Welcome to St. Barnabas

We extend a warm welcome to all those who are in Church today and those who are visiting. We hope you enjoy our worship here and will stay for refreshments after the mass. There is an area in church for young children (2-7 years) with activities. Parents and carers are welcome to use this area.

 

Toilet facilities are available, please ask for directions.

 

Please make sure your mobile phone is switched to silent.

 

Prayers for use before Mass

Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

O Lord Jesus Christ I have come here in obedience to your will, to offer this sacrifice which you have commanded us to make in memory of you, that I may feed upon your body and blood; that I may grow in grace and be your true servant.

I offer this Mass for………………. and all who need our prayers.

Bless the priest who will say Mass and all who join us in this celebration, that we may share in the worship of heaven which we offer to your Father in the power of the Holy Spirit, with all the angels and saints. We make this prayer for your honour and glory. Amen.

 

As the bell rings, please stand.

 

The clergy and servers make their way to the Altar, we sing the following hymn.

1 Hail the day that sees Him rise, Al­le­lu­ia!
To His throne above the skies, Al­le­lu­ia!
Christ, awhile to mor­tals given, Al­le­lu­ia!
Reascends His na­tive Hea­ven, Al­le­lu­ia!

 

2 There the glo­ri­ous tri­umph waits, Al­le­lu­ia!
Lift your heads, eter­nal gates, Al­le­lu­ia!
Christ hath con­quered death and sin, Al­le­lu­ia!
Take the King of glo­ry in, Al­le­lu­ia!

 

3 Still for us His death He pleads, Al­le­lu­ia!
Prevalent He in­ter­cedes, Al­le­lu­ia!
Near Him­self pre­pares our place, Al­le­lu­ia!
Harbinger of hu­man race, Al­le­lu­ia!

 

4 Master (will we ev­er say), Al­le­lu­ia!
Taken from our head to day, Al­le­lu­ia!
See Thy faith­ful ser­vants, see, Al­le­lu­ia!
Ever gaz­ing up to Thee, Al­le­lu­ia!

 

5 Grant, though part­ed from our sight, Al­le­lu­ia!
Far above yon az­ure height, Al­le­lu­ia!
Grant our hearts may thi­ther rise, Al­le­lu­ia!
Seeking Thee be­yond the skies, Al­le­lu­ia!

 

6 There we shall with Thee re­main, Al­le­lu­ia!
Partners of Thy end­less reign, Al­le­lu­ia!
There Thy face un­cloud­ed see, Al­le­lu­ia!
Find our hea­ven of hea­vens in Thee, Al­le­lu­ia!     Charles Wesley

                                                                                  Tune: Llanfair

The celebrant greets the people.

 

In the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the

Holy Spirit be with you all.

And with your spirit.

 

The Priest introduces the Mass & invites the people to confess their sins.

 

Lord Jesus, you raise the dead to life in the Spirit:   

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

 

You bring pardon and peace to the sinner:

Christ, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

 

You bring light to those in darkness:

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

May Almighty God, have mercy on us,

forgive us our sins and bring us to everlasting life.

Amen. 

 

THE SPANISH GLORIA

 

All           Gloria, Gloria, Glorial Senor

               Gloria, Gloria, Glorial mi Dios.

 

1. Glory to God in the heights of the heavens.

Peace to God's people, all people on earth.  

 

2        Son of the Father, all glory and worship;

Praise and thanksgiving, to you Lamb of God. 

 

3        You take away the sin of the world;

Have mercy on us, receive our prayer.

 

4        Seated in pow'r at the right of the Father

Jesus alone is the Lord, the Most High.

 

5        And with the Spirit of love everlasting,

reigning in glory, for ever.   Amen.

                                                                         Paul Inwood 1994 

THE COLLECT:

 

Gladden us with holy joys, almighty God,

and make us rejoice with devout thanksgiving,

for the Ascension of Christ your Son

is our exaltation,

and, where the Head has gone before in glory,

the Body is called to follow in hope.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

THE FIRST READING: (Please be seated)

 

A reading from the Acts of the Apostles:                                                Acts 1:1-11

 

In my earlier work, Theophilus, I dealt with everything Jesus had done and taught from the beginning until the day he gave his instructions to the apostles he had chosen through the Holy Spirit, and was taken up to heaven. He had shown himself alive to them after his Passion by many demonstrations: for forty days he had continued to appear to them and tell them about the kingdom of God. When he had been at table with them, he had told them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for what the Father had promised. ‘It is’ he had said ‘what you have heard me speak about: John baptised with water but you, not many days from now, will be baptised with the Holy Spirit.’

Now having met together, they asked him, ‘Lord, has the time come? Are you going to restore the kingdom to Israel?’ He replied, ‘It is not for you to know times or dates that the Father has decided by his own authority, but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and then you will be my witnesses not only in Jerusalem but throughout Judaea and Samaria, and indeed to the ends of the earth.’

As he said this he was lifted up while they looked on, and a cloud took him from their sight. They were still staring into the sky when suddenly two men in white were standing near them and they said, ‘Why are you men from Galilee standing here looking into the sky? Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, this same Jesus will come back in the same way as you have seen him go there.’

   

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

 

THE RESPONSORIAL PSALM:

 

God goes up with shouts of joy; the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.

 

All peoples, clap your hands, cry to God with shouts of joy!

For the Lord, the Most High, we must fear, great king over all the earth. R.

God goes up with shouts of joy; the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.

Sing praise for God, sing praise, sing praise to our king, sing praise. R.

God is king of all the earth, sing praise with all your skill.

God is king over the nations; God reigns on his holy throne. R.

THE SECOND READING:

 

A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Ephesians:                       Ephesians 4:1-13

                                       

I, the prisoner in the Lord, implore you to lead a life worthy of your vocation. Bear with one another charitably, in complete selflessness, gentleness and patience. Do all you can to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together. There is one Body, one Spirit, just as you were all called into one and the same hope when you were called. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God who is Father of all, over all, through all and within all.

Each one of us, however, has been given his own share of grace, given as Christ allotted it. It was said that he would:

When he ascended to the height, he captured prisoners,

he gave gifts to men.

When it says, ‘he ascended’, what can it mean if not that he descended right down to the lower regions of the earth? The one who rose higher than all the heavens to fill all things is none other than the one who descended. And to some, his gift was that they should be apostles; to some, prophets; to some, evangelists; to some, pastors and teachers; so that the saints together make a unity in the work of service, building up the body of Christ. In this way we are all to come to unity in our faith and in our knowledge of the Son of God, until we become the perfect Man, fully mature with the fullness of Christ himself.

 

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

 

 

THE GOSPEL ACCLAMATION  (Please Stand)          

 

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia alleluia!

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia alleluia!

 

 

Go, make disciples of all the nations.

I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.

 

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia alleluia!

THE GOSPEL

 

The Lord be with you.

And with your Spirit.

 

A reading from the holy Gospel according to St.Mark:                             Mark 16:15-20

 

Glory to you O Lord

 

Jesus showed himself to the Eleven and said to them:

‘Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News to all creation. He who believes and is baptised will be saved; he who does not believe will be condemned. These are the signs that will be associated with believers: in my name they will cast out devils; they will have the gift of tongues; they will pick up snakes in their hands, and be unharmed should they drink deadly poison; they will lay their hands on the sick, who will recover.’

And so the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven: there at the right hand of God he took his place, while they, going out, preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the signs that accompanied it.

  

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

 

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia alleluia!

 

 

THE HOMILY            (Please sit)

THE NICENE CREED  (Please stand) 

 

I believe in one God,

the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the Only Begotten Son of God,

born of the Father before all ages.

God from God,

Light from Light,

true God from true God,

 

begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;

through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,

 

(At the words that follow, up to and including ‘and became man’, all bow.)

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,

and became man.

 

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,

he suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day

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.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead

and the life of the world to come. Amen.

THE PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL  (Please stand, sit or kneel) 

 

The Celebrant introduces the Prayer of the Faithful

 

Lord, in your mercy             or             Lord, hear us

Hear our prayer                                 Lord, graciously hear us  

 

 The Reader will add:

 

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with Thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us Sinners now

and at the hour of our death. Amen

 

After a short silence,

the Celebrant concludes the Prayer of the Faithful.

THE PREPARATION OF THE GIFTS

 

 A Collection will be taken at this point for the mission

and upkeep of this church

St. Barnabas does need your financial

support to survive, Please consider a regular donation

via the Parish Giving Scheme or Standing order.

Forms are by the north door.

You are also able to pay contactless or by QR code

 on your phone.

 

  

The celebrant prepares the altar with gifts of Bread and Wine, they are then censed with incense. The altar, clergy and people are also censed.

1 Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour,
first begotten from the dead,
thou alone, our strong defender,
liftest up thy people’s head.
Alleluia,
Jesus, true and living bread!

2 Here our humblest homage pay we,
here in loving reverence bow;
here for faith’s discernment pray we,
lest we fail to know thee now.
Alleluia,
thou art here, we ask not how.

3 Though the lowliest form doth veil thee
as of old in Bethlehem,
here as there thine angels hail thee,
branch and flower of Jesse's stem.
Alleluia,
we in worship join with them.

4 Paschal Lamb, thine offering, finished
once for all when thou wast slain,
in its fullness undiminished
shall forevermore remain,
alleluia,
Cleansing us from every stain.

5 Life-imparting heavenly Manna,
stricken Rock with streaming side,
heaven and earth with loud hosanna
worship thee, the Lamb who died,
alleluia,
risen, ascended, glorified!                  GH Bourne

                                                              Tune: St Helen

 

Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the almighty Father.

 

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 holy Church. 

               

The celebrant sings the prayers over the gifts and we respond:

Amen

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER                                  Sung

 

The Lord be with you:

And with your spirit

 

Lift up your hearts:

We lift them up to the Lord

 

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God

It is right and just.

 

The Priest continues to sing the preface until:

 

 

SANCTUS AND BENEDICTUS                         Sung

 

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth, heaven and earth, are full of your glory,

Lord God of hosts.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the high-est.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the high-est.

 

Blessed, blessed is he who comes, blessed, blessed is he who comes,

blessed is he, blessed is he, who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the high-est.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the high-est.

                                                                                        Gathering Mass Paul Inwood

 

The priest continues with the Eucharistic Prayer

 

The mystery of faith:

We proclaim your Death, O Lord, we proclaim your Death, O Lord,

and profess your resurrection until you come again.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the high-est.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the high-est.

                                                                                        Gathering Mass Paul Inwood

The Priest continues until:

 

… Through Him, and with Him, and in Him,   Amen.

O God almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,   Amen.

all glory and honour is yours, for ever and ever.   Amen.                             Lourdes Doxology

                                                                                               

 

At the Saviour’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:

 

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.

 

Deliver us Lord, we pray, from every evil; graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

 

For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours, now and for ever.

THE SIGN OF PEACE

 

Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your apostles: Peace I leave you, my peace I give you, look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

 

The peace of the Lord be with you always:

And with your spirit.

 

THE AGNUS DEI                  Sung

 

 

Jesus, risen Lord, triumphant king:

Jesus, true redeemer of the world:

Hear our prayer, have mercy; hear our prayer, have mercy;

give us your peace.

 

Jesus, bursting from the shattered tomb:

Jesus, might victor over death:

Hear our prayer, have mercy; hear our prayer, have mercy;

give us your peace.

 

Jesus, Lord of life and Lord of light:

Jesus, here in form of bread and wine:

Hear our prayer, have mercy; hear our prayer, have mercy;

give us your peace.

                                                                                Communion Song 3 Paul Inwood

As the priest shows us the consecrated Host he says:  

 

Behold the Lamb of God; behold him who takes away the sins of the world.

Blessed are those who are called to the supper of the Lamb.

 

Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof,

but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

 

 

The priest first receives the Sacrament and then says the communion antiphon.

 

All baptised Christians who receive communion in their own churches are welcome

to receive Holy Communion here.

 

If you require a gluten free host please tell one of the stewards.

 

When directed please come forward to receive Holy Communion. 

If you prefer a blessing, please come forward with your head bowed and arms crossed.

 

As you receive the Sacrament the priest says:

 

The body of Christ/The blood of Christ and we reply  Amen.

 

 

During Communion the following hymn is sung:

1 Now the green blade rises from the buried grain,
Wheat that in the dark earth many years has lain;
Love lives again, that with the dead has been:
Love is come again, like wheat that springs up green. 

 

2 In the grave they laid Him, Love Whom we had slain,
Thinking that He'd never wake to life again,
Laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen:
Love is come again, like wheat that springs up green. 

 

3 Up He sprang at Easter, like the risen grain,
He that for three days in the grave had lain;
Up from the dead my risen Lord is seen:
Love is come again, like wheat that springs up green. 

 

4 When our hearts are saddened, grieving or in pain,
By Your touch You call us back to life again;
Fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been:
Love is come again, like wheat that springs up green.                  JMC Crum

                                                                                                             Tune: Noel Nouvelet

 

THE PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION (Please stand)

 

The priest sings the prayer and we reply:   

Amen.

 

Any Banns of Marriage and notices may be read at this point by the parish priest.

 

 

THE SOLEMN BLESSING AND DISMISSAL  (Please stand)

 

The Lord be with you.

And with your spirit.

  

Bow your heads to receive God’s blessing.

 

The priest gives the threefold blessing and we reply each time:   

Amen.

 

Go forth, the mass is ended alleluia, alleluia.

Thanks be to God, alleluia, alleluia.

 

The priest sits to put on incense, then reverences the Altar and makes his way to the Easter Garden.

Joy to thee, O Queen of Heaven. Alleluia!

He whom Thou wast meet to bear. Alleluia!

As He promised hath arisen. Alleluia!

Pour for us to God thy prayer. Alleluia!                                      

 

Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia.

For the Lord is risen indeed, alleluia.

 

Let us pray:
O God, who through the resurrection of Thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ didst vouchsafe to give joy to the world: grant, we beseech thee, that through His Mother, the Virgin Mary, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE RECESSIONAL HYMN

 

Jesus is Lord! Creation's voice proclaims it,

for by his power each tree and flower was 

planned and made.

Jesus is Lord! The universe declares it –

sun, moon and stars in heaven cry: `

Jesus is Lord!'

 

Jesus is Lord, Jesus is Lord!

Praise him with alleluias,

 for Jesus is Lord.

 

Jesus is Lord! Yet from his throne eternal

in flesh he came to die in pain on Calvary's

tree.

Jesus is Lord! From him all life proceeding –

yet gave his life a ransom thus setting us free. R.

 

Jesus is Lord! O'er sin the mighty conqueror;

from death he rose and all his foes shall own

his name.

Jesus is Lord! God sends his Holy Spirit

to show by works of power that Jesus is Lord. R.               D.J. Mansel

Prayers for use after Mass

 

O Lord Jesus Christ you have come into our lives

as a willing guest and humble servant:

Take us and make us yours now and always.

We offer you the time that lies before us;

for your honour and glory. Amen.

 

Soul of Christ, sanctify me; Body of Christ, save me;

Blood of Christ, inebriate me; water from the side of Christ, wash me;

Passion of Christ, strengthen me; O Good Jesus, hear me;

Within thy wounds hide me; suffer me not to be separated from thee;

From the malicious enemy defend me; at the hour of my death call me;

And bid me come to thee; that with thy saints I may praise thee; for all eternity. Amen.

 

COMMUNICATION:

If you hear of anyone in our congregations who are ill or especially if they are in hospital, will you please make sure that either Fr John or one of the Churchwardens are informed.

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