The Third Sunday in Lent March 20, 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. Kathy Rock Pfister, Canon Vicar 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. The Liturgy is found in The Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Hymns and service music (S) are in The Hymnal 1982.
Opening Voluntary
There is a Spirit that Delights to do No Evil
Ned Rorem (b.1923)
Choral Introit
Tone VII V. Mine eyes are ever looking unto the Lord, for he shall pluck my feet out of the net: R. Look thou upon me, and have mercy upon me, for I am desolate, and in misery.
Hymn 143
Erhalt uns, Herr
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
Communion Service in A Minor
The Collect of the Day Celebrant People Celebrant
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Let us pray.
BCP page 323 page 323
Harold Darke (1888-1976)
Almighty God, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The First ReadingThe First Reading Reader People
Exodus 3:1-15
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Psalm 63:1-8
Simplified Anglican chant
O God, you are my God; eagerly I / seek you; * my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a barren and dry land where there is no / water. Therefore I have gazed upon you in your holy / place, * that I might behold your power and your / glory. For your loving-kindness is better than life it/self; * my lips shall give you / praise. So will I bless you as long as I / live * and lift up my hands in your / Name. My soul is content, as with marrow and / fatness, * and my mouth praises you with joyful / lips, When I remember you upon my / bed, * and meditate on you in the night / watches. For you have been my / helper, * and under the shadow of your wings I will re/joice. My soul / clings to you; * your right hand holds me / fast.
The Second Reading
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Hymn 686
Nettleton
Verse before the Gospel
Tone II
V. Behold, now is the acceptable time; R. Behold, now is the day of salvation.
The Holy Gospel Deacon People
Luke 13:1-9
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 Rev. Becky Zartman, Canon Missioner for Evangelism and Formation
The Nicene Creed
page 326
The Prayers of the People
Form II, page 385
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
Ned Rorem
Sing, my soul, his wondrous love, Who from yon bright throne above, Ever watchful o’er our race, Still to man extends his grace.
God, the merciful and good, Bought us with the savior’s blood, And, to make our safety sure, Guides us by his spirit pure.
Heav’n and earth by him were made; All is by his scepter sway’d; What are we that he should show So much love to us below?
Sing, my soul, adore his name! Let his glory be thy theme: Praise him till he calls thee home; Trust his love for all to come.
—Anon. text from a Baltimore collection in 1800
The Great Thanksgiving
Eucharistic Prayer II, page 340
Sursum Corda S 112 Sanctus and Benedictus Communion Service in A Minor Harold Darke The Eucharistic Prayer continues
page 341
Fraction Anthem S 153
Ambrosian chant
Celebrant People
Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; Therefore let us keep the feast.
Agnus Dei
Communion Service in A Minor
Harold Darke
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
Richard DeLong (1951-1994)
O taste and see the goodness of the Lord; blest are they who trust in him. — Psalm 34:8
Prayer after Communion
page 339
The Blessing Hymn 375
Du Lebensbrot, Herr Jesu Christ
The Dismissal Celebrant People
Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Closing Voluntary Prelude in F Minor
Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
Cathedral tours highlighting the lore of the building, its windows, its woodwork and more are given by a guide each Sunday following the 11 o’clock service. Look for the guide under the Crucifixion window at the rear of the nave.
Readings this Week from the Revised Common Lectionary The Old Testament
Exodus 3:1-15
Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, “I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up.” When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” He said further, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the country of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them. So come, I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” He said, “I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God on this mountain.” But Moses said to God, “If I come to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” He said further, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘I am has sent me to you.’” God also said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you’: This is my name forever, and this my title for all generations.”
The Epistle
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness. Now these things occurred as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not become idolaters as some of them did; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.” We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents. And do not complain as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer. These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down to instruct us, on whom the ends of the ages have come. So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall. No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.
The Gospel
Luke 13:1-9
At that very time there were some present who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, “Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them — do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did.” Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, ‘See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?’ He replied, ‘Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”
The Book of Remembrance This week we remember Don Allan Gard, Joy Kristine Stapp, and Allison Gross Wallace. The Beauty of Flowers The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God in loving memory of James Leonard Dougherty, Jewel Kendall and William Brooke Hamilton, Henry Kendall Hamilton, Newton Gilbert Dougherty, and Maribel Kendall Daffan by Anne and Jim Dougherty Jr.
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. Please be advised that our services are livestreamed to Vimeo and Facebook. Your participation in the service serves as your consent to the broadcast of your image and voice and to the broadcast of the image and voice of your participating minor children.
Welcome
Sunday, March 20, 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. The Giving Tree • The Giving Tree is an annual fundraiser that supports Cathedral Youth in their mission work. Your donations allow us to keep costs low for missioners who do the work we are called to. They also provide scholarships for students who cannot financially afford to go on a life-changing mission. Talk with youth and learn more at the Cloister table between services. 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 through April 3, 6:15-7:30 p.m., Sanders Hall. The Homeplace Field Trip and Youth Service Day • Join the youth of the Cathedral on a morning excursion to the Randall Farm for a time to work together, help our neighbors, and live out our missional calling. We will tour the organic gardens, learn about where our food comes from, and pitch in to harvest vegetables to bring to the Beacon. Meet at the Cathedral Saturday, March 26 at 8:30 a.m. to carpool/caravan together free. Registration required. www. christchurchcathedral.org/lent UH Chamber Music Concert • A program of piano quartets including Mozart E-flat Major Quartet and a quartet by Melanie Bonis. Featuring Violinist Kirsten Yon, Violist Suzanne LeFevre, Cellist Eunghee Cho, and Pianist Tali Morgulis. Free to attend. Saturday, March 26, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. in Sanders Hall. Robert C. Stuart Lenten Series • Jim Blackburn joins the Cathedral for a presentation that incorporates the raw beauty of our local environment, spirituality, and conservation conversation. Sunday, March 27 at 10 a.m. in Reynolds Hall. Learn more at www.christchurchcathedral.org/lent Middle School Lock-In • Cruise away on the Treehouse Fellowship! Join us for fun-filled lock-in that includes a cathedral scavenger hunt, glow sticks dance party, and more! This cruise adventure is for cathedral middle schoolers and friends. April 1-2, 6:30 p.m. to 10 a.m. Contact Minister for youth Marcia Quintanilla at mquintanilla@christchurchcathedral.org for more information. 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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