Second Sunday after Pentecost June 19, 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. Bradley Varnell, Canon Missioner for Community Life and Young Adult Ministry Celebrant 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
“Scherzo” from Suite in Three Movements
Choral Introit
David Hurd (b. 1950)
Eziekiel Saw the Wheel, arr Moses Hogan (1957-2003) Ezekiel saw that wheel Way up in the middle of the air Ezekiel saw that wheel whirling Way up in the middle of the air Now the little wheel runs by faith And the big wheel runs by the grace of God And a wheel in a wheel whirling Way up in the middle of the air
Tell you what a hypocrite he will do (Way up in the middle of the air) He’ll talk about me and he’ll talk about you (Way up in the middle of the air)
Brothers and sisters tell you what you gotta do Way up in the middle of the air Join about union two by two Way up in the middle of the air
Tell you what a bootlegger he will do Way up in the middle of the air Sell you liquor and liquor with fruit Way up in the middle of the air
Hymn 388
Havover
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
page 323
Gloria in Excelsis
Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594) Missa Bell’ Amfitrit’ altera
The Collect of the Day Celebrant People Celebrant
The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Let us pray.
O Lord, we beseech thee, make us to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy Name, for thou never failest to help and govern those whom thou hast set upon the sure foundation of thy loving-kindness; through 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
1 Kings 19:1-4-15a
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Psalm 22:18-27
Simplified Anglican chant
Be not far away, O / Lord; * you are my strength; hasten to / help me. Save me from the / sword, * my life from the power of the / dog. Save me from the lion’s / mouth, * my wretched body from the horns of wild / bulls. I will declare your Name to my/ brethren; * in the midst of the congregation I will / praise you. Praise the LORD, you that / fear him; * stand in awe of him, O offspring of Israel; all you of Jacob’s line, give / glory. For he does not despise nor abhor the poor in their poverty; neither does he hide his / face from them; * but when they cry to him he / hears them. My praise is of him in the great as/sembly; * I will perform my vows in the presence of those who / worship him. The poor shall eat and be satisfied, and those who seek the LORD shall / praise him: * “May your heart live for / ever!” All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the / LORD, * and all the families of the nations shall bow be/fore him. For kingship belongs to the / LORD; * he rules over the / nations.
The Second Reading Hymn 145 Alleluia
Galatians 3:23-29 Lift Every Voice and Sing Tone VII
V. Alleluia. O Lord my God, in thee have I put my trust. R. Save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me. Alleluia.
The Holy Gospel Deacon People
Luke 8:26-39
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. John R. Pitts, Assisting Priest
The Nicene Creed
page 326
The Prayers of the People
Form III, page 387
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
Stacey V Gibbs (b.1962)
I ‘ve got a crown up in’a de Kingdom Ain’a that’a good news I ‘ve got a crown up in’a de Kingdom Ain’a that-a good news I’m a gonna to lay down dis worl’ Gonna shoulder up’a my cross Thena Goin’a take it home a to my Jesus Ain’a that’a good news I ‘ve got a savior up in’a de Kingdom Ain’a that’a good news I ‘ve got a savior up in’a de Kingdom Ain’a that-a good news Play li’le David I ‘ve got a harp up in’a de Kingdom Ain’a that’a good news I ‘ve got a harp up in’a de Kingdom Ain’a that-a good news I got a robe, all God’s chillum got a robe When I get to heaven gonna put on my robe And walk all over God’s heaven/ I ‘ve got a robe up in’a de Kingdom Ain’a that’a good news I ‘ve got a robe up in’a de Kingdom Ain’a that-a good news
The Great Thanksgiving Sursum Corda S 112
Eucharistic Prayer II, page 340
Sanctus and Benedictus
Orlande de Lassus Missa Bell’ Amfitrit’ altera
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
Missa Bell’ Amfitrit’ altera
Orlande de Lassus
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
Colin Mawby (1936-2019)
Ave verum corpus, natum de Maria Virgine, vere passum, immolatum in cruce pro homine cuius latus perforatum fluxit aqua et sanguine: esto nobis praegustatum in mortis examine. O Iesu dulcis, O Iesu pie, O Iesu, fili Mariae. Miserere mei. Amen. Hail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary, who, having truly suffered, was sacrificed on the cross for humankind, whose pierced side flowed with water and blood: may it be for us a foretaste [of the Heavenly banquet] in the trial of death. O sweet Jesus, O holy Jesus, O Jesus, son of Mary, have mercy on me. Amen.
Prayer after Communion
page 339
The Blessing Hymn 450
Coronation
The Dismissal Deacon People
Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit. Thanks be to God.
Closing Voluntary
Fanfare and Chorale Calvin Fuller (b. 1943) for Bruce Power, Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, Texas
Readings this Week from the Revised Common Lectionary The Old Testament
1 Kings 19:1-4-15a
Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” Then he was afraid; he got up and fled for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah; he left his servant there. But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a solitary broom tree. He asked that he might die: “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.” [Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said to him, “Get up and eat.” He looked, and there at his head was a cake baked on hot stones, and a jar of water.
He ate and drank, and lay down again. The angel of the Lord came a second time, touched him, and said, “Get up and eat, otherwise the journey will be too much for you.”] He got up, and ate and drank; then he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God. At that place he came to a cave, and spent the night there. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He answered, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are seeking my life, to take it away.” He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then there came a voice to him that said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He answered, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are seeking my life, to take it away.” Then the Lord said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus.”
The Epistle
Galatians 3:23-29
Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian, for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.
The Gospel
Luke 8:26-39
Jesus and his disciples arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he fell down before him and shouted at the top of his voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me” -- for Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many times it had seized him; he was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the wilds.) Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” He said, “Legion”; for many demons had entered him. They begged him not to order them to go back into the abyss. Now there on the hillside a large herd of swine was feeding; and the demons begged Jesus to let them enter these. So he gave them permission. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. When the swineherds saw what had happened, they ran off and told it in the city and in the country. Then people came out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. Those who had seen it told them how the one who had been possessed by demons had been healed. Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them; for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and returned. The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with him; but Jesus sent him away, saying, “Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the city how much Jesus had done for him.
The Book of Remembrance This week we remember James Reed Cox. The Beauty of Flowers The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God in celebration of Bob and Carol Cossum’s 70th anniversary by their family. The flowers in the floor vases are given to the glory of God in loving memory of Winston Pettus Crowder on his birthday by his family.
Welcome, Sunday, June 19, 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. Medical Debt Relief • The Mission Outreach Council and Justice & Peace Council have joined forces in a joint summer project to help relieve medical debt. Our goal is to raise $5,000 which will be matched from the Dean’s discretionary fund. Please join us where the gift of a little can relieve so much. Learn more at: www. christchurchcathedral.org/medicaldebt Cathedral Reads: “Little Daily Miracles: Creativity and Modern Life • Join us Thursday, June 23 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom for our second lecture with scholar Emma Ridder. We will take a deep dive into the main themes of the novel appreciating how Woolf’s fiction responds to the changes and challenges of modern life. Advance registration is required to attend. Learn more and see the full schedule at: www. christchurchcathedral.org/cathedralreads Summer Shade • Summer Shade is for rising 6th graders through seniors who just graduated. Thursday nights through August 4, we will gather at 6 p.m. for a movie night, activity night, or game night. Registration is required for each event. Additional information at: www.christchurchcathedral.org/summershade Summer Place • The Stewardship Council hosts Summer Place next Sunday, June 26, in Reynolds Hall at 10 a.m. Drop in and learn about the work our ministries are actively engaged in, and grab a cup of coffee and catch up with your friends. We encourage families with children to stop by the tables at the back for some crafts and color pages. All are welcome! https://www.christchurchcathedral.org/summerplace 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. After-Hours Emergency Pastoral Care Line • 713-826-5332 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.