October 31, 2021 5 p.m. We welcome you to Christ Church Cathedral. Since 1839, this Christian community has gathered for worship. The Cathedral is equipped with a hearing loop for assisted listening via telecoil. Welcome to Christ Church Cathedral! Fully vaccinated worshipers are encouraged to wear masks indoors on campus. Worshipers who are not fully vaccinated, including children over the age of two, are expected to wear masks. We have a socially distanced and masked seating section available. The east transept and first rows near the pulpit are reserved for those who choose both to physically distance and wear masks. If you’re sitting in the marked sections, you’re expected to wear masks and sit socially distanced. We have resumed administering wine at Holy Communion. Intinction (i.e.-dipping the wafer in the chalice) is permitted. However, in accordance with Bishop Doyle’s guidelines, at Communion we will not drink from the common cup. It is also acceptable to receive bread but not wine, as each element of Communion contains a full measure of grace. The congregation will be invited to the altar rail to receive Communion. If you choose to sit in the area reserved for physical distance, Communion will be brought to you in your pew. We’re glad you’re here! Let us prepare to worship the Lord.
Christ Church Cathedral Houston, Texas
The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost five o’clock in the evening The Rev. Kathy Rock Pfister, Canon Vicar Celebrant
Lighting of Votive Candles Worshipers are encouraged to sit in front of the alms basin. During the opening contemplative music, they are invited to observe prayerful quiet or to come forward to light a votive candle in acknowledgement of a prayer, concern, or in memory of a loved one.
Opening Music Traditional English and Scottish Tunes The celebrant will offer a welcome, after which the people stand.
Hymn # 4 & # 4 œ.
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Text: ©Timothy Dudley-Smith (born 1926), alt. ~ Tune: COTTON WEAVER; Lancashire folk song, ©arr. Robin Sheldon (b. 1932) Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CCL #11426131; onelicense.net # 726591-A
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The Word of God The people remain standing. The Celebrant begins Celebrant Welcome to this holy place. People Friend and stranger, saint and sinner, all who gather here. Celebrant Come all who hunger, all who thirst for life in all its fullness. Come with
hope or hesitation; come with joy or yearning; come. People Generous God and generous Savior, touch us through your Spirit. Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray.
Stay with us, Lord, since the day is far spent and the night is coming; kindle our hearts on the Way, that we may recognize you in the scriptures, in the breaking of the bread, and in each other. Amen. The people sit.
The First Reading Reader
Ruth 1:1–18
A Reading from the Book of Ruth.
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land, and a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he and his wife and two sons. The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion; they were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there. But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons. These took Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. When they had lived there about ten years, both Mahlon and Chilion also died, so that the woman was left without her two sons and her husband. Then she started to return with her daughters-in-law from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had considered his people and given them food. So she set out from the place where she had been living, she and her two daughters-in-law, and they went on their way to go back to the land of Judah. But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back each of you to your mother’s house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. The Lord grant that you may find security, each of you in the house of your husband.” Then she kissed them, and they wept aloud. They said to her, “No, we will return with you to your people.” But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters, why will you go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb that they may become your husbands? Turn back, my daughters, go your way, for I am too old to have a husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me, even if I should have a husband tonight and bear sons, would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, it has been far more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the Lord has turned 2
against me.” Then they wept aloud again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. So she said, “See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” But Ruth said, “Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; Where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God. Where you die, I will die— there will I be buried. May the Lord do thus and so to me, and more as well, if even death parts me from you!” When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more to her. Reader People
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
The people stand for the hymn and the reading of the Gospel.
Hymn
We will sing the entire hymn twice.
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Words and Music: John L. Bell (b. 1949) ~ © Wild Goose Resrouce Group, The Iona Community ~ Church Hymnary, 4th ed. © Compilation, The Church Hymnary Trust ~ Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CCL# 11426131; onelicense.net # 726591-A
The Holy Gospel Deacon People
Mark 12:28–34 The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. Glory to you, Lord Christ.
One of the scribes came near and heard the Saducees disputing with one another, and seeing that Jesus answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Then the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that ‘he is one, and besides him there is no other’; and ‘to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength,’ and ‘to love one’s neighbor as oneself,’ —this is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that no one dared to ask him any question. Deacon People 3
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The people sit.
The Reflection
The Very Rev. Barkley S. Thompson, Dean
Prayers of the People (The people may stand or kneel for the prayers.) The Leader begins
As evening falls and courage sometimes falters, let us turn our hearts to God in prayer. Silence
We pray for those gathered here and all that lies heavy on our hearts. We pray that you would know our needs even before we recognize them. Grant us those good things for which we dare not, or in our blindness cannot, ask. Silence
We pray for those in positions of leadership in the world, our nation, our state, and our city. Grant them the spirit of wisdom, charity, and justice, that they may promote the well-being of all people. Silence
We pray for the sick, the bereaved, the oppressed, and the homeless, that they may be comforted by your Holy Spirit, who brings light to the darkest places. Silence
We pray for the broken and torn fabric of the earth as it yearns for healing, trusting that you make all things new. Silence
We pray for this and all communities of faith. We pray that you would open the hearts of your faithful to seek your truth and pursue it in love. Silence
We pray that you would disturb us, Lord, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little; when with the abundance of things we possess we have lost our thirst for the water of life. Push back, we pray, the horizons of our hopes, and move us into your future in strength, courage, hope, and love.
The Confession and Absolution Celebrant Let us confess our sins. The People may kneel or stand.
Merciful God, we have sinned in what we have thought and said, in the wrong we have done and in the good we have not done. We have sinned in ignorance; we have sinned in weakness; we have sinned through our own deliberate fault. We are 4
truly sorry. We repent and turn to you. Forgive us, for our Savior Christ’s sake, and renew our lives to the glory of your name. Amen. Celebrant
Through the cross of Christ, God have mercy on you, pardon you, and set you free. Know that you are forgiven and be at peace. God strengthen you in all goodness and keep you in life eternal. Amen. The people stand for the Peace.
The Peace Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And also with you.
The People greet one another in the name of the Lord.
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The Holy Communion The people may be seated for the offertory hymn.
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TUNE: THE DARK ISLAND (traditional Scottish melody, arr. Keith Duke) ~ Words: Paul Neeley, alt. ©Christian Copyright Licensing (Europe) Ltd. ~ Reprinted by Permission ~ Reprinted by permission. OneLicense.net #A-726591
The Great Thanksgiving The people stand. Celebrant Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest. With friend, with stranger, with young People
and old, be among us tonight. Come close to us that we may come close to you. Strengthen us that we may strengthen one another. Renew us that where we have failed, we may begin again.
The People kneel or stand.
In the beginning God made the world. The world flowed from God and God shaped it, filling it with light and life. God knew the world, but we chose not to know God. We turned from God, and though God sought us through patriarchs, matriarchs, and prophets, still we strayed. Our rebellion imperiled the fullness God intends for us, and 6
when the world could bear no more, God sent Jesus, his Son. Among friends, gathered round a table, Jesus took bread, and, having blessed it, he broke the bread and gave it to his disciples saying, “This is my body which is given for you.” In the same way he took wine, and, having given thanks for it, he poured it and gave the cup to his disciples saying, “This cup is the new covenant with God, sealed with my blood. Take this and share it.” Lord Jesus Christ, present with us now, as we do in this place what you did in an upstairs room, breathe your Spirit upon us and upon this bread and wine, that they may be heaven’s food and drink for us, renewing, sustaining, and making us whole, and that we may be your body on earth, loving and caring for the world. Through, with, and for the love of Christ, we share this bread and cup in the unity of your Spirit, Father Almighty. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer 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, as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread Celebrant Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; People
Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.
The Invitation to Communion Celebrant
So, come to this table, you who have much faith, and you who would like to have more; you who have been to this sacrament often, and you who have not been for a long time. You who have tried to follow Jesus, and you who have fallen short. Come. It is Christ who invites you to meet him here. All are welcome and encouraged to receive Communion, whatever one’s Christian tradition. 7
Prayer after Communion (The people may stand or kneel.) Celebrant and People
Eternal Light, shine in our hearts. Eternal Power, be our strength. Eternal Wisdom, guide us as we serve you. Eternal Goodness, you have drawn us to your heart and united us in the Sacrament of Christ’s Body and Blood. Now grant that with all our heart, mind, and strength, we may evermore seek your face in all those we meet in the world. Amen.
The Blessing Hymn 4 &4 œ
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Words: ©1961 Albert F. Bayly; used by permission of Oxford University Press SHIPSTON; English Folk Song; Harm. & Arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958); Collected by Lucy Broadwood (1858-1929) Melody and harm. from Worship II, GIA Pub., ©1975; Music from THE ENGLISH HYMNAL by permission of Oxford University Press Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. OneLicense.net #A-726591
The Dismissal Celebrant Deep peace of the running wave to you. Deep peace of the flowing air to
People
you. Deep peace of the quiet earth to you. Deep peace of the shining stars to you. Deep peace of the Son of God to you. Deep peace, deep peace. Thanks be to God.
Closing Music Elizabethan English Dances by Thomas Ford 8
Becky Baxter, Music Coordinator and Harpist for The Well Dr. Kimberly Clark, flautist Sally Keller, cellist The Book of Remembrance This week we remember Jerry Dale McNiece. The Beauty of Flowers The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God in loving memory of John Benzon by his family. The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are also given to the glory of God in loving memory of James W. Hargrove by his daughter. The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are also given to the glory of God in loving memory of John Deiter Ufer by Ann and Scott Actkinson.
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Welcome, Sunday, October 31, 2021 Announcements
TODAY Welcome • If you are a guest today, we offer a warm welcome to Christ Church! Please complete a virtual welcome card at christchurchcathedral.org/welcome so we can get to know you. Feel free to contact the Cathedral offices during the week at 713-222-2593 and let the receptionist know you would like to learn more about Christ Church Cathedral. Wreath Sales • The Cathedral Choir’s annual wreath sale offerings Cathedral members an opportunity to support the Choir while bringing holiday cheer to friends, family, and business associates. Please make a purchase before sales end November 7. Details at: www.christchurchcathedral.org/wreathsales Tea and Toast • Join the Cathedral Bookstore and friends this evening at Tea and Toast after The Well for conversation and refreshment. 5:45–6:30 p.m. in the Bookstore and Latham Lobby. Things Seen and Things Not Seen • A new Dean’s Hour series will explore how the sacred intersects with the creative arts through liturgical fashion, architecture, and fine art. Join us next Sunday for a discussion on the meanings behind sacred textiles at 10 a.m. in Reynolds Hall. See the schedule at www.christchurchcathedral.org/deanshour Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) • An altar will be set up Oct. 28 – Nov. 2 in the columbarium where you can visit and leave mementos/photos of a loved one. (Items left will not be returned but discarded with honor). All Souls’ Day • The Cathedral will be open for personal prayer time and reflection from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2. There will also be a guided tour offered by a knowledgeable docent that morning at 11 a.m. Meet at the bell tower for the tour. All Saints’ Eucharist • There will be an All Saints’ Eucharist service Monday, Nov. 1 in Golding Chapel, 12:05–12:45 p.m. Youth Service Day • Cathedral Youth will work together to help our neighbors, and live out our missional calling. Nov. 7, 7-10:15 a.m. at the Beacon. All Saints’ Evensong • Sunday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. will be an All Saints’ Evensong in the Cathedral. Arrive early for a special organ recital by Tom Marvil at 4:15 p.m. Learn more at www.christchurchcathedral. org/allsaints Fall Neighborhood Gatherings • The final event of the season will be November 9. RSVP required. Details: www.christchurchcathedral.org/neighborhoodgatherings Living in the Sandwich Generation • Caring for both children and aging parents? Learn how to overcome challenges, helpful strategies, and resources available for caregivers. Presented by Amazing Place. November 11 at noon, online via Zoom. Register in advance. https://www.christchurchcathedral. org/steppingstones Support the Ministries of the Cathedral by Making an EMC Pledge this Fall • To submit your pledge, simply return the pledge card you receive by mail or drop it in the offering plate, or visit www. christchurchcathedral.org/emc to pledge online. We invite you to explore all the ways to give to the Cathedral online at www.christchurchcathedral.org/give. If you have questions, contact Minister for Stewardship Karen Kraycirik at kkraycirik@christchurchcathedral. org or 713-590-3338. After-Hours Emergency Pastoral Care Line • 713-826-5332
The Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop of Texas The Rt. Rev. Jeff W. Fisher, Bishop Suffragan The Rt. Rev. Kai Ryan, Bishop Suffragan The Rt. Rev. Hector Monterroso, Assistant Bishop The Very Rev. Barkley S. Thompson, Dean The Rev. Kathy Rock Pfister, Canon Vicar The Rev. Simón Bautista Betances, Canon Missioner for Latino Ministries and Outreach The Rev. Becky Zartman, Canon Missioner for Evangelism and Formation The Rev. Bradley Varnell, Canon Missioner for Community Life The Rev. Edward L. Stein, Assisting Priest The Rev. Jim Morgan, Chaplain for The Beacon Robert L. Simpson, Canon for Music Daryl Robinson, Cathedral Organist Matthew R. Dion, Organ Scholar Lucy Chambers, Bookstore Manager
1117 Texas Avenue • Houston, Texas 77002 • 713-222-2593 christchurchcathedral.org Portions of this service are adapted from the Iona Community Worship Book and the Prayer Books of the Church of Ireland, the Anglican Church of New Zealand, and the Northumbrian Community. Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a concealed handgun. Pursuant to Section 30.07, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with an openly carried handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a handgun that is carried openly.