Jubilee service of celebration and thanksgiving for the Queen's Jubilee

St Peter and St Paul, Blockley

and St Lawrence, Bourton on the Hill

Sunday 5 June 2022 

Hymn 357 All people that on earth do dwell

Welcome and prayer

O Lord, open our lips and our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Let your ways be known upon earth, your saving power among the nations.

We gather to worship God in thanksgiving for the seventy years of faithful service of our Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth. We give thanks for her example of faithfulness to God and to her people and pray God’s blessing on her that she may continue to fulfil the promises she has made with generosity and joy.

Gracious God, we give you thanks for the reign of your servant Elizabeth our Queen, and for the example of loving and faithful service which she has shown among us. Help us to follow her example of dedication and to commit our lives to you and to one another, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Hymn 264          The Spirit lives to set us free

First Reading from Proverbs 8.1–16

Does not wisdom call,

And does not understanding raise her voice?

On the heights, beside the way,

At the crossroads she takes her stand;

beside the gates in front of the town,

At the entrance of the portals she cries out:

“To you, O people, I call,

And my cry is to all that live.

O simple ones, learn prudence;

Acquire intelligence, you who lack it.

Hear, for I will speak noble things,

And from my lips will come what is right;

for my mouth will utter truth;

Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

All the words of my mouth are righteous;

There is nothing twisted or crooked in them.

They are all straight to one who understands

And right to those who find knowledge.

Take my instruction instead of silver,

And knowledge rather than choice gold;

for wisdom is better than jewels,

And all that you may desire cannot compare with her.

I, wisdom, live with prudence,

And I attain knowledge and discretion.

The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.

Pride and arrogance and the way of evil

And perverted speech I hate.

I have good advice and sound wisdom;

I have insight, I have strength.

By me kings reign, and rulers decree what is just;

By me rulers rule, and nobles, all who govern rightly.

Second Reading from Luke 22.24-30

A dispute also arose among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest. But Jesus said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so with you; rather the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like one who serves. For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.

You are those who have stood by me in my trials; and I confer on you, just as my Father has conferred on me, a kingdom, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

I declare before you all that my whole life

whether it be long or short shall be

devoted to your service...

But I shall not have strength to carry out

this resolution alone unless you join in it with me,

as I now invite you to do:

I know that your support will be unfailingly given.

God help me to make good my vow,

and God bless all of you

who are willing to share in it.

Princess Elizabeth, 21 April 1947

Hymn 595 Be thou my vision

A Reflection by Revd Canon Dana Delap

An Anthem

Prayers of Intercession

O God, you provide for your people by your power,

and rule over them in love:
receive the gratitude which we offer this day
for your servant Elizabeth our Queen.

Heavenly Father, we give you thanks and praise today

for the Queen’s many years of service;

her faith and devotion to duty and her care for her people.

Lord, in your mercy

hear our prayer.

We pray for continued strength for

The Queen to fulfil her duty

and for all the Royal Family as they support her.

Send your blessing upon her work,
that under her we may be wisely governed,
and all people may serve you in faith, hope, and love.

Lord, in your mercy

hear our prayer.

O God, bless all members of the Commonwealth of nations,

bound together under one Queen.

Help us always to take seriously our great responsibilities,

and set before us an example of integrity and justice,

faith, courage, duty, self-discipline, and fairness,

that we may foster the peace and goodwill  

that gives you alone the glory.

Lord, in your mercy

hear our prayer.

King of kings and Lord of lords,

fill the hearts of all in authority with the love of your laws,

and with all that is righteous and life-giving, that, together with them,

we may be wise and worthy stewards of your gifts.

We pray for the needs of the world; the sick and for all who suffer.

Lord, in your mercy

hear our prayer.

We join our prayers together in the Lord’s Prayer.

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come; thy will be done;

on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation;

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

the power, and the glory

for ever and ever. Amen.

The Act of Dedication

As we give thanks for Her Majesty’s service to us all, let us dedicate our own lives once again to the love and service of God and neighbour.

 Lord of our lives and Father of all,
grant that our thanksgiving
may prove itself in service
to you and to our Queen,

our country and one another,

for your Name’s sake. Amen.

Hymn 739 Now thank we all our God

When I spoke to you last...

I asked you all, whatever your religion,

to pray for me on the day of my Coronation

- to pray that God would give me wisdom

and strength to carry out the promises

that I should then be making...

I have been uplifted and sustained

by the knowledge that your thoughts

and prayers were with me.

Her Majesty the Queen, Coronation Day, 2 June 1953

 The Blessing

God grant to the living, grace;
to the departed, rest;
to the Church, the Queen,

the Commonwealth, and all humankind, peace and concord;

and to us and all his servants, life everlasting;

and the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
be among you and remain with you always. Amen.

The National Anthem

God save our gracious Queen!
Long live our noble Queen!
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen.

Thy choicest gifts in store
On her be pleased to pour,
Long may she reign.
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause,
To sing with heart and voice,
God save the Queen.