5 pm The Well leaflet 9/24/23

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.

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

five o’clock in the evening

The

Rev. Canon

Kathy Rock Pfister Celebrant

Good evening and welcome to the Well. To mark the season after Pentecost, we have prepared a new Order of Service for our worship.

After the spoken prayers, any who wish to do so are invited to come forward and light a candle as a symbol of their prayer. After the votive offering is over, 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 Tunes

At the sound of the bell, please stand.

Opening Poem

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

out and found others standing around; and he said to them, ‘Why are you standing here idle all day?’ They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard.’ When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.’ When those hired about five o’clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage. Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received the usual daily wage. And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

A period of silence is observed.

The Reflection

Two minutes of silence is observed following the reflection.

Prayers of the People (The people stand 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.

Additional Prayers of Intercession & Thanksgiving

Please be seated

Following the Prayers of the People during the instrumental music and hymn, and at any time hereafter, you are welcome to come forward to light a votive candle as a symbol of your prayer. As we see others light candles, we recognize that we are all carrying prayer concerns known to us alone, and we are reminded to treat one another with kindness and care. Tapers and votives are located to the right of the altar and in front of the transept to the left. Please feel free to go to either of these places to light a candle.

The people stand for the hymn.

Hymn

We will sing the entire hymn three times.

The Grace

See that there is peace among yourselves, and love one another. Follow the example of good men and women of old and God will comfort you and help you, both in this world and in the world to come. 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.

Offertory Hymn

Glory and gratitude

We will sing the entire hymn three times.

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 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.

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

May you recognize in your life the presence, power, and light of your soul. May you realize that you are never alone, and that you have a special destiny here, that behind the facade of your life there is something beautiful and eternal happening. And may you learn to see yourself with the same delight, pride, and expectation with which God sees you in every moment. And the blessing of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit be among you and remain with you always. Amen,

— John O’Donohue

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Words: John L. Bell & Graham Maule; Tune: BONNIE GEORGE CAMPBELL; Trad. Scottish melody, arr. Keith Duke

Words © WGRG, Iona Community, Glasgow G2 3DH. Used by permission. This music arrangement ©2005 Kevin Mayhew, Ltd. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CCL #11426131; onelicense.net # 726591-A

The Dismissal

Celebrant Go forth confident in hope; praise God in all creation; follow Christ through whom all things are made; and in the power of the Spirit become a beacon of hope to the world.

People Thanks be to God.

Closing Music

English Country Dance Tune, Henry Purcell, 1696.

Becky Baxter, Music Coordinator and Harpist for The Well

Dr. Kimberly Clark, flautist

Sally Keller, cellist

The Book of Remembrance

This week we remember Nathalie Ryan Hoyt.

The Beauty of Flowers

The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God in honor of Dean Nathaniel and Shelly Katz.

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.

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, September 24, 2023 Announcements ™ TODAY

Nametags Available • We’d love to know your name! Please stop by our nametag tables and make your own. Wearing a nametag helps us get to know each other better and helps us welcome newcomers their first time at the Cathedral.

™ Bible Studies • The Cathedral will offer several Bible studies this fall. Learn about your options and how to participate at www.christchurchcathedral.org/biblestudies

™ Moores Chamber Music Downtown • Timothy Hester showcases musical masterworks on a replica of a 1795 Walther Fortepiano. His performance will feature sonatas by Hummel and Clementi as well as iconic works by Beethoven. Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Sanders Hall.

™ EMC Kickoff Dinner & Skit • Join us Sunday, October 1, in Reynolds Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. immediately following The Well service. Visit the EMC table in the Thompson Cloister, Sundays, September 24 and Sunday, October 1 to register or volunteer. This event will also be livestreamed. Register online at: www. christchurchcathedral.org/emcdinner

™ Second Hand Religion • Dean Katz will introduce the idea of Second Hand Religion and its connection to the notion of sainthood in the Anglican tradition. Over the coming weeks, Dean Katz and other members of the Cathedral community will introduce their spiritual ancestors whom we celebrate as saints, whether living or dead during the Dean’s Hour, 10 a.m. in Reynolds Hall. Oct 1, 8, 29; Nov 5, 12; Dec 3, 10.

™ The Anglican Way • This class is intended for those who wish to deepen their understanding of the Episcopal Church, its faith, and its mission. Those new to the congregation and adults seeking to be baptized, confirmed, or received are especially encouraged to attend. This fall classes will run Sundays, Oct 8-Nov 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in Sanders Hall. Learn more at: www.christchurchcathedral.org/anglicanway

™ Sunday School • Each Sunday we gather together as a community and grow in our faith through teaching and discussion. Classes are offered for children and youth each Sunday from 10-11 a.m. and Latino ministries from 1-2:30 p.m. Learn more and register at: www.christchurchcathedral.org/sundayschool

For more information about these and other events at the Cathedral, visit www.christchurchcathedral.org.

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