JUNE 16 | 9 AM Traditional Worship Bulletin

SAINT MICHAEL

and All Angels Episcopal Church

Father’s Day

June 16, 2024

9 AM TRADITIONAL CHURCH

WELCOME

FROM THE RECTOR

The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata

We’re so glad you’ve joined us at Saint Michael today. We’d love to get to know you better, so please take a moment to fill out the welcome card, either physically or digitally, that can be found on this page or in the pew back in front of you. Our Welcome Team members are in the hallways today to help you with anything you need.

Summer at Saint Michael is full of worship, fellowship, and service, and I encourage you to see how you can plug in. Tomorrow night kicks off our Vacation Bible School, and Pub Theology continues each Monday in June at 7 p.m. In addition, please help us “fill the summer pantry” at North Dallas Shared Ministries (NDSM). We partner with NDSM throughout the year to help meet varied needs of our neighbors, and summer is a great time to support them with bags of shelf-stable groceries.

As we prepare to worship together, I invite you to take a moment and center yourself on God’s presence. Worshiping, learning, and giving together help us grow closer to who God created us to be, and you’re part of that work. May God bless you today and every day, and I hope to see you again very soon!

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The Fourth 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

“Offertoire” from L’Organiste César Franck

Welcome

Entering Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 525

“ The Church’s one foundation” Aurelia

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)

“Glory to God”

The Collect of the Day (standing)

Celebrant The Lord be with you.

People And also with you.

Celebrant Let us pray.

Hymn S 280

L’Organiste is an unfinished collection of 59 harmonium pieces. Franck had received an order from the Parisian publisher Enoch to write an album for the harmonium containing pieces in all major and minor keys. Unfortunately, Franck passed away before the set was finished. The arrangements in this collection follow an identical format; six short movements are followed by a longer movement which combines elements of the preceding movements.

Children ages three through eight are invited to proceed to children’s chapel by exiting through the east doors at the back of the nave; they will return to the nave following the Peace.

Keep, O Lord, your household the Church in your steadfast faith and love, that through your grace we may proclaim your truth with boldness, and minister your justice with compassion; for the sake of our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Chanted by the Choir to a psalm setting by John Barnard.

The Lesson (seated)

Ezekiel 17:22-24

Thus says the Lord GOD: I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of a cedar; I will set it out. I will break off a tender one from the topmost of its young twigs; I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it, in order that it may produce boughs and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar. Under it every kind of bird will live; in the shade of its branches will nest winged creatures of every kind. All the trees of the field shall know that I am the LORD. I bring low the high tree, I make high the low tree; I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. I the LORD have spoken; I will accomplish it.

Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.

The Psalm (seated) Psalm 92:1-4, 11-14

It is a good thing to give thanks to the LORD, * and to sing praises to your Name, O Most High; To tell of your loving-kindness early in the morning * and of your faithfulness in the night season; On the psaltery, and on the lyre, * and to the melody of the harp. For you have made me glad by your acts, O LORD; * and I shout for joy because of the works of your hands. The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, * and shall spread abroad like a cedar of Lebanon. Those who are planted in the house of the LORD * shall flourish in the courts of our God; They shall still bear fruit in old age; * they shall be green and succulent; That they may show how upright the LORD is, * my Rock, in whom there is no fault.

Sequence Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 296, v.1

“ We know that Christ is raised and dies no more” Engelberg

The Gospel (standing) Mark 4:26-34

Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. People Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the f ull grain in the head. But when the grain is ripe, at once he g oes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come.” He also said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.” With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples.

Deacon The Gospel of the Lord.

People Praise to you, Lord Christ.

The Sermon (seated)

The Nicene Creed (standing)

The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata

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 foregiveness 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 III (standing)

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

Lector Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church; People That we all may be one.

Lector We give thanks for___. Grant that every member of the Church may truly and humbly serve you; People That your Name may be glorified by all people.

Lector We pray for Justin, the Archbishop of Canterbury; for Michael, our Presiding Bishop; for George, our Bishop; and for all bishops, priests, and deacons;

People That they may be faithful ministers of your Word and Sacraments.

Lector We pray for Joe, our President; for Greg, our Governor; for Eric, our Mayor; and for all who g overn and hold authority in the nations of the world;

People That there may be justice and peace on the earth.

Lector Give us grace to do your will in all that we undertake;

People That our works may find favor in your sight.

Lector We pray for those on the Saint Michael prayer list, and for___. Have compassion on those who suffer from any grief or trouble;

People That they may be delivered from their distress.

Lector We remember those who have died, especially___. Give to the departed eternal rest;

People Let light perpetual shine upon them.

Lector We praise you for your saints who have entered into joy.

People May we also come to share in your heavenly kingdom.

Lector Let us pray for our own needs and those of others.

Celebrant O Lord our God, accept the fervent prayers of your people; in the multitude of your mercies, look with compassion upon us and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious, O lover of souls, and to you we g ive glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

Parish Prayers of the People

As of June 5, 2024

Edwin Adams

John Aldridge

Abel Aluart

David Amitad

Rami Angir

Kathryn Anschutz

M‘lou Bancroft

Barbara Hart Bell

Sherrill Brown

Scott Calhoun

Darrell Calvin

Cosette “Coco” Cathey

Diane Chancelor

Sheldon Clements

Thomas Connolly

Carlos Cuellar

Richard DeKnock

Teresa Finitzo

Sande Wilkinson-Ford

Dick Frazar

Jody Guenther

Josh Hight

Virginia Broughton

Hunter

Danny Landeros

Mason Lanphere

Jack Levens

Dimitri Margetis

David Martin

John Morelock

Keith Nix

Bob Paddock

Carol Pitts

Vicki Russell

Brad Smith

Byrd Teague

Give online by selecting General 2024 from the dropdown menu.

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)

Father’s Day Prayer

The

Holy Communion

Offertory Anthem (sung by the Saint Michael Choir)

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

Elizabeth Poston

The tree of life my soul hath seen, Laden with fruit and always green; The trees of nature fruitless be, Compared with Christ the Apple Tree. His beauty doth all things excel, By faith I know but ne’er can tell

The glory which I now can see, In Jesus Christ the Appletree. For happiness I long have sought, And pleasure dearly I have bought; I missed of all but now I see ‘Tis found in Christ the Appletree. I’m weary with my former toil, Here I will sit and rest awhile, Under the shadow I will be, Of Jesus Christ the Appletree - Divine Hymns or Spiritual Songs, Joshua Smith

Presentation Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 380, v. 3 “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow” Old 100th

The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer A (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:

The Sanctus and Benedictus (standing, sung by all) Hymn S 130 “Holy, holy, holy”

Elizabeth Poston was an English composer, pianist, and writer from the previous century. A prolific composer with hundreds of titles, she was also known for her pieces based on English folk songs. Her a cappella carol heard today dates from 1967, and is widely performed. The influence of folk song is easily heard. Based on a melody heard alone in verse 1, Poston writes simple yet sensitive harmonies in the following verses.

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

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.

Please kneel as you are able.

Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself; and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to e vil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.

On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave 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 we proclaim the mystery of faith:

All Christ has died.

Christ is risen.

Christ will come again.

We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts.

Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.

All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and g lory 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 glor y, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Breaking of the Bread (kneeling, sung by all) Hymn S 164

“Jesus, Lamb of God”

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 316

“This is the hour of banquet and of song” Canticum refectionis

Communion Hymn (sung by all)

Hymn 302

“Father, we thank thee who hast planted” Rendez à Dieu

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.

The Suites were designed to be played throughout a service, with the concluding sortie recapping many of the themes found in the suite and sending off the congregation at the conclusion of the service. Written at the same time as the Trois Chorales, this Suite shows the composer’s true mastery of harmony and expression but in miniature forms, without too many technical challenges.

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.

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 657

“Love divine, all loves excelling” Hyfrydol

Postlude

“Finale” from Suite in F Major César Franck

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Adult Formation

10 Reasons to be an Episcopalian

Led by the Rev. Robin Hinkle | 10 a.m. | Coke Room

Robin Williams once made a list of the “Top 10 Reasons to be an Episcopalian.” We’ll dive into how his reasons highlight our Episcopal identity and faith as we explore our approach to Scripture, the Sacraments, and church history.

Parent Class:

7 Habits of Highly Effective Families

Led by Dr. Tim Smith | 10 a.m. | Room 18

Join other families as we look into how Steven Covey in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People presents a practical and philosophical guide to solving problems that confront families and communities today.

Youth Formation

Children’s Formation

11 AM

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Saint Michael Chapel

5:30 PM

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Saint Michael Chapel

Middle School

Room 24 | 10 a.m.

High School

Room 22 | 10 a.m.

*Childcare (3 & under) is available from 8:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m. in rooms 14 & 15.

Ages 4 – Grade 5

Room 13 | 10 a.m.

The Biggest Story

Kids will embark on an exciting journey through the Bible, connecting the dots from the garden of Eden to Christ’s death on the cross to the new heaven and new earth.