Third Sunday after the Epiphany
January 22, 2023
11:00 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 welcome cards found in the pew rack.
Masks are available at all welcome tables, and the south transept (to the right) usually has room for those desiring physical distancing. We are glad you are here!
The Cathedral is equipped with a hearing loop for assisted listening via telecoil.
The Holy Eucharist: Rite One
The Very Rev. Gary Jones, Interim Dean Celebrant
The Liturgy is found in The Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Hymns and service music (S) are in The Hymnal 1982.
Opening Voluntary Carillon Eric DeLamarter (1880-1953)
Choral Introit Tone VII V. All the earth shall worship thee, O God, and sing of thee: R. They shall sing praise to thy Name, O most Highest.
Hymn 381
Ton-y-Botel
The Word of God
Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. BCP page 323 People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.
The Collect for Purity and the Summary page 323
Gloria in Excelsis S 202
The Collect of the Day
Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit. Celebrant Let us pray. Give us grace, O Lord, to answer readily the call of our Savior Jesus Christ and proclaim to all people the Good News of his salvation, that we and all the whole world may perceive the glory of his marvelous works; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The First Reading Isaiah 9:1-4 Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
Psalm 27:1, 5 -13
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? 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.
The Second Reading 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Hymn 661 Georgetown Alleluia Tone II V. Alleluia. Jesus preached the Good News of the Kingdom; R. And healed every disease among the people. Alleluia.
The Holy Gospel Matthew 4:12-23
Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. People Glory be to thee, O Lord.
After the Gospel reading, the Deacon says The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise be to thee, O Christ.
The Sermon
The Rev. Kathy Rock Pfister, Canon Vicar
The Nicene Creed page 326
The Prayers of the People Form VI, page 392
The Peace
Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And with thy spirit.
The People greet one another in the name of the Lord, after which the people are seated for brief announcements.
The Holy Communion
Offerings of alms and bread and wine are received.
At the Offertory
Anthem Randall Thompson (1899-1984) Christ, He requires still, wheresoe’er he comes To feed, or lodge, to have the best of rooms: Give him the choice; grant him the nobler part Of all the house: the best of all’s the heart.
—Robert Herrick (c.1591-1674)
The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer II, page 340
Sursum Corda S 112
Sanctus and Benedictus S 114 Healey Willan
The Eucharistic Prayer continues page 341
Fraction Anthem S 152 Ambrosian chant
Celebrant Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; People Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.
Agnus Dei S 158
Healey Willan
The sacrament of Holy Communion has been precious to Christians for 2,000 years. It is a way in which many sense the reality of God’s forgiveness, our union with God and each other, and the eternal life to which we belong. Please know that you do not have to be an Episcopalian to receive Communion. To receive, you may kneel or stand 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; simply ask at the altar rail. If you need Communion brought to you in the pew, please tell an usher.
At the Administration
Anthem Healey Willan
O sacred feast, wherein Christ is received, the memory of his passion is renewed in us, our souls are filled with grace, and the pledge of everlasting glory is given unto us. Alleluya.
— Saint Thomas Aquinas (c.1225-1274)
Prayer after Communion page 339
The Blessing Hymn 539 Tidings
The Dismissal
Celebrant Let us go forth in the name of Christ. People Thanks be to God.
Closing Voluntary Marcia Religiosa Horatio W. Parker (1863-1919)
Readings this Week from the Revised Common Lectionary
The Old Testament Isaiah 9:1-4
There will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness-- on them light has shined. You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as people exult when dividing plunder. For the yoke of their burden, and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian.
The Epistle 1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Now I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in agreement and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same purpose. For it has been reported to me by Chloe’s people that there are quarrels among you, my brothers and sisters. What I mean is that each of you says, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ.” Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, so that no one can say that you were baptized in my name. (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) For Christ did not send me to baptize but to proclaim the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its power. For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
TheGospel
Matthew 4:12-23When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned.” From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen. And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” Immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him. Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people.
The Book of Remembrance
This week we remember Ashmore Clark Johnson Jr..
The Beauty of Flowers
The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God in loving memory of Sidney Buchanan Jr. by his family.
Weekday Services
Morning Prayer, 7:30 a.m., Monday-Friday on Zoom Evening Prayer, 6 p.m., Monday- Friday on Zoom Oración del mediodía, Mediodía, lunes y jueves en Facebook Contemplative Prayer, 11:15 a.m., Mondays in Mellinger Room Holy Eucharist, Noon, Wednesdays in Golding Chapel Bilingual Holy Eucharist, 6 p.m., Wednesdays in Golding Chapel
Links available at: www.christchurchcathedral.org/weekdayservices
Welcome to Christ Church Cathedral!
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Tours of the Cathedral are available every Sunday following the 11 a.m. service. If you would like a tour, meet the Tour Guide by the eagle lectern.
Welcome Team members are in the Cathedral Bookstore after the service to visit with you and answer any questions you may have.
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.
