SAINT MICHAEL
and All Angels Episcopal Church
The Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost October 20, 2024
9 AM TRADITIONAL CHURCH
WELCOME
FROM THE RECTOR
The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata
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Please join us for one of our regular Sunday classes for all ages continuing at 10 a.m. today. These wonderful classes, including four offerings for adults, help deepen our discipleship together. In addition, please mark your calendars to join us for special events later this month: On Wednesday, October 23, join the Women of Saint Michael for their next luncheon at 11:30 a.m. 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. For more, please see the Sunday News handout, available outside the worship space.
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The Twenty-Second 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
Elegy Herbert Sumsion
Welcome
Entering Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 477
“All praise to thee, for thou, O King divine” Engelberg
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
2025
“Glory to God”
The Collect of the Day (standing)
Celebrant The Lord be with you.
People And also with you.
Celebrant Let us pray.
Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your g lory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ
Herbert Sumsion’s “Elegy” (1955) is rather improvisatory, but also displays the influences of Ralph Vaughan-Williams. Sumsion’s inclination toward accompanying thirds and sixths adds a certain simplicity, but also provides its fluidity and gracefulness.
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.
our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Lesson (seated)
Isaiah 53:4-12
Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have all turned to our own way, and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. By a perversion of justice he was taken away. Who could have imagined his future? For he was cut off from the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people. They made his grave with the wicked and his tomb with the rich, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth. Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him with pain. When you make his life an offering for sin, he shall see his offspring, and shall prolong his days; through him the will of the LORD shall prosper. Out of his anguish he shall see light; he shall find satisfaction through his knowledge. The righteous one, my servant, shall make many righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore I will allot him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Lector The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
The Psalm (seated) Psalm 91:9-16
Because you have made the LORD your refuge, * and the Most High your habitation, There shall no evil happen to you, * neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.
For he shall give his angels charge over you, * to keep you in all your ways. They shall bear you in their hands, * lest you dash your foot against a stone. You shall tread upon the lion and adder; * you shall trample the young lion and the serpent under your feet.
Because he is bound to me in love, therefore will I deliver him; * I will protect him, because he knows my Name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; * I am with him in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him to honor.
With long life will I satisfy him, * and show him my salvation.
Sequence Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 167, v. 4
“ There was no other good enough" Horsley
The Gospel (standing) Mark 10:35-45
Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. People Glory to you, Lord Christ.
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to Jesus and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” And he said to them, “What is it you want me to do for you?” And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.” But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” They replied, “We are able.” Then Jesus
Chanted by the Choir to a psalm setting by John Goss.
said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” When the ten heard this, they began to be angry with James and John. So Jesus called them and said to them, “You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
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.
Parish Prayers of the People
As of October 14, 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
Katherine Forrest
Dick Frazar
Louise Franklin
Robbie Gelhaus
Steve Gleason
Jody Guenther
Jane Haywood
Josh Hight
Andrea Hillburn
Henry Hubbell
Adele Ichilian
Cynthia Jensen
Ada Lynn Jones
Lynne Kent
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
Dorothy Smith
Jim Smith
Byrd Teague
Martha Tiller
Michael Wallens
Mary Anne Walters
Katharine Westbrook
Deborah White
Sheri White
Mary Wolf
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.
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)
Give us the wings of faith Ernest Bullock
Give us the wings of faith to rise
Within the veil, and see
The Saints above, how great their joys, How bright their glories be.
We ask them whence their vict’ry came; They, with one united breath, Ascribe the conquest to the Lamb, Their triumph to his death.
They mark’d the footsteps that he trod, His zeal inspir’d their breast; And, foll’wing their incarnate God, They reach’d the promis’d rest.
- Isaac Watts (1709)
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Ernest Bullock was the organist at Exeter Cathedral and Westminster Abbey. In 1941, he became head of the Scottish National Academy of Music and Professor of Music at Glasgow University, and was the Director of the Royal College of Music from 1953 to 1960. Despite the influential musical posts he held during his lifetime, he composed only twelve anthems. “Give us the wings of faith,” with its text taken from Isaac Watts’ hymn, does a beautiful job reflecting the text. One can feel the sense of “joys” and “glories” in the opening third of the piece, and the sense of “conquest” and “triumph” in the more dramatic middle section, and finally the “promised rest” at the very end.
All baptized persons of any age regardless of their denomination and tradition are welcome to share in the banquet of the Lord’s Supper.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Kenneth Lowenberg is Minister of Music
Emeritus at Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., having retired in 2006, after 38 years of service. In his time at the church, he headed a large music program including the concert series Chevy Chase Concerts. “Take and Eat” is a simple, yet eloquent Communion anthem based on Jesus’ words from Matthew 26:26-29. Lowenberg adapted the music from an aria in Johann Sebastian Bach’s "St. Matthew Passion."
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 313
“Let thy Blood in mercy poured” Jesus, meine Zuversicht
Communion Anthem (sung by the Saint Michael Choristers and Choir)
Take and Eat Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Kenneth Lowenberg
Take and eat, for this is my body.
Drink ye all of the cup.
This is my blood of the new testament
Which shall be shed for you for remission of sins.
I say to you: I will not drink this wine again
Until the day I drink it new
With all of you in the Kingdom of God.
- Matthew 26:26-29
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 458, v. 1-2, 6-7
“My song is love unknown” Love Unknown
Postlude
Postlude on Engelberg
Aaron David Miller
Today’s postlude features a festive, improvisatory-like setting of the popular tune Engelberg. A wellknown improvisor and composer, Dr. Miller serves as the Director of Music and Organist at House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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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