SAINT MICHAEL
and All Angels Episcopal Church
The Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost October 13, 2024
9 AM TRADITIONAL CHURCH
WELCOME
FROM THE RECTOR
The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata
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Our regular Sunday classes for all ages continue at 10 a.m. today. These wonderful classes, including four tracks for adults, help deepen our discipleship together. In addition, please mark your calendars to join us for two special events later this month: On Saturday, October 26, join us for Fall Family Day at the Farmers Market beginning at 9 a.m. Then on Sunday, October 27 at 7 p.m., we will also host our next Saint Michael Presents Concert featuring Cantus, the renowned low-voice ensemble hailed for their “exalting finesse” and “expressive power.”
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The Twenty-First 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
Thema met Variaties Hendrik Andriessen
Welcome
Entering Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 475
“God himself is with us” Tysk
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.
Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Hendrik Andriessen (1892–1981) was a Dutch composer and organist, remembered mostly for his organ improvisations, as well as the renewal of Catholic liturgical music in the Netherlands. He composed in a musical idiom that revealed strong French influences. “Theme and Variations” is his bestknown organ work.
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)
Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
Seek the LORD and live, or he will break out against the house of Joseph like fire, and it will devour Bethel, with no one to quench it. Ah, you that turn justice to wormwood, and bring righteousness to the ground! … They hate the one who reproves in the gate, and they abhor the one who speaks the truth. Therefore, because you trample on the poor and take from them levies of grain, you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not live in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine. For I know how many are your transgressions, and how great are your sins—you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe, and push aside the needy in the gate. Therefore the prudent will keep silent in such a time; for it is an evil time. Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, just as you have said. Hate evil and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
Lector The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
The Psalm (seated)
Psalm 90:12-17
So teach us to number our days * that we may apply our hearts to wisdom. Return, O LORD; how long will you tarry? * be gracious to your servants. Satisfy us by your loving-kindness in the morning; * so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life. Make us glad by the measure of the days that you afflicted us * and the years in which we suffered adversity. Show your servants your works * and your splendor to their children. May the graciousness of the LORD our God be upon us; * prosper the work of our hands; prosper our handiwork.
Sequence Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 655, v.1
“O Jesus, I have promised” Nyland
The Gospel (standing) Mark 10:17-31
Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. People Glory to you, Lord Christ.
As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your father and mother’.” He said to him, “Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.” Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions. Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were greatly astounded and said to one another, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.” Peter began to say to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed you.” Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age— houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields
Chanted by the Choir to a psalm setting by Ray Francis Brown.
with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
Deacon The Gospel of the Lord.
People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon (seated) The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata
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.
As of October 7, 2024
Edwin Adams
John Aldridge
Abel Aluart
Rami Angir
Kathryn Anschutz
Douglas Ashcraft
Barbara Hart Bell
Patricia Bell
Rebecca Bell
Len Bourland
Kimberly Brand
Patrick Bridges
Kimberly Brock
Sherrill Brown
Darrell Calvin Cosette “Coco” Cathey
Patti Cooper
Carlos Cuellar
Kathy Dwight
Tommy Echols
Katherine Forrest
Dick Frazar
Louise Franklin
Robbie Gelhaus
Steve Gleason
Jody Guenther
Jane Haywood
Josh Hight
Andrea Hillburn
Henry Hubbell
Adele Ichilian
Ada Lynn Jones
Lynne Kent
Parish Prayers of the People
Effie Carter Kline
Mary Lou Klotzman
Danny Landeros
Frank Lauinger
Jack Levens
Tom Luce
Dimitri Margetis
Blake Martens
David Martin
John Morelock
Jordan Oberbilling
Bob Paddock
Nancy Penn
Jim Riggert
Barbara Singleton
Brad Smith
Jim Smith
Byrd Teague
Martha Tiller
Michael Wallens
Mary Anne Walters
Katharine Westbrook
Deborah White
Sheri White
Mary Wolf
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.
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 Choir)
Seek him that maketh the seven stars Jonathan Dove
Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion and turneth the shadow of death into the morning.
Alleluia, yea, the darkness shineth as the day, the night is light about me.
Amen.
- Amos 5:8, Psalm 139
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:
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Jonathan Dove’s music is born of minimalism, and creates an immersive experience through the constant reiteration of text and musical material. The words most often repeated, “seek him,” impart a sense of unrest and urgency, mirrored throughout the work in the shimmering, celestial organ part. Much like a mantra, repetition creates familiarity, then space for feeling and wonder. We are drawn in to search and long, then released from the gripping “alleluia” with a gentle coda, as the music supposes daybreak and light.
Here a Proper Preface is sung or said on all Sundays, and on other occasions as appointed.
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.
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 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 314
“Humbly I adore thee, Verity unseen” Adoro devote
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.
Irish by birth, Charles Villiers Stanford was one of the most influential composers of Anglican church music of his day. As a composition professor at the Royal College of Music in London for most of his life, his teaching influenced some of the most important composers of the following generations. One of his most beloved if also simplest anthems, “O for a closer walk with God” depicts the poignant beauty of communion with God in the first verse. The music unsurprisingly takes a more tensionfilled turn at the end of the second verse, only to return to the opening music material at the third verse. The climax of the anthem is at the very end of the piece with the text “So purer light shall mark the road that leads me to the Lamb.”
Communion Anthem (sung by the Saint Michael Choir)
O for a closer walk with God Charles Villiers Stanford
O for a closer walk with God, A calm and heavenly frame; A light to shine upon the road That leads me to the Lamb!
Return, O holy dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest; I hate the sins that made thee mourn, And drove thee from my breast.
So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame;
So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb.
- William Cowper
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 680
“O God, our help in ages past” St. Anne
Postlude
Toccata in D minor Gaston Bélier
A student of Eugène Gigout at the Conservatoire de Paris, Gaston Bélier was titular organist at the Saint-Maclou of Pontoise Cathedral, and substitute organist at the Église Saint-Ferdinanddes-Ternes in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Bélier is mostly known today for his “Toccata in D minor,” published by M. Senart in Paris in 1912.
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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