Institution HC
Institution HC
Institution HC
Just as in a single human body there are many limbs and organs, all with
different functions, so we who are united with Christ, though many,
form one body, and belong to one another as its limbs and organs. We
have gifts allotted to each of us by God’s grace.
Romans 12: 5, 6 (REB)
The bishop says appropriate words of welcome and introduction
The archdeacon presents the incumbent-elect to the bishop and says
Bishop, I present for institution the Reverend ….,
who has been nominated to serve as incumbent of this parish.
The bishop commends the nominee to the prayers of the congregation and
silence is kept.
THE COLLECT
God our Father, Lord of all the world,
we thank you that through your Son
you have called us into the fellowship of your universal church:
Hear our prayer for your faithful people
that in their vocation and ministry
they may be instruments of your love,
and give to this your servant ….
the needful gifts of grace;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
When appropriate the collect of the day may be used.
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Proclaiming and Receiving the Word
The Ember Day readings (p.70 of the Book of Common Prayer)
or the readings of the Day are used.
THE PSALM
The Institution
THE DECLARATIONS
The First Form
The bishop says to the registrar
Let the Declarations required by the Constitution of the Church of
Ireland be made and signed.
or
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The Second Form
If the declarations have already been made, the bishop asks the registrar
Have the Declarations required by the Constitution of the Church of
Ireland been made and signed?
The bishop and the rector stand and face the people, and the bishop says
I present .... to you as your rector.
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Welcome him in the name of the Lord!
In the name of the Lord we greet you.
Applause is appropriate.
The Commission
The First Form
The bishop says to the people
Brothers and sisters in Christ, as members of this parish you are called
together to be the Body of Christ, serving God’s kingdom, and living
together through the power of the Holy Spirit. You are called to witness
to the love of Christ and to serve others in the name of Christ.
The apostle Paul writes: ‘I beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to
which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with
patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to main-
tain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.’ Ephesians 4: 1-3
The bishop and the rector go to the DOOR, the FONT, a PRAYER DESK, the
LECTERN or PULPIT and the LORD’S TABLE
All say
Keep watch, Lord, over our going out and our coming in,
from this time forth for evermore.
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The rector says
With the help of the Lord, I will.
All say
God has adopted us by baptism into his church
we are members of the household of faith.
While the rector stands at a prayer desk (which may suitably be placed in the aisle
of the church to represent the offering of intercession in the name of the whole people
of God) a member of the congregation says
Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and suppli-
cation with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And
the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts
and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4: 6 (RSV)
All say
We meet together as God’s people
we pray in Christ’s name
God’s Spirit is with us.
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The rector says
With the help of the Lord, I will.
While the rector stands in the pulpit or at the lectern a member of the
congregation says
All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for
correction and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who
belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3: 16-17
All say
God’s word is a lantern to our feet,
a light to our paths,
a strength in our lives.
The bishop says to the rector
Proclaim the word of God. Be faithful in preaching it so that the people
may grow in godliness and understanding.
The rector says
With the help of the Lord, I will.
While the rector stands at the Lord’s Table (in the position normally occupied by
the presiding minister during the Great Thanksgiving) a member of the congregation
says
As often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the
Lord’s death until he comes. 1 Corinthians 11: 26
All say
We share the bread,
we drink the cup.
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
The bishop says
Break the bread and bless the cup. Celebrate this joyful thanksgiving
with God's people that together you may be built up as the Body of
Christ.
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The Second Form
The bishop says to the people
Brothers and sisters in Christ, as members of this parish you are called
together to be the Body of Christ, serving God’s kingdom, and living
together through the power of the Holy Spirit. You are called to witness
to the love of Christ and to serve others in the name of Christ.
The apostle Paul writes: ‘I beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to
which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with
patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to main-
tain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.'’ Ephesians 4: 1-3
Members of the congregation bring forward symbols of the teaching, pastoral and
sacramental ministry of an incumbent.
All say
God’s word is a lantern to our feet,
a light to our paths,
a strength in our lives.
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A container of water is presented, with these words:
Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28: 19
All say
God has adopted us by baptism into his church.
We are members of the household of faith.
All say
We meet together as God’s people
we pray in Christ’s name
God’s Spirit is with us.
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A member of the congregation presents bread and wine and says
As often as you eat this bread and drink the cup,
you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 1 Corinthians 11: 26
All say
We share the bread
we drink the cup.
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
All say
May our Heavenly Father
grant us the inward anointing of the Holy Spirit
and restore us to wholeness and strength.
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A churchwarden brings forward the key of the church and says
I was glad when they said to me,
let us go to the House of the Lord. Psalm 122: 1
All say
Keep watch O Lord
over our going out and our coming in,
from this time forth for evermore.
All say
Give us the will to be the servants of others
as Jesus Christ was the servant of all.
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PRAYER
The bishop may place the rector in the accustomed prayer desk or stall.
The rector alone kneels before the bishop and the bishop says
…., the care of God's people in this parish has been committed to you.
May the Lord pour out his Holy Spirit on you and equip you to fulfil
the sacred duties with which you have been entrusted.
Rector Amen.
May he give you the spirit of power and of love and of a sound judgment.
May he guard you against the snares of temptation and keep you pure in
heart and steadfast in the right way.
Rector Amen..
In prayer, may the Lord bring new life to your devotion; In praise, may he
deepen your love and gratitude; And may he grant you the needful gifts of
grace to the glory of his name.
Rector Amen.
THE PEACE
The rector, or the bishop when the Eucharist is being celebrated, says
We are the body of Christ,
in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body.
Let us then pursue all that makes for peace and builds up our common-
life.
The peace of the Lord be always with you
and also with you.
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All present exchange a sign of peace.
It is appropriate that representatives of the parish,
other churches in the local area
and the wider local community have an opportunity to greet the rector.
A hymn may be sung.
When there is no Holy Communion the rector leads intercessions and thanksgivings.
If a versicle and response are required after each section, one of the following
may be said or sung:
Lord, in your mercy:
hear our prayer.
or
Lord, hear us:
Lord, graciously hear us.
or
Kyrie eleison.
Accept our prayers through Jesus Christ our Lord, who taught us to pray:
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
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as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen.
or
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 incumbent gives notice of celebrations of the Holy Communion on the following
Sunday.
A hymn may be sung.
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WHEN HOLY COMMUNION IS CELEBRATED
AT THE INSTITUTION
Stand
The bishop takes the bread and wine and may say
Christ our passover has been sacrificed for us
therefore let us celebrate the feast.
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Within the royal priesthood of your Church
you ordain ministers to proclaim your word,
to care for your people
and to celebrate the sacraments of the new covenant:
And so with all your people,
with angels and archangels,
and with all the company of heaven,
we proclaim your great and glorious name,
for ever praising you and saying:
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed are you, Father,
the creator and sustainer of all things;
you made us in your own image,
male and female you created us;
even when we turned away from you,
you never ceased to care for us,
but in your love and mercy you freed us from the slavery of sin,
giving your only begotten Son to become man
and suffer death on the cross to redeem us:
he made there the one complete and all-sufficient sacrifice
for the sins of the whole world:
he instituted, and in his holy Gospel commanded us to continue,
a perpetual memory of his precious death
until he comes again.
On the night that he was betrayed he took bread;
and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat,
this is my body which is given for you.
Do this in remembrance of me.
In the same way, after supper he took the cup;
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and when he had given thanks to you,
he gave it to them, saying, Drink this, all of you,
for this is my blood of the new covenant
which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.
Therefore, Father, with this bread and this cup
we do as Christ your Son commanded:
we remember his passion and death,
we celebrate his resurrection and ascension,
and we look for the coming of his kingdom.
Accept through him, our great high priest,
this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving;
and as we eat and drink these holy gifts,
grant by the power of the life-giving Spirit
that we may be made one in your holy Church
and partakers of the body and blood of your Son,
that he may dwell in us and we in him:
Through the same Jesus Christ our Lord,
by whom, and with whom, and in whom,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all honour and glory are yours, Almighty Father,
for ever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 2
The Lord is here.
His Spirit is with us.
or
The Lord be with you
and also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
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All glory and honour, thanks and praise
be given to you at all times and in all places,
Lord, holy Father, true and living God,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
For he is your eternal Word
through whom you have created all things from the beginning
and formed us in your own image.
In your great love you gave him
to be made man for us and to share our common life.
In obedience to your will
your Son our Saviour offered himself as a perfect sacrifice,
and died on the cross for our redemption.
Through him you have freed us from the slavery of sin
and reconciled us to yourself, our God and Father.
He is our great high priest
whom you raised from death
and exalted to your right hand on high
where he ever lives to intercede for us.
Through him you have sent upon us
your holy and life-giving Spirit
and made us a royal priesthood
called to serve you for ever.
Therefore with angels and archangels
and with all the company of heaven
we proclaim your great and glorious name,
for ever praising you and saying:
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
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in obedience to our Saviour Christ
in remembrance of his death and passion
may be partakers of his body and his blood,
who on the night he was betrayed took bread;
and when he had given you thanks
he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying,
Take, eat. This is my body which is given for you;
Do this in remembrance of me.
After supper, he took the cup,
and again giving you thanks
he gave it to his disciples, saying,
Drink from this, all of you.
This is my blood of the new covenant
which is shed for you and for many
for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.
Father, with this bread and this cup,
we do as our Saviour has commanded:
we celebrate the redemption he has won for us;
we proclaim his perfect sacrifice,
made once for all upon the cross,
his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension;
and we look for his coming
to fulfil all things according to your will.
Christ has died;
Christ is risen;
Christ will come again.
Renew us by your Holy Spirit,
unite us in the body of your Son,
and bring us with all your people
into the joy of your eternal kingdom;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
with whom and in whom,
by the power of the Holy Spirit,
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we worship you, Father almighty,
in songs of never-ending praise:
Blessing and honour and glory and power
are yours for ever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 3
The Lord is here.
His Spirit is with us.
or
The Lord be with you
and also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
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Lord Jesus, we bless you:
you are the bread of life.
At the end of supper
you took the cup of wine, gave thanks, and said,
Drink this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant,
which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins;
do this in remembrance of me.
Lord Jesus, we bless you:
you are the true vine.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ:
dying, you destroyed our death,
rising, you restored our life;
Lord Jesus, come in glory.
Holy Spirit, giver of life,
come upon us now;
may this bread and wine be to us
the body and blood of our Saviour Jesus Christ.
As we eat and drink these holy gifts
make us, who know our need of grace,
one in Christ, our risen Lord.
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Blessed Trinity:
with your whole Church throughout the world
we offer you this sacrifice of thanks and praise
and lift our voice to join the song of heaven,
for ever praising you and saying:
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord,
God of power and might.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Thanks be to you, our God, for your gift beyond words.
Amen. Amen. Amen.
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THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD
The bishop breaks the consecrated bread in preparation for the Communion.
The bread which we break
is a sharing in the body of Christ.
We being many are one body,
for we all share in the one bread.
THE COMMUNION
The bishop says
Draw near with faith.
Receive the body of our Lord Jesus Christ which he gave for you,
and his blood which he shed for you.
Remember that he died for you,
and feed on him in your hearts by faith with thanksgiving.
or
The gifts of God for the people of God.
Jesus Christ is holy,
Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
or
Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God,
who has taken away the sins of the world.
Happy are those who are called to his supper.
Lord, I am not worthy to receive you,
but only say the word and I shall be healed.
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Going Out as God’s People
DISMISSALL
The bishop says the blessing
Almighty God,
stir up in you the gifts of his grace,
sustain each one of you in your ministry;
and the blessing of God almighty,
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,
be with you and remain with you always. Amen.
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NOTES
1. On the first Sunday on which a minister officiates in a church of a
parish or parochial group or union to which he has been instituted there
shall always be a celebration of the Holy Communion at the principal
service.
2. If the bishop is unable to be present he may appoint a deputy to pre-
side at The Institution of an Incumbent. In this instance, the words
‘and to me’ in the paragraph following the delivery of the Act of
Institution are amended to read ‘and to the bishop’. In a similar manner
when the archdeacon is unable to fulfil his designated role a deputy may
be appointed.
3. The above order including the title of the service may be adapted for
use at the licensing of a bishop’s curate, vicar or chaplain.
4. When the first form of the commission is used, it is important that the
font is uncovered and contains water, a Book of Common Prayer be
placed at the prayer desk, a Bible be open on the lectern or pulpit, and
the Holy Table be covered with a fair linen cloth. When the second form
of the Commission is used, it may be appropriate for some or all of the
items presented to the incumbent to be brought from the point in the
church where they would normally be located.
5. Where the declarations are made in the vestry the text should be
included on the service sheet.
6. The Preamble and Declaration adopted by the General Convention
AD 1870 may be found in the Book of Common Prayer (page 776). The
Articles of Religion may be found in the Book of Common Prayer (page
778).
7. Scriptural quotations, except where otherwise indicated, are from the
New Revised Standard Version of the Bible © 1989 The Division of
Christian Education of the National Council of Christian Churches of
the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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THE DECLARATIONS
I, A.B., do hereby solemnly declare that:
1
I approve, and agree to, the Declaration prefixed to the Statutes of the
Church of Ireland, passed at the General Convention, in the year of our
Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy.
2
I assent to the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, and to the Book of
Common Prayer, and of the Ordering of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons.
I believe the doctrine of the Church of Ireland, as therein set forth, to be
agreeable to the Word of God; and in Public Prayer and Administration of the
Sacraments I will use the form in the said Book prescribed, and none other,
except so far as shall be allowed by the lawful authority of the Church.
3
I have not made, by myself or by any other person on my behalf, any payment,
contract, or promise of any kind whatsoever (save that I will faithfully perform
my duty) touching or concerning the obtaining of the
Benefice of N.; nor will I at any time hereafter perform or satisfy, in whole or
in part, any such payment, contract, or promise, made by any other person,
with or without my knowledge or consent.
4
I declare that I do not hold office as an Incumbent, Rector, Vicar, or Licensed
Curate, elsewhere than in Ireland, and that I do not hold any other
Ecclesiastical Office which I have not made known to the Archbishop (or
Bishop) of X.
5
I will render all due reverence and canonical obedience to M., Archbishop (or
Bishop) of X., and his successors, Archbishops (or Bishops) of X., in all law-
ful and honest commands.
6
I promise to submit myself to the authority of the Church of Ireland, and to
the Laws and Tribunals thereof.
7
I subscribe (or have subscribed) the above Declaration, to be instituted to
the Benefice of N. This ... day of ... 20..
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