IN MEMORY OF IRENE McCORMACK

Short recalling of Irene’s life and death

CALL TO WORSHIP                                      

L:           O God, active in our lives

R:           Call us to live into our name

L:           O God, sending us to the service of               others

R:           Call us to live into our name

L:           Loving, provident God, aware of our               weakness

R:           Call us to live into our name

(For Evening Prayer)

LIGHTING OF THE EVENING LIGHTS

As the lights are lit and the Easter Candle brought into our midst (with incense if you would like) sing:

Christ be our Light,

Shine in our hearts, shine in the darkness,

Christ be our Light

Shine in your church gathered today

There follows a time of looking back over the day and thanking our God for all that has been part of it

HYMN

(Morning ) Blest be the Lord – Dan Schutte

(Evening) I Found the Treasure (Steadfast Love)

PSALM

Ant: She found the pearl of great price and sold all to buy it

(Morning) Psalm 5

To my words give ear O Lord give heed to my groaning.

Attend to the sound of my cries my King and my God.

It is you whom I invoke O Lord. In the morning you hear me;

In the morning I offer you my prayer, watching and waiting.

You are no God who loves evil; no sinner is your guest.

The boastful shall not stand their ground before your face.

You hate all who do evil; you destroy all who lie.

Deceitful and bloodthirsty people are hateful to you, O Lord.

But I through the greatness of your love have access to your house.

I bow down before your holy temple, filled with awe.

Lead me Lord, in your justice, because of those who lie in wait;

Make clear your way before me.

No truth can be found in their mouths, their heart is all mischief,

Their throat a wide-open grave, all honey their speech.

Declare them guilty O God. Let them fail in their designs.

Drive them out for their many offences, for they have defied you.

All those you protect shall be glad and ring out their joy.

You shelter them; in you they rejoice, those who love your name.

Lord, it is you who bless the upright:

You surround them with favour as with a shield.

(Evening) Psalm 27

The Lord is my light and my help; whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life; before whom shall I shrink?

When evildoers draw near to devour my flesh,

It is they, my enemies and foes, who stumble and fall.

Though an army encamp against me my heart would not fear.

Though war break out against me even then would I trust.

There is one thing I ask of the Lord, for this I long,

To live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,

To savour the sweetness of the Lord, to behold God’s temple.

For God makes me safe in his tent in the day of evil.

God hides me in the shelter of his tent, on a rock I am secure.

And now my head shall be raised above my foes who surround me

And I shall offer within God’s tent a sacrifice of joy.

I will sing and make music for the Lord.

O Lord, hear my voice when I call; have mercy and answer.

Of you my heart has spoken: “seek God’s face.”

It is your face O Lord that I seek; hide not your face.

Dismiss not your servant in anger; you have been my help.

Do not abandon or forsake me, O God my help!

Though my mother and father forsake me, the Lord will receive me.

Instruct me Lord in your way; on an even path lead me.

When they lie in ambush protect me from my enemies’ greed.

False witnesses rise against me, breathing out fury.

I am sure I shall see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living.

In the Lord hold firm and take heart. Hope in the Lord!

Copyright: Psalm texts taken from ‘The Psalms, Grail Translation from the Hebrews (c) 1963,1986, 1993, 2000 A P Watt Ltd. London.

On behalf of the Grail. England. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

A short silence

READINGS

2Corinthians 4:6-11

from a letter of Irene’s 12th February, 1990:

“Coming back (to Huasahuasi) I didn’t feel heroic or about to do world shattering things but rather hoping only to give a little encouragement by just choosing to be here and hopefully for the young people… to ‘normalise’ life a little and give them some joy…”

GOSPEL CANTICLE

Morning: Benedictus (sung Bernadette Farrell or any sung or spoken version)

Evening: Magnificat (sung Bernadette Farrell or any sung or spoken version)

LITANY OF INTERCESSIONS

L:           That we may proclaim the death and life of Jesus in our lives,

              We pray:

R:           Turn to us, God of life

L:           That we seek peace and not violence in all that we do,

              We pray:

R:           Turn to us, God of life

L:           That we search for the pearl of great price,

              We pray:

R:           Turn to us, God of life

L:           That the glory on the face of Christ shine in our hearts,

              We pray:

R:           Turn to us, God of life

Other prayers may be added

Our Father

CLOSING PRAYER

We proclaim your mighty deeds, O God,

You did not allow your servant Irene

To be deterred by threats or broken by evil;

Grant that we too may face the trials of this world

With courage and unconquered spirit.

We make this prayer through our Risen Lord Jesus Christ,

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

God, forever and ever.

Amen.

BLESSING

A:           Go forth in peace

B:           Be of good courage

A:           Hold fast to that which is good

B:           Render to no one evil for evil

A:           Strengthen the fainthearted

B:           Support the weak

A:           Help the afflicted

B:           Respect all people

A:           May God bless us in all that we do

B:           Let us go to love and serve the Lord

A:           rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit

All:         Thanks be to God