SEPT. 22 | 9 AM Traditional Worship Bulletin by Saint Michael and All Angels

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The Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Holy Eucharist: Rite II

The service begins on page 355 of The Book of Common Prayer. Hymns may be found in the blue hymnal in the pew rack.

The Word of God

Prelude

Prelude in E Minor, BWV 548/I Johann Sebastian Bach

Welcome

Entering Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 390

“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation” Lobe den Herren

The Opening Acclamation and Collect for Purity (standing)

Celebrant Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

People And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. Celebrant Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Song of Praise (standing, sung by all) Hymn S 280

“Glory to God”

The Collect of the Day (standing)

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Celebrant Let us pray.

Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The flowers adorning the altar are given to the glory of God and in memory of Mary Louise Muirhead and Michael Reagan Shanley.

The stately prelude’s massive structure is one of the most intricate in the genre. It bears a concerto-ritornello style, alternating between homophonic and polyphonic section.

Children ages three through eight are invited to meet a member of our ministry staff by the pulpit to be escorted to children’s chapel; they will return to the congregation following the Peace.

The Lesson (seated) Wisdom of Solomon 1:16-2:1, 12-22

The ungodly by their words and deeds summoned death; considering him a friend, they pined away and made a covenant with him, because they are fit to belong to his company. For they reasoned unsoundly, saying to themselves, “Short and sorrowful is our life, and there is no remedy when a life comes to its end, and no one has been known to return from Hades. Let us lie in wait for the righteous man, because he is inconvenient to us and opposes our actions; he reproaches us for sins against the law, and accuses us of sins against our training. He professes to have knowledge of God, and calls himself a child of the Lord. He became to us a reproof of our thoughts; the very sight of him is a burden to us, because his manner of life is unlike that of others, and his ways are strange. We are considered by him as something base, and he avoids our ways as unclean; he calls the last end of the righteous happy, and boasts that God is his father. Let us see if his words are true, and let us test what will happen at the end of his life; for if the righteous man is God’s child, he will help him, and will deliver him from the hand of his adversaries. Let us test him with insult and torture, so that we may find out how gentle he is, and make trial of his forbearance. Let us condemn him to a shameful death, for, according to what he says, he will be protected.” Thus they reasoned, but they were led astray, for their wickedness blinded them, and they did not know the secret purposes of God, nor hoped for the wages of holiness, nor discerned the prize for blameless souls.

Lector The Word of the Lord.

People Thanks be to God.

The Psalm (seated) Psalm 54

Save me, O God, by your Name; * in your might, defend my cause.

Hear my prayer, O God; * g ive 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.

Sequence Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 660, v.1

“O Master, let me walk with thee” Maryton

The Gospel (standing)

Mark 9:30-37

Deacon 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.”

Deacon The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ.

Chanted by the Choir to a psalm setting by C. Hylton Stewart.

The Sermon (seated) The Reverend Mary Lessmann

The Nicene Creed (standing)

All We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayers of the People: Form VI (standing)

Celebrant Let us pray for the Church and for the world.

Lector In peace, we pray to you, Lord God.

For all people in their daily life and work;

People For our families, friends, and neighbors, and for those who are alone.

Lector For Joe, our President; for Greg, our Governor; for Eric, our Mayor; and for this community, the nation, and the world;

People For all who work for justice, freedom, and peace.

Lector For the just and proper use of your creation;

People For the victims of hunger, fear, injustice, and oppression.

Lector For all who are in danger, sorrow, or any kind of trouble;

People For those who minister to the sick, the friendless, and the needy.

Lector For the peace and unity of the Church of God;

People For all who proclaim the Gospel, and all who seek the Truth.

Lector For Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; for Michael, our Presiding Bishop; for George, our Bishop; and for all bishops and other ministers;

People For all who serve God in his Church.

Lector For those on the Saint Michael prayer list, and ___, and for the special needs and concerns of this congregation. Hear us, Lord;

People For your mercy is great.

Parish Prayers of the People

As of September 16, 2024

Edwin Adams

John Aldridge

Abel Aluart

Rami Angir

Kathryn Anschutz

Douglas Ashcraft

Barbara Hart Bell

Rebecca Bell

Len Bourland

Kimberly Brand

Kimberly Brock

Sherrill Brown

Darrell Calvin

Cosette “Coco” Cathey

Suzanne Charriere

Patti Cooper

Carlos Cuellar

Carol Dotson

Kathy Dwight

Tommy Echols

Katherine Forrest

Dick Frazar

Louise Franklin

Robbie Gelhaus

Jody Guenther

Maggie Hall

Josh Hight

Andrea Hillburn

Henry Hubbell

Adele Ichilian

Ada Lynn Jones

Lynne Kent

Effie Carter Kline

Mary Lou Klotzman

Danny Landeros

Jack Levens

Tom Luce

Dimitri Margetis

David Martin

John Morelock

Keith Nix

Jordan Oberbilling

Bob Paddock

Nancy Penn

Jim Riggert

Barbara Singleton

Brad Smith

Jim Smith

Byrd Teague

Timothy Teu

Shea Walker

Michael Wallens

Mary Anne Walters

Katharine Westbrook

Deborah White

Mary Wolf

Lector We thank you, Lord, for all the blessings of this life. We will exalt you, O God our King; People And praise your Name for ever and ever.

Lector We pray for all who have died, that they may have a place in your eternal kingdom. Lord, let your loving-kindness be upon them; People Who put their trust in you.

Celebrant Almighty God, to whom our needs are known before we ask: Help us to ask only what accords with your will; and those good things which we dare not, or in our blindness cannot ask, grant us for the sake of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Confession of Sin and Absolution (kneeling)

Celebrant Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

All Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Celebrant Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

The Peace (standing)

Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you.

People And also with you.

Announcements (please be seated)

The Holy Communion

Offertory Anthem (sung by the Saint Michael Choristers)

Lead me, Lord Samuel S. Wesley

Lead me, Lord, lead me in thy righteousness; make thy way plain before my face.

For it is thou, Lord, thou, Lord only, that makest me dwell in safety.

- Psalm 5:8, 4:9

Presentation Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 380, v. 3

“Praise God, from whom all blessings flow” Old 100th

The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer B (standing)

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Celebrant L ift 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 him thanks and praise.

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to g ive thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

Sanctus and Benedictus (standing, sung by all) Hymn S 129

“Holy, holy, holy”

Please kneel as you are able.

We give thanks to you, O God, for the goodness and love which you have made known to us in creation; in the calling of Israel to be your people; in your Word spoken through the prophets; and

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Samuel S. Wesley is celebrated as one of the foremost church musicians of his time. He entered the field when standards in church music had notably declined, and many cathedrals were struggling with severe budget cuts. Wesley ardently advocated for raising these standards and articulated his vision in his essay, “A Few Words on Cathedral Music,” where he proposed a detailed plan for church leaders to reinvest in and revitalize their music programs. The piece “Lead Me, Lord” is derived from the final movement of Wesley’s 12-minute verse anthem, “Praise the Lord, O My Soul.” This anthem was composed to commemorate the new organ at Holy Trinity Church, Winchester.

At the following words concerning the bread, the Celebrant is to hold it, or lay a hand upon it; and at the words concerning the cup, to hold or place a hand upon the cup and any other vessel containing wine to be consecrated.

above all in the Word made flesh, Jesus, your Son. For in these last days you sent him to be incarnate from the Virgin Mary, to be the Savior and Redeemer of the world. In him, you have delivered us from evil, and made us worthy to stand before you. In him, you have brought us out of error into truth, out of sin into righteousness, out of death into life.

On the night before he died for us, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and g ave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

Therefore, according to his command, O Father,

All We remember his death, We proclaim his resurrection, We await his coming in glory;

And we offer our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to you, O Lord of all; presenting to you, from your creation, this bread and this wine.

We pray you, gracious God, to send your Holy Spirit upon these g ifts that they may be the Sacrament of the Body of Christ and his Blood of the new Covenant. Unite us to your Son in his sacrifice, that we may be acceptable through him, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit. In the fullness of time, put all things in subjection under your Christ, and bring us to that heavenly country where, with Saint Michael and all your saints, we may enter the everlasting heritage of your sons and daughters;

through Jesus Christ our Lord, the firstborn of all creation, the head of the Church, and the author of our salvation.

By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.

And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,

All 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 (kneeling, sung by all) Hymn S 154

“Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia”

Celebrant The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.

Communion Hymn (sung by all) Hymn 482

“Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy” Slane

All baptized persons of any age regardless of their denomination and tradition are welcome to share in the banquet of the Lord’s Supper.

All are invited to come forward to the Communion rail at the direction of our ushers. Stand or kneel at the rail as you are able, and receive the wafer in the palm of your outstretched hands. If you desire a gluten-free wafer, clasp your hands in front of you with your palms down. Receive the wine by drinking from the chalice as it is offered to you, or by retaining the wafer, to dip lightly into the chalice for yourself. If you are not receiving, you may cross your arms over your chest and receive a blessing. If you are unable to physically come to the rail, please indicate to an usher that you would like to receive Communion at your seat.

Henry Purcell was an English composer of Baroque music. His musical style was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Purcell’s choral writing in this work is nearly entirely homophonic to focus on the pleading nature of this text. Coupling his setting of the text with the expected coarse harmonization of the English Baroque places the listener in the heat of one of man’s greatest internal battles; the right to forgiveness, only to be found in the embrace of the Holy Spirit.

Communion Anthem (sung by the Saint Michael Choir)

Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts Henry Purcell

Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; Shut not thy merciful ears unto our pray’rs; But spare us Lord, spare us, Lord most holy, O God, O God most mighty, O holy and most merciful saviour, Thou most worthy Judge eternal, Suffer us not at our last hour

For any pains of death to fall from Thee. Amen.

- Book of Common Prayer, Order for the Burial of the Dead

The Post-Communion Prayer (kneeling, spoken by all)

Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Blessing (kneeling)

The Dismissal (standing)

Deacon Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

Departing Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 408

“Sing praise to God who reigns above” Mit Freuden zart

Postlude

Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548/II Johann Sebastian Bach

This fugue is commonly referred to as “The Wedge,” due to the first half of its subject, which opens up as a sort of widening, chromatic wedge around the tonic point. 231 measures long, it is among Bach’s longest and most elaborate organ fugues. The movement is unique in that it is in a threepart structure, with the third da capo section being a notefor-note reprise of the first. The second section suddenly thrusts the piece into an over-one-hundred measure episode of rapid, toccata-like passages of great virtuosity, with the cascading passagework occasionally giving way to the subject.

The foregoing text of the worship service contained in this order of worship is taken from the Book of Common Prayer 1979.

The Book of Common Prayer alone is of authority in the worship of the Episcopal Church. This program is provided for convenience of use on this occasion.

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