Readings:
Acts 2:1-11; Romans 8:8-17; John 14:15-16
The reading from Acts stops at verse 11 but what follows is interesting.
Amazed and confused, they kept asking each other, “What does this mean?” But others made fun of the believers, saying, “These people are drunk!” Acts 2;12-13.
The Lukan community looking back at the start of their existence remember confusion, risk, chaos and ridicule, but also, right from the start, a story of mission across ethnic barriers. The Holy Spirit does not appear to be an agent of stasis, instead creating new realities that confound the established order and overturn boundaries.
We are continuing with the Mass of Glory and Praise by Paul Mason but substituting the Celtic Alleluia for the Gospel acclamation because we know how to sing the response. The sequence for Pentecost is to the tune of Song of Joy.
Entrance: Lord, the Light of Your Love (Kendrick) AOV 2/59
Psalm 103 (McKenna)
Lord, send out your Spirit and renew the face of the earth.
Gifts: Enemy of Apathy (Bell-Maule) AOV 2/75
Communion: Come to the Table (Burland) AOV NG 33
Thanksgiving: Holy Spirit of Fire (Mangan)
Recessional: Hearts on Fire (Mangan) AOV NG 62
Come Down, O Love Divine [Littledale / DOWN AMPNEY]
Holy Spirit, Lord Divine [Scagnelli / HYMN TO JOY]
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, Come [anonymous / TALLIS’ ORDINAL]
Communio [Motyka]
The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve [Dufner / AZMON]
Gathering: Send Us Your Spirit (Haas)
Sprinkling: Rain Down (Cortez)
Mass Parts: Mass of St. Ann (Bolduc)
Psalm: Lord, Send Out Your Spirit (Haas)
Gifts: Holy Spirit, Come Now (Manibusan)
Communion: One Bread, One Body (Foley)
We Are Many Parts (Haugen)
Closing: The Spirit Sends Us Forth (Dufner; AZMON)
Sequence: Come, Holy Spirit, on Us Shine (Siwek; Haugen’s adaptation of O FILII ET FILIAE)