The Second Sunday in Lent A Service of Peace in Support of the People of Ukraine March 13, 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. Simón Bautista Betances, Canon Missioner for Latino Ministries and Outreach Celebrant Welcome to Christ Church Cathedral! We have a socially distanced and masked seating section available. The east transept is reserved for those who choose both to physically distance and wear masks. If you’re sitting in that designated section, you are expected to wear masks and sit socially distanced. For others who wish to mask, we have masks available at all welcome tables. As we continue to navigate the COVID pandemic, Bishop Doyle has instructed that we are not to drink from the common cup at Communion. Intinction (i.e.dipping the wafer in the chalice) is permitted. It is also acceptable to receive bread but not wine, as each element of Communion contains a full measure of grace.
Opening Voluntary “The Peace May Be Exchanged,” from Rubrics
Dan Locklair (b.1949)
Choral Introit
Tone VII V. Call to remembrance thy tender compassion and mercy, O Lord, and they lovingkindness towards us, which have been ever of old: R. neither suffer our enemies to triumph against us; deliver us, O God, out of all our misery and trouble.
Hymn 518
Westminster Abbey
The Word of God Celebrant People
Bless the Lord who forgiveth all our sins. His mercy endureth for ever.
The Collect for Purity and the Summary Kyrie Eleison S 89
BCP page 323 page 323
James McGregor (b.1930)
The Collect of the Day Celebrant People Celebrant
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Let us pray.
O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from thy ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of thy Word, Jesus Christ thy Son; who with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The First Reading Reader People
Psalm 27
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Simplified Anglican chant
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I / fear? * the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be a/fraid? When evildoers came upon me to eat up my / flesh, * it was they, my foes and my adversaries, who stumbled and / fell. Though an army should encamp a/gainst me, * yet my heart shall not be a/fraid; And though war should rise up a/gainst me, * yet will I put my / trust in him. One thing have I asked of the LORD; one thing I / seek; * that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my / life; To behold the fair beauty of the / LORD * and to seek him in his / temple. For in the day of trouble he shall keep me safe in his / shelter; * he shall hide me in the secrecy of his dwelling and set me high upon a / rock. Even now he lifts up my / head * above my enemies round a/bout me. Therefore I will offer in his dwelling an oblation with sounds of great / gladness; * I will sing and make music to the / LORD. Hearken to my voice, O LORD, when I / call; * have mercy on me and / answer me. You speak in my heart and say, “Seek my / face.” * Your face, LORD, will I / seek. Hide not your face / from me, * nor turn away your servant in dis/pleasure. You have been my helper; cast me not a/way; * do not forsake me, O God of my sal/vation. Though my father and my mother for/sake me, * the LORD will su/stain me.
Show me your way, O / LORD; * lead me on a level path, because of my / enemies. Deliver me not into the hand of my / adversaries, * for false witnesses have risen up against me, and also those who speak / malice. What if I had not believed that I should see the goodness of the / LORD * in the land of the / living! O tarry and await the LORD’s pleasure; be strong, and he shall comfort your / heart; * wait patiently for the / LORD.
The Second Reading
Philippians 3:17-4:1
Prayer for Ukraine
Mykola Vitaliyovych (1842-1923)
Sung in Ukrainian O Great God, Eternal! Protect our beloved Ukraine, freedom and light of wisdom you shed upon her. Enlighten us with learning and knowledge us, your children inspire, In pure everlasting love to our country you, O God, allow us to grow. We pray to you, God almighty, protect our beloved Ukraine, all your grace and bounties to our people direct! Grant her freedom, grant her wisdom, grant illumination, prosperity grant, O God, to the nation and grant many, many, prosperous years! — Oleksandr Konysky
Verse before the Gospel
Tone II
V. Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; R. and the God of hosts will be with you.
The Holy Gospel Deacon People
Luke 13:31-35
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 The Prayers of the People Read by the Worship Leader O God of peace, our hearts are heavy And our brains can barely keep up with the breaking news. We don’t know what to say or what to do in a world so wounded. So we come to you with hearts heavy for All who sit in the crossfires of violence and acts of war. O God of peace, be with the people of Ukraine. With the mothers who carry babies to subway shelters. With the fathers who hold their heads in their hands. With the children who absorb the traumas Of violent acts of powerful men.
page 326
O God of peace, we don’t know the words to pray For a warring world and all who are vulnerable in it. We don’t pretend to know the extent of the damages Or what tomorrow (or today) will bring. But we know that you are a God of peace And we can’t bomb our way to shalom. O God of peace, comfort the crying and heal the hurt. Tend the aching and soothe the fearful. Make us instruments of your peace Creating a sacred symphony where Rhythms of grace are danced upon And evil has lost its sting, now and forevermore. O God of peace, hear our prayer. —Kayla Craig, Vermont Hills United Methodist Church, Portland, Oregon
The General Confession
page 331
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
Paul O. Manz (1919-2009)
Peace be to you and grace from him who freed us from our sins, Who loved us all and shed his blood that we might saved be.
Sing Holy, Holy to our Lord, the Lord, almighty God, Who was and is and is to come; sing Holy, Holy, Lord!
Rejoice in heaven, all ye that dwell therein, rejoice on earth, ye saints below, For Christ is coming, is coming soon! E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come, and night shall be no more; They need no light nor lamp nor sun, for Christ will be their all! — Revelation 22; adapt. Paul O. Manz (1919-2008)
The Great Thanksgiving
Eucharistic Prayer II, page 340
Sursum Corda S 112 Sanctus and Benedictus S 117
James McGregor
The Eucharistic Prayer continues
page 341
Fraction Anthem S 153 Celebrant People
Ambrosian chant
Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; Therefore let us keep the feast.
Agnus Dei S 157
John Merbecke (1518-1588)
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
Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor. Exsultemus et in ipso jucundemur. Timeamus et amemus Deum vivum. Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero. Amen. Where charity and love are, there is God. The Love of Christ joined us in one. Let us rejoice and be glad in him. Let us fear and love the living God. And love one another in sincerity of heart. Amen. — Roman hymn dating from 4th-10th century
Prayer after Communion
page 339
The Blessing Hymn 594
Cwm Rhondda
The Dismissal Celebrant People
Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Closing Voluntary Elegy
George Thalben-Ball (1896-1987)
The plate offering today will be donated to Episcopal Relief and Development and designated for humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine.
Readings this Week from the Revised Common Lectionary The Old Testament
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
The word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” And Abram said, “You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir.” But the word of the Lord came to him, “This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue shall be your heir.” He brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” And he believed the Lord; and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness. Then he said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess.” But he said, “O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?” He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” He brought him all these and cut them in two, laying each half over against the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a deep and terrifying darkness descended upon him. When the sun had gone down and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates.”
The Epistle
Philippians 3:17-4:1
Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us. For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears. Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will transform the body of our humiliation that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also enables him to make all things subject to himself. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved.
The Gospel
Luke 13:31-35
Some Pharisees came and said to Jesus, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” He said to them, “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a prophet to be killed outside of Jerusalem.’ Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! See, your house is left to you. And I tell you, you will not see me until the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
The Book of Remembrance This week we remember Fred Cunningham Alter. The Beauty of Flowers The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God in loving memory of Stephen and Judy Drury; Lisa, Patricia, and John Jewett; and Lynn Allen by their families. The flowers in Golding Chapel and in the Cathedral are given to the glory of God in prayerful support for peace and the people of Ukraine.
Welcome, Sunday, February 27, 2022 Announcements TODAY: Special Offering • The plate offering today will be donated to Episcopal Relief and Development and designated for humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine. The People and Pain of Ukraine • The Rev. Canon Becky Zartman will host a conversation with parishioners this evening titled The People and Pain of Ukraine: A Discussion beginning at 6:15 p.m. Easter Lilies • Easter lilies can be given in memory, honor, or thanksgiving this Easter. Orders received by March 14 will be listed in the Easter dedications booklet. Send questions to Lisa Viktorin: lviktorin@christchurchcathedral.org.
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