SAINT MICHAEL
and All Angels Episcopal Church
All Souls November 3, 2024
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Welcome to our observance of the Feast of All Souls
Welcome to Saint Michael and All Angels. Our community holds sacred the important moments of our common life: births, baptisms, first communions, weddings, and anniversaries. These are just some of the many joyful events we celebrate as a parish family. But as believers, we also know that life has its seasons of loss, when those we know have moved on to a larger life in the Lord. Whether members or not, Saint Michael is a place that prays for and remembers all who touch our lives.
In honor of those who have died, Saint Michael offers the liturgy of All Souls Evensong. Through this worship service, we dedicate sacred time and music to honor the people who have loved us as we have loved them. It is through All Souls Evensong that we recognize our grief, remember our loved ones, and refresh our ancient hope of resurrection through our Lord, Jesus Christ.
We are glad you are with us and pray you may give yourself to this important time when our parish remembers those who came before us, who have mentored us, and who have touched our lives in all the ways that make us who we are in Christ Jesus. You are welcome here.
The Grief Ministries of Saint Michael include Stephen Ministry, Praying Our Goodbyes, and the 8-week Comfort and Hope for the Journey of Grief. To find out more, please contact Pastoral Care at (214) 363-5471.
The Reverend Greg Pickens Associate for Pastoral Care
All Souls Choral Evensong
The order of worship begins on page 61 of the red Book of Common Prayer.
Prelude
Variations on “Warum betrübst du dich, mein Herz” Samuel Scheidt
The congregation stands as the procession begins.
Welcome (seated)
Introit (seated, sung by the choir)
Selig sind die Toten
The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata
Heinrich Schütz
Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herren sterben, von nun an.
Ja, der Geist spricht
Daß sie ruhen von ihrer Arbeit, und ihre Werke folgen ihnen nach.
Blessed are the dead, who die in the Lord, from now on.
Yes, says the spirit, that they rest from their labors, and their works follow after them.
- Revelations 14:13
The Opening Sentences (standing)
Officiant Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:2
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of him.
Psalm 96:9
The Invitatory (standing) Preces
Officiant O Lord, open thou our lips.
Choir And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
Heinrich Schütz
composed a book of holy choral music, Geistliche Chormusik, in 1648. This motet is composed in a relatively antiquated style for the time. The six-part piece uses homophony and polyphony in turn to create a somber, holy atmosphere in the early sections of the piece, interspersed by a playful gambol, like lambs following their shepherd.
Chanted to a setting by William Smith.
Officiant O God, make speed to save us.
Choir O Lord, make haste to help us.
Choir
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
Praise ye the Lord.
The Lord’s name be praised.
Evening Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 26
“O gracious light” Conditor alme siderum
Out of the depths have I called to you, O LORD; LORD, hear my voice; * let your ears consider well the voice of my supplication.
If you, LORD, were to note what is done amiss, * O LORD, who could stand?
For there is forgiveness with you; * therefore you shall be feared.
I wait for the LORD; my soul waits for him; * in his word is my hope.
My soul waits for the LORD, more than watchmen for the morning, * more than watchmen for the morning.
The Psalm (seated) 130
Chanted by the Choir to a psalm setting by Henry Walford Davies.
O Israel, wait for the LORD, * for with the LORD there is mercy; With him there is plenteous redemption, * and he shall redeem Israel from all their sins.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: * As it was in the beginning, is now, ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
The First Lesson (seated)
Wisdom 3:1-9
The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be a disaster, and their going from us to be their destruction; but they are at peace. For though in the sight of others they were punished, their hope is full of immortality. Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good, because God tested them and found them worthy of himself; like gold in the furnace he tried them, and like a sacrificial burnt offering he accepted them. In the time of their visitation they will shine forth, and will run like sparks through the stubble. They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord will reign over them forever. Those who trust in him will understand truth, and the faithful will abide with him in love, because grace and mercy are upon his holy ones, and he watches over his elect.
Magnificat (seated, sung by the choir)
Orlando Gibbons
My soul doth magnify the Lord, * and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. For he hath regarded * the lowliness of his handmaiden. For behold from henceforth * all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath magnified me, * and holy is his Name.
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis from the Short Service
Orlando Gibbons was a court composer in the Chapel Royal of James the First. His music is rooted in what was then a solidly protestant Anglican church. In this regard, the ‘Short Service’ was meant to clearly convey the text of the canticles. Gibbons achieves this while retaining the independence of each of the four lines which the choir sings, melding the styles of his predecessors while paving the way for future composers such as Henry Purcell.
And his mercy is on them that fear him * throughout all generations. He hath showed strength with his arm; * he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seat, * and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things, * and the rich he hath sent empty away. He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel, * as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for e ver.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: * As it was in the beginning, is now, ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
The Second Lesson (seated) John 5:24-27
Jesus said, “Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and does not come under judgment, but has passed from death to life. Very truly, I tell you, the hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself; and he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.”
Nunc Dimittis (seated, sung by the choir) Orlando Gibbons
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, * according to thy word; For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, * which thou hast prepared before the face of all people, To be a light to lighten the Gentiles, * and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: * As it was in the beginning, is now, ever shall be: world without end. Amen.
The Apostles’ Creed (standing, chanted by all)
All I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
The Necrology (seated)
Officiant Let us now remember those we love but see no longer.
Helen Lee Hopkins Adair
Paul Selman Adams III
Marie Thomas Agnew
James Alan Alexander
Thomas Fenton Allen Sr.
Neil Dunning Anderson
Nancy Deibert Arterburn
M’Lou Gilbert Bancroft
Nita Banewicz
Katherine Lynn Basel
Christy Gaston Bass
Harry Armstrong Bell
Frederick H. Benners
William Haywood Benners III
William Merten Braymer Jr.
Cynthia Browne
Anne Shepard Bullis
Sally Fisher Burpee
Laura Ruth Harper Burr
Virginia Kathleen Oliver Buxton
Scott Shaw Calhoun
Rebel Brown Calhoun
The Congregation is invited to come foraward to light a candle in memory of those we love, but see no longer.
The flowers adorning the altar are given to the glory of God and in memory of
as of October 28, 2024
David A. F. Anderson
William Braymer
Alyssa Ashley Cadle
Frances Vivian Cadle
Scott Calhoun
David Dando
Louise Timlin Foster
Joyce Lasater Hay
Caroline Hite
William Germany Johnson
George Kline
Mike Massad Sr.
Anne Heyerdale Maxwell
Joe Oscar Neuhoff Jr.
Margaret “Cookie” Owen
Jackson Lee Raley
Frederick J. Tritschler
Joseph Patrick Woodall
John C. Candon
Janice Diane Chancelor
Kristi Warren Chickering
Kenton Chickering III
Henry Cornick Coke IV
Sharon Chitwood Cosper
Jack Wesley Crawford
Carol Parker Crowder
Frances Ruth McBride Darby
Richard Andrew DeKnock
Jay Michael DiNucci
Donald Terry DuBose
Francine Cannon Flautt
Michael Frumovitz
Patricia Cohlmia Gabriel
Patricia Ann Gabriel
Garnett Dowell Brown Grevelle
Mary Carol O’Leary Grip
Thomas O’Brien Harbison
John Hart
Nita Lide Hasty
Joyce Lasater Hay
Richard White Heath
Justin Christian Helms
Jane Henderson
William L. Henrich
Lisa Michelle Hernandez
James Goode Howell
Stewart A. Huff
Ann Richmond Jennings
William Germany Johnson
Marie Joubert
Katherine Almond Maddox Keeling
Louise Halene Killen
Mary Lou Klotzman
Michael Knowlton
Lewis William Kreps
Ruth Louise Pretzat Trescott Krusen
Margot LeGrand
George Ray Lewis
Michael Jay Lichty
Brian Eugene Little
David Lawrence Loomis
Dean Flagg Magee
Steven G. Manikas
Donald Maurice Mauldin
Jane Butler McAbee
John Edmond McClung III
Marna Louise Darst McGrath
Marilynn Ruth Steffens Meyer
Gayle M. Monsour
Richard Montez
Todd Lewis Morrow
Edward Cornelius Nash Jr.
Mary Ann Casey Newton
Ann Woods Nicholas
Robert Allen Nichols
Robert Macaulay Nicoud
Barbara Kay Nordquist
Joseph Oscar Neuhoff Jr.
Linda Ann Olbrych
Nancy Macgregor O’Neil
Margaret Ann Whynn Chilton Owen
Elizabeth Randolph Gray Owens
Karen Kay Johnson Pardoe
Dorothy Manes Pierce
Allyson Puckett
Vaughan Rachel
Alphonso Ragland lll
Jackson Lee Raley
John Gregory Ralph
Reagan Tyler Reece
Carolyn Ferguson Reed
Patricia Ann Rogers
Veronica Latcham Russell
Hanna Farah Sahliyeh
Robert Young Scott
Edward Griffin Sheppard Jr.
Gene Alice Wienbroer Sherman
Larry Wayne Smegner
Patricia Delaney Snider
Lucy Ann McAlister Sogandares
Al Somodevilla
Mark Steinhagen
Emily Whiting McKnight Tafel
Jessie Fay Oliver Tatum
Jere William Thompson
Pat Vinson
Marshall B. Walker
Bradley Richard Watson
Jack William Westbrook
John LewisWheatley Jr.
Ward Whitman
John Allison Whitsitt
Virginia Elizabeth Vaughan Wiley
James Earl Wiley
Claude Raymond Wilson Jr.
Rene Arthur Wolf
Martin Frank Wood
Joseph Patrick Woodall
Michael Stedman Wyatt
Thomas Glenn Zimmerman
Anthem (sung by the Saint Michael Choir)
Pilgrim’s Hymn Stephen Paulus
Even before we call on Your name to ask You, O God.
When we seek for the words to glorify You, You hear our prayer. Unceasing love, O unceasing love, surpassing all we know.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Even with darkness sealing us in, we breathe Your name, And through all the days that follow so fast, we trust in You.
Endless Your Grace, O endless Your Grace, beyond all mortal dream.
Both now and forever, and unto ages and ages, Amen.
- Michael Dennis Browne
The Prayers (standing)
Officiant The Lord be with you.
Choir And with thy spirit.
Officiant Let us pray.
Choir Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.
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.
Stephen Paulus was a prolific American composer of classical music. He wrote over 600 works for chorus, opera, orchestra, chamber ensemble, solo voice, concert band, piano, and organ. “Pilgrim’s Hymn” was originally composed as the final chorus of the opera The Three Hermits, which premiered at The House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. After the premiere of the opera, Kathy Romey, conductor of the Minnesota Chorale and Head of Choral Activities at the University of Minnesota, encouraged Paulus to have the final chorus published as its own separate work. It has now become Paulus’ most popular and widely performed works, and was even performed at the funerals for Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. This moving anthem is a reminder that God hears our prayers, even before we voice them.
Officiant O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us.
Choir And grant us thy salvation.
Officiant O Lord, save the State.
Choir And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.
Officiant Endue thy ministers with righteousness.
Choir And make thy chosen people joyful.
Officiant O Lord, save thy people.
Choir And bless thine inheritance.
Officiant Give peace in our time, O Lord.
Choir Because there is none other that fighteth for us, but only thou, O God.
Officiant O God, make clean our hearts within us.
Choir And take not thy Holy Spirit from us.
The Collects (standing)
Officiant
O God, the Maker and Redeemer of all believers: Grant to the faithful departed the unsearchable benefits of the passion of thy Son; that on the day of his appearing they may be manifested as thy children; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
Choir Amen.
Officiant
O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed: Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee, we, being defended from the fear of all enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Savior.
Choir Amen.
Officiant
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give thine angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for thy love’s sake. Choir Amen.
Anthem (seated, sung by the Saint Michael Choir)
Steal away arr. Michael Tippett
Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus; O steal away, steal away home, I ain’t got long to stay here.
My Lord, He calls me, He calls me by the thunder, The trumpet sounds within-a my soul, I ain’t got long to stay here.
Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus; O steal away, steal away home, I ain’t got long to stay here.
Green trees a-bending, poor sinner stands a-trembling, The trumpet sounds within-a my soul, I ain’t got long to stay here.
Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus; O steal away, steal away home, I ain’t got long to stay here.
- Traditional Spiritual
Sir Michael Tippett was an English composer who rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War. “Steal Away” is a spiritual originally composed by Wallace Willis, a slave of a Choctaw freedman, sometime before 1862. Alexander Reid, a minister at a Choctaw boarding school, heard Willis singing the songs and transcribed the words and melodies. This arrangement comes from one of Michael Tippett’s best-known works, the oratorio A Child of Our Time. This work was inspired by the pogrom against Germany’s Jewish population that took place after the assassination of a German diplomat in 1938 and carries a strong pacifistic message of ultimate understanding and reconciliation for oppressed people.
The General Thanksgiving (standing, spoken by all)
All Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we thine unworthy servants do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and lovingkindness to us and to all men. We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech thee, give us that due sense of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful; and that we show forth thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to thy service, and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. Amen.
A Prayer of St. Chrysostom (standing)
Officiant
Almighty God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplication unto thee; and hast promised through thy well-beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name thou wilt be in the midst of them: Fulfill now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen.
Concluding Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 662
“Abide
with me: fast falls the eventide” Eventide
The foregoing text of the worship service contained in this order of worship is taken from the Book of Common Prayer 1979.
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The Dismissal (standing)
Officiant Let us bless the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
Postlude
Elegy George Thalben-Ball