Come, All You Servants of the Lord
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Text: ©1986 Arlo D. Duba ~ Tune: DANBY, Engl. folk melody; Harm. Arthur Hastings, 1981 ~ Presbyterian Hymnal No. 242 Music: Harmonization from Resource Collection of Hymns and Service Music for the Liturgy CCL # 11426131 and OneLicense.net #726591-A ©1981, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc.~ All rigts reserved ~ Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Collect of the Day
God, who draws near, who comes to our level, whose nature is revealed in lordship laid aside: give us grace to welcome you in the one who tests the bounds of our community: in the child, the outcast, the one who comes with no power save that of remaking our heart; through Jesus Christ, the one who will be betrayed. Amen.
Please be seated.
Psalm 54
Save me, O God, by your Name; * in your might, defend my cause. Hear my prayer, O God; * give ear to the words of my mouth. For the arrogant have risen up against me, and the ruthless have sought my life, * those who have no regard for God. Behold, God is my helper; * it is the Lord who sustains my life. Render evil to those who spy on me; * in your faithfulness, destroy them. I will offer you a freewill sacrifice * and praise your Name, O Lord, for it is good. For you have rescued me from every trouble, * and my eye has seen the ruin of my foes.
Deus, in nomine
The Holy Gospel Mark 9:30–37
Priest The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark .
People Glory to you, Lord Christ.
Jesus and his disciples passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.” But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him. Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest. He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.”
Priest The Gospel of the Lord.
People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
All sit.
The Reflection
A period of silence is observed following the Reflection.
The People remain seated.
The love of Christ surround us
Sung Twice. &
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Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CCL #11426131 ~ CHRIST WITH US ~ music Rosemary Turnbull, arr. Keith Duke music © 2005 Kevin Mayhew Ltd. ~ Text David Adam & © SPCK, Holy Trinity Church, Marylebone Road, London NW1 4DU; CCL # 11426131 and OneLicense.net #726591-A Wewillsingtheentirehymntwice.
Intercessions
The People stand. The intercessor says Eternal Spirit, Life-Giver, Pain-Bearer, Love-Maker, Source of all that is and that shall be, Father and Mother of us all, Loving God, in whom is heaven: May the hallowing of your Name echo through the universe.
Silence may be kept.
May the way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world.
Silence may be kept.
May your heavenly will be done by all created beings.
Silence may be kept.
May your realm of peace and freedom sustain our hope and come on earth.
Silence may be kept.
With the bread we need for today, feed us.
In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.
In times of temptation and test, strengthen us.
From trials too sharp to endure, spare us.
From the grip of all that is evil, free us.
For you reign in the glory of the power that is love, now and forever. Amen.
Additional prayers may be added.
Confession
The intercessor continues
You prepare a place for us; we refuse your invitation. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.
Your table is open to all; we keep it for ourselves. Christ have mercy. Christ have mercy.
Your welcome is wild; we are caged by fear. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy.
Absolution
The Celebrant says
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.
Silent Prayer and Candle Lighting
Following the Intercessions during the instrumental music, 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 Peace
The Celebrant says
Here is food that satisfies, the taste of communion. Here is wine pouring free, the washing away of fear. Here is life abundant, a table of peace for all. May this peace be in us and among us, a sign of hope for a world renewed.
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.
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Words: Carmina Gadelica; Music: Celtic aire AgChriostanSìol (Christ the King Epiphany Light) ~ This music arrangement ©2005 Kevin Mayhew, Ltd. ©2000, 2005 Kevin Mayhew Ltd. ~ Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CCL # 11426131 and OneLicense.net #726591-A
The people stand.
The Holy Communion
The Great Thanksgiving
Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you.
Celebrant Lift up your hearts.
People We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People It is right to give God thanks and praise. God of blessing, we thank you always for making us in your image to serve the peace of all creation. You shared your name with our mothers and fathers: Sarah and Abraham, who left their home and became a blessing to all nations; Moses and Miriam, who went
through sea and wilderness to the place of revelation; Deborah and Samson, who gave hope and justice to a people ruled by fear; Ruth and Jonah, who went to foreign soil and found a God who loves the stranger.
From our ancestors in faith came Jesus, the son of promise, to fulfill the law, embody your love and draw all people to himself. He accepted death to break its fearful hold; he was raised to life to share it in abundance; he comes again to break the bread and pour the wine of hope.
Therefore, with all the people whose story you have shaped, with women and men of faith in every part of the world, we glory in your generous love and sing in praise of you:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
We ask that your Holy Spirit will fall upon us and upon these gifts, that these fragile, earthly things may be to us the body and blood of our lord and brother, Jesus Christ; who, on the night that he was betrayed, gathered with his faltering friends for a meal that tasted of freedom. Calling them to his table, he took bread and broke it and said: “ Th is is my body, which is given for you. Do this to remember me.” In the same way after supper, he took the cup saying: “ Th is cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, whenever you drink it, to remember me.” As on that night, so here and now he offers himself in touch and taste beyond all words can hold.
Great is the mystery of faith:
Christ has died
Christ is risen
Christ will come again.
Therefore we come in memory and hope, responding to your call and the promise that echoes from the dawn of all time.
May mind and heart be held by your self-giving love as we stand before the cross, approach the empty tomb, and praise the one whose name is lifted high above all earthly power.
Receive our broken offering through his all-powerful grace, and bind us in communion with all who share your gifts; through Jesus Christ, in whom all ages and all the worlds are drawn into ceaseless love of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. AMEN.
The Lord’s Prayer
And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say, Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
The
Breaking of The Bread
Celebrant We break this bread to share in the Body of Christ; People We who are many are one body, for we all share in the one bread. Celebrant Bread and wine; the gifts of God for the people of God. People May we who share these gifts be found in Christ and Christ in us.
At the direction of the ushers you are invited to form a single line in the central aisle to receive Communion in front of the altar.
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. 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. If you need Communion brought to you in the pew, please tell an usher.
The People stand.
Prayer After Communion
Celebrant Let us pray.
May we who have fed at Wisdom’s table take her welcome out to where tables are reserved and doors are closed; may the Spirit drive us to break our bread on the altar of the world. Amen.
The Blessing
May the outrageous welcome of the Father accept us for who we are; may the incarnation of the Word touch and hold us close; may the wandering of the Spirit help us risk ourselves for love; and the blessing of God, Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer, be with you this night and always. Amen.
Hymn & œ
Eternal Light
1. E 2. E 3. Un ú œ ter ter til nal nal by ú œ light, life, your shine raise most ú œ in me cost my from ly œ œ heart; death; grace, --- -
œ e e in ú œ ter ter vit nal nal ed ú œ hope, bright by lift ness, your ú œ up help ho my me ly œ Œ eyes; see; word, -- -- -,
œ e e at œ œ œ ter ter last nal nal I ú œ power Spi come be rit, be ú œ my give fore sup me your œ œ port breath; face -- --&
œ e e to . œ J œ œ ter ter know nal nal you, . œ j œ œ wis Sa my dom, vior, e ú œ make come ter me to nal œ Œ wise. me: God. - -- --,
Text: Christopher Idle (b. 1938) from a prayer of Alcuin (735?-804) ~ EAST AT GLANDART (melody adapted by Becky Baxter, 2022) from Francis O'Neill's Music of Ireland, 1903 ~ Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. CCL # 11426131 and OneLicense.net #726591-A
The Dismissal
Celebrant Entrust your life to the Lord of the open spaces and the time of adventure; to the life that pulses through rain drenched streets and mountain heights; to the love that sustains us through feast and famine. Let God’s hope be a clearing sky before you, a compass in your heart guiding you to where you belong. The Divine Spirit dwells in us.
People Thanks be to God.
Closing Music
English Country Dance Tune
The Book of Remembrance
This week we remember Jennifer Elizabeth Cobb.
The Beauty of Flowers
The flowers on the Cathedral Altar are given to the glory of God in honor of St. James the Greater and the pilgrims who walk the Camino de Santiago de Compostela. The flowers in the floor vases are given to the glory of God in honor of Dean Nathaniel and Shelly Katz by the Search Committee in thanksgiving and celebration of his ministry.
Becky Baxter, Music Coordinator and Harpist for The Well
Dr. Kimberly Clark, flautist Fran Koiner, cellist
Portions of this service come from “Prayers for an Inclusive Church” by Steven Shakespeare, published by Church Publishing, Inc. The intercessions for The Well have been adapted from “Prayer at Night’s Approaching” by Jim Cotter, pg. 15-16.
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