Liturgy for the Jubilee Year 1

May 25, 2021

UCCP Tacloban, Leyte
9 o’clock in the morning

Theme: “Building a future where healing and reconciliation reside”

The chancel is already set.

Greetings
Introduction of the speaker

The Act of Gathering

Sounding the Various Instruments ending with the sound of the budyong
Dance of Celebration (indigenous movement)
Bringing in the symbols of our unity
Bible
Christ candle (lighted)
The UCCP logo
The Jubilee logo

Bishops and worship leaders walk towards the chancel

Sounding of the gong

Time of quiet remembrance of those who have passed on

and who have devoted their lives in the ministry of healing

Opening Sentences
Leader: We gather as pilgrims on a journey of faith.
People: We come seeking the awareness of God’s presence as we travel on.
Leader: We come seeking light for our darkness, strength in our weakness.
People: We gather to build a future where healing is experienced.
All : We come to build a future where reconciliation resides.
All: Shine in our hearts, O God, with the light of your love.

The Act of Praising

Hymn (while singing, the themes over the years are projected on the screen)

People of God, Let us Adore Together

Words: Proceso U. Udarbe, 2001
Music: Elman S. Caguindangan, 2001
Waray Translation Team
UCCP Hymnal of a Faith Journey (HFJ) 241

People of God, let us adore together Waray translation here (st. 1)

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Christ who has called us from night and into day
We’ve been redeemed by his eternal goodness;
To live up to his love and holiness.
The Church’s One Foundation
Words: Samuel J. Stone, 1866; alt.
Music: Samuel Wesley, 1864
Ilocano Translation __________
HFJ 242 / which Ilocano Hymnal and page number??

The church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ our Lord; Ilocano translation here (st. 1)
We are Christ’s new creation by water and the word;
From heav’n Christ came and sought us
in love to set us free;
with precious blood Christ brought us for all eternity

People of God, Let us Adore Together

TIghubad: Cebuano Translation Team 2003
UCCP HFJ 241

Body of Christ magnificent is our name; Lawas ni Cristo O Pagka-hamili;

We are in holy communion with the Lord; May pakig-dugtong kita sa Ginoo;
We trust him for the life that he has given; Nagsalig ta kaniya nga nagluwas,
To save us from our death and sin and shame. Gikan sa kamatayon ug sala.

The Church’s One Foundation

Tagalog Trans. Vicente Mar. Aguila
Ang Imnaryong Kristiyano (1991) 256

Elect from every nation, yet one o’er all the earth, Daming lingkod ni Cristong sa mundo’y nagkalat,
One charter of salvation, one God, one faith, one birth, S’ya rin ang Panginoon at Tagapagligtas
One name together blessing, one holy food we share, Taglay nati’ pag-asa na angkop at dapat
To one hope we are pressing at one with work and prayer. Tunay din ang tiwala sa buhay N’yang gawad.

Opening Prayer
Faithful God, we thank you that when we walk close to you in this earthly pilgrimage, the valley
of the weeper becomes a place of springs. We thank you for all those who walked in faith before
us, acting in courage and seeking your ways. Grant us wisdom and courage for the living of these
days; through the grace of Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Act of Confession

Invitation (with liturgical movements; can be sung solo with guitar accompaniment)
Suriin Mo
Gary Maquiso Granada

Suriin Mo ang aking diwa, Gawin mong kalugod-lugod

Suriin Mo ang pang-unawa ng Iyong abang lingkod
Damdaming di kaaya-aya sa puso ko ay ihayag
Nang ako ay mapalaya sa biyaya Mo’t habag.

Linisin Mo ang aking diwa, Gawin mong kalugod-lugod

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 Linisin Mo ang pang-unawa ng Iyong abang lingkod
Isipang di kaaya-aya sa malay ko ay ihayag
Nang ako ay mapalaya sa biyaya Mo’t habag.

Baguhin Mo ang aking diwa, Gawin mong kalugod-lugod

Baguhin Mo ang pang-unawa ng Iyong abang lingkod
Gawaing di kaaya-aya sa buhay ko ay ihayag
Nang ako ay mapalaya sa biyaya Mo’t habag.

Moment of Silence (individual prayers) (with sounds of nature)

Write the invitation…..

Prayer

Assurance of God’s Pardon (Minister) (use any kind of oil available in the household)
Write the assurance …

The Act of Fellowship

The Passing of the Peace
c/o Rommel
The Act of Proclamation
The Word is read
Number 21.4-9 The Bronze Snake (reader holding a ‘bronze snake’)
The Word is sung (Anthem)
2 Chron. 7.14 If My People (which choir will sing?)
The Word is narrated
Mark 2. 1-12 Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man
The Word is acted (pre-recorded by Teatro Shema)
Rev. 21.1-4

Song response Ang Pulong Mo, Ginoo

Your Living Word, O Savior
Elena G. Maquiso, 1969
HFJ Tagalog Translation Team 2013
HFJ 352

Ang pulong mo, Ginoo, hayag sa kinabuhi Ang Salita mo Kristo ilaw sa aming buhay;
Kamatuurang hingpit nga among saliganan. Katotohanan tatanglaw, aming sandigan tunay.

The Word is preached Bishop Moriles

Moment of Silence

The Act of Affirmation

Affirmation of Faith and Mission (altogether)
We are all one in mission; we are all one in call,
Our varied gifts united by Christ, the Lord of all.
A single great commission compels us from above
To plan and work together that all may know Christ’s love.

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 We all are called for service, to witness in God’s name.
Our ministries are different, our purpose is the same:
To touch the lives of others by God’s surprise grace,
So every folk and nation may feel God’s warm embrace.

Now let us be united, and let our song be heard.

Now let us be a vessel for God’s redeeming Word.
We all are one in mission; we all are one in call,
Our varied gifts united by Christ, the Lord of all.
Hymn
Hymn of Our Faith Journey
Helen S. Tejero, 2001
HFJ 1
The Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer is the Great Triune God of our lives.
All creation finds purpose and meaning and meaning and fulfillment in God’s wondrous plan.
In Christ God became flesh to dwell among us, through the Spirit we’re guided along.
God empowers us all to live out our faith, to the glory of the Triune God.

We’re created to be in God’s image, men and women in equality.

God anointed us all for the service and be stewards of all God’s great works.
To live in communion with all creation and establish a just social life.

God’s inspired instrument to instruct us is the Bible, the great Word of God,
To illumine, to guide and correct us, and to brighten our pathway to heaven.
God is working to make us new beings in Christ, and the whole world, God’s kingdom to be,
Where God’s presence is felt, the hungry are fed, the oppressed and the captives are freed.

We have triumphed over death with our Savior, Jesus Christ is our own risen Lord.
He will gather us all in his fullness, to inherit the Kingdom of God.
He has given the gift of eternal life, so that all who believe may be saved.
We all look forward to his coming again, to gather us all in his fold.

The Act of Offering

Invitation
Offertory (can have a choral offertory anthem here)
Prayer Panalangini and Among Halad
Elena G. Maquiso, 1961
Based on an old Ilonggo tune
HFJ 97
Panalangini ang among halad, Grant now your blessing upon this off’ring,
Nga gidala na diha kanimo, that we are bringing with our thanksgiving,
Ang grasya mo unta ang maangkon, May you bestow on us your children,
O Amahan, Amen. Your grace and mercy, Amen.

The Celebration of the Lord’s Supper

Use ginger tea and moron -- c/o rommel and ferdi

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 The Act of Dedication

The choir sings (virtual?) as people move towards the hospital site
and brings the Christ candle and the symbol of the Bronze serpent.

(to be flashed on the screen the ministries of the UCCP particularly the healing ministry)

Reading of the Narrative of the Healing Ministry of UCCP Tacloban c/o Frank

Choral Anthem (virtual, which choir will sing?)

By the entrance of the United Shalom Medical Center

Litany of Dedication c/o rommel and ferdi

Write the litany mentioning the water, oil, the bronze serpent

Hymn (with keyboard/piano, guitar, drums & percussions)

We Are One in Community
Roy Mark Berame, Jr.
HFJ 273

We are one in community, united by the spirit, and bound with freedom and love
We are called to be brothers, sisters, family.
We are bound in Jesus Christ, in him we work and praise the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
The Good News of salvation, proclaimed in words and deeds.

We are one in community, together we are working with understanding, respect,

Sharing love to all God’s command we will obey,
Reconciling us to God, and caring for the weak and hungry, freedom to the captives,
Rebuke to all the wicked, to share God’s Holy Word.

We are one in community, empowered by the spirit, now working in you and me.
Diff’rent gifts bestowed we must work in one accord,
For we serve one Lord alone, so we shall break the walls dividing, break all pride and prejudice,
To share the love of Jesus and greet each one Shalom!

Closing Prayer (by the assigned bishop)

Blessing (use coconut leaves / wasiwas )
Sounding the Budyong
Sounding of all instruments

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Sources:
Opening Sentences adapted from Flames of the Spirit, ed. Ruth C. Duck (1985)
Opening Prayer Alludes to Ps. 84.9; a paraphrase of the hymn “God of Grace and God of Glory” by H.E. Fosdick
lifted from Flames of the Spirit, ed. Ruth C. Duck (1985)
Affirmation of Faith and Mission adapted from the hymn “We All Are One in Mission” words by Rusty Edwards
from The Faith We Sing, Methodist Hymnal, Pew Edition (2000)

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