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with
the Father, through him all things were made, For us and for our salvation he
came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and
became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he
suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance
with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of
the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and
his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father, who with the Father
and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy
catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of
sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to
come. Amen.
Prayers of the People
For the Church universal, of
which these buildings are a visible symbol,
Thanthai iravarey,
thanthai iravarey, em mandratai ketka vaarum, thanthai iraivarey.
For this congregation and all who enter her, that we may remember your
promise that where two or three are gathered in your name you are there in the
midst of them, and continue to know that you are God.
Thanthai iravarey,
thanthai iravarey, em mandratai ketka vaarum, thanthai iraivarey.
For the fulfilling of our desires and petitions as you see best for us,
and for your blessings of the past and for a vision for the future,
Thanthai iravarey,
thanthai iravarey, em mandratai ketka vaarum, thanthai iraivarey.
For our nation and all who rule, for justice and democracy to be upheld,
that the reign of Christ will supercede human rule, ushering a new era of
respect and dignity in our land.
Thanthai iravarey,
thanthai iravarey, em mandratai ketka vaarum, thanthai iraivarey.
For all who have served you faithfully – clergy and congregation, and for
grace to persevere like them; and for those who have died in the peace of
Christ and are now at rest,
Thanthai iravarey,
thanthai iravarey, em mandratai ketka vaarum, thanthai iraivarey.
Silence for personal prayer and
thanksgiving
Christ our King and
foundation, you have journeyed with us the years gone by and now have renewed
our journey once again into the future. Strengthen us to journey for the benefit
of humanity and help us to stay strong in our commitment to you the head of the
church. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, we pray. Amen.
The greeting of peace
Bishop (T) Peace to this house from our heavenly Parent
God.
(E) Peace to this house from God’s only begotten
who is our peace.
(T) Peace to this house from
the Holy Spirit, the life giver.
(T/E) Beloved,
let us love one another for love is of God. (1 John 4:7)
THE MINISTRY OF THE SACRAMENT
OFFERTORY HYMN
The
Church’s one foundation
Is Jesus
Christ her Lord;
She is His
new creation
By water
and the Word:
From heav’n
He came and sought her
To be His
holy Bride;
With His
own blood He bought her,
And for her
life He died.
Elect from
every nation,
Yet one
o’er all the earth,
Her charter
of salvation,
One Lord,
one faith, one birth;
One holy
Name she blesses,
Partakes
one holy food,
And to one
hope she presses,
With every
grace endued.
’Mid toil
and tribulation,
And tumult
of her war,
She waits
the consummation
Of peace
for evermore;
Till, with
the vision glorious,
Her longing
eyes are blest,
And the
great Church victorious
Shall be
the Church at rest.
Yet she on
earth hath union
With God
the Three in One,
And mystic
sweet communion
With those
whose rest is won:
O happy
ones and holy!
Lord, give
us grace that we,
Like them,
the meek and lowly,
In love may
dwell with Thee.
Offertory prayer
Kaanikai padaithom iraiva – Ullam
Kaninthey padaitom nin peedam
Tharuvana ellam unnathuvey – Nitham
Tharuvathu ellam nin karame
Thanthom emaye kaanikkaiyai – Nin
Seveiku uriya thiraviammai
Ertpaai umathu kodaithanaye – Nin
Paathathil vaiththa malarenavey
The Great Thanksgiving (T)
The Lord be with you
And also with you
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give God thanks and praise.
It is right and a good and joyful thing, always and every
where to give thanks to you, Gracious Father, creator of heaven and earth.
And now we give
you thanks that, though the heaven of heavens cannot contain you, and your
glory is in the entire world, yet you chose to hallow places for your worship,
and in them you pour forth gifts of grace upon your faithful people.
Therefore we praise you,
joining our voices with angels and archangels and with all the company of
heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your name.
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of
your glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Holy indeed are you
almighty Father eternal Sovereign who in all your gifts and works, manifests
your holiness to all humanity. Holy is your Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ
through whom you did order the universe. And Holy is your ever blessed Spirit
who reveals all things even the deep things of you O God.
Just as you yourself are
holy, so also you created us in your own image that we might live in holy
fellowship. And when we disobeyed your commandments, you did not abandon us but
you guided us as a merciful Father, you revealed yourself to us through the
sages, the Law and the Prophets, and through your redeeming acts in history,
and when the time was ripe, you came among us through your
Son Jesus, whom you sent
into the world to share our human nature in order that the Lord Jesus might
revive your own image in us.
Generous God, Jesus
loves us and sacrificed self for us and heralded the new life in breaking bread
with companions.
(E) On the very
night that he was betrayed to suffer death upon the cross for us, the Lord
Jesus took bread and when he had given thanks to you almighty Father, he broke
it and gave it to his disciples saying: Take, eat, this is my body which is
given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. (T) In the same manner after supper, he took the cup also, and
after giving thanks, he gave it to them saying: Drink, all of you from this,
for this is my blood of the new covenant which is poured out for many for the
forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink, it in remembrance of me.
Jesus Christ
is Lord
Lord, by your cross and resurrection you have
set us free. You are the Saviour of the world
(T) And so
Father, we present this bread and cup in communion with your whole church, in
fellowship with (Blessed Mary, and …… and) all the saints, and in union with all
creation we celebrate your Son’s death and victory; giving thanks for all that
Christ has done for us; for preparing us for all that lies ahead, as we receive
the benefits of Christ’s life, death, resurrection and session in glory, and we
eagerly await the heavenly banquet after Christ’s coming again.
And we
entreat you most merciful God to hear us and send your All Holy Spirit on † us
and on these your gifts, that they being blessed and hallowed by that life
giving
power, may be for us the Body and Blood of your most dearly loved Son, to the
end that we receiving the same may be sanctified and filled with your grace and
heavenly blessing.
Accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving; make us one body in
Jesus Christ our Lord, † by whom and with whom and in whom in the unity of the
Holy Spirit all honour and glory be to you almighty Father, world without end.
Amen.
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
Deacon: (T) The bread which we break is
it not a sharing in the body of Christ?
All: We being many are one bread, one body for we all partake of the
one bread. (1 Corinthians 10:16-17)
THE COMMUNION
Deacon (E / T) As our Saviour Christ
has taught us, we now pray:
Vinnin venthay em thanthai
Um thiru namam vaaliyavey
Varuka nin arasu manmeethu
Malarkavum thiruvulam vinnathil pole
Naalithinil unavai emakkeeyum
Mannikumaarey aruliyum
Sothani ninray emaik kaarum
Thiyonida mirunthemai meetu
Theeyonidamirunthemai meetu
Sothanai naalil kaatharulum
Maatchimaiyum arasum vallapamum
Nithamumake urithu amen.
Bishop The
peace of the Lord be always with you
All And
also with you.
Bishop The
gifts of God for the people of God
Hosanna in
the highest
blessed is
he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in
the highest
silence
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: have
mercy on us
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world: grant
us peace
Deep silence
Deacon Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the
world. Happy are those who are called to the supper of the Lord.
All Lord, I
am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.
Hymns will be sung during communion
After Communion The congregation may all stand
Deacon Give thanks to the Lord for God is gracious
All God’s mercy endures forever.
Like living stones, let yourselves be
built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer
spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 2.5
All We pray you, Lord our God, let your dedicated
people take with them the fruits of your blessings and joy, that the church
which
actions. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord and king. Amen.
Prayer of
dedication to be said by all,
All God of
salvation, who revealed to our ancestor Jacob the house of God and the gate of
heaven, be present also in this place whose dedication we celebrate today.
Build us, who gather here, into a spiritual house, a people set apart for your
praise and glory, so that we, and all who have tasted your goodness, may grow
towards eternal salvation in Christ Jesus, the cornerstone, who is one with you
and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. Amen.
Prayer for the
reign of Christ in our midst
All Sovereign
Lord, you restore all things in your Only Begotten, the Ruler of the universe: give us faith to be steadfast amid the tumults
of this secular world, knowing that your Kingdom shall come, and bring
all people together under the gracious reign of Jesus
Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, One God now and forever. Amen.
Blessing Go forth into the world in peace; be of good
courage; hold fast that which is good; render to no one evil for evil;
strengthen the fainthearted; support the weak; help the afflicted; honour everyone;
love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit and the blessing of God almighty
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Amen.
DISMISSAL
Deacon Like
living stones, precious in his sight, go in peace to proclaim the mighty acts of God. Thanks
be to God.
All In
the name of Christ Amen.
Recession
All hail the power of Jesus' name
Let angels prostrate fall
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him crown Lord of all
Crown Him ye martyrs of your God
Who from His altar call
Praise Him whose way of pain ye trod
And crown Him crown Lord of all
Ye prophets who our freedom won
Ye searchers great and small
By whom the work of truth is done
And crown Him crown Lord of all
Ye seed of Israel's chosen race
Ye ransomed of the fall
Hail Him who saves you by His grace
And crown Him crown Lord of all
Let every tribe and every tongue
To Him their hearts enthral
Lift high the universal song
And crown Him crown Lord of all
Christ church Warleigh
Church of Ceylona Diocese of Colombo.
1878 – 2018
Their exists in the world ancient church building. It is the
same in Sri Lanka too. In the same manner, Christ Church Wareligh which is
situated in a place called Kenthagola in the hill country is a church which is
140 years old. It is a known fact to a few.
This church was built in 1878 by William Scott. He was an
British estate manager. He lived at the Governors Mansion in an estate called,
Ottery. Hence he was in a position to coordinate the affairs of the church.
This church is built according to gothic architecture of the
British. From information that is received it is completely built with stone
and the word used is Burma Teak, and the roof made of cement sheets. This
church is situated amidst nature on the Dickoy-Maskeliya road. It is resting
place for many of the English planters. Upto 1948 this church was under the
administration of the British. Hence the people of the surrounding would call
this church as “the englsihman’s church”.
After independence this church came under the Estate
Managers. However this has changed and at present even an ordinary persosn
could enter this church for worship. Worship happens in the local languages
too. This a done taking into consideration the future
of the church.
Given below are some of the Sri Lankan clergy who have
served in this church.
Rev. Horshington
Rev. Agustine Phillips
Rev. Alfred Chinniah
Rev. Gnanadas
Rev. John Daniel
Rev. S. P. Nesakumar
Rev. Bennet Balasingh
Rev. John Isaiah
Rev. E. A. Rowlance
Rev. Andrew Devadason
Rev. Lakshman Daniel
- compiled by:
Miss. Lifniya & Miss. Premlatha
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