Common Worship: Collects and Post Communions (Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England)

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The arrangement of the Sundays of Epiphany in the Revised Common Lectionary deliberately draws out these aspects. One of the Post Communions of Apostles and Evangelists is used ( here). 14 September Holy Cross Day Red Collect The gifts presented may be any one or all three of the traditional gifts. The Christmas collections may appropriately be offered at this point. The wine presented may appropriately be the wine for use in celebrations of Holy Communion during the year. 7 Canticles One of the Post Communions of Apostles and Evangelists is used ( here). 31 May The Visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth White Collect a Collect ends ‘Through Jesus Christ … now and for ever’, the minister may use the shorter ending, ‘Through Jesus Christ our Lord’, to which the people respond ‘Amen’, and omit the longer Trinitarian ending. The longer ending is to be preferred at Holy Communion.

When the procession has taken place earlier in the service, then at the end a hymn may be sung, or the canticle Nunc dimittis in one of the forms here may be used. New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. References to the psalms are to the Common Worship psalter ( here). When other versions are used, such adaptations are made as necessary. One of the Post Communions of Apostles and Evangelists is used ( here). 14 May Matthias Red CollectOne of the Post Communions of Apostles and Evangelists is used ( here). 24 June The Birth of John the Baptist White Collect The Book of Common Prayer original listed in italics after C or PC may be used in place of the corresponding Common Worship Collect or Post Communion indicated. The president of the rite should normally be a bishop or a priest. The acclamations may appropriately be made by a deacon. 6 Gifts

With suitable hymns and carols this service forms an Epiphany Procession or Epiphany Carol Service, at the climax of which is the Renewal of the Covenant or of baptismal vows. Places are indicated for hymns and carols, but they may be omitted or inserted in other places. 3 Holy Communion The psalm or canticle follows the first reading; other hymns and songs may be used between the readings. Gospel Reading

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these tables, verses are stated inclusively. The letter a after the number of a verse signifies the first part of that verse; the letter b the second part. If it is desired to combine this service with a celebration of Holy Communion, the Lord’s Prayer, the final hymn and the blessing are omitted, and the Liturgy of the Sacrament begins after the Renewal of the Covenant, with the Peace. In this case, ‘The New Creation is Revealed in the Water made Wine’ may be more appropriately used after the Renewal of the Covenant. 4 Movement This provision is always used from the day after the Presentation of Christ in the Temple until the first of the Sundays before Lent. Collect If the procession takes place earlier in the service, the congregation assembles in a convenient place. Candles are distributed before the procession, which may take place at the beginning or before the reading of the Gospel.