Last Sunday after Epiphany February 27, 2022 11 a.m. We welcome you to Christ Church Cathedral. Since 1839, this Christian community has gathered for worship. To learn more about the ministries we share in this place, you are invited to fill in one of the cards found in the pew rack. The Cathedral is equipped with a hearing loop for assisted listening via telecoil.
The Holy Eucharist: Rite One The Rev. Becky Zartman, Canon Missioner for Evangelism and Formation Celebrant Welcome to Christ Church Cathedral! Worshipers are encouraged to wear masks indoors on campus. Worshipers who are not fully vaccinated are requested 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.
Opening Voluntary
Air from Suite No. 1 for Organ
Florence Price (1887-1953)
Choral Introit
Tone VII V. I have spoken of thy testimonies in the sight of princes, and was not confounded: R. And my delight hath been in thy commandments, which I have loved greatly.
Hymn 427
Laudes Domini
The Word of God Celebrant People
Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. BCP page 323 And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
The Collect for Purity and the Summary Gloria in Excelsis S 202
page 323
Healey Willan (1880-1968)
The Collect of the Day Celebrant People Celebrant
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Let us pray.
O God, who before the passion of thy only-begotten Son didst reveal his glory upon the holy mount: Grant unto us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The First Reading Reader People
Exodus 34:29-35
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Psalm 99
Simplified Anglican chant
The LORD is King; let the people / tremble; * he is enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth / shake. The LORD is great in / Zion; * he is high above all / peoples. Let them confess his Name, which is great and / awesome; * he is the / Holy One. “O mighty King, lover of justice, you have established / equity; * you have executed justice and righteousness in / Jacob.” Proclaim the greatness of the LORD our God and fall down before his / footstool; * he is the / Holy One. Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among those who call upon his / Name, * they called upon the LORD, and he / answered them. 2nd half of chant He spoke to them out of the pillar of / cloud; * they kept his testimonies and the decree that he / gave them. O LORD our God, you answered them in/deed; * you were a God who forgave them, yet punished them for their evil / deeds. Proclaim the greatness of the LORD our God and worship him upon his holy / hill; * for the LORD our God is the / Holy One.
The Second Reading Hymn 137
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 Wareham
Alleluia
Tone II
V. Alleluia. This is my Son, my Beloved. R. With whom I am well pleased. Alleluia.
The Holy Gospel Deacon People
Luke 9:28-36
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory be to thee, O Lord. After the Gospel reading, the Deacon says
People
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise be to thee, O Christ.
The Sermon
The Very Rev. Barkley S. Thompson, Dean
The Nicene Creed
page 326
The Prayers of the People
Form VI, page 392
The Peace Celebrant People
The peace of the Lord be always with you. And with thy spirit. The People greet one another in the name of the Lord.
The Holy Communion Offerings of alms and bread and wine are received.
At the Offertory Anthem
Morten Lauridsen (b.1943)
O nata lux de lumine, Jesu redemptor saeculi, dignare clemens supplicum laudes preces que sumere. Qui carne quondam contegi dignatus es pro perditis. Nos membra confer effici, tui beati corporis. O born light of light, Jesus, redeemer of the world, mercifully deem worthy and accept the praises and prayers of your supplicants. Thou who once deigned to be clothed in flesh for the sake of the lost ones, grant us to be made members of your blessed body. —anon. 10th cent. hymn for Lauds on the Feast of the Transfiguration
The Great Thanksgiving
Eucharistic Prayer II, page 340
Sursum Corda S 112 Sanctus and Benedictus S 114
Healey Willan
The Eucharistic Prayer continues Fraction Anthem S 152 Celebrant People
page 341 Ambrosian chant
Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.
Agnus Dei S 158
Healey Willan
All baptized Christians are welcome and encouraged to receive Holy Communion. Communion is received either kneeling or standing at the altar rail. Receive the Bread in the palm of your hand, and the Wine by intinction, touching the Bread to the Wine. Gluten-free Bread is available; ask at the altar rail.
At the Administration Anthem
Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
O nata lux de lumine, Iesu redemptor saeculi, dignare clemens supplicum laudes preces que sumere.
O born light of light, Jesus, redeemer of the world, mercifully deem worthy and accept the praises and prayers of your supplicants.
Qui carne quondam contegi dignatus es pro perditis. Nos membra confer effici, tui beati corporis.
Thou who once deigned to be clothed in flesh for the sake of the lost ones, grant us to be made members of your blessed body.
—Hymn for Lauds on the Feast of the Transfiguration
Prayer after Communion
page 339
The Blessing Hymn 135
Salzburg
The Dismissal Celebrant People
Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Closing Voluntary
Toccato from Suite No. 1 for Organ
Florence Price
Readings this Week from the Revised Common Lectionary The Old Testament
Exodus 34:29-35
Moses came down from Mount Sinai. As he came down from the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant in his hand, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face was shining, and they were afraid to come near him. But Moses called to them; and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses spoke with them. Afterward all the Israelites came near, and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him on Mount Sinai. When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil on his face; but whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he would take the veil off, until he came out; and when he came out, and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, the Israelites would see the face of Moses, that the skin of his face was shining; and Moses would put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
The Epistle
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2
Since, then, we have such a hope, we act with great boldness, not like Moses, who put a veil over his face to keep the people of Israel from gazing at the end of the glory that was being set aside. But their minds were hardened. Indeed, to this continued on next page
continued from previous page very day, when they hear the reading of the old covenant, that same veil is still there, since only in Christ is it set aside. Indeed, to this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds; but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart. We have renounced the shameful things that one hides; we refuse to practice cunning or to falsify God’s word; but by the open statement of the truth we commend ourselves to the conscience of everyone in the sight of God.
The Gospel
Luke 9:28-36
Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”--not knowing what he said. While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were terrified as they entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!” When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and in those days told no one any of the things they had seen.
The Book of Remembrance This week we remember Lucinda Ewald Dickson. The Beauty of Flowers The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God in thanksgiving for the dedication and service of Jane Curtis, Catherine Randall, Eric Hagstette, and Richard Adams.
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Welcome
Sunday, February 27, 2022 Announcements TODAY: Welcome • If you are a guest today, we offer a warm welcome to Christ Church! Please complete a virtual welcome card at www.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. Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper • The Cathedral will observe the last day before Lent - Shrove Tuesday - with a wonderful pancake supper! Join us March 1 in Reynolds Hall from 6-8 p.m. Register to attend in advance at: www. christchurchcathedral.org/pancakesupper Ash Wednesday • Services will be offered March 2 at 7 a.m., 12:05 p.m., and 6 p.m. There will be a service in Spanish at 7:30 p.m. A priest will be available to offer imposition of ashes in Golding Chapel from 9 a.m. until noon and from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Easter Lilies • Easter Lilies are a long-standing tradition at Christ Church Cathedral. These flowers can be given in memory, honor, or thanksgiving this Easter. Orders received by the evening of March 14 will be listed in the Easter dedications booklet. Send questions to Lisa Viktorin. Learn more at www. christchurchcathedral.org/easterlilies Robert C. Stuart Lenten Series • For the Splendor of the Whole Creation, our 2022 Lenten series, is going to be unlike any other. March 6, virtue ethicist and moral theologian, Dr. Scott Bader-Saye kicks off our lecture series with a conversation about how we can think about our relationship with creation in ways that live into right relationship despite a complicated and fragmented world. Learn more at www.christchurchcathedral.org/lent Loving the World God Made • The Rev. Kathy Pfister, The Rev. Betty Adam and Parishioner Alan Jackson discuss the morning Dean’s Hour presentation and present material from both Science and the Christian Tradition that invite a relationship of wonder and compassion toward the whole creation. Sunday Evenings, March 6 - April 3, 6:15-7:30 p.m., Sanders Hall. The walk to end HIV AIDS • If you would like to join Team Johnny’s Walkers or offer support, please visit www.christchurchcathedral.org/johnnyswalkers. We have participated for over a decade and will continue doing so to honor the memory of Canon John A. Logan, Jr. Join us March 6 at Sam Houston Park. Arrive by noon. How to make a donation online • Visit christchurchcathedral. org/give for a variety of ways to make a gift to the Cathedral, including our new “text-to-give” option. Simply text “Give” to 888-998-1634, and follow the instructions. If you have questions, contact Minister for Stewardship Karen Kraycirik at kkraycirik@ christchurchcathedral.org or 713-590-3338.
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