Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
February 12, 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 Rev. Becky Zartman, Canon Missioner for Evangelism and Formation Celebrant
The Liturgy is found in The Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Hymns and service music (S) are in The Hymnal 1982.
Opening Voluntary
Fugue in G Minor, K. 410
W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Choral Introit Tone VII
V. We have waited, O God, for thy loving-kindness in the midst of they temple; according to thy Name.
R. O God, so is they praise unto the world’s end; thy right hand is full of righteousness.
Hymn 544 Duke Street
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 204
The Collect of the Day
Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit.
Celebrant Let us pray.
Old Scottish Chant
O God, the strength of all those who put their trust in thee: Mercifully accept our prayers; and because, through the weakness of our mortal nature, we can do no good thing without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, that in keeping thy commandments we may please thee both in will and deed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
Psalm 119: 1-8
Happy are they whose way is / blameless, * who walk in the law of the / Lord!
Happy are they who observe his de/crees * and seek him with all their / hearts!
Who never do any / wrong, * but always walk in his / ways. You laid down your com/mandments, * that we should fully / keep them.
Oh, that my ways were made so di/rect * that I might keep your / statutes!
Then I should not be put to / shame, * when I regard all your com/mandments.
Simplified Anglican chant
I will thank you with an unfeigned / heart, * when I have learned your righteous / judgments. I will keep your / statutes; * do not utterly for/sake me.
The Second Reading
Hymn 440
1 Corinthians 3:1-9
Liebster Jesu
Alleluia Tone II
V. Alleluia. Your words, O Lord, are spirit and life; R. You have the words of everlasting life. Alleluia.
The Holy Gospel Matthew 5:21-37
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. Bradley Varnell, Canon Missioner for Community Life and Young Adult Ministry
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 W. A. Mozart
Laudate Dominum omnes gentes, laudate eum omnes populi. Quoniam confirmata est super nos misericordia eius, et veritas Domini manet in aeternum. Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto: sicut erat in principio et nunc et semper et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. For his mercy is confirmed upon us: and the truth of the Lord remaineth for ever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.
— Psalm 117
Michelle Girardot, soloistThe Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer II, page 340
Sursum Corda S 112
Sanctus and Benedictus S 114
Healey Willan (1880-1968)
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
Ave verum corpus natum de Maria Virgine:
Vere passum immolatum in cruce pro homine:
Cujus latus perforatum unda fluxit et sanguine: Esto nobis praegustatum in mortis examine.
W. A. MozartHail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary, Who has truly suffered, was sacrificed on the cross for mortals. Whose side was pierced, whence flowed water and blood: Be for us a foretaste (of heaven) during our final examining.
— attr. Pope Innocent VI (1282/1295-1362)
The Blessing
Hymn 347 Litton
The Dismissal
Celebrant Let us go forth in the name of Christ. People Thanks be to God.
Closing Voluntary Processional in E-flat
David Johnson (1922-1987)Readings this Week from the Revised Common Lectionary
The Old Testament Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Moses said, “See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the Lord your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. But if your heart turns away and you do not hear, but are led astray to bow down to other gods and serve them, I declare to you today that you shall perish; you shall not live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live, loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and holding fast to him; for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in the land that the Lord swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.”
The Epistle
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as spiritual people, but rather as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solid food. Even now you are still not ready, for you are still of the flesh. For as long as there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not of the flesh, and behaving according to human inclinations? For when one says, “I belong to Paul,” and another, “I belong to Apollos,” are you not merely human? What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. The one who plants and the one who waters have a common purpose, and each will receive wages according to the labor of each. For we are God’s servants, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building.
The Gospel Matthew 5:21-37
Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not murder’; and ‘whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment; and if you insult a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council; and if you say, ‘You fool,’ you will be liable to the hell of fire. So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift. Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are on the way to court with him, or your accuser may hand you over to the judge,
and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison. Truly I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny. You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to go into hell. It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Again, you have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but carry out the vows you have made to the Lord.’ But I say to you, Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. Let your word be ‘Yes, Yes’ or ‘No, No’; anything more than this comes from the evil one.”
The Book of Remembrance
This week we remember Jean Andre Jackson and Irene Blake Weister.
The Beauty of Flowers
The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God in loving memory of her parents, Nancy Peel and Burney Boyd McClurkan, by Elaine d’Lys McClurkan.
The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God in loving memory of Gene Brauderick and Lee Lillie by their friends Mike, Andrew and Efraín.
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 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.
Welcome
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Announcements
Beyond “Bellhops of History*” – Unpacking and Reanimating the Treasures of Christian Tradition • Join Interim Dean Gary Jones as he continues this fourpart Dean’s Hour series. He discusses 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. The final session is February 19, at 10 a.m. in Reynolds Hall. *Thanks to Pittman McGehee, The Invisible Church, for this image.*Thanks to Pittman McGehee, The Invisible Church, for this image.
Robert C. Stuart Lenten Series in Honor of The Very Rev. Barkley S. Thompson • Our 2023 lenten series includes two of the most esteemed and sought-after speakers on Christian spirituality in the world today: Martin Laird and Carmen Acevedo Butcher. Join us for special lectures, retreats, and opportunities to learn and engage through spiritual practice. Events begin February 25. See the schedule at: www.christchurchcathedral.org/lent
Search Committee • The Dean Search Committee is posting regular updates about the search for our next Dean on the Cathedral’s website, and they will be giving brief, monthly updates at the beginning of the Dean’s Hour. The next update at the Dean’s Hour will be on Sunday, February 19, at 10 a.m. Visit: www.christchurchcathedral.org/searchcommittee
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. Tuesday evenings 6:30-8 p.m., beginning February 21. Contact Marcia Quintanilla with questions at: mquintanilla@christchurchcathedral.org
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper • The Cathedral will observe the last day before Lent — Shrove Tuesday — with our annual pancake supper! Join us February 21 in Reynolds Hall beginning at 6 p.m. Visit the cloister table between services to learn how you can volunteer or register, or sign up online at: www. christchurchcathedral.org/pancakesupper
Ash Wednesday • Services will be offered February 22 at 7 a.m., 12:05 p.m., and 6 p.m. A service will be offered in Spanish at 7:30 p.m. A priest will be available to offer imposition of ashes in Golding Chapel from 8–11:30 a.m. and from 1–3 p.m.
World Premiere: Mass of the Eternal Flame • To mark Robert Simpson’s 25th anniversary as Canon for Music, the Cathedral Choir commissioned one of today’s leading composers to write a new Mass setting. Scored for choir, brass and organ, Mass of the Eternal Flame by Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds will be premiered by the Cathedral Choir at 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 26. Don’t miss it!
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.