Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
five o’clock in the evening
The Rev. Kathy Rock Pfister, Canon Vicar Celebrant
Lighting of Votive Candles
Worshipers are encouraged to sit in front of the alms basin. During the opening contemplative music, they are invited to observe prayerful quiet or to come forward to light a votive candle in acknowledgement of a prayer, concern, or in memory of a loved one.
Opening Music
Traditional Scottish and Irish Tunes
At the sound of the bell, please stand.
The poem is read by the Celebrant.
God’s Grandeur
THE WORLD is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil
Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod?
Generations have trod, have trod, have trod; And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil; And wears man’s smudge and shares man’s smell: the soil Is bare now, nor can foot feel, being shod.
And for all this, nature is never spent; There lives the dearest freshness deep down things;
And though the last lights off the black West went Oh, morning, at the brown brink eastward, springs—
Because the Holy Ghost over the bent World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings.
— Gerard Manley Hopkins
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The people remain standing. The Celebrant begins
Celebrant Welcome to this holy place.
People Friend and stranger, saint and sinner, all who gather here.
People Generous God and generous Savior, touch us through your Spirit.
Celebrant The Lord be with you.
Celebrant Let us pray.
Stay with us, Lord, since the day is far spent and the night is coming; kindle our hearts on the Way, that we may recognize you in the scriptures, in the breaking of the bread, and in each other. Amen.
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Text: compilers, Church Hymnary Trust, admin. by Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd., from Psalm 90, music: ATHCHUINGE, John MacDonald, from Coisir a’ Mhoid-3, 1931, CCLI # 11426131, onelicense.net # 726591-A
Celebrant Come all who hunger, all who thirst for life in all its fullness. Come with hope or hesitation; come with joy or yearning; come.
People And also with you.
The people sit.
Reader A Reading from the first Letter of Paul to the Corinthians.
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. For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength. Consider your own call, brothers and sisters: not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are, so that no one might boast in the presence of God. He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption, in order that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
After a pause, the people stand for the hymn.
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Words & Music by Becky Baxter ~ ©Becky Baxter, August 2016 ~ used with permission
3 The First Reading 1 Corinthians 1:18-31
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Anchor
The people remain standing.
When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
Reader The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
The Reflection
Two minutes of silence is observed following the reflection.
Prayers of the People (The people may stand or kneel for the prayers.)
The Leader begins
As evening falls and courage sometimes falters, let us turn our hearts to God in prayer.
Silence
We pray for those gathered here and all that lies heavy on our hearts. We pray that you would know our needs even before we recognize them. Grant us those good things for which we dare not, or in our blindness cannot, ask.
Silence
We pray for those in positions of leadership in the world, our nation, our state, and our city. Grant them the spirit of wisdom, charity, and justice, that they may promote the well-being of all people.
Silence
We pray for the sick, the bereaved, the oppressed, and the homeless, that they may be comforted by your Holy Spirit, who brings light to the darkest places.
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The Gospel Matthew 5:1-12
Silence
We pray for the broken and torn fabric of the earth as it yearns for healing, trusting that you make all things new.
Silence
We pray for this and all communities of faith. We pray that you would open the hearts of your faithful to seek your truth and pursue it in love.
Silence
We pray that you would disturb us, Lord, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little; when with the abundance of things we possess we have lost our thirst for the water of life. Push back, we pray, the horizons of our hopes, and move us into your future in strength, courage, hope, and love.
The Confession and Absolution
Celebrant Let us confess our sins.
The People may kneel or stand.
Merciful God, we have sinned in what we have thought and said, in the wrong we have done and in the good we have not done. We have sinned in ignorance; we have sinned in weakness; we have sinned through our own deliberate fault. We are truly sorry. We repent and turn to you. Forgive us, for our Savior Christ’s sake, and renew our lives to the glory of your name. Amen.
Celebrant
Through the cross of Christ, God have mercy on you, pardon you, and set you free. Know that you are forgiven and be at peace. God strengthen you in all goodness and keep you in life eternal. Amen.
The people stand for the Peace.
The Peace
Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And also with you.
The People greet one another in the name of the Lord.
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The Holy Communion
The people may be seated for the offertory hymn.
Offertory Hymn
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Celebrant Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest. With friend, with stranger, with young and old, be among us tonight. People Come close to us that we may come close to you. Strengthen us that we may strengthen one another. Renew us that where we have failed, we may begin again.
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JOYOUS LIGHT ~ tune Marty Haugen, b. 1950; text Stephen P. Starke, b. 1955, alt. ~ Text ©Stephen P. Starke; admin.. Concordia Publishing House; Tune © 1987 GIA Publications, Inc. ~ Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CCL # 11426131; onelicense.net
The People kneel or stand.
In the beginning God made the world. The world flowed from God and God shaped it, filling it with light and life. God knew the world, but we chose not to know God. We turned from God, and though God sought us through patriarchs, matriarchs, and prophets, still we strayed. Our rebellion imperiled the fullness God intends for us, and when the world could bear no more, God sent Jesus, his Son. Among friends, gathered round a table, Jesus took bread, and, having blessed it, he broke the bread and gave it to his disciples saying, “This is my body which is given for you.” In the same way he took wine, and, having given thanks for it, he poured it and gave the cup to his disciples saying, “This cup is the new covenant with God, sealed with my blood. Take this and share it.” Lord Jesus Christ, present with us now, as we do in this place what you did in an upstairs room, breathe your Spirit upon us and upon this bread and wine, that they may be heaven’s food and drink for us, renewing, sustaining, and making us whole, and that we may be your body on earth, loving and caring for the world. Through, with, and for the love of Christ, we share this bread and cup in the unity of your Spirit, Father Almighty. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread
Celebrant Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; People Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.
The Invitation to Communion
Celebrant
So, come to this table, you who have much faith, and you who would like to have more; you who have been to this sacrament often, and you who have not been for a long time. You who have tried to follow Jesus, and you who have fallen short. Come. It is Christ who invites you to meet him here.
All are welcome and encouraged to receive Communion, whatever one’s Christian tradition.
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Prayer after Communion (The people may stand or kneel.)
Celebrant and People
Eternal Light, shine in our hearts. Eternal Power, be our strength. Eternal Wisdom, guide us as we serve you. Eternal Goodness, you have drawn us to your heart and united us in the Sacrament of Christ’s Body and Blood. Now grant that with all our heart, mind, and strength, we may evermore seek your face in all those we meet in the world. Amen.
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Music: HYFRYDOL, harm. Rowland Hugh Prichard (1811-1887); Text: Marty Haugen (b. 1950); text ©Compilation, the Church Hymnary Trust Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CCL # 11426131 and OneLicense.net #726591-A
The Dismissal
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Celebrant Deep peace of the running wave to you. Deep peace of the flowing air to you. Deep peace of the quiet earth to you. Deep peace of the shining stars to you. Deep peace of the Son of God to you. Deep peace, deep peace. People Thanks be to God.
Becky Baxter, Music Coordinator and Harpist for The Well
Dr. Kimberly Clark, flautist
Sally Keller, cellist
The Book of Remembrance
This week we remember Fontaine Carrington Weems.
The Beauty of Flowers
The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God in loving memory of her parents Mary John and Ralph Spence by Judy Tate.
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Welcome
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Announcements
TODAY
How to Bible • This six-week course is an introduction to scripture led by Canon Becky Zartman. Sundays, through Feb 19 beginning at 6:15 in Sanders Hall. No registrationjust show up!
Bible Studies • An array of Bible studies begin in January and February. Learn about your options at and how to participate at: www.christchurchcathedral.org/biblestudies
Cathedral Book Club • A different book is discussed the first Wednesday of the month. On Wednesday February 1 our book will be Fox and I: An Uncommon Friendship, by Catherine Raven. Everyone is welcome to attend and join the discussion beginning at 6:30 p.m. Contact Louise Langford at llangford@christchurchcathedral.org to learn how to participate.
Beyond “Bellhops of History*” – Unpacking and Reanimating the Treasures of Christian Tradition • Join Interim Dean Gary Jones for a four-part Dean’s Hour series about how signs and sacraments are sources of power and portals to a deeper life that is only dimly intuited or altogether ignored in our over-busy, hyper-rational, and materialistic society. Sundays February 5, 12, and 19, at 10 a.m. in Reynolds Hall. *Thanks to Pittman McGehee, The Invisible Church, for this image.
Pastoral Care Lunch & Care • Volunteers will gather for a light lunch, a brief discussion on building a culture of care, and work on cards to send to members who need to hear we remember and love them. New volunteers are welcome! February 5, 12:20-2 p.m., McGehee Conference Room. Questions? Contact Claire Soard at: csoard@christchurchcathedral.org
Seed Group • Our Seed Group is an excellent way for middle school youth to connect for fellowship and bible study. We will meet during the season of lent for fun and small group discussion that takes a deep dive into questions about faith. Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m., beginning February 21. Contact Marcia Quintanilla with questions at: mquintanilla@ christchurchcathedral.org
Looking for Children’s Ministry • Follow Agnus to childcare for infants (6 weeks–5 years), or the Huffington Playground. Have questions? Contact KariAnn Lessner at kalessner@christchurchcathedral.org
Make Your 2023 EMC Pledge • There’s still time to make your annual pledge. We invite you to join us as we renew our commitment to our beloved Cathedral in time, talent, and treasure. To submit your pledge, simply drop a pledge card into the offering plate or visit www.christchurchcathedral.org/pledge to pledge online. 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
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, miércoles y viernes 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!
We are blessed by your presence. If you are new to the Cathedral, please fill out the WELCOME card in your pew and put it in the offering plate or give it to an usher.
Tours of the Cathedral are available after the 5 p.m. service on the third Sunday every month. 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.
Portions of this service are adapted from the Iona Community Worship Book and the Prayer Books of the Church of Ireland, the Anglican Church of New Zealand, and the Northumbrian Community.
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