The Gray Monk

Tewkesbury Abbey

Order for Sung Eucharist

Common Worship
Order One
Traditional Language

Rubrics for the Sub Deacon

Preparation

Having put on a cassock, go to the Sanctuary and check the Missal is marked in the appropriate places and that you can identify which pages you will need to turn to ensure the President is not distracted.

Check the Epistle reading and that the marker is in place for the Confession card. If necessary, rehearse the Epistle silently. Check that the Intercessions are in the Folder with a copy of the Notices turned to show the Sick and Departed. If this is ready, give it to the Crucifer to place on the Sedalia.

Don the Alb, Amice, Girdle and Tunicle about fifteen minutes before the service saying the prayers for each stage printed on the card at your station. Wait for the Deacon and President to finish robing, then lead the Deacon and President to the Chapel of St John and St Catherine for the Preparation with the Servers. Take up position on the South side facing the Servers and to the President’s left.

At the end of the Preparation, take the President’s Prayer Card and hand yours and his to the Servers, then retrieve the Gospel Missal from the Sacristy and take up your position in the Procession between the Crucifer and the Deacon, facing East. The Missal should be held comfortably in both hands with the spine to your left.

Once the President has blessed the incense, respond to his bow and turn “right about” to follow the Crucifer keeping about six feet between yourself and the crucifer. On reaching the Black paviours at the head of the nave, turn sharply left toward the congregation and then, when in line with the upright marking the Eastern edge of the Lectern platform, turn sharply right toward the Pulpit. Stop when in line with the North side of the Chancel screen gate jamb. As the President moves into position between yourself and the Deacon, turn right to face the High Altar and bow together.

The Gathering

President:
+ In the name of the Father, And of the Son, And of the Holy Spirit.

All:
Amen

When the President turns to face the congregation for the Greeting, turn to your right and face the President. Respond to his greeting with the congregation.

President:
The Lord be with you

All:
And with thy spirit.

President:
Grace, mercy and peace, From God our Father And the Lord Jesus Christ Be with you.

All:
Amen.

The President turns to face East and begins the Collect for Purity, the Deacon and Sub Deacon turn with him to face East.

All:
Almighty God, Unto whom all hearts are open
All desires known,
And from whom no secrets are hid:
Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
By the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit,
That we may perfectly love thee,
And worthily magnify thy Holy Name,
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen

The Prayers of Penitence

The President faces the congregation, with the Deacon and Sub Deacon facing inwards as he exhorts the people to confess…

President:
God so loved the world
That He gave His only begotten Son Jesus Christ
To save us from our sins,
To be our advocate in heaven,
And to bring us to eternal life.

Let us confess our sins in penitence and faith,
Firmly resolved to keep God’s commandments
And to live in love and peace with all.

All:
Almighty God, our heavenly Father,
We have sinned against thee
And against our neighbour,In thought and word and deed,
Through negligence, through weakness,
Through our own deliberate fault.We are heartily sorry
And repent of all our sins.
For the sake of thy Son Jesus Christ,
Who died for us,Forgive us all that is past,
And grant that we may thee in newness of life
To the glory of the name.
Amen

Choir:
The Choir sing the Kyrie eleison.

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy,
(Kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison.)
Christ have mercy, Christ have mercy, Christ have mercy,
(Christe eleison, Christe eleison, Christe eleison)Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy,
(Kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison, kyrie eleison.)

At the end of the Kyrie, the President turns to face the congregation, the Deacon and Sub Deacon face toward him on either side and the Sub Deacon opens the Missal to the Prayer Card, holding it so that the President can read the Absolution.

President:
Almighty God
Who forgives all who truly repent,
Have mercy upon you,
Pardon and deliver you from all your sins,
Confirm and strengthen you in all goodness,
And keep you in life eternal;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All:
Amen

The Sacred Ministers turn and face East for the Gloria.

The Gloria in Excelsis

President:
(Sings) Glory be to God on high ... (Or: Gloria in excelsis deo ...)

Choir & People

Glory be to God on high,
Glory be to God on high,
And in earth peace, good will towards men,
We praise thee, we bless thee,
We worship thee, we glorify thee,
We give thanks for thy great glory,

O Lord God, heavenly King,God the Father Almighty.
O Lord the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ:
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
That takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy upon us.
Thou that takest away the sins of the world,
Receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father,
Have mercy upon us.

For thou only art holy;
(Deacon & Sub Deacon:
Sub Deacon takes two steps forward and turns to stand in front of the President the Missal open to the Collect the Deacon takes one step forward and faces North.NOTE: If the Choir sing a special setting or a Latin Gloria, the Deacon and Sub Deacon must judge their cue to move carefully and move to position as the Choir reach the end.)
Thou only art the Lord;
Thou only O Christ,
With the Holy Ghost,
Art the Most High,
In the Glory of God the Father.
Amen

The Collect for the Day

President:
Let us pray (A brief silence may be kept before the President sings the Collect.)

All:
Amen

Sub Deacon:
The Sub Deacon returns to his place at the President’s side facing East. They bow together then turn right and the Deacon leads the President to the Sedalia, with the Sub Deacon mounting to the Lectern as he reaches this.

The Reading

Sub Deacon:
The Sub Deacon reads the Epistle, introducing it with the words …
A reading from the [Epistle/Book] of [ ] [to the ( *)] At the end of the reading he says …
This is the word of the Lord.

All:
Thanks be to God.

The Gospel Proclamation

The Sub Deacon takes the Missal and returns to the Sedalia and stands at his seat facing East. The Gradual Hymn will be sung (unannounced), by the Choir and congregation, while the Deacon receives the incense and assists the President to charge the thurible. The Sub Deacon steps off the Sedalia and joins the Deacon, as the Thurifer moves away. While the Deacon receives the Gospel Blessing, the Sub Deacon should face East and turn the Missal so that the spine is now to his right. When the Deacon faces him after the Blessing, passes the Missal to the Deacon. Both turn North and move to the line of Black paviours, and then move across to the centre of the Screen gate as the Acolytes move from the North Side in line across.

The Gospel Procession

The Deacon bows to the East and all bow with him, then turn “right about” to follow the Thurifer and Acolytes to the position for the Gospel Proclamation in the Nave.On reaching the stones set in the floor at the Gospel position, the Sub Deacon moves aside one pace short of the stone marked “MM”, turning sharply left and then facing North as the Deacon passes, before following the Deacon to stand on the MM stone between the Acolytes.The Deacon will turn and face East and pass the Missal, opened to the Gospel, to the Sub Deacon who will hold it at a level convenient to the Deacon to read. The Deacon will Cense the book while the Choir and congregation sing …

Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
(Choir and people)
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
(The Choir sings a verse from the Gospel.)

All:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Deacon: (Sings)
The Lord be withyou.

Choir & People: (Sing)
And with thy spirit.

Deacon: (Sings & Censes the book)
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to (N).

All: (Sing)
Glory be to thee, O Lord.

Deacon:
The Deacon now sings the Gospel, at the end he takes the book from the Sub Deacon and holds it aloft as he proclaims…
This is the Gospel of the Lord.

All:(Sing)
Praise be to thee O Christ.

If the Deacon is preaching, he will hand the Missal back to the Sub Deacon, if not he will carry it prominently, open to the proclaimed Word as they process back to the head of the Nave, bow and return to the Sedalia. If the Sub Deacon has the book he will do the same. The Acolytes take their cue to turn from the Sub Deacon and will turn as he turns to face East. He should wait until they are about two paces away from him before stepping out to follow them. He should stop opposite his seat in the Sedalia, bow and then turn and go to his seat for the sermon, standing until the Preacher’s prayer has been said. He will then assist the Deacon to draw the President’s Chasuble up at the back and sweep it over the back of the Sedalia as the President sits, before sitting himself. It helps to flick the back of his Tunicle clear of the seat as he sits to avoid sitting on it as it will crease badly. (This is especially important if wearing some of the silk or Clothe of Gold vestments!) The front “skirt” should be folded back on itself and the hands placed flat on this during the sermon.

Preacher:

At the end of the Gospel, The Preacher (If it is not the Deacon or Sub Deacon) will mount the steps to the Pulpit and turn to face the President in the Sidellia. Once the Deacon and Sub Deacon are in place he bows to the President and turns to lead the congregation in his introductory prayer.

Should the Deacon or Sub Deacon be the Preacher, he will bow and turn toward the pulpit when in line with the pulpit steps, mount to the Pulpit and then turn to face the President.

The Sermon

At the end of the sermon the Preacher leaves the pulpit and stands at the foot of the stairs for about two minutes. If he is one of the Sacred Ministers he then makes his way back to the Sedalia, if he is to be Verged, the Verger will lead him back to his seat.

The Nicene Creed

The Sacred Ministers will turn East and the President leads the affirmation of Faith. The Sub Deacon should take up the Intercessions Folder as soon as he has turned East.The President begins by singing .....

I believe in one God .....

I believe in one God,
the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,
And of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ (Ministers bow),
The only begotten Son of God,
Begotten of his Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God,
Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father,
By whom all things were made;

Who for us men and for our salvation, Came down from heaven, (Ministers make a profound bow)
And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary,
And was made man,
(Ministers straighten)
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
He suffered and was buried,
And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures,
And ascended into heaven,
And sitteth on the right hand of the Father.
And he shall come again with glory
To judge both the quick and the dead:
Whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord, the giver of life,
Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son,
Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified,
Who spake by the prophets.

And I believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
[Here the Sacred Ministers turn North and step off the Sedalia, the follow the Black Paviours to the Lectern and lead by the Sub Deacon turn across the head of the Nave.]
I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.
And I look for the resurrection of the dead,
And the life of the world to come.
Amen.

The Intercessions

President:
While the President turns to face the congregation, the Sub Deacon takes two steps forward and turns to stand before the President with the Intercessions Folder open to the appropriate place. The Deacon stands facing North opposite the gap between the President and the Sub Deacon, turning pages as necessary for the President. The President invites the congregation to join in the intercessions.The President introduces each intention in turn and the people make the appropriate response to the bidding sentence.At the invocation of the Saints the Hail Mary may be said by all.

Hail Mary, Full of grace, the Lord is with thee,
Blessed art thou among women,
And blessed be the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.

A brief silence may be kept. At the end …

All:
Merciful Father
Accept these prayers
For the sake of thy Son,
Our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen

The President turns to face the congregation and the Deacon and Sub Deacon take their places at his side facing West.

The Peace

The President introduces the Peace.

The President:
The peace of the Lord be always with you.

All:
And with thy spirit.

The Deacon:
Let us offer one another a sign of peace.

The Sacred Ministers share the peace with each other and then the President and the Deacon share the peace with members of the congregation, returning to the Head of the Nave as the Offertory Hymn is started.

The Offertory

The Ministers bow together and then the Sub Deacon leads off moving behind the Crucifer and follows the Acolytes through the Presbytery and into the Sanctuary, on the broad step he turns left and then, when in line with the first candle on the North side of the Cross, faces East again, the Deacon follows and goes to the mirror position on the South side so the President can stand between them.

The Preparation of the Altar

All bow and the Deacon and Sub Deacon mount to the top step, the Sub Deacon places the Intercessions folder on the altar out of the way while the Deacon prepares the chalices. The Acolytes will receive the ciboria and the wine from the congregational representatives and bring these to the Deacon and Sub Deacon. Both turn to face the servers and take the vessels, turning to place these on the Altar. The Sub Deacon must place the two ciboria on the North side of the corporal and remove the covers placing them conveniently alongside them. He must also uncover a third small ciborium which contains the bread to be reserved. The Deacon will fill both chalices with wine and water and place these with one on the South East corner of the corporal and the other on the centre of the corporal behind the Paten.

Both ministers turn to face the President and bow to indicate that the Altar is prepared, then turn East again as he joins them and offers the bread and wine for the Eucharist.

The Deacon and Sub Deacon respond with the words…

President:
Blessed are you Lord God of Hosts, For by your mercy we have this [bread/wine] to offer, etc.

Deacon and Sub Deacon
Blessed be God for ever.

The Deacon will cover the chalices with their palls in preparation for the censing, the Sub Deacon must loosely place the covers on the three ciboria as soon as the prayer of offering is complete.

Receiving the Collection

The President and Ministers turn to face the congregation as the collection is brought up, and the President offers a blessing. All three bow to dismiss the Sidesmen.

Censing the Altar

The Thurifer will move to the step and the Deacon takes the offered boat from the Boat boy and holds it for the President to put incense into the thurible. The boat is returned to the Boat boy and the President blesses the incense. The Thurible is presented to the Deacon (NB: He should take it LEFT HANDED) and he gives it to the President.

The Sacred Ministers face the Altar and bow together. The President censes the Crucifix, the Deacon holds his hand on the pall covering the centre Chalice. With the crucifix censed all bow and the President is lead by the Deacon to the South side of the Altar censing the upper surface and ornaments as he moves, the Sub Deacon keeps station on the President. At the South end the party reverse and return to the centre, all bow and the Sub Deacon now leads to the North side, the President censing the upper surface and ornaments as they move. Direction again reverses and they return to the centre, bow and then move to the North side again before censing along the frontal back to the centre. All bow, then cense the South side of the frontal.With the censing completed, the President hands the Thurible to the Deacon, the Sub Deacon returns to a point level with the first candle on the North side of the cross, and then turns West to step down to the lowest narrow step, turning to face South across the Altar. The Deacon censes the President, then returns the Thurible to the Thurifer and takes his place on the narrow step above the Sub Deacon but to the South of the President’s position, the Deacon and Sub Deacon now face West towards the Thurifer, bow in response to his bow and after being censed turn to face toward each other, leaving the centre space behind the President open.

Positions for the Sacred Ministers at the Sursum Corda

The President turns to face West, and invites the congregation to offer their sacrifice of praise with his.
Pray, my brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours,
May be acceptable to God, the Almighty Father.

All:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
For the praise and glory of His name,
For our good and the good of all his Church.

The Eucharistic Prayer

President:(Sings)
The Lord be with you.

All:
And with thy spirit.

President:
Lift up your hearts

All:
We lift them to the Lord.

President:
Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God

All:
It is meet and right so to do

[The President turns to face the Altar and the Deacon and Sub Deacon move together in line with the President, the Sub Deacon stepping down onto the broad step as he does so. Both turn and face East behind the President.]

President:
It is very meet, right and our bounden duty,
That we should at all times and in all places give thanks unto thee,
O Lord, Holy Father,Almighty, everlasting God,
Through Jesus Christ thine only Son our Lord.

[A Proper preface may be used here, if not, the President continues …]

For he is thy living Word;
Through him thou hast created all things from the beginning,
And fashioned us in thine own image.
Through him thou didst redeem us from the slavery of sin,
Giving him to be born of a woman,
To die upon the cross,
And to rise again for us.
Through him thou hast made us a people for thine own possession,
Exalting him to thy right hand on high,
And sending forth through him thy holy and life-giving spirit.

[As the President begins the next part, the Sub Deacon moves up to the Deacons step and then both move together to take up position on each side of the President.]

Therefore with angels and archangels,And with all the company of heaven,We laud and magnify thy glorious name,Evermore praising thee and singing:

[The Sacred Ministers bow as the choir sings the Sanctus. They stand upright as the choir sings the second line.]

Choir/All:
Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Hosts,
(Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Dominus Deus sabaoth,)
Heaven and earth are full of thy glory
(Pleni sunt coeli et terra Gloria tua.)
Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.
(Hosanna in Excelsis.)

Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord,
(Benedictus qui venit in nominee Domini)
Hosanna in the highest.
(Hosanna in Excelsis.)

[As the choir sings the Hosanna in the Benedictus, the Sub Deacon removes the covers from the ciboria and the Deacon uncovers the chalices.]

President:
Accept our praises, heavenly Father,Through thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ,
And as we follow His example and obey his command,
Grant that by the power of thy Holy Spirit (An Acolyte rings the Tintabulum)
These gifts of bread and wine

(The President holds the host and touches both ciboria and both chalices.)

May be unto us His body and blood.

(The Deacon and Sub Deacon turn to face slightly inward as the President commences the Institution, so that they face the elements.)

Who, in the same night that He was betrayed, took bread;

(The Ministers bow over the elements)

And when He had given thanks to thee,
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.

(The President elevates the Host, then replaces it on the Paten and all genuflect together.)(An Acolyte rings the Tintabulum three times at the elevation and genuflection)

Likewise after supper he took the cup;
And when he had given thanks to thee, he gave it to them, saying:
Drink ye all of this;
For this is the blood of my new covenant,
Which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this as oft as ye shall drink it,
In remembrance of me.

(The President elevates the chalice, then replaces it on the Altar and all genuflect together.)(An Acolyte rings the Tintabulum three times at the elevation and genuflection)

Wherefore O Lord and heavenly father,
We remember his offering of himself
Made once for all upon the cross;
We proclaim his mighty resurrection and glorious ascension;
We look for the coming of his kingdom
And with this bread and this cup
We make memorial of Christ thy Son our Lord.

Great is the mystery of faith.

Choir:
Christ has died,
Christ is risen,
Christ will come again.

President:
Accept through him, our great high priest,This our sacrifice of thanks and praise,And as we eat and drink these holy giftsIn the presence of thy divine majesty,Renew us by thy Holy Spirit,Inspire us with thy love,And unite us in the body of thy Son,Jesus Christ our Lord.The President will raise the paten and the host, the Deacon takes the chalice and raises it with the President’s paten while the President sings .. By whom, and with whom, and in whom,In the unity of the Holy Spirit,All honour and glory be unto thee,O Father almighty,World without end.

All:
Amen

(The Sub Deacon must turn the pages of the Missal to page 448 for the Lord’s Prayer and then keep the place for the President as the service continues.)

The Ministers genuflect together, then the President introduces the Lord’s Prayer.)

The Lord’s Prayer

President (Sings)
Let us pray with confidence as our Saviour has taught us:

All:
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

Breaking the Bread

(The President breaks the consecrated bread, saying …)

President:
We break this breadTo share in the body of Christ

All:
Though we are many, we are one body,
Because we all share one bread.

(The President and Ministers turn to face the congregation and the President says …)

President:
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.
Eat and drink in remembrance that he died for you,
And feed on him in your hearts
By faith with thanksgiving.

[Or

Behold the lamb of God
That taketh away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those who are called to his supper.

All:
Lord I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof,
But speak the word only and my soul shall be healed.]

(The prayer of “Humble Access” may be said next …)

President & People:
We do not presume to come to this thy table,
O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteousness,
but in thy manifold and great mercies.
We are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs from under thy table. But thou art the same Lord whose nature is always to have mercy.
Grant us, therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ and to drink his blood,
that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his body and our souls washed in his most precious blood,
that we may evermore dwell in him and he in us.
Amen

The President first communicates himself, then gives the bread to the Deacon, the Sub Deacon and the Assistant, repeating the motion with the chalice to each. When all have received communion, they all genuflect.

The President then takes one ciborium and the “Gluten Free” host, the Deacon (or the Assistant if he is ordained) takes the second ciborium. The Sub Deacon takes the first Chalice and the Assistant the second. Each takes a purificator (and turns it so that the embroidery is not at the point of contact with the chalice rim), the Sub Deacon goes to the President on the South side and the Assistant to the Deacon on the North.

[NOTE: If the Assistant is ordained, the Deacon has the first chalice and follows the the President, while the Sub Deacon goes to the North side with the Assistant]

Each administers the chalice to the acolyte on his side before continuing to the rail and administering to the people.

The Agnus Dei

The Choir sings the Agnus Dei once they have returned to their stalls.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world; have mercy upon us
(Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi; miserere nobis)
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world; have mercy upon us
(Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi; miserere nobis)
O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world; grant us thy peace.
(Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi; donna nobis pacem.)

This is followed by an anthem or a hymn.

Post Communion

When all the people have been communicated, the President will wait for the Deacon and they will return to the Altar together with their ciboria. The Sub Deacon and Assistant will also return together after all have received the cup and place their chalices conveniently on the corporal. All genuflect together, the President retires to the broad step and a server washes his hands while the Deacon passes the Reserve Ciborium to the Sub Deacon, who now carries it reverently down the steps and follows the Acolyte out of the Presbytery to St Margaret’s Chapel.

The Deacon will consume the remaining elements, taking care to count to the remaining hosts. After emptying any crumbs into the chalice, he empties one chalice into the other, drinking the remaining wine, he then receives water, poured over his fingers on the first, into each chalice from the server and drinks this after carefully rinsing it around the cup. Lastly he receives water into the paten and empties this into the chalice and drinks this also. The ciboria are covered and then passed to the server for removal. He wipes the rims and bowls of the chalices with the purificators and dries the paten, then places the purificators over the chalices, covering one with a pall and passes it to the server. The second chalice he covers with the paten and a pall, moved aside and the corporal is folded and placed in the burse, the chalice and paten are covered with the veil and the burse placed on it, then the whole is handed to the server.Lastly he draws the Missal to the centre and checks that it is open to the final collect. He then turns and bows to the President who returns to the Altar while the Deacon moves to his position on the South side of the narrow step.

The Reservation

The Sub Deacon opens the pyx and consumes the remaining hosts it contains. He then empties the crumbs into the lid and transfers the fresh hosts to the pyx. After emptying the crumbs from the lid into the ciborium, he closes the pyx and returns it to the hanging pyx, locking the case. He receives water from the server in the ciborium and ensures that all crumbs are consumed, wipes the ciborium dry and, after bowing to the server, returns to the Presbytery.

If the President has started the prayers he waits at the rail standing against the Beauchamp Chantry for the prayers and the Blessing, then joins the procession as it begins to retire from the Sanctuary. If the choir is still singing the anthem, motet or hymn, he may move quietly to his position on the North side of the President on the lowest narrow step, facing East.

President:
Will take his place before the Altar and lead the congregation by saying the Post Communion Collect as set for the day.

He will then lead the congregation into the general prayer of thanksgiving and offering of ourselves ....

Almighty God, we thank you for feeding us with the body and blood of thy Son Jesus Christ.
Through him we offer thee our souls and bodies to be a living sacrifice.
Send us out in the power of thy Spirit to live and work to thy praise and glory.
Amen

The Dismissal

The President turns to face the Congregation, saying …
The Lord be with you

All:
And with thy spirit.

The President gives the Blessing

All:
Amen

Deacon: (Sings)
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord

Choir & All:
In the name of Christ.
Amen

The Sub Deacon moves to the broad step behind the President and faces East, the Deacon moves across his step to behind the President and faces East. The retiring hymn is sung by choir and people while the servers move into position.The President bows and all bow with him, all turn “right about” and follow the Crucifer and Acolytes to the West End of the Nave.

In the Arch adjacent to Holy Cross Chapel, the Crucifer, Acolytes and servers turn about and face North, the Sub Deacon and Deacon move aside to the East and West of this group and the President moves into the gap to offer a final prayer.

The Sacred Ministers then remove the Chasuble, Dalmatic and Tunicle laying these in the arms of the Servers. The Deacon and President remove their Stoles and radio microphones, the stoles are placed with the server carrying the other vestments and the radios are given to the Boat Boy.

The Servers retire up the South Aisle while the Ministers make their way to a position from which to greet the people.