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 '''12. On the Anniversary of the Dedication of a Church'''

O Almighty God, to whose glory we celebrate the dedication of this house of prayer: We give thee thanks for the fellowship  of those who have worshiped in this place; and we pray that  all who seek thee here may find thee, and be filled with thy  joy and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and  reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,  now and for ever. Amen.

Preface of the Dedication of a Church

13.  For a Church Convention

Almighty and everlasting Father, who hast given the Holy Spirit to abide with us for ever: Bless, we beseech thee, with  his grace and presence, the bishops and the other clergy and  the laity here (or now, or soon to be) assembled in thy Name,  that thy Church, being preserved in true faith and godly  discipline, may fulfill all the mind of him who loved it and  gave himself for it, thy Son Jesus Christ our Savior; who  liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Spirit,  one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Preface of Pentecost, or of the Season

14.  For the Unity of the Church

Almighty Father, whose blessed Son before his passion prayed for his disciples that they might be one, even as thou  and he are one: Grant that thy Church, being bound together  in love and obedience to thee, may be united in one body by  the one Spirit, that the world may believe in him whom thou