5 pm The Well leaflet 3/26/23

We welcome you to Christ Church Cathedral. Since 1839, this Christian community has gathered for worship.

The Cathedral is equipped with a hearing loop for assisted listening via telecoil.

Fifth Sunday in Lent

five o’clock in the evening

The Rev. Kathy Rock Pfister, Canon Vicar Celebrant

Good evening and welcome to the Well. To mark the season of Lent, we have prepared a new Order of Service for our worship during the month of March. You will notice that the first part of the service, the Liturgy of the Word, has a contemplative rhythm and begins with an Opening Confession. The practice of beginning the service with confession is ancient, dating back to the Sarum Rite.

After the prayer for the evening, the congregation will be invited to sit for a period of silence and to remain seated for the reading of the gospel and the reflection. While this pattern may be unfamiliar to you, it allows us to settle into a meditative and reflective experience without interruption. Following the prayers we will rise, sing, and then share the peace. Following the peace, the rhythm of the liturgy will return to the customary and familiar pattern of the table. We are so glad that you are here. Come close, draw near, and receive the grace of God.

Opening Music

Traditional Scottish and Irish Tunes

At the sound of the bell, please stand.

Opening Sentence

What God says to you in Jesus is this: You are forgiven.

— William Countryman, Scholar and Episcopal Priest

The congregation remains standing for the Opening Confession.

Opening Confession

Celebrant I confess to God, and in the presence of all God’s people, that I have sinned in thought, word, and deed, and I pray God to have mercy on me. People May God have mercy on you, pardon and deliver you from your sins, and give you time to amend your life.

Celebrant Amen.

People We confess to God, and in the presence of all God’s people, that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, and we pray God to have mercy on us.

Celebrant May God have mercy on you, pardon and deliver you from your sins, and give you time to amend your life.

People Amen.

Celebrant Turn again, O God, and give us life People That your people may rejoice in you.

Celebrant Create in us clean hearts, O God, People And renew a right spirit within us.

Celebrant Give us the joy of your saving help again, People And sustain us with your bountiful Spirit.

Trisagion

Trisagion - Holy God

We will sing the entire response three times.

tal One, Have

text: from The Book of Common Prayer (Proposed). Copyright 1977 by Charles Mortimer Guilbert as custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer.

music: Betty Pulkingham (1928-2019), © Celebration Services (International) Ltd., 1974, 1975. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission. CCL # 11426131 and OneLicense.net #726591-A

A Prayer for the Evening

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.

Please be seated. A period of silence is observed.

The

Reading John 11:1–45

Lector A reading from the Gospel of John.

Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again?”

Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world. But those who walk at night stumble, because the light is not in them.” After saying this, he told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him.” The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right.” Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.” When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?” Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his

hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.

A period of silence is observed.

The Reflection The Rev. Kathy Rock Pfister, Canon Vicar

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.

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 people stand for the hymn.

The love of Christ surround us

We

The Grace

Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you Amen.

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, after which the people are seated for brief announcements.

The Offertory

The Holy Communion

The Great Thanksgiving

The people stand.

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.

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 Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; People Therefore let us keep the feast.

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.

Lamb of God

Music: The Glendalough Mass by Liam Lawton, arr. Paul Tate Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CCL # 11426131 and OneLicense.net #726591-A

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.

The Blessing

Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go, love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is in you. And the blessing of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit be among you and remain with you always. Amen.

— paraphrase of LR Knost

Loved with everlasting love

& b

full birds earth

and in may

vine! shine, cline,

9

love me rich to shall er ú œ œ

cease, know, say:

per sweet pass

know; green; part? With some Spir thing what

taught eyes

fill

peace, grow, way,

it,

ing from peace eve a un ry - -- - -

in and

a I of

love know, Christ

grace round Lord . œ J œ œ œ

that is from - -- -- -

The Dismissal

it nev lov

is er ing

joy flow'rs sun

lives joy breath . œ j œ œ œ

and with and

me have the . œ j œ œ œ œ

won deep stars der in er all beau gloom di ties de

which as I

& b

Christ's, Christ's, Christ's,

and and and

Christ Christ Christ

can now still

O songs Heav'n ú

not I shall

is is is

mine. mine. mine.

Text: George Wade Robinson; CALON LAN, John Hughes, 1872-1914, arr. John Barnard, b. 1948 ~ Church Hymnary, 4th ed. © Compilation, The Church Hymnary Trust ~ Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. OneLicense.net #A-726591

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.

Closing Music

Traditional Scottish Tune

Becky Baxter, Music Coordinator and Harpist for the Well Amy Wiggs, flautist

Sally Keller, cellist

The Book of Remembrance

This week we remember Donna Fong.

The Beauty of Flowers

The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God in joyful thanksgiving of the tireless dedication of staff of Christ Church Cathedral.

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.

Please be advised that our services are Livesteamed 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.

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.

Welcome

Sunday, March 26, 2023

Announcements

™ TODAY

Tea and Talk • Join the Cathedral Bookstore and friends this evening at Tea and Talk after The Well for conversation and refreshment. Drop in from 5:45–6:30 p.m. in the Bookstore and Latham Lobby.

™ Palm Sunday Evensong • The Cathedral Choir will sing a Choral Evensong on Palm Sunday, April 2, at 5 p.m. in place of The Well. This special service will begin with an organ recital featuring organist Stephen Morris at 4:15 p.m. Children are welcome and encouraged to attend either the service, or our professionally staffed childcare. Learn more at: www.christchurchcathedral.org/ palmsundayevensong

™ The 5 Senses of Holy Week: An Intergenerational Experience • Join us Palm Sunday as we experience with our five senses the story of Jesus’ walk from triumphal entry in Jerusalem, through the Passion, all the way to his glorious Resurrection. Come taste, touch, smell, hear and see that the Lord is good! April 2 at 10 a.m. in Reynolds Hall.

™ Join us for Holy Week • The Cathedral is offering a variety of ways to connect with options for both in-person and online worship throughout Holy Week. We will offer special services for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. See what we have in store at: www.christchurchcathedral.org/easter

™ Spring Neighborhood Gatherings • Neighborhood Gatherings offer a fun evening of fellowship with parishioners, lay staff, and clergy. They are hosted in the homes of Cathedral members across Houston. Upcoming events will be April 12 and 27, and May 9 and 11. RSVP required. Contact Lisa Cantu at lcantu@christchurchcathedral.org.

™ The Giving Tree • This annual fundraiser supports Cathedral Youth in their mission work. Learn more at www.christchurchcathedral.org/givingtree, or visit us in the cloister between services on Sundays during Lent.

™ Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul • Join The Rev. Kathy Pfister for this three-week series as she explores Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul, written by John Philip Newell in preparation for his visit to the Cathedral in May. April 16, 23, & 30 at 6:30 p.m. in Sanders Hall.

™ 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.