Second Sunday of Easter April 24, 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. The Liturgy is found in The Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Hymns and service music (S) are in The Hymnal 1982.
Opening Voluntary
“Allegro con brio” from Organ Sonata No. 4, Op. 65 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Choral Introit
Tone VII
V. The loving-kindness of the Lord filleth the whole world, alleluia: R. By the word of the Lord the heavens were stablished, alleluia, alleluia.
Hymn 180
Unser Herrscher
The Word of God Celebrant People
Alleluia. Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia.
The Collect for Purity and the Summary Gloria in Excelsis S 202
BCP page 323 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.
Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery hast established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ’s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; 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
Acts 5:27–32
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Psalm 150
Simplified Anglican chant
Hallelujah! Praise God in his holy / temple; * praise him in the firmament of his / power. Praise him for his mighty / acts; * praise him for his excellent / greatness. Praise him with the blast of the / ram’s-horn; * praise him with lyre and / harp. Praise him with timbrel and / dance; * praise him with strings and / pipe. Praise him with resounding / cymbals; * praise him with loud-clanging / cymbals. Let everything that has / breath * praise the LORD. Halle/lujah!
The Second Reading
Revelation 1:4–8
Hymn 209
St. Botolph
Alleluia
Tone II
V. Alleluia. You believe in me, Thomas, because you have seen me; R. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe. Alleluia.
The Holy Gospel Deacon People
John 20:19–31
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. 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. Bradley Varnell, Canon Missioner
The Nicene Creed The Prayers of the People
page 326 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
Healey Willan
Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away; for lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear upon the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come. — Song of Solomon 2:10-12
The Great Thanksgiving Celebrant People Celebrant People Celebrant People
Eucharistic Prayer II, page 340
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up unto the Lord. Let us give thanks unto our Lord God. It is meet and right so to do.
Sursum Corda S 112 Sanctus and Benedictus S 114
Healey Willan
During the Great Fifty Days of Easter, it is Cathedral custom to remain standing.
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 either by drinking from the Cup or by intinction, touching the Bread to the Wine. Gluten-free Bread is available; ask at the altar rail.
At the Administration Anthem
anon. 15th c. French melody; arr. Simon Lindley (b.1948)
Now the green blade riseth from the buried grain. Wheat that in dark earth many days has lain; Love lives again, that with the dead has been: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green. In the grave they laid him, love whom men had slain, Thinking that never he would wake again, Laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.
Forth he came at Easter like the risen grain. He that for three days in the grave had lain. Quick from the dead my risen Lord is seen: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green. When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or in pain, Thy touch can call us back to life again, Fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green. — John Macleod Campbell Crum (1872–1958)
Prayer after Communion
page 339
The Blessing Hymn 208
Victory
The Dismissal Celebrant People
Let us go forth in the name of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia. Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.
Closing Voluntary Marche épiscopale
Louis Vierne (1870-–1937); trans. Maurice Duruflé (1902-–1986) Music Notes
At times it can be a struggle to find hymn texts that mirror the lesson for a given Sunday, but on other occasions they virtually pick themselves. Such is the case with today’s Sequence Hymn, “We walk by faith” which so faithfully reflects the Gospel that it even includes Thomas’s response to the Risen Christ, “My Lord and my God!” Written in 1844 by the Anglican priest Henry Alford (1810-1871), the text first appeared in the hymnals of 1892 and 1916 but was then dropped. It was restored in the Hymnal 1982, paired with this strong tune composed by English organist and composer Gordon Slater (1896-1979). The tune is named for the parish Slater serviced, St. Botolph, in Boston, Lincolnshire. — RLS 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 Reading from the Acts of the Apostles
Acts 5:27–32
When the temple police had brought the apostles, they had them stand before the council. The high priest questioned them, saying, “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and you are determined to bring this man’s blood on us.” But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than any human authority. The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree. God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.”
The Epistle
Revelation 1:4–8
John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Look! He is coming with the clouds; every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail. So it is to be. Amen. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
The Gospel
John 20:19–31
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe.” A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe.” Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.
The Book of Remembrance This week we remember C. Henry Roth. The Beauty of Flowers The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God in honor of the marriage of their daughter Hally and Tim Rice on April 23 by Hally and Gordon Carver. The flowers at the World War I and World War II memorials are given to the glory of God in commemoration of Anzac Day.
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Welcome
Sunday, April 24, 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. Cathedral 101 • Are you new to the Cathedral community, or perhaps just feel new after a prolonged time away? Please come to Cathedral 101 today at 12:15 p.m. in the Mellinger Room. Cathedral 101 is a practical orientation to life at the Cathedral. We will cover the basics of Episcopal worship and explore ways to make meaningful connections and foster a sense of belonging. Learn more at: www.christchurchcathedral.org/cathedral101
ANZAC Day • The Cathedral will be hosting the annual ANZAC Day Worship Service, an observance to honor all Australians and New Zealanders who have served and perished in war or peacekeeping. The service will be held at 6:15 a.m. tomorrow, April 25. Advance registration is required. Learn more at: www.christchurchcathedral.org/anzac May Fete • Gather at the Cathedral next Sunday, May 1, for special worship services at 10 a.m. and stay for food, games, fellowship, and music. Visit the cloister table between services to learn more and sign up to volunteer or go to: www.christchurchcathedral.org/mayfete. 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. For more information about these and other events at the Cathedral, visit www.christchurchcathedral.org/events. After-Hours Emergency Pastoral Care Line • 713-826-5332