The First Sunday in Lent
T HE H OLY E UC HARIS T February 18, 2024 Welcome to the Monastery Chapel. We warmly invite you to participate fully in our worship. Prelude
Variations on “Heinlein”
Christa Rakich
Entrance Hymn
Forty days and forty nights
Hymnal 150
Opening Acclamation Presider
Blessed be the God of our salvation:
People
Who bears our burdens and forgives our sins.
Confession and Absolution of Sin Deacon
God of all mercy,
People
we confess that we have sinned against you, opposing your will in our lives. We have denied your goodness in each other, in ourselves, and in the world you have created. We repent of the evil that enslaves us, the evil we have done, and the evil done on our behalf. Forgive, restore, and strengthen us through our Savior Jesus Christ, that we may abide in your love and serve only your will. Amen.
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