Tenth Sunday after Pentecost July 28, 2024 11:00 a.m.
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The Cathedral is equipped with a hearing loop for assisted listening via telecoil.
The Holy Eucharist: Rite One
The Very Rev. Nathaniel Katz, 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 Allegretto from Organ Sonata No. 4 in B Flat Major, Op. 65 Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Choral Introit Tone VII
V. We have waited, O God, for thy loving kindness in the midst of thy temple; according to thy Name, O God, so is thy praise unto the world’s end: R. THy right hand is full of righteousness.
Hymn 414 Stuttgart
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 Healey Willan (1880–1968)
The Collect of the Day
Celebrant THe Lord be with you. People And with thy spirit. Celebrant Let us pray.
O God, the protector of all that trust in thee, without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy: Increase and multiply upon us thy mercy, that, thou being our ruler and guide, we may so pass through things temporal, that we finally lose not the things eternal; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The First Reading 2 Kings 4:42–44
Reader THe Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
Psalm 145:10 –19
Simplified Anglican Chant
All your works praise you, O / Lord, * and your faithful servants / bless you.
THey make known the glory of your / kingdom * and speak of your / power; TH at the peoples may know of your / power * and the glorious splendor of your / kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting / kingdom; * your dominion endures throughout all / ages.
THe Lord is faithful in all his / words * and merciful in all his / deeds.
THe Lord upholds all those who / fall; * he lifts up those who are bowed / down.
THe eyes of all wait upon you, O / Lord, * and you give them their food in due / season. You open wide your/ hand * and satisfy the needs of every living / creature.
THe Lord is righteous in all his / ways * and loving in all his/ works.
THe Lord is near to those who /call upon him, * to all who call upon him/ faithfully.
The Second Reading Ephesians 3:14–21
Reader THe Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
Hymn 673 Ballad
Today’s Sequence Hymn is selected in honor of the 50th anniversary of the ordination of women to the priesthood in The Episcopal Church.
Alleluia Tone II
V. Alleluia. Sing to the Lord and bless his Name; R. Proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day. Alleluia.
The Holy Gospel John 6:1–21
Priest THe Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. People Glory be to thee, O Lord.
After the Gospel reading, the Priest says THe Gospel of the Lord.
People Praise be to thee, O Christ.
The Sermon
THe Rev. Canon Liz Kronenberg
The Nicene Creed page 326
The Prayers of the People Form VI, page 392
The Confession and Absolution page 393
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
Solo Hugo Wolf (1860–1903)
Herr! schicke, was du willt, Ein Liebes oder Leides; Ich bin vergnügt, dass beides Aus deinen Händen quillt.
Wollest mit Freuden Und wollest mit Leiden Mich nicht überschütten!
Doch in der Mitten Liegt holdes Bescheiden.
Lord! send what Thou wilt, Pleasure or pain; I am content that both Flow from Thy hands. Do not, I beseech Thee, Overwhelm me
With joy or suffering! But midway between Lies blessed moderation.
Eduard Mörike (1804–1875) trans. Richard Stokes Ben McGee, soloist
The Great Thanksgiving Eucharistic Prayer II, page 340
Sursum Corda S 112
Sanctus and Benedictus S 114
The People kneel as able.
Healey Willan
The Eucharistic Prayer continues page 341
Fraction Anthem
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 William H. Harris (1883–1973)
THe eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. THou openest thine hand, and fillest all things living with plenteousness. THe Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. THe Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, yea all such as call upon him faithfully. He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will help them. THe Lord preserveth all them that love him.
— Psalm 145:15–20a
Prayer after Communion page 339
The Blessing
Hymn 347 Litton
The Dismissal
Priest Let us go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit. People Thanks be to God.
Closing Voluntary
Allegro maestoso e vivace from Organ Sonata No. 4 in B Flat Major, Op. 65 Felix Mendelssohn
This is Tom Marvil’s last Sunday as our Cathedral organist. Please stop by the organ console following the service to thank him for his time with us and to wish him well as he returns to St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Houston.
Readings this Week from the Revised Common Lectionary
The Old Testament 2 Kings 4:42–44
A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing food from the first fruits to the man of God: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. Elisha said, “Give it to the people and let them eat.” But his servant said, “How can I set this before a hundred people?” So he repeated, “Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus says the Lord, ‘ THey shall eat and have some left.’” He set it before them, they ate, and had some left, according to the word of the Lord.
The Epistle Ephesians 3:14–21
I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.” One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, “ THere is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?” Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. THen Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.” So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, “ TH is is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.” When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself. When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. THe sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were terrified. But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” THen they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going.
The Book of Remembrance TH is week we remember Dalton Mabry Singleton.
The Beauty of Flowers
THe flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for “ THe Philadelphia Eleven,” the first women who were ordained priests in the Episcopal Church, on July 29, 1974.
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